Poison City Records may one day hold the same prestige that Lookout Records once did if they keep fossicking to find punk rock gems such as The Smith Street Band, The Bennies and – now releasing their second record – Tasmania’s Luca Brasi. Yes, just like The Godfather bodyguard.
I am uncontainably overjoyed to announce my piece on ESCAPE, Australia's most successful and forgotten metal band, is up on Mess+Noise. It's been a mind-blowing journey getting this story together from the guys. The guys who lived three years of super-stardom from 1984 to 1987 only to have it all taken away. The metal and even music averse will find this story incredible.
(By Editor Sandi Sieger with contributions from the Onya Team)
I’m in the business of celebrating Australia every day. Being Editor-In-Chief of this magazine means I see, do, taste and feel so much of this great land every day of the week. So when I sat down to think about the meaning of Australia Day, I was a little stuck. It’s just another day, after all.
Sure, there’ll be a lot of stereos beating to the sound of Triple J’s Hottest 100. There’ll be a lot of barbeques sizzling with snags and steaks, and tops being twisted off bottles, and corks being popped. There’ll be Australian flags emblazoned on windows and cars and tattooed on the shoulders and backs of the citizens of this country. But what about it should matter?
“The universe is change, life is what our thoughts make it.”
