Archive for August, 2014

Courtship of America, live 1994

Source: 1994 06 26 Vilagrad, Queenstown, New Zealand T2 Cassette Never underestimate the New Zealanders! The Powerstation gig appears to have sold out within half of general admission tickets being released on Monday! :-/ This sort of loyalty does not go unnoticed – so this week we have a track from the 1994 tour of New more »

Auckland – Spare Tickets?

Fellow fans! We have received e-mails lately from big fans who have missed out on tickets to the Powerstation gig at Auckland on Friday the 21st of November. If you have spare tickets or cannot attend (and are not a scalper!), please e-mail Stuart at stuart.fenech@gmail.com and we will connect you up with some fellow travelers more »

The Conversation Mark Seymour Interview

Punters may enjoy an interview with Mark Seymour at The Conversation at the moment.   Information about the interview: At the Melbourne Writers’ Festival this week, a panel of poets, writers and performers will read and reflect on the poetry of the first world war. Among them is Mark Seymour, the former frontman of Hunters more »

Assault on Precinct 13; Jurassic Lunch Gig Starters

Assault on Precinct 13 Source: 2013 Assault on Precinct 13 (John Archer digital file) Assault on Precinct 13 is the recording played at most Hunters and Collectors gigs as the band takes to the stage. John Archer created the midi based track based on the theme from the movie Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 version). The film score more »

Hunters Win Helpmann Award!

Hunters and Collectors won Best Australian Contemporary Concert at the 2014 Helpmann Awards! The 2014 Australian tour was one hell of an operation – massive, professional, precise and stunningly executed by the very best band, crew and management. It’s great to see credit for the tour of a lifetime. Click here for more information on the Helpmann more »

Curse live 1983

Source: 1983 08 28 Tivoli, Sydney, Australia T2 Cassette Straight from one of the most widely known and loved Hunters songs last week; here we dive back to 1983’s The Fireman’s Curse. Title track Curse, along with all songs on The Fireman’s Curse, has not been played live since 1983; yet is a worthwhile dark reading on more »

One Year on SoundCloud

The modern WordPress version of the True Believers Internet site appeared one year ago today — and we are pleased to see how many people have given a Hunters song a listen through our humble site in that year… over 20,000! We trust you have all enjoyed what you have heard!   Holy Grail 7769 more »

Hunters to Play Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand

It’s the announcement New Zealand was hoping for…! On top of supporting the Rolling Stones on Saturday the 22nd of November, Hunters and Collectors will also play a single bonus show while in Auckland! Friday 21 November 2014 The Powerstation 33 Mt Eden Rd, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand Ticketmaster Pre Sale: Wednesday 20 August more »

Throw Your Arms Around Me live 1989

Source: 1989 01 27 Dee Why Hotel, Sydney, Australia T2 Cassette How could we possibly find another version of Throw Your Arms Around Me? 🙂 Well here it is… during later Fate era shows, instrumentation was a little different to the times before and after. Is that a merimba we hear though many songs at more »

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