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• Old Punk on Hope - After Voodoo Vinyl last night (Adelaide 3D Radio)

  by melissa scott January 29, 2012
  In the spirit of last night's programme (dedicated to 60's bands from Perth -- yeah, talk about specialised) I decided I needed to start learning more Aussie Rock history -- as it is my adopted country and all. I got alotta homework ta do. Found this one of The Atlantics (not a Perth band) 1967. Doe...
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• Old Punk on HOpe - Hmmmm -- thinking about the music generation gap and a classic

  by melissa scott January 26, 2012
  Been thinking about a comment I read in the Hideout -- asking for the old-timers to stop being boring  -- something like - stop saying it was better back in the '70's or something like that.  This got me wondering -- well, yeah, saying that is incredibly lame. I guess that's why I'm such a big fan o...
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• Old Punk on Hope - Feeling Like Trash on a Wednesday? Try some Litter...

  by melissa scott January 24, 2012
  Just feeling a bit retro today. This song is meant to get me going on the pile of work sitting in front of me... What'chagonnadoaboutit?

• Old Punk on Hope - Garage on a Tuesday AM, Down Under

  by melissa scott January 23, 2012
  Couldn't believe I found this online. Who'd have thunk it, right? Slickee Boyes and KH. As I recall, this song was supposedly written when Kenne was on guard duty (?) in the Marines. Ah, the armed forces at work. What better on a Tuesday am -- too many days 'til Friday after all. Haven't had my coff...

• Old Punk on Hope - Fuck, I've got another blog?

  by melissa scott January 22, 2012
  Well, it was bound to happen. I have 2 work-related blogs that don't allow for my musings on music, past, present and future, so I'm diggin' having a little corner in the Hideout to type out such things. It's all Thee Gravemen's fault I found the Hideout -- if I hadn't sent a thumb's up to Dirty Wat...