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The Ballarats

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THE BALLARATS
SOMEONE’S JEALOUS / CODE:RED (10XBETTER)
"Quite simply, this is the kind of music that defines a generation. The Ballarats are fucking fantastic. The energy in the title track is tangible in ways that should be illegal, and from the opening riff to the final fade out this kicks all kind of ass. Words cannot describe how good this is. Just listen to it and be amazed."
NARC MAGAZINE
"A double A-sided gem! Compulsive foot-tapping at home will turn compulsive air-punching when seen live! Not exactly punk. Not exactly indie. Just excellent!"
WWW.ISTHISMUSIC.COM
"With Debut Single Someone’s Jealous clocking in at the two-minute mark, its rebel yell finds The Ballarats making good their aim of bringing rock back to its most concise and element state."
METRO PAPER
“Praise be for The Ballarats, then: five young upstarts from Newcastle whose spiky brand of angular punk sees them come on like The Fall playing really, really fast, or the Buzzcocks playing really, really slow. A band with more promise than polish: they’re here to remind you why you fell in love with lads with guitars in the first place”
FLY MAGAZINE
"Their short, sharp and fast punky tunes reek heavily of youth and exuberance, and lead singer Jon Corbett has an edgy and excitable sound to his singing, which matches the brilliant guitars."
EVENING CHRONICLE
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Member Since: 8/27/2005
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Jon Corbett - Vox
Chris Robertson - Guitar Vox
JayCee - Lead Guitar Vox
Richard Sabiston - Bass
Dan - Drums

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My Blog

Single Review - Flotation Suite.com Feb 08

New bands are ten-a-penny nowadays. Every kid with a weird hairdo and a leather jacket reckons they can be a rock star, and who can blame them after they see tosh like the Enemy and the Kooks sto...
Posted by The Ballarats on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:33:00 PST

Live Preview - Evening Chronicle Jan 08

Fast becoming the most vocal voice on the local bands scene, representing youthful exuberance, raw talent and having the penchant to knockout the odd blissful two minute long rock melody, The Ballarat...
Posted by The Ballarats on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:57:00 PST

Single Review - Narc Magazine Jan 08

Quite simply, this is the kind of music that defines a generation.  The Ballarats are fucking fantastic.  The energy in the title track is tangible in ways that should be illegal, and from t...
Posted by The Ballarats on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

Live Preview - Metro Paper, December 7th 07

If the hype surronding Black Lips is anything to go by, retro garage-rock appears to be back in vogue. But wasn't it only recently that we had to suffer the likes of The Datsuns doing something simila...
Posted by The Ballarats on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:03:00 PST

Single Review - www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk September 07

The Ballarats - Someone's Jealous/Code Red (10xbetter) Matt Churchill A feisty Geordie fivesome with a strong local following, The Ballarats release their first single, the double A side single 'Some...
Posted by The Ballarats on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:42:00 PST

Single Review - www.isthismusic.com September 07

The Ballarats Review (www.isthismusic.com)Someone's Jealous / Code Red (10XBetter)This debut release from the Newcastle five-piece is a double A-sided gem! Both tracks have the edginess of punk; yet h...
Posted by The Ballarats on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:33:00 PST

Evening Chronicle Interview July 27th 07

READY FOR AN ALBUM EVENING CHRONICLE JULY 27TH 2007 Graffiti vandalism, job angst and back stabbing ex-girlfriends. All inspiration for one North East Band. GARY BECKWITH finds out more PUNK indie roc...
Posted by The Ballarats on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:59:00 PST

Evening Chronicle Preview July 25th 07

The Locals - North East Music Scene July 25th 2007 by Gary Beckwith, Evening Chronicle IT'S not easy this malarkey you know?! Chained to my laptop via my headphones until 2am most mornings, scouring t...
Posted by The Ballarats on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:57:00 PST