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Aussie Spotlight: Call the Shots
Pop-punk has seen many evolutions over its time and is still growing today. With the incorporation of breakdowns and down-tuned guitars being part of the latest craze, the genre has seen many different spin-offs. The new wave of emo takes a play from the pop-punk handbook to create some mighty gems. But we're not here to talk about that. We're here to talk about straight up pop-punk. Yes, the high-fiving, friend loving, ex-girlfriend loathing, pizza eating genre that has gained a cult following is what this month's Aussie Spotlight focuses on; more specifically, Brisbane locals,Call the Shots. While 2011's 'Crank Up the Happy' saw the Brisbane upstarts break into the world with their catchy and hook infused punk driven tracks, it wasn't until 2013 the band captured the attention of local listeners. "2013 was an amazing year for us,” guitarist Dion Cerreto tells us. "We smashed out four tours in the last six months of the year, which was awesome. We even did our own headline tour an...