Mental Notes September 2020: Opening the suitcase

BRISBANE–Inspired by a photo found by Adam Trainer featuring Glide with me in 1995 in the RTRFM studio, I wondered what goodies were in that battered suitcase — see bottom-left — I flat-packed with hundreds of CDs without jewel cases 22 years ago.

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Jebediah; Bluebottle Kiss; Something For Kate, Shenton Park Hotel, September 14, 1996

The “Unipalosers” may have only played to about twelve people in Canberra, home of our national treasures but little more besides, so finding a wealth of punters at the Shenton Park Hotel could have been quite a surprise for the tired gaggle of Murmur stablemates. And “yip”, they burped, for this was the last gig of their five week Australian tour and Vanessa (Jebediah) was sick of sharing vans with nine stinky lads.

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interview | Summersault ’95 – The Local Assault

As well as the stunning array of glamorous, international musical megastars strolling the catwalk at Summersault, Fremantle Oval January 7, a local contingent of glamorous musical megastars will put forth their noise on the same stages. ADAM CONNORS spoke to Perth bands Jebediah, Bluetile Lounge, Outstation, Wormfarm and Thermos Cardy before the big day arrived.

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