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To coincide with The Stem's 30th anniversary tour celebrating the release of their 1987 debut album At First Sight Violets are Blue, Citadel Records are set to reissue the long deleted title as a limited digipak 'anniversary edition' CD. The album has been digitally re-mastered and includes 3 bonus tracks.

At First Sight   The Stems on Facebook

Welcome Aboard is the second album from the Sydney based pop/rock act The On and Ons. Their combined musical pedigree includes Hoodoo Gurus, Screaming Tribesmen, Paul Collins Beat and The Barbarellas.

Welcome Aboard   On and Ons Facebook page

The Volcanics formed in Perth's back blocks with a purpose of playing stripped down rock 'n' roll with no hype attached. The Volcanics have created their own brand of white hot, fuel injected rock n roll.

Oh Crash....   Volcanics on Facebook

All of their late 70's material has been restored and mixed from original master tapes. The resulting self titled CD is a long overdue retrospective giving yet another intriguing insight into the formative years of Sydney's post Radio Birdman indie music explosion.

Shy Impostors   Shy Impostors on Facebook

"Coelum Versus is basically a story, conceptual in its making, based on meditations on tragedy, suffering, redemption, revelation and rebirth... aspects of life brought very near to me by the passage of the lives of friends whose lives I hold very dear." says Jim.

Coelum Versus   Coelum Versus on Facebook

Deniz felt the need to strike while the iron was hot and began work on Mean Old Twister in 2013 just as his Detroit album was being released. Recorded between Radio Birdman tours, Twister captures the live experience with some new sonic textures added to the mix. Release date Sept 30th 2016.

Mean Old Twister   www.deniztek.com   Facebook

Service Station Flowers tells tales of fractured family, loss, the oddities of 21st century life, the burdens of overleveraged real estate, mid life existential angst, memories of landscape lost and mediations on the lives of friends gone wrong. Features Died Pretty's Brett Myers and Decline of the Reptiles Mark Roxburgh.

Service Station Flowers   Joeys Coop on Facebook

The Volcanics formed in Perth's back blocks with a purpose of playing stripped down rock 'n' roll with no hype attached. Inspired by great local bands who came before them like The Victims and The Scientists as well as the classic rock sounds of The Stooges, MC5 and AC/DC, the band have concocted their own brand of white hot, fuel injected rock 'n' roll.

Transmission   Volcanics on Facebook

Produced and engineered by legendary Australian guitarist Dennis Wilson of Khavas Jute fame, It's The On And Ons Calling consists of 11 songs that are pure rock/power pop in essence. Just what you might hope for; great tunes based on exceptional harmonies and classic instrumentation.

It's The On And Ons Calling   On and Ons on Facebook

The Hard-Ons' recorded output had always been wildly eclectic and adventurous. They go over the edge with Too Far Gone. Too far gone indeed. Essential and timeless listening for all fans of underground Australian music ... punk, pop, or otherwise.

Too Far Gone   Hard-Ons on Facebook

It's been quite a while since Darryl Mather's Orange Humble Band has had a release. It's been worth the wait. With a core of luminaries like Ken Stringfellow (Posies), Mitch Easter (Let'sActive) and Jody Stephens (Big Star) this is going to make a lot of fan's of the previous two album very happy.

Depressing Beauty   Orange Humble Band on Facebook

A staggering 30 years after their inaugural live concert at the Vulcan Hotel in Ultimo, Sydney, the Hard-Ons have delivered to the world a mesmerising document of their current incarnation. Witness: Peel Me Like A Egg.

Peel Me Like A Egg   Hard-Ons on Facebook

A fascinating and exhaustive look at the greatest underground Australian punk band of the 80's entering the 90's fighting their way out of the burden of expectation, with renewed sophistication.

Yummy!   Hard-Ons on Facebook

To say that the Hard-Ons are an Australian underground rock institution would be an understatement. But did you know that Ray and Blackie, the two mainstays of that said band, have an equally compelling musical troupe in their repertoire?

Open Your Eyes To Smoke   Nunchukka on Facebook

The latest album from the ex Screaming Tribemen frontman is a bit of a step away from the expected but it still bears all the distinctive Medew hallmarks. The thick and layered production from band member Brian Mann really make this a special release for Medew.

The Mesmerisers   Mick Medew On Facebook

One of Perth undiscovered wonders, The Volcanics have been producing their own brand of high quality dirty rock'n'roll for years. Produced by Australian rock icon Rob Younger (Radio Birdman / New Christs) and mixed by legendary producer Wayne Connolly, Get A Move On is big, brassy and bold...

Get A Move On   Volcanics On Facebook

Guitarist Brett Myer's pre Died Pretty group only released one single. Now thirty years later we have a compilation of live recordings, demos and rehearsals that among other things sheds great insight into the musical genesis of Died Pretty.

Was The Beginning   Yesterday's Letters Blog

This was specifically manufactured for sales during the band's 2013 European dates but of course fills a wider function. A wonderful album and jammed packed with the band's best know and most loved tracks. Vinyl only - no CD version currently available.

The Best Of

Effortlessly moving from pure power-pop to thrash-metal, The Hard-Ons displayed unthinkable musical maturity while consigning themselves to eternal critical damnation with their outrageously uncompromising lyrics. Part 3 of a 5 set series.

Love Is A Battlefield ...   Hard-Ons on Facebook

Old style, body-slammin' high energy rock and roll returns to the world on March 22nd 2013 with the arrival of the double disc Destroy Dull City collection from psychedelic fuzz rock champions the Psychotic Turnbuckles.   Here's the band's YouTube promo clip
Destroy Dull City   Psychotic Turnbuckles on Facebook

Leadfinger is the nome de plume (and band name) for songwriter/guitarist Stewart 'Leadfinger' Cunningham. He has been a fixture on the Australian underground scene for over 20 years now.
No Room At The Inn   www.leadfinger.com.au
Leadfinger on Facebook

The ex Radio Birdman guitarist and songwriter has had a varied career since the end of Birdman in 1978. Solo albums and joint ventures abound. His most recent release on Citadel is the solo album Detroit.   Detroit   Citadel Years   Deniz Tek on Facebook

1988 saw the Hard-Ons move by leaps and bounds into a more violent and chaotic sound than that expressed by their earlier garage-punk Smell My Finger incarnation. Part 2 of a 5 set series.

Dickcheese   Hard-Ons on Facebook

Perth just keeps on producing the goods. Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas/The Clash) and Perth garage rock/power pop legend Dom Mariani (The Stems, DM3) team up with Howard Shawcross and Marz Frisina to present the DomNicks' debut album Super Real.   Super Real   The DomNicks on Facebook

Citadel Records is proud to announce a five part reissue series The Hard-Ons - A Decade Of Rock. This definitive body of work will present the entire official recorded output of The Hard-Ons' first ten years of existence. First up Smell My Finger.

Smell My Finger   Hard-Ons on Facebook