Remember when Memphis Bleek kicked that awesome freestyle at the start of a Jay-Z album and it was like the passing of the torch, from the legend to the new kid on the block?

No? Ok.

Anyway, this upcoming tour, which sees over-loved Triple J rockers, Faker, team up with up-n-comers, Sparkadia, is kinda like the Australian indie pop-rock equivalent of this. "Memphis who?" I hear you say. Yeah, exactly.

Thursday, September 4: Prince Of Wales, Bunbury
Friday, September 5: Metro City, Perth
Saturday, September 6: Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Friday, September 12: Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday, September 13: Wrestpoint Showroom, Hobart
Sunday, September 14: HQ, Adelaide
Friday, September 19: Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
Saturday, September 20: Enmore Theatre, Sydney

The Enmore Theatre show is also an all ages event. So prepare for the back alleys of Enmore and Newtown to be full of 16 year-olds getting totally fucked up on Passion Pop or highly-taxed alco-pops.

You will be able to find the store at 356 King St, which we are told is left from when you come out of the station, down towards the performing arts high school.

This is what Nick, an employee, had to say about the general thinking behind the store:

Well, it's good to know we aren't alone in that belief.

Record buying in Newtown has never been better at the moment with Paint It Black, that awesome vinyl/rarities store on the south part of King St that I always forget the name of, Egg Records and the 'mainstream' outlets (Fish, HUM etc) covering a nice wide spectrum of tastes and styles.

Much like Paint It Black, the store will also sell stuff on consignment, giving local bands a great way to get their music out to the public. They offer a whole range of deals for bands, distros and labels, more info of which can be found in this Mess and Noise thread.

However, the fun was short lived with the duo getting booted off stage by the venue's owner (a hard-faced old lady called 'Doris') three songs into their set.

Very disappointing to see the band decide against sparking a riot and destroying the place. Do you think Limp Bizkit rose became the greatest band of all time by taking shit from old ladies and politely just packing up when told?

And to make this sweet ass deal even sweeter - they also include FREE shipping! To anywhere in the world!

Act quickly though, as the sale is scheduled to end on July 8.

This is undoubtedly the best video you will see this year and/or EVER.

The Get Busy Crew 'rep' Sydney. They make party jamz. The lead female MC is 11 years old. They rock the bells like LL, and the stuff they kick is approximately 5,000 times more fresh than you and your homies' weak ass rhymez.

Bustin' Lines

You can catch the whole crew at the Pedestrian TV issue 14 launch show at the Berlin Lounge on the Gold Coast this Friday (July 4). The night is also co-presented by the lovely folks over at the Have Fun Club, who are THE go-to kidzz for all things electro. Definitely a show worth checking out if you find yourself in the sunny part of the country this weekend.

Discovered via Catcall's blog.

Those wild fuckers, Violent Soho, are bustin' outta Brisbane in a big way over the next couple of months, playing shows everywhere, anywhere and somewhere:

Saturday, July 12: The Troubadour, Brisbane (+)
Friday, July 18: Spectrum, Syndey (+)
Saturday, July 19: The Tote, Melbourne (+)
Thursday, July 24: Rocket Bar, Adelaide (#)
Friday, July 25: Corner Hotel, Melbourne (#)
Saturday, July 26: Transit, Canberra (#)
Sunday, July 27: Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney (#)
Friday, August 15: Great Northern, Byron Bay (*)
Saturday, August 16: The Zoo, Brisbane, Queensland (*)
Friday, August 22: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (*)
Saturday, August 23: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (*)
Thursday, August 28: Annandale Hotel, Sydney (*)
Friday, August 29: Annandale Hotel, Sydney (*)
Friday, September 5: Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (*)
Saturday, September 6: Waves, Wollongong (*)

+ album launch shows with Reptiles
# supporting Cut Off Your Hands
* supporting The Mess Hall

The Sydney album launch show will also feature those local 'ruffians' Circle Pit. Yah!

Full details of The Mess Hall tour can be found here.

That was until I saw James Houston's effort.

And for those playing along at home, the 'instruments' used were - a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (guitars), Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer (drums), HP Scanjet 3c (bass guitar) and a hard drive array (speakers, vocals & FX).

Via Kripy.

Case in point - Menomena's Muxtape, which consists of some fantastic rare songs, b-sides and other goodies by the Portland outfit.

Some other notable Muxes that we have stumbled across over the past little bit...

RZA's Staten Island Ferry Ride mix, which seamlessly goes from Paul Simon to Wu-Tang Clan to Elton John.

Albert Hammond Jr's mix is very enjoyably nostalgic.

Actually, both The RZA's and Albert's lists are part of a project by New York Magazine to get 'cool NY folks' to create dope-ass summer mixtapes.

Mike Shinoda, who .. er.. plays in some band called Linkin Park, has great hip-hop taste. This hip-hop mix is also verrrry freakin' awesome.

Unfortunately, Muxtape can't be searched, so finding mixes with songs you like is kinda like digging in da crates at your local, badly cataloged vinyl shop. Except less smelly, dusty and without that creepy, bearded guy behind the counter giving you funny looks. So, yeah, obviously not as good.

The official line-up won't be announced until August 13, however, we hear it's just going to consist of The Wiggles, The Eagles and Grafton Primary playing back-to-back sets for two and a half days straight. So yer should really get onto the whole early sign-up thing PRONTO.

The dates to mark down in zee diaries:

Wednesday, August 13: first line-up announced
Wednesday, August 27: ballot closes
Monday, September 1: ballot is drawn, lucky subscribers get notified
Wednesday, September 17: remaining tickets go on sale to the the general public