16mm @ 161 tonight

Will hopefully see you all there tonight.

Bucks vs Yen

GO YOU GOOD THING !!

Up & coming 16mm gigs

Hey all, playing with 16mm at 161 & Ding Dong in the first 2 weeks in Feb, hope to see you all there. Have a listen @ www.myspace.com/sixteenmillimetre

Horrible Wonderful Movies

It seems Fi and I have become fixated on movies about horrible thing happening to good people. I would recommend all these movies but certainly not for a good night in. They just make you feel crap all over !

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!

Top 5 CD's from 2006

Ok Folks, here is my top 5 cd's from 2006, in no particular order.















OSI : Free
Eskimo Joe : Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Sarah Blasko : What the sea wants, the sea will have
Lily Allen : Alright, Still
She Wants Revenge : She wants revenge

Xmas gigs

Well Xmas was everything i expected. Im not really a big fan of the holiday, but i will still take the days off work. The 'Fakes vs 16mm' gigs were fun. I am looking forward to more, but i dont think i will play 2 gigs in the one night again. Fingers crossed NYE will be fun.

Bah Humbug

Merry Xmas and all that bollocks, blaa blaa blaa.....

Victoria Burns

Well, with the states worst fires in almost 100 years, about 15% of Victoria is either burnt or burning. Some days you can hardly see the sun because of all the smoke. I'm sitting on my office and all I can smell is fire. This doesnt help our water shortage either. It's gonna be a long dry summer.

The new love of my life

"Do yourself a favour" and go grab a slab of this !

Gosser Dark......

The new love of my life.

Come to the "Dave Show"

I am now playing for ‘Sixteen Millimetre’(Bowie meets Buckley meets Cave), we have a gig on the same night as my ‘fakes’ gig. (Just call me the “hive project wh*re”). ‘the fakes’ at 10:30 at the Central Club, followed by my first show with ‘sixteen millimetre’ at Pony at midnight.

L.P.S Pirates

Arrrrgggghhhhhhh...... The Mo-vember gala was hysterical. God we looked good !

Mo-vember

Happy Mo-vember Mo-bros!! The annual Mo-vember gala is on Thursday night and we will be Mo-ed up to the nines. It's for a worthy cause.
www.movember.com.au

U2 by default

Due to the 30 ft high stage not taking up as much space as expected, 500 side view tickets were made available to the sold out U2 show here on Saturday night, for $59 (normally $130) Dave and I thought, "hey, why not?"..... I've never seen over 100,000 people in one place. Now I can say I have. I'm not a fan of the band, but I was certainly impressed by the show.

The Fakes "Little Deaths" Launch

A big thanks to everyone who came last night, eventhough it was hailing. We were hoping for about 100 punters and we got 104, so we are all stoked. Thanks so much for the support and for all those who bought merch, thanks heaps ! XXX We got a review in the music australia guide too: http://www.musicaustraliaguide.com/reviews/1315

7/10 "The Fakes have been dubbed Melbourne’s Mazzy Star. Their sound is heavenly, delicate and dreamy. Their second EP follows the impressive debut, Storm In A Teacup. You won’t hear this pumping at a nightclub, but it could easily be the soundtrack to a European movie, where the scene is all smoky and hazy. The opening cut, Were You Listening, is a gentle epic. Juliarna Cleal’s vocals perfectly fit the mood set by Jase McCormick’s hypnotic guitar lines. Languid beauty. The Fakes are the real deal." Jeff Jenkins

What the sea wants, the sea will have.

Fi and I went to see Sarah Blasko on Friday night, we got up really close. What an amazing show.

Halloween Nightmare

We went to see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D. Dont we look SEXY !

Spring Racing Carnival

Fi and I went to Derby Day on Saturday, along with 130,000 other people. We were at the barrier of the 300m mark with all our ca$h on the 50:1 slow-poke "who's your daddy". Lets just say we sounded like two drunk dickheads screaming that name out !.... Had a fun day. God i love Melbourne.

Goodbye you big ugly pain the arse !

......RIP......

Got my ticket to Japan

Paid of my ticket to Japan today, I fly out March 16th for 3 weeks. This should keep me sane until December 2007 when I head off on "Dave's Around the World in 100 Days" trip.

Thats assuming North Korea doens't need a more challenging target than it's southern counterpart.

'Little Deaths' tickets on sale now

Tickets now on sale to my CD launch ..... buy buy buy buy buy !!!!!
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Lyndon Photo

The gigs with Lyndon were fun, cozy venues and a few beers.... no complaints. And we got to play a Tears for Fears classic... HA HA...

Withnail and I

I watched "Withnail & I" last night, I hadn't seen it since Napoli, I 'd almost forgotten how hysterical it is. It just goes to show that holidays are not always a good thing, unless you like fishing with a riffle. It certainly highlights all the 'pros' to alchoholism and insanity.

Next time I'm out at the pub (and in a hurry) I will certainly be using the line "We'll have to work fast, bartender, a couple of quadruple whiskies and another pair of pints". Certainly one of the finer new additions to my DVD collection. I wouldn't however recommend the "Withnail & I drinking game", namely drinking what Withnail drinks when he drinks it... Roughly 9 ½ glasses of red wine, half a pint of cider, 1 shot of lighter fluid, 2 ½ shots of gin, 6 glasses of sherry, 13 glasses of whisky and half a pint of ale. Since the whisky alone would be more than enough to necessitate a trip to hospital for most people, few, if any, keep pace for the entire film.

What a weekend

Wow, so Friday night I went and saw 'Laura' (Caz, my Cellist's other band) at their album launch, great gig. Saturday Fi & I and Dave & Alita drove to Ocean Grove to see Tom and his holiday home down on the beach. It was an arvo spent sitting on the beach with a beer kickin' the footy around. It was after 3am we crashed out after all the girls became addicted to Poker. Beginners luck I say!. Sunday arvo we all drove back and I played the first of 2 gigs with Lyndon, it was a really relaxed Sunday evening gig, I think we were all pretty pooped from too much running around on the beach... and perhaps the booze too.

Hope from Hope

Hey, check this out, Hope Sandoval is the singer from 'Mazzy Star', she has posted a review of our new single "Were you listening?" on the JJJ Unearthed competition. Coooool !

Rating: 5/5
“Finally a track that sounds like it should be unearthed. From the sparse intro from which this track begins-to the build of lush instrumentation as it kicks in; before one of the most gorgeous sounding female voices I have heard in a long time sets the lovely-yet quite melancholy tone of the track. ‘Were you listening’ really pulled at the heart strings as it builds to a final; quite understated but cinematic conclusion. Would be perfect on a movie soundtrack. Should be hearing more from these guys soon!”
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
21 Sep, 2006

Giggin' with Lyndon !

Master Lyndon Wesley has requested my expertise in the musical engine room for a few gigs, so come on down and see me bash out a few tunes with the man. I'm very excited !!!
www.myspace.com/lyndonwesley
www.lyndonwesley.com

I Love Katie

So Friday night I was lucky enough to finally see Katie Noonan after 6 years of trying. She is my favorite singer in the wooooorrrrlllldddd!!!!! and although she is almost 8 months pregaz, she still made it down to Melbourne for 2 shows. The show was stunning, just vocals, guitar and sax, down at Bennetts Lane . For those interested in listening to her, listen to "George" or "Elixir".

NO FLAVOR !!!!

ha ha ha... thanks Kay

Little Birdy

I think my blog is just becoming about me seeing bands...... i guess thats a good representation of my life at the moment though. We went to see Little Birdy last night, that Katy Steele is sex on legs !... They put on a fun show, not as good as the last time i saw them, but Dave and I had "dates" with us this time... cant complain !

Doom Metal's back !

Great show last night fellas, good to see Paramaecium back together again after 10 years. Enjoy the gigs in Norway, you lucky bastards !

Steve Irwin RIP - Crikey !!!

Well you cant say you didnt predict it, the poor bastard has gone and died, killed by a sting ray in the Great Barier reef. Silly bugger. He was 44.

Crazy Gig Weekends

thanks to all who came to the gig last weekend, there were a few fresh faces there, a fun night all round. Matt was over from Japan for his birthday, hence the blurry photo of the 4 of us, i guess we were a little blurry too. See you in January Matt.

Fakes @ the empress

This will probably be our last gig before the new EP "Little Deaths" is released. Gigs after that will probably be at the Tennis Centre or bigger venues as our following with be HHUUGGEE !!!
HA HA HA HA....

Ticket Addiction Symptoms

I just got tickets to Cirque Du Soleil (May 07) ... I was so excited at the same moment as the wind changed, and look what happened.... this is permanent, can someone help?

Review

I guess they liked us?. It's a bit fluffy, but I'm certainly not complaining.

Fakes at Ding Dong

the fakes are playing at the 'kashmir night' at ding dong next wednesday, hope to see you all there, for furthur details go to the "myspace" link on the right of this page.