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CURRENT NEWS What is happening from the world of Hunters and Collectors.
8 August 2008 - The Letter Jack Howard has been busier than ever and delivers this letter to all--- Howdy troops. It may seem like musical life has been very quiet down here in Elwood but nothing could be further from the truth. This year, I've sung bass in an opera, played at The E.J.Whitten Legends Game, played at the launch of Airway Lanes' new CD, been writing heaps of new songs with the school bands that I run (Tavish and the Wesley jazz ensembles) and I've got a new CD in the can due for release next year (tentatively titled "Lost Horizon"). The Elwood Dads' Band have also been playing all over the place. My big news is that I'm the musical director of a brand new Australian musical, "Call Girl", written by Melbourne actor/comedienne/musician Tracy Harvey. Tracy got me involved earlier this year and we've been having a ball. Go to www.callgirlbiz.com for details about the show and how you can buy tickets. I've also got a few shows coming up with The Long Lost Brothers - we're at The Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy on Fridays Aug.29th and Oct.3rd; we're at Bar 9T4 in Richmond on Saturdays Sept. 6th and 20th; and we'll be at Chaucer's Bottleshop in Malvern on Fri.Oct.10th.....and on October 20th, I turn 50!! If you're wondering how I maintain my hunky looks, it's my moisturiser, darlings. I don't go anywhere without it. Cheers - see you on the other side.
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.
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!]
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.
24 June 2008 - Hunters Box Release Date The Hunters and Collectors box set, "Horn of Plenty", is planned to be released in November this year. Containing a massive 16 discs, the contents of which are far from finalised, early indications are that this is one massive, ambitious project...
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."
22 June 2008 - Marta Mark Seymour and Cameron McKenzie (heavily involved in Mark's solo career) have been working with a new Australian artist, Mara Pacek. Known as Marta, Mark has cowritten a number of Marta's songs and Cameron McKenzie has produced her debut EP "All the Good Ones Have Gone". Find more information here.
1 June 2008 - The Closest Living Thing A new Mark Seymour CD has been released in Scandinavia by Promising Records called The Closest Living Thing. This album is a 'best of' the Australian Mark Seymour acoustic albums Daytime and the Dark and Titanic. Promising Records have also released a Do You See What I See? acoustic promotional CD to coincide with this release. Click here for more information on The Closest Living Thing.
20 May 2008 - Hunters Box Set! There is a Hunters and Collectors box set on the way! While details are scarce at the moment, we believe it will be comprehensive and are hoping for as many rarities to appear as possible!
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!!!
10 March 2008 - Great Australian Albums The classic Hunters and Collectors album "Human Frailty" is one of four albums that will be featured in the second series of Great Australian Albums on SBS! The other three albums to get a run in this series are "16 Lovers Lane" by the Go-Betweens, Murder Ballads by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Odyssey Number Five by Powderfinger.
3 March 2008 - Mark Seymour Book In Stores! Mark Seymour's new book Thirteen Tonne Theory is now available in book stores across Australia!
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.
1 December 2007 - Mark Seymour DVD In Stores! Mark Seymour's new live DVD From Bondi to Bedlam is now in Australian stores! The all region DVD was recorded in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2007. The audio and video quality are fantastic, and better than anything we have enjoyed to date. An extensive, revealing interview is included as bonus material.
23 September 2007 - Jack Howard Update Lots of updates from Jack...!
29 September 2007 - Titanic in Stores Mark Seymour's new acoustic album Titanic is available in Australian stores today! Titanic can also be purchased online through music stores including JB's Hi-Fi, Sanity and Chaos.
27 September 2007 - Espy Gig DVD Recording Click here to read webmaster Stuart's comments on the Mark Seymour live DVD recording on the 27th of September at the Espy in Melbourne, including a set list...
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.
11 August 2007 - Online Jack Howard Interview Click here to listen to a comprehensive Salty interview with Jack Howard.
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.
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...
14 July 2007 - New Jack Howard Album Released! Jack Howard's excellent new album, "My Lucky Day", is now available in Australian music stores. The album is available over the Internet from retailers including JB's Hi Fi, Sanity and Chaos. Click here to visit Jack's Internet site.
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.
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]
16 June 2007 - Living in Large Rooms Back in Stores The classic Hunters and Collectors double live album "Living in Large Rooms and Lounges" is now back in stores, thanks to Liberation Records.
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!
2 June 2007 - Westgate In Stores! Mark Seymour's excellent new studio album "Westgate" can now be found in Australian music stores. "Westgate" can purchased through stores such as JB's Hi-Fi and Sanity. A digital version is also available through ITunes, which includes two bonus tracks.
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.
31 May 2007 - Vale Chappo Andrew Chapman Amid the drudgery of the day-to-day travelling rock'n'roll grind, one bloke always had a smile, a joke, a good word to say about everyone. A bloke who made your day go easier, and could be depended on to do his job just that little bit better than he really needed to. More than a friend, more than a workmate. See you later, Chappo. Bon voyage and thanks. Hunters.
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.
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.
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.
2 September 2006 - Anniversary Human Frailty in Stores The 20th Anniversary release of the classic Hunters and Collectors album "Human Frailty" is in Australian stores now. This release includes a bonus DVD of a Rock Arena performance and video clips from the album. Click here for more information.
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