Tales From Beyond Pre-Orders!

We are now taking pre-orders for La Bastard's brand spankin' new album "Tales from the Beyond" up on our Bandcamp page! Pre-order the full, 10 track album in digital format, as a compact disk with 8 page booklet, or our personal fave, a vinyl LP. 

Pre-orders will get you an advance download of two tracks from the new album, plus download of special edition artwork with all the album lyrics! Order by clocking HERE or at the link below: http://labastard.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-beyond-preorder

 

 

We're BACK! And so much to tell!

So, I've been overseas the last few months and the band has been on hiatus. A lot of things have been happening in La La land so let's start way back in June to a time where I wasn't over airports.

We had the last show in June with our old and much loved bass player Jimi, who has now decided to focus on fixing people's brains as a profession, and consequently this takes up a lot of time. The show was a lot of fun and the band is very sad to see him go.

Ben flew off to the USA around the same time I did (yes, he went on his own adventures too) but we managed to sneak into Secret Location Studios with Jesse Booher and Paul Maybury, get down tracks for our new album, and squeeze in some mixing as well!

Our new bass player, Dick, snuck into the band while I was away. He also plays in the amazing band Damn The Torpedoes (incestuous lot, musicians...) and will be a busy, busy person in the coming months. Welcome to the fold!

We had our first official show in 6 months at the Old Bar on Friday with the Mightiest of Guns, and  Sun God Replica, Link from The Meanies new band. What a way to break in a new bass player hey!
 

Time for rest! Sort of.....

What an amazing single launch! It's always so fun to be in front of an audience which dances and has fun and appreciates what you are doing! Thank you so much for coming down and making it the night it was. Other bands were fantastic and everyone was happy. Couldn't ask for much more!

Here's a live review from Inpress from the single launch last Friday night

AND Chuma photos HERE

Read the 60 Seconds with La Bastard from Beat Magazine HERE

And The MX and MX Twitter promos below, which are lovely...

All the radio stuff went ace pants as well. People have been super sweet.

AND on a side note as I wore that floral dress in the clip, the promo shots as well as at the album launch I officially can't wear it again for fear of recrimination in Who or Women's Day magazine. 

Hrmm....what a come down after the launch! Last of the 'Take Me Away' limited t-shirts have been sent out today, just getting some mixing done now on the album before we bugger off for a while and  other little bits and pieces...

The single, the album and various t shirts are still available HERE

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We will miss Jimi tremendously. I won't crap on about it, but it will be hard to find another bass player that is equally as awesome as a person and musician.

anyways...........YaaaAAaaaAAaAAY to holidays!!

'Take Me Away' Clip & Media Reviews & Stuff

Here's the video clip! All up and shiny and fun and new and tropical and bright and fresh and exciting and stuff and yeah!

Pretty gosh darn exciting.....

Beat Magazine have reviewed our single. You can have a look HERE Not awesome, but not as biting as other reviews. I'll cop it!!

We'll be hitting RRR's Golden Age of Piracy this Wednesday night after 10pm

Syn FM's The Hoist this Thursday night around 7pm

AAAAAAAAND PBS on The Breakfast Spread Thursday morning just after 8am with Maddy and Crispi!

Keep an eye out in MX and Beat /Inpress too over the next few days. There may or may not be something in there...who knows....let's flip a coin shall we???


Oh, all this is because of our show on Friday. THREE DAYS AWAY!!!!

Single Launch less than 2 weeks away!!

Eeeeeehhh!!!

If you haven't been under a rock and you 'Like' our Facebook page you can listen to the single. Download card upon entry to the launch, and last Jimi show :o( Press release with a hint of news to come is down below for your reading pleasure.... 

In Feb 2011 the band released their self-titled debut album on prestigious garage rock label, Off the Hip Records. This has been followed by successful shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, sharing the stage with Spain’s garage rock-legends Los Chicos, and local legends Brothers Grim and the Blue Murders and the Toot Toot Toots. Not willing to stand still for long, the band headed back to the studio with Rocket Science’s Paul Maybury in May 2012 to record 13 new tracks for their second album, due for release in December 2012. The band will be taking a 5 month hiatus from late June while various members head overseas, so La Bastard are leaving you with a little gift to tide you over until their triumphant return – a 3 track single featuring the tropical ‘Take Me Away’, ‘Pitch Black’ a manic tale of things that go bump in the night, plus a special sneak peak at the new album with the explosive psychobilly rampage of ‘Stranger in the Night’.
 The band will launch the new single at the John Curtin Bandroom, 29 Lygon St on Friday 22^nd June. Joining them will be two of Melbourne’s hottest bands, the Peep Tempel and the Velocettes. Remember – this will be the band’s LAST show until the end of the year, and their VERY LAST with bass player Jimi. Come and give him a send-off to remember!

We have some interviews etc. lined up, so keep your eyes/ears peeled at RRR/PBS Beat and Inpress and whatever other Melbourne music institutions we manage to harass into paying us attention!

Review in Cherrie Magazine

4/5 Stars!

Luwow May 31st

Looks like we are playing at Luwow on Johnston Street, Fitzroy!

Squeezing in yet another fabulous show before the single launch and hiatus, you can check out the Facebook Invite for this gig HERE

Geelong is also getting a dose of hop shakin'' love from La Bastard at The Nash, with The Kremlins and Living Eyes in support on the 25th of May. Facebook Invite for the gig is also HERE

Entering the studio tonight! This weekend is going to be a killer getting all of our new material down. But the end result is going to be worth it! A new record AWAITS!! Updates to follow!