Liz Thompson (Aspasia, Midget Stooges), Joel (Bodies, The Adults, Tractor by Day), Simon Morrison, Liz Turner (Jihad Against America, Remake Remodel, Royalchord), "Weird" Al-Qaeda (Matt Gleeson from The Stabs, badcopbadcop & Bowl of Dick), and Ben Butcher (Jihad Against America, Baseball, The Grimm, Aardvark).
Influences
Eyehategod, X-Ray Spex, Fugazi, MC5, Dead Kennedys, Jesus Lizard, Little Ugly Girls, Gang of Four, Christbait, early Midnight Oil, Britney Spears, The Bronx, Refused, PJ Harvey, Crunt, our other bands, whiskey, cider, vodka-rasberry UDLs, amphetamines, our parents and lovers, Hunter S. Thompson, an assorted array of political groups and artists who try to push the boundaries of radicality and create a more interesting world. These include, to a certain extent, the politics of Leila Khaled and the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a revolutionary socialist secular group who never tried to kill anyone, the Weather Underground, an American Marxist student group who blew shit up around the time of the Vietnam War and accidently killed two of their own but never tried to kill anyone, the art of Joel Peter Witkin, Lee Bul, Paul McCarthy, Goya, Bill Viola, Sherin Neshat, Lee Walton, Duchamp is king, Chapman Bros, Damien Hirst, Ann Weatherton, Rosalie Gascoigne, Barry Mcgee, Sidney Nolan, Luigi Russolo(fucked up politics though), Robert Rauschenberg, Gunther Von Haagen, Tristan Tzara and Dada.
4 lead singers. 2 drummers, 4 guitarists, 1 casio player and a bassman. Not all at the same time mind you (we swap around a bit), but the 6 members of The Assassination Collective are here for a specific reason, and it isn't to fulfill the expected role of what the music industry passes as a rock band these days.
Isn't there more interesting things in life? Who do you think you're accountable to? What will you take responsibility for?
We are sick of the limitations imposed by elements of the underground rock scene that require censorship of anything too "political", which compromises one's apparent "coolness". We write songs about revolution in an age of disorder and a culture industry which keeps musicians and audiences blind to the exploits of capital. We also like to get fucked up and have A LOT OF FUN.
THE ASSASSINATION COLLECTIVE - A MILLION FANTASTIC REASONS... $15
To visit the Afterdark Records myspace just hit the below link.
"Anti Family" footage taken at The Vineyard, St.Kilda, 2008
Vultures of Venus prepare to tear up the stage this week with two incendiary performances. The first at Revolver on the 23 July on Chapel St. The Vultures are joined by the devastating sounds of Roxy Moron and MojoRising, both well respected noise makers from the Southside of town. The night promises to kick some true dance rockin punkadelic ass and blow da minds of all da yuppie princesses on Chappel St. If you've never seen a cool dance rock show with a twist of the 70's underground then get yr asses moving. Shake it ... Shake it from da hip THEN on Saturday night Vultures of Venus continue their 70's Bowie stylings as they head to their natural enviroment, as the perform at WOW in Geddes Lane in the CBD.The Vultures of Venus prepare to electrify ’WOW’ once more with their glam rock electronica accompanied by the acts Desert Morning, Cordyseps and The Lazy Sons as well as ACID JACKS fresh from touring America. Ya gotta be in it to win it! and as we all know there are a lot of beautiful prizes to be found for those willing to venture into the unknown.......mention "VULTURES OF VENUS" at the door for cheaper entry.
Yo Assassination Collective ! ! ! Don't sit around staring at Televission THIS THursday 9th July, at the JOHN CURTAIN BAND ROOM 29 Lygon ST CARLTON come get warm, drink beer and fill your ears the psychedelic soundz)))))))))))))))) of VULTURES OF VENUS, TECHNOLOGY and GOLD GULL.kick off at 9pm Were on at 10pm so it's not too late for the workers. Hope you can make it down , should be a riot ! cheers Simon Vulture
Friday
Night Fire continues 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!
Since you guys are my friends I though you might want to check out the hot new Vagrants vids from the recent Hi Fi Bar gig http://www.youtube.com/thevagrants
Dan Lethbridge continues his June residency at Wesley Anne this
Thursday with support from one Tim Cannon. Come warm yourself by the
open fire, have a drink and relax with some great music.
GO-GO SAPIEN (formerly the Great Apes) album launch this Saturday 30th
May at East Brunswick Club (280 Lygon Street, East Brunswick) . It's gonna be an audio/visual, psychedelic
garage extravaganza...
ALBUM AVAILABLE FROM OFF THE HIP RECORDS - 383 FLinders Lane Melbourne.
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