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After releasing their cracking debut album, 'Extended Family' back in September, Tasmanian wild-men Luca Brasi are finally taking their punk-rock carnival on the road, hitting Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide during January/ February 2012.

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The likes of BACKTRACK, 50 LIONS and ENDLESS HEIGHTS have been confirmed to play HOPE OUT WEST Festival on January 21st at Bathurst, NSW of all places. Bathurst is of course perhaps best known for hosting the annual car race the Bathurst 1000, rather than hardcore shows.

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FUGAZI fans who are still recovering from the news that the band is no longer a touring force and in fact on hiatus can take solace in the news that Dischord Records has just uploaded sound desk recordings of over 130 live shows with more to come.

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JOE D FOSTER has a long and star studded hardcore resume having played in bands such as Unity, Ignite, Speak 714 and The Killing Flame. Check out the first two parts of this documentary on the weird and wonderful life he has lead from a pro bodyboarder to international runway model and even a fling with Madonna.

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Returning to Australia in April 2012, The Specials will start with a headline appearance at Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre on Tuesday 3 April before heading to the Palace Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday 5 April. The tour then heads to Byron Bay for an appearance at Bluesfest on Friday 6 April before finishing up at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Saturday 7 April.

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If you're in Melbourne, get down to the UNCENSORED 11 exhibition at the Collingwood Gallery from Friday on, to check out the collaboration between Liam White and Ada Conroy on women in the Melbourne punk and hardcore scene. Featuring OUTRIGHT's Jeena Gouza and MEATLOCKER's Emilie Edge amongst others, this looks real interesting.

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Pre Orders are now available for the new ENDLESS HEIGHTS ep "Dream Strong" due out December 9th on Broken Hive Records. You can listen to new track "The Underestimate" and catch the band live on their upcoming tour of the East Coast.

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And so our Revelation Records Poll has wrapped up with a total of 134 votes tabulated. It was a pretty tight tussle between Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today from the get go. Click thru to find out how proceedings wrapped up.

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CVLT Nation presents a straight killer, no filler, all-Autrialian mixtape curated by Skullfucked. Bands featured include: Extortion, Sick People, Eye Gouge, 4 Dead, Negative Reinforcement, Shackles, Suffer, Reckless Aggression, Taipan, White Male Dumbinance and more.

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HOBBLEDEHOY RECORDS from Melbourne will be auctioning off a test press every friday on eBay to help raise funds for future releases. Currently up now is the test press for the double LP of THIS WILL DESTROY YOU with releases from Arrows, Braid and more to follow.

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