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James Baker - 70 for 70 T-Shirt

John Billington

James Baker - 70 for 70 T-Shirt

James Baker (drummer for the Victims, Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Dubrovniks, Beasts of Bourbon) will be celebrating his 70th Birthday on Thursday 7th March. Buttercup Records are proud to be releasing a limited run of 70 T-Shirts for this milestone event at $70 each. All profits will be going to James  A message from James: 'Wow, 70 years on Planet Earth, 54 years committed to Rock & Roll.  I bought my first drum kit when I was 16 years old. I'm really happy to Present in my 70th year, my first Solo Album - Born to Rock.  I think Rock was always what I...


NEW RELEASE - Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds - Adrift LP

John Billington

NEW RELEASE - Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds - Adrift LP


New Release: We Hate you Please Die - Can't Wait to be fine LP

John Billington

New Release: We Hate you Please Die - Can't Wait to be fine LP

WE HATE YOU PLEASE DIE Garage/Punk - France       WE HATE YOU PLEASE DIE is looking for a certain vibe that doesn't look for a particular genre even if the garage/punk/rock is definitely here. Dryness and electricity, energetic and cathartic concerts that evoke Ty Segall, The Cramps, Fucked Up or The Vines. Viscerality and emotion are the base of the project, the band is engaged towards societal and environmental questions.       Three years after their first album was released “Kids Are Lo-Fi” (2018) and one year after their EP “Waiting room” (2020), We Hate You Please...


New Release: Glitoris - Slut Power Sessions Live at "The Basement" (MLP)

John Billington

New Release: Glitoris - Slut Power Sessions Live at "The Basement" (MLP)

The Slut Power Sessions: Live at the Basement’ presents Glitoris at their rousing, badass and brilliant best. Released via Buttercup Records/MGM on October 30th 2020, this new 7-track Mini-LP features the fearless four-piece powerhouse ripping up the stage with one of their best shows to date. Recorded in June 2020 during 2 sold-out Covid-era performances in their hometown Canberra, ‘The Slut Power Sessions: Live at The Basement’ features next-level performances of anthems ‘The Policy’ and ‘Slut Power’, a drum solo the velocity of the entire universe (Cock Rock) as well as the band’s renowned absurdity and unpredictable antics (Pole, Trump Card). This...


New Release: Zombeaches - Cheers To The Future LP

John Billington

New Release: Zombeaches - Cheers To The Future LP

In the middle of last winter Zombeaches took over the rickety old shed on the foreshore at Pt. Leo Boat Club and recorded their debut album, Cheers to the Future. Produced and mixed by Australian producer Mikey Young Cheers to the Future marks both a triumph of James Young’s laconic approach to making records and a transformation in style for The Zombeaches.Before a celebrated live act to a band that has found cohesion in the confines of the studio and created a work that swallows you up in melody and story.  What’s most surprising about Cheers to the Future is...