The Basics… do these guys even need an introduction anymore?
We tend to write about them every couple of weeks so I think it’s safe to say that we’re fans, and like any good fan, we are going absolutely mental over their brand new everything-but-”Basic” single, their nautically themed music video and now, the announcement [...]

Well, it appears that The Basics are back and sadly not with a vengeance a la Bruce Willis, but rather a more “mature” sound. I really tried hard to refrain from using that term because it reminds me of your Dad’s CD collection - but I’m talking the ‘good’ mature - like a fine, [...]

The Bawdies Vs. The Basics double headlining tour; a tour that we’ve all seen previously at the Hopetoun Hotel back in 2007, but only thought would happen again in our wildest dreams. Somehow, those dreams came true, and Thursday night saw The Bawdies rip up the stage once again alongside The Basics; this time at [...]

On the rare occasion that “real life” gets in the way of us updating here at 12MC, it can get pretty damn quiet around these here parts. However, given the extreme nature of this news tidbit, I thought I better drop everything and tell you all that, yes, the rumours are true… The Bawdies are [...]

I’m not referring to a non-existent benefit concert for the late Australian actor and travel agent, but rather an urgent call to arms and amplifiers everywhere, in response to SymCov’s recent post about the devastating theft of Tim Heath’s (Basic #1) van from Surry Hills, which was playing home to Kris Schroeder’s (Basic #2) much [...]

Last Thursday a handful of us faithful Basics bloggers travelled south for The Basics’ first ever show in Wollongong. We piled into the 12MC-mobile and slowly crawled our way down the highway for a 1.5 hour trip which dragged on to over two hours, with entertainment provided by journo-extraordinaire, Syms Covington. Upon arrival we were [...]

Those fun-lovin’ rockers known as The Basics are set to return from their gallant conquest of lesser-nations, and what better way to celebrate than with a homecoming tour. (Full video-graphic evidence of said conquering can be viewed here.)
Appropriately titled The Basics’ Homecoming Tour, this October and November will see the trio galavanting about the [...]

For those who didn’t know, Melbourne rockers The Basics spent the entire month of April being the resident band at three different venues, in three different states, which is no easy feat. I caught up with the band mere hours before their final show at the Hopetoun Hotel, where we preceded to move into the [...]

Looking and sounding as though they’d just stumbled off the set of A Hard Day’s Night, The Basics took to the stage of the Hopetoun Hotel for week three of their incredibly committed April East Coast tristate residency in support for their upcoming debut LP Stand Out/Fit In. If you’ve had your finger on the [...]