Big Scary

Just added another batch of one-of-a-kind Upcycled Op Shop Tops!

Pic 1 & 2 - Doubled-sided bomber jacket! One side is steel blue, with the Big Scary patch. The other side is grey, with no patch for when you’ve got to hide your BS fandom. No tags on the garment, but feels like size L
Pic 3 - Smoky pink T-shirt from Collusion. Lovely wide neck hem. It says size S, but actually looks more like a size L to me. This tailoring makes it the pick of the bunch for me!
Pic 4 & 5 - Thin, navy long-sleeve shirt from Globe. Size L. Cotton and tencel blend. A beautifully soft all-rounder
Pic 6 & 7 - Blue/grey minimalist T-shirt from Japanese label Muji. Size L. 100% cotton. Feel cultured, feel comfy

The 10 Year Anniversary Edition of Not Art is out now, in glorious transparent orange!

To celebrate 10 years of Not Art we’ve made this special colour edition in transparent orange. It’s live for pre-order on our Bandcamp and from your fave retailer today, and out officially next Friday!
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Tom’s playing a free show in London!

10 years old TODAY!!!
We know this has been the beloved one of the family for lots of you. We thank it for all the places it takes us.

I spiced up some merch:
Hand tie-dyed tees online now!
Thanks to hawt model Dave Mudie

Nice lil awards nom - thanks to the voters!

Our sale continues. 40% off all merch til Sunday night AEST.
The white sweater has the biggest range of sizes.
Code: “4days”
bigscary.Bandcamp.com/merch

Thanks to model -can wear a sweater v well

First 16 orders get a signed tour poster by
It will come folded.
40% off all merch til Sunday midnight with code “4days”

Szn 2 of “Love Me” features our songs “Asking Right” and “You Won’t Always” on episode 3.
Set in Naarm/Melbourne.
It went live on Binge today (Jeff can you send your new password?)

Photos from Felons Barrel Hall by Gabi Rankine.
Our last show for a while is real soon at Meadow - swipe for set times 💖

Just had a smugly bliss weekend on the QLD/NSW border thanks to Shannon from Jet Black Cat Music, who got us up for a show at Felons Barrel Hall and Eltham Hotel NSW.
Thank you Shannon we love you! Thank you Zefereli and Miranda vs Arizona for playing with us you are excellent people and bands. Thank you Andrew Crosbie Sound for making us sound goot.
Saw some old and beautiful friends. Ate very well. Swam in the bath that is the ocean up north of Victoria.
Tom and I are tied 1-all for table tennis - the glorious Victor will be decided in the future.

Touch down at Eltham Hotel NSW
SOLD OUT
Doors at 7
Miranda vs Arizona 7:15
Big Sizzle 8:20

Perfect skies over Castlemaine. Thank you Town Folk Festival.
This Friday we’re in Meanjin playing for free at Felons Barrel Hall.
Then Saturday, visiting paradise to play Eltham Hotel NSW

We found the film from our Me and You launch party at sound merch last September! Great reminder of the cute crowd that came along, thank you!
Big cheers to SoundMerch and to Izzie Austin for taking the snaps ✨

It’s just about two weeks until we head north to play Eltham Hotel NSW, and we now get to announce that on Friday 17th we’re also playing a free show at Felons Barrel Hall on the Brown Snake.

Thanks for putting it all together Jet Black Cat Music

Live photos by Jeff Andersen Jnr.
Poster by Maeve Baker

Meadow has added some more boss artists
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This is gonna be long and confusing, but here’s some background info on the music biz, the details of which I get a real kick out of :)

Whenever you hear any music being played when you’re out and about - at the cafe, the gym, your hair salon, the supermarket, the pub etc... there is music copyright being exploited to improve your experience - the recorded song AND ALSO the writing behind the song (it’s often the same people involved, but sometimes a song is played by one artist but written by another (think pop stars with ghost writers, or people covering other people’s music)).
TMI, but, the upshot is that in Australia, the businesses playing you OUR music actually pay a licence fee for these exploitations. They pay to OneMusic, who then pay to the songwriters and recording artists.
In the past, we couldn’t know exactly what was being played in every business, so best guesses were made based on charts etc. BUT now OneMusic Australia is rolling out these little listening devices called Audoo, which will be able to identify the actual song being played, and therefore the correct people will eventually get paid. This is a really important stream of income for creators!

To kick off the rollout we’ve got one signature Big Scary Audoo device out there, and it’s being used by a great local business called Better Than Ever. Thanks Better Than Ever for paying artists, and thanks One Music for investing in the tech to make it all fairer.

I was only asked to do a simple post about this, but I think it’s fun to learn about this stuff - comment with a taco if you agree! Always happy to nerd out on this if anyone wants to DM.
🌮Jo

Taken by Rory King at Jo’s place, 21.10.22, Castlemaine, Dja Dja Wurrung Country. The piano that early BS was recorded on (the first Falling Away probably?!)
Our upcoming shows, which are all new and fun ones for us:
Feb 11th at Town Folk Festival Castlemaine
Feb 18th Eltham Hotel NSW (first regional NSW headline show ever)
Mar 31 Meadow Bambra

Last Friday at The Palais
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Pic 1 Tennielle Credit
Pic 2 & 3 Rose Nguyen
Pic 4 Bridie Childs
Pic 5-9 Andy Gearing

Joining us at Eltham Hotel NSW on Feb 18th is Miranda vs Arizona - can’t wait to see their set 🧡
It’s a ticketed show - on sale now

I played Musical Chairs with Milo on PBS 106.7FM Melbourne last week.
Programmed Weyes Blood, Harry Styles, Cool Sounds & Sufjan Stevens
Listen here: https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/the-breakfast-spread?fbclid=PAAaZbQ9EkosFHSaKplff9otVKPVddbd1fi7lInj7UhmM1KqW3JvhkOYS0d7g

Speshially the last paragraph… thanks for the words Al Newstead

The extremely moving musician and poet Ruby Gill is joining us Jan 6th at the Palais Theatre 💛
There’s a 5pm show for the nannas like me, and an 8pm sitting for the badasses

Your pal Jo had a chat with Forte Magazine ahead of Town Folk Festival and Meadow - thanks for the chat Tammy :)

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