Browsing Month 'July, 2007'
I first met Doc Neeson of The Angels in 1984. We were sharing a caravan back-stage at Narara, perhaps the largest outdoor music festival I’d ever been to… both then, and in recent years. I was just a couple of months out of Private Lives and writing for On The Street. We were bequeathed the [...]
Over the past couple of years, perhaps the most challenging thus far, I’ve become increasingly tired and some what forgetful… the small things get easily overlooked, however in recent weeks I’ve found myself, for example, reading dates entirely differently to what they are. I’ve had so much going on simultaneously, professionally and personally, that I’ve [...]
Melbourne’s Polyester Books, on Brunswick St, is a phenomenon, not least for its hardy resilience in the face of narrow-minded attacks from authorities and certain sectors of the community alike. Now it faces a new threat – the extinction of the artistic culture it grew up in. Andrew Garton spoke with the store’s founder, Paul [...]
Son of Science appeared at the OPEN CHANNEL SHED 4 launch, 5 July, performing a rare 15 minute set in one of the largest remaining industrial spaces in Melbourne. The new new line-up: Adrian Symes on reeds and Chip Wardale on bass. Mark Tallon (vocals), John Power (visuals) and myself on everything else. Adrian and [...]
My “other” sister and her bloke, that’s Annette and Ian, are both well into their cooking. And why wouldn’t they be? The Garton’s are traditionally kitchen fiends and with three Taurus’s in the family, we are bound to demand significant culinary enthusiasm from our partners… So, I helped them out once more with a new [...]
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