I’ve reached a point in my career where I feel compelled to declare my hand. We are living in dark times and I cannot ignore the suffering around me. The songs on ‘Mayday’ reach a lot further into how I see the world. They illustrate my beliefs and above all, my lasting faith in Humanity. more »
Archive for April, 2015
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Mayday Release Date!
April 25th, 2015 
Stuart We have a release date for Mark’s excellent new album Mayday – 29 May 2015! We can order signed copies at the moment over at JB’s Hi Fi…
What’s A Few Men? – Fate remix
April 25th, 2015 Stuart Source: Australian Fate CD album. Today Australia is commemorating of the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing in Gallipoli in 1915. Here is Albert Facey’s story of serving in World War 1, as can be found in his memoir A Fortunate Life. This mix is different to the one on the What’s A Few Men? album more »
Spill Your Guts live, 1984
April 18th, 2015 Stuart Source: 1984 08 25 The Venue, St Kilda, Melbourne VHS PCM. This is a particularly rare one – an unreleased track from The Jaws of Life era! Recorded here for the The Way To Go Out, Spill Your Guts only got a few plays before disappearing, never to be heard again… 🙂
Mark Seymour Website Update
April 15th, 2015 Stuart Mark’s website has been updated… it now simply reads “Mark Seymour & The Undertow. New album Mayday available May 2015.” This is a holding site until there is a relaunch… Check it out!
H&C at #29 in Favourite Australian Bands
April 13th, 2015 Stuart Hunters and Collectors received a mention at #29 on a recent Daily Telegraph list of Australia’s favourite bands… Another band with a varied trajectory, the Hunters and Collectors began in Melbourne in 1981 as an underground act and by the time they disbanded in 1998 they’d become commercial rock radio staples and had their song more »
Mark Seymour – Turn Me On live
April 11th, 2015 Stuart Source: 1999 07 17 Mark – Continental, Melbourne, Australia (DAT). Here’s something a little different… an early Mark Seymour solo live recording. Turn Me On has been famously covered by many artists including Nina Simone and Norah Jones. Here’s Mark’s take! Let us know… should we diversify into some solo recordings here and there where we more »
Football Train
April 5th, 2015 Stuart Here’s a live video of Mark Seymour performing Football Train off his new album Mayday for MMM recently: Click here to view at MMM.
Mayday Track Listing!
April 4th, 2015 Stuart Here we have it! The track listing for Mark Seymour’s new album Mayday… out in June, we believe! Home Free Football Train Two Dollar Punter Irish Breakfast Courtroom 32 Fifo Carry Me Home Oblivion Asylum Thirsty Old Men Kosciusko Lucky Land Red Flags Clicking links will take you to song pages – which now more »
Back in the Hole demo
April 4th, 2015 Stuart Source: 1993 08 06 Demon Flower Demos T2 Cassette. Inspired by the horror of Victoria’s newly privatised prison system, Back in the Hole went on to be a single from 1994’s Demon Flower album. Here’s a rough demo from back in August 1993 when the song was called The Warden’s Lament.
