Being With Brat Farrar That Night

Brat Farrar continues to deal in rock subterfuge, delivering Being With You That Night seemingly under the cover of darkness (possibly in a coffin, if the rad Bela Lugosi cover is anything to go by). Brat (AKA Sam Agostino of Digger & the Pussycats) continues to mine various seams of rock tangents, kicking off with the fuzz-punk-glam w/ drum machine mania of the title track, before delving into more bubblegum rock circa Ratcat via a Bolan-led Laid Thenardier (check em out) in 'Let It Go'. He finishes out this fun 7" with 'Feel This Way', going widescreen with the guitar buzz, a perfect palate cleanser before starting all over again. Pick it up here.

A Decade of Mere Migration Noise Celebration

Your tiny words don't mean a thing. But if you don't mind, then keep making whatever noise you want to make. Keep it up for ten years. Tiny Migrants launch their little slab of noise (some Mexican hat cum XXXX brewery, back and forth, jumpin', thrivin' and strivin' to survivin' tunes) at a very special show this weekend. Brisbane's own independant stalwarts Mere Noise records are celebrating 10 years on the trot with parties THIS WEEKEND at Black Bear in Bris and Off the Hip in Melbourne.



To do anything is hard. To run an independent record label for ten years in a town renown for siphoning culture southward through its ample storm drains and cultural backwaters... verges on biblical. You thought Job had it tough? He never had to work through an industry re-inventing itself whilst living off beans so he could put out shit-hot local bands on 7" records throughout the world.  The fact that Mere Noise exist is a fucking testament worth your admiration. Get down to one of the shows and party like it's 2003. It may be mere, but it's a lot louder than the silence that would be without them.