Chopdog have revealed a large local lineup for an event it has coined ‘Fest-Mas 2012’. Scheduled to take place at The Evelyn venue and rooftop(?!) on December 1, USA’s Pour Habit will be headlining. Local contingent includes Anchors, Hightime, Totally Unicorn, Jamie Hay, The Bennies, The Gun Runners, Ramshackle Army, Cavalcade, Clowns and Take Your Own.
Hellcat Records rockabilly outfit Nekromantix (pictured) have announced a tour in support of new album What Happens In Hell, Stays In Hell. They will play Melbourne’s The Hi-Fi on Saturday October 6, with tickets going on sale this Friday July 3. Keen?
Sydney’s Phantoms have revealed that their current tour with Harms Way (which hit Melbourne last weekend) will most likely be their final tour. Their Facebook entry read “this will ‘most likely’ be out last tour as a band…Thank you for the support it’s been so much fun”.
Bad Religion are recording…AGAIN. The legendary punk rockers have started recording already at Joe Baressi’s JHOC studio. This is to be their 16th studio album and will be co-produced by band members Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin.
NBC have announced that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will join the panel on the US version of The Voice. He will serve as a mentor to Christina Aguilera’s team. Shudder.
Electrik Dynamite have teamed up with metal band Lord to tour Australia and New Zealand on the Digital Live Tour 2012. You can see them both at Newmarket Hotel in Bendigo on October 26, Bang on October 27 and Geelong’s National Hotel on October 28.
