Beasts Of Bourbon
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Beasts Announced For Community Cup
Saturday, May 11 2013 at 01:00 AM
The annual grudge match between Melbourne musicians (“The Rockdogs”) and community radio representatives from PBS and Triple R (“The Megahertz”) will be fought out at Elsternwick’s Sportscover Arena on June 23 with halftime entertainment provided by the legendary Beasts Of Bourbon. The motto for th…
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Photos: All Tomorrow's Parties Day 2
Tuesday, February 19 2013 at 11:00 PM
Photos from the second day of the All Tomorrows Parties: I'll Be Your Mirror festival, held in Altona on February 17. The day featured a performance from festival co-curators The Drones, as well as sets from Beasts of Bourbon, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Don Walker and more. Photos by KATIE FAIRSERVICE…
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Icons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 2
Wednesday, Feb 13 2013|by Patrick Emery
PATRICK EMERY continues his oral history of the classic ‘Axeman’s Jazz’ line-up of Beasts of Bourbon, picking up with its 1987 reconvening and the making of ‘Sour Mash’ and ‘Black Milk’. Part one here. In 1987 The Scientists returned to Australia at the end of the band’s tenure in Europe. Kim Salmon returned to his hometown of Perth, while Boris Sujdovic returned to Sydney. Tex Perkins, meanwhile, had had his own e…
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Icons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 1
Tuesday, Feb 12 2013|by Patrick Emery
As the proper first incarnation of Beasts of Bourbon reconvenes for ATP, PATRICK EMERY traces that line-up’s long and crooked path, reliving it all with Tex Perkins, Spencer P Jones, Kim Salmon, Boris Sujdovic and James Baker. The Beasts of Bourbon were born of happenstance and inebriated serendipity. Originally an ad hoc musical vehicle to fill a series of gigs booked by Greg Perkins – nicknamed ‘Tex’ on account …
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Drones, Beasts “supergroup” announce debut
Thursday, October 11 2012 at 07:00 AM
It’s the Aus rock “supergroup” that just had to happen: former Beasts of Bourbon bandmates Spencer P Jones and James Baker have teamed up with The Drones’ Fiona Kitschin and Gareth Liddiard on a new album. Titled Spencer P Jones and the Nothing Butts it’ll be out through Shock Records on November 9…
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Tex Perkins
The Dark Horses/The Band of Gold
Sunday, Aug 28|by Doug Wallen
Australian rock icon Tex Perkins plays it safe on new albums with The Dark Horses and The Band Of Gold, writes DOUG WALLEN. Two albums cut in different studios with different players (save shared bassist Steve Hadley). One all originals, the other all covers. Yet these new works from lifer Tex Per…
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