Hail Ray Coffey and other visionaries
Recently while in Perth I did an interview for RTR FM and was interested to see that 2016 marked its 40th anniversary. This is a particularly relevant anniversary for me because 2016 was also 40 […]
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Where is WHEN?
Having been “out of the game” of recording albums for a long time it’s amazing the kind of things that you don’t take into account. For example, while I made sure I had enough dollars […]
OLD GUITARS – some extraordinary talent on display
Back around 1989 I started working on a song about the disillusionment I felt with the (then) current music scene and the comparison to the 60s era of rock’n’roll when it was a phenomenon rather […]
Very first mention of The Suburbs 1976
Lurking in a back shed of the suburbs of Perth, I came across a treasure trove including this UWA Guild Sheet with, I believe,the first ever public mention of The Suburbs for the then upcoming […]
WHEN – LINER NOTES
WHEN is now manufactured and in the process of being distributed. Many of you signed up for pre-orders to assist me, others have begun ordering in the last 36 hours as the CD has become […]
CHANNEL 44 SPECIAL ON THE SUBURBS AND PERTH
PERTH COMMUNITY CHANNEL 44 shot and compiled this very fine special on my music of 40 years centred around my recent Charles Hotel gig. Thank you Angela Albuquerque, Bob Gordon, John Rapsey and your team […]
I SALUTE YOU
These are my loyal supporters who have dipped into their pockets to help me spread the Suburban gospel with my new album WHEN. I thank each and every one of you. We are mixing the […]
THANK YOU GENERALS AND SOLDIERS
The deadline for being part of Suburban history has now expired and I would like to thank all those who have taken the opportunity to immortalise themselves in it by supporting the WHEN pre-sale. The […]
SUBURBS 40TH BIRTHDAY BASH and preview of new album WHEN, Charles Hotel
It seems incredible to me that it is 40 years since the Suburbs first official gig at the Octagon Theatre, Perth for the Grim’s Back But Are The Screamers concert. Nonetheless, there it is. After […]
AFL 2016 FROM A NON-VICTORIAN PERSPECTIVE
In 1964 at age ten, I had the worst day of my life. My beloved East Fremantle lost their third successive grand final to Claremont, sentimental favourites who had not won the flag for twenty-four […]