The Hi-Fi Melbourne

the "ENTER" album launch

Supported by The New Jack Rubys, James Cruickshank (The Cruel Sea)

GBGV’s pants-off-punk-kabaret-músik is not for the faint hearted. These underground creatures seduce audiences direct into a world of Berlin-style rock 'n' roll debauchery. Comparisons have been made to Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, John Cooper Clarke, The Tiger Lillies, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, and Michelangelo & the Black Sea Gentlemen.

"Their attitude is punk, but their musicianship supreme & their lyrics awaken deep desires that leave us blushing with recognition. Any comparison is lame & doesn’t do Ghost Boy himself justice, but think along the lines of a high-art Hedwig but with a lot more punk and a lot sexier.”  AUSSIETHEATRE.com

Flanked by multi instrumentalist chanteuses Skye Staniford & Hannah Jane, acclaimed spoken ‘weird’ artist & vocalist Ghostboy delivers his special blend of antagonism & sensuality with precise, almost sadistic delight. Dark horses Robbie Zawada, Paul Daly & Dan McNaulty (from We All Want To) round out the sound with electric guitars, bass, violin & drums; tap-dancing minx Loren Skyring sprinkles the voodoo dust on the edges. 
Infamous for their exploding live shows - drawing on elements of performance art rock & experimental cabaret -  they have (dis)graced stages in recent years at Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub & Brisbane Cabaret festivals.

"This writer has been attending the Melbourne Fringe Festival for more than two decades now, and Ghostboy with Golden Virtues are far and away the best thing I have ever seen there. Epic psychosexual rock opera theatre of the fucking absurd. This bunch should be bigger than The Tiger Lillies. Yes."  INPRESS

GBGV’s debut album ENTER (produced by Darek 11000 of Disconap/Intercooler) is set to be unleashed at The Hi-Fi - in full sonic fireworks surround sound - Feb 27th, 2010. The erotic clip for lead single “Wolfish” has already received airplay on rage.

Special guests on the night is legendary singer-songwriter James Cruickshank. One of Australia's most prolific musicians, his career has spanned three decades, more than twelve studio albums and acclaimed shows across the world both with both The Cruel Sea & solo. Wild brisbane four-piece The New Jack Rubys round of the bill with their  “unbridled, in-your-face brand of rock and roll" bringing “a bunch of filthy Mudhoney/Birdman/Stooges-loving f**k-ups" to the launch party line-up.