Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Re:Public

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music, Indie, 
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 4 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #2, Issue #3, and Issue #4
EDITOR: Andrew Masterson
CONTRIBUTORS: Myf Warhurst, Johnny Arnold, Joe Panther, Sally Gray, Sahm Keily, Patrick Donovan, David Sayer, Ellen Dahl, Andres Serrano, Tim O'Farrell, Pete Lawler, Carol Micallef, Ilana Rose
NOTE: Zine published in association with The Public Bar, a venue in Melbourne.


Issue #2 - October 1997
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Ricaine, Monique Brumby
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Man or Astroman, Karma County, Leza Roberts, Crettins Puddle, The Living End
NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN BANDS: Aspirin, Manic Suede, Autoblaze, The Avalanches, Caustic Soda

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Sadness in the Sky

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Indie, Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1998-1999
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 11
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #11
EDITOR: Steve Phillips


Issue #11 - December 1999
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Nick Cave, Disaster Plan, Rowland S Howard, The Frustrations, Dave Graney
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: The Dearhunters, The Hired Guns, Mississippi Barry, Mick Turner, The Tigers, High Pass Filter

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Crusty Playlunch

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music, Comics
YEARS ACTIVE: 1994-1996 
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 16
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Parts of Issue #11 and #16
EDITOR: The Push


Issue #11 - April 1995
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Ammonia, Scatterbrain

Bittersweet

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music, Advertisement
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997
NUMBER OF ISSUES: Unsure 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: May 1997 issue
EDITOR: Bittersweet


Issue - May 1997
NOTE: This is an extended flyer / zine released by the Melbourne band Bittersweet.

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Bitter 69

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1990s
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 3
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: None


Issue #3
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Powderfinger, Automatic, Biscuit, The Brown Hornet

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Crash Landing

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Newsletter, Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 1
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #1


Issue #1 - 1997 
NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN BANDS: Machine Gun Fellatio, Flanders, Bean, Blister, Pre-Shrunk, The Living End

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Augogo Useletter

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Newsletter, Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1992-2002
NUMBER OF ISSUES: Unsure!
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: 29 issues 
EDITOR: Scott I.


March 1997 
NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN BANDS: Something for Kate, Even, The Paradise Motel, Warped, Magnacite, Subversion, Magic Dirt, Tomorrow People

Monday, April 20, 2026

Bootgirls Business

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Punk, Oi, Ska
YEARS ACTIVE: 2001-2002
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 3 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #3
EDITOR: Anonymous



Issue #3 - 2002
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: The Blurters, Vicious, Trojan Horse
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Day of Contempt, Within Blood, On Active Service, Rotten

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Stained Sheets

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music, Hardcore
YEARS ACTIVE: 2009
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 3
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #3
EDITOR: Scott Campbell, Dan Stewart, Leon O'Regan, Rhys Davis
CONTRIBUTORS: Cooper Bowman, Mark Groves, Tom Miller, 


Issue #3 - 2009
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: The Blue Bops, The Garbage and The Flowers, Vintage Australian Punk Zines (Writer), Teargas
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Drillbit, Chrome Dome, Odroruin, Psychward, Royal Vomit, Rubbish Thrower, Total Control, White Cop 

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Farcelane

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1993 
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 2 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #2
EDITOR: Jay


Issue #2 - 1993
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Massappeal, Price of Silence, Devotchka
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Psychosphere, Ammonia, Blitz Babiez, Devotchka

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Distant Violins

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Indie, Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1982-1984
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 14
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issues #1 and #2
EDITOR: Anonymous


Issue #1 - July 1982
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: The Moodists, The Intellectual Dropouts
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: The Runners, The Hitmen, Systematics



Issue #2 - August 1982
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: The Fall, The Birthday Party, People with Chairs Up Their Noses, Plays with Marionettes
AUSTRALIAN BANDS LIVE REVIEWED: Plays with Marionettes

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Shabby

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Indie, Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1994
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 1 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #1 and #2
EDITOR: Nick
CONTRIBUTORS: Neal Blanden


Issue #1 - Spring 1994
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Hurdy Gurdy, The Daily Planets, Peachfuzz (Record Label)

Monday, February 23, 2026

Moral Bondage

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music, Feminism, Politics
YEARS ACTIVE: 1995
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 1
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #1
EDITOR: Anonymous collective


Issue #1 - July 1995
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Warsore, The Lucksmiths

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Squat It

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Politics, Squatting
YEARS ACTIVE: 1985-1989 
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 18
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: All issues except Issue #14
EDITOR: Victorian Squatters Union

Issue 1, November 1985

Issue 2, December 1985

Issue 3, January 1986

Issue 4, February 1986

Issue 5, December 1986

Issue 6, February 1987

Issue 7, April 1987

Issue 8, July 1987

Issue 9, September 1987

Issue 10, November 1987

Issue 11, January 1988

Issue 12, April 1988

Issue 13, June 1988

Issue 15, October 1988

Issue 16, December 1988

Issue 17, February 1989

Issue 18, June 1989

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Reality Attack

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Punk, Politics
YEARS ACTIVE: 1985
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 1 
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #1
EDITOR: Anonymous Collective


Issue #1 - 1985
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Dispute

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

What We Do Is Secret

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Hardcore, Punk, Counter-Culture
YEARS ACTIVE: 2005-2017
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 20
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issues #2, #3, #4 and #5
EDITOR: Daniel Stewart, Benjamin J Michell

Fuzzball

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music
YEARS ACTIVE: 1996
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 1
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #1
EDITOR: James Dillon
CONTRIBUTORS: Matej Kovac, Jess, Claire Spedding


Issue 1 - April 1996
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Something For Kate, Headcase, Frenzal Rhomb, Quadbox, Fallout, One Inch Punch
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Caustic Soda, Dead Moon, Quadbox, Muffcake, Magic Dirt, Feedtime, Valve, Bacterium, Dead Catt By Max, Hecate, Big Heavy Stuff, Blitz Babiez, Pollen, The Killjoys, Bodyjar
AUSTRALIAN BANDS LIVE REVIEWED: One Inch Punch, Bodyjar, You Am I, Hoss, Trigger, The Amps, Caustic Soda, Frenzal Rhomb, SPDGFH, Hurter, Muffcake, Quadbox, Buttjuice, Golden Lifestyle Band, Something for Kate, Goo

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Dave Dub

 

Dave Dub

BANDS: 

  • Trash - Drums (1987-1988)
  • Compost - Drums (1988-1989)
  • Warpspasm - Drums (1989-1992)
  • Omnicide - Drums (1993-1995)
REGION: Melbourne, VIC

Monday, September 9, 2024

Aussieskins

LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC
GENRE: Music Zine
YEARS ACTIVE: 2004
NUMBER OF ISSUES: 5
ISSUES IN THE NOISE LEVELS ARCHIVE: Issue #2, Issue #4
EDITOR: Fiona
 

Issue #2 - October 2002
AUSTRALIAN BANDS INTERVIEWED: Backy Skank
AUSTRALIAN BAND RELEASES REVIEWED: Trojan Horses, Strange Tenants