All My Friends Are In Bar Bands

From the Cambridge Hotel to the Corner Hotel, Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend - better known as The Gooch Palms - have laid waste to stage after stage with their stupidly-simple and seriously sensational take on garage rock. They have just completed a national tour in support of Violent Soho, playing some of their biggest shows to date; and this week saw them release their second studio album, Introverted Extroverts. But how did these two Novocastrian weirdos make it onto a national stage with little more than a floor tom, a snare drum and a guitar? The Goochies held court over Thai lunch in Redfern while in town for the final shows on the Soho tour, sharing their story so far - as well as tales of nudity, town pride and Andre 3000. The Gooch Palms' new album, Introverted Extroverts, is out now via Summer Camp Records. Digital: https://thegoochpalms.bandcamp.com/album/introverted-extroverts-lp-2016 Physical: http://www.summercamprecords.com/ Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dum

You might know him as the head of the Velociraptor. You might know him as the Sega Dreamboat. You might know him as the space cowboy, the gangster of love, Maurice, the joker or the southern dandy. You might just know him for bein' a plain old sweetheart of Australian independent music. However you've come across Brisbane's Jeremy Neale, he's made a lasting impression - and it's not hard to see why. Oozing charisma and energy, the multi-instrumentalist has built up a solid CV of rock & roll good times over the span of roughly a decade, from the seediest bars in his home state to the national stage of countless tours and festivals. While touring his single "Let Me Go Out in Style" this past November, Neale pulled up a stool at the pub across the road from FBi Radio to share his stories, his anecdotes and his seemingly-endless riffs on life, love and sweet potato. Jeremy's most recent EP, Let Me Go Out in Style, can be purchased here: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/let-me-go-out-in-style-ep/id1041685912 Su

More like Signals Mid-best! The adorable and charming Stern brothers - Max (Signals Midwest, The Skatastrophes) and Jake (Same, The Otis Wolves) - are in session this week. Having both gotten into guitar, piano and singing from an early age, the two share a history of high-school kick-arounds and DIY touring; all of which comes together on their emo-indie-folk project Meridian. On their final night in Sydney, prior to a barbeque and a park show, the Sterns shared stories from Ohio to Australia and back again. Meridian's split seven-inch with Pinch Hitter is out now through Lost Boy Records. Pick up a copy here: http://lostboyrecords.com Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. Nothing Rhymes with David's second studio album, Things Work Out for People Like You, is out now digitally and is also available for pre-order on cassette. To pre-order a tape, a shirt or a tote bag, visit http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club. Tickets

Their union may have been one of pure circumstance and coincidence, but these days Modern Baseball are the four best friends that anyone could have. Over the course of three albums and just a few years, the band have become a mouthpiece for the awkward, the disenfranchised and the anxious through their motor-mouthed, anthemic pop-punk. In April, the band finally arrived in Australia after having to unfortunately cancel their September tour plans. In the aftermath of a completely sold-out run, we spoke with vocalist/guitarist Jake Ewald and drummer Sean Huber about growing up, getting in the van and going global. Modern Baseball's third album, Holy Ghost, is out now via Run for Cover Records and distributed in Australia via Cooking Vinyl Australia. Digital: https://runforcoverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/holy-ghost Physical: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/alternative-punk/holy-ghost/941168/ Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. Nothing Rhymes with David's second

After a handful of false starts, Adelaide dad(elaide) Heath Anthony began forging his way as a solo artist in the early 2010s. Since then, he's racked up a bunch of shows around the country, made a bunch of friends for life and expressed himself in the only way he knows how - one voice, one guitar and zero bullshit. Before the final show on his national tour with Newcastle's Jack Lundie, Heath had a quick chat about the story so far - from grunge kid to hardcore reject all the way up to his folk-punk rebirth. Heath and Jack's split EP, Home Is Where Your Mates Live, is out now via Whisk And Key Records. Digital: https://whiskandkeyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-is-where-your-mates-live Physical: http://www.whiskandkeyrecords.com/ Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records, a Sydney bedroom label distributing dead formats to the masses. Spit the Dummy's next release is Things Work Out for People Like You, the second studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Nothing

From the indie haven of Dunedin, New Zealand comes Die! Die! Die!, a (literally) in-your-face post-punk outfit that have laid claim to some of the wildest and most high-energy shows throughout Australasia and beyond over the past decade and change. Put simply, if you don't leave a Die! Die! Die! show sweaty, torn and hoarse... you weren't at a Die! Die! Die! show. With 'new guy' Rory Attwell (Test Icicles, Balls) in tow, founding members Andrew Wilson and Michael Prain talked about the band's origins, playing over a hundred shows a year and just how buck-wild they used to get at Homebake. Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records, a Sydney bedroom label distributing dead formats to the masses. To check out their catalogue, visit http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club, a non-male music collective of musicians and industry professionals working together to make non-male voices heard. The second-annual Sad Grrrls Fest is happening

Jeff Rosenstock lives and breathes DIY. He was formerly the lead singer of a band that anyone could be in, Bomb the Music Industry!, and you can download literally every piece of music he has ever worked on for free. The New York native and multi-instrumentalist has been at it since his teenage years, and shows no signs of slowing down following the release of one of 2015's best albums, We Cool? The former music-industry bomber and arrogant son-of-a-bitch undertook an Australian tour in March with former guests and friends of the show Chris Farren and Georgia Maq (with Antarctigo Vespucci and Camp Cope, respectively), and lead a guided tour through his life in punk rock, touring the world and sharing his message with anyone who will listen, across two conversations at the Factory Floor and Black Wire Records. Jeff's latest album, We Cool?, is out now through Quote Unquote Records. To listen to and download all the music on Jeff's label, visit http://quoteunquoterecords.com/albums.htm Support for All My Frien

Nicole Gaffney and James Stuteley are carb on carb, an Auckland indie/math-rock duo that have formed an inextricable bond with the DIY music community of Australia and, in true NZ fashion, are well on their way to being claimed as our own. From their young and hopeful days traversing through a myriad of genres, the twosome help explain the New Zealand music scene, their place in it and where they intend to head from here. carb on carb's self-titled debut album is out now via their Bandcamp page: http://carboncarb.bandcamp.com They will be headlining at Trainspotters in Brisbane on April 28 and at Jura Books in Sydney on April 30. Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records, a Sydney bedroom label distributing dead formats to the masses. To check out their catalogue, visit http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com Support also comes from Sad Grrrls Club, a non-male music collective of musicians and industry professionals working together to make non-male voices heard. For mor

Don't let his youthful good looks fool you - Koby Geddes has played more punk rock shows in his life than you've had hot dinners. Currently, he is splitting his time between his new math-rock project Dividers and a reunited Bagster, the ska-punk act with whom Geddes first rose to both prominence and infamy in his teenage years. The guitarist, singer and songwriter met up for Sunday brunch in Glebe to share the story so far of a life entailing riffs, sweaty pubs and enough skanking to dislocate a limb. Dividers' debut album, Clockwork, is set for release later in the year. The band are headed out on tour in May. For more information, head over to the band's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thisisdividers Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. Suburban Haze's "It Will Never Happen" is out now. To purchase the EP, click here: http://spitthedummyrecords.bigcartel.com/ Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Sad Grrrls Club, presenting Lionizer's "Be Alone

Yaaasss, queen! You might know him from his double-verified Twitter antics or his sweet Snapchat kisses, but Floridian singer-songwriter Chris Farren can do more than just make 'em laugh. Through his bands Fake Problems and Antarctigo Vespucci, as well as his own solo material, Farren has also broken hearts and raised fists; evolving from a back-of-the-van wunderkind into a front-and-centre showstopper. The Naples native and total sweetheart was in fine form out the back of the Factory Floor, recorded in the midst of a tour with longtime friend and AV bandmate Jeff Rosenstock. Hear all about the small-town kid made good, complete with fairytale tour opportunities and unlikely bonds. For more information on Chris and links to his music, visit www.chrisfarren.com Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. Suburban Haze's "It Will Never Happen" is out now. The band are launching it tonight at Drone in Newcastle at an all-ages show. To purchase the EP, click here: http://spi

Brian Wilson once said that he just wasn't made for these times. Imagine, then, how Charlie Parr feels - he's essentially the greatest 20s bluesman to have been born some 40 years after the fact. He might feel like he's from a different plane of existence entirely, but Parr's dozen-plus albums all immediately feel like home in their own unique way. Before a show at the Brass Monkey in Cronulla, Charlie tells all about life on the southbank and houses filled with music. He also shares what is probably one of the best stories ever told on this podcast toward the end. Charlie's latest album, Stumpjumper, is available. To check it - and all of his other releases - out, visit www.charlieparr.com Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Sad Grrrls Club, presenting Lionizer's "Be Alone" EP launch tour of NSW. April 15 - Jura Books, Sydney April 16 - Jane's, Wollongong April 17 - Drone, Newcastle For more information, visit www.sadgrrrlsclub.com Support also comes from Spit the Dummy Records. Subu

From choirboy to heathen, Marcus Whale has become one of Sydney's most consistently interesting singers, songwriters and performers. He pops and locks with Collarbones, raves to the grave with Black Vanilla and leads a one-man army as a newly-minted solo artist - all the while delivering challenging, unique takes on electronically-tinged outsider music. During an afternoon of lawn bowls and live music at the Petersham Bowling Club's Bad Day Out back in January, Whale talks through his journey of post-rock forums, bad sax solos and the vision that lead to his debut solo album, Inland Sea. Marcus' debut single, My Captain, is out now. It can be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/marcuswhale/my-captain-2 Support for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Sad Grrrls Club. "The Bands Are Breaking Up" is a 14-track compilation put out by Sad Grrrls Club Records as recorded at the titular mini-festival in Newcastle back in January 2016. Featuring songs from Nathan Seeckts, Jamie Hay, Jen Buxton, Lucy Wilson

Brendan Maclean dances like no-one is watching, sings like his life depends on it and performs the hell out of every role he finds himself in. Solo at the piano? You got it. Choreographed pop with dancers? Bring it on. A star of the ultimate jukebox cabaret/circus spectacular Velvet? Five stars. In short, Maclean gives it all wherever his career path takes him - and the world is ever grateful for it. In the middle of a run of Velvet at the Sydney Opera House, Maclean candidly discussed running from his bullies, seeking solace in the Shire and finding himself as a performer. Velvet is currently at the Adelaide Fringe Festival until March 13; with runs to follow in Melbourne and Brisbane. For a full list of dates and tickets, visit http://velvettheshow.com You can find all of Brendan's music - including recent singles "Tectonic" and "Collecting Day" - on his Bandcamp: http://brendanmaclean.bandcamp.com Follow Brendan on Twitter: @macleanbrendan Follow David on Twitter: @DJYwrites Follow the podcast on Twit

Bad//Dreems arrived on the scene less than five years ago, covered in dirt and spoiling for a fight. These days, they count themselves among the more popular guitar bands in the country, selling out shows nationwide and scoring huge points for their acclaimed debut album, Dogs At Bay. Before another typically high-energy and rough-and-tumble gig - this one taking place at Sydney's Vic on the Park - Ben Marwe and Alex Cameron talked about the dues they've paid, the music that's inspired them and the student/mentor relationship between the two. Dogs At Bay is out now. Physical: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/alternative/dogs-at-bay/730692/ Digital: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dogs-at-bay/id1010592210 Follow the band on Twitter and Instagram: @BadDreems Follow David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwrites Follow the podcast on Twitter: @BarBandsPod Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/barbands Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See omnystudio.com/listener for p

10 years ago, Frank Iero was on the front-line of the Black Parade, leading the so-called emo revolution out of the alt-club nights and into the arenas, guitars and eyeliner in hand. As guitarist and backing vocalist in My Chemical Romance, Iero was a part of the major dynamic shift in both what a major-selling contemporary rock band could look like, but also sound like. Fast forward to present day, and Iero is still forging ahead as the leader of frnkiero andthe cellabration; a band that is hard on your spell-checker, but easy on the ear. With a brief window of time in his promo trail in the lead-up to an in-store appearance at Sydney's Utopia Records, Iero talked through growing up as a wide-eyed Jersey punk, elevating to arena status and the little old lady that almost ended it all. frnkiero andthe cellabration's debut album, Stomachaches, is available in Australia via Cooking Vinyl. Physical: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/alternative/stomachaches/582392/ Digital: https://itunes.apple.com/au/albu

Melbourne via Hobart via Sydney's Courtney Barnett has come a long way since kicking around in bands in her youth. This supposed overnight success story has come through years of DIY touring, slide-guitar detours and a steady build up to one of the country's most celebrated contemporary songwriters. Days before chalking up four songs in the Triple J Hottest 100 - and hours before performing a sold-out show at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney - Courtney spoke about her initial interest in music, the communities she's involved herself with along the way and the tall-poppy syndrome that has come with her success. Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit is out now via Marathon Artists / House Anxiety / Milk! Records / Mom + Pop Music, depending on where you live. You can stream, download and purchase physical copies of the album here: https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/sometimes-i-sit-and-think-and-sometimes-i-just-sit Courtney's label, Milk! Records, are releasing a compilation EP entitled "Go

For the final episode of 2015, we're speaking with two figures of Sydney music - one mini, one mega - that have built up a devoted, loudly-singing audience in their near-decade together. Keiron Steel and Jack Bruun-Hammond are Corpus, and their particularly live-and-loud brand of post-hardcore-oriented alternative rock has impressed everyone from Black Wire regulars to Bert McCracken. With Jack's cat Nancy watching over (as well as ZK Photo's Zach Penhall getting the whole thing on camera), the guys talk through high-school obsessions, Goulburn fanatics and the legend of CorpusDad. You can download and stream all of Corpus' releases - including their most recent EP, The Sliding Scale of Morality - at http://corpuscorpuscorpus.bandcamp.com Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's party time! Anty Horgan and Craig Selak have been raising hell since their school days, flying through puerile teenage bands and dreaming of the big time. They began the journey by borrowing the name of a pop superstar, but it's as The Bennies that they've carved their niche as one of the most exciting and fun-loving live bands this great southern land has to offer. With a half-hour between dinner and tearing Melbourne's Corner Hotel a new one, the band's bass-ing, singing and synth-ing half talked through a brief history of their love of music and a highlight reel of their remarkable rise over the past few years. The Bennies' new single, "Party Machine," is available now via Poison City Records: https://poisoncityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/party-machine-single The band's third studio album is due for release in the first quarter of 2016. The Bennies are currently on their final Australian tour for the year alongside The Hard Aches and Wet Pensioner. All tour dates and ticketing info can be found at

Screaming their way out of suburban Adelaide, Raccoon City Police Department (aka Raccoon City PD, aka Raccoon City, aka Rack City, aka Rack Rack City Bitch)are one of the more unique acts to emerge from Australia's south in recent years. With all members dividing their time between a myriad of projects, their united focus brings them to a mix of math rock, indie-punk and the sound that is colloquially known as "skramz." Literally every member of the band - including honorary member Sam - hops in on this rambunctious episode, as their various origin stories bleed into an arc that involves nu-metal being played over xtreme sports, getting the power shut off at a house party and arguing over whether Adelaide has *really* changed after all these years. All of Raccoon City Police Department's releases - including their Halloween album - can be downloaded here: http://rcpd.bandcamp.com Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The timeline of Apart From This spans pop-punk, melodic hardcore, alternative rock and stoner jams; not to mention a slew of different members whom have all entered the fray at different stages of the band. Perhaps therein lies what makes the band so interesting - they're a constantly evolving and rapidly-improving beast; edging closer and closer to having one of the best live shows in the country. Sitting around at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne, we locked in vocalist/guitarist Tim Maxwell and bassist Matt "Rat Head" Verinder to talk teenage wastelands, Byron blazeouts and the future of their ever-evolving band. Follow Apart From This on Twitter: @apartfromthis The band will be on tour with Gnarwolves in January. For more details, head to www.gnarwolves.com/tours Support David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoung See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.