In Brief: Last Dinosaurs, Call The Medic, MusicNSW
News posted Friday, November 6 2009 at 10:00 AM.
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Brisbane teens Last Dinosaurs (pictured) have recently inked a deal with Dew Process, home to The Grates, Sarah Blasko and Yves Klein Blue. The four-piece, whose average age is 18, will release their first single, ‘As Far As You’re Concerned’, digitally through Dew Process/UMA on November 27. The signing follows a triple j-endorsed demo, Honolulu, and a showcase at the Big Sound conference in their native Brisbane in September. The band will be playing across the east coast throughout November, supporting the likes of You Am I, I Heart Hiroshima, Red Riders and Leader Cheetah … After three years of gig-related injuries and general riff-raff, Sydney four-piece Call The Medic, Call The Nurse!! have called it quits. The band will play their final show on November 20 at Spectrum in Sydney. Formed by guitarist Dave and singer Simo in suburban Sydney, the band features members of Simo Soo, Hira Hira, The Reverie, Nice Guys, Yeah Bears, Between The Devil and The Deep and Pissy Elliott. They self-released one EP, and while it’s long out of print, you can download it for free here. Their epitaph: “We ruled at life.” … Music industry support organisation MusicNSW (the guys behind the recent Sound Summit conference in Newcastle) are on the hunt for a new corporate director after Jane Powles stood down earlier this week. The organisation is now seeking a new permanent part-time corporate director to work alongside creative director and occasional M+N contributor Eliza Sarlos. A full position description is available via the MusicNSW website. Applications close on November 13.
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