Strummerville is a registered charity that aims to create new opportunities for aspiring musicians.
Set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer in the year after his death, the charity seeks to reflect Joe's unique contribution to the music world by offering support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them.
Thanks again to Basil Cook for organising yet another benefit for us down under. Here’s more info about the event:
Bombshellzine.com, Drum Media and Renegades Empire presents:
Revolution Rock – A Joe Strummer Tribute Night 2010 is now an annual event for Sydney and is in its 4th successful year in bringing alive Joe’s music and spirit amongst his fans.
From front man of The Clash to his work with The Mescalero’s, Joe Strummer was, and still is a massive influence to so many bands and people’s lives worldwide.
To pay respects to the great man a night of homage happens annually in Sydney and this year the night is taking place at The Annandale Hotel, Sydney on Saturday 28th August.
Bands paying homage for 2010 are: The Domnicks (WA) featuring Nick Sheppard from The Clash, The Rumjacks, The City Lights, Madonna (VIC) and The Tearaways (VIC)
More info:
myspace.com/revolutionrock_sydney
facebook.com/revolutionrockaustralia
Aug 02, 2010 | Categories: Benefits, Featured | Tags: benefit concerts, joe strummer, revolution rock, sydney | Leave A Comment »
The afterlife of Joe Strummer is proving to be surprisingly rich. A blockbuster biography, a Julien Temple documentary, a string of tribute records, a limited-edition Strummer Telecaster and a Great Western loco bearing his name are all part of a wider sense that Strummer’s life and work remain an inspirational example. As Billy Bragg puts it here: “He’s not a legend but a legacy.”
Aug 01, 2010 | Categories: Press, Reviews | Tags: billy bragg, damien hirst, don letts, stool pigeon, strummerville DVD, uncut review | Leave A Comment »
Rum Shebeen release two videos to promote their AA Side single Tropical / I’m An Old Punk. A note from Rum Shebeen: It all began a few months ago when Tommy Tiger (One half of Gut Rot management) sent some of our music to Trish at Strummerville- pretty soon word around the yard was that they liked the cut of our jib, they dug our tunes and our ‘tude and in a climate where only nerds with vintage moogs were being let through the double doors of exposure, we found a place where people were actually getting us.
Jul 30, 2010 | Categories: Featured, Videos | Tags: im an old punk, Rum Shebeen, tropical, Videos, youtube | Leave A Comment »
Thanks to everyone at Lounge On The Farm for making it SUCH an ammmmazing weekend! We all had a great time and all our bands were awesome. Our festival tour will continue next weekend at The Secret Garden Party where we will be hosting the big campfire with live campfire sessions from mid-night till sunrise every morning.
Jul 28, 2010 | Categories: Festivals | Tags: festival tour 2010, lounge on the farm, strummerville campfire | 2 Comments »
