Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Jim Rockfords Reviewed in Rave
Jim Rockfords Moving at the Speed of sound
(Turkeyneck)
Motorbilly, post-punk rock & roll band delivers
The Jim Rockfords have accumulated a decent-sized local fanbase and are known to perform energetic and highly entertaining sets. The occasional incendiary guitar lick from Phill Wilson and Fred Noonan, combined with the kicking and screaming of harmonica enthusiast and frontman Junior Hickey, are proven to get punters moving. Their newest material, as heard on their debut 11-track Moving At The Speed Of Sound, provides a similar feeling to what you’d expect from one of their shows, taking cues from Etta James, Radio Birdman and the Flamin’ Groovies, they’ve perfected the art of garage punk rock and delivered it simply, effectively and straight into your face. This straight-up style coupled with rock-hard bass lines from the very talented Kylie Lovejoy and powerful beats from drummer Mitch “Mayhem” Humphrys pull together a sound that references the ’50s as much as now and won’t disappoint faithful motorbilly rockers.
LANAH MATHENY
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
XMAS party madness and other oddities
december 2010
Well as another year comes to an end we here at turkeyneck have finished all the years releases including the career spanning Blowhard compilation (which was 2 years in the making), Screamin' Stevie's 2nd album for turkeyneck and also a swag of newcomers to the label, Hell Crab City, The Prehistorics, Bertie page Clinic and The Jim Rockfords. So now thats all done and dusted what does 2011 hold instore for the little label that shouldn't. There is talk of a Murder Junkies australia only album, also an Insane Hombres collection, I Spit on your Gravy's magnificent Fruit Loop City and new recordings from our long lost adelaide contingent KAMIKAZE. A second album from Chucknee, Starsludge's debut and a Fred band Best of.
And possibly some compilations from Brisbane's overlooked early 90's scum rock heyday.
In the new Year Turkeyneck will be trying out a once a month Showcase residency at the Beetle Bar for Turkeyneck Bands and friends under the Banner of TURKEY-TIKI TIME Starting saturday February 5th more details to follow.
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NEW RELEASES Galore
November has been a busy month with the launch of Blowhards Best of Five Minute ride Thru Hell at the Jubillee and The Jim Rockfords launching theirs at The Powerhouse and for the hat trick The Bertie Page Clinic will be launching their debut at the Wickam Hotel on the 3rd of Dec.
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THE ANNUAL PSYCHEDELIC CRITMASS PARTY
Once a year this rolls around for all the turkeys to gather round the coop
and get slaughtered.
This year its being held at the BEETLE BAR 350 Upper Roma St
on Saturday Dec 18th. The Door admission is $10 but the first 50 payers get a free Turkeyneck CD. The Entertainment for the night is supplied by The Pineapples From the Dawn of Time, The Vaginabillies, The Prehistorics(Syd) Screamin’ Stevie’s Australia and the Fabulous Wayne Keys Show. Doors open at 8pm so come along and let your freak flag fly.
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Bertie Page Clinic joins the turkeyneck Roost
BERTIE PAGE CLINIC ROCKNROLL IN A G-STRING
This Debut 9 track album is instores early december featuring the one and only Miss Bertie Page. Available from turkeyneck Now
Bertie Page Clinic is the perverted child of burlesque and classic rock. Australian Cabaret star Bertie Page heads up this wicked little band of retrograde rockers. Their punchy tracks are a collaboration between Miss Page and composer Phill Wilson (Chucknee, Deep Blue Orchestra, founding member of BlowHard). These garage punk band combine the best elements of yacht rock, punk rock and poodle rock, pulled off with a Jim Steinman flair.The instrumental lineup features John Meyer (The Good Ship), Clint Morrow (The Soundcasters) and James Lees (Silver Sircus). Bertie leads the charge with her hard belting vocals and sees that her stable of fine young men are kept in line.2009 saw the Clinic playing shows up and down the east coast, disgracing venues in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and playing with the likes of Spencer P. Jones (Beasts of Bourbon), and Spitfireliar.
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