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  • Who do you love CD launch

    Current mood:satisfied

    Many thanks for all you guys and gals who came down to Mojo and the Landsdowne.  It was good to be playing again.  I just love getting up there and doing it.  I have heard a lot of ungrateful fucks over the years complain about the grind of playing.  How it's a hassle doing the same songs over again.  Blah.  Blah. Wah.  Well, my friends, I'd like to think they're gonna have to pull that old guitar from my cold dead hands.  Thank you all for letting me try to do that.  I hope you all had as much fun as I did.
    CDs are available at Mojo Music (as is the book "Filth").  Frank and Nev will be happy to sell you a copy.  They like selling stuff.  Alternatively, you can always write to me here at Dead Rabids central and I'll sort you out something.
    Thanks again,
    Bob 
    11:06 PM

  • Rabid Rabbits

    This week, people keep asking about this band called the dead rabbits.  It's no typo.  We're not playing under a different name.  I'm asked if I'm pissed off.  And here's the truth.  Back in 78, I was in a band called the Urban Guerillas.  Later, a bunch of hippies came up from adelaide and used the name.  They kept on playing and playing and - to this day - playing.  Does that make them the Urban Guerillas?  Well not to the punks of 78.  When I went to London, I played with Blood and Roses.  Years later, weird people ask if I was really in Guns'n'Roses.  See, names get stupid. 

    Do I care if this band is called the Dead Rabbits?  Fuck that.  We're Rabid and they eat fucking grass.  Two years from now, they'll all be accountants.  I'll still be failing miserably at what ever the hell it is that I do.  Good luck to them.  Good luck to me.

    9:24 PM

  • WALLS COME DOWN... PLUS BIG DADDY K

    Current mood:talkative

    Okay, here come my third attempt at posting this Blog because the last three times I posted this, no words have shown up on the Blog.  Better luck this time...

    Okay, I've been crapping on about Walls Come Down for a while now and the event draws near.  One exciting development occurs on Saturday October 25th when Big Daddy K sets me loose on his 2RRR radio show at 7pm.  Be there, in your chair.  Don't despair.  It'll be better than fair.

    We'll play music by acts appearing on Walls Come Down.  You'll be arrested by the Men From Uncle, ridden rough shod by the Lang Langs and deeply offended by Crapulous Gee Gaw.  Wow.  The Dead Rabids will salivate your musical taste buds and el duende supply the horn section.  What a show!  And you can only hear it on 88.5 on your FM dial.

    Later on we can all hit the Empire for a bit of Voodoo lust.  I'm game if you are!

    Bob
    11:00 PM

  • Walls Come Down November 1st

    WALLS COME DOWN

    SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st 2008
    11:30am to 5:00pm

    WILEY PARK AMPHITHEATRE
    (Cnr King George’s Road and Canterbury Road Wiley Park)
    Car Park entrance in Edge Street

    ADMISSION FREE

    For a community the size of the Canterbury and Bankstown area, there are far too few “stages” for local acts to perform.  Additionally, where such venues do exist, they are frequently associated with the sale of alcoholic beverages and this acts as an obstacle to both performers and audiences.  There is talent out there, but much of it remains unheard.

    The amphitheatre in Wiley Park is also an underused resource.  On November first, it will be the venue for Walls Come Down, an all ages performance by local musicians.

    Acts performing at Walls Come Down include Dead Rabids, Cash Only, The Men From Uncle, El Duende, Lang Langs and  Crapulous Gee Gaw.  Biographies are available below.

    ACCOUSTIC STAGE

    In addition to the main stage, a second stage will be in operation between each band’s set.  The acts playing on this second stage have not been confirmed but it is envisioned that it will provide further opportunities for local musicians and performers to find an audience.

    THE BANDS

    Dead Rabids

    In 1977, Bob Short formed legendary punk band “Filth” with Peter Tillman (later of the Lipstick Killers).  Playing songs like “Do the Harold Holt”, Filth managed to upset a lot of people but, given how easy it used to be to upset people, that wasn’t too difficult.  Let’s face it, Elvis Costello caused a riot on George Street. 

    Bob Short went on to form the Urban Guerrillas which isn’t the same Urban Guerrillas who still haunt the pub circuit today.  The original Guerrillas lurked around Sydney’s Grand Hotel making a dreadful noise with such songs as “Paradise” and “No Allegiance”.  John Gunn joined as drummer and here the Dead Rabids’ story begins.

    John went to London with another group of punk legends, The Last Words as well as drumming for a variety of other acts including a long stint with The Associates.  Bob went to London and formed proto Goths Blood and Roses.  Blood and Roses made the front cover of NME, played the John Peel Show and released large wobbly slabs of vinyl that squirmed into the UK alternative charts.  Well, I guess that’s all well and good and must mean something to somebody, somewhere.

    It certainly hasn’t led to anyone retiring early.  Instead, Bob and John have reunited with newcomer Wade McPherson on Bass.  Their band is called the Dead Rabids.  If you want to hear them, try www.myspace.com/deadrabids.

    El Duende

    El Duende features members of some of the best of Sydney’s bands from the last 20 years, including Craven Fops, Godbotherers, Club Ska, Smitten, and Tactics. Amongst the musicians there is a depth of talent and passion and a rich source of song. “These guys are classicists...” wrote Nick Heath in Drum Media Magazine, 2005     
    The Spanish word “Duende” means “the dark energy which pervades all the best art and music”. Like the intangible term itself , this young Australian band El Duende is difficult to label, but with their mix of classical, jazz and rock instruments and playing styles, evocative songs and sassy expression, they have a unique style and an edgy consciousness that draws audiences in. With influences as diverse as Something for Kate, Echo and the Bunnymen, REM, Triffids, flamenco and Roy Orbison, the band formed in late 2002, slowly evolving through regular live performances and recordings of their original material.

    Daniel Morphett’s songwriting skills are evident on the debut album, Overcome, released in September 2005. His songs have also been covered by luminaries such as Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and James Cruickshank (Cruel Sea).  With a string of performances in popular Sydney venues, including The Hopetoun and the iconic Hollywood Hotel, 2007 sees the recording and release of the band’s second album and performances around the country at pubs, festivals and events.

    El Duende are: Daniel Morphett – Vocals & Guitar (Songwriter), Gary Manley – Bass, Guitar, Catherine Smith – Drums , Christian Rosenmai – Violin, Virgil Reality – Trumpet
    Further info:  http://www.el-duende.com/

    The Lang Langs

    Most of us dream of a life of fast cars, international espionage and relentless shagging but few of us have the guts to actually live it. The Lang Langs are among those few.

    According to the Lang Langs’ self-styled evil Svengali, Hak Nudestrom, their world is an irrational, violent one, full of ice-pick wielding wahinis.

    ‘The funny thing is’ explains Nudestrom ‘The Lang Langs actually dig this sort of existence.’

    For reasons of national security, the Lang Langs’ real identities cannot be made known and the names ‘Charles’, ‘John’, ‘Michael’ and ‘Dave’ are aliases carefully chosen by powerful computers to protect their true identities.

    If great bands are in tune with the zeitgeist, the Lang Langs have captured the modern spirit of shallow self-obsession better than perhaps any band since Loverboy.

    ‘The Lang Langs are Loverboy freaks.’ Says Nudestrom. ‘They really dig the way Loverboy sprang mysteriously from nowhere to disappear as quickly, leaving only a vague memory of a bunch of losers in red leather trousers. That, if push comes to shove, is how the Lang Langs want to be remembered.’

    Learn more about the Lang Langs at www.myspace.com/langlangsrock

    The Men From Uncle

    Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Men from U.N.C.L.E. have been on an assignment of critical global importance; their mission :— to rid the world of the evils of T.H.R.U.S.H. Secret agents by day and musicians by night, the Men from U.N.C.L.E. have an arsenal of musical styles at their disposal be it lounge, sixties beat-punk or sleazoid seventies funk. The band is comprised of Napoleon Solo on vocals; Illya Kuryakin on drums; Colonel Steve Austin on guitar; and new recruit Dr Igneous Kathexy on bass.
    In their short but sordid history they have played at notorious city night spots such as the Hopetoun, the Hollywood, the Kay-Bee, the Sando, Tailors, Spectrum, Club 77, the Lansdowne, the Empire, the Annandale, the Off Broadway Hotel, and Bar Broadway, the Excelsior Hotels in Surry Hills & Glebe, not to mention lawn bowls clubs in Bronte, Alexandria–Erskineville, and Dundas, and have been part of a number of infamous Sounds of Seduction spectaculars, Triangle's Sideshow Alley extravaganzas, 2-RRR FM Wavelength fund raisers, and Your Rights at Work rallies.  You can see and hear more from the Men from Uncle at www.myspace.com/themenfromuncle and ikathexy.freeshell.org/themenfromuncle
     
    Cash Only

    Cash Only is Sydney's Premier Johnny Cash Tribute Band. Our show covers all aspects of the enduring career of Johnny Cash.
    We begin with the early years of the Louisiana Hayride, his numerous duets with the love of his life June Carter Cash, and all the hits up to, and including the American Recordings.

With a show that is suitable for all ages, we look forward to entertaining your guests, whether it be at a Pub, Club, Private or Corporate Function.

So check out the "News" section on the website to see where we are performing next, and get your hat and boots on, and come see us!

Better yet, why not theme your next event as a "Country Affair", and have Cash Only at your next Shindig!  You can see more about cash only on their web site www.cashonly.com.au

    Crapulous Gee Gaw

    Crapulous Gee Gaw are a 3 piece Sydney  punk band featuring Stevo on Bass and Vocals, Boo on Drums and Mouse on Guitar and Vocals.  Being men of few words, they believe their actions speak louder than words.  To date, they have released 4 albums –
    Crapulator - 1996,
    Piggledip Spockwad – 1999
    Pussy Funstick - 2005.
    Filthy Little Beast - 2007.

    Free downloads of their stuff are available at http://www.myspace.com/crapulousgeegaw.  New stuff. Old stuff.  They hope you will enjoy these offerings.

    For further information about this event, contact Bob Short @ Horizon Theatre on (02)9750 9567 or email him at kxv666@hotmail.com.
     
    12:12 AM

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