Watch Toody Cole and her band tear it up in Melbourne, Australia

Dead Moon's Toody Cole is still rockin' out on a nightly basis with her band as this PBS-FM's Studio 5 Live performance shows. 

Watch Dead Moon's Toody Cole & her band live in Melbourne, Australia

Here's Toody Cole rockin' out with her Portland pals from The Spurs at PBS FM's studio in Melbourne, Australia recently. 

Here's the scoop...

Toody Cole, co-founder and mainstay of iconic Oregon group Dead Moon and the godmother of raw DIY rock 'n' roll, dropped by the Collingwood Yards studio of PBS 106.7 FM in Melbourne while in Australia for the first time fronting her own band, following three decades of appearances here with Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and as a duo with her late great husband Fred Cole. In Toody Cole & Her Band, she is joined by Kelly Haliburton and Christopher March (on drums and guitar respectively) of fellow Oregon outfit Jenny Don't & The Spurs. 

The performance originally aired on Fang It! on Thursday November 20, 2025 - you can listen back to the audio archived here: pbsfm.org.au/program/fang-it/2025-11-20/17-00-00

Western World

Psychedelic Nightmare

Dagger Moon

Walking On My Grave

Caroline

Johnny

54-40 Or Fight

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul Maybury. 

Video by Patrick Turnbull / Two Way Media (instagram.com/twowaymedia1).

PBS FM is a member-funded community radio station based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. We have a dedicated team of volunteers broadcasting specialist music programming 24/7 via 106.7FM & PBS Digital in Naarm, and worldwide via www.pbsfm.org.au and the PBS app.

Dead Moon's final album Dead Ahead reissued with improved sound

Get a remastered copy of Dead Moon's rippin' 2004 album Dead Ahead on vinyl from Mississippi Records while you can. 

Here's the scoop...

Dead Moon's final album, Dead Ahead – originally released in 2004 on Tombstone Records – has been remastered with radically improved MONO sound and reissued on glorious black vinyl for the first time ever by Mississippi Records. "Dead Ahead" is filled with all time great rockers and ballads. Some of the legendary band's heaviest work. The world's greatest rock band's swan song is not wasted - dark corridors are explored and conquered. Remastered from the original tapes with amazing new dynamics and the murk reduced to the noise layer it was meant to be. Get it via Bandcamp right here. Have a listen to Dead Moon's Dead Ahead following the tracklisting below. 

Dead Moon – Dead Ahead

1. Signs of Departure 02:02

2. One World 03:30

3. An Occupation With You 03:10

4. Dawning of the Dead 03:04

5. Already Gone 03:39

6. War is Blind 03:15

7. Go My Way 02:34

8. On and On 03:24

9. The 99's 02:39

10. All Sold Out 03:18

11. In the Waiting 03:24

Remembering Fred Cole on his birthday

Raising a glass to singer/guitarist Fred Cole with an interview with Toody Cole and a few performances by Dead Moon & The Rats. 

Happy Birthday Fred Cole!

Remembering Dead Moon's late great Fred Cole with his rippin' 3-song King Bee EP from 1978 on his own Whizeagle label. 

Dead Moon's Toody Cole discusses her D.I.Y. life

Here's an informative interview with Portland's Toody Cole conducted by Tanya Pearson in 2019 following a recent performance. 

Multi-artist tribute to Dead Moon due May 10th

The Hellacopters, Nomads, La Secta, Monomen, Sator and others salute Portland's finest on the 2x10 set. 

Here's the scoop...
Chaputa! Records in conjunction with Ghost Highway is proud to announce the release of TRIBUTE TO DEAD MOON on May 10th.  The gatefold double 10" package features 19 bands – including The Nomads, Monomen, The Hellacopters, Lovesores, La Secta, The Sewergrooves, Sonic Beat Explosion, Sator, "Demons", Boatsmen, etc – paying tribute to the amazing musical legacy of Fred Cole, Kathleen "Toody" Cole and Andrew Loomis aka Portland's Dead Moon.

TRIBUTE TO DEAD MOON will be issued in a limited edition of 1000 copies with 500 on black and 500 on white (available only on Chaputa! and Ghost Highway mail order). The Dead Moon inspired sleeve art was created by Mik Baro and there's also a poster (21x60cm) designed by Rui Ricardo which accompanies pre-order copies while supplies last, available right here.

Check out the complete tracklist following The Nomads' blast through Dead Moon's "Graveyard," The Hellacopters' update of "Rescue" and the Monomen's rippin' version of "54/40 or Fight."

Various Artists – Tribute To Dead Moon (Chaputa!/Ghost Highway)

A1: The HELLACOPTERS: Rescue
A2: The SEWERGROOVES: Clouds of Dawn
A3: SATOR: Dead Moon Night
A4: The CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT: Walking on my Grave
B1: The NOMADS: Graveyard
B2: “DEMONS”: Out on a Wire
B3: LOVESORES: My Escape
B4: BOATSMEN: Kicked Out Kicked In
B5: MONOMEN: 54/40 or Fight
C1: SONIC BEAT EXPLOSION: 40 Miles of Bad Road
C2: MUNLET: Sabotage
C3: DIRTY COAL TRAIN: The 99’s
C4: LA SECTA: Ricochet
C5: BUFFALO: Dead in The Saddle
D1: MARY’S KIDS: Ill of the Dead
D2: The BROOMS: Don’t Burn the Fires
D3: HOLY SHEEP: Psychodelic Nightmare
D4: SUICIDE NOTES: Johnny’s Got a Gun
D5: KING MASTINO: War is Blind

Liner Notes by Jay Martin
Sleeve artwork by Kik Baro
Poster artwork by Rui Ricardo

R.I.P. Fred Cole, 1948-2017

Sadly, Fred Cole of Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows, The Rats, King Bee and Lollipop Shoppe has passed away.