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Due
in July, Diesel's 'Saturday Suffering Fools' is in the
raw blues tradition of 'Short Cool Ones', the 1996 blues release
from diesel and Chris Wilson (under the Wilson diesel moniker).
The record new record features long-term band members Richie Vez
and Lee Moloney, as well as Bernie Bremond (ex the Injectors)
and father Hank Lizotte on horns … Grand Salvo (aka Paddy
Mann) will release his fifth album Soil Creatures next month ...
The instrumental four-piece All India Radio's sixth studio
CD 'A Low High' features guest appearances by Graham Lee of The
Triffids and Ed Kuepper ... Sydney instrumentalists Decoder
Ring will release their fourth LP They Bind The Stars, And
The Wild Team in July; a full fours years after their 2005 effort
Fractions .... Spencer P. Jones is soon to release his
8th solo album 'Sobering Thoughts'. His group, The Escape Committee,
is featured on the album including 21year old guitar ace and new
recruit Neil Wilkinson. Recorded at Staticattack in Essendon with
producer Michelle Dilevski (The Pink Fits, The Hitmen wNiagara,
Dave Thomas, Kim Volkman) ..... Something For Kate's Paul
Dempsey will release his debut solo album in August. More than
a year-and-a-half in the making, Everything Is True features 11
self-penned songs recorded earlier this year in a makeshift studio
on the NSW Central Coast. Dempsey played every instrument on the
album and co-produced with Wayne Connolly… Described as "a kind
of haphazard indie rock" Melbourne based 5-piece Aleks and
the Ramps have released their second album 'Midnight Believer'
…. The Church's Steve Kilbey and All India Radio's Martin
Kennedy have teamed up for 'Unseen Music Unheard Words' . The
album took three years to come to fruition with Kilbey and Kennedy
recording in separate cites: Sydney and Melbourne, respectively.
Kennedy wrote the music and sent it to Kilbey, who added vocals
to the tracks.....Dave Graney is releasing "Knock Yourself
Out" He played most of the instruments and had the talents of
Clare Moore and Stu Perera and Stuart Thomas from the Lurid yellow
Mist to draw on as well. Nevertheless, its billed as a solo album
and is the first release out of the more than 20 he has been involved
in to be credited as such… Having relocated twelve months ago
from Melbourne to Italy, Pete Ross (the former guitarist from
highly popular Dan Brodie & The Broken Arrows - then known as
Peter Cicciari), has now briefly returned to Australia to release
his album he recorded with his band Pete Ross & The Paesanos,
'Six String Suicide' ….On June 12 Van She will release
Ze Vemixes, with tracks from their debut album remixed, a live
favourite, and one completely new track … Jen Cloher will
release her second LP 'Hidden Hands' on July 10 through Sandcastle
Music/MGM. The album was predominantly written in New Zealand,
where Cloher had travelled to be with her Alzheimer’s-inflicted
mother …Dragon, having recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary
to launch their new album “Happy I Am” in August. It will be their
first studio album since the death of Marc Hunter and first album
of totally new material since `Bondi Road` 20 years ago......Sarah
Blasko will release her third studio album 'As Day Follows
Night' on July 10 ....Dobe Newton, long-time frontman for
the Bushwackers, has gone out on his own after 36 years and released
his first solo album, titled "A Convict Can't Be Trusted" ......After
more than 4 years "living, touring and gypsying throughout Europe"
singer/songwriter Mick Hart finds himself with 40 songs
Largely written in Europe and recorded in Sydney and France. He
plans to release those songs in the shape of two albums during
2009, starting with "What Lies Beneath" ...
Another
two for John Bultler's three
John Butler
has started work early in June on his next studio album with a
revised Trio line-up. He has named Melbourne drummer Nicky Bomba
and Sydney musician Byron Luiters as his new sidemen proving yet
again Butler's willingness to stretch himself musically. Bomba
is a prolific songwriter, performer and producer in his own right,
and was the main drummer on JBT's five times platinum album 'Sunrise
Over Sea'. Luiters was a member of the Sydney outfit Ray Mann
Three. "Over the last twelve years of the JBT, I have been blessed
with some amazing individuals," Butler said. "All have left their
legacy and have raised the musical bar of the band. With any new
incarnation it has always been an honour and challenge to meet
the benchmark the band has achieved artistically and take it to
the next level. It's great to be playing with Nicky again and
Byron brings a whole new level of melody, funk and Mojo to the
Trio. Very exciting times." Butler, Bomba and Luiters are expected
to continue recording of the as yet titled new album until early
next month. (July 1, 2009)
Hello Cruel
World
New Zealand
music legend Chris
Knox has been released from hospital two weeks after suffering
a stroke at his home on June 11. At this stage he still cannot
speak, but according to a blog,
updated by friend Roy Martyn. Knox, 56, was allowed to return
home "apparently in good spirits." Doctors say he will be wheelchair-bound
for the rest of his life. Knox's recording career stretches back
to late 70s punk era bands The Enemy and Toy Love, as well as
a long association with independent music label Flying Nun as
a solo artist and a member of duo the Tall Dwarfs. Knox He and
former musical collaborator Alec Bathgate were to have reformed
their '80s band The Tall Dwarfs to support MGMT next month. (27
June)
Local
and/or general
* The lead
singer of Magic Dirt Adalita Srsen, better known as Adalita
has stepped out on her own to perform work from her upcoming debut
solo record, something she's been wanting to do for a long time.
* Powderfinger are in Byron Bay working on the follow up
to their last album, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. * Former
Candle Records poster boys The Lucksmiths are no longer.
Formed in 1993, The Lucksmiths leave behind eight studio albums,
three b-sides-and rarities collections and three mini-albums -
more than 170 songs in total.
* Now based in the US The Morning After Girls have
undergone a line-up change, with two new American members joining
the Aussie outfit. The new line-up has record their debut album,
'Alone', with producer Alan Moulder (Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch
Nails).
* Gyroscope has inked a deal with Island Records Australia.
* Wolfmother have returned to LA to complete their album
with producer Alan Moulder.
* Cordrazine has just put the finishing touches to their
brand new album Always Coming Down, scheduled for release later
this year.
* After just one well-received album The Getaway Plan have
announced their split. Not everyone is happy.
*
Ed Kuepper is the replacement for Mick Harvey in Nick Cave
& The Bad Seeds.
One was
not in the Empire
When Empire
Of The Sun performs its debut live show in a headline slot at
Sydney's Parklife Festival, on September 27 it will be without
Nick Littlemore. Littlemore has announced he has rejoined his
first band Pnau and band member Peter Mayes in the US. The duo,
who are now based in the UK, expect to release their as yet titled
new album later this year, The band's publicists said: "We can
reveal that this new album will be released this year and that
Pnau will be returning to Australia in late 2009 presenting their
jaw dropping live spectacle of a show to coincide with the album
release." Where doers Littlemore's departure that leave Luke Steele?
A whirlwind promotional tour of the UK, North and South America
for Empire Of The Sun saw him shed 10kg, prompting doctors to
advise him to take time out to rest. "I arrived back in Australia
and couldn't find the energy to do anything. I couldn't move and
I hardly ate," he told The Sun. "The doctor said I was exhausted
physically and mentally. I'm now on a high-protein diet and taking
shakes to build up my strength. I also go on 2km walks every morning
with my wife, my daughter and my dog." With regard to the future
of his Sleepy Jackson band he said He said: "I suddenly realised
I was paying the guys in The Sleepy Jackson every month and they
weren't really doing anything. I decided to move away from that
for now." And now Nick Littlemore has moved on from Empire Of
The Sun. (June 25)
Ex-Mothers
play with Fire
While Wolfmother
Mk II have come out all guns blazing, the band's former members
previous members - Chris Ross and Myles Heskett- (did they jump
or were they pushed?) have taken a softly-softly approach with
Palace of Fire, their new band with Matt Blackman of experimental
rockers Charge Group, knocking back interviews and playing only
low-key shows. Now Brian Eno has included Palace Of Fire to be
special guests for the inaugural Luminous music festival at Sydney
Opera House. They will will be the first music act of the festival
when they open for New York supergroup Battles on May 30 and 31.
(May 25)
So
long, been good to know you
Australian
music has lost three members of its "family", musician/producers
Russell Dunlop and Ian Miller, and recording artist Maurice Frawley.
Russell
Dunlop first distinguished himself as drummer with late sixties
pop group Aesop's Fables, subsequently taking the drum kit for
Levi Smith's Clefs, SCRA, Renee Geyer's Mother Earth, Cool Bananas,
Johnny Rocco Band and Ayers Rock. In the 70s and 80s he formed
one half of Alberts' other production team. While Vanda and Young
worked in the main studio Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown, in particular
Mental As Anything, the Machinations and the Reels. He also contributed
to many recordings as a session drummer.
Russell
Dunlop died of a heart attack on May 17 of a suspected heart attack,
a few days after another former record producer, Ian Miller died
at home after a long illness. A guiatarist of note, Miller went
on to produce mid-seventies records for John Paul Young, Stevie
Wright, The Moir Sisters, Lobby Loyde and The Coloured Balls and
Jim Keays. In recent years he had resumed his career as a musician
and recorded two indelendantly released albums.
Maurice
Frawley, a former member of Paul Kelly and The Dots, has died
after a short battle with cancer at Rochester Hospital in rural
Victoria. While working with Paul Kelly he co-wrote 'Look So Fine,
Feel So Low' before joined the Olympic Sideburns and forming the
Working Class Ringos and recording under his own name. (May
18).
Tatts rocked
again
Rose Tattoo
have confirmed that guitarist and founding member Mick Cocks has
been diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Steve White, the group's
manager, said: "Mick has asked that I release this information
to avoid the rumour mill taking control of the information. The
situation is that Mick has been diagnosed with liver cancer and
is now under the advice of the very best doctors in Sydney. Treatment
plans are underway and Mick is in good spirits and ready for a
fight." Cocks is the second member of the band to contract the
disease - guitarist Pete Wells passed away in March 2006 after
losing his long battle with prostate cancer. (April 10)
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