Starving Kids Records

Hot on the heels of a Triple J Unearthed spotlight, an east coast tour and their success in the 2011 National Youth Week Song writing competition for their previous single 'Nocturnal', Brisbane's pop-rockers Fushia are set to release their latest single 'Brunswick St.' to the masses.

'Brunswick St' is due for release on November 4th and sees the band stepping it up a notch. It's got the usual ingredients, hooks, energy, sing-a-long choruses and a tight rhythm section but it also has that unique Fushia sound.

Brunswick St. Show Dates

Nov 4-Alhambra-Brisbane

Nov 12-The Loft-Gold Coast

Nov 17-The Spotted Cow-Toowoomba

Nov 25-Oxford Arts-Sydney

Our great mates at PRESSRECORD do these amazing Pop Up Performances and they chose the lovely Fushia for this one. We hope you enjoy it.

So we spotted these guys at BigSound in 2009 and were blown away not only by their performance but by how humble and nice the four of them were. We just had to sign them. And so we did. 

We released their first EP "This Boat We Call Love" whcih saw the track "Joseph" nominated for an international songwriteing award. We've been so happy to watch the boys grow as people and musicians over the past two years and now it is a bitter/sweet time where we see them leave the SK stable to join the Warner Music indie imprint Footstomp. We know we've only played a small part in their journey but hell we are pleased that we did. Congrats lads, we'll be cheering you on from the sidelines and we'll be keen for a beer and a chat down the track.

We first met Cairns songstress Emma Louise at the QSong Awards in 2005. In fact we sponsored the Secondary School category that she won that year. We always had an inkling that she was destined for big things and last night at the 2011 Queensland Music Awards she took out three gongs for her recent work. Not only did her song 'Jungle' earn her the Song of the Year and Pop Awards but '1000 Sundowns' also took out the Folk/Songwriter category. We're stoked for Emma and wish her well.

Also bringing the North Queensland flavour at the Awards our good mates The Medics took home the Indigenous Award. In what was to prove to be a big day for the band they also inked a new record deal with Footstomp/Warner for their next record. We're so proud to have helped these guys along the way and will be cheering and hollering from the sidleines as they take on the next chapter of their career. Nice work lads. 

The Medics have been named finalists in the National Indigenous Music Awards with their song 'Beggars' being included in the 'Song Of The Year' category. The winners will be announced at the National Indigenous Music Awards Ceremony on Friday, 19th August in Darwin at the Gardens Amphitheatre. Dan Sultan will lead a line up of legendary aboriginal musicians performing on the night.

10 quality, non-mainstream bands on two stages for your entertainment. Pre-sale tickets available from STARVING KIDS 

Congratulations to The Medics for their recent nomination as finalists in the 2011 Queensland Music Awards. Their song Beggars has secured them a slot in the Indigenous section of the awards. To see what all the fuss is about and why we are so excited about this young band grab yourself an MP3 of the track here: BEGGARS

Our favourite pop-rockers, Fushia, have taken out the National Youth Week Songwriter of the Year Award for the second time. Talented young buggers aren't they? Their winning track, Nocturnal, has already grabbed the attention of the in crowd at Triple J. The boys are back in the studio working on a follow-up to Nocturnal and they will releasing an EP through SK later this year. In the meantime you can get yourself a free copy of Nocturnal from UNEARTHED right now. Do yourself a favour....

We're stoked to announce that we've added Brisbane's favourite foot-stomping, swamp blues outfit, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate to our roster. 

Since grabbing a whole bunch of the right kind of attention at this year's Bluesfest the TDS lads have been busy recording new songs for the upcoming release. Fans of the band would know that they don't like to let the grass grow under their feet and it comes as no surprise that they have been busy playing shows as well.

They are currently gearing up for The Southern Stomp Run sees them playing 3 shows in three days in Victoria (Melbourne and surrounds), their southern-most tour to date. Plenty of community radio play all over Australia, as well as play of their previous single, Devil on My Shoulder, on Triple J's Home and Hosed program, has endeared the foot-stompers' tunes to a wide-spread fan base.  

The single, Ol' Carolina, is a raucous blues-stomp romp through the Southern States of the USA, down into Carolina, where the story-teller finds himself seeking the advice of old voodoo lady Big Mama to solve his problem with women - you see, he just can't keep 'em. The track was recorded in May at QUT's (Queensland University of Technology) Gasworks Studios for the triple J-supported 100 Songs project.  

The single is available for free download from http://www.transvaaldiamondsyndicate.com/olcarolina.html for the months of June and July.  It will feature on the upcoming EP. 

July 7 - BarSoma, Fortitude Valley - with Cleveland Blues Brisbane, QLD

July 8 - Barwon Club, Geelong - with Jackson Firebird, Apache Medicine Man
MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA

July 9 - The Public Bar, Melbourne City - with Jackson Firebird, Apache Medicine Man
MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA

July 10 - Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick - with Jackson Firebird, Apache Medicine Man and more
MELBOURNE, Vic, AUSTRALIA

July 16 - DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL, Jubilee Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA

July 23 - QUEENSLAND FESTIVAL OF BLUES, Hamilton Hotel, Ascot
Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA

We're excited to be releasing the new Fushia EP in a few months time and we're stoked that the good folk at Triple J like their new single, Nocturnal. Not only was it played on Home & Hosed the other night but Dom Alessio gave the track 4 out of 5 stars and said, "It's like two songs in one! Double the value." They were also a spotlight artist on Unearthed last week. That's great news for us and the band. The good news for you is you can get the track for free by clicking here NOCTURNAL.