DAVE’S AUSTRALIA DAY ADVENT JUKEBOX #14
WIMBLEDON Much as I like the original recording it wasn’t exactly as I heard the song in my head. Finally in 2017 I recorded WHEN and the song as I’d wanted. (just hit the title […]
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DAVE’S AUSTRALIA DAY ADVENT JUKEBOX #5
LONELY SAILOR was one of my earliest songs, written I think about 1974 or early 1975 on my Tiesco in my Bicton bedroom. Is it particularly Australian? Well, I think the line ‘I’m a rockout […]
Reflection on Andrew `Greedy’ Smith.
I first met Greedy in 1978 at the Civic Hotel. Mentals were supporting us and I was trying to get set-up but all this garrulous guy wanted to do was compare the size and capability […]
SNAPCHAT VIDEO OUT THIS FRIDAY
This Friday May 12 at 10 AM EST marks the public release of the SNAPCHAT video. Snapchat is my anarchic, profane ode to those whose use of social media technology is boorish to say the […]
I Don’t Know What I Feel
When I returned from London in 1976 it took me a little time to get back into my suburban Australian skin. Living in Brixton and travelling around Europe was a wonderful experience for […]
THE WOMAN WHO DROWNED IN HER OWN APARTMENT
Here is a spoken word song from WHEN. Back in the early 90s Tim Farriss (INXS) was interested in doing something with this and we spent a bit of time on it but he was […]
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 […]
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 […]
WHEN IS NOW
WHEN arrived today. I have already begun to send out copies to those who pre-ordered and supported the crowdfunding initiative. Most made the post before close, the rest will go tomorrow. I’ll hold off on […]