When the going gets tough, the tough up and move to just down the road from Disneyland, or at least the same can be said for The Red Paintings frontman, Trash McSweeney. When you’re chatting to the vocalist of the avant-garde five-piece, no topic is off limits. McSweeney fires off at the flailing Australian music industry, talks about how the production of the band’s long-awaited LP, The Revolution is Never Coming is bigger than Ben Hur and how you can even expect to see astronaut-suit-wearing Geisha featured on the album’s cover.
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Seether
Wed Feb 1st Rosemount Hotel, Perth, Thurs Feb 2nd Fowlers Live, Adelaide, Sat Feb 4th The Hi-Fi, Melbourne, Sun Feb 5th The Metro Theatre, Sydney, Tues Feb 7th The Hi-Fi, Brisbane more >
Win A Frontier Coffee Table Book
Every music fan has adorned their walls with tour posters, it’s just what we do. Memories of rad shows, displays of cool art, dodgy attempts at validating gratuitous nudity, or in our editor’s case, reminding him where he needs ... more >
Win Snake Underworld DVD's
Henry Rollins is a bad mother. If it ain’t showing off his sick back tats with the Rollins Band, appearing in tough Youtube clips with some band called Black Flag or convincingly playing a white supremacist on Sons Of Anarchy, it turns out Hank might just be playing with a snake. And not his.... more >
2011 Blunt Readers Choice Awards
Band of the year and all the other good gear, thanks to Atticus! More
MEGADEATH
After eight years on the sidelines Dave Ellefson has officially reunited with the legendary Megadeth. Amy Simmons steals a minute from the super excited bass player to chat about his second innings. More
Fire of Waco's The Journey Slow
Brisbane's prolific Fires Of Waco have had a busy 2011 – releasing their debut full length Old Ghosts Never Sleep and touring with the likes of Miles Away, Defeater and Balance And Composure. They return with The Journey Slow, a six track EP (a two track seven inch is also available) through Melbourne’s fantastic Poison City Records. BLUNT is proud to present you an exclusive stream of the title track to The Journey Slow right here.
