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JIM MOGINIE NEWS November 2008 Jim and The Family Dog play the Hopetoun Surry Hills on Sunday December the 14th, support tba. It will be good to get into the Christmas spirit with a rightly kicking gig with The Dog. Bless it. Work in the studio this month with country star Bill Chambers on his upcoming release with Jim on guitar, keyboards and other assorted instruments and work with Telehet, Matt Jo Gow and Corish Begaud. Mosey on down to the Jim Moginie and Family Dog myspace for Jim's sporadic, and often inspired, blogs. Jim's 'Alas Folkloric' album is now available for purchase on this site. Each one will be personally autographed by Jim. Join our mailing list. Check out the artist page for other releases on Reverberama Records. These records are only available here. October 2008 An interview with Jim by Matt Okie, regarding the reissue CD/DVD of 'Diesel and Dust' in US based magazine Identity Theory. Studio tan... Jim has been in the studio working on a record supporting The Buttery (made famous in the Paul Kelly song To Her Door). CAUTION: LIFE AHEAD features unreleased and rare recordings of well known Australian artists, including Jim's production of the Nine Inch Nails track 'Hurt', the defacto theme song of the record, with Jimmy Barnes singing. Jim also contributes guitar and production to the beloved Easybeats tribute record 'Easyfever' alongside Neil Finn doing a rocking version of 'Woman, Make You Feel Alright', a last minute/nth hour inclusion on the project. Also La Huva's up and coming release, and working with Melbourne based songster, Matt Jo Gow.
Jim Neil Finn and Rick Grossman Jim and Jimmy Barnes, the new Sonny and Cher?
The Fauves album "When Good Times Go Good" co-producedby Jim and Wayne Connolly is out now.
August 2008
The Family Dog: Paul Loughhead, Jim Moginie, Kent Steedman, Tim Kevin. Photo: Mandy Hall. Jim and The Family Dog play The Harp, Tempe on Aug 14 and headline Australian independent music champions 4ZZZ's SIDESHOW ALLEY gig at the Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane on Saturday Aug 16.
The 'Very Big Gig' for Wayne Goodwin and The Leukemia Foundation was a huge success, with a packed house at The Basement, raising much needed funds for a worthy cause with a great lineup. Ebb Tide and The Shorebreakers featuring Jim, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst and Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie stormed through a set including surf instrumentals and Oils' chestnuts with Rob, Jim and Brian handling vocal duties. Dick Dale's 'Miserlu' featured Wayne Goodwin on Farfisa and Paul Panichi on a very spanish sounding trumpet. Many thanks to Charm Wall, Nicole Helich and all the organisers. The haunting Jim / Howlin' Wind instrumental collaboration 'The Blessing' is now available on
. Fresh sightings on Reverberama Records are Kate Plummer's delightful debut "Home in the Crossing" and Howlin' Wind's melodic "Great Ocean Road 2", both produced by Jim. Check them out on the artist's pages. Jim is playing guitar and various instruments with legendary Warumpi band songman and writer of defacto anthem 'My Island Home' Neil Murray when he plays his dates in and around Sydney in August. Check here for details. July, 2008 Ebb Tide and The Shorebreakers do their kings of the surf guitar impressions, featuring Rob Martin and Jim at the Wayne Goodwin and the Leukemia Foundation benefit gig at The Basement on Sunday Aug 3rd. Wayne has had a bad run since the last benefit, 3 lots of chemotherapy and now stem cell replacement therapy. Wayne is a well known local musician who has played with the Oils on 'In The Valley" on 'Earth and Sun and Moon' and Jim's 'Alas Folkloric' as well as CSN, Emmylou Harris, Sting and countless others. Come along and be part of the Australian music community.
May 2008,
The 'Diesel and Dust' package has now been released worldwide, with interviews Jim did for Billboard and Reuters. Jim has recently been on a writing trip with Lights, Dave Martin and Tawgs as collaborators. March 2008, Midnight Oil news of sorts: remastering has been going on for a lot of old Oils' records and they're coming up really well. Originally mastered for vinyl, a process which severely limited the dynamic range of the original source tapes, the CD versions of the albums up to 1985 were also converted to digital through first generation a to d converters. The newer versions, sourced from the original analog tapes and converted using the latest technology, are much clearer and more detailed. Check out the Oils' site for updates. First off the block is Diesel and Dust, re released with a bonus DVD of the Blackfella Whitefella outback tour filmed by the ABC's Big Country. For more information about modern mastering, and some of it's drawbacks when misused, click here. The Family Dog returns to the Harp Easter Friday.
Recently, Jim has been working in the studio with Aboriginal band Descendance and Joel Byrne from Wolf & Cub.
February 2008, Go to youtube to see The Nightwatchman & AntiFlag's version of Midnight Oil's 'Beds are Burning' at the Big Day Out. Jim has finished mixing the Huckleberry Swedes record. It sounds brilliant, keep posted for release dates. Sarah Blasko's album 'What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have' which Jim co produced has just gone platinum. Well done Blasko and Co, you ought to be congratulated! The album also won 'Best Pop Release' at the Aria awards. The new Midnight Oil site is up and running. It's about time....and quite an improvement on the old one. Speaking of about time, read Peter Garrett's piece in the SMH regarding Australia's apology to it's original inhabitants. Jim says: 'It was a very moving day for all and one that hopefully will start the ball rolling on the healing process between black and white. I for one thought previously that it was a day that would never come in my lifetime. By recognising the truth about how we came to inhabit this beautiful country, in pure 'therapy' terms, it felt like a relief and a shouldering off of a burden, swept under the rug by the 'straiteners and punishers' of the previous administration, who today are still somehow caught up in the shrinkage of the past. We come to understand the bridge between history, emotion and political change. Also, to understand ourselves better and by getting our house in order, see what needs to be done to make this truly a country the world looks up to.'
December 2007, The Adelaide Guitar Festival was such a surprise...not nerdy at all! Acts like John Hammond Jr, Kaki King, Vernon Reid, Anne McCue, Diesel, Jeff Lang and many others brought a whole new slant to the oeuvre of Hendrix. Jim says ' It was great working with Adalita, who totally went off at the gig, bringing the crowd to it's feet. We clashed guitars mid-air in true metal fashion. That was a first for me. It was a joy to play on the final night with a full house with such a great band.' Also playing with Jim were Aria winning duo of guitarist Matt Walker and drummer Ash Davies, plus local bass guru Brian Ruiz. The band played a buzzsaw 'Advance Australia Fair', a psychedelica take on '1989 A Merman I Should Be', and a storming rock version of Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower'. November 2007, ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL 02 Dec 2007, 07:30 PM For ten spine tingling days, Adelaide will resonate to the sounds of guitar legends from around the world. Click here for details of this amazing event. Jim Moginie will perfom along with Adalita Srsen from Magic Dirt, and the Aria winning Matt Walker and Ashley Davies in ’Kiss The Sky’, A Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert.
Bernie Banton RIP. Asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton died this week of mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer. He tirelessly represented the hundreds of unsung people who are diagnosed with the disease every year. Bernie was only recently awarded compensation by a very tardy James Hardie Ltd, owner of the factory in which he worked. The Surf and Turf benefit was a great success, over ten thousand dollars were raised for Wayne (and still counting). Jim would like to thank Arlene Brookes, Kristen Coburn, Christine Taylor, who pulled it all together, Backline Australia, Fender Australia for their donation of the acoustic guitar, Guy Dickerson, Rick the compere and his generous donation of the Fender bass, Sony BMG, Love Police, Bombora Productions, and especially all the wonderful musicians who played, gave freely of their time and who made it such a special night, plus all at the glorious Mona Vale Hotel. There should be some footage up on youtube soon, check back here for directions.
SURF N’ TURF - A BENEFIT FOR WAYNE GOODWIN AND THE LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION. Sunday 11th November – The Mona Vale Hotel 5 – 9pm
Surf n’ Turf is a benefit performance for Wayne Goodwin, violinist/composer and multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, mandolin, viola, saxophone and drums). Wayne is a well loved stalwart of the Australian music scene. Featuring musical acts from Surf to Rock-a-Billy to Country music including; Ebb Tide & The Shorebreakers (members from Midnight Oil - Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst & Martin Rotsey in their alter ego surf band featuring Wayne Goodwin), members of The Atlantics (Peter Hood, Martin Cilia and Michael Smith), Cocky and Pompous - (Paul McDermott and Paul Livingstone aka Flacco from ABC’s Sideshow), Beccy Cole, Anne Kirkpatrick, The Riptides (Mark Callaghan of GANGajang), Chris Bailey and Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (from the Original Angels & GANGajang) and other guest musicians. …. Plus an auction for some exciting items. Wayne was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June of this year and after three months of chemotherapy is currently in remission from the blood tumor cancer. With a little help from his friends, this fund raising event will help Wayne get back on his feet after time off work and provide him with some relief from mounting financial obligations. The Leukaemia Foundation is also a beneficiary of the benefit as this organization has been extremely supportive through Goodwin’s challenging ordeal. A representative from the Foundation will be on hand at the event to highlight awareness of their work as well as to provide information about Non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other blood tumor cancers. Born of an Australian mother, Wayne first came to Australia on tour from Hollywood, California with Emmylou Harris twenty odd years ago and returned the following year to stay, performing with the newly reformed band Crossfire and to break into the film industry as a composer. His credits as a violinist list the who’s who of music including Midnight Oil, INXS, Jenny Morris, Sting, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Tony Bennett, ELO, Renee Geyer, Ross Wilson, The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, The Bolshoi Ballet, Gene Pitney, Dolly Parton, Dragon, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Little, Michelle Shocked, Anne Kirkpatrick, Bread, Crosby, Stills and Nash (Wayne was awarded a platinum album for his violin solo on their hit single Wasted in the Way) and more… Mona Vale Hotel - Cnr. Barrenjoey Rd and Park St Tickets $12 pre sale / $15 at door Bookings - Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au October 2007. Jim is currently touring nationally with Sarah Blasko's band through October and early November. October 6 and 7 The Vanguard, Newtown Solo supporting The Backsliders, featuring Rob Hirst.
June/July 2007, In the last two months, Jim has hunkered down into studio mode, working with 78 Saab, Jimmy Barnes, Vanessa Corish and Paul Begaud, The Huckleberry Swedes, Dylan Dray and The Backsliders. Go to Jim and the Dog's 'myspace' and check out the blog written about Neil Murray, and elder statesman in the Australian music industry HERE. Below, a candid shot of half of the Family Dog, the twin guitar attack factor, Kent Steedman and Jim at April's Apollo Bay Music Festival, doing the load out. .
May 2007, Jim will join the legendary songman Neil Murray onstage at his Sydney shows. The dates are: Thurs May 31 Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba and
April 2007, News on upcoming shows with Jim Moginie and The Family Dog. Friday 20th April 10pm - Great Ocean Hotel - Apollo Bay Music Festival Vic Jim says: 'The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival was an amazing confluence of music from all over the planet. Anyone who is vaguely interested in music should attend. I spent 3 days wandering around in it as a punter and fan. The Family Dog played a wonderful set and I jumped up the next day with the Ghostwriters for some crusty favourites, it was great playing with Rob and Martin again.'
Photos by Alexandra Osbelt. Read the article in THE AUSTRALIAN in which Jim, and others talk about the Festival. Jim jumped up and guested at Sarah Blasko's amazing orchestral show at the Seymour Centre on Wednesday 18th of April, tickling the ivories on 'Amazing Things' and 'Planet New Year'. Jim has finished mixing Howlin' Winds' 'Great Ocean Road Vol 2', due for release in April, and has completed work on Sydney guitar player/singer Kate Plummer's record.
March 2007, Come and hear Jim and The Dog fire up eight cylinders of maximum psychedelic rock at the Cat and Fiddle, Balmain on Thursday 5th of April as an unadvertised, warts and all interactive live rehearsal/warmup for the East Coast Blues and Roots. After considerable peer group pressure, Jim has put up a myspace page. Click here to check it out. News on upcoming shows with Jim Moginie and The Family Dog.. Thursday 5 April - Cat and Fiddle, Balmain. Sunday 08 April - Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival Friday 20th and Saturday 21st April - Apollo Bay Music Festival February 2007, On Sunday February 25th, Jim performed solo at the Harp in Tempe with a bunch of other musicians in an acoustic setting, including Canada's Ann Vriend, Peter Miller Robertson, Vic Farrell and Ben Crick. December 2006, News from the front...Sarah Blasko's album 'What the Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have', on which Jim collaborated, has gone gold. November 2006, The video for the single 'All Around The World' directed by Robert Hambling is up on YouTube, along with the 'Outer Space' video and Fuzzface's 'Mr Doomsday'. Jim has been in the studio recently with The Celibate Rifles, The Ghostwriters, Howlin' Wind and singer/songwriter Wesley Carr. . October 2006, Melbourne show was a treat, with a great PA and stage. Jim: 'It was the first show the Family Dog had played where the dressing room wasn't a freezer full of cold VB's and UDL cans, and the power wasn't running over a wet floor to a double adapter. The only way is up." In recent weeks, Jim has been working with flute maestro Howlin' Wind and doing some pre production for Kate Miller-Heidke. The Oils' new compilation 'Flat Chat' is to be released before Christmas. It is an adrenalised car mix tape of classic Oils songs as the title suggests, completely remastered from original analog tapes, and will rollercoaster its way out on October 28th. More details to follow.
Jim and The Family Dog touring news. Saturday October 14th East Brunswick Club, Carlton supported by Brendan Welch. See live page for more information. The Dog are salivating over the prospect of finally leaving the Inner West and going down the Mighty Hume. Always a folkie? Go to music head and beat for reviews.
Both Sydney gigs went swimmingly, guitars to the fore. Special thanks to Jodie and Trish from The Girls From The Clouds for their great support set. The Family Dog is Kent Steedman (guitar,bass and vocals) Tim Kevin (organ, baritone guitar, bass and vocals) and Paul Loughhead on drums. Friday October 6th Manly Boatshed, Manly supported by The Girls From The Clouds Saturday October 7th Bridge Hotel, Rozelle supported by The Girls From The Clouds Saturday October 14th East Brunswick Club, Carlton supported by Brendan Welch. See live page for more information.
Check out Delightful Rain, a new live record and DVD celebrating Australian surf music. It features Rob Hirst Martin Rotsey and Dom Turner as the Angry Tradesmen, The Celibate Rifles, and many benchmark Australian music legends. September 2006, Interview with Jim in The Courier Mail.....Australian Music Online and the Sydney Morning Herald make for interesting reading.... Eureka! Jim and the Family Dog play the Sydney album launch for 'Alas Folkloric' at The Vanguard Newtown this Friday September the 15th, supported by Richard Madden with John Cass. Tickets are selling fast, get in early to avoid disappointment. Go to moshtix to book, check out the live page for up and coming gigs. The residency at the Sando is now over and was a great success. 'The band is primed' says Jim. A rare sighting was ventriloquist Chris Kirby with his unexpected and amazing performances mid-set.
The Dog in action, peeling the paint off the Sando. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Bichard August 2006, Go to the contact page to download bio and press release for 'Alas Folkloric', Jim's new record released September 16. And then go to musichead to check out sound samples for 3 of the new songs and the Outer Space film clip. Touring news! Jim and the Family Dog will be playing at Melbourne's East Brunswick Club on Saturday 14th October 2006, supported by Brendan Welch.
The first single, 'Outer Space', was released to radio last week. The song is now available from iTunes. Oil fans note that it features Rob Hirst on drums!
'The residency is going well, upstairs from the regular Tuesday night poker game at the Sando, it's like playing on a floating casino' says Jim. 'We had one dancer last week, which was good for our morale.' The Family Dog consists of Jim on guitar, keyboard and voice, Kent Steedman on guitar and bass, Tim Kevin on voice, baritone guitar, bass and organ, Trent Williamson on harmonica voice and jawharp, and finally Paul Loughhead on the drums. See live page for set details. Next week (22nd) the band will be supported by ventriloquist Chris Kirby. The show starts at 8.30pm. Get there early! One down four to go! Jim and the Dog did Night 1, the first Sandringham show last Tuesday night. Apart from a piano that blew up spontaneously it was a great night.
July 2006, Eureka! Jim and The Family Dog will be doing a residency in Sydney throughout the month of August. The dates are every Tuesday night (1,8,15,22,29th) at the Sandringham Hotel, 387 King Street, Newtown. More details to follow.
June 2006, Jim recently did some preproduction for Lake Bolac's own, a great band called The Exploders. On Friday the 23rd of June, a FEHVA benefit concert and art auction was held at the Byron Bay Community Centre to raise funds and awareness for the continuing work of The Buttery. Jim, Rob Hirst and Tim Kevin did a set comprising Jim's, Rob's and several Midnight Oil songs (see live page) the latter on which they were joined to great acclaim by Peter Garrett, who was there on the night to make the opening address on the value of arts in the community. It was a magic night, including performances by The Buttery Choir and Grace Knight amongst others. The concert and auction also raised a great deal of money for this worthwhile cause.
May 2006, Jim and Tim Kevin did a short unannounced support set at the Manly Boatshed late in May, thanks to those that clapped! Stay in touch with this page as some unannounced acoustic shows are happening around Sydney in the upcoming weeks before the album is released. The Vanguard set list is on the live page. Family Dog Mk2 fairly rocks hard: thanks to all that came to the show, Outer Space from the upcoming record rocked the house this time and Trent Williamson jumped up for some demon harp playing and MC'ing. Jim's new record has been slated for a September 16th release. Work continues on the incomparable Sarah Blasko's new record, which is approaching the mix stage. Jim plays with the Family Dog mk 2 at The Vanguard Friday the 19th of May, the gig is nearly sold out but there are still a few tickets available via moshtix. See the wrap on the Herald site.
March 2006, Upcoming on the gig front, Jim and the Family Dog play The Vanguard on May 19, located in Sydney's glorious Newtown. The current lineup consists of Kent Steedman and Paul from the Northern Beaches legends and heroes, The Celibate Rifles. They are joined by Tim Kevin from LaHuva. More details to follow. Jim jumped up and did a couple of impromptu songs at the wedding of Wayne Connolly and Tracy Ellis, a joyous bash at Bronte Bowlo. Congratulations on tying the knot guys.
Feb 2006, It's been a busy last 12 months for Jim doing studio work, working with Shane Nicholson, The Sleepy Jackson, Paul Greene, David Bridie and the NDW remix project, Howlin' Wind, playing on the upcoming Kasey Chambers record, and doing another project with Sarah Blasko. And his own record as well. Phew! The new album will be released mid to late year....at last....and through a major label. Final artwork and mastering is under way.
November 2005, Thanks to all that came to the Vanguard, it was a great night. 'The Great and Unknown' from the Fuzzface EP rocked the house. See live page for the setlist. Plus, a good write up in the Sydney Morning Herald. Watch this space for news on Jim's upcoming record, to be released early 2006. Jim and The Family Dog are doing a show at the Vanguard Newtown on Monday November 28. The Family Dog now includes drummer Mike Iveson, as well as the aformentioned ones. See live page for details of upcoming gigs. Jim also did an interview on Vega with Francis Leach who played a preview of Jim's rockin' new track "All Around The World" and inevitably, 'Blue Sky Mine!' You can check out, but you can never leave....
October 2005, Go the Dog! Jim is doing a few more shows around Sydney in November with the Family Dog. At this point, the Family Dog includes harmonica guru Trent Williamson also playing a variety of instruments, Tim Kevin from LaHuva and Knievel on guitars and harmonium, Suzy Flowers on vocals and Alex Hewitson (ex DIG and session guru) on double bass. August 2005, Jim will be doing a warmup show in acoustic mode in the Blue Mountains at the Clarendon. The gig is on Saturday the 24th of September. See live page for details.
Jim has co produced, with Wayne Connelly, a beautiful version of the classic Don Walker/ Steve Prestwich song 'Flame Trees' from the old Cold Chisel days. The song is on the soundtrack album of the
Australian film 'Little Fish' starring Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving
and a stellar cast. and is directed by Rowan Woods, director of 'The Boys'.
May 2005, Recent stuff, Food for thought...a great article by the Doors' drummer, John Densmore, on the use of their music in advertisements. Part of the links page.
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