The Bouncing Souls will steal Hot Water Music’s drummer George REbelo for stix duties for the foreseeabke future. Rebelo played his first show as official drummer over the weekend in the band’s home town of New Jersey. HWM/BS Tour Take Two 2014?
Andrew WK is publishing a book titled The Party Bible and has said of his new project “This book is the culmination of my entire life. This is a powerful and dangerous feeling, but it is definitely meant to happen”. The Bible is due out next year.
Someone is making a documentary about Fat Wreck Chords in the 90s. A teaser was released recently for A Fat Wreck, in which many of punk’s most significant players discuss the label’s influence on an entire genre.
Paper Arms have just returned from a stint of touring in Europe alongside Boysetsfire and Strike Anywhere and now they’ve organised some homecoming shows as they continue to plug new album The Smoke Will Clear. See them play with Apart From This at The Rev in Melbourne on November 9.
The invasion of the American pop punkers continues as Californian group Forever Came Calling announce an Aussie tour with Perth’s Monuments. See them at Band on November 23 or Footscray’s Wrangler Studios on the 24th. Tickets are available from Friday.
If you’re checking Me First and The Gimme Gimmes out this weekend, you might be a little excited to know that NOFX’s Eric Melvin will be chucking a DJ set over at Bang after the Saturday Corner Hotel show.
In light of Harvest Festival calling it quits, several of its headliners have announced their own headlining shows. Franz Ferdinand will smash The Forum on Thursday November 14 and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will return to Melbourne’s Billboard The Venue on Friday November 15.
The Get Up Kids’ Matt Pryor will release a new solo LP cheerily titled Wrist Slitter on November 12. He’s also collaborating with Get Up Kids bandmate James Dewees on an EP which is being previewed over at Brooklyn Vegan right now.
If you still haven’t got your fix of footy then head down to the Melbourne Punk Rock Charity Shield on Saturday and see the Melbourne City Sharks Vs Suburban Vikings at the State Netball Center. All funds will go to Beyondblue who continue to do great work in battling that BASTARD, depression.
