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The Painkillers

About Me

Truck Records are pleased to announce the release of The Painkillers' second album Love Cancer, due out in October 2008. Featuring killer songs, guest appearances from some of the country's finest musicians, trash, more trash, produced by Laurie Sinagra and rock and roll genius Mick Blood, and a return to the vocal microphone for James Baker for the sixty-second self-penned gem, "Rock and Roll Heart" - pure trash.Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed 2006 nugget, Drunk on a Train, the new album showcases the two-piece punk-folk vibe of Baker and Bludge beautifully, and will be complimented by shows in Melbourne and throughout their hometown. Tracks from the new release are now available for preview on the band's myspace page!Click below to purchase Drunk on a Train (2006), or Love Cancer (2008) from 78 records:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/10/2005
Band Members: James Baker - Joe Bludge.
Influences: The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Rod Stewart, The Faces, The Buzzcocks, The Gun Club, The Stems, The Troggs, The Lime Spiders, The Violent Femmes, The Cramps, Jimmie Rogers, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, The New York Dolls, psychedelic nuggets, The Seeds, The Kinks, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, CCR, Stones etc, The Ramones, stuff by our friends (big and small, old and new).
Sounds Like: Live at Judd's hotel in Kalgoorlie. Check the desert hair. That's Bonehouse, awesome.
Record Label: Truck
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vote The Painkillers to WAM Stardom !!

We have been nominated in two categories for the WAM awards: Most Popular Album, and Most Punk Band. We have been told by our caterer that there will be no more awesome dinners after rehearsal if we d...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:49:00 GMT

Interview with Tristan Broomhall 02/10/08

MORE TRASH   The Painkillers ARE A TRUE PERTH ROCKNROLL NUGGET, REPORT TRISTAN BROOMHALL<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />....    R...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:52:00 GMT

the painkillers' launch new album!!!

Truck Records are pleased to announce the release of The Painkillers' second album Love Cancer, due out in late 2008. Featuring killer songs, guest appearances from some of the country's finest rock m...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:36:00 GMT

WENDY JAMES & US

Our pleasure to announce that the most fun person in rock and roll since anyone dares remember, Wendy James, is teaming up with our favourite date of the year - Grand Final Eve - , to give us a lot of...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:58:00 GMT

James Baker Select Bio with links

James Baker Select Biography This is Bludge's very patchy and totally-based-on-anecdote overview of Baker's career.    The Victims 1977-1978 The original Baker-Faulkner outfit and one ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:16:00 GMT

DRUNK ON A TRAIN TOP TEN FOR 2006

TOP TEN AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS FOR 2006 BY PATRICK DONOVAN (CHIEF MUSIC WRITER): THE AGE, DECEMBER 2006 1. Dallas Crane - Factory Girls2. Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road3. Jeff Lang and Chris Whitley - Disl...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:46:00 GMT

Press

..>..> ..TR> Press ReviewsThe Age Album ReviewTHE AGETHE AGE, Melbourne Drunk on a TrainThe Painkillers(Blazing Strumpet/Reverberation)4 stars out of 4.James Baker played drums for many of Australia...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:31:00 GMT

James Baker on Joe Bludge

I used to know Josh from when he played in a band called Mrs Henry. They had their good points and I used to like going to their gigs. It was rock and roll.  They never put anything out, which wa...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:16:00 GMT