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‘Two of the best songwriters Australia has ever produced’: punk pioneers the Saints return

Isolated in Brisbane, the Saints released a punk single before the Damned, Sex Pistols and the Clash. As they reform after their singer’s death, they recall their journey from school detention to Top of the Pops

The Guardian - UK

"We are surprised": The estate of late Saints singer Chris Bailey say they weren't consulted over upcoming tour with Mudhoney's Mark Arm

The Saints 1973-1978 are scheduled to play six shows in November, with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm filling in for Chris Bailey

Louder

Australian punk rock pioneers the Saints announce national tour

Joining founding guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay in new five-piece lineup for November tour will be Mudhoney singer Mark Arm

The Guardian - AU

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In the early 80s Australia's biggest and most dangerous band, The Angels, had the world at their feet. But their meteoric rise and tragic fall is a tale littered with chaos, controversy and death

Discovered by AC/DC, The Angels were cited as an influence by acts as diverse as Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Great White

Louder

Do Nothing on anxiety, existentialism and making a debut: ‘If you’re meant to be writing an album and you can’t, you go into doom mode’

Megan Graye sits down with the Nottingham band’s frontman, Chris Bailey, for an honest chat about the uphill battle he faced when writing their debut album ‘Snake Sideways’

The Independent UK

'Sinister' slogan painted on seven cars in Clifton being treated as criminal damage

Police have urged the public to dial 999 if they see anybody behaving suspiciously around a vehicle

Bristol Post

Bristol driver's horror as climate change activists paint 'sinister' message on Range Rover

The words 'This Machine Kills Kids' was painted on the exterior of the vehicle

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Laws allowing pet ban in rentals to be reviewed in Tasmania amid housing crisis and surrenders

The struggle to find rent in Tasmania has been well documented and there are even fewer places that allow animals but the government says it's now willing to review laws to stop people from having to surrender their pets.

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2 killed in shooting at Indiana mall, many hurt, police say

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police say two people were killed in a shooting Sunday evening at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, and multiple other people were taken to hospitals with injuries

The Independent UK

Enrollment plummets at Washington's colleges, especially among men

LONGVIEW, Wash. — In 2019, Washington created one of the most generous college financial aid programs in the country. Compared with a program it replaced, the Washington College Grant allowed many more students to qualify for free or subsidized tuition. No longer would eligible students be denied aid because of…

Tribune News Service

Vale Chris Bailey: the patron Saint of Saturday night is with us no more

29 Chris Bailey: 'Opening doors just to fall out of windows'

Newcastle Herald

'A gentleman with the mad soul of an Irish convict poet': remembering Chris Bailey, and the blazing comet that was The Saints

Inala in the early 70s was bleak. A Brisbane suburb of wide dusty streets, treeless and bland. A planned community, meant to grow over time. Austerity, accented by the cheap houses – weatherboard, red brick, concrete – stifled the suburb like a blanket on a hot February night.

The Conversation

Chris Bailey of the Saints: the voice that tore across the world, and changed the face of Brisbane

David Malouf said poetry could never occur in Brisbane in the 70s and 80s. The Saints proved otherwise – and revolutionised the music industry

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Anthony Albanese blanks on unemployment and cash rates, Chris Bailey of The Saints dies, Adelaide COVID club-goer fined

Let's get you in The Loop with a quick look at today's headlines.

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Chris Bailey death: Lead singer of Australian band The Saints has died aged 65

‘I couldn’t have hoped for a better singer,’ Bailey’s band member Ed Kuepper writes

AAP

The Saints Chris Bailey, one of the greats

Australia is mourning Chris Bailey, lead singer of Australian band The Saints, who Jimmy Barnes says was one of the country's greatest songwriters.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bailey, lead singer of Australian band the Saints, dies

‘Chris lived a life of poetry and music,’ band writes in a post announcing the singer and songwriter’s death

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Chris Bailey, lead singer of The Saints and 'co-creator of punk', dies

Australian rock band The Saints announces the death of lead singer Chris Bailey, who "lived a life of poetry and stranded on a Saturday night".

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