THE GUTTER TWINS ANNOUNCED FOR SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS!

Comprised of what Pitchforkmedia.com proclaims are “two of alt-rock’s greatest front-men", The Gutter Twins will deliver their first Australian performance at this years' Splendour In The Grass festival!

The Gutter Twins is a collaboration forged in late 2003 by Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens Of The Stone Age) and maverick singer-songwriter Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers), their debut album Saturnalia was released through Sub Pop / Stomp in 2008. Saturnalia finds the pair going deeper into the shadows than they ever have before with their past projects. The albums eerie modal swirls trap the listener in each song’s atmosphere; simultaneously evoking everything from Indian sitars to Appalachian folk and Delta grit, the drones inadvertently create narcotic hooks.

Guitarist/singer Dave Rosser will perform with the duo during the upcoming show, his indispensible talent was a key ingredient to the success of all of the previous shows. The three artists share a rare camaraderie on stage together. “It was such an exciting and intimate experience playing our songs this way that we jumped at the chance to run it back,” commented Dulli, “It's a pleasure to be asked to reprise the show".

Posted: Friday, 24 April 2009

IRON & WINE RELEASES 'AROUND THE WELL' , A COLLECTION OF SONGS THIS MAY.

 Collecting songs ranging from out-of-print to never-before-released, Around the Well spans Iron and Wine’s earliest sessions which yielded the band’s 2002 debut The Creek Drank the Cradle through material recorded for 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog. The double-disc collection is broken up into two sections; the first half is an assortment of hushed home recordings, unedited and raw, and the second highlights moments captured in the confines of proper studios with the help of other musicians, friends and engineers.
 
The album’s title comes from a line in the song “The Trapeze Swinger,” a fan favourite which was written for and included in the movie In Good Company. Three more songs written and recorded for the film finally make their appearance here as well: “Belated Promise Ring,” “God Made the Automobile” and “Homeward, These Shoes.” Around the Well also brings together hard-to-find covers such as The Flaming Lips’ “Waitin’ for a Superman” and New Order’s “Love Vigilantes,” along with one of Iron and Wine’s earliest originals, “Sacred Vision.”
 
Iron and Wine have begun work on the follow-up to The Shepherd’s Dog and plan to release a new album in Northern Hempisphere's Spring, 2010.

Keep checking stomp.com.au for more info on this release.

Posted: Friday, 24 April 2009

TIX ON SALE NOW FOR THE 'UNLEASHING THE EXTREME TOUR' WITH PSYCROPTIC & THE AMENTA

UNLEASHING THE EXTREME AUSTRALIAN TOUR  THIS JUNE!

Featuring Psycroptic, The Amenta, and Ruins.

Every pre-sale ticket purchased for the UNLEASHING THE EXTREME tour will receive a free bonus Stomp sampler featuring tracks from artists such as Psycroptic, The Amenta, Cannibal Corpse, The Faceless, Gojira, Unearth, Six Feet Under, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel plus many more. Simply present your ticket upon entry to the show and the sampler cd will be given to you at the door.

In more news, Guitarist Joe Haley of PSYCROPTIC was recently interviewed for FPE-TV. In the clip he explains his technique, song writing process, gear set up, and hybrid picking among other things. View the 28 minute clip at the following location http://stomp.com.au/videos.aspx The guitar lesson segment starts around the 9 minute mark. Performances of songs from their Nuclear Blast/Stomp Entertainment debut “Ob(Servant)”, including the title track (19:40) and “Horde in Devolution” (23:03), are also included.
 

Buy your pre-sale tickets now from the following outlets:

Perth – Moshtix
Brisbane – Oztix
All NSW Shows – Moshtix
Geelong – Oztix
Melbourne - The Corner Hotel

DATES
June 4th - Players Bar, Mandurah*, Psycroptic & Ruins only
June 5th - YMCA HQ, Leederville (AA)*, Psycroptic & Ruins only
June 6th - The Rosemount Hotel, Perth, Psycroptic & Ruins only
June 11th - Brannigan’s, Gold Coast*
June 12th - Rosie’s, Brisbane
June 13th - Sands Tavern, Maroochydoore*
June 19th - The Basement, Canberra
June 20th – Manning Bar, Sydney
June 21st – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
June 26th -  The National Hotel, Geelong
June 27th - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne

*Door sales only

Posted: Friday, 24 April 2009

MELBOURNE'S OWN 'THE BLACKCHORDS' LAUNCH THEIR ALBUM TONIGHT AT THE ESPY

Melbourne locals The Blackchords will launch their debut self-titled album tonight at The Espy, St Kilda.

For the Blackchords CD, singer Nick Milwright has channeled influences from Radiohead, Coldplay and Jeff Buckley to deliver an album featuring a diversity of overwhelming sounds.

The new album features the song ‘Broken Bones’ that got the band noticed at the International Songwriting Competition. They made the final of two categories, Rock and Music Video with the track.

Get on down to the Espy tonight. Supports from the Holy Sea and Wellyn.

Posted: Friday, 24 April 2009

KRIS MENACE OF 'DISCOPOLIS' FAME SET TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ALBUM THIS MAY.

Pete Tong, Erol Alkan and Laurent Garnier are all massive fans. Primal Scream cohort and ex Sabre member Jagz Kooner wants to work with him. His remixed the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Moby, Underworld, Air, Metronomoy and Robbie Williams. Welcome to the world of Kris Menace, a man who is fast becoming known as one of the most respected producers and remixer’s on the planet.

Famed for his Italo disco-inspired tracks, Menace’s debut single ‘Discopolis’ became one of the biggest dance tunes of 2005, a bona fide Ibiza anthem that got picked up by Defected Records and helped lay the groundwork for Kris to become one of the hottest names in the scene.

Kris launched the label Compuphonic as a vehicle for his own productions and with this Menace’s popularity continued to grow with tracks such as ‘Voyage’, ‘Fairlight’, ‘Steamroller’ and ‘Jupiter’ - the latter becoming one of Beatport’s biggest downloads in 2006. He also began DJing with friend and legendary producer in his own right Alan Braxe, leading to the collaboration single ‘Lumberjack’ released on Vulture Music in June 2007 (featured on this release). Kris is also the label owner of house label Work It Baby where he has nurtured the careers of Fred Falke, Patrick Alavi, Lifelike and Serge Santiago.

2009 looks set to be Menace’s biggest year to date, starting with the release of his debut album, Idiosyncrasies. A triple disc collection of classic tracks interspersed with fresh new productions, collaborations and remixes; this release single-handedly proves a capsule-like answer why Menace has made such a big impact in the electronic scene to date.

Posted: Tuesday, 21 April 2009

NEW RED SHORE TRACK 'PULLING TEETH' ONLINE NOW

The Red Shore revisit their past on forthcoming release 'Lost Verses' out May 2009 on Stomp Entertainment. 'Pulling Teeth' taken from the forthcoming release is now online!!

  LISTEN HERE
 
After the triumphant release of last years stunning CD/DVD 'Unconsecrated' The Red Shore now find themselves looking to their past to light the way forward. With little down time in-between tours The Red Shore decided to spend theirs jamming on songs from their past and the outcome was just too inspiring to go undocumented.  'Lost Verses' is more than a trip down memory lane for the Melbourne based extreme metal crew, its honouring their fallen brothers, celebrating their early works and most importantly, its The Red Shore regrouping and having fun doing what they do best...shredding, grinding and pummelling your senses with a sonic assault of biblical proportions. 
 
'Lost Verses' was recorded & mixed on the fly by guitarist Roman Koester at Complex Studios and while this was not meant to be anything more than the band jamming on some old tunes for fun..... the result is nothing short of jaw dropping.

Posted: Tuesday, 21 April 2009

JORIS VOORN MAKES HIS ESSENTIAL MIX DEBUT ON APRIL 18

DON'T MISS THIS! Joris Makes his debut on Pete Tong's Essential Mix. Tune in on the 18th of April. Click Here to Listen

Posted: Friday, 17 April 2009

THE VASELINES RELEASE 'ENTER THE VASELINES' ON THE 9TH MAY THROUGH SUB POP/ STOMP

The Vaselines have long been celebrated by musicians and music enthusiasts across genres and across the globe, including super-fan Kurt Cobain. Enter The Vaselines is an opportunity for those already familiar with the Scottish band’s brief career to delve deeper into their body of work, while those new to their music can experience firsthand why so many hold them in such high regard.

This new collection is effectively a deluxe-edition reissue of the 1992 Sub Pop release The Way of The Vaselines with a new title and new cover art from the band, and a whole lot of new material (the entirety of the 17-song second CD/third LP has been added). Originally mastered from a cassette tape, The Way of The Vaselines compiled the band’s two EPs (Son of a Gun and Dying for It) and their sole LP release (Dum-Dum).

Enter The Vaselines is the definitive triple LP/double CD Vaselines collection. It includes new mixes and re-mastered versions of everything by The Vaselines, plus never-before-heard demos, and live recordings from 1986 in Bristol and 1988 in London.

Disc 1
1. Son of a Gun
2. Rory Rides Me Raw
3. You Think You’re a Man
4. Dying for It
5. Molly’s Lips
6. Teenage Superstars
7. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
8. Sex Sux (Amen)
9. Slushy
10. Monsterpussy
11. Bitch
12. No Hope
13. Oliver Twisted
14. The Day I Was a Horse
15. Dum Dum
16. Hairy
17. Lovecraft
18. Dying for It (The Blues)
19. Let’s Get Ugly

Disc 2
1. Son of a Gun (demo)
2. Rosary Job (demo)
3. Red Poppy (demo)
4. Son of a Gun (Live in Bristol, 1986)
5. Rosary Job (Live in Bristol, 1986)
6. Red Poppy (Live in Bristol, 1986)
7. Rory Rides Me Raw (Live in Bristol, 1986)
8. You Think You’re a Man (Live in Bristol, 1986)
9. Dying for It (Live in London, 1988)
10. Monsterpussy (Live in London, 1988)
11. Let’s Get Ugly (Live in London, 1988)
12. Molly’s Lips (Live in London, 1988)
13. The Day I Was a Horse (Live in London, 1988)
14. The Day I Was a Horse (Again) (Live in London, 1988)
15. Sex Sux (Amen) (Live in London, 1988)
16. I Didn’t Know I Loved You (‘Til I Saw You Rock ‘n’ Roll) (Live in London, 1988)
17. Teenage Superstars (Live in London, 1988)

Keep checking the news section over the coming weeks for more information on this rad release.

Posted: Wednesday, 15 April 2009

HOT CHIP MIXES NEW BUGGED OUT COMPILATION, OUT MAY 2ND.

Hot Chip is the next act up to follow in the footsteps of Erol Alkan, Miss Kittin and Klaxons in compiling A Bugged Out Mix.
 
Disc one (Bugged Out side) features the kind of techno and house that Hot Chip (Felix Martin, Joe Goddard and Al Doyle) love to play and features tracks from John Tejada, Mark Romboy, Dominik Eulberg and Gabriel Ananda and an incredible exclusive new Hot Chip tune called ‘Take It In’.
 
Disc two (Bugged In side) is a stomping house party mix thrown down by Hot Chip and includes everything from pop and soul to grime, and includes music from Fleetwood Mac, Luther Vandross and The Doobie Brothers among others.
 
CD01 Bugged Out
01. Gas - Nah Und Fern
02.Theo Parish - Space Bumps
03. Exrawelt & Morelle - Schmedding
04. Joseph Capriati - C'est La Vie
05. Philip Sherburne - The Claim
06. Armando - Don't Take It (Thomos Edit)
07. Harry Axt - Deliberately Selected
08. Florian Meindel - Blast
09. Conrad Schnitzler - 00/346 & 00/380 (Dandy Jack & The Queen Of Mars Remix)
10. John Tejada - Torque
11. Pig & Dan - Hope
12. Prevelist - Junktion
13. Cosmic Sandwich - Cosmic Sandwich (Cosmic Sandwich Remix)
14. Hot Chip - Take It In
15. Mark Henning - Moody Bastard
16. District One aka Bart Skils & Anton Pieete - One2One
17. Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke (Afro Acid Mix)
18. Ican - Chiclet's Theme
19. Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda - Eucalypse Now!
20. Alex Cappelli - Bloody Notes (Butch Remix)
21. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Blutsbruder
22. Marc Romboy - Karambolage (Oxia Remix)
23. International Pony feat Khan & Snax - Bubble In The Bottle (Pepe Braddock Remix)
24. Max Cooper - I (Long Version)

CD02 Bugged In
01. The Pictish Trail - Winter Home Disco (Hot Chip Remix)
02. The Andrews Sisters - Rum & Coca Cola
03. The Esso Trinidad Steel Band - Apeman
04. Bravo & Zongamin - Street Liming
05. Greco Roman - Party Rhythm
06. Osborne - 16th Stage
07. Man Like Me - London Town
08. Fleetwood Mac - Love In Store
09. The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
10. Gramme - I Can't Resist (Sick Of My Music Mix)
11. Gang Gang Dance - House Jam (Hot Chip Remix)
12. Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For that (No Can Do)
13. Dub Narcotic Sound System - Shake A Puddin'
14. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
15. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well with Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp
16. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
17. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
18. Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues
19. Zapp & Roger - I Wanna Be Your Man
20. Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me

Posted: Wednesday, 15 April 2009

EARTH CRISIS & DAY OF CONTEMPT AUSTRALIAN TOUR JUNE!!!

STOMP TOURING & BLUNT MAGAZINE PRESENT:

AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2009

One of the most anticipated and talked about reunions of 2008 was without a doubt the reformation of Syracuse NY-based quintet EARTH CRISIS. The pioneers of the hardcore, straight edge movement have now officially made the decision to carry on with the band fulltime and are proud to announce a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band’s most devastating offering to date, “To The Death”, is going to serve as a much needed wake up call to the masses!

EARTH CRISIS’ chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece of America's militant vegan, straight-edge movement throughout the '90s, detailing the ideas of animal and human liberation, drug-free living, and personal empowerment through hardcore song.

Now, for the first time in Australia, new and old fans alike can witness the reformation of a legend – EARTH CRISIS live, this June.

Joining EARTH CRISIS is Australia’s own hardcore legends, DAY OF CONTEMPT. The first band to bring hardcore to the masses in this country, DAY OF CONTEMPT disbanded in 2005, leaving hoards of fans in their wake. Rumours of a reunion tour have abounded since then, and the calls from fans have finally been answered – DAY OF CONTEMPT reuniting in June for 5 shows only!

And to complete this amazing line up, the cream of the New Zealand crop – ANTAGONIST A.D.
Tickets are on sale now at http://www.stomp.com.au/ for 5 shows not to be missed this June.

General tickets go on sale at the usual outlets Monday 4th May.

Wednesday 17th June  - Princess Theatre, Brisbane (All Ages)
8 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba. Doors @ 6:00pm.
Advance Tickets on sale now from http://stomp.com.au/promos/earthcrisis.aspx
General Tickets on sale Monday 4th May from http://www.stomp.com.au/, Oztix Outlets (Rocking Horse Records, Kill the Music, Butter Beats, Gooble Warming, Moshpit Music Maroochydore, Sunflower MusicPacific Fair, Disasterpiece Southport) http://www.oztix.com.au/ or 1300 762 545

Thursday 18th June – The Hi Fi, Brisbane (18+)
125 Boundary St, West End. Doors @ 8:00pm.
Advance Tickets on sale now from http://stomp.com.au/promos/earthcrisis.aspx
General Tickets on sale Monday 4th May from http://www.stomp.com.au/, http://www.thehifi.com.au/, 1300-THEHIFI (1300-8434434) & Oztix Outlets (Rocking Horse Records, Kill the Music, Butter Beats, Gooble Warming, Moshpit Music Maroochydore, Sunflower MusicPacific Fair, Disasterpiece Southport)

Friday 19th June – Manning Bar, Sydney (Licensed All Ages)
Level 2 Manning House: Manning Rd, Sydney University. Doors @ 7:00pm.
Advance Tickets on sale now from http://www.stomp.com.au/
General Tickets on sale Monday 4th May from http://www.stomp.com.au/, Moshtix Outlets, http://www.moshtix.com.au/, 1300 438 849 & Manning Bar 1800 013 201

Saturday 20th June – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
57 Swan St, Richmond. Doors @ 8:30pm.
Advance Tickets on sale now from http://stomp.com.au/promos/earthcrisis.aspx
General Tickets on sale Monday 4th May from http://www.stomp.com.au/, the Corner Box Office (03) 9427 9198, http://www.cornerhotel.com/ & Missing Link (03) 9670 8208

Sunday 21st June – The Gov, Adelaide (Licensed All Ages)
59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh. Doors @ 7:00pm.
Advance Tickets on sale now from http://stomp.com.au/promos/earthcrisis.aspx
General Tickets on sale Monday 4th May from http://www.stomp.com.au/, Moshtix Outlets, http://www.moshtix.com.au/, 1300 438 849 & Venuetix Outlets, http://www.venuetix.com.au/ or (08) 8225 8888

BUY TICKETS HERE

Posted: Wednesday, 15 April 2009

ALEKS & THE RAMPS RELEASE 'MIDNIGHT BELIEVER' THROUGH STOMP THIS MAY.

We're so excited to be releasing Midnight Believer by Melbourne's own, Aleks & The Ramps on May 30th! Keep your eyes open for more information about this release in the next few weeks.

Posted: Wednesday, 15 April 2009

AIDEN BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM 'KNIVES' ON MAY 2ND.

Ask any rock n' roll artist of the 20th century from Jerry Lee Lewis to Glenn Danzig and they'll tell you the latter.  It's that defiant spirit that has fuelled rock 'n' roll since it was coined "the devils music" and it's what catapulted AIDEN into the spotlight since they burst onto the scene in 2005.
 
With over a quarter of a million records sold world-wide and an army of devoted fans, AIDEN is prepared to unleash their most impressive record to date this Spring.  Knives is guaranteed to be the album that will close this decade off with style and open the floodgates to a whole new chapter for dark defiant rock.
 
Knives is an absolute adrenalin rush that leaves the listener completely winded and wanting more.  It is a balls-out, hammer to the skull, punk rock.

Check back in the next few weeks for more information regarding this release.

Posted: Wednesday, 15 April 2009

EROL ALKAN & RICHARD NORRIS BRING YOU 'BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE'

As producers, Erol Alkan and Richard Norris have achieved more than most producers combined will ever achieve! As the founding members of Nineties act The Grid, Richard Norris knows how to weave magic into melody, while Erol Alkan has been credited as the man who put mash-up into the public consciousness through his now legendary club night Trash at The End. He is also credited with the dubious honor of reviving the second coming of the current French sound doing the rounds through his remix of Justice’s “Waters of Nazareth”.

For more than two years, on the odd nights of the year that he’s not duty bound to be Erol Alkan, he has been known to don the mantle of ‘Mustapha 3000’ and dabble in the mysterious rites of ‘Beyond The Wizards Sleeve’ – a warped balearic psychedelic brotherhood consisting of Erol and Richard Norris.

Part folk astronauts, part electronic necromancers, they have reanimated songs by Midlake, Findlay Brown, Goldfrapp, Tracey Thorn, Franz Ferdinand, Chemical Brothers and more, into beautiful, searing moments of euphoric bliss. Each remix wildly different to the next, The Sleeve (as they are known to their fans) continue to be impossible to pin down, having recently completed their first major work, a four part series of EP’s.

Whether they are playing the latest in hardcore thrash or producing delicate anthems of spectral beauty, one thing’s for sure; music, truly fertile music, is never very far from The Sleeve, and their sound can surely only continue to grow in the future.

Tracklisting
1. The Chemical Brothers - Battle Scars (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
2. Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
3. Late of the Pier - The Bears Are Coming (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
4. Peter, Bjorn and John (Ft. Victoria Bergsman) - Young Folks (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re- nimation)
5. Tracey Thorn - Raise The Roof (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
6. Badly Drawn Boy - Promises (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
7. Goldfrapp - Happiness (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
8. Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
9. Dust Galaxy - Come Hear The Trumpets (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
10. Real Ones - Outlaw (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
11. Simian Mobile Disco - Love (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Remix)
12. Findlay Brown - Losing The Will To Survive (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)

Posted: Tuesday, 7 April 2009