GET INVOLVED IN THE NEW DEAD DAISIES EP
The Dead Daisies have just released their new single Face I Love, in conjunction with an innovative “Face I Love” App on their Facebook page. By fans submitting the face that they love (Awww) via the app, they will become part of the artwork for the EP cover and touring posters, with selected fans’ faces being chosen to be in the music video. One lucky person will win the experience of a lifetime – a trip to see the band at one of their upcoming concerts, somewhere in the world. Face I Love is the first release from the upcoming EP of the same title. “In 2014 and in this age of social media, we couldn’t think of a better way to have our fans interact and be part of our new single, Face I Love, than to have them involved in creating a Dead Daisies skull photo-mosaic made up of faces that they love,” frontman Jon Stevens said. The EP is now available for pre-order, and all pre-orders will be given a free instant download of the single. The EP will then be released on Friday August 1 via Social Family Records.
ROCKDOGS WIN!
Finally breaking the winners drought after two draws in a row, the 2014 Reclink Community Cup on the weekend at Elsternwick Park was won by the team representing the Melbourne music fraternity, the Rockdogs, in the traditional clash between community broadcasters and musicians. The final score was Megahertz’ 6.7.43 Vs The Rockdogs’ 8.4.52. The event drew the biggest crowd in its 20-plus year history, with the official attendance seeing well over 10,000 punters pile through the gate and, most importantly, raising over $100,000 to help Reclink Australia deliver sports and arts programs to assist disadvantaged folks nationwide.
KING PARROT HIT THE ROAD
The non-stop touring juggernaut of King Parrot rolls on, this time announcing a new winter tour and their partnership with booking agency New World Artists (Dead Letter Circus, Northlane, Thy Art is Murder, In Heart’s Wake). The 10-show tour will introduce new drummer Todd Hansen (The Bezerker, Rome) to the fold and showcase new material and never before played tracks before the band once again head to North America for an extended touring season, rounding out the remainder of 2014. They’ll be at Ding Dong Lounge on Friday July 25, while on Saturday July 26 they’ll fit in two gigs and a mini road trip, hitting Wrangler Studios in Footscray for an all-ages show in the afternoon before hoofing it to Geelong for an 18+ gig at Barwon Club that night.
JAKE CLEMONS EMBARKS ON HIS FIRST AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Proudly carrying on his family’s rockin’ musical legacy, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Jake Clemons, embarks on his first Australian Tour in support of his debut self-released EP Embracing Light. Fresh off completing the Wrecking Ball Tour with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Clemons embarked on a number of sold out dates in the US and two weeks of performances in Ireland to coincide with the release of the EP. After debuting three songs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (accompanied by The Roots) and performing his single You Must Be Crazy on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jake is now announcing a string of exclusive intimate shows along Australia’s east coast as part of his Embracing Light Tour, including three shows in Melbourne. He’ll be at The Toff In Town on Wednesday August 13, The Substation on Thursday August 14 and Flying Saucer Club on Friday August 15.
OBITS RETURN TO OZ
Brooklyn rock band OBITS have announced their second visit to Australia, following their acclaimed maiden tour in 2012. Obits occupy the space between various elements of the rock music genre, skirting garage, punk, surf, surf-punk and garage-punk (though, let’s be clear…not surf-garage). It’s true that, for the discerning listener, the four-piece bear a pleasing resemblance to such legendary rock acts Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, Girls Against Boys and Pitchfork. Possibly Television or the Wipers. This is not a coincidence! With the exception of those last two, Obits share members with all of those bands. They forge straightforward, head nodding rock’n’roll with a dark edge, jamming guitars and muscular rhythms. Supporting them in Melbourne are The Stevens, Deep Heat and ‘90s indie-rock favourites Freak Wave, while Kids of Zoo and The Peep Tempel have support honours for Geelong. They’ll be at Barwon Club Hotel in Geelong on Friday August 1, and the Reverence Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday August 2.
MID YEAR MAYHEM SUPPPORTS ANNOUNCED
The epic Mid Year Mayhem tour (featuring Buried In Verona, New Zealand’s modern hardcore experts Antagonist AD and Sydney chaos machine Stories) has just gotten even bigger with the announcement of the local supports. For the Melbourne show at The Phoenix Youth Centre on Friday July 25 the all-ages crowd will be pummelled by Exposures, I Exalt and Deadpoets, while the 18+ crowd at the Evelyn Hotel on Saturday July 26 will have their asses kicked hither and yon by Left For Wolves and Removalist.
