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Red Ghost

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About Me

Sydney artist Red Ghost (aka Rosa Agostino) spawns a raw, dark and brooding sound that weaves together her influences of blues, folk, jazz and rock. Many have compared her sound and style to that of PJ Harvey, Cat Power, Mazzy Star and Fiona Apple. Red Ghost was found by Sydney based indie label, Soviet Records, offering to release her debut EP Brittle Times, which was released nationally on the 3rd March 2007. The EP, which was recorded over 4 days, features Rosa on all instruments - guitars, piano, hammond, drums, bass, vocals and more - to genuinely express her haunting, yet somewhat familiar words, which emerge and allow her melodies to transcend.Classically trained on piano, she became a self taught guitarist, bassist and drummer, among other instruments, writing from the age of 12. She started her career as a solo artist at 17 and was then lead guitarist for several Sydney bands leading up to the present day, developing her own sound and style over the 10 years. It was during November 2005 she thought it high time to leave the band life behind her and, again, set out like a lone wolf into the night.Originally recording in her bedroom through a microphone on her computer, Rosa began uploading her original compositions and covers onto Myspace.com and was sought out by various artists and bands, asking for her live support and collaborations. This includes work with electronic artist from Amsterdam Clemm on the track A Lily and A Frown, and she most recently featured on Australian hip hop duo Muph & Plutonic’s release Silence The Sirens, co-writing and providing vocals on the track Lost Ones. She was also asked to be a part of the Brisbane Pauhaus Festival in June, 2007. The festival, run by Secret Service (organisers of Splendour In the Grass) featured an array of bands and artists, including The Grates, Expatriate, Dave McCormack and Ed Kuepper of The Saints to celebrate the newly refurbished Brisbane Powerhouse.Hot off the Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady tour, alongside Laura Imbruglia and Melanie Horsnell, and with the experience gained at prestigious venues throughout Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Albury and Shepparton, Red Ghost is not unfamiliar with the live circuit. With her guitars in tow, she delivers her songs that - when played live - are a bare and honest telling of her days.Red Ghost’s music is written and recorded as a means of clearing her mind - a mind full of wonder, thought and question. Songs of reveries and recollection, which were once held close and dear, are now delivered with primal urgency. And they’re calling out for you.For bookings or enquiries, please contact:

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Mum’s Spaghetti

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Member Since: 12/10/2005
Band Website: sovietrecords.com
Band Members: rosa agostino
Influences: M U S I C
john frusciante, pj harvey, cat power, the police, deftones, ani difranco, the sundays, the beatles, elliott smith, the shins, the who, nirvana, the clouds, lisa loeb, mark lanegan, the lemonheads, the mars volta, peeping tom, joe satriani, pinback, bob evans, the b52’s, clare bowditch, 311, johnny cash, love outside andromeda, battles, vast, babes in toyland, pearl jam, doves, björk, you am i, sonic youth, nick drake, pink floyd, lisa germano, tool, wolf and cub, the beach boys, red hot chili peppers, beth orton, nico, glen campbell, joy division, thom yorke, liz phair, mazzy star, these arms are snakes, the tea party, billy joel, ben kweller, isis, peter frampton, incubus, ataxia, gang of four, eagles of death metal, the thrills, angels of light, david bowie, crowded house, kings of leon, tomahawk, the church, frank zappa, alice in chains, queens of the stone age, 78 saab, giant drag, soulfly, smog, low, tori amos, circulatory system, kyuss, adam green, slipknot, urusei yatsura, led zepplin, hospital the musical, evan dando, mastodon, van halen, the go gos, snout, tegan & sara, smashing pumpkins, mirah, the zutons, neurosis, juliana hatfield three, sleater kinney, beastie boys, betchadupa, big heavy stuff, bush, the postal service, the redsunband, clap your hands say yeah, days of the new, tears for fears, belle and sebastian, the kills, ryan adams, simon and garfunkel, eva cassidy, pavement, iron maiden, the cure, weezer + many, many more...

A R T
mark ryden, yoshitomo nara, joe sorren, alphonse mucha, andy warhol, paul klee, jhonen vasques, gustav klimt, man ray, bill viola, stelarc, amadeo modigliani, frida kahlo, francis picabia, vivienne flesher, david miller, francis jetter + many, many more...

F I L M S
little miss sunshine, napoleon dynamite, paradise lost 1 & 2, requiem for a dream, this is spinal tap, borat!, ferris bueller’s day off, mallrats, buffalo 66, the dark crystal, rushmore, the book of life, withnail and i, alaska de, dancer in the dark, run lola run, boys don’t cry, american psycho, wayne’s world, planes trains & automobiles, the blues brothers, somersault, american beauty, ace ventura:pet detective, anchorman, taladega nights : the ballad of ricky bobby, fear and loathing in las vegas, transamerica, garden state, stand by me, pretty in pink, encino man, son in law, reality bites, cannibal! the musical, orgasmo, team america, after the fox, wolf creek, misery, a clockwork orange, life aquatic, the holy grail, the party, the neverending story, beetlejuice, edward scissorhands + many, many more...

B O O K S
borrowed light-anna fienburg, scar tissue-anthony kiedis & larry sloman, 1984-george orwell, devil’s knot-mara leveritt, espedair street-iain banks, the neverending story-michael ende, diary-chuck palahniuk, the coma-alex garland, true history of the kelly gang-peter carey, on the road-jack kerouac, world of chickens-nick earls, 48 shades of brown-nick earls, silence of the lambs-thomas harris, mr bean’s diary-mr bean, the witches-roald dahl, the secret garden-francis hodgson burnett, cloudstreet-tim winton, high fidelity-nick hornby + many, many more...

T V
six feet under, the simpsons, the mighty boosh, the young ones, red dwarf, freaks and geeks, aqua teen hunger force, ren and stimpy, young person’s guide to becoming a rockstar, chapelle’s show, blackadder, the goodies, little britain, shameless, john safran’s music jamboree, that 70s show, mr bean, degrassi (the orginal cast), press gang, absolutely fabulous, fat tulip + many, many more...

Sounds Like: rock. blues. jazz. metal. acoustic. country. indie. folk. pop. whatever.
Record Label: soviet records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

2 new LIVE videos!

Howdy y'all!My friend Buddha was kind enough to film and upload these 2 videos onto YouTube. They're of 2 live performances - 'Somedays' and 'Princess'. Filmed at the Excelsior Hotel, Surry Hills earl...
Posted by Red Ghost on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:44:00 PST

Red Ghost - This Friday!

Hey everyone,I'll be playing TWO 45 minute sets this Friday (13.06.08) at the newly refurbished Kings Cross Hotel. My first set will be 10-10.45pm and the second at 12-12.45pm. There'll be a whole new...
Posted by Red Ghost on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:39:00 PST

Red Ghost - June shows

Hey everyone,I have a whole heap of shows coming up this month! Check out my gig list, and also - this flyer I just done made! Yee ha!x...
Posted by Red Ghost on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:28:00 PST

Red Ghost plays the Hope Street Markets this May!

Hey everyone,Just letting you know that I'll be playing at the autumn Hope Street Markets this May! Sarah and Brooke have kindly asked me to perform again, and I'll be playing on Saturday 17 May 2008 ...
Posted by Red Ghost on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:29:00 PST

2 new(ish) songs up.

Hey guys,I've just realised that myspace now allow 6 songs to be uploaded! So I've put up some ol' favourites:1. Lost Ones - lifted off Muph & Plutonic's album "Silence The Sirens" (Obese).2. Molly's ...
Posted by Red Ghost on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

Free show at The Annandale

Hello friends!I'll be playing a FREE show at The Annandale on a hazy, lazy Sunday - the 16th of March, to be precise! Doors are at 6pm & I'll be on at 7.30pm.Hope to see you there!RG. x...
Posted by Red Ghost on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:46:00 PST

Adam Franklin times changed + more February shows.

Hey everyone!Thanks to those of you that made it out to the Hope Street Market show - it was a sell out. Of sorts. Well... I sold out of the EPs I had brought along, which is always good!Just in case ...
Posted by Red Ghost on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:41:00 PST

February Shows.

Hey everyone!Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you're all safe and well!Just wanted to let you know that I have a few shows coming up in February. I hope to see you there!R. x...
Posted by Red Ghost on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:34:00 PST

How I feel today...


Posted by Red Ghost on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:17:00 PST

Heres a thought...

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Posted by Red Ghost on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:36:00 PST