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DELETED NEWS Old deleted news from the world of Hunters and Collectors.
26 September 2008 - Great Australian Albums The Great Australian Albums documentary on Human Frailty, aired on SBS television on the weekend, will soon be available on DVD. Release dates are being reported as either the 8th of October 2008 or the 22nd of October 2008. Being cynics, we are leaning towards the second release date :)
22 September 2008 - Pssst An interesting recording can be found at The Striped Sunlight Sound.
6 September 2008 - Brisbane Writers Festival
The Brisbane Writers Festival (September 17-21) is more than a Festival for writers; it’s for everyone who reads. This year we are proud to announce the appearance of Mark Seymour in the Festival. Front man and songwriter to rock band Hunters and Collectors for eighteen years, Mark has since released six solo albums and composed for film, television and theatre. His book Thirteen Tonne Theory, which was released in March, will be a point of discussion in this year’s Festival: Thirteen Tonne Theory (N5) Mark will also be appearing in: For more information about the program and festival, head to our website www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au. Copies of the program can also be found in Brisbane City Council Libraries, selected bookshops and coffee shops. To reserve your tickets call qtix on 136 246 or visit www.qtix.com.au
30 August 2008 - Mark Seymour Setlist 30 August 2008, Milton Theatre, Milton (South Coast New South Wales), Australia - excellent venue and audience 01 introduction (from hosts)
29 August 2008 - Mark Seymour Setlist 29 August 2008, The Vanguard, Newtown (Sydney), Australia 01 Road to Alamogordo
28 August 2008 - Mark Seymour Setlist 28 August 2008, The Vanguard, Newtown (Sydney), Australia 01 Road to Alamogordo
7 August 2008 - Great Australian Albums DVD The "Great Australian Albums" special on the Hunters and Collectors album Human Frailty is due to be released on DVD on the 8th of October 2008. The special on Powderfinger's Odyssey #5 album is due to be released on the same day. The specials on Nick Cave's Murder Ballads and Go Betweens' 16 Lovers Lane are due to be released on the 17th of September 2008.
6 August 2008 - Human Frailty Special The Great Australian Albums feature on the classic Hunters and Collectors album "Human Frailty" is to be aired on SBS on Saturday the 27th of September 2008.
16 July 2008 - Mark Song in World Vision Campaign A Mark Seymour solo acoustic version of "Do You See What I See?" is being used as a theme for a World Vision campaign in Australia.
14 July 2008 - Call Girl the Musical Announcing "Call Girl the Musical", a brand new Australian production set in a call centre... featuring 23 songs arranged by Jack Howard and performed by the Elwood Dad's Band and Friends. Click here for more information.
23 June 2008 - Hunters Box Set Title Mysterious details of the planned Hunters and Collectors box set continue to drift our way... The title has now been confirmed "Horn of Plenty - A Cornucopia of Hunters and Collectors."
17 May 2008 - Mark Seymour Set List From the Mark Seymour and James Reyne gig tonight at the Coolangatta Hotel on Queensland's Gold Coast: 01 Slave (Reyne)
16 May 2008 - Mark Seymour Set List From the Mark Seymour and James Reyne gig tonight at the Tivoli in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley: 01 Talking to a Stranger (Seymour)
30 April 2008 - Jack Howard Gig Update A message from Jack to all... I'll be playing at Chaucer's, Burke Rd., Malvern on May 1st
and 15th with young Nicky Del Rey on guitar and man of mystery Barry
Stockley on the upright bass. We start at 7.00 and finish at 9.00 -
civilized hours, I must say.
9 April 2008 - Strange Jack Howard Gig... Straight from Jack Howard... :) Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield and Mark Ferrie from The Models, Jack Howard from The Hunnas, the legendary Billy Miller and Big Cal rock the Oakleigh Bowling Club (Drummond St., Oakleigh) on Fri.Apr.11th. God knows what they'll be playing but it will be entertaining, full of joie-de-vivre and totally danceable. $15.00 on the door and the cheapest beer in town. Diarise it now!!!
3 March 2008 - Thirteen Tonne Theory Promotion A number of 'in conversation with Mark' functions are happening to promote his new book "Thirteen Tonne Theory". Thanks to Loud... For those who can come out to meet Mark and hear his thoughts
on his book / answering audience questions and reading some passages from
his book Thirteen Tonne Theory head to:
2 March 2008 - Mark's Book Winners Thankyou to everyone who entered the competition to win Mark's new book Thirteen Tonne Theory. We have determined the ten winners, who will each soon be receiving a fresh off the press copy of Mark's book. The winners are:
9 February 2008 - Win Mark's Book! Note: Competition Closed Thanks to Penguin, True Believers has ten copies of Mark's new book "Thirteen Tonne Theory" to give away to Australian residents!
Simple e-mail True Believers at
stuart.fenech@gmail.com with: The small print: Points for creativity, obscurity and entertainment.
1 February 2008 - Mark Book Release Date Mark Seymour's book, "Thirteen Tonne Theory", will be available in Australian book stores from Monday the 3rd of March 2008. As those of us who enjoyed Mark's writing on his Internet site in 2004 and 2005 (many of which can still be found here) know, this should be a fantastic read.
10 January 2008 - Mark Book in March Mark Seymour's book about the Hunters and Collectors days, "Thirteen Tonne Theory", is due to be released in March 2008 by Penguin.
2 December 2007 - Bondi to Bedlam Audio Samples Please click here to enjoy four audio samples from Mark Seymour's new DVD, From Bondi to Bedlam.
22 November 2007 - Jack Howard Update A message from Jack! "Hi, punters - we have rain! The Elwood Dads' Band (our Elwood Primary fund-raising band) make a rare public appearance this Sat.Nov.24th at The Rosstown Hotel in Carnegie; and on Fri.Nov.3oth, my good self and the Horns Of Yore will be playing at the EG Awards with The Living End, Joe Camilleri and Steve Lucas. On Sun.Dec.2nd, John Berto and I will be playing at Hickinbotham Winery in Dromana from 1.00-4.00; and On Dec.7th, we'll be back at The Elwood RSL. It's nearly all happening - sort of."
2 November 2007 - Mark Seymour DVD Release Date Mark's upcoming live DVD "From Bondi to Bedlam" is due for release on Saturday the 1st of December 2007... All involved are working tirelessly to make this in time for Christmas date... :) James Reyne fans may like to note that he also has out a live DVD on the same date, titled "One Night in Melbourne".
2 November 2007 - Mark Seymour DVD Track Listing We have the track listing for Mark's upcoming live DVD "From Bondi to Bedlam"! Incredibly, every full song from the Espy gig in September has made the DVD! 01. Richard Cory
1 November 2007 - Mark Seymour DVD Title Mark's gig recorded for DVD at the Espy on the 27th of September is going to be released with the title of "From Bondi to Bedlam".
15 October 2007 - X "At Home With You" Album A superb 2 CD remaster of the 1985 X album "At Home With You" is available new in Australia. This album features the Hunters horn section on three tracks, with Jeremy himself on a further track. X were Australian punk pub rock pioneers led by Steve Lucas and the late Ian Rilen.
30 September 2007 - True Believers Media The humble True Believers Media section has surpassed 200 articles. Enjoy!
25 September 2007 - Jack Howard Freebies! Jack Howard has a number of freebies available for download on his Internet site, including four unreleased tracks! Click here to enjoy.
23 September 2007 - Jack Howard Update Lots of updates from Jack...!
23 September 2007 - Melbourne Gig Fan Meet Since many of us from across and beyond Australia are gathering in Melbourne for the filming of Mark Seymour's new gig on Thursday night, there will be an informal fan gathering prior to the show. The plan is to catch dinner and a couple of drinks before the show. Details: Time/Date: 5pm Thursday 27 September 2007 No need to book or anything, though e-mail me at stuart.fenech@gmail.com before Thursday if you would like my mobile number. Look for a couple of remarkably uncool six foot 20-something lads on the night :) - Stuart Fenech, True Believers webmaster
22 September 2007 - Mark Titanic Samples In addition to the full length samples from Titanic available on Mark's MySpace, True Believers has four new short samples available on the Audio page. For a cross section of the album, we have picked Everything's On Fire, Talking To A Stranger, Titanic and Parting Glass.
17 September 2007 - Titanic Artwork Click here to view the full artwork from Mark's new acoustic album "Titanic".
17 August 2007 - Titanic Samples Two full length samples from Mark's upcoming live acoustic album are available on Mark's MySpace. Check them out - Say Goodbye and, wait for it, Talking to A Stranger...
17 August 2007 - Upcoming Mark & James Tour Mark Seymour and James Reyne are touring, following their immensely successful 2005 co headlining tour. At the same time that Mark is releasing his new live acoustic album "Titanic", James Reyne will be releasing his equivalent live acoustic album "Ghost Ships". At each gig, Mark and James will have separate 45 minute solo sets, followed by a half hour combined set. The combined set, which was a particular highlight of the last tour, will therefore be longer this time. The dates, venues and ticket lines are:
11 August 2007 - Online Jack Howard Interview Click here to listen to a comprehensive Salty interview with Jack Howard.
11 August 2007 - Mark Seymour Titanic Track Listing The track listing for Mark Seymour's upcoming acoustic live in studio album "Titanic" has appears on the Internet... 01. Say Goodbye 02. True Believers 04. Back in the Hole 05. Blind Eye 07. Titanic 09. When You Fall 12. Hear No Evil 13. Dog 14. Parting Glass
7 August 2007 - Jack Howard Album Launch Saturday! Jack and the Long Lost Brothers are launching their "My Lucky Day" album in the centre of Melbourne this Saturday. Join the lads for a night of fine music at The Toff in Town, Level 2, Curtin House, on 252 Swanston Street. Dan Hall is supporting for the evening...
3 August 2007 - New Mark Seymour Acoustic Album Mark Seymour's Internet site has announced that a new Mark Seymour live in studio acoustic album will be released on the 27th of September this year. Titled "Titanic", after the song on Hunters and Collectors "Juggernaut" album, the album will be along the lines of "Daytime and the Dark". Songs from the Mark Seymour and Hunters and Collectors back catalogue are likely to appear on the album.
2 August 2007 - Special Mark Seymour Gig Big fans of Mark Seymour's solo work may want to visit the forum on Mark Seymour's Internet site.
2 August 2007 - Mark Seymour Gig Update - Including Sweden The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
1 August 2007 - Jack Howard Famous Blue Raincoat Promo Jack Howard played trumpet with the late, great Hunters and Collectors and since 2000, he has released four fine CD's of his own. His latest, "My Lucky Day", has just hit the airwaves. The CD features Jack and his band, The Long Lost Brothers; but it also includes six beautifully intimate tracks recorded with guitarist John Berto. On Thursday 16th August, Jack and John, along with double bassist, Barry Stockley, will be playing a very special dinner and show at The Famous Blue Raincoat. They'll be performing Jack's powerful original songs as well as a selection of some of their favourite covers. This is a rare chance to see Jack up close doing what he does best with a couple of Melbourne's finest musos. Add to this the fine food and wonderful atmosphere of The Famous Blue Raincoat and you've got a show that you really don't want to miss. Bookings at http://www.famousblueraincoat.com.au .
25 July 2007 - Jack Howard Gig and Appearance Update Jack Howard is keeping busy promoting his new album, "My Lucky Day":
14 July 2007 - New Jack Audio Samples Online There are four new sound samples from Jack Howard's "My Lucky Day" album, released today, in the audio section...
13 July 2007 - Shark Bar Setlist and Comments Please find below the set list and brief comments from Mark Seymour's Gold Coast gig of 13 July 2007. 01. 18 Again 02. Year of the Dog 03. Do You See What I See? 04. True Tears of Joy 05. Westgate 06. Master of Spin 07. Ghost of Vainglory 08. A Shoulder To Cry On 09. Walk Through Fire 10. Jerusalem 11. When The River Runs Dry 12. Head Above Water 13. Love is a Heavy Load 14. Hell Broke Free 15. The Slab (encore break) 16. Tobruk Pin 17. Holy Grail (encore break) 18. Feel the Lord 19. Throw Your Arms Around Me
12 July 2007 - My Lucky Day Art and Track Listing Please click here to view the full artwork and track listing for Jack Howard's new album, "My Lucky Day", which is to be released this Saturday.
27 June 2007 - Media Section We now have over 180 articles in the Media section, including materials from the briefly functioning Hunters and Collectors fan club (courtesy of fan James). If you have not been to the media section for a little while, we recommend giving it a visit and checking out the latest additions.
22 June 2007 - Jack Howard Album Release Date Jack Howard's third full length studio album, "My Lucky Day", will be in stores from Saturday the 14th of July, 2007.
22 June 2007 - A Message From Jack Jack Howard has a message for all on his new album and upcoming gigs... "Well, we have a release date now - "My Lucky Day" will be a worldwide phenomenon on Sat.14th July and mankind will never be the same again! We'll be doing an instore appearance at Readings in Acland Street in St.Kilda on Thurs. 9th August and we'll be launching "MLD" (as its known in the trade) on Sat.11th August at The Toff In Town in Curtin House, Swanston St., Melbourne. I'm so excited! I finally took delivery of my new baby the other day and I'm a very proud father! In other breaking news, keep an ear out for the upcoming Airway Lanes CD and the forthcoming Tim Rogers CD for a royal taste of our happening new brass section - it's a French horn-led recovery, I tells ya. For a Midnight Oil/H & C double, come down to the Northcote Social Club on Thursday 12th July. Rob Hirst will be there with his band, The Ghostwriters, supported by yours truly and the Brothers. Our horn section may get up and have a blast with Rob's team while we're there. It's all good news!"
18 June 2007 - Mark Seymour on the Today Show Click here to view Mark performing "Westgate" on the Today Show in Australia. [Thanks Tammy]
16 June 2007 - Ghost Nation to be Re-released in USA The classic 1989 Hunters and Collectors album "Ghost Nation" is going to be re-released in the USA. The Collectors Choice label will place the album back in stores from the 26th of June 2007. [Thanks Tammy]
7 June 2007 - New Mark Seymour Internet Site Launched Mark Seymour's Internet site has been completely relaunched to coincide with the release of his new album, "Westgate". Check it out!
1 June 2007 - Jack Howard 'Secrets and White Lies' Jack Howard has printed a few copies of his long deleted "Secrets and White Lies" album and is selling them for $22. If you are interested in a copy, please send an e-mail to stuart.fenech@gmail.com and we will hook you up with Jack.
1 June 2007 - Westgate Samples Four samples from Westgate are now featured on True Believers. Click here to access the new samples, which include the new classic "Walk Through Fire" and the Internet sale only "Monday to Friday".
30 May 2007 - Jack Howard Gig Update Jack Howard is keeping busy in the lead up to the release of his "My Lucky Day" album:
Note: Alternating Thursday night gigs at Plan B and the Elwood RSL to continue beyond the above listed gigs.
28 May 2007 - Westgate Lyrics The lyrics to Mark's new album "Westgate", in Australian stores on the 2nd of June, are now online. Click here for more information on "Westgate". 01. Westgate
27 May 2007 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
26 May 2007 - Good Brisbane Venues There is a long standing difficulty with Mark touring Brisbane, relating to finding good venues. If you know of any decidedly good venues, from a musicians perspective, could you please e-mail them to Stuart at stuart.fenech@gmail.com .
24 May 2007 - Bonus Westgate Tracks Two tracks from an early mastered copy of Mark's new album "Westgate" do not appear in the final version. These tracks, "Monday to Friday" and "The Stayer", will surface with the album some time in the coming weeks. At the moment, it appears that they will be available over the Internet for purchase on ITunes.
22 May 2007 - Westgate Art Click here to check out the artwork for Mark Seymour's new album, "Westgate".
17 May 2007 - Final Westgate Release Date Mark Seymour's fourth studio solo album, "Westgate", is still on track to be released on the 2nd of June 2007. Stay tuned for more details.
16 May 2007 - Living in Large Rooms Reissue After a lot of speculation, the reissue of the double CD live album "Living In Large Rooms and Lounges" is definitely happening. The album is simply being reissued, not remastered, and is due to arrive in Australian stores on Saturday the 16th of June 2007.
14 May 2007 - Order Westgate Signed! For a limited time, an autographed copy of Mark Seymour's upcoming studio album "Westgate" can be ordered through JB's Hi-Fi for the bargain price of $19.99.
13 May 2007 - Westgate Track Listing The track listing for Mark Seymour's upcoming Westgate album has been released! 01. Westgate
1 May 2007 - Love is a Heavy Load Click here for an exclusive listen to the fourth track from Mark's upcoming "Westgate" album, "Love Is A Heavy Load". Mark has been playing this tale of domestic sadness for around one year now. Enjoy!
28 April 2007 - Jack Howard Gig Update Jack Howard is keeping busy in the lead up to the release of his "My Lucky Day" album:
Note: Alternating Thursday night gigs at Plan B and the Elwood RSL to continue beyond the above listed gigs.
26 April 2007 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
1 April 2007 - Jerusalem Click here for an exclusive listen to a third track from Mark's upcoming "Westgate" album, "Jerusalem". Being a cover of the 2002 track by American alternative country rocker Steve Earle, "Jerusalem" is the first cover song to appear on a Mark Seymour studio album. Enjoy!
31 March 2007 - Great Western Setlist Luke has sent us a track listing and comments on Mark's performance today... "Saw Mark perform as part of the "Day On the Green" at Great Western on Saturday. Another great performance from the great man; he performed with a full band... compared to the other times I have seen him perform, he spoke very little during his performance... The large crowd (700-1000) were right into Marks performance, especially the Hunters songs, but also Westgate and Shoulder To Cry On which both were highlights for me... El Dorado and Love Is A Heavy Load ... were good songs and if they are indicative of the "Westgate" album then it will be a great album..." 01. When the River Runs Dry 02. True Tears of Joy 03. Do You See What I See? 04. See You Around 05. Ghost of Vainglory 06. A Shoulder to Cry On 07. Westgate 08. Paradise Downunder 09. Holy Grail 10. Jerusalem 11. What's A Few Men? 12. El Dorado 13. Love Is A Heavy Load 14. Throw Your Arms Around Me
29 March 2007 - My Lucky Day Jack Howard has filled us in on his latest plans for his third studio album. Titled "My Lucky Day", the album is now planned to be on a single disc, featuring a full band album followed by 6 or 7 stripped back vocal and electric guitar tracks. "My Lucky Day" is currently being mastered and should be available by August.
28 March 2007 - Jack Howard Gig Update The latest Jack Howard gigs, from the man himself:
26 March 2007 - Jack Howard Free For All! Quick! Go to Jack Howard's website and download a stack of tracks for free! Go the 'downloads' section for this strictly limited offer!
25 March 2007 - Jack Howard on MySpace Former Hunters and Collectors trumpet player and backing vocalist Jack Howard is now on MySpace. Jack joins Mark Seymour and Hunters and Collectors in venturing onto MySpace.
27 February 2007 - Tobruk Pin Click here for an exclusive listen to a second track from Mark's upcoming "Westgate" album, "Tobruk Pin". To our ears, this is an usual song structure for Mark, delving into a challenging, sensitive issue. Enjoy!
25 February 2007 - Westgate Release Date Mark Seymour's fourth studio solo album, "Westgate", is currently planned to be released on the 2nd of June 2007.
6 February 2007 - Down By The River Click here for an exclusive listen to "Westgate", the title track from Mark Seymour's upcoming fourth studio album of the same name. "Westgate" is the first of four brand new songs that will appear on Mark's MySpace over the coming two months. We hope you enjoy it!
31 January 2007 - Westgate Online We have nutted out a plan to get new Mark Seymour songs on the Internet. Over the next three months, four new, fully mastered tracks will appear on Mark's MySpace site, allowing you to listen to his new songs in full for free, but not download them. The first song put online will be the title track "Westgate", an industrial relations themed rocker. Mark Seymour's fourth studio album, "Westgate", is planned for release in 2007.
30 January 2007 - Port Fairy Folk Festival A note has been posted on Mark's Internet site for those curious about why he does not appear at the Port Fairy Folk Festival: Unfortunately Mark Seymour was once again knocked back by the organizers of the Port Fairy folk Festival for the eighth year in a row. For those of you who've wondered why this keeps happening we have to say that we don't have a bloody clue! But hey, we'll keep on trying! Cheers M
24 January 2007 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
22 January 2007 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
18 January 2007 - The Great 2007 Hunters Trade (CLOSED) Friends! The time has come for a mammoth fan rarities trade. Four DVD's are in the trade. Every Hunters and Collectors and Mark Seymour rarity. Every Hunters and Collectors and Mark Seymour bootleg in existence. Video clips you never knew existed. Yes, you can indeed have it all! It is important to True Believers that people in on this trade have all commercially available Hunters and Collectors and Mark Seymour albums and videos. This material is not a substitute for that which is commercially available. This trade is for serious fans only. The trade will operate as a tree. Three initial branches (copies of the DVD's) will be distributed in Australia, Europe and Northern America. Each person is to create two copies, to be send to two people further down the tree. We will try to cater for people without DVD burners by placing them at the end of the tree. Stuart will be organising this trade. To be involved in the trade, e-mail Stuart at stuart.fenech@gmail.com with (1) your name, (2) your preferred e-mail address, (3) your physical mailing address, and (4) whether or not you have a DVD burner. When you receive your DVD's, contact Stuart so that he can provide you with two names and addresses for the people to which you are to send your DVD copies.
23 December 2006 - Season's Greetings On behalf of everyone involved in True Believers, I hope that you have a joyous and rewarding Christmas break. 2007 promises to be a great year for True Believers, with new solo albums due from both Mark Seymour and Jack Howard. For an early taste of what we are in for, check out the two new Jack samples in the audio section. See you in 2007! - Stuart Fenech
13 December 2006 - Extensive Jack Howard Interview Check out Salty for an extensive new interview with Jack Howard, originally from Hunters and Collectors and now already with an accomplished repertoire of solo work and collaborations.
11 December 2006 - Collected Mark Information A few points of interest, found out from Mark Seymour during the recent Sydney area gigs...
9 December 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From tonight's gig at The Bridge Hotel in Sydney. 01. Westgate 02. True Tears of Joy 03. Do You See What I See? 04. Walk Through Fire 05. The Ghost of Vain Glory 06. Master of Spin 07. Shoulder To Cry On 08. Waratah Street 09. When The River Runs Dry 10. Ready To Go 11. The Slab 12. Love Is A Heavy Load [Encore Break] 13. The Patriot Game 14. Holy Grail 15. Tobruk Pin 16. Lorelei 17. The Ballad of the One Eyed Man
7 December 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From tonight's gig at Lizotte's at Kincumber, New South Wales. 01. Master of Spin 02. When The River Runs Dry 03. Walk Through Fire 04. True Tears Of Joy 05. Do You See What I See? 06. See You Around 07. The Ghost of Vain Glory 08. Waratah Street 09. Westgate 10. What's A Few Men? 11. Holy Grail 12. Ready To Go 13. The Slab 14. Love Is A Heavy Load [Encore Break] 15. The Patriot Game 16. Throw Your Arms Around Me 17. A Shoulder To Cry On 18. Tobruk Pin
16 November 2006 - Jack Howard Gig Update Jack Howard has two upcoming gigs at the Elwood RSL, which will feature a full Hunters and Collectors style horn section of French horn, trombone and trumpet...
14 November 2006 - Jack Howard Album Update Jack is currently planning now to release a double CD instead of two single CD's previously mentioned. One disc will the intimate guitar and vocal album recorded with John Berto, while the other will be a cracking new band album recorded with the Long Lost Brothers. Release date information and sound samples are coming soon.
13 November 2006 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
9 November 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From the gig at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne. 01. Master of Spin 02. Ghost of Vain Glory 03. When The River Runs Dry 04. Love Is A Heavy Load 05. Westgate 06. True Tears of Joy 07. Do You See What I See? 08. 43 In The Shade 09. See You Around 10. A Shoulder To Cry On 11. Waratah Street 12. The Slab [Encore break] 13. Walk Through Fire 14. Holy Grail 15. Throw Your Arms Around Me
26 October 2006 - EG Music Awards EG, a Melbourne entertainment guide, is having a 21st birthday party on Friday. Mark Seymour is going to be performing a version of Midnight Oil's "Short Memory" at this function... Update: Mark might not be able to make this performance.
7 October 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From tonight's gig at The Living Room, Brisbane, Queensland. From the night before, "On My Way Home" was added and "A Shoulder To Cry On" removed. 01. When The River Runs Dry 02. The Ghost of Vain Glory 03. Westgate 04. See You Around 05. True Tears of Joy 06. Lorelei 07. Master of Spin 08. Holy Grail 09. Love Is A Heavy Load 10. Waratah Stret 11. Jerusalem 12. Do You See What I See? 13. What's A Few Men? 14. Throw Your Arms Around Me 15. The Slab [Encore break] 16. Light On the Hill 17. On My Way Home [Encore break] 18. Parting Glass
6 October 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From tonight's gig at The Village Theatre, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland. 01. When The River Runs Dry 02. Lorelei 03. Master of Spin 04. The Ghost of Vain Glory 05. Do You See What I See? 06. See You Around 07. True Tears of Joy 08. Westgate 09. Light On the Hill [Break] 10. Love Is A Heavy Load 11. Jerusalem 12. Waratah Stret 13. Holy Grail 14. Shoulder To Cry On 15. What's A Few Men? 16. Throw Your Arms Around Me 17. The Slab [Encore break] 18. Parting Glass
26 August 2006 - Mark Seymour Setlist From tonight's gig at the Vanguard in Sydney. 01. Westgate 02. When The River Runs Dry 03. Jerusalem 04. The Ghost of Vain Glory 05. True Tears of Joy 06. A Shoulder To Cry On 07. Master of Spin 08. Eye of the Needle 09. Do You See What I See? 10. What's A Few Men? 11. Holy Grail 12. Ready To Go 13. The Slab [Encore Break] 14. Love Is A Heavy Load 15. Throw Your Arms Around Me 16. Parting Glass
25 August 2006 - Mark Seymour Gigs and Appearances The latest Mark Seymour gig and appearances... including rescheduled Brisbane gigs.
18 August 2006 - Human Frailty DVD Audio Sample We have published a audio sample of Red Leather Belt (Honey in the Jar) in the sounds section. This unreleased live version from Rock Arena, featured on the soon to be released 20th anniversary Human Frailty bonus DVD, contains a vocal.
16 August 2006 - Human Frailty Release Date The 20th Anniversary release of Human Frailty is scheduled to be released on the 2nd of September (slightly earlier than expected). This edition comes with a bonus DVD, featuring an unreleased live set from Rock Arena, a Countdown interview with live video and the studio video clips from Human Frailty. The release is a fitting ode to this great album.
8 August 2006 - Human Frailty Along with the standard remastered Human Frailty album, the 20th anniversary edition of Human Frailty will feature a bonus DVD. The DVD includes eight songs performed live on Rock Arena, an interview and song from Countdown and the four promotional video's from the album. We should see the Human Frailty 20th edition towards the end of September. Please visit the Human Frailty page for full track listings and artwork.
7 August 2006 - Welcome Back! Welcome back to True Believers! Today we relaunch our site, in a redesigned form, at our new address of www.humanfrailty.com.au . Liberation Records were kind enough to pick up this domain for us last week. Enjoy...
7 August 2006 - Mark Seymour Gig Update The latest Mark Seymour gig details... Mark may be returning to Brisbane in October.
5 August 2006 - New Mark Tracks Below is a list of known unreleased new Mark Seymour songs written since his "Embedded" album was released.
Any more?
3 August 2006 - Through My Eyes Mark Seymour wrote around four songs and a further ten instrumentals for the Lindy Chamberlain "Through My Eyes" mini series back in 2004. The people behind the movie are pushing for the soundtrack to be released. If the soundtrack is not released, we will endeavour to get hold of and distribute these tracks.
2 August 2006 - Pete Murray A fourth single, "George's Helper", is about to be released from Pete Murray's current album. Jack Howard plays on this song, and can be spotted in the forthcoming video.
31 July 2006 - Jack Gig Update Jack Howard has sent us through details on his upcoming gigs:
30 July 2006 - Mark Sirromet Setlist Mark Seymour performed today at Sirromet Winery at Mt Cotton, south of Brisbane. Two brilliant new songs were played, "Love Is A Heavy Load" and "Westgate". The current arrangement for "Shoulder To Cry On" is particularly rocking. The set list was as follows: 01. When The River Runs Dry 02. The Ghost of Vain Glory 03. See You Around 04. True Tears of Joy 05. Do You See What I See? 06. A Shoulder To Cry On 07. Waratah Street 08. Holy Grail 09. What's A Few Men? 10. El Dorado 11. Love Is A Heavy Load 12. Westgate 13. Throw Your Arms Around Me [Encore break; drawing of raffle] 14. The Slab 15. Parting Glass
29 July 2006 - Mark Brisbane Gigs Cancelled Mark Seymour's Brisbane gigs in August have been cancelled. Mark's manager Michael did this out of concern for making the gigs break even. We are told that is difficult to get a good promoter in Brisbane. If you are or know a good promoter in the Brisbane area, please get in contact.
26 July 2006 - Happy Birthday Mark Today is Mark Seymour's 50th birthday! Congratulations on behalf of all the True Believers. We hear the birthday bash a couple of weeks ago was fantastic.
22 June 2006 - Human Frailty 20th Anniversary Edition Great news from Liberation Records! There will be a 20th anniversary edition of the "Human Frailty" album released. It will include a bonus DVD of never before commercially released material... more details to follow.
20 June 2006 - Mark Seymour Gig Update Mark is embarking on extensive touring later this year, including visits to New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland!
31 May 2006 - Jack Howard News Jack Howard has been gigging lately with the Living End, along with Michael Waters and Jeremy Smith. Jack reports that it has been a blast. Jack is looking at putting out his new CD recorded with John Berto around November this year. We aim to provide a sample in the near future.
9 May 2006 - Mark Seymour Recording Update Mark is currently writing and recording for his fourth studio album, currently labelled "The Year of the Dog". Mark is recording with Cameron McKenzie, Tony Floyd and his brother Nick Seymour.
8 May 2006 - Mark Seymour Gig Update News has been a bit slow lately... but the good news is that Mark is recording and venturing out soon to road test new material in low key Melbourne gigs...
12 March 2006 - Mark Seymour Gig Update There is one upcoming Mark Seymour gig listed on his Internet site:
20 February 2006 - Mark Seymour's Plans for 2006 Mark has posted his extensive plans for 2006 on his Internet site: 2006 is shaping up to be Mark Seymour’s busiest year. He is currently writing for his next studio recording under the working title of “The Year of the Dog”. Recording will start this month and he will be working with his brother Nick on bass guitar. Simultaneously there is a theatre production in rehearsal entitled “We built this City” which celebrates the history of union labour in Victoria and the 150th anniversary of the Eight Hour Day. There will be a concert and multimedia display at Scienceworks in Newport from April 26 through to May 6 in which Mark will perform songs specifically written to document trade union history. Mark will be accompanied by the “Human Tide”, a thirteen-piece band made up of workers from a broad variety of industries throughout Melbourne. One song of particular note will be “Westgate” which tells the story of one man’s ordeal who survived the collapse of the Westgate Bridge in 1972. Some of the songs in this project have been written in collaboration with Adelaide poet Geoffrey Goodfellow and at least two of them will appear on Mark’s next recording. Over the last two years Mark has ventured into soundtrack music in close association with guitarist/producer Cameron Mackenzie. Last year the Telemovie “Through My Eyes” went to air in September. It was a comprehensive re-telling of the Lindy Chamberlain story over two ninety-minute episodes and featured 118 separate pieces of music. Mark’s voice appeared in songs such as “Salem”, “Flower in the Dark” and “Kapunya.” Two new film ventures are planned for 2006. Due to the success of “Daytime and the Dark”, 2005 was Mark’s biggest year since the retirement of Hunters and Collectors. Plans are underway to release this recording in Canada around May and Mark will be touring there in the latter half of 2006. Stay tuned for tour dates towards the end of the year as well. In the mean time Mark will make occasional appearances at various clubs around Australia in an informal capacity so he can knock some of his new material into shape. A small solo acoustic residency is planned for a bar somewhere in Melbourne in the not too distant future. Look out for two new “Rants” which will hit Mark’s web site this week.
19 February 2006 - The Living End The full Hunters and Collectors horn section can be found on the new album "State of Emergency" by Australian band The Living End. Check out the tracks "Black Cat" and, particularly, "One Step Behind". The horns may even be touring with The Living End in May...
23 January 2006 - Jack Howard Recording Plans Former Hunters and Collectors trumpet player Jack Howard has some big plans for 2006. Jack plans to first record an acoustic CD with John Berto (part time "Long Lost Brother") on guitar. This album will include some originals, some stripped back versions of older Jack songs, and a couple of covers. Jack is also planning to start work on a a new "Long Lost Brothers" album to follow 2004's "Let's Fall In Love". Jack Howard's Internet site (www.jack-howard.com) also now offers a lot of music for downloading. Songs available through Jack's site include unreleased tracks and now hard to find tracks from his excellent 2002 "Secrets and White Lies" album.
21 January 2006 - Horns of Contempt Appearances Jack Howard and fellow former Hunters brass band mates Jeremy Smith and Michael Waters, have been working together recently. Below is a list of the latest appearances of the members from the Hunters' 'horns of contempt':
19 January 2006 - Jack Howard Gig Update Jack Howard is now performing regularly around Melbourne as part of the Long Lost Brothers and the Ambassadors of Love. The Brothers are a rock band while the newer Ambassadors are a swinging jazz band. Both are worth checking out.
6 January 2006 - Embedded in Scandinavia Mark Seymour's "Embedded" album is going to be released in Scandinavia on the 15th of January, 2006. The track listing is the same but the sleeve will be a digipack. A Scandinavian promotional single was also released to radio recently, which included "Left Alive", "Try Not To Try" and "In The Kitchen Of A Perfect Home". [Thanks Niclas]
24 December 2005 - Season's Greetings True Believers wishes everybody out there the best of joy through the Christmas and New Year period. We hope that you enjoy this opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family. 2006 may be on the quiet side for things Hunters and Collectors. Hopefully there will be a re-mastered re-issue of the two CD live album "Living In Large Rooms and Lounges". Mark Seymour will probably be recording his fourth solo studio album, which also means new live songs. Jack Howard may also be recording a third studio album. Either way, we hope to keep you up to date. Cheers.
21 November 2005 - Mark Seymour Gig Update There are only a couple of Mark Seymour and James Reyne supporting John Forgerty shows remaining. Some new Mark gigs were released recently, including New Year's in Townsville, Queensland.
12 November 2005 - Hunters Ring Tones Fan Tammy found that Liberation Records are now selling Hunters and Collectors themed ring tones. Click here for Hunters and Collectors or click here for Mark Seymour acoustic tones. Enjoy!
23 September 2005 - Barry Palmer Television Show Fan Luke spotted this news in last weeks Herald-Sun: "New ABC television series 'The Hit Game' is a fascinating insight into the music industry and a must see for budding musicians. The four part series, which starts on September 27 at 8pm, follows a year in the life of independent record producer Barry Palmer, who spent many years on the road playing in Hunters and Collectors. The affable Palmer works with several young acts in the show, all of whom are determined to make the big time. A highlight comes when Palmer hooks up with the Wolfgramm Sisters, a female trio of Pacific Island heritage. After working on several demo songs with Palmer and putting on a showcase gig, the girls are being chased by record companies. The series makes for fascinating viewing."
19 September 2005 - News Snippets A few random news snippets:
18 September 2005 - Mark Seymour Gig Update Mark Seymour and James Reyne are supporting the John Forgerty tour in November. These are mostly large concerts that will be fairly expensive. Note that Mark's Tilley's Canberra gig has been moved back to the 6th of October.
17 September 2005 - Mutations Out Monday The Hunters and Collectors rarities disc "Mutations" is still on track to be released Monday. It can be ordered from Internet sites such as HMV and Sanity. Courtesy of the kind people at Liberation Records, we received a copy this week. The music is varied and far better than normally found on a b-sides collection, while the art is simply stunning. This is an album for the True Believers.
16 September 2005 - Jack Howard Media Release Jack Howard has sent us a media release for October! --- Along the way, Jack has also played on the forthcoming Pete Murray and The Living End CD’s, and he’s performing with Pete Murray at The Forum in Melbourne on Wednesday the 5th and Th |
