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Rocksteady Records

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 1800 760 070

Address: Level 1, 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://rocksteadyrecords.com.au

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25.01.2022 20th Anniversary first-time on vinyl release of Gersey's autumnal debut album, "Hope Springs". Gersey made a splash in the '00s with a series of stellar albums on the Trifekta label, touring with the likes of Flaming Lips, Wilco and Mogwai, and Hope Springs is where it all began - almost, the download code adds the debut EP. Issued by Cheersquad, and beautifully remastered for vinyl, it sounds richer than ever. Make your way from Scotchmer Street (or wherever) to Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street.

23.01.2022 BACK IN STOCK: Blake Scott’s Niscitam. The Peep Tempel songwriter’s solo album is harrowing, humorous, delicate and devastating. Unleashed by Wing Sing Records, Niscitam is one of the albums of 2020. Scamper to Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street to snap one up or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, free your mind and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

20.01.2022 Kylie Auldist’s brand new album ‘This Is What Happiness Looks Like’, finds The Queen of The Good Groove firmly entrenched on an electro boogie tip, rooted deep in the New York club scene of the early 80’s. Every track exhibits classic songwriting fused with slinky, sensual rhythms and a beat that simmers with dance floor heat. Get your dancing pants on and make your way to Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, dance on the inside and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

18.01.2022 To borrow from my friend, Peter Milton Walsh ... Nino Rota said, I'd do everything I could to give everyone a moment of happiness. That's what's at the heart of my music. With that in mind, we’d very much like to thank every artist who offered so many moments of happiness and comfort in 2020 and to equally express our gratitude to everyone of you who shared in those moments. Let’s have a lot more of them in 2021. We’ll be closed on New Year’s Day and then back amongst the... sweet beats from 9:30AM - 5PM on Saturday Stay safe and remain rocksteady

15.01.2022 In the Rocksteady racks right now, The War On Drugs’ Live Drugs is a 2LP drawn from more than 40 hard drives of live recordings spread out across years of touring and it’s possibly the definitive album from the band. Put your hands on the purple platter today at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

14.01.2022 Emma Donovan & The Putbacks’ Crossover is a stunning record. From the beautifully evocative cover art to the final fading notes of ‘Pretty One’, this is Soul writ large - a set of songs that will have the bulk of your record collection hushed in awe. You need this record and you can get it 9:30AM - 7PM at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) 358 Lonsdale Street or you can hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, soundtrack your life with local music and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

12.01.2022 Available now at Rocksteady Records, signed copies of Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave. The first volume of the long-awaited, near-mythical biography of Nick Cave, by award-winning writer, Mark Mordue. A beautiful, profound and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of Australian rock 'n' roll, Boy on Fire is Nick Cave's creation story. This is a portrait of the artist as, first, a boy, and then as a young man. Copies of this compelling and revelatory ...book can be grabbed at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street 9:30AM - 6PM or you can hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au. Portrait of Nick Cave by Tracy Ellerton. Book cover by Angie Réhe

12.01.2022 Nick Cave’s majestic Idiot Prayer (2LP or CD) has arrived and it’s Australian Music T-Shirt Day. Buy a copy of IDIOT PRAYER from Rocksteady prior to November 27 to go into the running to win a SIGNED copy of the LP by Nick Cave himself, as well as the LP of Ghosteen" (unsigned) In Idiot Prayer, Cave plays his songs alone at the piano in a rarely seen stripped back form, from early Bad Seeds and Grinderman, right through to the most recent Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album, ...Ghosteen. You can collect a copy at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street 9:30AM - 7PM hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Wear a favourite Australian music t-shirt, purchase Australian music and, if you can, please donate to http://supportact.org.au @supportact

12.01.2022 Soundtracking Sunday by revisiting Car Seat Headrest’s slightly overlooked, Making A Door Less Open. Will Toledo’s latest is one of the finest indie rock records of 2020 while perhaps having only the vaguest connection to the genre. There’s lashings of quality and conviction in these songs - and the riffs remain ringing - but, it’s the clattering beats and keyboards that fuel the flavour and colour. Get your mind melted and your ear bones spanked when Rocksteady reopens at 9:30AM on Monday or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, check out some recent releases and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

12.01.2022 Soundtracking Sunday with Jonathan Richman’s glorious , I, Jonathan. Featuring ‘You Can’t Talk To The Dude’, ‘I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar’, ‘ Velvet Underground’ and the immortal ‘That Summer Feeling’, this is a record that makes you feel glad to be alive. Thanks to Craft Recordings for this first time vinyl release. You can grab a copy at Rocksteady tomorrow or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, enjoy timeless tunes and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

06.01.2022 Local goodness available 9:30AM-6PM at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street . Come on in or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au @supportact

05.01.2022 Wound Without A Tear is a 2LP compilation of Australian Ambient and Experimental Music; an area often overlooked and misunderstood because it does not easily fall into historical context. However, the 15 years (1993-2008) this collection cites - a period of early 90s post-rave ethereality defined by pleasure-centred spaces (chill-out rooms) and the PC’s emergence as a popular tool for file-sharing - demands and richly rewards the closer examination. Journey back to the future with a visit to Rocksteady Records Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street (9:30AM - 6PM) or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, take a deep dive and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

05.01.2022 Serving up the Saturday sweet beats 9:30AM - 5PM at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street. Slide on by for a slice or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, surrender to rhythm and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au

02.01.2022 Billy Nomates, the fierce, funny, outspoken force of nature, is here to rattle cages. The songs on her debut album all come from a place of defiance: Against soul-sapping, dead-end jobs and zero-hours contracts, gender inequality, sexual harassment and festivals with obligatory female acts hidden in the small print. Musically, there are snatches of Nick Cave's rumbling sprechgesang; Sleaford Mods' febrile post-punk ('Supermarket Sweep' features guest vocals by Sleaford Mod Ja...son Williamson) plus the groovesome lofi art-rock of Sonic Youth. Get these gripping grooves at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street (9:30AM-6PM) or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, check in on your friends and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au See more

02.01.2022 Soundtracking Sunday with another deep draught from Nubya Garcia’s debut album, Source. Though the London tenor saxophonist’s album has jazz at its foundation, it moves fluidly from dub and Ethio-jazz to cumbia and classic ballads and in doing so it tells Nubya Garcia’s own story about my heritage, my ancestry, exploring those places and those stories from my parents and my grandparents.

01.01.2022 Friday is Australian Music T-Shirt Day. If you are able, please donate to @supportact

01.01.2022 Topping up the secondhand racks today at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street. Drop by for a dig

01.01.2022 Replenishing the Reggae racks with classics like Augustus Pablo’s East Of The River Nile - one of the most beautiful records ever created. Top up your skanking tank 9:30AM-6PM at Lvl 1 (Upstairs) Mitchell House 358 Lonsdale Street or hit me with an Insta DM, Facebook message, call 1800 760 070 or email [email protected] Be safe, be kind, take an excursion on the version and please continue to support local artists and small businesses. Check out http://supportact.org.au