Right royal holiday...

My lord, what a fucking big weekend. Thanks to the queen - it was a fantastic birthday. I hope my hangover wasn't too audible this morning. Enormously super dooper big thanks go out to Brisband Speedstar for coming in and playing a couple of tunes today, and also to Richard Easton, father of Snowbird and the man responsible for an excellent little album called Two Thousand Demolition Songs, for also coming in for a chat, and to Ruari for his help in looking after Speedstar's fantastic on air live sound. Thank you thank you thank you!!

Playlist for today

The Dissociatives: Much Preferred Customer (Presets remix)(Young Man Old Man single)
Black Cab: Summer Of Love
Even: The Peasant Bar (Free Kicks LP)
The Devoted Few: Desolation Angels (single)
The Beautiful Few: One Month In Every Twelve (Interstate 40 remix)
I [love] Space: 6Phase
The Double Agents: Action Swing (single)
Love Of Diagrams: Tiger Pancakes (The Target Is You LP)
Iron On: Watch Me Stumble (Everybody Calm Down EP)
Gyroscope: Take This For Granted (Sound Shattering Sound LP)
After The Fall: Vacant Black Stare (After The Fall LP)
Hoodoo Gurus: Domino (Mach Schau LP)
The Casinos: City Lights (City Lights 7")
Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side: The Beginning Of The End (The Beginning Of The End LP)
Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males: Pregnant Conversation (Sings The Tabloid Blues LP)
The Tulips: Here Comes The Night (In The Honeycone LP)
Speedstar: Unbreakable (Forget The Sun Just Hold On LP)
Speedstar: Crying (live in the studio)
Speedstar: Are You Feeling Better, Angela? (live in the studio)
Richard Easton: Ballad Of Betty Cole
Richard Easton: Doug
Richard Easton: Evil 1
Tim Reid: World That's Made For Two
Lucie Thorne: Before The Cold (The Bud LP)
Laura: We Are Mapping Your Dreams (single)
Because Of Ghosts: Waltz For Berenice (Your House is Built on a Frozen Lake EP)

And of course, interviews with special guests Ben, Dave and Luke of Speedstar and Richard Easton!

Another big weekend to look forward to.... when will it all stop?
The shows to look out for this coming week....

WEDNESDAY June 16
Double Agents + Henry Wagons @ The Builders Arms
Slavetrader (NZ) + Cannon @ Ding Dong

THURSDAY June 17
Richard Easton CD launch + Royalchord + I Want A Hovercraft @ The Rob Roy

FRIDAY June 18
Beautiful Few @ Good Morning Captain
Velure @ Bar Open
Her Majesty’s Finest @ The Evelyn
Hoodoo Gurus + Spiderbait + British India @ The Palace (Inferno Thursday)
Old Des Peres + Mink Engine @ Revolver
The Casinos + Neon + Degrees K @ The Tote
Even @ Gaslight Music (6PM)
The Go Set + Sforzando + Mr Coffee + The Harvest @ The Corner

SATURDAY June 19
Rectifiers + Via Tania + Pretty Boy Crossover @ The Rob Roy
Sin City (ex-Local Pricks)@ Pony 2AM
Mach Pelican @ Ding Dong

SUNDAY June 20
Dirty Little Secret + At Sea + Gabriel’s Day @ Pony
Lucie Thorne + CW Stoneking + Monica Weightman @ The Corner

MONDAY June 21st – July 4th
The Tote's 21st Birthday bash kicks off this week. Look out for the Sailors, the Moodists, Magic Dirt, Dan Kelly and heaps more helping to celebrate the Tote's birthday with gigs over the next couple of weeks.