In the depths of Tokyo’s Shinjuku province in an underground cellar, I bro’d down with a dozen young punk rock fanatics in an instant when I wandered into a local hardcore show. We hugged, sang, moshed and laughed together but sans the use of Japanese OR English. Music was our mediator and we connected so thoroughly to the sound of a booming hardcore breakdown that we still converse fondly on Facebook. Hoping to meet some likeminded Euros (i.e. the kind that DON’T fancy the cringey Euro-doof that sees to be the norm here…harder to find than you might imagine), in a muddy mosh somewhere. Wish me luck.
The Reverence Hotel in Footscray will celebrate their first birthday on Saturday June 1 with a huge lineup. The Smith Street Band, Infinite Void, High Tension, The Gun Runners, Grenadiers, Union Pacific, Feverteeth, Maricopa Wels and Darren Gibson will join forces to celebrate . Grab tickets now from The Rev’s website.
Bleeding Through will bid their Australian fans adieu this year when they tour for the last time before disbanding. Catch them with Make Them Suffer on July 26 at Ferntree Gully Hotel then July 27 at The Hi-Fi.
The Nation Blue will play once more this June when they team with No Anchor and Dead who will be releasing a split 7″ in time for the show. Tickets for this gig at The Tote are available now through Oztix.
Progrockers Dead Letter Circus will release their new album on Melbourne-based label UNFD. It’s been three years since their last release, This Is The Warning, and the label has promised to reveal more on the album as it edges closer to release.
Japandroids’ return to the country has been met with much enthusiasm as their first show at The Corner Hotel has sold out rather swiftly. They’ve announced a second show for those who missed out. Catch them on August 28.
