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On the Road
“the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like...
Vinyl Appreciation
We went to buy fruit and veg at the market, and stopped in at the second hand wares stall and noticed the record sale. Vinyl – 6 boxes full. We began looking through and came away with The Triffids – You Don’t Miss Your Water till your well runs dry, blue colored...
“How many records are you going to make in your life”
"How many records are you going to make in your life; how many are you going to remember?...You will remember the defining moments in your life, and if you're really lucky you'll be able to share them with others. You'll be able to look at each other later down the...
A Bit Part and Old Friends
In 1992, I had a bit part in The Lemonheads video clip, Rockin’ Stroll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYJtaZbGIl0) when I was fortunate enough to be working at the Half-a-Cow Books, Comix & Records store on Glebe Point Road with Nic Dalton. I recall cups of tea...
Off the Grid
Diesel Generated Album Mickey and Annie’s place is “Off the Grid”. There are solar-powered panels up on the hill, gas bottles alongside the house and studio, and a Generator in a shed below the studio. We recorded and mixed as winter came, and there was little sun –...
Art Groupie
ARTGROUPIE 2012 AN EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ART BY MUSIC MAKERS FEATURING REG MOMBASSA + PETER O’DOHERTY MENTAL AS ANYTHING / DOG TRUMPET STEVE KILBEY THE CHURCH MICK TURNER DIRTY THREE + MANY MORE Groovescooter Records, da dAdA and Eastside Radio 89.7 present the return...
Castlemaine Coffee Tour 2012 – by Drew
One of my favourite relaxations is reading my morning newspaper. As a sport, politics and share market junkie, newspapers are marvellous things. Fortuitously this hobby has been nicely complemented by the booming coffee culture that has taken hold across Australia...
From Swirl to Soundtracks
During the 90’s I played bass and sang in the Australian indie band Swirl. We started in a northern beaches garage (actually, in our case it was a Yurt and a granny flat), as many bands do, and soon our musical chemistry was good enough for us to begin playing the...