Wednesday, September 10, 2003

You'd think that Steve 'd forward any Fleshtones tour dates here, but noooo. Hey, I just noticed that the guys will be on a short west-coast trip early next month; 02 October :20.00 hrs Casbah, San Diego, CA (with Holly Golightly). 03 October :20.00 hrs Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA (with Holly Golightly). 04 October :20.00 hrs Parside lounge, San Francisco, CA (Budget Rock Garage Festival). And 05 October :20.00 hrs Parside lounge, San Francisco, CA (Budget Rock Garage Festival). Be there or be Steve.

LINK: Details on the launch party for 'It Makes You Want To Spit', a book that celebrates the 25th anniversary of punk in Northern Ireland. GO!.
LINK: Updated; The I-94 BaR.
"Sydney fuzzmeisters Sheek the Shayk are the featured act in this issue of the I-94 Bar e-zine. We speak to the Sheek himself and throw open a dead easy contest top win one of two Sheek the Shayk music packs.
The Radio Birdman machine continues to roll through Europe, laying waste to anything in its way, and our Eurostrike Zone now carries nine reviews of shows so far. There's also a pen picture of Birdman drummer Ron Keeley.
We have a live review of Sydney bent blues duo The Mess Hall, along with City Lights and The Tremors. Also up are our recent reviews of the Persian Rugs and Lou Reed's first 2003 Australian tour show (with a reminder that the final gigs for Lou in Sydney and Newcastle are on sale still.)
Disc reviews - we run the rule over releases form the Exploding Fuck Dolls, Rebecca's Empire, the Mess Hall, Simon Chainsaw & the Forgotten Boys, the Meek and the Persian Rugs.
In columns, Jeff Jarema points an ear in the diverse direction of the Count Five, Slade and the Grateful Dead while the Barman raises a glass to the Stooges and their reunion"
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The I-94 Bar: Sydney Rock Action via The Bowery and Motor City. GO!.
LINK: "Welcome the the Happy Family website: We’re not really a family and we’re not totally happy but this is still the (kind of) official website of the Parisian Blood Brotherhood of the Rock & Roll Cosa Nostra". (a new site by the ever elusive Laurant Bigot).
LINK: Cool and very comprehensive site on The Gun Club and Jeffrey Lee Pierce. GO!.