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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 Press page where you can buy
as many tickets as you like at $15.00 a pop + $1.00 postage.
There are only a limited number available, so I suggest you
order them ASAP - we don't want to disappoint. |
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Ted
delivers the proof(s)
29.5.07 - I'm listening to the final cut
of Spectrum Part One as I write this. I dropped into
Aztec Music at lunchtime today and, without prompting, Ted materialised,
armed conspicuously with the proofs of the Part One
cover and booklet. I'm about to start a proof read of the booklet,
which features copious notes by Ian McFarlane, author of The
Encyclopedia Of Australian Rock And Pop. I shall be sending
out the monthly gig guide in the next day or so, with a flyer
for the CD launch. Ross Ryan has already announced the tickets
on his site, so we're a bit behind, but I know you lot can make
up for lost time. |
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A sample
of Hugh's tasteful body projection work |
Hey,
Mums & Dads - unlock yer daughters!
27.5.07 - Ticket sales have begun with a rush already,
and today I got this heartfelt plea from Hugh McSpedden, who
will be doing the fantastical Humania light projections on the
night of the launch. He writes as follows:
hey Man!
(Men) Would you know of, or know anyone who might know how I
might find a shapely (youngish?) female (nude) model? I have
some stunning new Imagery which I wish to enhance her (with)
and be enhanced by her! I've even built the heavy duty Turntable
to carry her super slowly!
Apart from straight body PJ I want her to move around in a Lycra
Bag with external PJ on it, but if I don't 'get lucky' soon
I might haveto do that part |
myself! I've had an
exotic Dancer (Toni San Diego a.k.a. Neo Starlet) lined up to
do some Body Projection Modelling for me for some months, but
every week as the hour approaches, she finds a new excuse to
cop out! I'd even be willing to pay a modest amount ($100 or
so) & to pick up & return her to wherever if need be!
I'll even supply a chaperone if Madam fears I might not be able
to control myself! But I don't have a clue as to how to go about
finding this Wooman.
Being old & ugly & without a social life doesn't help!
Surely SOMEONE must know SOMEONE!? It was so easy in the 60's!
(i wonder why?)
Yours, Desperate. (& Deaf & Dateless & Dead [almost]
& Daggy & Decrepit) hoo? |
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More
good news from Aztec
18.5.07 - It takes three trams to get
to Aztec in Collingwood, but I still managed to arrive thirty
minutes earlier than I'd intended. Ross Ryan was out buying
some fags, so I had Ted (pic) and Lou's undivided
attention for about forty seconds until he arrived back -
nothing of moment was said, however. Ross is going to be launching
his retro-CD at the Trades Hall on the same night, and his
input on the night is relevant, if not crucial, so I don't
know why I said that. Anyway, we discussed the date, the location,
the door bitch, the drinks, the ticketing, Ted's cars - what
else is there? I sauntered out into the rain, regretting that
I'd chosen to wear sandals that morning, and took another
tram into the city to meet bro' Dick for lunch. On the way
I dropped into The Basement Discs and chatted to Suzanne about
a lunchtime concert there sometime in June. She's rung me
today and we've settled on Friday the 15th. Hey, that's my
birthday. Oh well, I guess that's cool.. |
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Excuse
me!! As
I was saying before I was so..
Rohan
Brooks (left) directs Rudely Interrupted at their CD launch
at the East Brunswick Club |
Father
and son - Jonathan and Rory Burnside on stage together |
gig
report
Rudely
Interrupted at the East Brunswick Club
17.5.07 - Just as I suggested
I might, I plunged into the wilds of Brunswick last night to
see my former student Rory perform at the launch of his band's
new single, Don't Break My Heart. First up, a cutdown
version of the Anyones played a few numbers, without Rohan Brooks
(Rudely Interrupted's MD), but the substantial crowd (and battery
of professional-looking cameras) were obviously there to see
Rudely Interrupted. And eventually the Rudes were on stage -
and immediately I have to give a huge amount of credit |
| to Rohan Brooks for
not only producing a helluva single, (along with Rory's dad
Jonathon), but also managing to harness the Rudes' chaotic energy
on stage and present a coherent showcase for the band. Anyway,
the crowd loved it all to pieces, but after only a few numbers
the rest of the band left the stage, leaving Rory to be joined
by his dad on guitar for three or four songs on his own. Rory
claimed was the first time they'd played together in public,
but you'd never have known it. Rory's strong and tuneful voice
was given far more space to feature, and was perfectly complemented
by his guitar and harmonica playing. He has a relaxed manner
and a good sense of fun, and I can't help feeling he will develop
as a very interesting songwriter and performer, especially given
the encouragement he's getting. |
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Rudely
Interrupted at the East Brunswick Club
tonight
16.5.07 - If you've got a
moment or two free tonight, check out the band Rudely Interrupted
and their single and film clip at the East Brunswick Club. Rudely
Interrupted is group of intellectually disabled young adults
working under the direction of Rohan Brooks (The Anyones, Nick
Murphy & Shylo). Rohan received a grant from the ANZ trustees
to form, record and rehearse the band and this launch is to
showcase the results to the media and to the trustees.
Rory (pic) was a harp student of mine for a while and
has extraordinary musical ability, so I'm looking forward to
seeing him in action. Doors open at 7.00 - $10.00 entry website |
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Sister
Alana brought her mum |
Mother's
Day turns out to be New Year's Eve
14.5.07 - It's funny how things turn out
sometimes. I imagined that Mother's Day at the St Andrews pub
might be huge - and as it happened there were plenty of families
trotting out their mums and mums' mums to the pub for that once-a-year
nosh, so the room was humming when I arrived at 2.00. By the
time we'd finished setting up though, I could see where the
afternoon was heading. They might have been mums, precious not
only to their immediate families but to civilisation as a whole,
but in the end they were just blow-ins, and as blow-ins they
had no interest in the ageless legend that is Spectrum. So they
chatted, and when the music got a little more intense, they
chatted even louder. And then they left, leaving just a knot
of true believers. There was one sublime moment however, when
a stray granny found herself sitting at a table in front of
the band. Our extreme dynamics in Spoonful caught her
completely by surprise and she rose a good six inches from her
seat. Happy Mother's Day from Spectrum, granny! |
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1)
Mike shows off his Ross Ryan CD 2) Gil chortles to himself |
More
Aztec news
9.5.07 - I popped into Aztec Music this morning to
meet with Ted, Gil and Lou about the Spectrum Part One
re-issue. Gil Matthews (pic 2) was bubbling over
with tales of how he'd managed to extract the best possible
sound from the very hairy acetate of the very first (harmonica-less)
version of I'll Be Gone, but overall he's thrilled
how it's all sounding. Ted gave me Aztec's latest re-issue
release, Ross Ryan's My Name Means Horse (pic
1), so I think it's time to reveal the Spectrum
will be having Ross as their special guest at their CD launch
at the Trades Hall Bar on Friday June 22nd, making it a cost-saving
double launch! |
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Spectrum
on MySpace!
5.4.07 - After
making a big deal about the worrying and loathsome trend of
yer ubiquitous MySpace sites, I've taken a leaf from our nation's
leader's book of dirty tricks and back-flipped - yes, I've actually
set up a Spectrum MySpace site! I'm still at the early stages,
so it hardly looks distinguished, but it's there. I've
already had a couple o' bites, but I'm still trying to work
the ins and outs of that sort of casual cyber-intimacy and haven't
responded yet. Why not check it out in the meantime at: www.myspace.com/mikeruddbillputtspectrum |
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Oh, the
excitement! I must go home and listen to them! |
It's
really happening - the Spectrum Part One masters in hand!
3.5.07 - Ted promised to meet me at Aztec
this morning and give me the masters for the Spectrum Part
One re-issue - but when I got there at a fraction after
11.00, Ted wasn't there! Thankfully Aztec publiscist Lou Ridsdale
was there, and after a phone call to Ted the Truant
she sorted out the appropriate discs to give me (pic left).
And now I'm listening to them. As a matter of fact I've got
to the real curiosity on the 'extras' master - the previously
released only in Germany version of Launching Place Part
Two, which unfortunately aborts about two thirds of the
way through. Just a minor glitch I guess - it'll all be all
right by release day |
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