"The best band I have ever heard in my entire life" Edward Guglielmino
"BEST BAND EVER" Ben Preece
Infamous Australian outfit formed in early 2006 after James Obrien ("The Boat People") Jackie Marshall, and Edward Guglielmino decided that Brisbane needed a band that went out of its way to piss off punters. "Lost of Love" became legendary very quickly. Spurning vehement opposal from punters and music industry boffins alike, the band soon had an arsenal of pithy review with which to recruit new fans:
"Lost of Love"'s debut gig at the now demolished "Alley Bar" resulted in a massive bar fight, where three of the audience members and two of the band members were evicted. One of the evicted audience members Mick Elliot soon after the fight quit his alt-counry rock band "Mexico City" to join "Lost of Love". LoL's third gig at the no longer extant venue "The Columbian" featuring their new distorted dobro player Mick Elliot and new bass player Chris Brady was legendary, as not one of the members of the band were functioning on the same vibrational dimension.
"Lost of Love"'s most infamous gig resulted in the police being called and the stage manager pulling the gig. The gig was in the Valley mall. It was a front page story in "City News" the very next day. The band emerged valiant as proponents of their self-coined "Freeguardist" ideals which can be roughly summed up by a Richard Flanagan quote from "Gould's Book Of Fish", being:
"Rough work with a soul will always be open to all, including condemnation and reviling, while fine work housing emptiness is closed to all insults and is easily ivied over with paid praises".
Inevitably, "Lost of Love" continued its turgid existence until early 2008 when the lead singer Edward Guglielmino was advised by his doctor to quit the rock and roll life style. He continued to play music, albeit gentille acoustic gigs around Australia and Europe, and in a much more left wing sad white boy music fashion, no longer performing sex acts on stage, rather performing wussy ballads about his ex-girlfriend. Jackie Marshall went off to Europe to travel with gypsies, and James Obrien focused on his pop band "The Boat People" in order to try and pay of the mass of debt that "Lost Of Love" incurred during 12 failed recording sessions. Chris Brady now lives in exodus in the UK, and the drummer who wishes to be no longer associated with "Lost of Love" in any way has gone on to play for Robert Forster and "Flamingo Crash". And so the band fell to ruin.
Months passed and each of the founding members dealt with the vast negative-LoL hole in their lives via various unfulfilling pursuits involving slow cash and bottom-of-the-food-pyramid riders. Thus Edward Guglielmino, during the worst tour of his entire life and reaching the end of his despair makes a rare indulgent call-for-help to Jackie Marshall from his derelict hotel room in Geelong. During their fateful conversation they agree to reignite Lost Of Love in a bid to reestablish some grand new hub for catharsis in their respective flailing existences. Jackie promptly calls James Obrien, James calls Mick Elliot, Mick calls the drummer, who hangs up on him immediately and continues his line of coke. Edward calls Brady, Brady hangs up on Edward immediately and finishes his joint. Thus only 50 percent of the band is back together for a 1am slot on the 8th of August at The Troubadour:
HOWEVER it is THE BETTER HALF!
Come see these worn out rockstars re-united in attempted to revitalize their washed up solo careers and compensate for their new less interesting projects!
Once seen, everyone states, that "this is the best band in Brisbane" or they may state something else, but the chorus of cheers, and the increadble music drowns out the useless criticisms.
The Old Order like to think of themselves as Brisbane’s best 2nd rate band. They’re not being self-deprecatory; they just reckon there’s a lot more fun to be had in the 2nd division. And a lot of goals to be kicked. You don’t have to pretend you’re something you’re not.
The Old Order don’t get their hands grubby tryna cut it with the professionals. They’re reclaiming amateurism as a positive. There’s a lot of bands acting professionally cos they think it’s gonna get them gigs. Well, they’re probably right. But it doesn’t mean they’re gonna be a band worth seeing. Not everyone’s gonna think the Old Order are a band worth seeing but you’ll always know where they’re coming from. The Old Order are coming out:
Coming out Amateur. Amateur and Proud.
The Old Order are pushing at the edges and the boundaries of what’s acceptable, what’s cool, what’s interesting, boring, irrelevant, thought provoking, whatever. Sometimes the boundaries need shifting and sometimes they don’t. The Old Order just keep pushing and pulling, copping their share of blows. They’re not stiff; they’re rolling with the punches.
Maybe they make a difference maybe they don’t. There’s plenty more shots at goal to be had. They might not be accurate all the time but as long as they keep kicking and kicking, they’re gonna keep scoring. Often out of bounds, often out of order but always scoring points.
The Old Order launch their new album ‘Out Of Order’ at:
Rock Against Psychedelia Clarence Corner Hotel Saturday 29th August 9pm Free entry
with Pineapples from the Dawn of Time And Stress of Leisure.
w/ Vaginabillies The Old Order The Omars Handbag & Compere Alex Oliver (4ZZZ Friday Drivetime)
After the huge success of ROCK AGAINST CHICKS last year, Brother Man Dude has decided to put together the next ‘ROCK AGAINST…’ event while the momentum is on his side. Since the ‘ROCK AGAINST…’ series is really starting to get a name for itself, he has decided it’s time to really make a statement.
ROCK AGAINST CHICKS attracted a lot of attention because of its sensational and provocative undertones. Was it misogynistic? Was it sexually exploitative? It certainly attracted a crowd.
For this next event, Brother Man Dude is happy to ride that wave of publicity. But Rock Against Humour is different in a very significant way: It does not resort to cheap laughs and attention seeking tactics. This is the real thing. No joke.
ROCK AGAINST HUMOUR brings together bands and performers that put passion before professionalism. This does not mean they don’t mean business. Certainly they know how to have a laugh. After all when you’re dealing with weighty subject matter, man, you gotta break the tension somehow.
The evening will be compered by 4ZZZ personality Alex Oliver of Friday Night Drive fame. He will keep the audience on their toes and on task. It’s High Art; it’s challenging but it can be rewarding. So pay attention.
This is not just a night for drinking, partying and escapism.
Remember, it’s not a joke. Get serious.
Choose a position. Make a stand. Rock Against Humour.
Dearest Dick Lover, My dear son and his naughty band have released a fitting tribute to the end of George Bush's reign of terror with their animated filmclip George Bush's Chicken. Starring George W at home on the ranch with his muslem chicken Ned as well as guest appearances from some of his closest circle including Osama Bin Laden, Paris Hilton, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama and Mr Ed, this is the behind the scenes insight the world has long waited for. Kindest Regards Gladys Desert Dick Desert's Mum & Webmistress for Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club www. dickdesert. com www. myspace. com/dickdesert www. youtube. com/dickdesert
w/ Girl with Cake The Old Order Legions of Mary Flying Squad.
Chick bands are the next phenomenon to be under the spotlight in the ongoing “Rock Against…’ series promoted and presented by Brother Man Dude from The Old Order.
There’s a lot of excellent all girl bands ‘round at the moment and something must be done; things are getting out of hand. 2 of the best are indie popsters Girl with Cake and grunge rockers Legions of Mary. Classic rockers The Old Order and garage rockers Flying Squad who both happen to be all male are feeling threatened so they are asserting their relevance and staging a showdown.
The idea of the ‘Rock Against…’ series is that for each event a style of music is featured as much as a protest against the genre as a celebration of it. So far Garage, Folk, Country, Roots and Indie bands have been featured.
Its about bringing together bands and performers that may not normally be on the same bill to blur the lines and emphasise similarities as well as differences. The Rock bands are chosen on the grounds that they may have more to do with bands of the particular style or scene featured than is immediately obvious and vice-versa. Poetry, Hip-Hop and Humour are some of the styles to come.
So what are we gonna learn about the bands on the bill of Rock Against Chicks? Will gender stereotypes be subverted? Will sexual identities be shattered? Or will it just be a case of good ol’ fashioned knee-slapping cross-dressing hi-jinx and cheap laughs?
Choose a position. Make a stand. Rock Against Chicks.
CLUB 299 is kicking ass big time and now hosts two massive clubs every weekend!! If you want free entry for you and your mates this weekend and to go in the draw to win heaps of cool stuff simply click on the event below
