No better way to spend a lazy afternoon than a short trip up to Dee Why to see THE HERBAL LUNATICS rip through a set of HELLMENN classics.
Saturday morning acoustic sessions #1. A shortened dodgy version of the TOE TO TOE classic, GIANT KILLER. Stay tuned for next weeks acoustic banger!
Now that was a punks picnic! Seriously that is up there as one of the wildest picnics ever in its near 30 year history. Piles of punters, piles of families, ripping tunes all day and nothing but smiles all day! Shout out to everyone that helped out on the day, we truly appreciate you, all the bands that played, (especially the ones from out of town), lent gear etc you all rule. Thanks to everyone that donated to the go fund me earlier in the year too, without your support this sh*t can’t happen. The biggest thanks goes out to all the punters, without you there is no picnic. An extra special mention needs to go out to all the emerging young punks.. you lot are some of the most passionate, compassionate and respectful mob, your a breathe of fresh air the scene needs, it’s truly a beautiful thing to see. Stay weird, never conform, we totally love you all! The Sydney punk rock community came together and was on fire yesterday! What an absolute buzz!!! Thank you! Video of Backhand!!
The passing of our dear friend Drew has affected many people from all around the globe. Drew was one of a kind, a ying yang of brutality and kindness. A creative soul with an intellect to match the greatest minds on earth. He was a visionary and was never afraid to take risks. He had a mind for lo brow detail, pushing the limits on his creative adventures like his film FLANGE DESIRE, the body of books he wrote and who could forget his Punch and Judy show! Drew came from a world where humour was medicine. He made us all laugh, he made us all laugh our absolute our f**king guts up! This week the laughter has subsided. The world was never big enough for Drew! He was larger than life! I had the pleasure of doing backing vocals on the first two STANLEY KNIFE demos an experience I’ll cherish forever. Thank you for the laughs old mate! I’ll guess you’ll never know what happened to Newtown! I hope everyone is doing ok!
Dino always turned my sh*ttiest riffs into epic hardcore ragers. Miss you bro! Hope you’re smashing it wherever you are! #impactstatementband
COMPOUND: AMOUNT TO NUFFIN. Thanks to everyone that came out and saw us early! Huge thanks to Tom from LAST RIDE and the NO WARNING boys. Good lads.
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COMING SOON. THE WANK: podcast is gonna be a talk show discussing life as it used to be. We’ll be chatting about what pisses us off, what makes us laugh and you’ll hear stories that’ll make your head spin in disbelief. Of course they’ll be plenty of talk about punk too. Presented by two old dodgy ethnic punks from Sydney, Jay and Con with our weekly side kick and resident punching bag Jacko. Lets see how long this lasts! Stay tuned!
How good was COMPOUND last night!!!
Sydney hardcore band Backhand will have a new video out soon for their second single PULL THE TRIGGER. PULL THE TRIGGER is a hard hitting tune, which brings to light the thoughts of suicide and self harm endured by those persons living in a domestic violence relationship. The media continue to discuss the “death tally” at the hands of domestic violence perpetrators but they fail to mention the real fallout of domestic violence. They fail to report the amount of persons who become homeless, self harm, break down and take their own lives, unable to continue living in violent relationships or deal with the consequences of their family break down. Say no to domestic violence. PULL THE TRIGGER : OUT SOON : STAY TUNED. BACKHAND play THE CAMBRIDGE HOTEL in Newcastle with a stack of other bands Saturday February 11th.
“Black or white, wrong or right, a balance must be struck. Moderation, obliteration our earths a sitting duck” .. New Sydney hardcore punk band Backhand from last weekends show. Get onto their socials and show em some love!
BACKHAND are a new Sydney hardcore band ready to f**king rage. Featuring proud Kamilaroi front person KP and a host of other Sydney has beens. Check out this snipet from their forthcoming GENTRIFICATION IS GENICIDE EP out early next year. BACKHAND shout down at and call out, domestic / gender violence , raise concerns about mental health and advocate for indigenous rights. This is angry raging Sydney hardcore punk! Get over to their page, show em love and stay tuned for a few shows over summer and a release or two. Backhand
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