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We’ve been spoilt …
Bands I’ve seen recently spoil Melbourne audiences I suspect. Last night I saw the Troggs at Caravan in Oakleigh. Lovely, gnarly old blokes; great delivery but they only performed for an hour & ten minutes. The day I saw Kevin Borich at Musicland in October (see post Nov 14) he performed for two hours &…
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Ray Columbus: the end of an era
Ray Columbus died this week following a series of significant health issues over a number of years. He was 74. He (& the Invaders) were part of the first exodus of NZ musicians to come to Australia in the early 60s. Their first trip here was at the end of 1963. That was a short…
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A moment of nostalgia: Tommy Adderley & the Hound Dogs circa 1958
An early photo of Tommy Adderley in New Zealand (Don & Beatrice Peat). Recently, when I looked on Amazon re the Tommy Adderley book I wrote some years ago, I was touched to read a review by a man who had actually been on the Dominion Monarch with Tommy back in 1958. Paul Bowyer noted…
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A marked achievement for Neil Finn
Even though Neil Finn didn’t join Split Enz until 1976 & didn’t work in Australia at first (so falls outside the years I am writing about) I am compelled to note the stunning achievement for Crowded House: their induction this week into the ARIA (Australia) Hall of Fame. The synchronicity of the induction with the…
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Spectrum-Ariel as support for Brian Cadd & the Bootleg Family Band
Mike Rudd (left) & Glyn Mason (right) playing to a packed house at Crown. Last night, Mike Rudd in his Spectrum-Indelible Murtceps-Ariel roles with special guest Glyn Mason (who was in the later line-up of Ariel) played to a filled auditorium at The Palms at Crown. Their performance was first-class with Glyn taking lead vocal…
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