
We arrived at the roller rink well after dark. I paid my $7 to the cashier, who took the money and scurried off to find me a pair of skates. A large concrete rink was surrounded by floor to ceiling blue carpet, and the tile work was almost an optical illusion. Presumably, nothing had been modified since the early 1980s when the rink opened - including the signage, which warned pay-phone users to keep calls under 3 minutes. Regrettably, the music didn't fit the decor - so this my playlist for a slightly creepy 802s roller rink. 'Roller [...]
Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist live and work out of Melbourne Australia. Dave Graney and drummer Clare Moore played with the Moodists from 1978 to 1986. They then played with the White Buffaloes/Coral Snakes from 1987-1997. “Rock’n Roll Is Where I Hide” is a collection of electric rock’n’roll re-recordings of a dozen Graney classics. Dave describes it as “our 3rd debut album”. "I mean your debut album is the one where the band knows the material inside out and just lays it down in the studio without even thinking. They [...]