News! Baggsmen's bass player Tony Buchen has released his debut solo album under his producer moniker BUCHMAN. The album is titled Progress In Works and is out now in Australia on Brighton Boulevard Records/Inertia. The album is a sweet pastiche of hip hop, folk and rock traditions with appearences by guest vocalists Edo Kahn (of Sydney band Gelbison), Jake Stone (from Bluejuice), MC Sean Ray (USA) and Tony's grandmother... To buy the album click here. For more info visit buchmanmusic.com

For those of you who have come to any of the recent intimate Baggsmen shows around Sydney you might have noticed a couple of new tunes slipped into the set. Tony and Lok have been working on the new record and have completed the first 5 tracks and have been incorporating some of these into the set. One of the songs is the Johnny Osborne classic Studio One reggae tune Truth and Rights. Rudy Jackson has put down an amazing vocal take and the boys can't wait till it drops...
 
For more news on the new album and gigs stay tuned...

Baggsmen have been taking a well-earned break from touring and have been busy with an array of other distractions (check out their diaries for the sordid details).

The boys will be playing around town randomly to test out new material so keep checking the upcoming gigs for full details.  

Sadly, Baggsmen said farewell to friend and talented collaborator Kieran Smythe (MC Kray) who passed away on 11 September.  Rest in peace Kieran and thank you for blessing our music with your gift.



Baggsmen have had an awesome year touring the country with highlight shows at Woodford Folk Festival, a huge New Years Eve show in Byron Bay with Good Buddha, opening   the Live Bait Festival at Bondi Pavillion ,a thumping set at Sydney's Big Day Out and a family affair at @Newtown with Deepchild, Andy Bull and Lordz of the Fly. Check out some pictorial highlights of these shows.

Baggsmen will be returning to the studio very soon to begin recording their third album which is is anticipated to be very special indeed!  In the meantime, if you haven't got yourself a copy of Baggsmen's critically acclaimed Eleven Stages, it is available in all good record stores on The Hive Label through Inertia Distribution.

Eleven Stages has received glowing reviews across the country. Check them out.
 

And don’t forget to sign the guestbook!


Past news...

Baggsmen's video clip for Long Strong Diamond where Jake Stone summons the beast within reminiscent of the classic 80s flick "Teen Wolf" has received an amazing response being added on high rotation to Channel V and MTV.  Let them know you love it! You can also request the clip on Rage.

Eleven Stages debuted as Feature Album on Triple J. About 5 tracks from the album have been on high rotation with Hi-Top Days , featuring the sassy vocals of Rudy Jackson, and Long Strong Diamond getting the most spins.  Vote for Hi-Top Days or Long Strong Diamond (or any of your favourite Baggsmen tracks) on the Net 50 or request them on Super Request.





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