Record Store Day 2013

Thanks to all the bands and customers who came down to the shop for our record store day celebrations, we had a blast. For those of you who missed out here are a few videos taken by Carbie Warbie and photos by Tim Chuma.


The Interceptors
 Interceptors (Record Store Day) @ Off The Hip, Melbourne (20th April 2013) from Carbie Warbie on Vimeo.

Mass Cult
Mass Cult - Born To Lose (Johnny Thunders cover) (Record Store Day) @ Off The Hip, Melbourne (20th April 2013) from Carbie Warbie on Vimeo.

The Reprobettes

Digger and The Pussycats
Digger & The Pussycats - You Drive Like A Cunt (Record Store Day) @ Off The Hip, Melbourne (20th April 2013) from Carbie Warbie on Vimeo.

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!

"The Kids Are All Wrong" screening

Off The Hip Records & Black Diamond Productions are proud to present an advance screening of Thee Crusaders documentary "The Kids Are All Wrong", Friday 26th April @ Luwow, free entry from 7:45pm, with screening 8pm sharp. Touted as Australia's wildest garage-punk outfit, this made-for-TV documentary contains footage from their 22 year career, including video from their first gig, thru to their better known 'masked', or purple, period. Tour footage from Spain and America interspersed with candid behind-the-scenes moments; see Sir Kendall work his hair (on and off the stage), wonder at Sir Chris's never quite intune guitar, gape at Sir Mickster's preference for the "spew-posie" and you'll run out of fingers counting the number of stubbies that smash into Sir James's head armour. "The Kids Are All Wrong" will be released late 2013 as part of Thee Crusaders 3xCD, 1xDVD boxset on Off The Hip Records. This advanced screening is just for you, but don't keep this secret all to yourself.

Read about in on Mess and Noise here

ROCKET TO MEMPHIS "Do The Crawl" CD OTH-7125

Rocket To Memphis' 4th CD "Do The Crawl" invites you to join the band on a hip-dislocating adventure through a fresh batch of infectious tunes and wild sounds! It was cut at Yo-Yo studio in Perth but once again the band worked with Heavy Trash guru Matt Verta-Ray, who mixed the album in New York, in hurricane conditions!

From the irresistible "GoGo" - a 60s-style rock n roll stomper which opens the album, Betty Bombshell and her incendiary compadres drag you through rockabilly ("Turn It On"), Diddley-esque swamp ("Swamp Guy"), the sexy "In Black and White" and finish up with "Rockin' All Night" - which y'all WILL be if you follow this simple 11 step programme!

Forget the Watusi, the Twist and the Squirm... this here's the CRAWL - and you gotta learn!



Get yourself a copy and dig the crazy sound of ROCKET TO MEMPHIS.

ROCKET TO MEMPHIS "Go Go/You're The Boss" 7" OTH-4505

Listen up vinyl junkies... here's a wild 45 that you'll be racing to get on the turntable!

The A-side "Go Go" is the dance-floor stomper that opens Rocket's brand new album - it's a gritty, 3 minute anthem for a dolled-up, hip-shakin' night on the town. The flip is a smouldering version of "You're The Boss" that'll get you up to all sorts of things on the
dance-floor later in the night!

Mixed by Matt Verta-Ray and wrapped in a killer Lluis Fuzzhound sleeve, this limited edition, neon-blue platter is a double-headed winner!

GREEN CIRCLES "MR. COCKING'S DESCENT" CD OTH 7124

In a daring public exhibition in 1837, Mr Robert Cocking released his parachute and promptly launched himself into eternity. In 2013 the Green Circles launch their 4th album Mr Cocking's descent.
With this new release, the Green Circles invite you to climb into their basket and soar into the psych/garage/jangled sky.

These four dashing aerialists showcase their daring with guitars that have six and twelve strings, bass guitars with four, wailing organs, drums, a tambourine, a saxophone, and various sets of vocals cords. It's taken more than 80 days to launch, but they have landed eleven new tracks – nine originals and a couple of covers originally performed by band faves the Screaming Believers and the Ninth Wave.

From the riff and harmony laden I can't see the day and I'll give you thanks to the tough, overdriven Time comes and Semaphore Girl, the dreamy Love tinged Flown and the deep psych groove of Watermelon sugar blues, this Green Circles collection shows how far they have travelled since they first took off in Adelaide.

Previous releases Tavistock Street, Brass knobs, bevelled edges (and in 23 different positions) and Get on the outside of this have received rave reviews from all over the globe and Mr Cocking's descent is destined to go down in history as their hottest set yet!

The Green Circles have more hooks than a piranha's mouth. Phil Suggitt, Shindig
Simply smoking. Mike Bennett, Fufkin

Mr Cocking's descent - out now on Off the Hip Records