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Lygon St entrance to the Trades Hall

Mick Wordley’s studio was my bedroom for the night

There it is – Melbourne town looming out of the rather picturesque smog. I don’t think the right of way has a name.

Buy advance tickets NOW to the Spectrum / Ross Ryan CD launch! These tickets don’t officially become available till June 1st, but Ross has made them available to his website readers already, and I can’t be seen to be lagging behind now, can I? Just click on tickets to be put onto next month’s Stop…

I’ll find out the name of the alley and let you know, but I love the poignancy of this rusted sign..

Leslie explains the love handles gig report The Wild Thyme Café and The Shearing Shed 30.4.07 – I rang Allan at the Wild Thyme to make sure we weren’t playing outside this time – we enjoy the rain on principle, but draw the line on having to perform in it. No worries as it turned…

Happy Birthday to Bill.. 1) Mongolian Bill with the Robbos 2) Taswegian Peter Havery and Bill’s partner, Rose, huddle together for warmth 3) Daryl wasn’t allowed to bring his keyboards, but Roy doesn’t care 4) The Robbos again with Lance O’Reilly 5) Cenred was happy 6) My room with a view of the house 7)…

Mike, Over the years whenever I’ve met someone in the music business from Australia I always ask if they know you. It finally paid off. Glad to hear you and Bill are still at it. John and I have fond memories of our adventures down under with Spectrum & T.I.Murtceps. That was the last tour…

Glyn (the Hoover) Mason goes a bit blurry in my kitchen Glyn Mason visits my kitchen 28.2.07 – I’d written Glyn a text message some weeks back saying that I’d seen some very nice crits for his and Sam See’s new CD The Pardoners and asking where my free copy was, but I’d received no…

Deakin TV’s Kim, Tam and Miranda at the Caffeine Café Deakin TV to do Breathing Space clip 30.1.07 – Bill put the definitive bass line on Breathing Space contender Don’t Hurt No More yesterday, and the song is finally starting to take shape and warrant its inclusion on the new album. (See The week that…

1) There’s always somebody.. 2) Flinders Station in mid-arvo The week that still is.. 25.1.07 – There’s so little happening by way of gigs lately that I wonder if it’s really worth inventing things for myself to do, but I get up each morning and gamely make up a list anyway. On Tuesday I’d organised…

Whiz, bang, wallop what a picture! 1) Spectrum had the luxury of Enza for company at St Andrews 2) Darryl Cotton and Boyz at the Carols in Mordialloc 3) Chris (right) and the Vermont St crew enjoy the ambience at St Andrews 4) Hugh did a great job on the cover art gig report A…

1) Bill shows off his Tigers’ tankard 2) Dick says ‘No photos!’ Post Chrissie, cross-country jog blog.. 28.12.06 – While I’m playing host to my son Chris, it’s impossible to maintain my regular self-indulgent routine, and I feel compelled to go for drives during the day to keep him entertained. Yesterday was a case in…

A weekend of contrast 1) A swan glides past the Rainforest Room 2) Robbo eats his last de-tox lunch during the load in at the Boat Shed 3) Joanne and Greg Blunt pose with Spectrum (see large shots) 4) The view from the back door of the shed 5) Greg with his daughter Tenille before…

1) Sam waits for some intelligible words 2) Rick applies the blow torch 3) Vics vote for no change 4) Chris relaxes in a Brave New World 5) This way Mr Rudd.. The week that was.. 27.11.06 – One can delude oneself that nothing much goes on in one’s life when one is a feckless…

TOMORROW IS TODAY, AUSTRALIA IN THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA, 1966-70 MELBOURNE FESTIVAL- FINAL WEEKEND Community Radio 3CR’s Tomorrow Is Today festival comes to a close this coming weekend with a number of events beginning with an exhibition at Dante’s Upstairs Gallery (150-156 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy). Running from Friday October 27 to Sunday October 29 and open…

Mike plays another mystery chord for Daz’s entertainment* gig report Sunday double revives the ’70s 30.10.06 – The shock of the old has me wasted still. The double from bucolic St Andrews to the Bar Open in Fitzroy was always going to be testing, but a couple of ’70s-style stuff-ups actually helped us make through…