Triffids & friends - Mick harvey - Kelly's Blues

I had a great time at the Powerhouse the other night - only managed to get one video as staff were  ever vigilant.. .

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the sound isnt perfect but you can catch some better quality sound of the night H E R E !

Rowland S. Howard - Studio 22

I've been hearing good things about the recent movie - "Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard" bio pic.



Directed by Richard Lowenstein of "Dogs in space" and "Falefel" fame...
You can find more detail and lots links here - https://www.facebook.com/AUTOLUMINESCENT.RowlandSHoward

I've been listening alot lately to an old ABC tv show - Studio 22 - Rowland S. Howard from 1999 and thought it would make a timely audio only post

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the band features Rowland S. howard
                          Mick Harvey
                          Brian Hooper
                          Edward Clayton Jones

songs include - She Cried
                       Dead Radio
                       Exit Everything
                       Shivers
and                  White Wedding

Tuff Monks - After The Fireworks 7"

"That single was like a jam session we had in the studio
which lasted about 2 hours and we never even finished...
How on earth they could release it I really don't know.
It's ludicrous, a travesty... The whole point of the exercise
was no one was meant to be credited.
It was just meant to be 'The Tuff Monks',
no explanation, nothing."

Mick Harvey

The story behind this 1982 7" legendary collusion
between the Go-betweens and the Birthday Party
makes for interesting reading, you can read it on
wikpedia Here
Thanks to Matty for sharing more amazing
singles from his collection.


"... interesting collaboration (go)between
(birthday)parties for this 7" vinyl from 1982
on the Au-go-go label. nick cave, vocals, mick harvey,
piano, grant mclennen, robert forster and
rowland howard, guitars, and lindy morrison on drums.
both tracks eventually resurfaced- on the birthday
party's cd reissue of "drunk on the pope's blood"
on missing link, and the a-side only,
on the go-betweens cd reissue of
"send me alullaby" on circus records..."

matty

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Mick Harvey Leaves Bad Seeds

News that hit this afternoon, Mick Harvey has left
The Bad Seeds after 25 years.
So the Brisbane ATP gig was the 3rd last time mick
was to play with the Bad Seeds, Cockatoo island next
and the Belvior Amphitheatre in Perth on the 20th
his last gig. Makes ATP even more special.

Here's the press release.

For a variety of personal and professional reasons
I have chosen to discontinue my ongoing involvement
with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
After 25 years I feel I am leaving the band as it
experiences one of its many peaks; in very healthy
condition, and with fantastic prospects for the future.
I’m confident Nick will continue to be a creative force
and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic
and managerial role to what has become a tremendous
group of people who can support him in his endeavours
both musically and organizationally.
It was a fantastic experience to finish my touring days
in the band with the recent shows in Australia
and the unique events that took place in conjunction
with All Tomorrow’s Parties, especially Mt. Buller,
which was one of the many highlights of my involvement
with the band throughout the years.
I shall continue working on the Bad Seeds back catalogue
re-issues project over the coming year and look forward
to the new opportunities I shall be able to accommodate
as a result of my changed circumstances.

– Mick Harvey, 22nd January 2009