2012 News
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Newsletter: Christmas happenings
We had a great gig at Bond Uni on the Gold Coast the other week. Thanks to Sharon for making it happen. There were a whole heap of people enjoying the sun and vintage cars. […]
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Fret Net: Martin Cilia interview
Listen to the interview here . Playlist for Tuesday 13 November 2012 Artist | Track/Song Name | Album Title | Label/Distributor | Comments Carl Roa|Risen|Eternity Patrick DeCoste|Floydian Theory|Inside the Unsaid Cosmosquad|Jam For Jason|Squadrophenia Cuthead|Nagging|Walkabout Martin […]
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Press – Warp Magazine, Tasmania
Warp Magazine, Tasmania, November 2012
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Newsletter: November gigs
I’ve just returned from a great couple of gigs in Western Australia. We played at Clancy’s Fish Pub in Dunsborough and a sold out Charles Hotel in Perth with the reunion gigs of Dave Warner’s […]
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Telstar video
In 1962 Joe Meek produced a song called Telstar, by the Tornadoes. It was the second instrumental single to hit No.1 on both the US and UK charts. Now, 50 years later, Martin Cilia has […]
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Newsletter: September News and Gigs
What’s happening Hi everyone, I’ve been recording and have a bunch of new songs, look out for one or maybe even two new releases in the not too distant future. I’m looking forward to celebrating […]
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Newsletter: July news
I’ve been writing and recording some new songs. There’s more than enough new material for a new album. In March we visited Hawaii and shot some footage for videos of the new songs. We have […]
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Newsletter: Bombora tomorrow night
To all my Sydney friends – don’t forget that I’ve got a gig tomorrow night at the GoodGod Club. Come down and say hi, it’s going to be fun. Lloyd G & Haydn Pickersgill are […]
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Lead Singer Disease (LSD)
This is written from the angle of a band with a lead singer. The singer may or may not play an instrument but usually they don’t. One thing that has always surprised me is that […]
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Newsletter: April news
I’ve just got back from a very productive and enjoyable trip to the US. I visited California, Austin, Texas (for SXSW) and Hawaii. While I was in California I did some gigs with Paul Johnson […]
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My top 10 guitar instrumentals (The songs that influenced me in the early years)
1. The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt – The Shadows 2. Apache – The Shadows 3. Wipe Out – The Surfaris 4. Lenny – Stevie Ray Vaughn 5. This Boy (Ringo’s Theme) A Hard […]
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It’s all in the fingers (part 3: foot note – cheap digital converters)
Whilst in Hawaii recently I sat in with a local band and used the rig of the guitarist. He had an original 1968 Fender Super reverb amp, a great amp for surf music, and a […]
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It’s all in the fingers (part 2)
Continuing on from the last blog, it’s a week later and those gigs have been and gone, here are the results. Well what adventure we had. Thanks to everyone who was part of it. Matt […]
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It’s all in the fingers
G’day, I’m writing this from a Qantas plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean whilst traveling from Sydney to LA. I often get asked “how do you get your guitar sound?” Forgetting about the gear being […]
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Surfersaurus album of the week
What a great start to the year! Surfersaurus was album of the week on ABC Central Victoria’s breakfast program. Read more here.