This biographic, 300 page, full colour photo book chronicles the rise and rise of the little band that could from Byron Bay is reallly an amazing read, so much so, I got through the whole thing in a night. The story of this band has already been well documented through two DVD releases, but there is something so much more appreciable about holding a tangible photo in your hand to stare at and analyse than looking at shots on a computer screen or watching a movie. There is a running commentary from the band and a few special guest pieces written by others involved in their journey. This book also shows how hard the band worked to get to where they are and the risks they took to establish themselves overseas. Over the ten year period these guys haven't really changed a bit, just gotten a little older and wiser. The early shots of the band are pretty hilarious to look back on and you almost forget how young they all were when they first started out. This is a great read that features some really amazing photography to boot.
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NEWS
Loudmouth Records Releases HELL AWAITS "Into The Abyss" EP
Loudmouth Records has released the debut EP for HELL AWAITS titled "Into The Abyss".
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Epitaph Records Release ALL "Live Plus One" As Double LP...
Epitaph Records has pressed for the first time on vinyl ALL "Live Plus One" as a double LP offering....
TOURS
THE GIFTHORSE "Give My Body To This Town"...
After a few years on hiatus and a couple of new bands forming out of the ashes of the initial breaku...
OUTRIGHT "Avalanche" Reason and Rage
What felt like a long time coming, has definitely been so damn well worth the wait. Melbourne's Outr...
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "Get Hurt" Island Records
The Gaslight Anthem return with their fifth full length album, having released last album "H...
NEW BLOOD
Introducing DEFIANT GROUND From The Gold Coast
DEFIANT GROUND are a new band out of the Gold Coast who have just released their demo through Set Th...
Introducing BULLY SQUAD From Sydney
BULLY SQUAD are a new band out of Sydney who dropped an impressive demo this year through New Ethic ...
Introducing BLOODMOUTH From Canberra
Bloodmouth hail from Canberra and are devoted to spreading their message of animal liberation by any...
INTERVIEWS
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
Perth (Boorloo) band CROSSCHECK are set to release a new 7 track EP "On The Offensive" through ...
PROCESSION Interview With Jarrod Birch
After a string of catchy singles, Procession are set to release their debut album through Team Glass...
2023 The Year In Review
Welcome to our annual end of year wrap up, as we celebrate and dissect 2023, the year that be.
LOOKING BACK
Revisiting BAD BRAINS 1994 Australian Tour w/ THE...
The "Rise" tour of 1994 was the one and only visit the BAD BRAINS would make to Australia with THE M...
Looking Back On HENRY ROLLINS and the HARD...
In this latest feature of Looking Back we investigate how the classic release of "Let There Be Rock"...
Revisiting NIRVANA's 1992 Australian Tour
Nirvana's 1992 tour of Australia is etched into the history books as a feat of legend for many reaso...
COLLECTORS
Inside REGAN CADD's Record Collection
Regan Cadd is from Melbourne and really likes youth crew hardcore, especially the glory days of R...
Inside MATT FOOTY HORVATH'S Record Collection
Matt "Footy" Horvath has been an avid collector for a very long time and owns some very. very, ra...
Inside RYAN WILLMOTT's Record Collection
Take a peek into the record collection of Ryan Willmott, filled with Mindsnare, Radio Birdm...
CRUCIAL FIVE
Graham Nixon on TRIAL AND ERROR RECORDS
Resist Records kingpin, Graham Nixon breaks down his top five favourite releases from the Trial an...
Nigel Melder on RESIST RECORDS
Trial and Error Records mastermind, Nigel Melder breaks down his top five favourite releases from ...
Nick Horsnell on REVELATION RECORDS
Miles Away frontman, Nick Horsnell delivers his top five releases from the Revealtion Records cata...