Cheersquad

29/08/2024

OUT NOW!!!

Cheersquad Records & Tapes are thrilled to announce the debut album ‘New Moult’ from Queenie.

Available now, ‘New Moult’ is available on black 12” vinyl and digitally via https://killqueenie.bandcamp.com/album/new-moult

Or grab yourself a limited edition orange & white marble 12” vinyl version from sound merch today when you come to Queenie’s instore. See you there at 6pm!

29/08/2024

The lovely Henry Wagons was kind enough to host a Q&A with the superstar Queenie at her listening party last night at Lulie Tavern.

Fun & frivolity was had by all, but wait! There’s more! Queenie’s new album ‘New Moult’ is out TOMORROW! She will be doing an instore at sound merch at 6pm.

Sound Merch Real Life Record Store have their own special limited edition orange and white marble versions of ‘New Moult’ available to pre-order or buy tomorrow at the instore.
There will also be drinks from Blackhearts & Sparrows

See you there 64 Oxford Street, Collingwood.

27/08/2024

SHAMON!

Money For Rope are playing this Friday 30th supporting the legendary Kim Salmon at the PERSA band room Fitzroy~launch for Smoked Salmon’s new 7” coming out on Cheersquad ~ Hearts and Rockets serving up bratwave in support!

📷: Brooklyn Dempsey

26/08/2024

Whoop whoop 🙌 Queenie is the PBS 106.7FM Melbourne feature album this week! Listen in for tunes and giveaways. ‘New Moult’ out this Friday!

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Queenie's debut LP, 'New Moult'. Queenie’s complexity, vulnerability and emotional depth shines through as she bares her heart and soul across the eleven tracks of this impeccable release.

Featuring her highly praised 2024 singles ‘Not Divine’, ‘Mama’ and ‘Everything Sucks’, 'New Moult' explores heartbreak, family dynamics, coping mechanisms and self image, as Queenie dismantles her experience navigating the world as an imperfect young woman.

Tune in all this week to hear tracks from New Moult, and check out this week's full list of PBS Feature Sounds on our website:
www.pbsfm.org.au/news/queenie-new-moult

[ID: Queenie's album cover featuring a close up portrait of Queenie; she has red hair and is wearing a black veil. The background is completely black and there is a light shining on her face. She looks up to the top right of the image, where we've inserted a Feature Album sticker. There are exaggerated tears pouring from Queenie's eyes.]

26/08/2024

Congrats to The Stems, storming up the Aria Australian album chart!
Who saw the gigs on the weekend?
Ya know the next best thing to seeing a band live, is listening to a record of them playing live.
Get to it

https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-stems-official-live-recording

25/08/2024

The last days of Winter and the first of Spring are reasons to celebrate with the release of the debut album from the incredible Queenie. 'New Moult' is out on Friday 30 August with an in-store performance and signing from 6-8 at sound merch! You can pre-order now! https://killqueenie.bandcamp.com/album/new-moult

GIGS!
29 Aug
Thee JOHNNY CASINO Syndicat w Dimi Dero and Vinz Guilluy at
30 Aug
Kim Salmon Smoked Salmon at Perseverance Bar
The Stems 40th Anniversary tour at Mansfield Tavern with Ups And Downs
31 Aug
The Stems 40th Anniversary tour at Manning Bar with The New Christs
Thee JOHNNY CASINO Syndicat w Dimi Dero and Vinz Guilluy at Festivalle Tobalina
1 Sep
Patrick Wilson supporting Liam Wright at The Gem Bar

23/08/2024

Van Walker returns from his award-winning album GHOSTING (2020) with HEALING DESCENT (2024), ten personally powerful songs written around the spring of the first major lockdown (2020).

“Another effortless classic album.” ~ Mick Thomas
Recorded in just four days during a break on a Canadian tour last year, Van took the opportunity to team up again with mate and multi-instrumentalist Chris Altmann to produce Healing Descent, due out on Cheersquad Records & Tapes October 2024.

"Van’s songs are like messages from an unearthly time: beyond our modern tropes. I wanna live in that time." Tim Rogers
Having just toured Ireland and Canada, playing international festivals such as Ireland's Fleadh Festival to Australia's Port Fairy and Dashville Skyline, Van has been described as "One of the finest songwriters in the country" (Jeff Lang), and since joining The Ferriters they "have risen rapidly to be one of the best acts on the Irish-Australian scene." (Koroit Irish Festival)

"Poetic and elemental. Van's in his Nature Boy era and I'm here for it! After the changes and stresses we've all been through collectively over the last few years, this record feels like meditation." Ella Hooper

Van returns to The Brunswick Ballroom with a full band including Josh Duiker, Mick Stylianou, Chelsea Stewart, Dan Musil and producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Altmann (The Vandas/Que Paso) with support from Amarillo Band (in trio form) and Blown Cones.

It's a matinee show with doors at 12.30pm. Tickets available now through Moshtix

https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/van-walker-album-launch-healing-descent-/170033

Jo Corbett Publicity

23/08/2024

With Japan’s Iconic Blues Punk band KING BROTHERS set to return to Australia in less than two weeks, Cheersquad Records & Tapes have today released a Limited Edition twelve-song Australian Tour LP entitled "HELL OH! OZ". The LP is limited to 300 copies only - 150 in fluro-green and 150 in green/white marble - and all copies come with a free download card. It is available to order now from
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/album/hell-oh-oz

September's tour will be the legendary band's first Australian tour since 2016. Known as Japan's most dangerous live act and their unique blend of barbed-wire blues and toxic punk rock, KING BROTHERS promise a tour that will leave you breathless.

Taking to the stage dressed in what have become their trademark black and white suits, the group never fails to amaze audiences with their insanely high-octane performances. Within seconds, they burst into life and all hell breaks loose, with a cacophony of guitars, vocals and drums smashing full tilt into their waiting fans.

Next month's tour will take them to Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane, and Sydney, delivering unforgettable shows packed with fan favourites and new tracks. "HELL OH! OZ" will be available at shows, at good record stores and via Cheersquad Records Bandcamp, while stocks last. With only 300 copies being pressed, that will not be long.

WED 4 SEP Melbourne @ The Old Bar, Fitzroy w/ Rocket Science, Grinding Eyes

THUR 5 SEP Geelong @ Barwon Club, South Geelong w/ The Meanies,
Grinding Eyes

FRI 6 SEP Brisbane @ The Bearded Lady, West End w/ Dick Move (NZ),
The Dangermen, Free Entry

SAT 7 SEP Sydney @ Marrickville Bowlo, Marrickvillle w/ Griding Eyes,
The Loose Lips

SUN 8 SEP Melbourne @ Shotkickers, Thornbury w/ Mesa Cosa, The Wraylettes

Tickets available through www.toshimaeda.com.au

Toshi Maeda Dave Laing Publicity

22/08/2024

OUT TODAY - SMOKED SALMON - HOW DID THEY EVER MANAGE/SLIDER ST 7" VINYL SINGLE

Fronted by Aus music legend Kim Salmon, Smoked Salmon is a concept, a collection of recordings, a collective, a philosophy of least resistance flowing from a reputation for resolutely going against the stream! Wait a minute! Least resistance? Against the stream? Here’s the clincher. You can do both! Kim still has the desire to go upstream but has found a great source of new repertoire fishing in the streams from whence such classics as "Frantic Romantic", "Last Night", "Dropout", "Come On Spring" and "Swampland" sprang!

With Smoked Salmon, Kim has a new album of material that sits seamlessly alongside ‘the old stuff you love’ (from The Scientists, Beasts Of Bourbon, Surrealists and Antenna), all lovingly assembled and performed by an international cast.

Dimi Dero; Delphine Ciampi; Sylvain Philipon; Todd Pickett; Jozeph Grech; Claire Birchall; Douglas Galbraith; Myles Mumford; Finn Keane; Sam Worrad; Jeffery Baker and Jeff Ho**er all come together to create an episode in the musical adventure of Kim Salmon’s life. An episode that you miss at your own peril!

This episode begins with the Cheersquad release 7” single of "How Did They Ever Manage" b/w "Slider St.", which is released today digitally and on limited edition pink salmon 7" vinyl (100 only) and black 7" vinyl. It will be launched at PERSA , Fitzroy on 30 August with guests Money For Rope and Hearts and Rockets.

Get 'How Did They Ever Manage' here
https://kimsalmon.bandcamp.com/album/how-did-they-ever-manage

Get tickets for the launch here
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/b117898e-e50e-40fc-8d63-eaf2acbe323f

"How Did They Ever Manage" features Kim Salmon, Jeff Ho**er, Claire Birchall, Douglas Galbraith.

"Slider St." features Kim Salmon, Todd Pickett, Jozef Grech.

22/08/2024

Rudely Interrupted issue “Christine” the tender new single out now on Cheersquad Records & Tapes.

On “Christine”, Rudely interrupted exercise their dreamy, sweet-toothed pop rock jangle, sound tracking the flush of a first-time love. The band’s co-founder Rohan Brooks considers “Christine”, “a song about your first love when all the hormones are firing, you feel giddy and your head just can't keep up with the emotions, they say you never forget your first love, hey...”

Check out "Christine" here
https://rudelyinterrupted.bandcamp.com/track/christine

Rudely Interrupted have become trailblazers in the differently abled arts space, creating awareness and opening doors for other acts in their community to embrace their uniqueness. “We’re here to help change the landscape for artists with disability, we can’t hide our disability, so we go in loud and proud. We know many who have and do hide their challenges if they can. Some are coming out with their story, and we feel like we’re the one of the artists who’ve helped pave the way for that to happen.”

Hearts & Minds Agency

21/08/2024

The Stems! Live this week! Seeya there 😍

To celebrate The Stems’ 40th anniversary and new live album, frontman Dom Mariani takes us through his favourite bands in their genre.

19/08/2024

Cheersquad Records & Tapes are thrilled to announce the new single and video from prolific and celebrated Tasmanian songwriter, Van Walker.

Have a listen here
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/track/winters-last-words-3

Check out the video here:
https://youtu.be/XaTXT5MsMEc

Hear about it straight from Van:

"❄️ Winter's almost gone and I'm very excited to debut the lead single - 'Winter's Last Words' - from my forthcoming album 'Healing Descent', recorded in Canada last year with Chris Altmann and Carl Jennings at West Moreland Studios, Hamilton. A song about change the necessity of moving forward, even from much needed periods of downtime and learning.

There's a line by Haruki Murakami "We Cannot Simply Sit and Stare at Our Wounds Forever."

Thanks to my dear friends Nick O'mara and Jaqueline Tonks for filming me in my wintery lair (anyone recognise it?) My guitar is a bit crook, but how cute is little Bertie? 🐶

"When the river is fit to spill... build your raft and lean your sailing skill.." 🌬️⛵️

Jo Corbett Publicity

18/08/2024

Cheersquad Records and Tapes is so excited for the artists with releases and gigs happening this week, that we are fit to burst!
Releases 🎵
Tuesday 20th - Van Walker 'Winter's Last Words' single and video (from the upcoming album 'Healing Descent' available for pre-order on that day too!)
Thursday 22nd - Rudely Interrupted 'Christine' the latest single from the upcoming album 'Emergency'
Friday 23rd - KING BROTHERS release the album 'Hell Oh! OZ!' on limited edition vinyl and digitally ahead of their Australian tour
Friday 23rd - Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon, have a new single 'How Did They Ever Manage/Slider Street' on limited edition vinyl and digitally
Get them here: https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/

Gigs 🎸
The Stems commence their 40th Anniversary Tour:
- Friday 23rd at Theatre Royal Castlemaine with The Prize
- Saturday 24th at Corner Hotel with The Prize
- Sunday 25th at The Gov with Romana Ashton & The Reeds
Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats are at Brunswick Ballroom with special guests
Follow the artist links for info about the gigs.

15/08/2024

OUT TODAY the brand-new The Stems live album 'The Stems Official Live Recording'.

On November 11, 2017, during the 3rd of a highly successful 6 show national tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary since the release of their debut album, ‘At First Sight, Violets are Blue’, original members Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews and Dave Shaw, bolstered by Ashley Naylor (Even, Paul Kelly, The Church) and Davey Lane (You Am I) took to the stage at the legendary Gov Hotel in Adelaide for what was to be a scintillating live set, that unbeknown to the band was being recorded.

'The Stems Official Live Recording' is available on limited edition green 12 inch vinyl, black 12 inch vinyl and digitally.
Get your copy here
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/.../the-stems...
Catch The Stems live for their 40th Anniversary as they tour Australia, Spain and Italy.
Dom Mariani - Official Jules Matthews Ashley Naylor - Official Jo Corbett Publicity

15/08/2024

🍻🍻🍻💃🏻🕺🍻🍻🍻
LOS CHICOS are coming back to Australia! Stay tuned for more announcements next week, but for now get your tickets for River Rocks from The Barwon Club Hotel, it always sells out and with a line up like this, tickets will go fast!

14/08/2024

Listen! It's another peek of the sneaky kind from Queenie's soon to be released debut album 'New Moult'.
Check out 'Diamonds' on your preferred streamer
https://bfan.link/diamonds-10
Glorious 'Diamonds' forms a shimmering soundscape with woozy electric guitar and synths.

You still have time pre-order a copy of 'New Moult', there are only a small handful of the limited edition orange 12" vinyl left so don't snooze on that one.
https://killqueenie.bandcamp.com/album/new-moult

13/08/2024

Cheersquad Records and Tapes are exhilarated to announce the upcoming album from the Hard-Ons - Official 'I Like You A Lot Getting Older'.
Out on October 4, 2024 and available for pre-order now.

'I Like You A Lot Getting Older' is available on limited edition (100 only) clear vinyl with orange smoke 12" vinyl, limited edition (100 only) clear vinyl with blue smoke 12" vinyl, limited edition (100 only) clear vinyl with pink smoke 12" vinyl, black vinyl and digitally.
Also, for a limited time while stocks last, there are bundles with t-shirts available – check them out on our Bandcamp page.
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/album/i-like-you-a-lot-getting-older

The current incarnation of the Hard-Ons, Blackie, Ray, Murray and perpetual newbie Tim have covered a lot of bases on their two albums to date (2021's ARIA top 5 debuting 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' and last year's the Top 30 debuting 'Ripper '23'), but the suggestion this time is the album is heavy on the pop. The sort of pop that can cause hearing problems that is - the Hard-Ons wouldn't have it any other way.

"I Like You A Lot Getting Older' clips you around the ears and showcases a band in their 40th year with no intention of slowing down.

Along with the new album, the Hard-Ons are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a European tour, Australian tour and feature length documentary film 'The Most Australian Band Ever'.

Dave Laing Publicity The Most Australian Band Ever: Hard-Ons movie

13/08/2024

Ohhhh, The Stems t-shirts looking pretty damn fab!
See you all at the 40th anniversary shows!

Our lovely tour promoter Lorena modelling the new tour t-shirt and tote bag! The merch is ready! See you at the shows💥

13/08/2024

This is AH-MAY-ZING!
Queenie’s debut album ‘New Moult’ has only a small handful of orange vinyl left available (don’t snooze if you want one), so now you can get orange & white marble exclusively from sound merch
And Queenie will be launching her album instore on 30 August and it’s free and it’s all ages and there will be refreshments!
🙌 WHOOP WHOOP 🙌

11/08/2024

This week, the Cheersquad are excited by the release of The Stems brand-new live album 'The Stems Official Live Recording' out on 16 August! Don't miss out - you can pre-order now from https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/

For gigs, the fabulous Meghan Maike Music is playing with her band The Cactus Flowers at The Taproom - Shedshaker Brewing on the 16th and Lulie Tavern on the 18th.

More gigs in August with
- The Stems on their 40th Anniversary Tour is doing multiple gigs.
- Skyscraper Stan plays the Brunswick Ballroom
- Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon is launching his new single ‘How Did They Ever Manage’ (available for pre-order now)
- THEE JOHNNY CASINO SYNDICAT! on tour in Europe.
- Queenie is doing an instore gig and signing ('New Moult' album available for pre-order now)

Follow the links for more about the gigs.

09/08/2024

Less than a month for these shows! Tickets going fast - don’t miss out!

08/08/2024

Cheersquad Records & Tapes are excited to announce pre-order available for a special Australian tour LP, "HELL OH! OZ", from Japan’s legendary blues punk band, KING BROTHERS, as they return to Australia for the first time since 2016! Known for their high-octane performances and a unique blend of gritty blues and punk rock, KING BROTHERS promise a tour that will leave you breathless.
Formed in 1998 and celebrating their 26th anniversary this year, KING BROTHERS have taken their powerful sound to stages around the world, including Fuji Rock Festival (Japan), Goner Fest (USA), and Meredith Music Festival (Australia). Their dynamic lineup features Keizo on vocals and guitar, Marya on guitar and scream, and their new drummer Genki.

"HELL OH! OZ," is available on Friday 23 August 2024, in a limited edition of 300 copies (150 green and white marble & 150 fluro green). All copies come with a free download card.
Pre-order your copy now here
https://cheersquadrecordstapes.bandcamp.com/album/hell-oh-oz

Band photo by Yamanaka Yoshimasa

See King Brothers live this September.

WED 4 SEP Melbourne The Old Bar, Fitzroy
w/ Rocket Science & Grinding Eyes
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/5f79313f-ffe5-4eab-9b02-8883a8fea2b6

THUR 5 SEP Geelong The Barwon Club Hotel, South Geelong
w/ The Meanies & Grinding Eyes
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c50b5354-fdc5-4380-b65d-c33a0569abf9

FRI 6 SEP Brisbane The Bearded Lady West End
w/ Dick Move (NZ), Free Entry

SAT 7 SEP Sydney Marrickville Bowling Club, Marrickvillle
w/ Grinding Eyes & Loose Lips
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/13cefe8f-62ec-4bbe-9b40-cf1a1ea7465e

SUN 8 SEP Melbourne Shotkickers, Thornbury
w/ Mesa Cosa & The Wraylettes
https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/king-brothers-shotkickers/169002

Toshi Maeda Dave Laing Publicity

07/08/2024

Hard-Ons - Official new film clip for single ‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’ is being premiered now on TheMusic.com.au
Have a look!
🎥 by Jonathan Sequeria

Dave Laing Publicity

Hard-Ons confirm that a great punk song really doesn’t need to be longer than two minutes and 13 seconds.

06/08/2024

Not one but two Cheersquad releases in the single charts!
Congratulations The Stems number 1 (keeping Kylie off top!) and Hard-Ons - Official racing in at number 7!

Dave Laing Publicity

05/08/2024

Cheersquad Records & Tapes are thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now available for the brand new Smoked Salmon single 'How Did They Ever Manage'.
‘Smoked Salmon’ was begging to be used! Kim Salmon had been ignoring it for decades but finally gave in after being called on for a benefit for the Firefighters at the start of 2020. Smoked Salmon came to be the players stationed over in the west, in France, up in NSW and handy in his hometown Melbourne whenever he needed a band. And who doesn’t need a band? He could play shows most anywhere! He could even take an ensemble into a studio under the banner of Smoked Salmon - which he eventually did.

'How Did They Ever Manage' is available from 23 August 2024 on limited edition pink salmon 7" vinyl (100 only), black 7" vinyl and digitally. Secure your copy here:
https://kimsalmon.bandcamp.com/album/how-did-they-ever-manage

Smoked Salmon is a concept, a collection of recordings, a collective, a philosophy of least resistance flowing from a reputation for resolutely going against the stream! Wait a minute! Least resistance? Against the stream? Here’s the clincher. You can do both! Kim still has the desire to go upstream but has found a great source of new repertoire fishing in the streams from whence such classics as "Frantic Romantic", "Last Night", "Dropout", "Come On Spring" and "Swampland" sprang!

With Smoked Salmon, Kim has a new album of material that sits seamlessly alongside ‘the old stuff you love’ (from The Scientists, Beasts Of Bourbon, Surrealists and Antenna), all lovingly assembled and performed by an international cast.

Dimi Dero; Delphine Ciampi; Sylvain Philipon; Todd Pickett; Jozeph Grech; Claire Birchall; Douglas Galbraith; Myles Mumford; Finn Keane; Sam Worrad; Jeffery Baker and Jeff Ho**er all come together to create an episode in the musical adventure of Kim Salmon’s life. An episode that you miss at your own peril!

'How Did They Ever Manage' will be launched at PERSA, Fitzroy on 30 August with guests Money For Rope and Hearts and Rockets.
Tickets available now
https://tickets.avclive.com.au/outlet/event/b117898e-e50e-40fc-8d63-eaf2acbe323f?Event=196476

"How Did They Ever Manage" features Kim Salmon, Jeff Ho**er, Claire Birchall, Douglas Galbraith.

"Slider St" features Kim Salmon, Todd Pickett, Jozef Grech.

04/08/2024

August is upon us and there is lots happening. This week's gigs:
- Friday Marcel Borrack Music at St Andrews Community Centre
- Saturday The Bitter Vics at The Catfish
- Sunday Meghan Maike Music at The Merri Creek Tavern

Stayed tuned for new releases in the coming weeks from Queenie, The Stems, Van Walker, Rudely Interrupted and Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon and plenty of great shows!