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Check out a new interview with Mark Seymour from Kate Rae in Melbourne, traversing new ground… đ
Good news – the full 24 song Live at The Palais recording is now available for digital download and listening through streaming services!
Click here to view/purchase on itunes.
Click here to view/purchase on Google Music.
Click here to listen on SoundCloud.
Click here to listen on Spotify.
The 2014 recordings, from the only tour since 1998, are arguably the most authentic H&C recordings available!
Mark Seymour has been active in the last couple of weeks with the release of Roll Back the Stone… here are some interviews and appearances that you may enjoy đ
Gold 104.3 FM Melbourne (3 April)
693 4KQ Brisbane (5 April)
96FM Perth (5 April)
ABC Radio Perth (6 April)
Congratulations to Mark Seymour and The Undertow on reaching the albums chart with Roll Back the Stone, which debuted at #55 on the Australian ARIA chart this week!
Additional data – #54 on the physical albums chart; #50 on the digital albums chart; #42 in the state of Victoria đ
There’s a great brief Jack Howard interview with Rosie at Triple M Melbourne about the upcoming Midnight Oil tour… đ
https://omny.fm/shows/triple-m-rock-interviews/hunnas-jack-howard-joins-midnight-oil
Mark Seymour is appearing on the ABC television programme Q&A this coming Monday, the 27th of March 2017. The broadcast will be streamed live from Monday 9:35pm AEST.
Fellow panelists this week are Bridget McKenzie, National Party Senator for Victoria; Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel; Peter Holmes à Court, Businessman and safari operator; and Kerry Chikarovski, Former State Liberal leader.
Mark gives us the heads up…
Iâll be appearing on the ABC’s Q&A panel on Monday the 27th March in Sydney.
I will also be closing out the show performing âMaster of Spinâ from my new album “Roll Back the Stone”.
If you’re available from 8.30 on the night you can register to be a part of the studio audience at the link below.
More information on the upcoming show can be viewed at the ABC Website.
And for the haterz — best go for the Facebook; posts here are moderated đ
Here is what you need!
Roll Back the Stone Poster
Copies of Mark Seymour’s Roll Back The Stone are already arriving this week – for fans who put their cash into the project last year đ Enjoy! đ
The first and only gig since 2014…!
Saturday 4 March 2017
Concert Oval, Clipsal 500, Adelaide
Hunters and Collectors
Main Set:
- Introduction (Assault on Precinct 13)
- Talking to a Stranger
- Blind Eye
- Inside a Fireball
- True Tears of Joy
- This Morning
- Where Do You Go?
- Stuck on You
- Crime of Passion
- Dog
- Say Goodbye
- Back in the Hole
- Holy Grail
- Everythingâs On Fire
- When the River Runs Dry
- Do You See What I See?
Encore:
- 42 Wheels
- Head Above Water
- Throw Your Arms Around Me
- Skin Of Our Teeth
- The Slab
Hunters and Collectors with the Baby Animals – Saturday 4 March 2017!
You won’t want to miss this. Exclusively reuniting for Clipsal 500 Adelaide in 2017, iconic Aussie rock band Hunters & Collectors are headlining the Saturday night concert!
18 years have passed since the ARIA Hall of Fame inductees disbanded, with only a handful of live performances since the 2009 Sound Relief concert in Melbourne. You’ll know their iconic singles ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’, ‘Do You See What I See’ and ‘When The River Runs Dry’. The return of the legendary rock group at the 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide is set to be one of the most sought after tickets on the Australian music calendar.
Hunters & Collectors will be joined on Saturday 4 March by special guests Baby Animals. The popular group founded in Perth last year celebrated the 25th anniversary of their debut single âEarly Warningâ which spent six weeks at number one, eventually going eight times platinum and becoming the highest-selling debut Australian rock album of all time.
Tickets can be purchased at TicketMaster!
Great news for the many fans of both Midnight Oil and Hunters and Collectors… Jack Howard, trumped and backing vocalist of Hunters and Collectors, will be joining Midnight Oil for their 2017 tour!
The 30th anniversary of the almighty Human Frailty album has not gone unnoticed at Castlemaine Brewery… it may help that one of the owners is Hunters drummer Doug Falconer!
To celebrate, this weekend – the all important Grand Final weekend – the brewery will introduce a new brew, Frailty Pale Ale.
Castlemaine Brewing Company promises us:
Live music Friday night from 7pm: Kestral Knox plays tribute to over 30 years of Hunters & Collectors. DJ Saturday and Sunday evenings.
The Holy Grail of Australian sport – the AFL grand Final – will be broadcast live on the big screen.
Fresh cooked pizza all weekend; American style slow cooked BBQ Saturday & Sunday.
For more information, check out Castlemaine Brewing Company and the Tribute to Human Frailty event on Facebook.
Go Doggies!
Join Mark and James as they make their way around Australia for the “…And The Rest is History” tour, with dates locked in for state capitals and beyond.
The live relationship between James Reyne and Mark Seymour began back in 2007, when they embarked on a massive 90 date national tour, showcasing an extraordinary catalogue of some of Australiaâs most loved songs. The 2016 incarnation will be a limited national run, with Mark and James hitting the stage both together and alone, performing classics from Hunters & Collectors, Australian Crawl and each of their extensive solo works.
In a semi acoustic format, both artists will deliver a set of the uniquely Australian songs we all know and love, and have guaranteed that theyâll throw in a few surprises!
Click here to view the full gig list!
Jack Howard has written a new track, Home Is Where The Heart Is, for the 2016 Melbourne Day celebrations.
Jack tells us the story…
This is a song about Melbourne – written for the official 2016 Melbourne Day celebrations. It’s my story of growing up in the north-western suburbs to my life playing in a rock’n’roll band. Enjoy!
Check it out on Jack’s Bandcamp!
Ashleigh Wilson’s biography of the artist Brett Whiteley has been released as an audiobook – with Mark Seymour doing the reading!
Be sure to check it out đ
Mark Seymour &Â James Reyne
Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
12 August 2016
A large crowd for a quality performance by Mark Seymour and James Reyne in north eastern New South Wales, meters from the Queensland border.
James Reyne:
1. Way Out West
2. Slave
3. Downhearted
4. (Don’t Be So) Reckless
5. Wrapped Around Your Finger [The Police]
6. Motors Too Fast
7. What A Pain In The Arse It Is (To Run Into You Again)
8. Errol
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Mark Seymour:
9. Classrooms and Kitchens
10. When The River Runs Dry
11. Courtroom 32
12. What’s A Few Men?
13. Holy Grail
14. Throw Your Arms Around Me
15. Westgate
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Combined:
16. Do It Again [Steely Dan]
17. April Sun in Cuba [Dragon]
18. Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town [Mel Tillis; Kenny Rogers]
19. Ship of Fools [World Party]
20. Elenore [The Turtles]
21. Oh No Not You Again
22. Do You See What I See?
23. Woodstock [Joni Mitchell]
24. The Boys Light Up
25. Say Goodbye
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Encore:
26. Helpless [Neil Young]
27. Psycho Killer [Talking Heads]
This week Hunters and Collectors asked the producers of Steve Priceâs radio show to cease using âHoly Grailâ in its intro segment.
In the ensuing days some wildly inaccurate claims have been made in the media as to why and how we did this.
So letâs set the record straight shall we?
First of all, Steve Price was not âforcedâ or âmadeâ to stop using the song. No recording artist has control over radio airplay unless the song is used to sell or endorse a product..
Otherwise radio has no legal obligation to seek permission from the artist.
In making the request we acknowledged this fact. There was a clear understanding between the producer and our representative that Steve had to give his consent.
Secondly, the first time the band even became aware that Steve Price was using âHoly Grailâ in his show was at the beginning of this week when we received a flood of mail from fans expressing their concern and disappointment that âHoly Grailâ was being used in this way.
As to whether or not our fans were responding to Steveâs recent appearance on Q&A was never made clear. As we all well know, Steve travels far and wide. It may have been the central reason but we didnât respond on that basis.
Rather, we were prompted by the deep respect we have for the feelings of all in the Hunters family so any concerns they might have as to how our music is used are taken very seriously indeed.
On balance, we came to the conclusion that our fansâ concerns were deeply felt and demanded a response.
Consequently we asked Steve Price politely would he consider changing the intro music to his show on the basis that we were uncomfortable with its use..
Steve Price agreed in good faith to our request and took âHoly Grailâ out of the show.
Lastly, the only direct comment we are prepared to make as to any underlying reason for making the request is that as a band, we simply do not agree with the political views Steve airs on his show. We acknowledge he has every right to express them as he sees fit but we still regard the use of âHoly Grailâ as a tacit endorsement of those views.
Thatâs it.
No further comment will be made..
See Ya!
Jack Howard & Epic Brass
Memo Music Hall, 2 Albert Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
9 July 2016
A number of rare Hunters songs included – even the unreleased Rendering Room from 1981!
Includes guest appearances by Barry Palmer, Doug Falconer and John Archer.
Set #1:
Swing For the Crime (The Saints)
Sometimes (Laughing Clowns)
I Couldn’t Give It To You (Hunters & Collectors)
Sailor’s Dream (Wet Taxis)
Nick the Stripper (The Birthday Party) – vocals Penny Ikinger
The Feel (X) – vocals Steve Lucas
Don’t Cry No Tears (X) – vocals Steve Lucas
Cold Cold Change (Midnight Oil)
Preacher From the Black Lagoon (Models) – vocals Sean Kelly
Talking to a Stranger (Hunters & Collectors) – vocals Sean Kelly
Set #2:
Blind Eye (Hunters & Collectors)
Best of Both Worlds (Midnight Oil)
Who’s Watching Who (Jackson Code) – vocals Jack & Fiona Lee Maynard
Say Goodbye (Hunters & Collectors) – vocals Fiona Lee Maynard
Losing My Mind (Jack Howard)
Eternally Yours (Laughing Clowns) – vocals Ron Peno
D.C. (Died Pretty) – vocals Ron Peno
Tow Truck (Hunters & Collectors)
The Power and the Passion (Midnight Oil) – vocals Jack and Fiona Lee Maynard
Die Yuppie Die (Painters & Dockers) – vocals Paul Stewart
Know Your Product (The Saints) – vocals Paul Stewart
Encore:
Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil) – vocals Jack & Fiona Lee Maynard
Rendering Room (Hunters & Collectors)
Holy Grail (Hunters & Collectors)
(Thanks to Brucey at The Fall online forum for linking the songs to the artists!)
Mark Seymour & The Undertow
Scrap Museum, Bakehouse Studios, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
25 June 2016
This was the second night of live recording for Mark’s upcoming live album, Roll Back the Stone. On the first night, the list was similar but Sylvia’s in Black was not played.
1. Home free
2. Courtroom 32
3. Holy Grail
4. Light on the Hill
5. Back in the Hole
6. Dog
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7. Classrooms and Kitchens
8. Everything’s On Fire
9. Master Of Spin
10. The Ballad of the One Eyed Man
11. True Tears of Joy
12. Still Hanging ‘Round
13. When The River Runs Dry
14. What’s A Few Men?
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15. Football Train
16. Say Goodbye
17. Two Dollar Punter
18. Castlemaine
19. Westgate
20. Throw Your Arms Around Me
21. Kosciusko
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22. The Ghost of Vainglory
23. Walk Through Fire
24. Holy Grail
25. Back In The Hole
26. Sylvia’s In Black
27. The Slab
