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The Saints Announce North American Tour
over 2 years ago
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Australian punk rock combo, The Saints, will be touring North America in support of their recently release ??Imperious Delirium?? (Cadiz/Wildflower).Founded in 1974, The Saints have released, thirteen studio albums. Irish singer/ songwriter, Bob Geldof, has been quoted as saying "Rock music in the Seventies was changed by three bands — the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints."After losing t.

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In search of Australian rock 'n' roll
over 2 years ago
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PREHISTORIC SOUNDSIn search of an Australian rock ‘n’ rollby Mark MordueI’ve started writing this story a hundred different ways and every time I think I might be getting somewhere I end up stumbling across some kind of weird desert where the horizon is endless. Like talk of the Great Inland Sea in the nineteenth century, the quest to uncover an Australian rock ‘n’ roll sound might just

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The Saints Announce North American Tour
over 2 years ago
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Australian punk rock combo, The Saints, will be touring North America in support of their recently release ??Imperious Delirium?? (Cadiz/Wildflower).Founded in 1974, The Saints have released, thirteen studio albums. Irish singer/ songwriter, Bob Geldof, has been quoted as saying "Rock music in the Seventies was changed by three bands — the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints."After losing t.

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In search of Australian rock 'n' roll
over 2 years ago
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PREHISTORIC SOUNDSIn search of an Australian rock ‘n’ rollby Mark MordueI’ve started writing this story a hundred different ways and every time I think I might be getting somewhere I end up stumbling across some kind of weird desert where the horizon is endless. Like talk of the Great Inland Sea in the nineteenth century, the quest to uncover an Australian rock ‘n’ roll sound might just

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friday random ten
over 2 years ago

Photo by Ryan McManusfriday random ten1. "(I'm) Stranded - The Saints2. "Stranded" - Jim Reid3. "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" - John Lennon and Yoko Ono4. "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" - Galaxie 5005. "Academy Fight Song" - Mission of Burma6. "Academy Fight Song" - R.E.M.7. "Sugar Sugar" - The Archies8. "Sugar Sugar" (German version) - Marion Maerz9. "Get Off Of My Cloud" - The Rolling Stones10...

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Punk Wars #5: Oz Rawk
over 2 years ago

They may be Aussies (nobody's perfect!) but their seminal mid 70's track "I'm Stranded" arguably kicked off the anti-phenom known as Punk earlier than both the Damned and the Sex Pistols. Ironically, they expanded their horizons on their 2nd album "Eternally Yours"- Ed Kuepper being a huge influence here - by including a brass section and simultaneously losing Punk "cred" and alienating critic...

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The Saints - (I'm) Stranded
over 2 years ago

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