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I did want to send out an almighty big thank you to the following for their subscribing generosity through out radiothon. We really truly appreciate your support, so thanks heaps and heaps. Here's to independent radio!!

Big thanks to these people...

Sandra (of Balwyn), Rob (of Carlton North), Paul (of Glen Iris), Isley (of South Yarra), Clare (of Abbotsford), Kevin (of Northcote), Joanne (of Elwood), Robert (of Williamstown), Pamela (of Niddrie) and especially you too Anthony.
Also to Tyranny Of Distance band subscribers the Amazons and the Art Of Fighting. And if you are subscribers Burden Of Hope, please get in contact with me and let me know who you are. Please!

Thanks so so so much for helping to keep us on air.

Panel of Judges

Next week I will be joined by Melbourne's long serving and ultimate indie band Panel Of Judges for a live to air. The band features Alison Bolger (of Sleepy Township, ex Clag) Dion Narnia (ex Golden Lifestyle Band) Paul Williams (of Jaguar is Jaguar, ex molasses) and Mike Nichols (ex Crabstick). Hear it on Tuesday August 31, along with an interview with Steph Ashworth of Something For Kate. Talk then, J.

Playlist for today

Cut Copy: Future (Chromeo remix)(Saturdays single)
Dsico That No-Talent Hack: This Is Not A Love Song (Re-Fashioned 2: British Airwaves compilation)
Kicks: Can't Wait To Leave School (Pussy Power EP)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Fashion Police (Repeat EP)
Dilli Allstars: Innocent Child
Dom Mariani: Homespun Blues (Homespun Blues & Greens LP)
The Dumb Earth: Sing On
Panel Of Judges: Faux Park (Melbourne Water Volume 1 compilation)
Dollar Bar: I Choose Danger (Dollar Bar LP)
Her Majesty's Finest: Straight Jacket Democracy
Love Of Diagrams: What Are You Waiting For? (Made In Melbourne: Our Venues Our Bands compilation)
Cannon: Hell (Made In Melbourne: Our Venues Our Bands compilation)
Dr Invisiablo: Pop Song
The Fuzz: You Must Be Dead
Snowman: Zombies On The Airwaves Of Paris
Jebediah: Nothing (Braton Hicks LP)
Betchadupa: Who's Coming Through The Window?
Darren Hanlon: The Unmade Bed (Little Chills LP)
Deloris: The Unbroke Part Of It (Fake Our Deaths LP)
Screamfeeder: Above The Dove (Introducing: Screamfeeder - Singles & More 1992-2004 LP)
Paper Tiger: Try To Kep Warm (While You Are Gone EP)
Decoder Ring: More Than Scarlet (Somersault OST)

And special thanks to Rebecca Barnard for coming in to play one of her fine new tunes and filling us in on the marvelous work that the Mirabel foundation are doing. The gig is on tonight at the Night Cat in Johnston Street Fitzroy, kicking off at 8pm with performances by the Models, Tim Rogers, the Dili Allstars, Rebecca Barnard, Dave Graney, Clare Moore and more. It's $20 but all proceeds go straight to Mirabel. Check out the exhibition at Mario's as well - it starts August 24 till 13 September at 303 Brunswick Street and features photos from the foundation's cookbook of loads of Australian musical icons, and food!

Playlist for today...

The Wagons: Lost My Mind (Draw Blood LP)
Erica Pringle: Sew Up My Heart (Wireless Compilation Volume 2)
The Red Sun Band: Got No Money (Peapod LP)
New Buffalo: Recovery
Laura Jean: The Golden Afternoon (Hunter's Ode EP)
The Winter Ship: Not Real People (Not Real People EP)
Blanche Dubois: Wake Up Light
Ground Components: Jackson
The Vandas: Things To Do
Even: So Good So Far (Free Kicks LP)
The Smallgoods: This City's Lights (This Is The Show EP)
The Basics: Call It Rhythm & Blues
Red Riders: We'll Be There Soon (Red Riders EP)
The City Lights: No End In Sight
The Devoted Few: Counting Cars
78 Saab: Sound Of Lies (Beat Of The Drum EP)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nature Boy
67 Special: Curious Mind (Hey There Bomb! EP)
72 Blues: Supper Is Waiting (Said I Would LP)
Special Patrol: Love That Holds Me To Ransom
The Tremors: Bad Teenage Poetry
Snowman: Lost In The Woods
The Celibate Rifles: Beyond Respect
The Grates: Message (Nightstick/Grates split 7")
Your Wedding Night: In/Out
Via Tania: On Sawyer (A Grape Dope remix) (Boltanski EP)
David McCormack & The Polaroids: If You Leave Me (I Will Hunt You Down And Kill You) (The Truth About Love LP)
David McCormack & The Polaroids: Hypnotist Of Lady (The Truth About Love LP)
Sunny Disposition: Howard Carter (Wireless Compilation Volume 2)
The Guild League: Shirtless Sky

TYRANNY GIG GUIDE
Recommended gigs this week...

Tuesday August 10
Betchadupa + 2000 Mavericks @ The Tote
Ash Naylor (Even) & friends @ The Rainbow Hotel

Wednesday August 11
Sunny Disposition + Chinless Kings + Cam Butler @ Builders Arms
Riff Random @ Ding Dong
New Buffalo @ Rob Roy

Thursday August 12
Small Knives + Richard Easton + Guy Blackman @ Rob Roy
Your Wedding Night @ Cut It Out, Ding Dong
Rock 'N' Roll Wrestling @ The Greyhound with Digger & The Pussycats and MC Evo

Friday August 13 (scary)
The Devastations + Conway Savage @ The Rob Roy
Blacklist + Mustang + Uptown Killers + Swedish Magazines @ The Tote
Magic Dirt + Spazzys + Bit By Bats + Pre Teen Brave @ Prince Of Wales
Legends Of Motorsport + Kamikaze Trio + Dr Invisiablo @ The Espy

Saturday August 14
Spencer P Jones + Street Kid Vandal + The Raylenes @ The Rob Roy
The Sailors + The Onyas + She's The Driver + Look Who's Toxic @ The Espy

Playlist for yesterday!!

Fire Underground: Chase Scene (Chase Scene EP)
Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts: Wake To Find... (Steer LP)
The Devastations: Loene (The Devastations LP)
The Wagons: This Is What Death Looks Like (Draw Blood LP)
Coda: Giraffe Girl (For All The Animals EP)
The Winter Ship: Promises
Art Of Fighting: Sing Song (Second Storey LP)
Isidore: Musidora (Isidore LP)
The Gasolineros: Song For The Patient
The Kissingers: Higher
The Reservations: As Lonely As Me
David McCormack & The Polaroids: Who Could You Love? (The Truth About Love LP)
Two Thousand Mavericks: Stutter
The Fangs: Here's The Technique
The Double Agents: Action Swing
Cannon: Satisfy
67 Special: Hey There Bomb! (Hey There Bomb! EP)
67 Special: Last Drag (Hey There Bomb! EP)
Dallas Crane: Numb All Over (Dallas Crane LP)
Nightstick: 3 Way (Nightstick/Grates split 7")
The Grates: Holiday (Nightstick/Grates split 7")
Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Kickin' It (Repeat EP)
Dollar Bar: Certifiable (Dollar Bar LP)
Black Cab: New Speedway Boogie (Altamont Diary LP)
Hijinks: Oxygen
Sommerset: Say What You Want (Say What You Want LP) NZ

I think that's all.
Big thank you to Ash and Ben of the super 67 Special for a nice comfy wee chat about all things cars, alcohol and Benalla. Cheers guys, see you at the launch (this Friday at the Evelyn with Cannon and The Hovercrafts).

TOMORROW

Mad props to the very lovely Rina for babysitting Tyranny Of Distance last week. Check out her work in the latest issue of Easey - you'll find it round the traps at any great record store or cafe somewhere. Or just call into the station at 47 Easey Street Collingwood.

This week loads of catch up new releases including new albums from David McCormack & The Polaroids, the Wagons, heaps of other stuff and the guys from 67 Special will be in to chat about their brand spanking new single Hey There Bomb. Tomorrow, love you then... it's only a day away!

Playlist for today...

Darren Hanlon: 2 Days In A Foreign City (A to Z single)
The Fauves:  Smoking Again (The Fauves LP)
The Fauves:  Get Fucked (The Fauves LP)
The Fauves:  Shouldn't Have Read Your Diary (The Fauves LP)
The Tremors: Bad Teenage Poetry (single)
Regurgitator: Here She Comes (Bong In My Eye single)
The Vandas:  Beautiful Skin
The Architects: We Vanish (Shivers In The Dark EP)
Dallas Crane: Unlucky Star (Dallas Crane LP)
The Dangermen: Ship Wrecked
The Daybridges: She's A Liar
72 Blues:  Supper Is Waitin'
Paper Tiger:  Late Night Washing
Sun Hill:  Music For Modern Lovers
Golden Rough: Provenance (remixed by Jason Blackwell) (Flipside: A Candle Records Compilation)
Via Tania:  Boltanski (In A Different Sky LP)
The Redsunband:  Dark Days (Devil Song 7")
Art Of Fighting:  TwoRivers (Second Storey LP)
The Cops:  Rectify (The Cops EP)
Smallgoods:  Round and Around
The Sand Pebbles: Hanging Out (Ghost Transmissions LP)
Checkout Cutie: Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males (Sing The Tabloid Blues LP)
 
And thanks heaps to Teddy from the Fauves and Fire Underground for putting up with my ramshackle interviews and especially to FU for a smoking (pun not intended, truly!) live set from Studio Five.  Hurrah!!
 
Next week Rina Garner will be on the mic for another take on Tyranny Of Distance (while i migrate north for some Queensland sun and a Splendour bender) and she'll be joined by the Red Riders who are playing the PBS benefit on July 30 at the Gershwin room with Dallas Crane, Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males and Pan Am.  Be there!!
 
THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE GIG GUIDE
Recommended gigs this week...

TUESDAY JULY 20
The Kits + The Casinos @ The Tote
 
WEDNESDAY JULY 21
Bam Bam @ The Townhall Hotel
Islocal compilation launch with Blessington + Oliver Mann + Louis Richter (Mid State Orange) @ The Rob Roy
 
THURSDAY JULY 22
The Cops @ The Espy
Mess Hall + Tri State Lovers + Can Of Worms @ The Tote
The Restless @ The Evelyn
City City City @ Bar Open
 
FRIDAY JULY 23
British India + Grey Daturas + On + True Radical Miracle @ The Rob Roy
 
SATURDAY JULY 24
Spazzys @ The Espy
The Drones @ Ding Dong
The Fauves + The Cants + Cockfight Shootout + Cannon @ The Corner
Velure + Music Vs Physics + Blades Of Hades @ Revolver
The Amazons + Remake Remodel + True Radical Miracle @ Dance MF Dance, 101 Smith Street
 
SUNDAY JULY 25
The Hijinks + The Fangs @ Pony