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News:
April 2009 -
Simon shall appear at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace on May 14th and June 25th and be on-stage between 8:40 to 8:55pm.
Simon is also in the process of completing work on studio recordings, some of which feature guest pedal steel guitar from the great Graham Griffith (ex-50 Million Beers/Hokey Carmichaels/Out of Nowhere Band).
Simon appeared at Madam's Open Mic at Madam De Biers in Kings Cross on April 15th.
January - March 2009 - Simon appeared at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace in 2009 on April 9th at The Second Birthday Party of "YourSpace at The Sly Fox Hotel", on March 26th with guest drummer Andi Jackson (ex-King Felix/25th Floor/The Hunchbacks/Scum of the Earth/etc.), on March 12th and on January 22nd (when he played his takes on some relatively obscure and not so obscure "Oz rock" gems by the likes of Radio Birdman, The Powder Monkeys, AC-DC and Rose Tattoo).
November/December 2008 -
Simon appeared at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on December 18th and at Madam's Open Mic at Madam De Biers in Kings Cross on December 10th.
See "Fooled and abused" as played during his set at The Sly Fox Hotel's "YourSpace" night on 18 December 2008 here.
Simon backed up Yu Si Liu on November 27th at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night.
Simon also appeared during November at Madam's Open Mic night at Madam De Biers Hotel in King's Cross on November 19th; with Melanie Sawayama on 2RRR FM's 'Sydney Sounds' show hosted by Kevin "Big Daddy K" Cherry on November 15th; The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on November 6th with guest vocalist Melanie Sawayama and both "Walls Come Down" at Wiley Park Amphitheatre, Wiley Park and 2RRR FM's 'Sydney Sounds' show hosted by Kevin "Big Daddy K" Cherry on Saturday November 1st.
If curious as to what Simon has 'covered' over the years visit the "coverography" page here.
August/September/October 2008 -
Simon appeared at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on October 16th and paid tribute to the late great Texan singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt which included guest vocalist Melanie Sawayama.
Simon suggests you be on the look out for Yu Si Liu whom was guest drummer at Simon's last gig at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on September 25th, whom you might have seen being backed up by Simon on drums at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on October 2nd.
Simon also supported Yu Si Liu with help from guest vocalist Melanie Sawayama at the launch of Yu Si's 'It's Not Illegal To Live In A Dream' EP at The Roxbury Hotel in Glebe on October 26th.
Simon was also seen at The Strawberry Hills Hotel in Surry Hills and its "Acoustic Jam" night hosted by Aaron on 11 August 2008.
May/June/July 2008 -
Following his "duo" debut at Enmore's Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night with guest Spike Thomson on drums (ex-Drug Squad 66/Drug Squad 77/Ghost Valley), Simon shall return to YourSpace on July 24.
Doors open at 7:00pm and Simon will be on-stage - 8:45-9:00pm
S(l)urry Hills-ites might have also seen Simon at The Strawberry Hills Hotel in Surry Hills at its new "Acoustic Jam" nights.
April 2008 -
Simon returns (possibly with a guest) to Enmore's Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on May 22.
Doors open at 7:00pm and Simon will be on-stage - 9:05-9:20pm
February/March 2008 -
After a break during the X'mas/New Year period, Simon returned to Enmore's Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night on February 28; where old and new songs and a borrowed song were played.
...He also advises you won't need to be on the lookout for the now late (and could/might have been great) band called Drug Squad 77 (formerly The Mushroom Clouds/The Nosebleeds).
December 2007 -
After a well received gig {which included his take on 'Ain't no Stranger to Dirt' penned by the late, great Tim Hemensley (RIP) and recorded by The Powder Monkeys on their "Lost City Blues" CDLP} at The Sly Fox in late November, Simon shall be a support for Sydney band, Feed the Horse (ex The Hard-Ons) at Sydney's Sandringham Hotel in Newtown during their Boxing Day Bash/gig.
Doors open at 4pm and Simon will be on-stage sometime between 4-7pm.
See his take of the late, great Johnny Paycheck's "Take this job and shove it" when he made his (union) stand at the rally organised by The Inner West (Sydney) Your Rights at Work Committee's against the John Howard led Australian Federal Government's "Workchoices" legislation in 2006 here.
See "Hanging On" as played during his set at The Sly Fox Hotel's "YourSpace" night on October 4, 2007 here.
October 2007 -
After his relatively (and quite surprisingly to him) well received last stand at Enmore's Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace night, Simon returns to the 'Sly Fox' and "YourSpace" on November 22.
Doors open at 7:00pm and Simon will be on-stage - 9:35-9:50pm
September 2007 -
After his anti-Iraq war stand in early Sepetember on APEC holiday eve, Simon returns to Enmore's Sly Fox Hotel and it's "YourSpace" night on October 4.
Doors open at 7:00pm and Simon will be on-stage - 9:00-9:15pm
August 2007 -
"...little Johnny's had another visit to hospital and "another triple bypass", Simon shall tread the boards on September 6 at The Sly Fox Hotel; 199 Enmore Road, Enmore; as part of its "YourSpace" night.
Doors open at 7:00pm and on-stage - 8:00-8:15pm
June 2007 -
To quote little Johnny Winston Howard (our finest work experience Prime Minister ever), like "Lazarus" after a visit to hospital and "a triple bypass", Simon shall return to the live stages of "Sin City" / Sydney on June 19 at The Bat and Ball Hotel; 495 Cleveland Street, Surry (Slurry) Hills; as part of its Tuesday "Fresh Sets" night.
Doors open at 7:30pm and on-stage - 8:30pm onwards.
April 2007 -
Produced demo recordings for young Sydney-based all girl hard core punk band named Bite the Kurb in Goose Studios, Leichhardt, Sydney.
March 2007 -
Hear some mp3 clips from tracks on "Living on Borrowed Time" and "End of the Line" by clicking on selected tracks in the "CDs" section below.
December 2006 -
Performed at another "birthday bash", this time for Klub Barfly promoter Ms. Tiffany Palmer at Alexandria/Erskineville Bowling Club on December 16, which was hosted by guest M.C. Mr. Ripley Hood (ex Megastar Overdrive).
During the set, guest drummer Andi Jackson (ex-The Hunchbacks/King Felix/25th Floor) lends his weighty hands on the traps.
Other acts whom performed included local Sydney acts/bands Ned Alphabet (ex-King Felix/25th Floor/Roll Cage/Freak Bros/Full Toss/Funeral Clowns), Jack Nasty Face, The Men from U.N.C.L.E., 25th Floor, The Mother Truckers, The Missing Link, The Baddies and The Hoo Haas; amongst others.
August 2006 -
Visits Ashley Thomson's "Jesus 666 Studios" and records six songs in May 2006 for "Living on Borrowed Time" CDLP.
"Living on Borrowed Time" CDLP marks a beginning?/return?/departure?/left turn? to rock-n-roll and features six songs recorded at Jesus 666 Studios and three original rock-n-roll songs and one non-original song (The Powdermonkeys 'Get the Girl Straight') performed at Ned Alphabet's 40th birthday party/gig at The Clubhouse in March 2006.
To be unleashed where demand exists in an unsuspecting, ungrateful, apathetic world in the grip of wars in the middle east, the war on terrorism, an addiction to the cult (and every minute movement of) of celebrity, brain dead, useless governments and outrageous petrol prices driving the cost of almost everything "needed" to survive to prices more akin to an arm and a leg.
Other original non-rock-n-roll material has also been demoed in that hole in the wall/"Belvoir Studios".
March 2006 -
Following appearance at Ned Alphabet's 40th birthday party/gig at The Clubhouse (where Drug Squad 66 appeared as guest rhythm section) Simon will be filling in for King Felix guitarist John South for upcoming King Felix gig at Victoria Park, Broadway, Sydney on March 25th as part of the street march and rally organised by The Inner West (Sydney) Your Rights at Work Committee's against the Australian Federal Government's recently introduced "Workchoices" legislation.
King Felix will be performing at the rally at Victoria Park, Broadway, Sydney (where the street march ends and rally begins, after the street march begins at Foley Park, Glebe, Sydney at 11am) on March 25th at 1.25pm - 1.45pm, with the likes Waiting for Guinness, Da Vinci's Line, The Steak Lovers, The Helpful Kitchen Gods, The Section and The Men from U.N.C.L.E. also performing as part of the rally against the disgrace that is "Workchoices" legislation (one of many signals of the end of democracy (heard of "democracy" Johnny..?) in Australia under the "Howard" "Federal" "Government"), alongside a variety of speakers also appearing.
February 2006 -
Following another long break, Simon treaded the boards at Ned Alphabet's (ex-King Felix/25th Floor/Roll Cage/Freak Bros/Full Toss/Funeral Clowns) 40th birthday party/gig at The Clubhouse on March 4th, where local Sydney bands King Felix, The Men from U.N.C.L.E. and Drug Squad 66 (ex-Roll Cage) also performed.
My Top 10 for 2005 (in depth) can be found here after scrolling down to find "that" picture
March 2005 -
"On the Dole Again" from End of the Line receives airplay on 2RRR FM's program 'Sydney Sounds' hosted by Kevin "Big Daddy K" Cherry.
December 2004 -
Last gig at KB Hotel on September 19, 2004 supporting The Shoothroughs and Dave Turner (ex-Delirium Tremors); receives nomination in Ashley Thomson's 2004 Top 10 on the i94 Bar website. Following the nomination of Roll Cage's set at Bored! gig in Melbourne in 2004 in his own 2004 Top 10 for i94 Bar website.
September 2004 -
Returned to Sydney stages in mid-late September 2004 at the KB Hotel after a break, with a set which, included a set of songs written by the late and great Tim Hemensley (RIP) [ex-Royal Flush/GOD/Sunset Strip/Bored!/The Virgins/Powdermonkeys] and with guest drummer Ashley Thomson (Roll Cage) |