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Wavves announce sideshows
Penny Drop is pleased to announce the much anticipated return of U.S wunderkinds Wavves, back in Australia for a national tour this coming May 2012. Making their Australian debut last year with a small club tour and a blistering set at Golden Plains, Wavves left quite a mark on audiences across the country with their signature lo-fi punk rock. The brainchild of San Diego native Nathan Williams, Wavves started as a one-man bedroom project, where he penned summer anthems about being a slacker and smoking weed. Four years on, they have morphed into a four-piece musical tour de force, with bass player Stephen Pope, guitarist Alex Gates and drummer Jacob Cooper joining Williams as permanent fixtures in the studio and on the road. Even though he’s only been playing music as Wavves since early 2008, Williams has already amassed a formidable body of work in the form of three full-length albums ('Wavves and Wavvves' and the critically acclaimed 'King Of The Beach'), a handful of seven-inch...
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Andrew W.K. announces headline shows
Following his much celebrated national tour in January last year around Big Day Out, Manhattan based Andrew W.K. returns with his one-man-party band this May. Already announced for the traveling Groovin The Moo Festival, Andrew announces headline dates right across the country. Andrew W.K., the multi-faceted musician and performer famous for his bloody nose and white clothes, exploded into the world in 2001 with his extremely high-energy rock'n'roll music and “party hard” ethos. He has released four full-length albums, numerous EPs and special releases, including his now infamous 2001 debut album I Get Wet, featuring the anthem ‘Party Hard’. His most recent release is the double album, Close Calls With Brick Walls / Mother of Mankind, and is currently working on a new album for release in 2012. In addition to his music, Andrew has more recently expanded into a Grammy-nominated record producer, a sought after motivational speaker, and is the host of a popular television series, D...
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Tiny Engines Records signs Best Practice
Tiny Engines is stoked to welcome Providence, RI's Best Practices to its growing roster. The label will release the band's debut, The EP LP, on 12" vinyl in the Spring. You can stream two tracks, "Welcome To Erf" and "Future Cougar" from the 9 song record here. A new song from the album will be added for streaming each week leading up to the vinyl pre-order. Featuring current/former members of Light The Fuse And Run, Wow, Owls!, Weak Teeth and Jesuscentric, Best Practices is a return to the fundamentals of punk rock. On the band's Tiny Engines debut, The EP LP, the quartet lets loose a whirlwind of (garage power pop) punk fury. Recorded with Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere) at Dead Air Studios, Best Practices pummel their way through 9 songs in 12 glorious minutes. The band comes close to careening off the edge at points but never seem to overtake themselves. Chock full of razor sharp hooks Best Practices lays down a furious gauntlet that is as catchy as it is exhausting. All y...