All My Friends Are In Bar Bands

You can't stop PUP. You can barely hope to contain them. Hundreds of shows a year? Bring it on. Destroyed vocal cords? 'Tis but a flesh wound. These Toronto natives have navigated the entire globe with their raw, authentic take on rousing melodic punk. With their 2016 album, The Dream is Over, PUP took up the mantel of Canada's most vital rock act - and anyone who's seen them live this year will testify to that very fact. Before a sold-out show at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory, guitarist Steve Sladkowski and drummer Zach Mykula held court over dinner and told of tales from their friendly north, from teenage ska to Polaris nominations. PUP's Polaris-nominated album, The Dream is Over, is out now. Stream or download it here: https://puptheband.bandcamp.com/album/the-dream-is-over Vote for your favourite episodes of 2016 here: https://polldaddy.com/poll/9617140/ Follow PUP on Twitter and Instagram: @PUPtheBand Follow the podcast on Twitter: @BarBandsPod Follow David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwrites Support

From a whisper to a shout, Sydney band sleepmakeswaves have spent the last decade building up their name as perhaps our finest post-rock export. Theirs is a journey fulll of left-of-centre victories - sold-out shows, top-40 album chart positions and world tours are naming but a few - that are all completely unbecoming of a band that's never done things in a conventional manner from a stylistic standpoint. Their self-described "love songs about delay pedals" have carved out a niche so sharp and distinctive that they're near untouchable in their genre. While on tour with The Contortionist and Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, the band stopped in at Wollongong Uni Bar - and, just after soundcheck, bassist/keyboardist/founder Alex Wilson and guitarist Otto Wicks-Green did something untoward of a post-rock band: they used their voices. sleepmakeswaves are currently crowdfunding their third studio album. For more information, updates and to see how you can help make this record possible, visit http://pozible.com/projec

To do battle against boring live shows, Wollongong recruited seven loose units with attitude and gave birth to The Pinheads. It's only been a short period of time, but the gang have already traversed the east coast and gotten wild with a slew of great bands, from Totally Unicorn to Hockey Dad. Five of them huddled into a back table at Wollongong's Little Prince and explained how surf movies, metal moshpits and shitty sound-guys have made them who they are today. The Pinheads' single "Wildfire" is out now. Buy or stream it here: https://lnk.to/tPHdz_Wf Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWbF0k9Uduk The Pinheads are on tour throughout January with Drunk Mums. For a full list of dates, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1829228260695859/ Follow The Pinheads on Twitter: @thepinheadss Follow The Pinheads on Instagram: @thepinheadz Follow AMFAiBB on Twitter: @BarBandsPod Follow David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwrites Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See om

From the leisure coast to the inner west, Amy Wilson and Flyn Mckinnirey have come a long way - and we're not just talking Bulli Pass here. Through early individual projects like Ohana and Little a, the two musicians developed a taste for truly alternative music and have continued to pursue it further down the rabbit hole through their band Mere Women. Now, they are one of the single most impressive indie bands in the country, with an enviable live show and a powerful string of songs. Before a show at Black Wire Records, the two talked about their upbringing, being an up-and-comer in your 30s and why they're not as scary as their music might make you think they are. Mere Women's latest single, "Drive," is out now via Poison City Records. https://poisoncityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drive-single The band's last show of the year will be at DARKER PARTY in Brisbane on December 16th. https://www.facebook.com/events/217050782050549/ This podcast is brought to you by Spit the Dummy Records. http://spitthedummyre

Cayetana are a divine sisterhood from the city of brotherly love. In only a few years together, they have assembled a cult global fanbase for their honest and heartfelt take on indie-punk and played with everyone from PUP to Billy Idol. In September, the trio - Augusta on vocals and guitar, Allegra on bass and Kelly on drums - made their debut in Australia as a part of the Poison City Weekender and on a co-headlining tour with friends-of-the-show Camp Cope. Gathered around the floor of the Newtown Social Club bandroom, the Philly band made for fast friends with swapped stories and a unanimous love of the Obamas. This podcast is brought to you by Spit the Dummy Records. http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support the podcast for as little as one dollar a month over on Patreon: http://patreon.com/barbands Follow Cayetana on Twitter and Instagram: @cayetanaphilly All My Friends Are in Bar Bands on Twitter: @BarBandsPod David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwrites Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.

Metallica. Slayer. Iron Maiden. Black Sabbath. AC/DC. These are just some of the many bands that Jacob has not played with. Still, don't get it twisted - this rock band is doing just fine for itself, with or without the support of Lars Ulrich. In what is unquestionably the most ridiculous episode of the podcast to date, we go four-on-one (and occasionally five-on-one) with the Wollongong/Newcastle hybrid in the first-ever unsanctioned and uncut episode. Everything you hear is live to tape, and most of it is incredibly inappropriate. Jacob's debut self-titled album is out on November 25. You can pre-order the album here: https://jacobrox.bandcamp.com/album/jacob This podcast is brought to you by Spit the Dummy Records. Jacob on Instagram: @jacobrox All My Friends Are in Bar Bands on Twitter: @BarBandsPod David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwrites Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been 15 years since Drowning Pool - primitively-heavy by design and southern by the grace of God - first let the bodies hit the proverbial floor. A myriad of changes have faced them and the world around them since then - the tragic loss of their original singer, the decline of their genre's movement - but the truth is that Drowning Pool have never gone anywhere. They've stuck to their guns defiantly as one of nu-metal's truest survivors - and, with a new lead singer at the helm, they've come to balance their past with their present in hopes to continue into the future. The band reccently undertook their first-ever headlining tour of Australia, and three (eventually all four) of its members convened backstage at Sydney's Manning Bar to regale us with stories of fuck-ups, finding themselves and bumping into The Undertaker at WrestleMania 18. Drowning Pool's latest album, Hellelujah, is out now. Digital: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/hellelujah/id1056225886 Physical: http://www.fishpond.com.au/Music/H

Let's get something straight - Melbourne's Clowns have been out terrorising unsuspecting victims in the dead of night long before any of these other posers. The Melbourne band are one of the country's most in-demand touring bands, having shared stages this year alone with previous guests The Bennies and The Sword as well as knocking headlining shows out of the park both her and abroad. Recorded while the band were in Wollongong on their tour supporting the aforementioned Bennies, vocalist Stevie Williams and bassist James "Herny" Ahern clocked in for a half-hour of power, taking us from sleeping on sidewalks in San Jose to selling out shows across the country. Clowns begin their "Destroy the Evidence" tour tonight in Brisbane at Crowbar, before taking on Black Wire Records this weekend, the 15th (sold out) and 16th of October; and the Evelyn in Melbourne on the 21st. For tickets, head to www.clownsband.com This podcast is brought to you by Sad Grrrls Club, Spit the Dummy Records and This One's for Mum. ht

Slap on your sunscreen and flash your laminate pass like you're in Wayne's World - this week, we're taking you backstage at one of the biggest festivals of the year, Yours & Owls' birthday bash in Wollongong. Across two days, we spoke to eight different acts about the highs and lows of their own gig experiences. Amy and Sarah from Stonefield, REMI, Rob Lind from The Sonics, Hayley and Sam from The Jezabels, Alex Upton from The Hard Aches, Little May, Hermitude and Bleached all shared their stories in the midst of gorgeous weather and banging tunes. Get it on, bang a 'Gong. This podcast is brought to you by Sad Grrrls Club, Spit the Dummy Records and This One's for Mum. http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com http://sadgrrrlsclub.com http://facebook.com/thisonesformum http://yoursandowls.com.au Support the podcast via Patreon for as little as one dollar a month - http://patreon.com/barbands Stonefield on Twitter and Instagram: @stonefieldband REMI on Twitter and Instagram: @remikolawole The Jezabels on

You may know Tom Lyngcoln for his years of service at the helm of The Nation Blue, one of the most high-octane and zero-bullshit rock bands this country has perhaps ever seen. You may know him from Harmony, the heaven-and-hell garage-blues monstrosity that simultaneously inspires and terrifies. In more recent years, you may have also seen him fronting Pale Heads with mates from The Drones and Batpiss. Hell, you just might know him as the guy that bled on you at a show once and then stuck his guitar in the ceiling. Whatever your experience with the man, you can't deny his presence or his vitality as a performer. With The Nation Blue back in action after years in the wilderness, Lyngcoln told some stories amidst the noise and madness of the final day of the Poison City Weekender. Listen in as Lyngcoln tells of hating Nick Hodgson, driving highways through the night at 170km/h and a gig he only remembers as "the blood show." The Nation Blue's two new albums, Black and Blue, are both available on October 14 via

2016 has been a huge year for Brisbane's Cub Sport: They've released their long-awaited debut album This is Our Vice, played two huge shows with The 1975 and completed a totally sold-out national tour. It's a long way removed from when Tim Nelson originally recruited Zoe Davis, Sam Netterfield and Dan Puusaari to play music together - and although the group are still in their early twenties, their inter-connected history runs deeper than what you might expect. Recorded in Sydney at the Warren View Hotel, the band goes on a rapid fire run-through of what Zoe would later describe as "[her] life flashing before [her] eyes." "This is Our Vice" is out now. The band will be going on tour in October and November with special guest Bec Sandridge. To purchase the album and to book tickets for the tour, visit www.cubsport.com This podcast is brought to you by Sad Grrrls Club, Spit the Dummy Records, This One's for Mum and the second annual Yours & Owls festival. http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com http://sadgrr

Back when the colour spectrum of Australian music held the likes of Purple Sneakers and Yves Klein Blue, Philadelphia Grand Jury - aka the Philly Jays - reigned supreme as one of the most exciting and energetic bands on the scene. It all imploded some years back, but serendipity and happenstance eventually drew the classic line-up of Simon "Berkfinger" Berckelman, Joel "MC Bad Genius" Beeson and Dan "Dan W. Sweat" Williams back together. Though the nostalgia was fun, it's now shifted back into the band being active again - their second album, Summer of Doom, arrived in 2015; and a third is on its way. Before taking on a sold-out crowd at Sydney's Brighton Up Bar, all three members of the Jury rallied together to detail their birth, death and resurrection. This may also be the first (and only) time that the township of Sussex Inlet is mentioned in the history of podcasting. Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David

You can't keep Brad Fulton too far from a stage. The Melbourne native cut his teeth at the helm of a triple-pronged guitar attack in The Gun Runners before becoming a member of feminist hardcore renegades Outright. He's also subbed in as lead guitarist for Ceres, worshipped one of the dark lords of rock & roll with The Glenn Danzing Tapdanzig Extravadanzig and has most recently spent time as a stage-hand and guitar tech for the likes of The Smith Street Band, Luca Brasi and Violent Soho. In-between duties at the Enmore Theatre for the sold-out Violent Death Gooch Rats tour, Fullo pulled up a chair and shared tales from the road, from the guitar rack and from the top of the stairwell at Caringbah Bizzo's (RIP). Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club. Sad Grrrls Fest is one month away! Melbourne at the Reverence Hotel Octo

Ipswich, Suffolk natives Basement are all about breaking down barriers. Across three studio albums, they've blended their love of second-wave emo, grunge, alternative rock and punk rock into some of the sharpest rock music to emerge from the UK in the 2010s. Then, there's also the literal aspect of things - at one of the band's shows, the surge of the crowd was so powerful that the crowd barrier caved in. This is the kind of passionate response that has come to define Basement's live show - screamed lyrics, high-flying stagedives and non-stop energy, even during the slow songs. Roughly an hour before doors opened for their sell-out Sydney show at the Factory Theatre, vocalist Andrew Fisher and bassist Duncan Stewart shared stories from across the pond - kicking around in hardcore bands, life after Basement and their ascent to becoming the biggest little band in the world. Promise Everything is out now via Cooking Vinyl Australia/Run for Cover Records. Physical: http://www.impericon.com.au/au/basement-promis

Austin and Casey Getz are one half of pop-punk hopefuls turned dream-pop delights Turnover. Born in New Orleans and now living in Virginia Beach, the Getz brothers have lived their lives through music together. In the half-decade and change that Turnover has been a part of their world, they've managed to live a hundred lives more than some bands twice their lifespan - taking in world tours, critical acclaim and a fluid genre shift that has lead to one of 2015's most talked-about albums, Peripheral Vision. While on tour with Basement through Australia, the Getz brothers spoke backstage about their individual lead-in to the world of music, as well as their collective experiences on the road. Peripheral Vision is out now via Cooking Vinyl Australia/Run For Cover Records. Digital: https://runforcoverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/peripheral-vision Physical: http://www.cookingvinylaustralia.com/discography/turnover-peripheral-vision/ Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New

For awhile there, every man and his dog were in a two-piece band. Let the record show, however, that Brisbane-via-Sydney-via-Bundaberg's DZ Deathrays were making it cool before that shit was cool. Over nearly a decade on the scene, Shane Parsons and Simon Radley have rocked every fathomable stage there is both nationally and internationally - from house parties to stadiums; sell-out theatres to SXSW riots. The duo had a window of time before taking to the stage in support of Violent Soho at Sydney's Enmore Theatre, so it felt as opportune a time as ever to quickly overlook their story so far - and even with several interruptions from various members of the tour party, they cover a fair amount of ground. Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club, presenting the first-ever Transgender Weekender at the Newtown Community Centre

For most of his life, music was kept strictly behind closed doors for Tom Lanyon. These days, it's his life. As the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and chief lyricist of Melbourne upstarts Ceres, Lanyon has found a home on stage with three of his best mates; resulting in packed-out shows both as headliners in their native city and in support of artists like Violent Soho, The Hotelier and Against Me!. This was recorded last December at Black Wire Records, while the band were touring as national support for The Hotelier. We talk fadeouts, fading into music in your 20s and chancing upon bandmates. Ceres' second album, Drag It Down On You, is set for release on September 2nd. For more info and to preorder, visit www.dragitdownonyou.com Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club, presenting the first-ever Transgender Weekender at t

Fear Like Us are a shining example of a Newcastle band: They're raw and passionate, the music is direct from the heart and they all now live in Melbourne. Although a band technically now for going on 12 years, it's taken the band a fair bit of their sweet-arse time to push beyond semi-activity. Before a ripper headlining show at Black Wire Records with friends of the show Run Squirrel, Canine and previous guests Burlap, we spoke with founding member Kim Wall and long-serving bassist Babor "Babs" Kaemmerling - each battling a classic Newie hangover - about where they come from, their driving forces and what it means to be an up-and-coming touring band in your 30s. Succour is out now via Poison City Records. Digital: https://poisoncityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/succour Physical: http://poisoncityestore.com/collections/frontpage/products/fear-like-us-succour-lp Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: htt

G'day from WA! Perth upstarts Tired Lion have been at it for only a couple of years, but in that time they've been able to grace stages nationally and pack out rooms with their sharp and shredding take on alt-rock. From touring with Spiderbait to opening Splendour, it's been a pretty huge run for the band between their first visit to Newtown Social Club last March, opening for Luca Brasi, and here at their headlining show with The Hard Aches. Ethan and Nick from the band (with extra input from Sophie and Matt) got the banter going backstage, telling stories from their younger days right through to what's to come for these feisty felines. Tired Lion's new single "Not My Friends" is out now. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNKzInyG9n4 Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club. Tickets for the second ann

Ever since Joel Martorana was a kid, he's had the music in him - he spent formative years singing in the choir and as part of an opera troupe. That was never going to be where he wound up, however - as the frontman for Endless Heights, he's channelled all of his passion and emotion into one of the most consistently-engaging and energetic live bands in Australia. It's lead them to shows with artists like Refused and Title Fight, as well as packed-out headlining shows in support of all of their top-notch releases - including last year's Teach You How To Leave. Recorded at the launch of said EP at Rad Bar in Wollongong, Martorana joins the dots between opera, hardcore and the future of his ever-evolving band. Teach You How To Leave is out now. To listen, download and purchase, visit http://endlessheights.bandcamp.com Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Suppor