Band on the Run...from their Promoter

Tired of being pushed around and suffering from the flu The Neo's decide to pull out of a gig at their local bar. Their promoter who is paying them $1 a minute is incensed & says that they will never play in Auckland again...Moss's thoughts on this (drummer) from his couch, dressed in his grand fathers woollen dressing gown that is a few sizes too small is heart felt and deep.

Band On the Run - How to Drum Left Handed - Neo-Kalashnikovs

Not everyone's favourite neighbour...The Neo's drummer Moss Bioletti likes to practise before breakfast. He plays the drums with his little toddler niece to The Wiggles Quack Quack Quack Cockadoodledoo for a warm up, then launches into it in his PJs. Moss is left handed so this video would be good for people who would like to see how this is done. Follow The Neo's, a three piece sibling indie rock band. They live a quiet life down in the Antipodes, Auckland, New Zealand and they just wanna make music. Subscribe to follow.

Live Snippet of "Shot Em Real Good"

LOS NEOS

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The Neo-Kalashnikovs - Playing at UFO 18th of June

Next gig of @theneokalashnikovs is going down at UFO venue in New Lynn June 18th sickkkk 🎸👌😜

Performing at "Indie Like Woah" this Friday at Big Barrel Music Festival @Tapac in Western Springs

We are pretty stoked that we can now announce the full-line up:

Violet Highway are our fantastic headliners, alongside Skinny Hobos and The Neo-Kalashnikovs, with Galaxy Bear opening. There's also a special guest to be announced early next week!

We're looking forward to an absolutely EPIC night so we suggest you get in early for your tickets at the door!

The gig is this Friday at 7:30 PM - 1 AM

Jun 3 at 7:30 PM to Jun 4 at 1 AM

TAPAC (The Auckland Performing Arts Centre)

100 Motions Road, Western Springs Auckland, NZ 10prints, Auckland, New Zealand 1022

"Unbreaking My Heart" added to RDU 98.5 FM Playlist - Super Stoked

http://www.rdu.org.nz/archives/audio/new-to-playlist-75

Stoked to see The Neo-Kalashnikovs "Unbreaking My Heart" added to RDU 98.5 FM playlist alongside tracks from Radiohead The Kills & Unknown Mortal Orchestra so cool!! especially since that particular song was recorded in the back lounge by yours truly haha 

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The Neo-Kalashnikovs "Cream E.P" is OUT NOW!!! :)

                     

A giant thank you to everyone involved who helped us make this record and to all our fans and supporters super stoked :) enjoy Moss 

A poem/prose inspired by an evil bartender with eyes darker than a blackhole in Ponsonby

                                   

(1) 

Painted whores with
missing teeth clutching
desperately at their dignity 
and fleeting youth
Impaled desecrated 
discarded

If you find yourself
in the unenviable position to be
part of the unread zombie crowd
of this detestable Ponsonby bar beware of
the satanic pantomimes and lack of exuberance
that festers
preserving the great unwashed like a lost frame of 36mm drained of all colour overexposed and cut to pieces 

hipster i feel i must warn you that once
you enter the establishment you should quickly grab hold of the nearest alcoholic at hand
A tick of approval if their a belligerent ass-hole
bring them close and engage in mindless folly 
rabbiting on about epic tales of half truths and flamboyant lies dressed up in leather jackets adorned with sequins dreams
and rest easy knowing they are the best company the tragic beautiful lead actress in the radicals play of life and death the lest pretentious diva of the aquatic drinking environment polluted with human toxicity
For Though we may seem drunker than a runover family of skunks homeless in L.A
In reality the well sneakered stronghold of hipsters are dripping in lethal hemlock 
waiting to waterboard our minds into mangled American indoctrination 
be very careful for they know only one thing how to hold a grudge
like iron their hands bleed with exploitation
farce fills their eyes their callous worn hands a remainder of their low existence 

If you do insult them commit to the end
for they are more bitter than the very last drop off granny smith cider freefalling from the lushes mouth into the bottom of the barrel constructed out of envy hatred and discontent

The Cream E.P is currently at Mastering!

                    it will be out next week :)

The Neo-Kalashnikovs - Cream E.P T-Shirt

New T-Shirt in the house sick!! Excited for the release party 15th December at Flight 605 bar Morningside next Tuesday 8-11pm looking forward to having some fun!! :)

                                                         What a Selfie Lol! :)

The Neo-Kalashnikovs New Cream E.P - Going a bit Crazy-in-a-good-way

Going a bit Crazy-in-a-good-way recording the new The Neo-Kalashnikovs Cream E.P the records out on Rocawave Records December 15th. The gangs heading into The Lab Recording Studio, NZ this coming week to track some more songs but heaven behold the records already shaping up nicely which is exciting! I'm really looking forward to the release party at Flight 605 our favourite local haunt, so definitely try and coming along if your free its on a Tuesday the event page will be up soon!!
Stay Classy Auckland smile emoticon Moss

The Neo-Kalashnikovs - Recording New Record "The Cream E.P"

I had a real busy week working on new recordings for The Neo-Kalashnikovs upcoming release "The Cream E.P" December 15th at Flight 605.

I'm really excited about the new songs having been heavily involved in the writing and music process. I was also in charge of recording the record which was a bit daunting but I am real stoked with how its sounding which is a great feeling.

I don't think I am going to mix the singles for the record but i'll probably work on some of the album cuts so keep your eyes and ears peeled people!

Stay classy Moss :)

Sasquatch Party Drinking Budweiser in the Swamps of Auckland City

I had an awesome time at Rose's kick ass flat warming last night. I braved the cold wet rain to see her new digs and the place looks sick!! It's real shabby chic the best style in my opinion real cool old skool run down vibe in the best possible way do you know what I mean?  

At the party there were so many different people from all around the world UK, France, Germany, Venezuela pretty much every country still in the Rugby World Cup except for Palestine and a guy called Ari lying about actually being from overseas, you didn't fool me old chap ha

Let me paint a picture in the middle of the house was a never ending game of alcohol drenched you guessed it beer pong played with utter conviction by all soon to have convictions but this guy dude he was a virtuoso of the table of frat if I can use that word in polite light mannered way in relation to a terribly fun game like beer pong, he destroyed everyone who stepped forth to challenge him he even offered me his cigarette mid-game I politely declined!! His best moment of all the games was when he threw a ping pong ball which accidentally hit the overly large forehead off a girl and it landed in the last cup swirling around on the edge of the cup, it was like a little planet spinning haphazardly on its axis in a very ddrunk fashion before falling from grace and in a final act of Shawskahnk redemption "hi my names Andy Defresne" landing in the cup what utter swag!swag!swag!swag?

I forgot to mention I had to ran up a hill coughing and weezing, no really, to get some beers I thought hmmm why not get some Budweiser to get those old Americana vibes pumping through my veins like a full tank of petroleum gasoline fresh. But later in the night my good/annoying German friend Felix had to insult my beer choice while diagonally somersaulting into the neighbours hedge. He said to me "why are yu drink such vater berr it tastes like cats piss those bloody Americanzz" then he said something about winning the war anyway I didn't take his insults to heart cause for one reason one I stand by my taste in beer, but more importantly "the fifth amendment protects my right and ignorance to bear Budweiser in the swamps Of Auckland City" plus he was drinking someone else's long lost rancid by the looks of it very warm half drunk Tui yucckkk 

In other news I even got angrily accused of being Jesus Jesus Christ Superstar!!! well you know my friends people are really acting rather funny about my hair these days. I know its a lush unparralled piece of glory of which I am, very fortunate and appreciate to have on my head for however long I am blessed with it cue varnished 90's hair infomercial from my childhood but in all seriousness my hair is going away on a very long paid vacation to don't give a f@ck as I'm getting a hair cut very soon as Im sick of being part of the Sasquatch brigade people I want to be free free to be me. Which also reminds me off the utterly brain dead TV show about Hunting Sasquatches Bobo they don't exist go see a therapist, But Yeti's do exist if you count human ones your a shining example Bobo and don't forget in Nu Zelnd we have a whole breed of Sasquatach in society called the bogan occupying a small island off Australia connected to the mainland by a giant bridge made out of wallaby skin.

Argh finally as always my words of wisdom for the day "to much freedom is a truly terrible thing" take it how you want people And to conclude I am so sick of people asking me whether I straighten my hair arghhh For gods sake bruce almighty I don't straighten my hair, neither do i brush my hair unless it's a very formal occasion I do have manners lets not get to crazy. 

Finally finally I promise my true gem of deskilled knowledge given to me by a piper who played along the rough coast of the Taranaki peninsula last Summer you should always try to wait out the unbearable awkwardness at the start of parties were you know absolutely no one chances people are all feeling the same and also if your wingmen are crap and unreliable don't even bother word up peace out! Moss

Ellie Goudling's going strong on her new song "On My Mind" I wonder if this song is about old Calvin Harris?

"Drama Queen" Music Video - To be Released This Thursday 24th of September 3pm, Sweet!

Our "Drama Queen" Music Video is being released this Thursday 24th of September 3pm!

One day after my birthday ;) I'm really stoked with how this song turned out considering it was

our first time recording our own song, I even had to step up and mix it too haha. Volita and our

producer did an awesome job without them this recorded wouldn't exist, looking forward to

sharing it with everybody who loves NZ Rock music as much as me!!! arghhhh :) Moss

p.s - we have a whole lot of songs that we will be recording soon and fingers crossed pressing to

vinyl to be released on our fledgling indie label Rocawave

The Neo-Kalashnikovs - "Drama Queen" Rock T-Shirt [Out Now]

Purchase Link;  https://theneokalashnikovs.bandcamp.com/merch/drama-queen-t-shirt

~Limited Edition~

The New T-Shirts are ready! We had quite a few pre-orders from the 'Drama Queen Release Party' but what we do still have in stock is: 

In Black/V Neck: 2 XSml, 2 medium, 3 Large, 3 XL and 2 2XL. 
In the Grey with Crew Neck we have only 3 3XL.

For the Fan Club we have decided that everyone that wants a T Shirt to pay what they can...it cost us $10 to make each one so something around there or above would be great. You can either pick up or include some money for postage about $5. The Neos xx 

Includes unlimited streaming of Turn The Tables via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

The World is Crowded - Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Moss Rock Hook Cover)

Getting quite a few plays on this song on Soundcloud laughs
'The World is Crowded' my favourite song off the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album smile emoticon

Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight - Gabe & Moss

A quick jam we recorded on the acoustic 

The Neo-Kalashnikovs & The Glocks - "Get Ready to RockNRoll" Show Kings Arms 24th of July Friday $10

The Neo-Kalashnikovs play The Kings Arms Tavern
Tomorrow night Fri 24th of July with The Glocks 
$10 on the door can't wait to Rock!!!
p.s our new single "Drama Queen" is mixed and will be 
surfing off to the sunny West Coast of the USA to be
mastered by none other than Big Bass Brian the man who
added the finishing touches to Sublimes first record smile emoticon

Diamonds

The Neo-Kalashnikovs & The Glocks - Play Kings Arms Friday July 24th

The Neo-Kalashnikovs are playing this Friday 24th of July at The Kings Arms with our good mates The Glocks !!! So Roll up if you want to #Rock Here's the Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/475525709279840/

It's been too many months since we last played. It's time. And so we make our return to Auckland's best live venue. Set aside the evening and be ready to be Glocked! Actually be ready to be machine gunned too. We have our friends The Neo-Kalashnikovs joining us on the bill. Definitely a night where the fuzz pedals and Carl's grunge vocals are gonna get a work out alongside some sweet female vocal harmonies. Tickets $10 at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/475525709279840/    Facebook Event

Will Australian Musician "Jarryd James" Win the New Zealand Silver Scroll Award??

       Is the Brilliant Australian musician Jarryd James gonna win the Kiwi Silver Scroll

So they have wheeled at the latest shortlist of Kiwi hopefuls to get there greasily little mitts on the fabled existence of a NZ Silver Scroll. Which is all fun and good but what kind of excuse can they have nominating an AUSTRALIAN for the New Zealand Silver Scroll did I miss something or did I just forget to take my dumb pills. It clearly states on Jarryd James wikipedia page that they talented artist (Dis-claimer his song "Do You Remember" is phenomenal) that he's born in Melbourne and yes thats in Australia. And don't get me wrong I know the KIWI Joel Little helped write the song making it a KIWI-AUSTRALIA song written penned collab kind of like a peaceful covert ANZAC military operation but are we really ok with this??? Well maybe its time to lay down are metaphorical musical weapons and give and Aussy his just lemon flavoured desserts and roll over and just admit it in front of the whole of Australia that the person who wrote the best Kiwi song was in fact a stone cold Ozzy Battler making us Kiwi muso's all look pretty bloody stupid and useless I just have to think would the Ozzies do the same for us? maybe so please comment below. Anyway thats the 2015 Silver Scroll Question Folks; Can we give the award to an Auzzy do we have it in us? :) 

The top 20 songs nominated for this years APRA Silver Scroll have been announced with SJD and LORDE both having two songs each in the list.

• Back Into Your Life by Clap Clap Riot
• Call The Days by Nadia Reid
• Can’t Keep Checking My Phone by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• Collarbones by Thomston
• Cool It by She’s So Rad
• Dark Child by Marlon Williams
• Do You Remember by Jarryd James     AUZZYYYY
• Get Out Alive by Mel Parsons
• Just In Case Allelujah by Eyreton Hall
• L.A.F. by Broods
• Little Pieces by SJD
• Multi-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• Naomi by Martin Andrews
• Perfect Health by Mulholland
• Special by Six60
• Touch by Maala
• Unplugged by SJD
• Water Underground by Anthonie Tonnon
• Welcome Back by King Kapisi
• Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde