Having recorded their debut EP in LA with super producer, Eric Broucek of DFA Records fame, with the high hat help of drummer Jim Orso (Hot Chip / Holy Ghost!), Panama’s resume of ‘awesome’ is more elaborate than simply the company they keep.

A hugely successful 2012 saw the Sydney-based five-piece hijacking the #1 spot on Hype Machine with the title track to their debut EP “It’s Not Over”. The video clip for the anthemic offering has garnered over a quarter of a million views across vimeo and youtube.
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Melbourne’s High Tension have announced a debut tour across the East Coast of Australia this March to launch their self-titled 7inch/Digital EP.

Featuring ex members of Young & Restless (Karina Utomo – vocals, Ashley Pegram – guitar), The Nation Blue (Matt Weston – bass), and Love Like Electrocution & Heirs (Damian Coward – drums), the band have already made their presence felt despite a relatively brief existence.
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Held in honour of the thirty-one year recording career of Australian garage legends the Hoodoo Gurus, Dig It Up! highlights the iconic bands finely honed musical taste and inspiration by way of multi-band / multi-venue appearances in both Sydney and Melbourne and single stage events in other capital cities.

The April 2012 Dig It Up! featured a debut Australian appearance from sixties garage-legends The Sonics, power-pop deities Redd Kross, NYC garage-pop combo The Fleshtones, paisley-underground pioneer Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate), Japan’s trashy but fun The 5,6,7,8’s and a stellar list of Australian underground rock royalty (old and new) in Died Pretty, Tek & Younger (ex-Radio Birdman), Hard-Ons, Royal Headache, The Frowning Clouds, The Straight Arrows and of course, Hoodoo Gurus.
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