The Herd are out on tour for the last time in 2009, unfortunately it looks like they’re only hitting a very minor selection of the east coast.  Peep the video below to get a bit of a vibe for The Herd, if you’ve never seen them before, make sure you go check the shows.  This time they’re being joined by Koolism and you can catch them at the following places:

• 24 Jul @ Prince of Wales – MELBOURNE
• 25 Jul @ Manning Bar – SYDNEY
• 31 Jul @ The Zoo – BRISBANE
• 5 Aug @ Station Resort – JINDABYNE
• 7 Aug @ The Brewery – MAITLAND

Unkle Ho has recently released a new E.P. out on Elefant Traks entitled “Subterranea” it’s a short 5 track release from The Herd’s powerhouse and you can grab it now from iTunes or JBHifi Check the press guff below for more info, or head over to Unkle Ho’s myspace for a preview Read the rest of this entry…

Over the last few days on Twitter Urthboy was tweeting on the importance of family stories. You know those stories your grandparents have been telling you for years that most of you don’t care about?  well they’re important, they shape and define you as a person.  Anyway, i’m not sure whether all this tweeting spurred on his guest post or whether the post spurred the tweeting, but he’s now gone and done a short guest post on Mark Pollard’s site.  It’s a short inciteful read reminding you that theres more to the world than everyday life and that sometimes stopping to listen or ask questions to the people is the best thing you can do.

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