Recent Events

Dave Graney featured as a guest on "the first Tuesday Book Club" on ABC tv which was broadcast on Tuesday March 15th.
cult reads-First Tuesday book club video and information

Dave Graney is featured in an exhibition about Mens Fashion (!) at the NGV in Melbourne.Here is a picture of a bunch of googs.One is hardboiled.

Dave Graney will be appearing on the April edition of the FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB on ABC tv.
Here for details.

A story Dave Graney wrote for the Scriveners Fancy about opening for the FALL in late 2010.see it here

Some shots of Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist performing at the benefit for RRR's Stephen "the GHOST" Walker 31/1/11
photos of the event by Tim CHMIELEWSKI here

New cd out on LIBERATION- art TONY MAHONY

New cd on LIBERATION-Available here via PAYPAL.
$25 plus postage.
art TONY MAHONY

Get the album from itunes here.

A short Youtube film about Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist made by DEREK ROGERS in Adealaide. It was filmed in a great venue in the suburb of Semaphore which is/was the Communist Party HQ.See it here.

2011 will see the release of "1001 australian nights", a book by Dave Graney on Melbournes AFFIRM PRESS.Billed as a "memoir" It concentrates on Dave Graneys life as an artist and performer.Not so much a personal slant but everything gets all mixed up along the way.

Available here via PAYPAL $36.50 inc postage in australia.
For Overseas post please use this button below (extra postage)

order the book 1001 australian nights from Readings books here

Book available April via Affirm press.Art by Tony Mahony.
Here is some more information...

SUPERMODIFIED.... 2010 remix compilation album. Available here via PAYPAL

18 tracks re sung, re played, re-strung with more drums and guitars and keys . Remixed and remastered. Tracks from "the brother who lived", "heroic blues" and four unreleased gems. 18 tracks in all.

the brother who lived
all our friends were stars
like a millionaire
a boy named epic
the royal troll
clingin’ to the coast
I am your humble servant
midnight to dawn
anchors aweigh
I’m seein’ demons
twilight of a villain
while you dream,I live
I ain’t natural
are we goin’ too fast for love?
she looked at me from out of her eyes
I don’t know anything
my old gloves
commercial street east (starry)

Dave Graney online blogs.

A recent article by Dave Graney for Mess and Noise. "A night on the town"

Dave Graney also writes a regular column for the Adelaide Review and Australian Musician magazine.

MC Bits- the third Dave Graney narrative show performed at the Butterflly Club. this time, just Dave Graney and Mark Fitzgibbon on piano.

Dave Graney presented the follow up to the acclaimed narrative show "Point Blank" at the Butterfly Club in Melbourne from 26th to 28th March 2009. This was again presented with Clare Moore on percussion and also Stu Thomas on fuzz bass and Stu Perera on guitar. It was called "Dave Graney- LIVE IN HELL!". A second season was undertaken in October 2009. Four nights at the Butterfly Club.
These narrative shows are the most intensely performed and drilled of shows. All the skills are used in this type of a performance. Autobiographical in nature yet mythological in tone. These ae events outside of normal albums and gigs . These are something else.

Clare Moore and Dave Graney appear on several songs on the new cd by Penny Ikinger, "Penelope".

Clare Moore and Stu Thomas recorded an album as the rhythm section for Melbourne musician Jane Dust.This,her second album, was released in 2010.

Stu Thomas has recorded a second solo album "Escape from Algebra", which was released in 2010.

Stu has also recorded a new album as a bass player in Kim Salmon and the Surrealists. Released on Low Transit Industries in 2010.
More Stu Thomas aka Stu D acitvities are detailed here.....

Click here to see "the Endeavour-TRON". An idealized dream home as imagined by Dave Graney and Clare Moore and architect Terence Nott.

Dave Graney and Clare Moore...featuring the Lurid Yellow Mist...were special guests of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for dates in Spain, Portugal, France, Holland, Belgium , Ireland and London in April and May 2008 . They also did a few of their own dates.

Dave Graney is tagging along with brilliant broadcaster Elizabeth MCCarthy to present , BANANA LOUNGE BROADCASTING ,a show on RRR in Melbourne .Every Tuesday from midday to 2pm.
102.7fm on the dial or it can be streamed via http://www.rrr.org.au

"WE WUZ CURIOUS" ,2008 album released by the Lurid Yellow Mist...featuring Dave Graney and Clare Moore.

Here is a video link to "I'm in the future now" , from WE WUZ CURIOUS, on the youtube . The video was shot on the Cocos islands which are situated 2500 k's past Perth into the Indian Ocean. All shot and edited by Stu Thomas aka Stu D.

Here is a video link to "Lets Kill god Again" , from WE WUZ CURIOUS, on youtube. Edited by Dave Graney

TRACK LISTING FOR WE WUZ CURIOUS

you had to be drunk (dave graney)
I come from the clouds (dave graney)
lets kill god again (dave graney)
junk time (dave graney/clare moore)
I like to be haunted (dave graney)
only passin’ through (dave graney/mark fitzgibbon)
I’m in the future now (dave graney/stu thomas)
bring me my liar (dave graney)
I was a country boy (dave graney/stuart perera)
I needed someone to find me (dave graney)
punk dies (dave graney)
crime and underwear (dave graney)

The Lurid Yellow Mist
Stuart Perera, electric guitar
Stu Thomas aka Stu D , bass guitar,vocals
Mark Fitzgibbon, keyboards
Clare Moore, drums, keys, percussion, vocals
Dave Graney acoustic and electric guitars, organ,
bass,vocals
Eight of the songs were recorded on September 2007 at Sing
Sing South in Melbourne.
Engineered by Adam Rhodes.
Four of the tracks , “crime and underwear”, “punk dies”,
“I needed someone to find me” and “junk time” , were recorded
at the Ponderosa with Dave Graney and Clare Moore playing
all of the instruments.
Stu D played some bass on “punk dies” and Elizabeth McCarthy
and Jane Dust sang on “junk time”.
All the songs were mixed by Dave Graney and Clare Moore at
the Ponderosa.

In November 2007 there was a special event at the Victorian Arts Centre, curated by Dave Graney. "the Bewdy of speed" , it was a one hour happening featuring the Lurid Yellow Mist, Penny Ikinger, Plutonic Lab and Joe McKee ( 25% Snowman).Visuals were provided by Sydney libertarian thinktank/ underworld film and culture archivists and djays Jamie and Asper Leonarder aka Jay Katz and Miss Death aka the Sounds of Seduction aka the Mu-Meson Archives.
More here......
The title refers to the pre WW1 Futurist Manifesto.

Here is a clip on Youtube from THE BEWDY OF SPEED where Dave Graney and the Lurid yellow Mist were joined by Penny Ikinger , Joe Mckee and Plutonic for a run through of Miles Davis' "in a silent way".The clip goes for 8 minutes. Here is part two....

poster by Tony Mahony

2006

Shortly before Stu D aka Stuart Thomas aka le comte d'alucard left for a European tour with Kim Salmon and the Surrealists in 2006, he recorded an album with Dave Graney and Clare Moore. This is the 12string, vibes and bass sound that they had been playing with all year. Songs include a cover of Suicide's "Diamonds fur coat champagne","you put a spell on me" (written with Matt Walker and recorded by him in 2000) , "parchman farm" by Clare Moore as well as the following songs re recorded and re interpreted in the new super shimmering, acoustic sound...

Lt Colonel, Cavalry
am I wearing something of yours?
a million dollars in a red velvet suit
biker in business class
there was a time
the stuff that night is made of
vengeance is on its way (don't worry)
everybody's gone (from somewhere)
a lot to drink about
anchors aweigh
lets live properly (like we're stoned)
Who of us two? (Originally "Qui de nous deux?" by French artist "M")

This album is called "KEEPIN' IT UNREAL" and is available via this site (Paypal) and via itunes.

2005

HASHISH AND LIQUOR COMPLETELY SOLD OUT!!!

My schtick weighs a ton +mp3 of same

As well as being members of the amazing art rock/ rock art outfit known as SALMON, Graney and Moore recorded The Darling Downs two albums at the Ponderosa. The Darling Downs are Kim Salmon on nylon string acoustic guitar and Ron Peno on vocals.

the town bike song +mp3 of same

Upcoming shows

2012 shows
dave graney and the mistLY

Look out for Dave Graneys book "1001 australian nights" through Affirm Press and the album "rock'n'roll is where I hide" which is on Liberation.

17th February dave graney will be helping the BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER to launch his book at Trades Hall in melbourne.Reading from his own "1001 australian nights".

19th February dave graney will be playing a solo acoustic set as part of the Sth Meelbourne street festival which is in Coventry st .

an evening in the garden- perth writers festival - friday feb 24th 7pm
(in the Sunken Garden - writers festival - talking with writer Simon Collins and playing songs on my acoustic)

Dave Graney, Fiona O'Loughlin and Anne Manne consider why they decided to write about their own lives.
(Tropical Grove-Perth Writers Festival precinct- sat 25th feb)

3rd March - Harry Howard and the NDE launching their album at the Tote.

dave graney and the mistLY -spiegeltent - arts centre melbourne sunday 25th march 5pm

"1001 australian nights", a book by Dave Graney on Melbournes AFFIRM PRESS.Billed as a "memoir" It concentrates on Dave Graneys life as an artist and performer.Not so much a personal slant but everything gets all mixed up along the way.

Book available April via Affirm press.Art by Tony Mahony.
Here is some more information...

pic tony mahony

Book available April via Affirm press.Art by Tony Mahony.
Here is some more information...

"rock'n'roll is where I hide", released simultaneously with the book, in April 2011.This album will be on Liberation and is a full on rock'n'roll album recorded at Soundpark in Melbourne by Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist and mixed by Victor Van Vugt in New York City.(Victor left Australia with the Moodists in 1983 and returned briefly in 1995 to co produce "the soft'n'sexy sound".
The album is a re recording of all the following songs which ahve lived on and grown bigger and different in their live set over the last decade and a half...Its an album about the songs and the band.

1 rock'n'roll is where I hide 7:20
2 night of the wolverine 4 7:18
3 feelin' kinda sporty 3:19
4 I'm not afraid to be heavy 3:53
5 man on the make 4:07
6 apollo 69 4:44
7 birds 'n' goats 3:58
8 I'm gonna release your soul 3:34
9 the sheriff of hell 4:38
10 three dead passengers in a stolen secondhand ford 3:42
11 pianola roll 3:12
12 the stars,baby 3:42
13 we don't belong to anybody 4:26

Dave Graney and Clare Moore signed a music publishing deal with Mushroom Music in August 2010.
Here is a link to their page.

Dave Graney 2011- pic Kristyn Jones

A short bio of Dave Graney and Clare Moore

Frequently and infrequently asked questions will be answered HERE

You can find all manner of Dave Graney interviews and reviews HERE.

Links to Davids' favourite writers, musicians , political groups etc can be found HERE.

Upcoming live dates and recent live reviews can be found HERE.

You can find all the RDGS, Dave Graney Show, Lurid Yellow, Knock yourself out lyrics HERE. (The Coral Snakes period lyrics are collected in a fine bound book with many illustrations by Tony Mahony. This can be purchased from HERE. (Clare Moores' "Third Woman" CD is also available for online purchase , as is "Heroic Blues "and also "Lure of the tropics , some t shirts and also posters.

You can find Davids' crude attempts to descibe his chords and songwriting HERE.

The Moodists lyrics can be found HERE.

Here is a clip on Youtube for "the brother who lived". This track has been re-sung/remixed/re-strung and remastered for SUPERMODIFIED

Here is a clip on Youtube for "all our friends were stars" . This track has been re-sung/remixed/re-strung and remastered for SUPERMODIFIED

Here is a link to a PODCAST where Dave Graney spoke to Greg Wadley at 3CR recently for an hour about his career and music.

Here is a link to a video for KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. Title track of the 2009 cd from Dave Graney. Filmed and edited by young Melbourne film maker Nick Cowans

Stu Perera- Stu D- Cocos islands 2007

Dave Graney released a solo album in June 2009. It is called "Knock yourself out".Described as an "electro boogie" record. Most instruments played by Dave Graney with Clare Moore cooking up some synth out grooves and Stu Thomas stepping up for some bass grooves on a couple of tracks. Stu Perera also appears. Still, it is deemed a solo record and is out now These are the tracks ...

1 knock yourself out (graney / moore)
2 it was then or never (graney/ graney- thomas) )
3 honky tonk rope a dope (graney)
4 bodysnatcher blues (graney)
5 dylan the indie fake (graney / moore)
6 I need my guitar (graney)
7 sellout! (graney / graney-moore - thomas)
8 throwin one into the world (graney)
9 so easy (graney)
10 I don’t wanna go bush (graney)
11 Oakleigh Bowie blues (graney)
12 2068 babe (graney)

WE WUZ CURIOUS ALMOST COMPLETELY SOLD OUT....a few copies left...

Here is a video link to "I'm in the future now" , from WE WUZ CURIOUS, on youtube . The video was shot on the Cocos islands which are situated 2500 k's past Perth into the Indian Ocean. All shot and edited by Stu Thomas aka Stu D.

Here is a video link to "Lets Kill god Again" , from WE WUZ CURIOUS, on youtube. Edited by Dave Graney

Click here for Dave Graney at My Space

Click here for Clare Moore at myspace

The Moodists have a Myspace page

myspace.com/thestuthomasparadox

"Night of the Wolverine" is available on Cockaigne. COCK010. The original 12 track cd in a different cover. There is also a "what happened next" element to the cd with a track from each of the the previous three RDGS cds as well as Clare Moore's "third woman" cd as well as a new track from Robin Casinader and a french version of the title track of the cd taking it up to 18 tracks. It is available online now, via paypal, from this site , or at your music shops.

Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Stu Thomas- Brixton 2008- pic dave western

2004

Stuart Thomas (aka Stu D aka Count Dracula) is the new bass player in the Lurid Yellow Mist. He follows Adele Pickvance. Who followed Gordy Blair. Who co chaired with Andrew Picouleau. Who followed Gordy Blair and Chris Walsh. Who followed David McClymont. Who followed Chris Walsh.
All these bruisers (sorry Adele) are tough acts ...has Mister T got the ticker? Read on.....

"Night of the Wolverine" is available on Cockaigne. COCK010. The original 12 track cd in a different cover. There will also be a "what happened next" element to the cd with a track from each of the the last three RDGS cds as well as Clare Moore's "third woman" cd as well as a new track from Robin Casinader and a french version of the title track of the cd taking it up to 18 tracks. It is available online now,or at your music shops.

A recent show by the Moodists in Melbourne once again saw the aristocrats of the underworld come out to check out something real and scary. The band scared themselves . Here are some reports from this rare sighting

Mick Geyer, friend and former manager of Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes, passed away on the 13th April 2004 and was buried in the town he was born and gew up in, Sunbury, Victoria. Dave Graney has written a brief story about Mick Geyer HERE.

Salmon, the hard rock high concept instrumental outfit. Here the leader, rock combat dr strangelove type Kim Salmon throws us a few fuckin bones....

An interview with Kim Salmon touching on his career and his recent work with SALMON and the DARLING DOWNS can be found here

Album available on cd via paypal here...

Album available on double gatefold vinyl here

The Ponderosa
A day in the life of the Graney 'n' Moore Recording and living Compound. Click the image below..

2003

The Moodists Compilation ,"two fisted art" was out on the on the WMinc label . It is a wild two disc affair. 19 studio tracks fro the 1980 - 1986 life of the band and then 16 live tracks on the other disc. These live tracks were perhaps the main spur for putting the cd out. All unreleased and most never recorded, they capture the band in great sound in three distinct periods. These are in 1982 at the Sedition Festival in Sydney (Mick Turners first gig with the band), 1984 in Melbourne ( Mick Turners last gig with the band) and 1985 in London. All the tracks were selected by Steve Miller , David Graney, Clare Moore ,Chris Walsh and Mick Turner and the WMinc label is run by Steve Miller and Graham Lee. Not many reissues happen in such an in family/ in house manner. This compilation happened because we all wanted it to and felt that the music deserved another listen. Most had never been been released in Australia and all of it had never been released on CD at all.Available on itunes.

There has been much updating of the Moodists section of the site, with a new bio entry and several new pages of pictures and reviews from the 80's period. There are also some pages of peoples views of the times. People who were there commenting on the scene from todays perspective.

David Graney tries to explain where the Moodists songs were comin' from , here....

Reviews of "two fisted art" can be seen here. What the papers were saying in 2003.

Clare Moore writes about her first concert experience. The Rolling Stones , Adelaide, 1973.