I'm sick of generalisations. There is a terrible 90's hangover stereotype of Kings Cross, much the same as Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. Generation X and the Baby Boomers have sufficiently branded these areas as "dirty, drug-infested" blah blah. Yes there is the occasional stabbing/shooting, group of emo's and junkie to boot, however it has come leaps and bounds since being thoughtlessly labeled years ago. There has been an influx of speak-easy bars and enjoyable clubs over the past few years, which brings me to The Oxford Art Factory, an undergound music club that is easily one of Australia's premier live music venues.
Hell City Glamours formed in 2003, however they only recently made it over to this years SXSW Festival where they caused a stir amongst label jerks and Austin rollers. In a time where Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe and The Galvatrons (that is the last time they will ever be mentioned on this blog) are considered to be at the forefront of Australian 'rock n roll', it's refreshing to see that actual hard working thrash rockers still exist.
Hell City Glamours formed in 2003, however they only recently made it over to this years SXSW Festival where they caused a stir amongst label jerks and Austin rollers. In a time where Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe and The Galvatrons (that is the last time they will ever be mentioned on this blog) are considered to be at the forefront of Australian 'rock n roll', it's refreshing to see that actual hard working thrash rockers still exist.
On tour for their "Josephine" film clip/single launch, HCG never fail to put on a show that is reminiscent of real rock n' roll - shots of JD mid song, crowd parting guitar solos, leather and hair...so much hair. They seemed somewhat hesitant to plug their new single and even moreso when it came to mentioning it was being played on channel v - however they backed it up with an unblievably solid performance.
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