Happy New Year you people with great taste in music!!

The Off The Hip record label has started 2013 with 2 new releases:
LA BASTARD "TALES FROM THE BEYOND" CD and an LP version of MIDNIGHT
WOOLF'S "I'LL BE A DOG". And in the coming weeks we'll present new
releases from CARRIE PHILIS AND THE DOWNTOWN 3 (carrie from boobytraps
& johnny casino), LITTLE MURDERS, TEA, ROCKET TO MEMPHIS, LOS CHICOS,
KING SALAMI & more. The record store has re-openned after a couple of
weeks closure, drop in when you're next in Melbourne's CBD. Oh and
don't forget we've got Off The Hip logo t-shirts ready for your
summerfun!!

Our first 2 instore parties for 2013 will be:
Friday 15th February w/ LITTLE MURDERS
Friday 22nd March w/ CARRIE PHILIS AND THE DOWNTOWN 3

Thanks for your continued support, and all the best for a rockin' 2013,
Mick Baty - OFF THE HIP RECORDS

Thank you

Hey, a big thanks for your continued support of Off The Hip Records thru 2012.

this year was another big one for us; we turned 10 at the beginning of
the year, and it's been our pleasure to bring you many great new
releases thru the year from the likes of: KING SALAMI, TOMBSTONE
RAMBLERS, MIDNIGHT WOOLF, THE SINGLES, ZOOBOMBS, JOHNNY CASINO, MESA
COSA, BRAT FARRAR, CRYSTAL THOMAS, THE NO REAL NEED and RUSSIAN
ROULETTES. plus many great gigs in the record store, and some great
live sets along the east coast by touring bands: ZOOBOMBS (japan)
KING SALAMI (uk), LOS CHICOS (spain), and JOHHNY CASINO Y LOS SECRETOS
(spain). plus we got a couple of local bands over to europe: MIDNIGHT
WOOLF (sept) and BRAT FARRAR (for what felt like most of 2012, please
send them home so they can record a new album).

our plans for 2013; we got releases at the (vinyl) pressing plant for
LA BASTARD, TEA, CARRIE PHILLIS AND THE DOWNTOWN 3, then into the year
records for JOHNNY CASINO (it wouldn't be a year at off the hip
without something new from our man johnny), LOS CHICOS (with a tour
sometime the second half of the year), and many many more.

this year's christmas instore party is friday 14th dec, live we got
LEECHES (perth punk), plus local acts IOWA and CHRIS RUSSELS CHICKEN
WALK. rock up from 6:30pm, BYO.

and saturday 15th dec we're throwing a benefit for our flooded
brothers over in Brooklyn, NY - NORTON RECORDS - who lost their entire
warehouse to the recent Sandy hurricane floods. OLD BAR w/ MIDNIGHT
WOOLF, MESA COSA, THE REPROBETTES and WRONG TURN ( as a friggin 3
piece, yes they went 'soft' and added a bassman in the form of the Rum
God- ask to see his plaque, as he still hasn't shown me?); all
proceeds will be donated to NORTON RECORDS.

important: off the hip's last day of trade for 2012 will be friday
december 21st, we'll re-open wednesday 9th january.

happy festive season, and we look forward to bringing you more great
music thru 2013,
mick, jack and chris - off the hip records

June news from Off The Hip!

g'day,

winter is here and you may be thinking of spring cleaning that vinyl
collection in the garage, or up in the attic. off the hip records are
looking to buy vinyl collections from people with good taste in music
like yourself. get in touch with mickster 03 9621 2044 and he'll sort
a good price for the whole collection.

coming next for the off the hip record label:
KING SALAMI AND THE CUMBERLAND 3 (UK) compilation CD, melb/perth tour in august
JOHNNY CASINO AND THE SECRETS 2x7", sydney/melb tour mid august
ZOOBOMBS (JAPAN) compilation CD, melb/sydney/wollongong/newcastle tour august
THE SINGLES (sydney 1980) retrospective compilation 2xCD
TEA (adelaide) debut album LP/CD

Off The Hip bands in the recording studio:
*Little Murders are currently recording a new album provisionally
titled "Rocket To The Moon" ..hopefully to be released before the end
of the year. Recording at Audrey studios with Craig Pilkington
producing

*Green Circles are in the middle of recording 11 new tracks for an
album due for release later in the year

*Midnight Woolf have finished recording a new album. LP release coming
Sept in time for their tour of Spain.

*La Bastard have just finished mixing a new 3 track single, "Take Me
Away' which will be available in digital format from next week and
will be launched on Friday 22nd July at the John Curtin Bandroom.

gigs for June:
sat 16th june - the tombstone ramblers @ the lansdowne hotel w/ spg
and thundabox.

Sat 16th June -Little Murders @ Victoria Hotel w/ Thee Wylde Oscars

Friday 22 June - La Bastard single launch and bon voyage show @ the
John Curtin Bandroom with the Peep Tempel and the Velocettes (Jimi's
last show with the band and last gig for 5 months!)

Fri 22nd june - The Dunhill Blues @ the green room enmore w/ the
intercontinental playboys.

Sat 23rd June -Little Murders @ Lyrebird Lounge w/ Danny McDonald & guests

Sat 23rd June – The No Real Need @ Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. w/ Mad
Nanna and Brashs

Sat 23rd June- Midnight Woolf @ The Grace Darling Hotel, w/ Mesa Cosa
and The Loveless

Fri 29th June - ROCKET TO MEMPHIS @ The LuWow, Fitzroy w/ support
HILLBILLY JACK

Fri 29 June - Thee Wylde Oscars @ The Retreat Hotel, w/Matt Sonic &
The High Times

Sat 30th June - ROCKET TO MEMPHIS @ The LuWow, Fitzroy

Sat 30th June-Midnight Woolf @ The Square (Sydney), w La Mancha Negra,
Glitter Canyon and Blackbear