January 2004

Here's Buggirl 3 years ago. Now 3 years later she is somewhere in the air, flying back home after 8 months in Europe. They land and then play a gig for NYE - don't know how that will be (we may have to prop them) but being the true professional rock gods they are, reckon it'll be great.
We'll be there - Buggirl and, yaye: Baby Machine as well the grunting Richie and the Creeps - good gig!
Think i already insulted the receptionist when i confirmed our hotel room - said i was a bit concerned about Wollongong getting booked out - it being such a vibrant and happening place...

Scooter in 2004

22 May 2004 in the back room of the Imperial Hotel, Erskinville.
Wendy-O Matik: "Radical Love Warrior dead-set on ending oppression, protecting the planet, and conspiring to find a way out of this fucked up mess that we're all in"

Baby Machine Rock

April 2006 - the utterly lovely Kristy playing with Baby Machine - the gig was for SheilaFest's Scooter Marathon. Headlining was Gina Birch (UK - The Raincoats!!!), Baby Machine (who also conducted a rock workshop - the participants all got on stage later and performed - sehr cool!), Bracode, 99 (Melbourne), The Thaw, Milk (Melbourne), JeanDark (now in Germany), Gemma Jones(Melbourne).
I am really excited about the Gina Birch images from this gig but they won't go online until the exhibtion (they are very special). Will keep folks posted on that - I think I'm about one 20th (or less!) the way through 5 years as a rock mole negatives (should it be spelt "moll"?)

on the way to the toilet at Lanfranchis

July 2006

Bitchslap at Newtown Fair Day

A 10.30AM gig on a Sunday morning, up the road at Newtown Fair Day - if Liz hadn't asked me to take a few shots for the record, we would've missed a really, really good set. I haven't seen them live with the new drummer, who is excellent. The band was polished, the sound was excellent and I am really tired - back home after getting annoyed that I had my bag checked! (hang on, are we in Newtown?? can't be - the tosser even called me "Ma'm" - what a fuck wit). There are even mounted police! So many people just shrug their shoulders and say, "oh well"... No glass, no BYO and the only beer on sale - $6 for a can (!!!) is shit beer - not even any light beer on a warm day. Oh, bleet, bleet - I'm supposed to be here for the music so - here are a couple of the lastest and best line up of Bitchslap - cool, very cool.