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Head + Heart Feb 20, 2021. Link and Pin, Woy Woy.

Normally a duo, today, Head + Heart are a full combo with a four piece lineup.


Opening with the first single off their new album, I’m Not Afraid is a moving song inspired by a near death experience.


Will I See You In The Morning reflects on the impact of anxiety  and suicide...


Sparse...special..slick, moodesque soft rock. 


Slick riffs and a forceful set of vox wash over the sadness, and darker lyrical tones.. and it all gels. 


A beautiful, fragile sadness...


Three songs in and I’m drained. 


The tale of a dead violin teacher...Kip. The moods are sombre, but the songs are so effortlessly engaging.


Shit, it all just hits ya deep in the soft parts.


Writing songs in graveyards... stop it! 


Bullying...and revenge. And the power it brings!


Professional to a tee. I’m a fan!


Single out now. Album out real soon.


Mark Fraser-redbackrock.com 

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Head + Heart. Images: MarkFraser

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Head + Heart. Images: Mark Fraser

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Owen Guns, Drugs in Sport. Gabba Gabba Hey @ Link and Pin.Woy Woy. February 13, 2021

Fricken PA decides to shit itself second song into Drugs In Sport’s set. Ma from Guns soon has it sorted, and we’re back on track.

Beautiful pop sensibilities are what Drugs In Sport are all about. 

Catchy riffs... perfect pop throes...pure bliss!

Straight from opening up the Thrashville festival up Hunter way, DIS are suitably  primed.

With ex Muzzy Pep honcho Errol up front, it’s an instantly addictive sound that fills the inside aisles of Link and Pin tonight.

Serious cosmic shit!

And despite the earlier  sound adversities, they punch out one infectious, slickly polished set. 

True professionals and roud ppurveyors of that perfect, guitar jangled pop sound.


Owen Guns...a total rumble in the jungle.

The killer ratatat of Cheeto Hitler...rapido punkestry plus.

Beautiful irreverence wrapped snuggly in a cloak of ‘don’t give a fuck-itis’...

Sean’s forever menacing presence.

Brutal sounds that just keep erupting in their own angry way. 

Political stabs that know no boundaries... cos that’s how  it should be..

Fuck cyclists. Fuck stoopid people. Fuck oppression.

“Shut the fuck up...”

Attitude plus, with the balls and the beats to back it up!

Owen Guns new single Sick is out now on all digital platforms.

Mark Fraser-redbackrock.com 

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Owen Guns, Mak Fraser, Link and Pin.

Owen Guns. Image: Mark Fraser.

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Dugs in Sport. Image: Mark Fraser

Owen guns new single 'sick'

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I Hate People, The Grounds. Link and Pin, Woy Woy. Feb 12, 2021

The Grounds kick off tonight with an aural assault that hits you right smack in the face and doesn’t let up for a second.


Raw, guttural vox...guitars that burn into the early night and a drilling sound that’s as chunky as a fresh bowl of PAL.


Some nice dynamics with some slick lead breaks keep it interesting. 


Another great Newie export.


I Hate People. Just wow!


They don't give a shit... love to offend, and pack it up beautifully in the most brutal kickarse triple punch this week!


Fuck religion. Fuck Government. Fuck people.


Rebel Yell! WTF? Suitably savaged.


And with a final kicker in Monty Python’s Always Look on The Bright Side of Life.. you know there’s some serious tongue-in -cheek in there amongst the vitriol.


Fuck, what a band. Beautifully inappropriate!


Mark Fraser-redbackrock.com

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I Hate People. Image -Mark Fraser

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The Grounds. Image- Mark Fraser

I Hate People live at Link and Pin

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Tshitaki , Sand Viper. Gabba Gabba Hey, Woy Woy. February 5, 2021


From kick-butt solid rock lords through to moody rock stalwarts... that’s what you get from central coast’s own Sand Viper. 


Self confessed stoner rockers, their sound is slicker than Elvis’s quiff and rock solid to boot.


Airing their debut EP, we cop the beautifully mental Insane Love...the intense airs of Think About it...and the garage cranker that is I Want It.


Fox's dark emphatic vox, that solid rock backbeat...suiting the beer garden crowd perfectly, SV are as tight as the proverbial, and kickarse from the word go.


And man, can Andi hammer those skins!


Tshitaki. Words are not enough.


Guttural raw power in every sense.


Their Northern Beaches, three way sheer carnage, drills into you like you won’t believe.


Faaark what a mighty beast!


The only other Oz bands that have come close to such intensity, would be Nunchukka Superfly amd the mighty Mark of Cain.


Tshitaki sit proudly on that same echelon.


Just wow! Mind blown! 


Their equally killer album- World Keeps Turning - is out now.


Mark Fraser- redbackrock.com


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Tshitaki. Image: Mark Fraser

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Sand Viper.Image: Mark Fraser 

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Jupiter 5, The Stallers. Gabba Gabba Hey, Woy Woy. January 30, 2021

The Stallers hail from south of Sydney, and after a lengthy stint between rehearsals, they’ve travelled up to Woy Woy tonight for their very first gig.


Delivering their own brand of garage punk to a sold out crowd, theirs is a perfectly oiled machine that’s engaging from the word go.


Sometimes frantic...at times retro...always rock solid.


The perfect opener to Jupiter 5... a bunch of guys I have known forever, and at some time or other, have managed half of them in various guises.


From the blazing guitar throttled airs of Minnesota Strip...through to the extended distorto frenzy of Outta My Way, Jupiter 5 deliver tenfold on all fronts.


Savaged guitars...throttling bass... incisive back beat and Jay’s astral, outer world facials... all go together to paint the perfectly pained picture of well organised chaos, that showcases the decades of musical prowess that’s on show tonight.


No pretense, just kickarse (sometimes) Detroit tinged rock of the most professional ilk. 


Riveting!

And thanks for the sound enhancement, Pete... nailed it.


PS. Enjoyed the few thousand catch-up beers at the old pub after the show too. Hurt like hell next day!


Jupiter 5 debut release  out soon.


Mark Fraser- redbackrock.com


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Jupiter 5. Image: Mark Fraser

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The Stallers. Image: Mark Fraser

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RUST, The Bleeding Caterpillars, Froth Dogs . Gabba Gabba Hey, Woy Woy, Jan 26

38 degrees and not a breath of wind. Tinnies on ice. Burgers in abundance and a full house in the Gabba Gabba Hey beer garden.


If it’s loud gnarly fun you’re after, then the mighty Froth Dogs are the perfect kick-start to today’s Oz Day lineup.

Heaps of fun. 


Froth Dogs sport a three way razored edge that pumps out perfectly irreverent tales of meat pies and dog shit.


Sweaty blitzkrieg beauty at its best.


What a set. 


Fellow locals, The Bleeding Caterpillars are virtually the GGH house band. We love having them back.


We can’t get enough of them, and today, they are totally smashing that noisy punk cool they do so well.


Razored. Raucous. Roudy.


Sharing the vox, snarling the guitars... and keeping it foot to the floor all the way. 


Fast furious fun.


With those summer beers doing a number on the crowd, RUST hit the stage and hook straight into that thumparama punk they do so well. 


Sheer raw energy on all fronts, it’s not hard to see why they are considered true urban legends.


Oz to the core and one powerful rock unit to boot.


A new guitarist in the mix, and it’s a whole other level of thrash today.


Tight. Incisive. Electricity plus. 


Punk runs through the veins of frontman GC, and the conviction and sheer ferocity in his delivery is second to none.


One enthrallingly visual and aural treat on all fronts. 


Mark Fraser- redbackrock.com


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The Bleeding Caterpillars. Image Mark Fraser

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Froth Dogs. Image: Mark Fraser

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Georgie Fahey Band. Gabba Gabba Hey @ Link and Pin, Woy Woy. January 15, 2021.

Kicking off with the emphatic new single Good Days, it's blatantly clear that these guys have done their collective homework.


Tight as, from the outset... catchy guitar powered riffs and a solid punch that’s way beyond their collaborative young years.


Soldier is a little darker, as it builds and falls in its own subtle sombre way. 


The eerie slow wash of On Fire...hypnotic through and through...


And then there's the epic airs of The Villain. Jesus Christ, what a beast of a song...all seven driving minutes of it. Just mesmeric in every sense.


 With a surprise rendition of Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop (vox courtesy of Mr Adam B.) to put the final icing on the cake (thanks guys), what’s not to love?


A rock solid back end. Scorching guitars ...and those sultry, edgy vox. 


And this was the very first gig in front of a live audience (and a full house at that).


Are you shitting me? Something special!


Catch Georgie FAHEY Band back at Link and Pin (Gabba Gabba Hey) March 26.


Check out their stuff on all digital platforms. Their vids are something else!  JD you are a freak!


Mark Fraser- redbackrock.com


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GFB. Images: Mark Fraser

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GFB. Images: Mark Fraser

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Niamh Watson. Sat Jan 9, Link and Pin Woy Woy.


A lazy Saturday arvo sesh in the beer garden. The perfect cure to last night's ragged punk fest.


A voice that’s as pure as silk and hauntingly engaging in an instant. That's Niamh Watson's forte.



Left My Heart On Your Doorstep...gorgeous, and sadly beautiful to the very core.


The One...starts out all Marcy Playground like and then unravels it’s insightful yet sad tale. 


A soft wafting, hypnotic melody that creeps right on into the deep corners of your soul. Special!


The Covid inspired I’ve Lost Me...a whole new level of beautiful sadness. 


Those sometimes soaring vox... simple guitar... a perfect balance. 


Mixed Signals... stripped bare. (Search for the full produced version on Spotify or YouTube). Mesmeric!


The sweet honeyed, soft wash of latest single Sugar...

A spatter of well adapted covers, but it’s those originals that shine through. 


Solo singers are a dime a dozen, but every now and then someone comes along and stands out heads and shoulders above the rest.


And so it is with Niamh Watson. 


A voice beyond her age. Songwriting skills that could take the world stage and a humble aura that makes her young, soul wrenching, seductive sounds even more alluring.


Huge things ahead. 


Mark Fraser - redbackrock.com


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Niamh Watson. Images: Mark Fraser

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Niamh Watson. Images: Mark Fraser

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Space Boozzies, Outer Control. Gabba Gabba Hey @ Link and Pin Woy Woy, January 8, 2021


Two parts Newcastle and one part Umina, Outer Control are a trio who punch out the perfect blend of pop and punk.


So-Cal skater punk that bounces from wall to wall in its own sweetly serrated way.

Think One Dollar Short meets Blink 182... meets Green Day...and you kind of get the picture. 


Energy plus... that 90s half pipe sk8er punk look...and a lot of fun to boot. 


Space Boozzies tread a dirgier trail with scorched guitar, guttural vox and a swamp- etched backbeat rumble.


Songs about Livin’ up the Coast, Chew Chew bars and backyard barbies.


Surf n Turf's surf punk throes. 


The Woy Woy dedicated Snake Charmer...the erratic thump of Man on the Moon...the infectious Space Boozzies Malfunction.


Frenzied fun from go to woe.


The new Space Boozzies album Livin’ Up The Coast is out now on Outtaspace Records and available at Link and Pin’s new record bar.


Mark Fraser- redbackrock.com


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Space Boozzies; Image Mark Fraser

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Outer Control : Image Mark Fraser

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