RiotACT are reporting that punk legends Unwritten Law are hitting town 9 August @ The Venue, Erindale.

There are tickets avaliable to both IVOJ NOB shows on Fri 4th and Sat 5th July. They are selling well but have not sold out as some people have thought. You can purchase them through the Music Shop, Landspeed Records, Better Music and www.moshtix.com.au. From all reports, rehersals have been going really well and the band tip this years show to be far superior than the previous years.Last night I started installing our new CO (more…)

It has been a long time between drinks, but after a break of nearly five years, The Holy Sea return with a new album “A Beginner’s Guide to the Sea”. Exploring the time-honoured themes of love, death and alcohol, “A Beginner’s Guide…” balances rollicking drinking songs, with heartfelt longing; an album of maturity and pathos that lingers with the listener, a powerful exploration of geographic and personal dislocation, set amidst the ever present landscapes of the two cities in which it was conceived. They’re currently touring Nationally at launch the album at Pot Belly on Saturday May 31 with guests The Haunted Attics and Thickshake.

This just in from CITA guru Jol Duvall:

Got some more interviews coming up with Channel Vision on the Base, check it out with the TransACT network or online. I’m hoping to do more stories and interviews on the Canberra Industry side of music. Hopefully, they’ll be well worth the look, bit thanks to Steve Henderson and his CV Crew.

On the work front, due to my department re-sizing, I’ve been made redundant. A bit of a bummer 5 days away from me becoming a dad again, but hey, life is full of opportunities and this one might open up other doors. Anyone wishing to get in contact me via email, jolrug@yahoo.com will be the best as of May 5 and you can always call on 041 7273 041.

I’m going to focus on getting the CITA web site up and running properly “now I’ll have time……lol……. and developing the ‘Music Audits’ I spoke about earlier this year.

Make some Cash,

Mark Smith is looking for a Bass Player for his new covers band. Mark is a hard worker and would expect someone with a similar attitude.

Must have Gear & Trans , for further info, Mark Smith
62464879(w), 0438450405
email: mark.a.smith@csiro.au

All girl band Gilf is looking for a Bass player. These ladies have really been doing some hard yards and it’s starting to pay dividends. They just need a committed lady with 4 stings to make the line up tight again.

I play in a band that is in need of a good Bass Player. now there are several criteria for bieng in this band. All the current members are not what you could call young. In fact, and to be honest, if we were no name the band it would be the Grumpy Old Men. So if you are not bothered by age then talk to us. You must also have a sense of humour and a thick skin and like blues style music, with other bits thrown in.  At the moment we are a semi acoustic band but do plan to go fully electric sson. we have some gigs lined up but we play mostly for the fun and the love of, well, just playing music. So if you are interested please talk to us or come along and jam.

you can email me on the following

mileen@velocitynet.com.au

After posting this we got ourselves a Bass Player. he is pretty good too. thanks to this site because it really works.

Just got the word from Corinbank that the festival will run again in 2009.

They want peoples help & they’ll give you stuff in return…

1. Online survey — win official merchandise + free tickets in 2009

It’s your chance to help make Corinbank the festival you want it to be. Head to http://www.corinbank.com/survey and fill in the online survey, it should only take you a few minutes. The first 100 respondents will score for themselves free Corinbank merchandise, and every response received before 30 June 2008 goes in the draw to win a double pass to the next Corinbank.

2. Share your Corinbank 2008 photos, win a double pass in 2009

Re-live your Corinbank experience in our photo gallery at
www.corinbank.com <http://www.corinbank.com/>
Submit your 2008 photos to media@corinbank.com
media@corinbank.com for a chance to win a 2009 Corinbank double pass.

& don’t forget, Just Bands has a few pics of Corinbank 2008.

Hi all, I’ve switched Just Bands back to a forum setup & gotten rid of the front page.  I never had the time to keep the front page up-to-date & interesting, so it’s back to the old way of the site….enjoy!