FECKERS MUSIC COMES TO THE STAGE
Check out It’d Be Rude Not To, the debut album by The Feckers (Chris Szkup and Richard Anderson with a huge list of guest musicians including Bumblefoot of Guns N’ Roses and the prolifically talented and talentedly prolific Tommy Denander). Chris will be performing Feckers tunes unplugged with Irene Slade on Saturday June 29 at Edwards Place, 48 Edwardes St, Reservoir. This will be the first time that a set of The Feckers’ tunes will be played live. Copies of It’d Be Rude Not To and Chris’ awesome solo album Pieces Of Eternity will be available for purchase, they’ll be filming, so come along, bring some friends and help create some atmosphere!
BLACK STAR RIDERS UNLEASH HELL
All Hell Breaks Loose, the debut album by Black Star Riders, is out now and it’s killer. Black Star Riders arose out of the latest lineup of Thin Lizzy, featuring including guitarists Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson, vocalist Ricky Warwick and bass player Marco Mendoza, as well as drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, and the album was produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Country Communion, Dream Theater). I sat down with Gorham and Johnson recently, and Gorham had this to say: “Damon and I keep saying we’re not going to get away from the Thin Lizzy sound merely from the the fact that I’m in the band, y’know? But when we decided that this was not going to be a Thin Lizzy album – it was going to be Black Star Riders all the way – I was kinda shying away from the heavy harmony guitar things. But Damon and the other guys really wanted to keep that in there. And it’s not because I hate harmony guitars or anything, I just wanted to steer the thing in a whole brand new path. But now that we haven’t done that, I’m glad that we didn’t, because what we’ve come up with harmony-wise is a little bit different from the old Lizzy way we used to do it, and it’s actually kinda furthered it in a kind of cooler way, if you can imagine that.” Johnson added, “Scott is so incredibly humble about it and he always has been, but the fact is that he is a vital part of this particular piece of real estate in the history of guitar rock, period. I would say to him, ‘Bro, you own that. You created that! You’re a part of it!'”
NEW ARISTOCRATS ALBUM
Instrumental trio The Aristocrats will release their second album, Culture Clash, on July 16. The Aristocrats comprise a trio of virtuosi: guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller (Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and drummer Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, Paul Gilbert and a memorable audition for Dream Theater). There’s also going to be a Deluxe Edition, with a bonus DVD called Accept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ “Culture Clash”. That will include studio footage and exclusive interviews with each member of the band. Before then the band will be releasing previews of audio and video on their Facebook page – facebook.com/aristocratsband – as well as other media outlets.
SADISTIC INTENT, ARCHGOAT, MIDNIGHT & CEMETERY URN
There’s a huge one coming up at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood: Archgoat (Finland), Midnight (United States) and Sadistic Intent (United States) on Sunday June 9 alongside local maniacs Cemetery Urn. Archgoat hailing from Finland are well know for their devastating death/black metal, Having released their first demo in 1991 they were around at the very beginning of the second wave. Sadistic Intent have been around since 1988, releasing their first demos in the late ‘80s then onwards into the ‘90s with a string of classic EPs and splits. Although these guys are yet to release a full-length album, this is some of the most crushing, dark, sadistic death metal you will ever hear. And Midnight from Ohio serve up a devastating blend of Motorhead/Venom influenced metal. Tickets for this show have flown out the door so be sure to get there early for your dose of what is possibly the best Melbourne show of 2013! Tickets are available at thecoffinsslave.com/shop
SHAUN DIVINEY ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP
Shaun Diviney, formerly of Short Stack, releases Sex/Games, his debut solo EP, on Monday July 1, and it’s said to find the common ground in between Diviney’s biggest influences, Blink-182 and Justin Timberlake. “I wanted to find a place in the middle where I could experiment with both of their musical footprints,” Diviney says. “I think now I’m incorporating a lot of genres that aren’t traditionally mixed with rock into my music to get a sound I really love.” The single Sex Games is available now on iTunes.
HAPPY MONDAYS TOUR CANCELLED
The rescheduled tour from Happy Mondays tour has been cancelled after the band’s management and local promoter KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment weren’t able to reach an agreement, with band management citing medical issues with drummer Gary Whelan. “KRBD would like to apologise to all fans and ticket holders for any inconvenience caused,” the promoters said. “Patrons who purchased tickets via credit card will be automatically refunded and do not need to do take any action. Patrons who purchased tickets with cash at an outlet need to return their tickets to the point of purchase for a full refund. Happy Monday…” The tour was to take place this month after the initial May dates were cancelled.
