🎸 BARNEY COLLINS WEEKLY // 13–19 May 2025 đź’Ą This Week’s Independent Artist Spotlight The Owen Guns – “Me and My Big Mouth”Punk veterans The Owen Guns return with their rowdiest single yet: “Me and My Big Mouth.” It’s fast, it’s loud, and it pulls no punches – classic Owen Guns chaos with a razor-sharp […]
Read moreSupporting Independent Music, One Friday at a Time If you’re an indie music fan, you’ve probably heard about Bandcamp Friday—but if not, let’s break it down. On the first Friday of certain months, Bandcamp waives its revenue share, meaning 100% of what you pay goes directly to the artists. It’s a simple yet powerful way […]
Read moreBarney Collins were recently nominated as finalists in the performing arts category at the 2024 Local Business Awards. To celebrate, we partnered with local businesses to host a unique fundraiser for Thrive Services. The event featured Matt, who is a handyperson by day and generally covered in paint, transforming into a glamour for the awards […]
Read moreIn terms of perfect debut albums, very few bands can claim to have had one; zero fat … “all killer, no filler”. Seriously, not Queen, not The Beatles, not Radiohead, not Nirvana – in almost every case, a classic album is seldom the debut. Acid Amora on their debut self titled release do more than […]
Read moreFresh off a national tour supporting Bodyjar and Gyroscope, legendary Melbourne indie rock outfit Klinger have returned with their first new music in over two decades. Forming in the late 90s in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Klinger achieved national success with songs like Hello Cruel World and Ben Lee dominating the airwaves and landing in JJJ’s Hottest 100 (twice!). They supported the likes of Green Day, […]
Read moreWhile punk relics like Cockney Rejects and The Exploited tour the globe before old-age takes them, few bands remain to carry the torch and fewer still with young blood and fresh eyes. If “punk” …real punk, was ever anything, it was more than a self-serving whinge fest. Historically it was always the unifying call-to-arms for […]
Read moreThe brilliance of LITTER’s album is rivalled only by the calibre of artists responsible for it. The brainchild of Matt Downey (Death Mattel/Cousin Betty) and featuring the arrangements and direction of Andrew Scott (along with The Pocket Trio Designed as a concept of uniqueness and limit, this band and this album will play their only two ever JAZZ shows, one being in […]
Read moreLITTER and the journey to creating and releasing a jazz album in 2022. The idea and passion project of Matt Downey (Death Mattel, Cousin Betty) formed via contributions from home studios as distant as Philadelphia, Japan and all over Australia. LITTER’s album features ten original works in two different treatments, punk and jazz, making it […]
Read moreAfter an 8 year sabbatical LITTER are back with a new album and the lead single Hate Will Own You (out 11 July, 2022). From the mind of singer/songwriter Matt Downey (Death Mattel, Cousin Betty) comes another 10 songs with specific caveats and challenges to make it all interesting. This album is frankensteined together from […]
Read moreBy Matt D. Off the bat, just so that you know where I stand: Joe Rogan is a blowhard. Occasionally funny, often inadvertently entertaining and the UFC-muscle car-thick neck-thin dick-spokesman for incels and reactionary conservative snowflakes. The fact he has an audience doesn’t surprise me, but the fact that Spotify can justify paying $100m for […]
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