The Kaneda EP is the newest release from Assassins 88. This is four tracks of brutal, blown out, neo-punk scifi. Written when the band first started, these songs have taken two years to come out. Listen and Download below.

Assassins 88-Beach People EP digital release coming soon

Dream Damage Records is psyched to announce the release of Assassins 88 & TV Colours Split 7″ (now available to order online). Assassins have swapped the bass for guitar, with less noise and more melody. Both tracks were recorded in a shed last summer, with Mike from Teddy Trouble. A new EP will be available for download in February. TV Colours is the one man recording project from home town hero Bobby Kill. His side is some of the catchiest punks anthems out with The Kids Are All Grown Up named top song of 2010 by Polaroids of Androids. TV Colours is gearing up for the release of his debut LP out later in the year.

The Kids Are All Grown Up – TV Colours (formely known as basketabll cards) from Ed Wood

Over the past few months Assassins and TV Colours have been playing live as a three piece, playing each others songs and generally kicking ass. You can catch them up in Brisbane this weekend and in Sydney, Melbourne (Feb 5th show moved to march – more details soon) and Canberra over the coming months. The 7″ is available to order online via the bigcartel and will be stocked in good record stores soon.

Beach People – Assassins 88 (Summer Body Workout) from Lindsay Horner

Assassins 88 & TV Colours Split 7″

• Release Date: 2011
• Label: Dream Damage Records
• Genre: Punk, Noise, Pop

Purchase – $10AUD

If you are in Sydney tomorrow night, be sure to make your way to the Oxford Art Factory to celebrate Christmas with the Polaroids of Androids team. Assassins 88/TV Colours are heading up to play their last show of the year before launching their split 7″ in early January. Get in early as tickets are selling fast and beers will be cheaper. Happy Holidays.

Copies of the original cassette by Assassins 88 are now available to order from the online store. The tape comes with new artwork by Andrew Darragh and has an alternate version of the track “Dry Well Saga”. There are only a limited amount left so be sure to get in quick. Assassins will be hitting the road over summer to promote their new split 7″ with TV Colours.

Assassins 88 – Go Go Second Chance Virgin

• Release Date: 2010
• Label: Dream Damage
• Genre: Pop, Noise, Punk

Download
Purchase – $5AUD

Danger Beach is the alter ego of Lachlan Thomas (one half of ASSASSINS 88). His debut effort, Milky Way, was entirely self produced at home in his bedroom. It’s a dreamy throwback to old guitar pop and spaghetti western soundtracks, with guest appearances by Jonny Telafone and TV Colours.

The limited edition CD is now sold out, but you still might be able to find copies in select record stores.

Download

This weekend Assassins 88 and Fighting League are heading up the coast to play shows in Newcastle and Sydney. Friday night they’re in Newcastle at The Croatian Club playing with Honest Thieves and Stitched Vision. On Saturday they’re at Black Wire Records with Bitch Prefect and Bed Wettin Bad Boys. Also, ASS ASS INS bassist Lachlan will be on FBI Radio Thursday night promoting his new Danger Beach album (there will be copies available at shows). Come and party!

After touring the east coast for the last month (to support their new 7″ now out on R.I.P Society) and playing alongside bands Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Royal Headache and Bed Wettin Bad Boys. Brisbane’s Kitchen’s Floor, are finally coming down to Canberra tonight to play their unique brand of angst ridden noisy pop at the Phoenix Bar. Alongside them will be Alps of NSW who recently got back from touring the US, and locals Assassins 88 and The Fighting League. Sunday Phoenix shows are continuing to secure some amazing acts, with both Thee Oh Sees and Straight Arrows blowing everyone away on previous occasions (and word has just got to me that Scull Hazzards are coming next month!!!).

***UPDATE***The show was awesome and was kindly documented by Matt from Kitchen’s Floor. You can find videos from the show as well other great shows around the country at Eternal Soundcheck HERE***

Local photographer Stella-Rae is launching her new zine We Are Not Obscene tomorrow night. She’s been working like crazy to get this together, I saw a bit of it a few weeks ago and it definitely looks the shit. This party is going to be huge!!!

Its at Bar 32. ASSASSINS 88, KILLING BIRDS and BEAT HOTEL will be playing. And NOTE: Stella will be selling the zine up stairs so bring $6 and buy your self a copy to take home and have some well earned “private time”. Its Free entry and I’m pretty sure cheap drinks which is killer!

Danger Beach is the side project of Assassins 88s L.A Thomas. A self confessed doo wop addict, he’s stripped back all of the the punk to write and record pop songs. He’s recently finished two new songs with Dominic Death and Jonny Telafone which should turn up somewhere soon. We asked him a few questions about the project.

What do you think separates Danger Beach to what you do with Assassins?
Assassins is aggressive and punk. There is no room to chill out and I wouldn’t want it to be like that. Danger Beach is like an experiment to make music that is in no way punk. It is music that I would want my girlfriend to listen to.

Do you think you can play this live?
I can play this live but I don’t know if I want to and I don’t think there is an audience for it. Shows are rare enough as is.

What are your main influences?
John Frusciante is the reason I like to play music. There is a youtube clip of him playing untitled 11 off Niandra LaDes in a drug den with his teeth rotting out. That is so fucked but so great. I’m pretty shallow with music so I usually gravitate towards singles.

How would you describe your sound?
Its definitely a throwback to old pop. I have a song I am doing with Jonny Telafone that has an Elvis in Hawaii quality. It’s delicate, jangly and pretty music. It sounds like I can’t play guitar properly or I was pissed when I recorded but it is intentional.

Do you think that the internet will be your main outlet for distribution or are you planning to release physically?
I have no plans for anything. If someone wants to share it that makes me happy but I don’t want to push it on anyone. Basically I am lazy.

Download other Danger Beach tracks HERE

Danger Beach – Milky Way

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Dream Damage
• Genre: Pop, Instrumental, Tropical

Download