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17th March, 2001
HEAPS OF GUTTERMOUTH!
New on the Epitaph Records website this week is heaps of new, free Guttermouth stuff. Firstly get yourself a Guttermouth wallpaper for your computer here, then go here to watch a four minute short film featuring said band, and then dart over here to download 'Can I Borrow Some Ambition' in MP3 form from 'Covered With Ants'! And if that's not enough then duck over to their official website and see what else you can dig up.
One Dollar Short
VOTE FOR BOARD GAME
One Dollar Short have been doing some good stuff on Triple J with their new single 'Board Game', but they are demanding bastards and want MORE VOTES! Help shut them up by voting for the song in the Net 50 by clickinghere
GIMME E-CARDS
The guys over at Fat Wreck are palming off a free Me First And The Gimme Gimmes E-Card for you to annoy your friends with. Get yours here
PANTS
They're back after the now infamous chicken kickin' incident that got them into no end of grief at the Excellsior Hotel in Surry Hills, Pants will be playing at the Cat and Fiddle in Balmain on Saturday the 30th of March with Fendahlene and Windowbox. They promise that this time there will be absolutely no poultry involved what-so-ever. For more info check out their official website


16th March, 2001
THINGS LEFT UNDONE...
You may well have noticed that the news page has been a bit neglected of late; this is the first post in over a month! The reasons for this are many and varied. Lets just say that the news has taken a bit of a backseat during our renovations. You understand, don't you? I knew you would...
Killing Heidi
AUSTRALIAN INVASION
A wave of Australian bands are storming through America at the moment, and I gotta say, it's bloody good to see! Powderfinger are doing big business over there, just having been added to the playlist of 80+ American radio stations, as well as appearing on the David Letterman show. The Living End are another to get a gernsey on the Late Show with big things happening o/s for these guys as well. Killing Heidi are on their 2nd U.S. tour with the song Mascara getting heaps of airplay, then they head over to Japan for some gigs there before settling down to record the follow up album to Reflector. And Frenzal Rhomb's Shut Your Mouth is about to get released in America, Canada, Europe, Japan and South America through Fat Wreck on the 19th of March, with big results expected - especially in the States. The boys are currently touring through Europe before returning home for some gigs with Softball. Oh, and Madison Avenue recently got the number one position on the U.S. Billboard dance charts. I know you wanted to know that.
COLD LIVE @ THE CHAPEL
Anyone who has Optus Television should tune in to MTV on the Saturday the 17th of March (TOMORROW!) to see Living End play live at the Chapel. Set your VCRs now!
SOME TOURS
Here are a couple of upcoming gigs to keep you excited... BODYJAR 16/3 Newtown RSL, 17/3 Manly Youth Centre, 18/3 Manly Fishos. ONE DOLLAR SHORT 18/3 Caringbar Bizzos (plus the national support for the upcoming Ataris tour). PORKERS 23/3 Manly Fishos, 24+25/3 Joe's Garage Gosford. SUPERHEIST 4/4 Manly Fishos, 5/4 Newtown RSL.
MACHINE GUN FELLATIO
Machine Gun Fellatio were recently banned from playing shows at what you would think would be a reasonably open minded kinda place - Melbourne University! The band were labelled as homophobic and sexist. Anyone even vaguely farmiliar with MGF would probably be reading this tilting their head to the side like a confused dog, raising an eyebrow and saying "What?!?" Well, it's true. Censorship is like a vomit stain on a white marble floor and anyone who gives a damn should pin a blue ribbon to whatever body-part you feel is most appropriate and get along to support MGF in their upcoming shows: 23/3 Manning Bar (Sydney Uni), 24/3 Caringbah Bizzos, 31/3 Manly Fishos (It may be your last chance!)
...AND THIS JUST IN FROM CRANK!
Hey! I've just got some CRANK info for you. Occams Razor is the second and long awaited CD from Crank on Onefoot Records. This CD is distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand by Stomp. Catchy melodies, a hard edged guitar sound, impressive drumming and distinctive vocal harmonies fill this CD from start to finish. Release date for Occams Razor is March 27th 2001. For a sneak preview of some of the tracks from Occams; Go to the Crank website. URL is http://www.geocities.com/crank_au
The Sydney Harbour cruise for Sunday 18th March has been postponed to the 1st APRIL. The cost is only $15 bucks, a six pack nearly costs that! For your six pack you get: 3 bands: Crank, Silencer Seven and Powderkeg from Newcastle. This cruise is a promotion for the new compilation CD: "Time to Launch" and is sponsored by primary clothing & skateboards and there will be giveaways and heaps of prizes. You get an afternoon on the harbour, three sick punk bands and food is available on board. There is a bar for drinks and if you have ID or look old there will be alcohol for sale - duh. This we be an awesome day and we are planning on making it very memorable. There could be nudes even.. Tickets are only $15, and we will deliver them any where in the country.
Meanwhile; continuing the support for "Time to Launch", CRANK, Silencer Seven, Powderkeg + support will be playing at "Downstairs" at the Maroubra Hotel on the Saturday the 17th March. There will be a nude skanking (or near-nude if you're scared) competition and the winner receives 2 tickets for the harbour cruise on the first! See you there clothed or not. Thanks!
BIBS
GREENDAY
Oh, yeah... If you can handle listening to Triple M FM, they're having a Greenday weekend... Should be, um... "wicked maaaate!"


14th February, 2001
OFFSHORE ...THE STORY SO FAR
The wheels are in motion for this years Offshore Festival but there is a slight change of plan for this years event. Due to evironmental degredation at the usual Torquay site, the festival will this year be held at Melbourne Showgrounds. Bands confirmed so far include The Ataris, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Hellacopters and You Am I (still no official word on Lagwagon...) The Offshore 2001 website is under construction and will be up soon.
Grinspoon
GROUNDED 2001
The lineup for the Grounded festival (17th March) to be held at The Museum Of Fire(?) at Penrith has been announced. Bands on the day include Grinspoon (by the way guys, full points for playing Jessicas' funeral), Testeagles, Sunk Loto, Superheist, Cryogenic, Alchemist, One Dollar Short and Demolition Highstyle. Tickets are about $30 from Ticketek and the usuals.
PUNK GOES METAL!
There is a bit of a punk and metal thing happening at Parramatta PCYC on the 24th including bands such as Ceasefire, Demolition Highstyle, Cryogenic and Psi-Kore. Tickets are $13 and it starts at 4pm.
MORE METAL!
A&GT's very own Token Metal Guy hasn't been able to shut up about Deadstare since he saw 'em play at The Green Square last Saturday (apparently all he could manage to do was grin from ear to ear while shaking the singers hand). Catch them at Hornsby PCYC at 6pm on the 24th of Feb.
BODYJAR DATES
Here are the dates for the upcoming Bodyjar tour: 14/3 - Castle Hill RSL, 15/3 - Newcastle Uni, 16/3 - Newtown RSL, 17/3 - Manly Youth Centre, 18/3 - Manly Fishos.
MARK SCREWS HIS BACK UP
This from Epitaph:
Guttermouth lead singer Mark Atkin is undergoing rehabilitation for a fractured vertebrae, that requires a back brace, forty minutes of daily massage therapy and a healthy diet of Vicadin. Other than passing out from extreme pain when he moves the wrong way, Mark is doing fine and should be ready to hit the road this spring on the Punkorama Tour.
A&GT wishes Mark a speedy recovery and suggest perhaps that he's getting a little too old to be trying to keep up with 15 year old girls...
ATARIS DATES
The dates for the Ataris tour are: 14/4 - Newtown RSL, 15/4 - Manly Youth Centre, 17/4 - Wollongong Youth Center.