#radio birdman

[undergroundrockpress]

Radio Birdman, Live at the Funhouse (Sydney), 1976.

#rock photography #Radio Birdman #1976 #1970s

[jareckiworld]

Tim Johnson — Radio Birdman, Funhouse (synthetic polymer paint on linen, 1978)

#Tim Johnson #australian art #punk rock #Radio Birdman

[weirdlookindog]

Radio Birdman - Crying Sun

#radio birdman #crying sun #Youtube

[rastronomicals]

11:57 PM EDT March 24, 2024:

Radio Birdman - "Alone In The Endzone" From the album Essential Radio Birdman 1974-78 (July 17, 2001)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Bands named after Stooges lyrics

#Radio Birdman #Essential Radio Birdman 1974-78 #Alone In The Endzone

[theunderestimator-2]

Radio Birdman performing at Paddington Town Hall, Sydney, with Rob Younger as an undercover agent of aussie punk with a tee over his head with holes cut to resemble a ski mask back in 1977 (possibly the Nov. 20th gig) as captured by Bob King.

"In 1977, Radio Birdman, the scourge of Sydney rock'n'roll, played there more than once because they couldn't get anywhere else to play. Birdman went to Paddington in the first place because they couldn't get anywhere else to play. They'd been run off the suburban pub circuit, having scared shit out of promoters and punters alike. Inert Australian record companies were still terrified of Birdman, even if the band’s audience was swelling. Radio Birdman had always ensured that on the infrequent occasions they did play, it was an event..."

Clinton Walker (”Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music, 1977-1991″):

(via & via, via, via)

#radio birdman #rob younger #aussie punk aussie punk rock #early punk scene #1977 #punk #punk rock #live gig #people

[dustedmagazine]

CIVIC — New Vietnam & Singles (ATO)

Where to start with CIVIC? The Melbourne fivesome made its inroads outside Australia early in 2023 with a second album, Taken by Force. Produced by Rob Younger of Radio Birdman and, not coincidentally, brought out the band’s hard proto-punk surf sound in a clean, clear way. Yet if you want to really understand the primitive force of this hard-knocking, straight-up rock ‘n roll band, maybe you go back to the beginning, round about 2018, when, fresh out of the woodshed, they produced New Vietnam, their earliest EP, and a string of singles.

This reissue from ATO is the first look for most of us at CIVIC’s undiluted Aussie punk fury. Rough throated Jim McCullough is a dead ringer for the Saints’ Chris Bailey in battering proto-punk assaults like “New Vietnam” and doomed romantic epics like “Street Machine Dream.” That original line-up had only one guitarist, but Lewis Hodgson takes up space for two or three, ratcheting up tension with tight, fast, disciplined strumming, then blowing it up with unhinged solos. Gutty bass cadences anchor the chaos—that’s Roland Hvlaka holding down the maelstrom in “Call the Doctor” and the drums bang hard, without frills, brutal but never boring.

This reissue splits right down the middle, the first seven tracks from the debut EP, the backside an assortment of roughly contemporary material, including four from the later-in-2018 EP Those Who Know, two from the Selling, Sucking, Blackmail, Bribes single and one live version of “New Vietnam” recorded for PBS in 2018. Thirteen of the tracks are originals; the lone cover is a faithful but wall-shaking take of Brian Eno’s “Needle in the Camel’s Eye.”

This earlier material is both heavy and fast. You don’t think of sludge going this hard, but here on cuts like “Nuclear Son” and, especially, “New Vietnam,” the band pursues punk speed through a hard rock murk, held together by relentless drumming and sheer force of will. These couple of tracks are, perhaps, the most Stooge-like of the bunch, but a Motor City diesel haze hangs over the whole endeavor.

Birdman is another clear influence, especially on “Satellites,” with its clear, flaring guitars and arena-sized, not-quite-sung rhythmic chants. “What a time to be alive,” indeed. And the palm-muted, wrecked lyricism of “Street Machine Dream” taps directly into the Saints at their most epic, “This Perfect Day,” for one.  

You can hear this band taking shape even within the limited time frame that this disc covers. “Flick the Station,” recorded about six months after “New Vietnam” operates on a larger scale than the debut EP, with gigantic power chords and serrated anthemic hooks. “Heat” wallops just as hard but with more melody than the earlier material. Signs of softness? Hardly. “Selling, Sucking, Blackmail, Bribes” howls and crashes and makes no compromises. And the live version of “New Vietnam,” again six months out from the debut, goes right up to off-the-rails but pulls it off, blur speed and unhinged.

No question that CIVIC’s latest album Taken by Force is cleaner and clearer, with a stronger dose of surf rock thrown into a volatile punk-and-hard-rock mix. But these early songs are rough-crusted gems, the fire glinting out of corrosive settings.

Jennifer Kelly

#CIVIC #new vietnam and singles #ATO #jennifer kelly #albumreview #dusted magazine #rock #punk #garage #surf #stooges #radio birdman #the saints #australia

[vinyl-connection]

FLIGHT OF THE BIRDMAN

When thinking of pivotal Australian punk bands, two shine brightly enough to burn your eye. Having some affinity with the vibrant UK scene, The Saints are perhaps better known internationally. Yet in terms of sheer power and energy Radio Birdman are certainly their equal.  Formed in Sydney by Rob Younger and US born Deniz Tek, Radio Birdman were dedicated and completely uncompromising. Their…

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#70s Rock #Australian punk #Classic Albums #Music writing #Radio Birdman #Radios Appear

[julio-viernes]

"I spent ten years, half my life. Just getting ready, then it was time. Warpage in my figures, Radios Appear. Midnight was the barrier, back in 1963".

Este "Dominance & Submission" lo tocan ahora mismito los Dictators es sus conciertos, una vieja rola de los Blue Öyster Cult, banda a la que algunas personas que no los han escuchado en su vida denominan "jevi"... JA JA JA, eso es como decir que Thin Lizzy eran "jevis", incluso que los propios Dictadores son "jevi", y quedarse tan pancho, jaja, algo verdaderamente cómico, un reduccionismo injusto, absurdo e ignorante.

Está en la historia, en su historia. Tanto Dictators como BÖC fueron bandas amigas, casi hermanas, desde el principio a través de su productor común Sandy Pearlman. Canta en el local de ensayo, como es lógico y normal, Albert Bouchard.

#the dictators #blue oyster cult #albert bouchard #sandy pearlman #ramones #thin lizzy #radio birdman

[punkrockmixtapes]

radio birdman - more fun

#youtube #Radio Birdman #More Fun

[toffeethief]

#top 7 albums #weekly #warthog #the effects #coheed and cambria #tumor circus #carlos santana & alice coltrane #radio birdman #buddy tate

[dixiefunk]

Radio Birdman - "The Untold Story of Radio Birdman: Descent Into The Malestrom"

オーストラリアの伝説のガレージ・ロック・バンド、レディオ・バードマンの活動の軌跡を描いた貴重なドキュメンタリー映画『レディオ・バードマン/ディセント・イントゥ・メールストロム』

バンド内の亀裂をそのまま反映した生々しさが見どころ！

「おしゃれ人間お断り」

ロックの本質がここにある！

#dvd #my photo #diary #radio birdman #garage rock #rock #cinema #documentary film

[weirdlookindog]

Radio Birdman - Love Kills

#radio birdman #love kills #Youtube

[rastronomicals]

3:30 PM EST March 9, 2024:

Radio Birdman - "Murder City Nights" From the album Essential Radio Birdman 1974-78 (July 17, 2001)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Bands named after Stooges lyrics

#Radio Birdman #Essential Radio Birdman 1974-78 #Murder City Nights

[theunderestimator-3]

The Underestimator Mixtapes - The Time The World Turned Punk

Summertime’s here, kitties, and it's time to take a trip: 23 destinations in 14 countries across the globe between 1976-1983, when punk & new wave exploded all over the world.

Available for online streaming on Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/the-underestimator/the-underestimator-mixtapes-the-time-the-world-turned-punk/

or download as separate mp3 tracks in a zip file, here:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0roamg752kd9o1w/THE_UNDERESTIMATOR_MIXTAPES_-_THE_TIME_THE_WORLD_TURNED_PUNK.zip/file

[Don’t be alarmed if you are denied access: In case you get the error message “Permission Denied” prompting you to download a copyrighted song via Amazon or sth, you should be aware that this is a mediafire trick to discourage you from downloading when the uploaded file includes copyrighted material, so they can appear legit in the eyes of the copyright holders. If you close the tab and try a couple of times or more, the link will eventually appear (don’t refresh the mediafire page, it doesn’t work that way, just open the link from the underestimator post to a new tab, then close it and re-open it in a new tab a couple of times or more).]

Download some more playlists posted on The Underestimator Mixtapes series, here.

01. Roadrunner (The Modern Lovers cover) - The Sex Pistols (UK, 1976) 02. Wot About Me - Wild Youth (ZA, 1979) 03. Little Girl - Viletones (CAN, 1977) 04. Uh-Oh (White Noise Version) - Avengers (USA, 1978). 05. Chelsea Kids - La Femme (AUS, 1979). 06. Me Gusta Ser Una Zorra (The Stooges cover) - Vulpess (ESP, 1983) 07. This is Rock 'n' Roll - The Kids (BEL, 1978) 08. Romantist - The Stalin (JPN, 1982) 09. Pânico Em S.P. - Inocentes (BRA, 1982) 10. Mommi I'm A Misfit - The Misfits (The Tragics, USA, 1981) 11. Girl On The Run - Honey Bane (UK, 1979) 12. Llamando Al Profesor Baxter - Els Masturbadors Mongolics (ESP, 1978) 13. Mysterex - The Scavengers (NZL, 1979) 14. Allons Enfants - The Gags (ITA, 1980) 15. Hystérie Connective - Metal Urbain (FRA, 1978) 16. You You - Malaria! (DEU, 1983) 17. Make Sure - Forward Music Quintet (GRE, 1983) 18. Motorbikin' (Chris Spedding cover) - Martha and The Muffins (CAN, 1980) 19. World War Four - The Reactors (USA, 1980) 20. Even Money - Warsaw Pakt (UK, 1977) 21. International News - National Wake (ZA, 1981) 22. Hanging On - Radio Birdman (AUS, 1978) 23. Alibi - The 'B' Girls (CAN, 1979)

#the underestimator mixtapes #playlists #music

[intotheclash]

The Stooges - 1969 (Official Audio)

Il punk nasce qui. Nel 1969. Poi sboccia in Australia nel 73/74 con i Saints e con i Radio Birdman . Solo nel 1977 arriva in Gran Bretagna. Quindi fanculo quei modaioli dei Sex Pistols.

#youtube #the stooges #iggy pop #punk rock