Steve Towson's latest CD, “The Beginning, The Struggle, and The Reward”, is set for release in March 2011. This 7th release from Towson has his colours blazing more brightly than ever. The five tracks are a mixture of traditional songs from Australian and US workers' struggles, alongside contemporary songs including Steve's compositions. This release is sure to ignite the beliefs of workers passionate about their rights, and inspirational music.

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To celebrate May Day and workers rights, Steve will be giving away free copies of his latest album at his Gold Coast gig on 1st May!

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In an era of cowering, major label dreaming, so-called radical musicians and sloganistic political dribble, Steve Towson strips back the garbage to tour QLD with a raw honest tour celebrating the working rights which have been achieved through the collective struggle of the working people.

The tour kicks off on the Gold Coast in the south and travels the length of the QLD state to Cairns in the far North. Playing pubs, community venues, art galleries taking music and workers rights where many fear to tread seated safely behind the reading desks in libraries of the deep south or behind…

Steve Towson of the conceptual collective The Conscripts will be around these here parts come October. The man who's also been compared to The Clash, The Pogues, The Ramones and Leonard Cohen (what a way to build expectation) will be promoting a compilation album of his earlier "anti-folk" recordings. You can find out exactly what anti-folk is at these times and places:

Friday, 2 October 2009 - Cebu, Philippines
Saturday, 3 October 2009 - Manila, Philippines
Sunday, 4 October 2009 - Quezon City, Philippines
Tuesday, 6 October 2009 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Wednesday, 7 October 2009 - Bandung, Indonesia
Thursday, 8…

A new Steve Towson album is set to be released 1st Sept. Recorded in singular takes at Brisbane's very own Zero Interference Studios by Steve's longer term collaborator Bryce Moorhead. The album features Steve Towson performing his trademark stripped back honest warts and all music style. The album is a compilation of Steve Towson's previously released tunes rerecorded with a couple of special treats like a solo guitar version of 'the Straits of Gibraltar' and ' long drive through Ipswich'.

A sample of songs will be uploaded to the net to check out prior to release through lastfm as well…

Set list for 21st March 2009
Tribute-A-Rama
a 4zzzfm Community Radio Benefit show.

1.The Straits of Gibraltar
2.Who do you believe?
3.Postcards from Rocky
4.Jim Jones at Botany Bay
5.Moreton Bay
6.Hearts and Flowers (The Riptides)
7.Streets of Forbes
8.All for me Grog
9.South Australia

The songs performed were to pay tribute to extensive folk music collecting of the late Ron Edwards, song numbers, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 are all traditional Australian songs.
Song 6, Hearts and Flowers was performed as a duo between Steve Towson and Ness Glenn as a special treat to pay tribute to the…