The Fighting League is a five piece punk band from Canberra, Australia. Their long awaited debut album, Tropical Paradise, is 14 slices of tropical punk heaven, packed with a heavy load of bravado and swagger. The albums tracks are grit-teeth party punk anthems, played with a raw energy that matches their intense live show.

Tropical Paradise is out now on 12″ vinyl, and is available to buy, stream or download (for FREE!) from The Fighting League’s bandcamp, and also through our online store. They will be launching the record in Sydney on the 15th of December at OAF (Sydney facebook event) and then in Canberra on the 17th at The Phoenix (Canberra facebook event), with more dates to follow in early January.

Keep it tropical.

Last summer Dream Damage collaborated with fashion label Hunter to produce a short video called Wildwood. The film features Olivia Kalogiannidis wearing a number of pieces from the Hunter 2010 S/S collection. We’re totally psyched to be premiering Wildwood, which will be the first in a series of films produced by Dream Damage and Hunter. Watch and listen above.

More information at www.hunterlabel.com

Wet Hair (USA) have been touring the country this month and will be playing in Canberra Wednesday night. Wet Hair are some of the remaining members of Iowa City band, Raccoo-oo-oon who also run the highly influential cassette label, Night People. They will be playing at The Phoenix (for free!) this Wednesday with Mornings and Biscuits. Doors open at 8pm, bands start at 9pm.

Presented by Dream Damage

This Sunday 14 August in Melbourne. Dream Damage and Birds Love Fighting Records team up to present TV Colours, Jonny Telafone and Cat Cat at The Workers Club Released Series.

Free entry with any LP purchase, and $3 pots. Starts at 6pm

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Pre-Tropical Fighting League, playing at I Skip I Trip (2008)

Jonny Telafone killing it at probably one of the last shows at Carrols (2008?)

More from Assassins Halloween party (2009)

Gigmund Freud is a series of gigs that occur on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Phoenix Pub in the Canberra. Wednesday the 8th of June sees the 4th installment of the Gigmund Freud series – curated this time by us, Dream Damage Records.

Playing on the night will be The Fighting League, Teddy Trouble and TV Colours (Solo show).

The Phoenix Pub
8pm – Free Entry
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Thursday the 28th of April sees Dream Damage Records take over Melbourne! Featuring label favourites Teddy Trouble, Jonny Telafone and the self proclaimed “Tropical Punk Kings of Canberra” The Fighting League. If that isn’t special enough the night will also see the debut performance of new band NEIGHBOURHOOD, featuring members of Assassins 88, TV Colours and Danger Beach. Righteous.

Bar Open | Doors at 9pm | Free Entry
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Portland, Oregon has its fair share of amazing bands, but none of them really excite me more than EAT SKULL. So when our good friends at Bedroom Suck Records announced that they are bringing Eat Skull all they way from the US of A to Australia in April. I went fucking bananas. They are touring nationally down the east coast and will be playing in Canberra on the 12th of April at The Phoenix (it stinks I know) for an early(ish) Sunday show. Also playing will be Brisbane’s Slug Guts, who have just released a new record out on US label Sacred Bones, and on Bedroom Suck too, rad! More info at the FACEBOOK EVENT.

The Chain Gang Exhibition is set to kick off tomorrow night at 6pm. The work of Canberra’s most talented artists will be on display as well as a bunch of sweet bands so come party. Its happening above King O’Malley’s Bar – go to the left of the bar and then go up the escalator and then follow the signs. Entry by Gold Coin Donation

ALL AGES

Set Times:
REUBEN INGALL – 7.30
SAVAGES – 8
CRASH THE CURB – 8.30
PARTYBUS – 9(??)
HORSE MACGYVER – 9.30
ASSASSINS/TV COLOURS – 10
FIGHTING LEAGUE – 10.30

Last month New Weird Australia, Sydney record label and FBI radio program, put together the compilation “The Sound of Young Canberra”. Curated by Dream Damage Records and hellosQuare recordings, the compilation is “a 12-track frozen moment of new music from Canberra in late 2010″ with some new and unreleased songs from acts including Jonny Telafone, Teddy Trouble, Danger Beach, From The South, Spartak, Assassins 88 and more.

Also included is hellosQuare signees Kasha who have just released a new 7inch. Check the hellosquare website for where you can order it online. Featured for download is “Dot” from “What a Colourful Mouth“.

You can get The Sound of Young Canberra in any format you like for free here

Kasha – Dot

• Release Date: 2010
• Label: Hellosquare Recordings
• Genre: Rock, Experimental, Post Punk,

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