Just some of the artists and labels we distribute...
ARTISTS:
72 Blues
84
Afrika Bambaataa
Andrew McCubbin
Area 7
B.B. King
Bay City Rollers
Beasts of Bourbon
Beck
Beki & The Bullets
Billie Holiday
Bing Crosby
Black Cab
The Blacklist
Blink-182
Bo Diddley
Bob Marley
Blow Up Betty
Bodyjar
Bright Eyes
Carl Perkins
The Cant’s
The Chieftains
Chuck Berry
Coldplay
The Crystal Method
Dead Kennedys
Death Cab for Cutie
Digger & The Pussycats
Digital Primate
Disco Stu
Dr Octopus
The Drones
The Donnas
Dr. John
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Fats Domino
Fizard
Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side
Go You Huskies!
Green Day
The Grand Silent System
Hank Williams
Helmet
The Hives
Howlin' Wolf
Ike & Tina Turner
Jape Squad
The Jerky Boys
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Seinfeld
John Coltrane
John Lee Hooker
Johnny Cash
Jonah’s Road
Kamikaze Trio
King Daddy
Konqistador
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lightnin' Hopkins
Little Richard
Los Lobos
Louis Armstrong
Mad Professor
Martin Martini & the Bone Palace Orchestra
Masta Killa
Matt Tonks
Melvins
MF Doom
Mick Thomas
Motorhead
Muddy Waters
Nat King Cole
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ol Dirty Bastard
Operation Ivy
Planetshakers
Public Enemy
Ray Charles
RZA
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Simply Red
Sir Mix-A-Lot
The Skatalites
Sly & Robbie
Sime Nugent
Souls On Board
Spencer P. Jones
Sublime
SubAudible Hum
The Screaming Jets
Taj Mahal
Ted Leo
Tom Waits
Townes Van Zandt
Valanti
Wilson Pickett
...and over 20,000 more.
LABELS
1am Records
AIR Gospel
Bluestone
CAAMA Music
Clan Analogue
Colossal Records
Comedy Knockout
Croxton Records
Dark Chocolate
DefJux
Epsa
Faultline
Fierce Panda
French Kiss
Get Poison Records
Hit Your Head Music
Indigenous Australia
In fidelity Records
Interstate 40
Invisible
Impedance Records
iSPY Records
Kitten Kong
Laugh.com
Liberation
Listening Earth
Lookout!
Low Transit Industries
Manifesto
Napalm
New Found Frequency
Nuclear Blast
Peachy Records
Pharmacy Records
Popboomerang
Roadrunner Records
Sanctuary
Saregama
Sheer Music
Snapper
Spooky
TCB Music
Tribal World
Turntable Spoilsports
Union Label Group
Zenith WA Records
...and thousands more.
RETAILERS THAT ORDER FROM US (AND COUNTING)
78 Records
Ace Music
After Shock
All Music And Vision
Big Star
Blue 62
Brookside
Buckleys Grafton
Caneland
Carisma
Chatterbox
Chinatown
Collector’s Corner
Discolation
Egg Records
Fist2face
Forster
Freestyle
Gold Records
Greville Records
JB Hi-Fi (all stores nationwide)
Kill The Music
Krypton
Landspeed Records
Last Record Store
Leading Edge Stores
Lizzys
Mall Music
Middle 8
Moroko
Music Farmers
Music Front
Northside
Nu Sound
Park Beach Music
Planet Music & Video
Plum Music
Polyester Records
Pure Pop Records
Rare Records
Readings
Red Hot CDs
Red Rye Records
Redback Music
Resist Records
Rhythm Nation
RJ’s leading edge
Rock Factory
Rocking Horse
Sanity (Retail & online stores)
So Music
Soundzone
Spot Music
Sunflower
Tastey
Trackmasters
Trax
Unsound
Utopia
Voyager
We Are Godzilla
NEW TRACKS ADDED TO OUR PLAYER Boom Boom Satellites - Intergalactic (Grafton Primary remix) Switchblade - The Cancer Benign (from the debut album, Invictus Infinitum)
Dreadnaught - The Push (from the new self-titled album)
GET INTO IT!
NEW SIGNING 1: COUNTDOWN RECORDS Bringing you the best in hardcore, punk, hip hop and oi! Home to Danny Diablo, Olde York (see below for release information), Son Of Skam and more.
www.myspace.com/countdownrecords.
NEW SIGNING 2: 7:45 RECORDS Finnish metal/rock label, home to Mangoo and Hateform www.myspace.com/745records.
WE’RE MOVING TO RICHMOND!
As of the end of June, our details are as follows:
POLO CLUB TO SUPPORT MUPH & PLUTONIC, GHOSTFACE KILLAH
Inventive future/retro digi-hop duo Urban Monk and Camelot The Cameleon AKA Polo Club score once again with an offer to support Ghostface Killah on his forthcoming Australian tour. Now preparing for a massive weekend, these weird scientists boast two huge shows: Friday June 26 supporting Muph & Plutonic at the Hi-Far Bar & Ballroom and then Saturday June 27 at The Espy backing up Ghostface! Make sure you peep their acclaimed debut albumThe 13, out now independently thru Amphead Music.
MELBOURNE SHOW DATES:
Fri June 26 - Hi-Fi Bar w. Muph & Plutonic plus guests.
Sat June 27 - The Espy w. Ghostface Killah (USA) plus guests.
www.myspace.com/poloclub.
ON TOUR: HATCHET DAWN, THE SCISSOR FILE, THE 69 EYES
Hatchet Dawn (Faith In Chaos EP out now!):
Made up of former members of Tribura, Symbiosist, Terrorust and current members of White Cell, Melbourne’s Hatchet Dawn head from the grave to horrify Queensland in June for the east coast stretch of the Faith In Chaos tour of Australia, playing three exclusive shows:
Thursday June 18 – Brannigans Tavern, Gold Coast
Friday June 19 – Sands Tavern, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast
Saturday June 20 – The Dead of Winter Festival 2009, Brisbane
The 69 Eyes (the new albumBack In Blood out soon through AmpHead Music!):
Over the years The 69 Eyes have become chart toppers in Europe and adored by an army of fans across the globe. Fans of fellow Fins HIM will love what our Helsinki vampires have to offer!
Thursday June 18 - The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Friday June 19 - The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Saturday June 20 - The Forum, Sydney
Recently signed to Faultline Records after spending the first 18 months with the support of Pee Records, Melbourne’s The Scissor File’s talented and prolific song writing skills has had them in the studio recording their sophomore EP Played on 45s with dual ARIA-nominated producer dw Norton.
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NSW:
Friday July 17 - Hard rock Café, Gold Coast
Saturday July 18 - Thriller night club, Brisbane
QLD:
Thursday July 23 - Hot Damn, Sydney
Friday July 24 - The Cambridge, Newcastle
Saturday July 25 - Utopia Records in-store, Sydney
Saturday July 25 - Trash Nightclub, Sydney
Japan's futuristic rock pioneers, Boom Boom Satellites team up with Australia's AIR Award nominees Grafton Primary for a re-tooling of the Classic BBS track Intergalactic'. Mastered by Lotek (Roots Manuva). Available on iTunes NOW!
OLDE YORK - EMPIRE STATE
The true hardcore sound is back on the map with Olde York, four guys hailing from the hardcore's ground zero: New York City! Bringing NYHC back to it's roots, their lyrics are deeply personal dealing with such topics as broken relationships, work, family bonds, alcohol use and abuse, as well as political stances and social commentary.
If you love Breakdown, Judge, Warzone and Agnostic Front, you can't miss Olde York! Empire State out soon through Countdown / AmpHead Music.
POLO CLUB - THE 13
Genre smashing Melbourne duo, Polo Club, deliver on their quick ascent as Australia's most inventive production act with the release of debut album, The 13. Urban Monk and Camelot The Cameleon have crafted a slamming slab of undefinable pop on this collection that recent MTV Kickstart Competition, Triple-J Unearthed and Good Vibrations Festival-sanctioned performances hinted at, but only imagined in terms of idiosyncratic beat arrangement, deft lyricism and world-class bounce.
SYN AND 3RRR ALBUM OF THE WEEK!!
Click HERE to request Killer On The Loose on triple j.
The debut album The 13 is out now through AmpHead Music / The Orchard.
ENOLA'S SECRET - ONLY WE CAN SAVE US
After cementing their spot in the scene, Enolas Secret toured extensively during 08 on the back of a three-track demo and one online single. They have shared the stage with international bands: The Used, Rise Against, Aiden, Boys Night Out and Four Year Strong, along with the finest local acts such as The Getaway Plan, Funkoars, Carpathian, In Fiction and House vs. Hurricane.
Enolas Secret has been a MySpace Feature Artist and was referred to as the latest talent in a line of great Australian bands, stepping up to their US counterparts. The EP, Only We Can Save Us mastered in New York, USA by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound (Paramore, Motley Crue, Jimmy Eat World)
SWITCHBLADE - INVICTUS INFINITUM
Switchblade are no strangers to the Australian metal scene. This fiercely independent band have built a solid national reputation on hard work and determination. In 2009 Switchblade are set to unleash one of the most accomplished metal albums Australia has ever seen with Invictus Infinitum.
Enlisting the internationally acclaimed production services of Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon (Nevermore, Jeff Loomis, Nile, Cannibal Corpse) and mastering engineer Alan Douches (Dillinger Escape Plan, God Forbid, Hatebreed) Switchblade have ensured that they will no longer be shackled to the remote confines of the Australian metal scene, but viewed as a competitive rising force in metal worldwide.
NINE HIGH - NINE HIGH
Snatching the name from their local underage alcohol vendor, Nine High are made up of three UK MC's - Fraksha, Scotty Hinds & Felony. From back alley rapping to releasing critically acclaimed mix tapes (First Take & Take 2), Nine High represent the UK to the fullest - with an Australian twist..
With both Fraksha & Scotty Hinds now living permanently in Australia (since 2007) and Felony residing in the UK, Nine High have already made a massive impact on the Australian scene.
Touring alongside Bliss N Eso & Phrase, collaborating with Australian artists such as Reason, M-Phazes, Mantra, Autism & Ciecmate, Nine High have been etching their name into the halls of Aussie Hip-Hop.Production on the album comes courtesy of M-Phazes (Royce Da 5’9”, CL Smooth, Heltah Skeltah), Ghost Town (Jehst, Foreign Beggars), Jase (Pegz, Phrase), Drif (Mikey T, Lumes) & Lewis One.
NAZARITE VOW - CONSPIRATORS
Nazarite Vow knows their stuff. Time and hard work has labeled them stalwarts of an Adelaide music scene thriving with quality. A scene that gave birth to bands like I Killed the Prom Queen and Day of Contempt/Dear and Departed is not an easy one to take hold of but with their latest outing; Conspirators, it’s not hard to see why Nazarite Vow are becoming an unstoppable force. Nazarite Vow have supported bands such as The Devil Wears Prada, Escape The Fate, Strung Out, MxPx, and Project 86.The band is about to begin a 6 week co-headlining tour with House Vs. Hurricane in June (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & regional areas).
THE VAMPIRATES - CAST ASIDE
The Vampirates have come a long way since their inception in mid 2008. In the space of 12 months the band has landed support spots for big name acts such as Bury Your Dead (USA) and Deez Nuts, as well as writing, recording and releasing their debut EP; Cast Aside.
Recorded and mixed by Kevin Call (ex-bassist of Comeback Kid) and mastered by Darren Thompson (The Amity Affliction, The Hot Lies, In Fiction) Cast Aside thrives with a raw, inspired energy from start to finish.
DIRT RIVER RADIO - CHASE THE SUN MUSIC VIDEO
From their critically-acclaimed debut EP Come Back Romance, All Is Forgiven
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come check our gig out on thurs the 2nd of july @ ding dong lounge 18 market lane cbd there will be a big cake streamers drunken mayhem and more high energy rock n roll than you can poke a stick at so boogie on down and get smashed w/ the beat brothers, the high drifters, house of honeys and fingers morris. doors 8pm fingers morris on stage 11.10-11-50pm get one up ya down load dee for deedrah and fak'in jamaican @ www.mp3.com.au/fingersmorris now
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can you please bring these to the gig? thanks a lot! but if you can't make it, make balls
Friday
Night Fire continues at Edinburgh Castle this Friday June 26 with Tobias Cummings and new band
Alaska Coats, Pony Face, and Voodoo Economic. Also Dan Lethbridge rounds out
his residency at Wesley Anne this Thursday June 25 with D Rogers in support.
Two great nights of local Melbourne
music, proudly presented by Hundred Fire Management. We hope to see you there!
Just wanted to let you know I have some samples from my latest album on myspace and would love to here what you think. I had a blast recording it with some of the best in the industry, Like James Burton (Elvis Presley's lead Guitarist) along with many more. Please stop by and have a listen. Blessings Darin Warner
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