The Meteors!!!!!

[Quakin Jake]

I think I need to change my jocks...

21/11/007
Gold Coast Shark Bar AUSTRALIA

22/11/007
Brisbane Club Phoenix AUSTRALIA

24/11/007
Sydney Annandale Hotel AUSTRALIA

25/11/007
Sydney Utopia AUSTRALIA

29/11/007
Wollongong Oxford Tavern AUSTRALIA

30/11/007
Canberra Jameson Inn AUSTRALIA

01/12/07
Melbourne Corner Hotel AUSTRALIA

02/12/07
Adelaide Enigma Bar AUSTRALIA

[RollOn]

Oh man, 1 month and 10 frikking days before my 18th in Melbourne.
I think i'm gonna cry now :(

[Quakin Jake]

Oh man, 10 frikking days before my 18th in Melbourne.
I think i'm gonna cry now :(

Just try and get in anyway! Theres always a back door ;)

[RollOn]

haha yeah I remember the cook off at the corner hotel where we just walked straight in there after they'd stressed the whole over 18 thing!

I shall think about it closer to the date.

[AlinaPOW]

oh man that's gonna be grrrrreat!! Damn sydney with their Utopia records... always getting AA.... gah!

[Deadcat Kaye]

Can always save up and take a train upto Sydney. or wherever Utopia is.
It'ld probly be around $40...

[AlinaPOW]

haha... try a HUNDRED and 40! Or closer to like $120 but yeah, definitely not that cheap... i wish!

[RollOn]

haha a train trip to Sydney for $40- I wish!!
It costs more than $40 to get to Ballarat.

God if it was that cheap i'd go up there all the time for gigs :p

[Deadcat Kaye]

$17.95 for me to train it upto echuca.

it's 9 hours to get to sydney...4 hours to echuca.
I figure...double the price(soughta). VOILA you got your cost

XD

imagine takin a taxi.

[RollOn]

You'd have to change taxi's at the border though, it'd be a bloody nightmare.

I looked up train prices for Sydney, don't even think about it! It'd be cheaper to fly up there haha

[Adele]

You'd have to change taxi's at the border though, it'd be a bloody nightmare.

I looked up train prices for Sydney, don't even think about it! It'd be cheaper to fly up there haha

Yeah cheaper to fly, I've gone interstate to shows before... I suggest a bunch of you under 18 Melbourne girls fly up together, get some super cheap accommodation... or even because it's in the day just fly back after. Easy done, it doesn't cost that much really. I mean how often do Mad Sin, Meteors etc come!?

[Kimjar]

I'm there.

[billygal]

For all those who are interested Northcote Social club (melbourne gig) has gig listed and tix on sale through their website

[Deadcat Kaye]

All Age gig
2nd of Decembe...at the tote

That's what i hear anyway :D :D :D

[billygal]

nup no underage gig for melb

[Outlaw Love Song]

Will be a good weekend. Royal Crown Revue on Friday. Meteors on Saturday.

Wondering if I should hold off on my ticket for a while or get one ASAP. NSC is not a fun place to be when it's packed tight.

[billygal]

you gotta go Luke if not just to see May and I hehehehe

[AlinaPOW]

AAAAAAAARGHHHHHH. That sucks that sucks that SUCKS. Way to cap off a cruddy-ass day. Casino Rumblers AND Creepshow both had an underage show posted on their myspaces. I'm so sick of bands putting up gigs that haven't been confirmed. I was looking forward to this something crazy and blargh.

[Quakin Jake]

Just go anyway. If you dont get in you lost 20 and if you do then it makes it all the more sweeter.

[simonnott]

Meteors gigs are great but not for the feint hearted, mind you I doubt the Wrecking Crew will be flying over.

[Fritz]

I'd go but im over the whole scene. Tiger Army were simply plain SHIT and boring as fuck, lets never ever mention Horrorpops ever again, I was disapointed with Nekromantix (although Kim was quite impressive) but considering they are 'kings of psychobilly' that was quite disapointing to know 'well this is as good as it gets..'
And if ZGT is 'the best' our country can put out then that simply sums up the industry. I'd bet my life they would be nothing without makeup. Its all shit.

There was a great scene in the country around 2000/01. Every month there was always great gigs consisting of the howlin mood doggies, kingpin440, zgt, slant 6, the psyclones, bazooka joes, wild turkey, casino rumblers (when they were good, before they decided to simply play louder and faster), louisville sluggers etc. Fuck it was a good time... The gigs were huge and alot of fun.

Now its all just about getting internet forum and scene points.

After seeing 'the worlds best' and our local psychobilly scene I can say that I think it absolutely sucks, I'd love to go to the meteors but I dont want them to drain any positive hope I may be storing regarding the genre of music.

Rockabilly on the other hand, I think our country has some of the best.

Bring it on.........

[May]

Careful Mick. You're sounding like me lol

[billygal]

I cant agree with you on the Horrorpops I thought their gig was fantastic great vibe and so forth. Nekromantix well I was just greatful to see them play finally as have been into them since brought back to life days and being one of my most fav it was probably the only time they are ever gonna get here. I know they keep saying they are coming back but........ As far as Tiger army didnt go but hubby said pub was packed and it turned the night to shit.
You gotta come to Meteors if for no other reason than this may be the only chance to see some more overseas psychobilly talent. As much as I love ZGT you can only see them so often, was a pity that Perfect Sin split and that a fireballs gig will in reality never happen again.
You talk old psychobillly scene what about Ward 9 (yeah I know they only played about 3 gigs) and Axemen????? And were you always in melbs???

[Kimjar]

Well...I'll be there for sure, I don't know about anyone else!

As for Fritz's argument, I do agree on some points, especially re: Tiger Army. That show really wasn't the best night. I did however enjoy Horrorpops and Nekro. Saw ZGT on Thursday night and they were really really disappointing. I think it was quite possibly the worst I've ever seen them play (well...when they did actually play and not talk the whole time).

Long story short - I'll be at Meteors purely because I wouldn't miss out on seeing such an awesome band.

[Quakin Jake]

... slant 6, the psyclones, bazooka joes , wild turkey, casino rumblers...

Forgive me if I'm wrong but wasn't this your band? :p hahaha, nice bit of self promition there :)

Also, the Adelaide show is now at the Lizard Lounge which should make for a much nicer night haha :)

[simonnott]

There was a great scene in the country around 2000/01. Every month there was always great gigs consisting of the howlin mood doggies, kingpin440, zgt, slant 6, the psyclones, bazooka joes, wild turkey, casino rumblers (when they were good, before they decided to simply play louder and faster), louisville sluggers etc. Fuck it was a good time... The gigs were huge and alot of fun.

And I'm glad to say I was there then!

[billygal]

Melbourne gig is almost sold out so make sure if you havent already got your tix that you do so quickly

[Kimjar]

Ooh shit, thanks for the heads up!

[Outlaw Love Song]

Not even sure I can be arsed coming to this one. Have RCR the night before and I need money for other things.

[Kimjar]

Lame excuses. I got my ticket this afternoon yay

[Outlaw Love Song]

There was a great scene in the country around 2000/01. Every month there was always great gigs consisting of the howlin mood doggies, kingpin440, zgt, slant 6, the psyclones, bazooka joes, wild turkey, casino rumblers (when they were good, before they decided to simply play louder and faster), louisville sluggers etc. Fuck it was a good time... The gigs were huge and alot of fun.


Hee hee... Moon Doggies were awesome but I didn't even know who they were until a year after they split up when I got "Chasin' Pussy" from Greville Records and loved it. Hence, I never got to see 'em live.

I still have my old Kingpin 440 t-shirt and still wear it now despite the name change.

The Sluggers.... are they still kickin' around?

[billygal]

venue has been changed for melbourne gig to the corner hotel as it is a bigger venue. Tix purchased for northcote social club can be used at the door still.

Anybody live close to Craigieburn that wants 2 extra passangers?????????

[Rock'n'Roll]

...was a pity that Perfect Sin split and that a fireballs gig will in reality never happen again.
You talk old psychobillly scene what about Ward 9 (yeah I know they only played about 3 gigs) and Axemen????? And were you always in melbs???

Did you manage to get a Ward 9 demo? I've been wanting to hear what they sound like for years.

[billygal]

Dont think they did a demo tape they might have taped one of their gigs but it was more a muck around band. Singer Scotty Stone Guitarist Rick Munroe (H Block 101) Scotty Double Bass (TLE) and I think Joey on drums (TLE) still see the guys every now and then will ask if they got it on tape but dont think it would have been something they even thought about. LOL

[Rock'n'Roll]

I knew it was Rick, Scott and Joey.. I didn't know anything about a singer. There is some sort of recording in existence, a guy I used to trade TLE bootlegs with had one.. but he said he couldn't find it :( I also want to hear some Goodbye Sideburns Forever (Chris's old brit pop band).

[billygal]

Yeah they had Scotty Stone singing dont think he did anything apart from Ward 9. Will see what I can come up with next time I see them. Possibly Stone will be at Meteors so will ask for ya

[Rock'n'Roll]

thanks for that

[simonnott]

Hee hee... Moon Doggies were awesome but I didn't even know who they were until a year after they split up when I got "Chasin' Pussy" from Greville Records and loved it. Hence, I never got to see 'em live.

I still have my old Kingpin 440 t-shirt and still wear it now despite the name change.

The Sluggers.... are they still kickin' around?

I'm on the Moondoggies video clip for the song 'Pieces' it was filmed on Pitt St in Sydney on a wet sunday morning. I have shocking peroxide hair in it. Shakir from the Moondoggies and the Glenn drummer from The Louisville Sluggers both used to work at SMP in Sydney (SMP sponsored TLE in their early days)

[Outlaw Love Song]

HAHA!

I have that video but have never watched 'em and my CDs are all packed away but I will get 'em out and have a look when I move into my flat.

Si, you know Shakey is now in Barcelona?

[simonnott]

Yes he called me on Friday, I'm going to pay him a flying visit when I get some time.

[billygal]

Does this mean your gonna come back to visit Oz Simon?????

[simonnott]

I dream of coming back to Australia and I surely will but I don't know when. Visiting Shakir in Barcelona is only a £30 flight from Bristol so may happen sooner!

[Adele]

WOW. Sydney was pretty damn great.

[Aaron]

They're playing in Wollongong this Thurs. Would you recommend them to someone who has never heard any of their stuff, but is mildly interested in the idea of the rockabilly scene?

[Adele]

Yes, absolutely worth checking out. They got a pretty good wrecking pit going and it's worth going for the entertaiment factor alone.

[billygal]

so they were good or they put on a good show. Nobody on any forum is saying what the gigs were like. Wondering as seeing them saturday

[Kimjar]

My friend Jerri went to the show in Sydney, and said that they didn't wow her but they were alright. So that's kinda disappointing, and she does love her psychobilly and rockabilly. However I will still be going to the Melbourne show.

[billygal]

hmmm as I said nobody is saying anything about them even the promoter hasnt seen them as he has been busy with other things. Thought it a bit odd that no one was singing their praises.

[Deadcat Kaye]

Did anyone besides me get sent posters from Creepshow??
Pam?

[billygal]

hahahaha no I asked twice where they were and got told they had been sent but never arived so gave up. Another guy that got Mad Sin didnt get any either. You must just be loved. Mad SIn posters are going for about 10 bucks on ebay so make yourself some money lol

[Deadcat Kaye]

ooh I feel special XD
Tomorrow i'm goin intot he city so i'ma stick some up but that's it really...
theyw ere sent abit too late for it to make much of a difference.

[AlinaPOW]

I've only heard one person's opinion of the sydney show and he said he enjoyed it but that's about it...

[billygal]

Jack went to both gigs in sydney and liked them but he is a mad Meteors fan so they could have just stood there and sung nothing and he still woulda loved it.

I agree with you Simon on what you sent. Not a big fan but as psychobilly bands from O/s are very rare over here Im going anyway. Quite a lot that share the same opinion as me going. It will be interesting to see what they think of Melbourne as from what I have heard the boys over here are a little harder that the other states. ( No offence intended to anybody not from melb)

[AlinaPOW]

Really??? We've got the roughest wreckers?? That's pretty damn cool :D
IF that's what you were referring to???

[billygal]

Yup from what I hear its pretty no exsistant in other states (correct me if Im wrong)

[AlinaPOW]

ah wow, go melbs... we know how ta rock out :D

[simonnott]

Some of my Aussie mates went in Sydney and said they rocked.

[billygal]

kool!!!
Heard a bit about them being a bit full of themselves being the psychobilly gods and such. Any truth to this Simon Im sure you are the man in the know. Have you managed to catch Nekromantix with their new member!! Wonder if this means we get another new album hehehehe

[simonnott]

Let's just say P P Fenech is a 'character'! Saying that I've put them on a few times in the past and he has always been a gentleman but there are always stories. He is very active on their websitewww.kingsofpsychobilly.com and is quick to tell people who are pissing him off that they are. Most of the gigs I have been to have been great, the last being the Calella festival where they were probably the best I have ever seen them. On the other hand one gig years back was poorly attended and the ones that were there weren't to receptive so PPF just threw his guitar on the floor, said 'Fuck You' and stormed off. Another occasion he hit some fella over the head with his guitar because he was pissing him off. Of course it all adds to the legend that are The Meteors and after all PPF was (along with Nigel Lewis and Mark Robertson) the start of Psychobilly. The bottom line is with Paul Fenech, love him or hate him, almost everyone (myself included) has great respect for him as the originator of Psychobilly who has kept it going for decades. Incidentally if anyone is interested in the very beginning of The Meteors as viewed by Mark Robertson the original drummer, he has been writing a series of fantastic blogs on the subject on his myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/markovdd

[be-bop-a-lula]

interesting, the rumblers off the rest of the tour.....

[billygal]

whos supporting melb then. Maybe a ego struggle??????

[Deadcat Kaye]

how waaaasss it???

[AlinaPOW]

AAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!! Farkin' sambo won't shutup about it and neither will my mate josh who used his fake id which is someone's boat license that doesn't EVEN LOOK LIKE HIM!!! AAAAAAAAAAARGH :(:(:(:(

[billygal]

was ok wasnt very full and they seemed pretty down to earth

[AlinaPOW]

I've heard waaaaaay too much about this today lol :p
sounds like a blast was had. haha my friend's so psyched 'coz Paul Fenech sold her her tshirt. Aaaaand sounds like the setlist was good fun!

[billygal]

wasnt as terrible as I thought it would be. Meteors arnt one of my fav bands but they did a really great cover of Little Red Riding Hood. Casino rumblers apparently got booted off the tour due to ego's. Not sure who's though as the boys were walking around the pub before it got too full and sussing out the crowd so at least they didnt hide away all night.

[Outlaw Love Song]

Casino Rumblers Kicked off because of "egos"?

Thats fucking laughable. Apparently Paul Fenech is the biggest headlover of 'em all. He's got no right to get on his high horse! Probably didn't like anyone who didn't lick his arse!

[billygal]

didnt say it was their ego LOL. According to the boys they were being ripped off they didnt mention them being booted. Nobody will probably ever know the full story. According to Smith first he had heard of it was on the forums and he didnt even get a say on the band used to replace them. The Wrath and marching orders should have been on first leaving Vaudevillians as the only other psychobilly act to play just before them. But enough said just in that I think.

[AlinaPOW]

Yeah i heard that Rumblers thought they'd be getting paid a certain amount by Smith but then it turned out that the money was actually coming from the Meteors camp and it gets a bit sketchy from there...

The Wrath AND Marching Orders... probably a bit much for a psycho gig, as much as i like 'em both...

[billygal]

It was especially since vaudevillians were on first. Ive heard some stuff floating around as to why it happened but at the end of the day it did and oh well life goes on. Wonder if someone can answer something not being a fan of the metors I thought they did electric and stand up bass. He played stand up all night so just wondering if this was the norm???? Simon got any answers????

[Quakin Jake]

P Paul Fenich is the coolest dude ever. I had a big long yarn with him on Sunday about this and that, just an awesomely nice guy. Unfortunately due to ticket buying issues (venuetix not knowing anything about being the ticket sellers) it wasnt as big a turn out as it shouldve been and apparently a fair few people didnt know it was on but it was still a respectable crowd. The Meteors were totally rad and they say they're coming back in June for a bigger tour which should be rad and Fenich got our cds and contact details so we can play more shows with them when they come back. Needless to say I was pretty darn proud when the grandaddy of psychobilly is complimenting my band :D

[simonnott]

It was especially since vaudevillians were on first. Ive heard some stuff floating around as to why it happened but at the end of the day it did and oh well life goes on. Wonder if someone can answer something not being a fan of the metors I thought they did electric and stand up bass. He played stand up all night so just wondering if this was the norm???? Simon got any answers????

They have been purely stand-up live for several years now.

[simonnott]

P Paul Fenich is the coolest dude ever. I had a big long yarn with him on Sunday about this and that, just an awesomely nice guy. Unfortunately due to ticket buying issues (venuetix not knowing anything about being the ticket sellers) it wasnt as big a turn out as it shouldve been and apparently a fair few people didnt know it was on but it was still a respectable crowd. The Meteors were totally rad and they say they're coming back in June for a bigger tour which should be rad and Fenich got our cds and contact details so we can play more shows with them when they come back. Needless to say I was pretty darn proud when the grandaddy of psychobilly is complimenting my band :D

Excellent, he must have liked you, he'd have told you if he didn't!

[AlinaPOW]

P Paul Fenich is the coolest dude ever. I had a big long yarn with him on Sunday about this and that, just an awesomely nice guy. Unfortunately due to ticket buying issues (venuetix not knowing anything about being the ticket sellers) it wasnt as big a turn out as it shouldve been and apparently a fair few people didnt know it was on but it was still a respectable crowd. The Meteors were totally rad and they say they're coming back in June for a bigger tour which should be rad and Fenich got our cds and contact details so we can play more shows with them when they come back. Needless to say I was pretty darn proud when the grandaddy of psychobilly is complimenting my band :D

hooray to everything!!!
That's awesome shtuff!!!
And and and... June's not that far away!!!! :D

[simonnott]

Doesn't sound like PPF was too impressed with Creepshow Promotions according to what he posted on their website.

[AlinaPOW]

Ooooh i'ma go look at that... doesn't surprise me though...

[AlinaPOW]

My sleuthing skills suck... what does it say?

[be-bop-a-lula]

the meteors were paying the rumblers to play and to hire their gear.

allegedly they (meteors) did not pay the agreed sum and the rumblers in turn pulled the pin on the last couple of shows.

needless to say fenech was pissed, but life goes on i guess...

[billygal]

Doesn't sound like PPF was too impressed with Creepshow Promotions according to what he posted on their website.

I couldnt find anything either can you cut and paste it so we can read

[simonnott]

Here on the Meteors site.

http://themeteors.proboards5.com/index.cgi?board=news&action=display&thread=1196419579

[AlinaPOW]

AAAAAAAAAAH!!! I can't be bothered registering!
I THOUGHT it'd be in the forum bit but i can't access that...

[AlinaPOW]

eh screw it i'm creating an account :p

[AlinaPOW]

Aaaaaw.... awaiting APPROVAL???
But i wanna know NOW!! :p

[billygal]

yeah was a bit under advertised but it was a fuckin great gig as were they all will do a review of the whole thing later
big crowds in most 2 where a bit sparse but were deffo goin back soon and we will work with a better promotor all the venues did a great job but the creepshow promotiones was a fuckin joke recomend all bands in the world avoid this company like the plague .........more to follow

*ouch*
That was taken from the meteors forum guessing creepshow wont be the promotor bringing them back

[Kimjar]

Wow that was pretty harsh, but good on em.

I thought the band were fantastic. Supports were a bit...uh...shit. To put it nicely. And although bad for the band, it was kinda nice having a bit of room to move at the Corner for a change.

[simonnott]

He does not mince his words that Paul Fenech!

[AlinaPOW]

AHAHAHAHA.... like the PLAGUE!! Harsh words... GENIUS :D

[billygal]

so does anybody (in oz ) know of a good promoter Guana Batz wanna come over

[simonnott]

They ROCK live!

[havoc_planet]

Deep Lust promotions do okay for an up and coming Promo company

[Rock'n'Roll]

hey billygal, did you see Scotty Stone to ask him about the Ward 9 demo?

[billygal]

No there was alot that I thought would be at the meteors that wernt there. Did however talk to some of the other guys who saw those couple of gigs ( can only remember 2 and 1 was a private party) and nobody knows of a recording and trust me if there was one they would have it. Talk to your source again because if he cant produce it I would say it doesnt exist.

[billygal]

Deep Lust promotions do okay for an up and coming Promo company


Do you have details for them??? Creepshow have said if Guana batz pay for their own flights they can work something out?????

Never heard of a band paying for their own flights thought that was part of bringing them out

[be-bop-a-lula]

so does anybody (in oz ) know of a good promoter Guana Batz wanna come over

wreck room in melb, done some good stuff recently.

[billygal]

have you got contact details

[be-bop-a-lula]

www.myspace.com/wreckroompresents

[billygal]

Thanks will msg them over the next week see if we cant get something happening

[billygal]

www.myspace.com/wreckroompresents

Is that Kat???
And didnt they get Slim Jim over here??

[be-bop-a-lula]

yep, same one!