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CURRENT NEWS What is happening from the world of Hunters and Collectors. Click here for the latest list of Mark Seymour upcoming gigs.
22 December 2009 - Season's Greetings It's been a great 2009 in the world of Hunters and Collectors, with the Hunters reformation for Sound Relief and Jack's new album Lost Horizon. At this moment in time, 2010 is looking relatively quiet but hopefully will yield us a new Mark Seymour album. We hope you enjoy the Christmas and New Year period and get a chance to enjoy time with friends, family and fine music. Regards Stuart
22 December 2009 - Produced by Barry Palmer Barry Palmer, Hunters and Collectors guitarist, has appeared again - this time producing the debut, self titled album for the Wolfgramm Sisters.
19 December 2009 - Jack Howard Gigs Jack has a couple of gigs coming up around the New Year for our Melbourne followers...
Jack how has Dave Evans playing on bass guitar and 2010 promises a new line-up...
6 November 2009 - Lost Horizon available in Stores! Jack Howard's new album, Lost Horizon, is available new in Australian stores from today!
2 November 2009 - Jack Howard Radio Special Melbourne community radio station 3SER 97.7FM will have a special on Jack Howard at 10pm on Tuesday the 3rd of November 2009!
1 November 2009 - Lost Horizon on Sale! Jack Howard's new album, Lost Horizon, is available already on Jack Howard's Internet site. Click here to go to Jack's Internet site.
29 October 2009 - Lost Horizon Artwork We now have full artwork from Jack Howard's fourth full length studio album, Lost Horizon, due out on the 9th of November. Click here to check it out.
27 October 2009 - Lost Horizon Track Listing Behold! :) We have the track listing for Jack Howard's upcoming album, Lost Horizon, due out on the 9th of November: 01. Crescent Moon 02. Nightbird 03. If I Were A Bird 04. Lost Horizon 05. Twilight 06. Let the Bird Fly 07. Doesn't Have to Hurt 08. Such a Charming Man 09. The Morning Sun
12 October 2009 - Mark Seymour Album Latest With 2007's Westgate album reaching new heights for Mark Seymour's song writing, many of us have high hopes for Mark's next studio album. The good news is that Mark is determined to be happy with the new album, as he was with Westgate. The bad news is that this is likely to take time - meaning that the next studio album is not close. In the short to medium term, Mark plans to keep on writing songs and adding them to set lists. In the mean time, Mark also appears to be considering creating an Irish album. It is early days yet, but we speculate that the contents would be a combination of covers and originals. Indications of known songs are in for Parting Glass, out for The Patriot Game, out for Lorelei and a maybe for The Eye of the Needle.
11 October 2009 - Little Bridges Mark Seymour has recently been performing a song called Little Bridges, which was written with Angie Hart. For those seeking the song, Angie's version will appear on her album Eat My Shadow, which is due to be released on the 23rd of October 2009.
9 October 2009 - Sound Relief The 4 DVD set Sound Relief is now in stores - featuring the full seven song set from Hunters and Collectors. It's a steal at A$35. Click here for more information.
26 September 2009 - Horn of Plenty Going Cheap Liberation Records are selling the 16 disc Horn of Plenty for an incredible $49.95 (plus postage). Click here to go to the Liberation Records Internet site. I just bought one (my second copy) for $64.10 including postage - that is a crazy $4 per disc. JB's Hi-Fi are also selling Horn of Plenty for A$94 (plus postage). Click here to go to the JB's Hi-Fi Internet site.
17 September 2009 - Lost Horizon Release Date Jack Howard's new studio album, Lost Horizon, now has an official release date of the 9th of November 2009. Click here or here for more information.
10 September 2009 - One Night the Moon Mark Seymour is performing in the play One Night the Moon, in the role originally played by Paul Kelly. We are told it is a very intense performance and show. Check it out.
27 August 2009 - Lost Horizon Update Jack Howard's fourth studio album, Lost Horizon, is clearly visible on the horizon. The album has been mastered and the final plans for world domination are being secretly hatched. Our estimate is a November 2009 release...
25 August 2009 - Models Super Orchestra Look out for the Models Super Orchestra - Jack Howard is part of the team, along with Mark Ferrie, Sean Kelly and Andrew Duffield from The Models, Billy Miller from The Ferrets and Cal McAlpine from the Large Number 12's on drums. Everyone's songs get a run!
24 August 2009 - New Jack Howard Tracks Jack Howard has posted some new songs on his MySpace, many of which should appear on his forthcoming album Lost Horizon.
22 August 2009 - From Bondi to Bedlam In Stores! Mark Seymour's live album, From Bondi to Bedlam, is now in Australian stores in a two disc - CD and DVD - pack!
6 August 2009 - New Mark Tracks Partial clips of three new Mark Seymour songs - Sirens, Bridges and Snowmen (we think) - can be found on YouTube. [Thanks Stephen]
21 June 2009 - Mark Seymour Album Release in Canada The Mark Seymour album The Closest Living Thing is due to be released in Canada on the 30th of June 2009. Originally released in Scandinavia, The Closest Living Thing is a mix of the Australian Daytime and the Dark and Titanic live to studio acoustic albums.
18 June 2009 - New Mark Recording Mark's band gig at the Port Fairy Festival in March has been recorded and has appeared on ABC Radio National. We have not heard it yet at True Believers but keep an ear out! The track listing:
18 June 2009 - New Mark Songs We have the names of two new Mark songs, "Sirens" and "Snowmen". These are on top of three new songs that started being played live last year, "Alamogordo", "Nothing but the Wheel" and "Riding in the Rain".
7 May 2009 - Jack Howard Sample Click here to enjoy a sample from Jack Howard's upcoming album, Lost Horizon. It is a reworking of Nightbird, which first appeared on Jack's Lo Stresso Tempo debut solo EP.
1 May 2009 - My First Gig Mark Seymour recently appeared on 'My First Gig', a television programme hosted by Jimmy Barnes on the Max cable television station. A highlight from the show, aired on the 20th of April, was a duet of "Say Goodbye" performed by Jimmy Barnes and Mark Seymour. Thanks to Gary, this clip is available for all to enjoy on YouTube.
14 March 2009 - Sound Relief Comments
What an incredible day for music in Australia - the Sound Relief concerts at Sydney and Melbourne have already been and gone. Besides our beloved Hunters, a spectacular of great artists played today, including the Kings of Leon, Paul Kelly, Coldplay, Hoodoo Gurus, Eskimo Joe, Icehouse, Wolfmother, Split Enz and Midnight Oil. We could say that this was a great example of Australians coming together in the light of the Victorian fires and Queensland floods, yet people came from all over the world to support these concerts. There was an air of respect for the victims, hope for the survivors, and perhaps even a little of that often spoken but rarely seen phenomena called mateship. Hunters and Collectors were given the prime 8pm slot immediately following the 'special announcement', minute silence and Kylie Minogue appearance in Melbourne. Seven songs were played, including an unexpected rendition of The Slab for the fans. More than ten years after splitting, the Hunters were in fine form. Doug's drums and John's bass drove the show, Barry was clearly enjoying himself on guitar, and Michael, Jeremy and Jack were as great as ever on the horns. Mark was as intense as ever, spoke well and the mood within the band seemed good. As always, the coherence of the overall sound is a credit to Rob. This concert was too good not to see the light of day on DVD - we hope it is a comprehensive DVD.
14 March 2009 - Sound Relief Set List The mighty Hunters performed seven songs...
14 February 2009 - New Jack Track Jack Howard has written a new anthem for the mighty Carlton Football Club titled "They Know We're Coming". It can be downloaded for A$5.00 from www.jack-howard.com, A$4.00 of which will be going to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
12 February 2009 - I.R.S. Hunters Reissues Capitol/EMI have their hands on the US I.R.S. Records vault. As a result, Human Frailty, Fate and the Living Daylight EP are all due to be re-released in a digital form on the 3rd of March 2009. All releases are to be digital rights management (DRM) free and available from all major digital service providers.
3 December 2008 - Upcoming Mark Book It appears that Mark is working on an upcoming book titled "Tarago Diaries"...
3 December 2008 - Dust Mark Seymour has written and performed the music in a theatre production entitled Dust. Dust follows We Build This City, which was also a collaboration between Mark Seymour and Donna Jackson. Click here to read a recent review from The Australian.
22 November 2008 - Horn of Plenty In Stores! The great Hunters and Collectors box set, Horn of Plenty, is now in stores!
26 October 2008 - Harem Scarem Before Hunters and Collectors, guitarist Barry Palmer played in a Melbourne band by the name of Harem Scarem. Earlier this year, Aztec Music released a remixed and remastered version of their 1986 album Pilgrim's Progress on CD with six bonus tracks. John Archer, bass player in Hunters and Collectors, was also engineer and producer of this album. Pilgrim's Progress can be ordered through Australian record stores, including JB's Hi Fi. Check it out...
22 October 2008 - Great Australian Albums DVD The Great Australian Albums documentary on Human Frailty, aired on SBS television recently, is now available on DVD in Australian stores. The DVD can be ordered from Australian retailers including JB's Hi-Fi, Chaos, EzyDVD and Sanity.
11 October 2008 - Call Girl the Musical Update Jack Howard is the musical director for Call Girl the Musical. A romantic comedy set in a call centre. It follows Jean Brown, compulsive helper on her first day at We Care Marketing, a customer contact centre run by Samantha, a ruthless man eater. Despite Jean's own ineptness and direct sabotage from Courtney, an ambitious airhead, Jean hooks a whopper donation, diverts the call centre relocation to India and finds true love with Frank, a super salesman with a heart of gold. Call Girl was written and created by Tracy Harvey a local comedienne with a rich history in TV, film, radio and theatre, with Doug MacLeod. The show contains 21 original songs, also written by Harvey and arranged by Melbourne music legend Jack Howard. Click here to view a promo poster.
2 September 2008 - Mark Gossip! From Mark's recent weekend in Sydney, we can report... - A compilation CD to support The Buttery, a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre immortalised in the classic Paul Kelly song "To Her Door", will include Mark's "Walk Through Fire". The CD is due in October 2008. - Mark has began very early work on his fifth studio album, the followup to "Westgate". - New songs being played live at the moment are "Road to Alamogordo", "Nothing but the Wheel" and "Riding in the Rain".
5 August 2008 - Rare Mark Song A relatively rare Mark Seymour track, Flower in the Dark, can be found on YouTube at the moment. [Thanks Tammy!]
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