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	2009 "PRISONER"... Val Lehman's 30th Anniversary of "PRISONER" [TV] RiSH Publicity were honoured to work on the 30th Anniversary celebrations for iconic Australian Television show "PRISONER". We began work with Val Lehman (Wentworth's Top Dog "Bea Smith") in August 2008 right up to the very day of the Event, held in the old CH10 grounds at Nunawading, VIC on 22nd February 2009. Over 250 fans, cast and crew celebrated with music, chat, meet-n-greets and a few fine wines. In the run up to the event RiSH organised appearances for Val Lehman and Colette Mann ("Doreen Anderson") on CH10s "9AM With David & Kim", where they were joined by award winning actress, Amanda Muggleton ("Chrissie Latham") for a chat - [you can watch that HERE.] RiSH also organised a national studio link-up in three cities for the ABC's "The Conversation Hour". Val, Colette and Jane Clifton ("Margo Gaffney") joined host John Faine in the Melbourne studios, Amanda Muggleton and Fiona Spence ("Vera 'Vinegar Tits' Bennett") joined in from Sydney, and Carol Burns ("Franky Doyle") from Brisbane for this ONE HOUR Special [listen HERE] TV Week covered the Event exclusively and featured a double page spread with the entire cast in attendence and Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Idato featured "The Freak" (Maggie Kirkpatrick) on the TV Guide cover to celebrate the 30th also. Val Lehman also completed interviews with Inside Soap, TV Soap, New Idea, Frankie, Melbourne's Herald Sun, Interval for Drum Media, Time Off and Inpress, Cherrie Magazine, SameSame.com.au, Time Out Magazine, 2SER's "Queer Noise" (Sydney), RTR FM (Perth), 4ZzZ FM (Brisbane). Colette Mann spoke with 2GB's Chris Smith on his Friday Lunch show and Amanda Muggleton also spoke to 2GB on their Weekend Drive, Melbourne's Leader Newspaper, gay Street Press SX News and David Knox of TV Tonight, as did Fiona Spence. (Colette Mann and Val Lehman with David & Kim, CH10 Melbourne) (Val Lehman, Jane Clifton and Colette Mann, 'Conversation Hour' 774 ABC, Melbourne) DAVID MCCORMACK ... "a cinematic beauty of summer pop, atmospheric reflection, dainty ballads and drunken waltz. You will not be disappointed." *** ROLLING STONE (5-star review) "The more I play it, the more I think this might be the best album he's made." Noel Mengel, COURIER MAIL 'Album of the Week' "The finest collection of songs he has ever put to tape" 1/2 RAVE MAGAZINE "With 20 songs and running at 60 minutes, Little Murders is a tad indulgent but there are plenty of highlights, including the feel-good rocker The Good Times Keep Following Me Around; the spacey, horn-driven, Indian-influenced Hit Me; the ode to the restraining order A.V.O; and the stunning piano-driven Landslides. A welcome return to form." PATRICK DONOVAN, THE AGE "...David maintains a style that is distinguishably his... some of McCormacks best work is to be found here" FASTER LOUDER "Bless you, David McCormack" MESS+NOISE "Little Murders is the sound of an artist making music without a road map...the journey is well worth the effort." XPRESS MAGAZINE "well worth the wait... there's a lot to get excited about on Little Murders" BEAT MAGAZINE "its great to have McCormack back and heres hoping we dont have to wait five years for the next record." TIME OFF MAGAZINE "Good Times" - Single of the Week - TIME OFF MAGAZINE "a nifty slab of rifforama... part garage rock, part sunshine pop, and an excellent entree for the alleged forthcoming warmer weather" INPRESS MAGAZINE DEC 25th, 11AM (QLD) - chatting to Quentin Ellison - 4ZzZ 102.1FM, Brisbane DEC 22nd, 11AM - chatting with - EDGE RADIO, Hobart DEC 16th - chats with Sarah - TUNE FM, Armidale NOV 26th, 4:30PM - chatting with Tara Paterson on SYN TV, CH31 and New & Approved" - SYN NETWORK NOV 26th - chatting and performing live - Undercover.com.au OCT 6th, 4:15PM - chatting to Liz Trevaskis on "Afternoons ! - 783 ABC, Alice Springs OCT 3rd, 1:00PM - chatting to Anna Burns on "Weekends" - FBI 94.5FM, Sydney "Good Times" B-List Rotation, FBi 94.5FM THE CHURCH... "the church return to form with a stunningly ambitious album of shimmering rock" * ROLLING STONE "Untitled #23 is kaleidoscopic but accessible, tightly focused psych-pop brilliance." BEAT MAGAZINE "sparkling electric poetry from some guitar-shaped hole in the universe." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD "it’s still the same beautiful high, every bit worth the two-and-a-half year wait" 1/2 RAVE MAGAZINE "they have come up with one of their best efforts yet." SUNDAY HERALD SUN "focused and fresh." AUSTRALIA MUSIC GUIDE "a creative dynamic of rich and prolific dimensions." THE AGE "So cool they didn’t even bother finding a name for their new full-length" 1/2 XPRESS MAGAZINE "Untitled #23 is an amazing album which will have longevity, because true style never goes in or out of fashion." THE DWARF JAN 2010 - tbc - Tim Powles chats to Neil Rogers on "The Australian Mood" - 3RRR, Melbourne DEC 8th, 8PM - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Phil - 2SER , Sydney DEC 2nd, 4PM - Steve Kilbey chats to Julie Reynolds - TRIPLE M , Adelaide NOV 23rd - Steve Kilbey chats to Donald Gunn - 4ZzZ 102.1FM, Brisbane NOV 23rd - Steve Kilbey chats to Oliver - BAY FM, Byron Bay NOV 20th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Annie Gastin on Afternoons - ABC, Darwin OCT 6th - Steve Kilbey chats to Peter Barr - RTR FM, Perth SEP 30th - Steve Kilbey chats to Gavin Miller - 96 FM, Perth SEP 30th - Steve Kilbey chats to Simon Beaumont - 6PR FM, Perth MAY 4th - Steve Kilbey chats to Vivian Arion - 3PRC, Portland MAY 4th - Steve Kilbey chats to Tony Bates - HIGHLANDS FM, Woodend MAY 4th - Steve Kilbey chats to Andrew Ford and Penny Lomax - RADIO NATIONAL, Sydney APR 15th, 4PM - Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper perform live, on Richard Glover - 702 ABC, Sydney APR 19th - Steve Kilbey chats to Neil Rogers on "The Australian Mood" - 3RRR, Melbourne APR 19th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Luke Ryan- HIGHLANDS FM, Victoria APR 11th - Steve Kilbey chats to Julian Tregenza on "The Free Range" - RADIO ADELAIDE, Adelaide APR 2nd - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Marianne Mettes - 2XX FM, Canberra MAR 11th - Steve Kilbey chats to Stephen Ferris - FBi 94.5FM, Sydney MAR 7th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Luke demetriou - 1HR Special "Everything Moves" - PBS, Melbourne FEB 20th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Ben Hession- VOX FM, Wollongong FEB 19th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Hadley - 3D RADIO, Adelaide FEB 19th - Marty Willson-Piper chats to Peter Barr - RTR FM, Perth FEB 12th - Steve Kilbey chats to Donald Gunn - 4ZzZ 102.1FM, Brisbane FEB 12th - Steve Kilbey chats to Bryce Green on Drive- 702 ABC, Perth FEB 11th - Tim Powles chats to Annie Gastin on Afternoons - ABC, Darwin HARD-ONS... NOV 6th - Ray Ahn and Blackie chat to Alex Oliver - 4ZzZ 102.1FM, Brisbane OCT 28th - Ray Ahn chats to Peter Barr - RTR FM, Perth OCT 7th - Ray Ahm chats to Stu Harvey - TRIPLE J, ABC NETWORK OCT 6th - Ray Ahn chats to Luke demetriou - PBS, Melbourne SEP 10 th - Ray Ahn chats to Keil - SYN NETWORK, Melbourne REGULAR JOHN... "This perfect balance of bile-filled abandon and sandpapered psychedelia doesn't disappoint." ROLLING STONE "This is what happens when festy punk long-hairs shift from sniffing inhalants to consuming doses of LSD" 1/2 RALPH "jump on board now because this band is going places." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD "their debut album delivers by being one of the most exciting Australian rock debuts in recent memory." THE AGE "a raw and powerful debut in the Australian rock arena" CANBERRA TIMES "an early contender for local release of the year" INPRESS MAGAZINE "a scorching rock n'roll record" BEAT MAGAZINE "the record is excellent, accomplished and far more eclectic than ‘Marrickville’ suggested was possible." DB MAGAZINE "You will absolutely love this... surprisingly catchy melodies, and hooks that continue the energy" 4/5 REVERB MAGAZINE "Regular John deliver a head-kickin' 101 album." 1/2 AUSTRALIA MUSIC GUIDE "the talent on offer recommends a big future for the boys." Album of the Week - THE BRAG "big overdriven Marshall tones; guitar solos; loose, filthy bass; driving drums; and lusty vocals." TIME OUT SYDNEY "a truly kick-ass rock & roll album." RAVE MAGAZINE "a stunning debut full-length. Possibly about to blow up into the next big thing. Get stuck in now." TIME OFF MAGAZINE "everything on this album is extraordinary" - 8/10 TSUNAMI MAGAZINE "a long time favourite." DRUM MEDIA "Regular John cover such a huge expanse of the musical spectrum, that there is about something for everyone here." XPRESS MAGAZINE "Armed with boundless energy, killer hooks, singable choruses and variety up the wazoo, Regular John stamp themselves as one of the most exciting young bands on the face of the planet" BLUNT MAGAZINE GIRL IN A COMA ... "Lead vocalist Nina Diaz has a superb rock/pop voice, equal parts Debbie Harry, Justine Frischmann and Morrissey." RAVE MAGAZINE "an exceptionally talented band, capable of dealing out emotive pop and grinding punk rock in equal measure." ROLLING STONE "It’s easy to see why there is such attention heading the group’s way at present, especially when listening to tracks like ‘Pleasure And Pain’ and Los Spitfires’ cover ‘Ven Cerca’." TIME OFF MAGAZINE DEC 4th - RAGE - Two videos premiere on Aussie TV! ABCs 'RAGE'! "El Monte" 2:50AM and "Static Mind" 4:00AM !! Tune in ... !!! "Baby Boy" - "Sweet 16" high rotation track, SYN FM NUMBERS RADIO ... "Numbers Radio is everything their name suggests them to be: masters of cohesive, well-packaged rock melodies done by the book, but with that essential dose of inimitable spunk and dynamism to make them enduring radio favourites." TIME OFF MAGAZINE "Numbers Radio have put together an impressive high energy, back to basics rock album, just well written and superbly executed songs." DRUM MEDIA "Numbers Radio have survived the hype to produce an excellent collection of indie rock infused with their own distinct approach." RAVE MAGAZINE "These tunes stick in your head folks; an amazing debut album by a band barely one year old." SCENE MAGAZINE "It’s impressive the way that they interplay and create a very solid sound. The quality exhibited far surpasses the length of time this band has been together for. " THE DWARF OCT 23rd - the band chats to Quentin Ellison on "Diversa Tea & Talk" - 4ZzZ 102.1FM, Briabane OCT 6th, 4:30PM - chatting with Tara Paterson on SYN TV, CH31 and New & Approved" - SYN NETWORK SEP 22nd - chatting with Dom Alessio on "Home & Hosed" - TRIPLE J, ABC NETWORK I HEART HIROSHIMA ... NOV 1st - The band chat to Emma on "Weekends" - FBI 94.5FM, Sydney SEP 29th - Matt chats to Alex Cothren on "The Free Range" - RADIO ADELAIDE, Adelaide SEP 22nd - Susie Patten chats to Lee on "New & Approved" - SYN NETWORK, Melbourne SEP 22nd - Cameron chats to Brad - EDGE RADIO, Hobart SEP 23rd - Matt chats to Chris - TUNE FM, Armidale MAMA KIN ... NOV 3rd - Single of the Week - "Tore My Heart Out" - "Heavy on soulful piano and a voice that rumbles through your chest and brings tears to your eyes". iTUNES NOV 26th - Indie Clip of the Week - "Tore My Heart Out" - "RAGE", ABC NETWORK 2008 EUPHONIC... "Deliciously catchy songs... pop/rock perfection." FASTERLOUDER November 2008 "Its easy to see why Euphonic are a creative rock force ready to take on the world" RIP IT UP, November 2008 "...a breathless ride. Well constructed with just the right degree of rawness, this was well worth the wait." DRUM MEDIA August 2008 "the result resembles early Radiohead, with some achingly passionate vocals over acidic guitar bursts" INPRESS August 2008 "...heavy-hitting and radio-friendly, catchy-as-hell and intellectually satisfying. Drowning For Daylight manages to be both reverent and original, and points to a bright future for this Sydney quartet." ROLLING STONE, AUGUST 2008 2XX 93.8FM - Featured Album on "Local/Generral Show" - 16 August 2008 - with interview [Canberra] 4ZzZ 102.1 FM - Feature Album Of The Week (12 July #3 on Airplay Charts) [Brisbane] 2MCE 93.1FM - Featured Album on "Sideshow Alley" with Nic Cook - 23rd July 2008 - with interview [Bathurst] SYN FM - Featured Album on "The Hoist" with Joe Toohey - 17 July 2008 - with interview [Melbourne] 4ZzZ 102.1 FM - Featurred with interview with Paul & Tara - 10 July 2008 [Brisbane] FBI 94.5 FM - Featured Album on "Dead Air" with Dan Stapleton - 18 June 2008 [Sydney] "they deliver an album of depth. Confident and passionate." BMA MAGAZINE "songwriters who have a fantastic command of melody and choruses and can play the songs they have written.. high quality, hooky songwriting" BLUNT MAGAZINE "Sydney heavy rock quartet Euphonic love bass riffs that rumble along the floor and guitars that are drenched in fuzz. Magic Dirt's Dean Turner has a similar love making him the perfect choice as producer for the band's debut album Drowning For Daylight." DRUM MEDIA "Yeahno, a melodic guitar-strong slacker anthem featuring unusually effective shouted harmonies... a tight-knit group touring constantly, to their fans’ pleasure." RAVE Magazine "YEAHNO is probably their catchiest to date... when they ramp up into the chorus it echoes every great guitar pop-single of the last ten years." DRUM MEDIA "Tipping Point is a well put together bit of slightly harder guitar noise, with some intelligence and even a commercial edge to it." Ross Clelland - DRUM MEDIA "With influences ranging from You Am I, Silverchair and Teenage Fanclub, Sydney’s Euphonic are a polished, well-produced rock band. The new single seems to aim for a specific demographic, with lyrics addressing themes of depression and suicidal behavior, reflective of singer Paul Carpenter’s personal experiences; pop-punk fans should receive this well." TIME OFF "Euphonic’s style of rock – full-bodied with a little extra meat around the brass - where Triple J-level alternative meets commercially viable rock - Gutsy, guitar-propelled and confident - Brashly pop-punk paced - rest assured Euphonic will settle in comfortably around its vague peers on the J-playlist." RAVE MAGAZINE "Euphonic do it pretty well. Lead man Paul Carpenter has a strong voice and their sound is definitely "big". Sleeper is a little punkier than its follower Life On A Chain, but life... is probably the winner of the two." PERTH DRUM MEDIA LEARN MORE ABOUT EUPHONIC : http://www.myspace.com/euphonicaus VIOLENT SOHO... New Crop Artist feature - TRIPLE J Friday 7th November 2008 "The songs on offer are catchy and packed with plenty of zip... pomising debut" RIP IT UP November 2008 "a fantastic album" INPRESS August 2008 'Love Is A Heavy Word' - on rotation at Triple J TRIPLE J Live "Home & Hosed" Set airing WED 13 AUGUST, 2008! "It's a forceful declaration of intent, full of battering-ram guitars, vocals obscued by haze and distortion, and a ryhtmn section with enough power to flatten buildings." ROLLING STONE, AUGUST 2008 ALBUM OF THE WEEK - "It's rock with a stick of dynamite up its ass". TIME OFF TIME OFF "FRONT COVER" - 8th July 2008 3RRR - Interviewed on Incoming Show - 16 July 2008 [Melbourne] 4ZzZ 102.1 FM - Interviewed in-studio - 12 July 2008 [Brisbane] "the riffs are so raging, the melodies so engaging and the sentiment so pure that its near impossible to resist". BLUNT "a sublime debut" BEAT MAGAZINE "a pointedly concise pop record, replete with ear-grabbing hooks and structures that get to the point early and don’t hang around long enough to be tiresome." RAVE MAGAZINE** "they have sought to keep the integrity of their live shows as intact as possible". 8/10, TSUNAMI MAGAZINE "excellent guitar rock for those who want their music raw, reliable and tinged with a "fck you" attitude". MUSIC AUSTRALIA GUIDE* "Their tornado-of-fists style is instantly addictive and fantastically well executed." POLAROIDS OF ANDROIDS LEARN MORE ABOUT VIOLENT SOHO : http://www.myspace.com/violentsoho SPARKS... "Catchy, creepy and cheerfully demented songs" ** RAVE October 2008 "doesn't disappoint... no one else quite sound like Sparks." BEAT October 2008 '"One of the few influetinal bands around that actually produce worthwhile product... Thak god for Sparks." BMA Canberra, November 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT SPARKS : http://www.allsparks.com QUAN... 'Genuinely oiginal and still incredibly original." TIME OFF Novemer 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT QUAN : http://www.quantheamateur.com ROGER LOVES BETTY... ABC Darwin - Interview with Tim Oxley Wednesday 3rd September 2008 2XX 98.3 FM - "Local / General" Show - Interview Saturday 30th August 2008 2BLU FM Katoombsa - Interview with Jodi Phillis 23 August 2008 RTR 92.1FM "Breakfast Show" with Peter Barr - Interview on Tuesday 12th August at 8:30AM (WST). [Perth] "Let Love Begin" (Escarpment Music/MGM) - #1 on the PBS FM recommended Tip List. RADIO ADELAIDE - Interviewed on The Range - 16 July 2008 [Adelaide] 4ZzZ 102.1FM - Interviewed on 8 June 2008, in-studio [Brisbane] FBI 94.5 FM - Interview with live acoustic performance - 14th May 2008 [Sydney] "lovely country and folk infected duets that feature some of the most heavenly harmonies" MUSIC AUSTRALIA GUIDE "for lovers of wonderful, starry eyed, happy voiced intimate pop purveyed by a couple of now-songwriting seniors who have rarely put a foot wrong, Let Love Begin may be an album that slowly creeps under your skin and gives you the nice fuzzies." RAVE MAGAZINE "more or less flawless in its simplicity and beauty, giving the listener a sense of peace and tranquillity about life." DB MAGAZINE [Adelaide] "I found it hard to pick a song from their new album which is called "let love begin" as it is so great." - Banana Lounge Broadcasting Show, 3RRR [Melbourne] LEARN MORE ABOUT ROGER LOVES BETTY : http://www.myspace.com/rogerlovesbetty DAVID McCORMACK... 4 x SINGLE OF THE WEEK !!! "Single Of The Week" in Rave Magazine (Brisbane) Time Off [Brisbane], Drum Media [Perth] and Inpress Magazine (Melbourne). "McCormack might have left Brisbane, but as long as we live here, we’ll know how this EP sounds better than anyone else." RAVE MAGAZINE "Ranging from the upbeat/low-self-esteem pop of Textbook and the hilarious A.V.O. to the gorgeously syrupy strings of I Won't Let You Down, this is fine pop music for grownups." INPRESS MAGAZINE Cassingle is receiving good support at community radio including a playlisting at FBI 94.5FM [Sydney] "The EP is working a treat across our Underground and Homegrown formats, with ‘I Don’t Even Know…’ on a High Rotation (great track!)" SATELLITE MUSIC AUSTRALIA LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID McCORMACK : http://www.myspace.com/davidmccormack NUMBERS RADIO ... "Come On" is on high rotation at Triple J now. Next Crop Artist feature TRIPLE J November 2008 "Indie Video Clip Of The Week" RAGE 18 September 2008 Interview - VIDEO HITS CH10 September 2008 "Numbers Radio will be one group to watch out for in the near future" 7/10 - TSUNAMI Mag September 2008 "I love the Blood Brothers vibe in the vocals. This track swings like a bunch of bananas. Go ape! I am." Richard Kingsmill, triple j - 01 Jul, 2008 "the debut ep from numbers radio is damn strong for this unsigned brisbane band, and this track is a standout from it. it keeps building up and up and the vocal hook is a killer - turn it up!" Nick Findlay, triple j - 10 Jul, 2008 "Snappy, dirty and with more than a little Mess Hall influence going on... this is a great song. The vocals lift the song from being too heavy/dirgy and there's a great energy to "Come On". Onya's." Zan Rowe, triple j - 01 Jul, 2008 "It might be a new project, but ain't a doubt in my mind that these guys have been messin around with music for some time. There's skillz and attitude on display here and this song feels like a some frickin pent up emotion being let out of the pressure cooker! Screamer!" Caz Tran, triple j - 10 Jun, 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT NUMBERS RADIO : http://www.myspace.com/numbersradio KATASTROPHY WIFE ... Q MAGAZINE - Dan Stubbs (UK) will be talking to Kat Bjelland this week for a feature in an upcoming issue of UK Magazine, "Q" September 2008 "Katastrophy Wife, "Heart-On" (RiSH single). The song on Kat Bjelland's new single that isn't the screamingly awesome Iron Maiden cover still kicks any spotty metal white boy ass you care to name" Everett True, PLANB MAGAZINE Katastrophy Wife, "Run To The Hills" (B-side of RiSH single "Heart-On"). Um, Iron Maiden as decimated by the former singer of Babes In Toyland, Kat Bjelland - fuck shit, man, rage and distortion don't come much more raging and distorted than this. I've broken people's careers for less than this." Everett True, VILLAGE VOICE (New York) "A sabre-toothed blowjob of emotional resonance, with guitars that sound like shredded steel. Long may she wail" NME "Kat Bjelland may be a wife and mother these days, but her voice is still a feral howl igniting her Sonic Youth/Ramones/Black Sabbath rock n'roll din" Q MAGAZINE "Bjelland doesn't holler for broad effect; she weilds her vocal chords as much as her lungs to convey raw emotions with nuance and inflection" MOJO MAGAZINE "Rock has been much poorer for the abscence of Kat Bjelland's tempestuous squalling vocal. Pure molten punk rock with not a stylist or superstar co-writer in sight" KKKK - KERRANG! MAGAZINE "There's nothing that hits the spot like the sound of a righteous woman screaming with all her might. With a voice and attitude like Kat's you don't need anything else." BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE LEARN MORE ABOUT KATASTROPHY WIFE : http://www.myspace.com/katastrophywife POLARKREIS 18 ... "Every note and melody comes across so naturally that you could think it penned by Gershwin." DRUM MEDIA November 2008 "definitely the most exceptional pop album of the year." TIME OFF September 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT POLARKREIS 18 : http://www.myspace.com/polarkreis BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 ... Home & Hosed Interview with Caroline Tran, TRIPLE J November 2008 "a mostly rollicking and unpretentiously entertaining album" * RAVE September 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT BEN ELY'S RADIO 5 : http://www.myspace.com/benelysradio5 HARD-ONS ... Sunglasses After Dark Interview with Phil Mac, PBS FM 13th November 2008 LEARN MORE ABOUT HARD-ONS : http://www.myspace.com/hardonsband © RiSH Publicity 2009 : RiSH Record