gig report Eltham Hotel Sun. 25.7.10 A two-Trollop arvo at the Eltham for Crudd & Pump 26.7.10 – I thought I could pick out two or three people in the audience whom I knew had come expressly to see Bill and me strut (amble?) our duo-type stuff at the Eltham, so I was pleasantly surprised…
1) Bill welcomes Heather, Di and Lyn 2) Two old blokes having fun – that’s what the audience came to see! (Newman) 3) Mick Newman was happy gig report Eltham Hotel Sun. 27.6.10 Crudd & Pump beat the Sports Bar hoodoo 28.6.10 – Glyn Mason gave me a call recently to warn me about the…
Mike and George at Fresh @ Elwood 1) I think that’s the biggest I’ve seen my name 2) Michael Bright lights up the room 3) Chris Stockley gets down with Mandy 4) Pam and Baz flanked by Martyn (left) and Broc 5) Louie, Debbie, stuffed toy and Allan Alderson with sister Karen 6) Gabi, JD…
1) Hippies play at a Sharpie gig 2) Hippies play in a photo booth Good news, bad news.. 26.4.10 – I was trying to find some other historical pics when these two turned up. The first one shows Spectrum playing at Lucifers in 1969 and is probably unique. Lee Neale is seen playing his Farfisa…
Last Waltz at the Village Green 1) John Petkovshek’s pic of the band’s last waltz at the Village Green 2) John Petkovshek is surprised by Mike’s paparazzo attack 3) The Trollops gather round Bill for a birthday portrait 3) Bill gets a hug from Dr Marg gig report Village Green 28.3.10 Bill’s birthday on the…
Chants R&B rock Christchurch – again.. 1) The cathedral where Mike once sang 2) The Stagedoor as it is now 3) Davey Johnston 4) Chants’ bassist, Marty Forrer 5) Ace axeman, Tim Piper 6) Former Stagedoor habituée, John Dalton 7) Tim chats to Tony Steenhart at rehearsal 8) Marty and Tim discuss options at the…
On the shores of Lake Weeroona.. 1) The basketball girls warm up the crowd before the citizenship ceremony 2) Robbo models his sun hat 3) Robbo and Daz pose with Dave and Maree 4) Lancefield’s Fran and Rob are back from central Australia gig report Lake Weeroona Bendigo 26.1.10 Spectrum’s Australia Day in Bendigo 27.1.10…
gig report Village Green Hotel 27.12.09 Village Green a surprise coup 28.12.09 – I had no particular expectations, although this time of the year is generally pretty quiet, so I was pleasantly surprised when the room began to fill with expectant punters a few minutes before the scheduled start time of 4.00 – to the…
Mike joins Ross’ big show in sin city 1) What a fabulous old theatre the State is – the stage lights go up at rehearsal 2) Ross Wilson lets one rip 4) Bongo Starkie 3) Chris Paraha and Paul Christie discuss settings on Paul’s amp 5) Ross Hannaford and Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser tune up 6)…
Sunday – then more on Monday! 1) Warren and Marg Sellers meet the McClatchys 2) AES’ Paul Monger and son Cooper 3) The boys line-up with fiddling Lance O’Reilly gig report Manningham Club Sports Bar 25.10.09 St Francis Xavier College 26.10.09 The never-ending weekend! 27.10.09 – We did the Manningham Club first back in August…
On the road again! 1) Glen and The Fingerlings at The Sandbar 2) Mick Wordley contemplates life on GF day 3) Doc Neeson’s brother Kev Neeson lent us his backyard for a show 4) Robbo and friend 5) The crowd starts to build at the Semaphore Workers Club 6) Mike vents some frustration (pic –…
Aztec Music’s really big gig! 27.8.09 – It’s a fair way off yet, but it’s something to be looking forward to.. I’m getting enquiries from interstate about it already. Starring Jim Keays’ Masters Apprentices, Madder Lake, Kush, Spectrum and Blackfeather, this is an Aztec Music roster show not to be missed! Check the full flyer…
Breathing Space Too Spectrum EP charts in Adelaide! 28.7.09 – I got the news from two different sources and confirmed it on Radio 3D’s website – Breathing Space Too has charted at #10 first week in on the 3D Top 20 + 1 chart. Mind you, this is obviously not based on sales and they…
1) Mick Newman’s pic catches the band hard at work in the first set gig report St Andrews Hotel Sun. 28.6.09 The St Andrews pub rocks on.. 29.6.09 – Any concerns about numbers being down at the St Andrews pub due to talk of a recession were emphatically dispelled yesterday arvo when the full-sized version…
SNIPPETS Mike on the Headley Gritter Show tonight! 6.6.09 – (Yes, I know it’s June, but we’ve drawn a complete blank gig-wise so it hardly seems worth the effort). However, a very large door clangs shut and a wee window opens, and Triple R’s Headley Gritter just rang me, (after striking out with his preferred…
Bill’s on YouTube 3.5.09 – A lot of people have asked after Bill’s well-being since the fires, and I hope everybody is aware by now that he’s safe and sound. By way of a record of the disaster and its impact on his immediate surroundings, you can now check out Bill’s visual and musical homage…
1) Boys will be boys! Their parents got their revenge with the hose later 2) Paul De Lange and sockless Mike 3) Bill shows the lads a couple of things 4) The party boys gig report Combined 50th party goes off! 30.3.09 – We’ve probably been past the Glen Forbes Rd turn off dozens of…
1) Rocky from Two Bob Millionaires 2) Alana Galea and Debonair Dom made it to Fawkner 3) Bren Mason hoons it up gig report Musicland Fawkner Trevor Young benefit 28.2.09 – I drove right past Musicland the first time – it has a non-descript frontage jammed as it is between as caryard and a furniture…
I was wrong.. Let me count the ways.. 30.1.09 – I blame the heat. I managed to send out a few hundred Spectrum monthly gig guides before Yahoo! told me I’d exceeded my daily limit. Probably just as well as it turns out. While I didn’t forget to give the Sunday Sounds gig at the…
Neil Butler goes Radio Ga Ga.. The airwaves are alive with the sounds of Spectrum! 30.12.08 – As the New Year elect waits in the wings, the old one has a few more wags in the tail. On Saturday Bill and I trekked down to the Southbank studios of the ABC for what we though…