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The
inspired cover of the Wizards double CD |
A
new psychedelic release from Warner
27.3.15 - With things being
quiet on the gig front, CD releases of any sort,
perhaps including a song by a band I was once in,
become worthy of attention by default. Warner's
David Laing got in touch recently with a press release
announcing that 'After two years of extensive crate-digging
and foraging, UK psychedelic DJ duo the Amorphous
Androgynous return with the latest instalment in
their award winning series A Monstrous Psychedelic
Bubble (Exploding in Your Mind) - The Wizards Of
Oz.'
The band I was briefly in, Ross Wilson's Sons of
the Vegetal Mother, qualified for inclusion with
the Aleister
Crowley inspired Wilson track Love is the
Law on which I noodle away manfully without
quite managing to destroy the mood. |
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A
(tiny) piece of my heart..
1)
Blackfeather (+ Daryl) Boppin' The Blues to an empty
floor 2) Not quite empty - there's always Soozie
Pinder
gig
report
Thurs. 19 The Sam Andrew benefit Eddie's Bandroom
Moorabbin
The
ghost of Sam Andrew roamed unhindered..
20.3.15 - There's
no reason to assume the ghost of Sam Andrew was
present, 'cause he didn't actually make it out for
his projected Aussie tour in January - in fact,
I don't know if he ever made it to these shores.
If he had been present he might've wondered what
Blackfeather and Spectrum were doing helping celebrate
his life in the unlikely surrounds of a Moorabbin
pool hall, apart from the fact we were both extant
when Big Brother & The Holding Company helped
propel Janis Joplin, like some hapless shrieking
moth, into the public spotlight at the Monterey
Festival .
I mentioned Monterey in the Going Home rave,
but that was all the relevance I could muster. In
any case the evening was really a vehicle for Pearl
- The Janis Joplin Show to strut their stuff. It
was an OK line-up and it was just a shame there
wasn't more lead up time to muster the audience
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With
a little help from my friends..
Glenn
Shorrock and The Lazy Boys on stage at the Longbeach
RSL on Sunday
gig
report
Sun. 15. Wayne Higgins benefit Longbeach RSL
Solo
stint on star-studded benefit show goes OK
17.3.15 - Two solo
gigs on the one weekend, but the contrast between
them couldn't have been more pronounced. This one
was in support of Wayne Higgins, whom I personally
don't know, but it attracted quite a wealth of entertainers
and musicians including The Jennfer Lee Band (with
old Music Junction mate Chris Smith on bass and
vocals), Jetty Road, The She-Laas, and starring
Glenn Shorrock and The Lazy Boys.
I had a twenty-minute spot early on in the piece
and managed to acquit myself OK. This sounds odd,
but up until the Wine Larder the night before, in
my solo performances I'd only done versions I'll
Be Gone without the harp and in keys other
than the original, so it's still a bit experimental
doing it in the original key and with the harp,
but it seemed to work all right this time. I might
try the JamMan pedal next time though.
I stayed around till the end and watched Glenn's
set. He's sounding as good as ever and still has
a winning way with the audience (pic) -
and the band was very accomplished and reproduced
the sounds from the Twilights through to the Little
River Band with spot-on harmonies.
I took part in the show-closing rendition of With
a Little Help From My Friends, which was again
spot-on from the band. A very well presented show
and good value for the punters who filled the room
to support the cause.
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Jenny
gets some old vinyl signed |
gig
report
Sat. 14. Wine Larder Brighton
Mike
survives a brain explosion
15.3.15 - I was undeniably
tense, but I don't know if that explains why I arrived
in good time at the Wine Larder in Brighton on Saturday
evening only to discover I'd left my microphone
at home! What was I thinking? I had no choice but
to go home and retrieve it which meant I started
half-an-hour later that the advertised time. I'm
usually pedantically punctual, but my starting late,
even thirty minutes late, didn't seem to phase anyone
- in fact the crowd was extremely receptive and
undiscriminatingly approved of everything I threw
at them - even Confessions of a Psychopathic
Cowpoke! (Well, there were a couple of girls
I know who were squirming uncomfortably, but them's
the breaks).
It might be just Brighton, but I got another tip
- and from the same bloke too! Old vinyl was signed
(pic) and everyone seemed happy, happy
happy! |
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1)
Mike tries to look confident 2) Bren and Soozie
are winners! |
A
weekend of loner-liness..
13.3.15 - I forgot
it was Friday the 13th today, but it was lucky for
some. Like Brenden Mason and Soozie Pinder (pic
2) for instance, who were both sitting on our
table at the Myeloma Business of Winning luncheon
today at the MCG Dining Room. They both had lucky
raffle tickets that paid off big time, with Bren
winning the Sony TV set and Soozie the jewel-encrusted
watch! Bren had just been saying that he never won
anything too.
I've got a couple of solo gigs this weekend and,
because solo gigs are few and far between, I actually
have to practise the repertoire.. Bother!
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