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Polish Club

Polish Club are an Australian garage rock duo from Sydney, New South Wales formed in 2014. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist David Novak and drummer John-Henry Pajak. As of 2023, they have released four studio albums. At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, they won the award for Most Performed Rock Work.

2014–2015: Formation and debut EPs
Vocalist and guitarist David Novak and drummer John-Henry Pajak started the band in 2014. Originally a four-piece, they decided to go their own way, telling SBS News in 2017, "We halved the numbers and booked a room for three hours, and we had five or six songs." The duo's name refers to both members having Polish descent.

Polish club uploaded the songs "Able" and "Show You Love" onto Triple J Unearthed on 5 January 2015, followed by "Did Somebody Tell Me", on 2 February 2015. Nick Hartman from Happy Mag reviewed all three, saying, "'Able' is probably the best of their three songs so far."

The duo released their self-titled debut EP in October 2015, with Hartman saying, "Polish Club by Polish Club is overall an effort [they] can be proud of, with Novak and JH displaying a high minimum standard."

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RedHook

RedHook are an Australian rock band from Sydney, who formed in 2017. The band consists of lead vocalist Emmy Mack, guitarist Craig Wilkinson, drummer Alex Powys, and bassist Ned Jankovic.

Their debut EP Bad Decisions was released on 23 April 2021. A debut studio album, Postcard from a Living Hell, is expected to release in April 2023.

Armed with their long-awaited debut album 'Postcard From A Living Hell' Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock force RedHook will be heading around Australia this May on their biggest national headline tour to date.

They'll be bringing their unforgettable live show packed with moshpit pillow fights saxophone circle pits powerful moments big singalongs special guests and plenty of surprises to fans in the Sunshine Coast Brisbane Gold Coast Bunbury Perth Adelaide Canberra Melbourne Wollongong Newcastle and Sydney with support from Melbourne heavy rock sensations Bad/Love Melbourne post-harcore favourites Belle Haven and Sydney pop-punk rising stars Grenade Jumper.

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The Buoys

The Buoys were an American pop/rock band from the early 1970s. Its membership included Bill Kelly, Fran Brozena, Jerry Hludzik, Carl Siracuse and Chris Hanlon, based in the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania area. They are most famous for the banned song "Timothy", which was written for them by Rupert Holmes.

The Buoys are most famous for their recording of Rupert Holmes's "Timothy", a song deliberately written to get banned, based on the theme of cannibalism. Holmes himself selected the group to record the song.[1]

Recorded at Scepter Recording Studios in New York City and released by Scepter Records in December 1970, with whom the Buoys had been signed but previously ignored, the song hit No. 17 on US charts in 1971.

In 1963, there had been a mine cave-in in Sheppton, Pennsylvania, a small mining community outside of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Rupert Holmes told rock journalist Maxim Furek, “I learned about the Sheppton Mine Disaster after Timothy was on the charts. If I had known about that at the time, I probably never would have written the song because I don’t want to make fun of something that’s tragic.”[2]

Scepter executives did not catch what the song was about until after it started climbing the charts, after which they claimed that Timothy was a mule. Holmes rejected this attempt to change the premise of his song; he had intended it to be offensive. Holmes, with D. Jordan, wrote a less-successful hit for them titled "Give Up Your Guns" (1972), an epic narrative dealing with an escaped bank robber.

Much more serious in tone than their previous hit, "Give Up Your Guns" reached only No. 84. By contrast, "Give Up Your Guns" was a massive hit twice in mainland Europe, when originally released, and when re-released in 1979.

Holmes wrote a number of other songs for the band, including "The Prince of Thieves", "Bloodknot", and "Tomorrow", most of which had much of the darkness but little of the humor of "Timothy". Like "Give Up Your Guns", they are complaints by criminals.

Holmes now writes Broadway musicals. Rock journalist Maxim Furek later wrote a book connecting Sheppton to what he called The Sheppton Mythology.

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Those Pretty Wrongs

Those Pretty Wrongs are Jody Stephens and Luther Russell, two old friends and veterans of the music scene in different ways. Jody was the drummer for the legendary band Big Star and now helps run equally legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis. Luther Russell was the leader of seminal roots-rock band The Freewheelers and is now an acclaimed solo artist and producer.

It was the documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me that brought Jody and Luther together creatively, when Jody asked Luther to join him for some promo performances. A chemistry was immediately noticed. They began writing songs and performing them whenever possible, soon taking their name from the opening line of Shakespeare Sonnet 41, which they slipped into one of their first collaborations, “Fool Of Myself”. They released the first track they cut in Memphis, “Lucky Guy”, with “Fool Of Myself” as the flip side. There was an outpouring of support for the new music, which gave Jody and Luther the confidence to move forward.

Those Pretty Wrongs was tracked entirely to 2” tape at Ardent Studios in Memphis, using much of the old Big Star gear, including Jody’s original kit from Radio City and Third and Chris Bell’s acoustic and electric guitars from #1 Record. The album was mixed by Luther Russell and Jason Hiller at Hiller’s Electrosound Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Jody is way out in front on this release--really for the first time ever--taking all lead vocals and co-writing all of the songs with Luther. Through the words on this record Jody opens up about his life, which has been well-documented, but not in this very intimate way. Adds Stephens: “For me the lyrics are a walk through day-to-day emotions and experiences."

Luther lives in Los Angeles and Jody in Memphis, so there was a real commitment to finishing these songs and cutting them until they were totally satisfied. Those Pretty Wrongs will be released in May in a unique partnering between the Ardent Music label and Burger Records. No one could be happier than Jody and Luther, who feel that this keeps a family-like feeling to the release. “Why stop now”, remarks Luther. “We’ve wanted to keep this thing sounding and feeling personal from the start because it’s extremely personal for both of us.” Just like Luther's handmade collage inside the LP, the record is akin to a series of snapshots: of lives present and past, and fleeting moments of simple joy and reflection.

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Instynkt

4 piece Classic/Pop Rock outfit from SE Melbourne

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The Dead Pharaohs

the dead pharaohs
ROCK, pop, PUNK, ska, Ballads, Blues
we play an eclectic mix of sounds that are drawn from our diverse individual influences and experience

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Underground Lovers

Underground Lovers (sometimes stylised as undergroundLOVERS) are an Australian pop-rock band whose sound encompasses elements of indie rock, electronic music, and shoegaze. Founding members Glenn Bennie (guitar, vocals) and Vincent Giarrusso (vocals, guitar, keyboards) formed the group GBVG in 1988, and by May 1990, they had changed the name of the group to Underground Lovers and were joined by Richard Andrew (drums), Maurice Argiro (bass guitar), and Philippa Nihill (vocals, guitar and keyboard).

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The Sharp

Formed in Collingwood in 1990, the three-piece
consisting of original members Charlie Rooke
(guitar & vocals), Allan Catlin (double bass &
vocals) and Piet Collins (drums) already had a
strong live following but when they released the
independent single ‘Love Your Head’ the band
quickly gained radio support on Triple R and PBS.

Triple J were soon behind the band and a record
deal with Warner Music was struck. Their debut
album This Is The Sharp was certified gold and
the band earned ARIA nominations, magazine
covers and appearances on just about every
TV/radio show in Australia.

Comedy program The Late Show loved The
Sharp so much they parodied their hit single
‘Scratch My Back’ as ‘Skivvies Are Back’ in
reference to the now famous black skivvied
uniform the band had adopted.

Rigorous touring ensued before the band settled
into the studio to record its second album Sonic
Tripod with American producer Rick Will (Ziggy
Marley, Diesel). A brief tour of Europe and the US
saw the band back home exhausted but ready to
take on more touring.

Finally, after nearly five years in the limelight, the
rigorous touring schedule brought the band to a
crossroads and a decision was made to end on a
high note. Single File, a collection of singles, was
released as the band’s final album while the Thank
You Good Night farewell tour saw them playing to
packed houses around the nation. When the band
played its last shows in 1995, many (including the
band themselves), wondered when (or if) it would
all happen again.

Now many years later (and thanks to some
persistent pestering from fans) The Sharp are
back and sounding better than ever. Original
bassist/vocalist Allan Catlin is not involved due to
personal reasons, but he is ably represented by
Scott Owen (double bass) from The Living End
while lead vocal duties are taken care of by the
amazing Louie Lee Feltrin.

Performing all their hits plus some rockin’ covers
31 years on from the release of This Is The Sharp,
The Sharp are back with a vengeance!!!

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Siamese

Siamese (initially named Siamese Fighting Fish also known as SIFIFI)[1] is a Danish rock and metal band. They are signed to Warner Music USA, Avalon Label in Japan and Prime Collective EU.

They released their debut critically acclaimed album We Are the Sound on 31 January 2011 followed by a tour of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Benelux and Italy. Their second album is Breathe:See:Move released on 20 August 2012 with "The World Might Have Seen Better Days" being the first single from the album. In 2014, the band changed its name from Siamese Fighting Fish to Siamese. On January 19 2015 the band released a self-titled album Siamese funded via an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.[2] In 2017 Siamese signed to Artery Recordings and released its fourth studio album Shameless.

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The Mavis's

The Mavis's were an Australian rock band formed in Ballarat, Victoria in 1987. Founding mainstays are Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on vocals and keyboards, her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals (a.k.a. Matt Doll) and Andrea Vendy on drums. They were joined by Nick Gill (a.k.a. Nik Daniel) on guitar in 1990, and Josh Alexander on bass guitar in 1994. They released three studio album: Venus Returning (July 1996), Pink Pills (April 1998) – which reached No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart – and Rapture (March 2003). Their synth-driven single, "Cry" (January 1998), peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Charts and was listed on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998. The band also performed the song on Hey Hey It's Saturday. They disbanded in December 2001 after a farewell tour of Australia.

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