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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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