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SILVER UNDIES
Underground Lovers have always done things their own way
- they even like to write their name as undergroundLOVERS.
The Undies are celebrating their Silver Jubilee with two
big gigs at The Toff In Town this weekend. Saturday's show
is songs from 1989 to 1993; Sunday is 1994 and beyond. Howzat!
caught up with singer Vince Giarrusso to mark the milestone.
Have all your dreams come true, Vince? "Yep … and more."
Casting your mind back 25 years, what words would best describe
you: Excited? Optimistic? Naive? "We were all those things
and arrogant as well," Vince smiles. "We never really had
an aim, except for making records and trying hard to not
be in music clips. We pride ourselves on our lame performances
in videos." The highlights? "Meeting amazing musicians and
fans at gigs. Hearing a song on the radio is always special.
Playing pool with Robert Smith and beating him … priceless."
Where do the Undies keep their ARIA (for 1992's Best New
Talent)? "Hidden," Vince says, admitting, "we don't know
where it is." Lowlights? "Dealing with the corporate world
of music, which is dying a slow death - ding dong, the witch
is dead." Vince wishes the young Undies had more confidence
to be independent and "not succumb to the offer of corporate
donuts. The glaze is pretty, but …" Best gig? "The Corner
and the Annandale when we started playing again in 2011.
The love in the room was unbearable." The worst? "In London.
We were jet-lagged and half of our equipment broke in transit.
We played terribly and the next day the Australian press
in London gave us a no-star review, telling punters to avoid
us like the plague. It was excellent because then all the
Londoners came and saw us." Vince recalls another UK reviewer
who said, "Close your eyes and this is music heaven. Open
your eyes and you see a bunch of accountants." "We often
wondered what he meant," Vince laughs. "What did he expect
to see, Marlene Dietrich? Or a bunch of people dressed up
like Big Bird? Weird, that." These are "Past/Present" gigs;
what's the Undies' future? "New long player on the horizon
- we start writing soon and hopefully the production process
will be quick and easy. Plus some more gigs, and interesting
collaborations in China and the US." Finally, what advice
would Vince give to a band starting out today? "Do what
you wanna do. Be what you wanna be. Yeah!"
KATE THE GREAT
Northcote has more songwriters than any other suburb in
the nation. And it now has two more - Brisbane's Kate Miller-Heidke
and hubby Keir Nuttall have relocated. By the way, Kate's
new album, O Vertigo!, is destined to be one of the albums
of the year.
HOT LINE
"The Sunnyboys, God bless them and God bless you" - Died
Pretty, Godbless.
CHART WATCH
X Factor runner-up Taylor Henderson scores his second Top
5 hit.
When You Were Mine TAYLOR HENDERSON (number five, debut)
She Looks So Perfect 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER (nine)
Swing JOEL FLETCHER FEATURING SAVAGE (13)
Fancy IGGY AZALEA (19, debut)
High PEKING DUK (20)
Never Be The Same JESSICA MAUBOY (21, debut)
You're Beautiful NATHANIEL (31)
Pharrell Williams knocks off INXS, who slip to number two
after four weeks on top.
The Very Best INXS (number two)
Flesh & Blood JOHN BUTLER (14)
Faceless BURIED IN VERONA (15, debut)
Kick INXS (18)
The Great Country Songbook TROY CASSAR-DALEY & ADAM HARVEY
(20)
Scattered Reflections LIOR (23, debut)
The White Album HILLSONG UNITED (24)
Raise The People CALLING ALL CARS (26, debut)
Endless Praise PLANETSHAKERS (30, debut)
Flume FLUME (32)
Atlas RUFUS (38)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Can For Now UNDERGROUNG LOVERS
Quick Steps MARCEL BORRACK & SARAH CARROLL
Henry MELODY POOL
Let It Be Now THE ALTERNATIVE
Offer It Up KATE MILLER-HEIDKE
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