Mourners Recollections - by Ben Vernon I am indeed a stranger in a strange land. It's 1986 and my shoes are stuck to what must have been carpet when they built this bizarre suburban “tavern” in Belconnen, one of Canberra's northern suburbs. The patrons of this place are an eclectic group – giant … [Read more...] about Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be…
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Welcome!
Welcome. Steve Grieve and The Mourners, so what are we mourning? Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic records once made a sweeping statement - he claimed that all the good riffs had been played! FFS!!! So all the guitarists who were swept up and inspired by all that great music of the 60s … [Read more...] about Welcome!
This band…
This band. Jeez, what a journey. Dan and I started out as starry eyed young blokes from the Northside of Canberra (where all the roughnecks resided, you know who you are) and having found some kindred spirits managed to smash out some excellent original music along the way. The new record has been a … [Read more...] about This band…
Hun’ers
So how the fuck did those guys get anywhere? The geek radio sleaze Howard Stern was once defending Bon Jovi's massive success in an argument with some guests. No one in the argument liked the band but Howard's point was that the people had spoken. 20 million copies of Slippery when wet didn't mean … [Read more...] about Hun’ers
Karazma
Charisma is that elusive gift, a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others. Some people walk in the room and boom, all eyes fall on them, their presence is so powerful they dominant the space. Rock'n roll is full of these highly resonant humans, when you get around the top 1% of the talent … [Read more...] about Karazma