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Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. The band has released several albums to date. Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out. ...
Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out. ...
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- - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio...
History The group was started in 1992 by Adalita Srsen, Dean Turner, Daniel Herring and Adam Robertson. After shows in Sydney and Melbourne, the band released its debut release, the Super Tear 7" on Fellaheen in July 1993. November of that year, saw the band sign with Au Go Go Records and release its debut EP, Signs of Satanic Youth. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
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Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
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The period between 1993 and 1994, saw the band breakup and reform several times. 1994 turned out to a huge year for the band with the second EP, Life Was Better, released in November. It debuted at no 1 on the alternative chart, and continued to stay in the chart for 75 weeks. There were also support slots for Pavement, Beck, and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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Founding member, guitarist Daniel Herring left the band on August 15, 1995, to be replaced several months later by fellow Geelong musician Dave Thomas of Bored! fame. The last recording with Daniel was the 10" vinyl single, I Was Cruel, which was to be the first taste of the band's debut album. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...
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In March 1996 the band began recording its debut album, Friends In Danger, with Paul McKercher in Sydney. The album was released in September of that year, and was followed by a national Australian tour with the Archers Of Loaf, with whom the band toured the US with in November after signing an overseas deal with Warner Bros Records. Archers of Loaf were an American indie-rock band. ...
July 1997 saw Dave Thomas leave the band, who was later replaced by Raul Sanchez - former frontman of Melbourne band Muffcake. The band began recording its second full-length record at Birdland, before undertaking a three week tour of the UK and Europe in the later half of the year. March of the following year saw the release of the album, Young and Full Of The Devil - the last release on Au Go Go Records and one of the last for the label itself. Around this time Dean and Adalita undertook two side projects, the first being Seaville - a project with Merida Sussex from Paradise Motel that resulted in the release of the Swan Song EP in 1998. The second project was with Ronin System and resulted in the result of Expectations in 1999. Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
2000 saw the band sign a recording contract with Warner Australia, and begin recording its third album, What Are Rockstars Doing Today. Released in Australian during October of that year, the album debuted at no 35 on the national ARIA charts. It was followed by tours with Powderfinger and Jebediah. This article is about the musical term aria. ...
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Early 2003 the band started recording its fourth album, Tough Love, at Birdland Studios in Melbourne. The album was released in August of that year, and later went on to be nominated for an ARIA Award for "Best Rock Album". The album was re-issued in 2004 as two disc set containing their Live At The Wireless session at Triple J in 2003. The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is the Australian counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ...
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September 5th 2005 sees the release of Magic Dirts follow up to Tough Love titled Snow White with lead single Locket already making an impact on radio and music video channels.
Personnel
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Former personnel - Daniel Herring (guitar)
- Dave Thomas (guitar)
Discography
Full-length - Friends In Danger (ANDA, 1996)
- Magic Dirt (USA Only Release) (Dirt Records, 1996)
- Magic Dirt (Europe Only Release) (Subway Records, 1997)
- Young & Full Of The Devil (ANDA, 1998)
- What Are Rock Stars Doing Today (WEA, 2000)
- Tough Love (WEA, 2003)
- Snow White (WEA, 2005)
Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
Extended players - Signs Of Satanic Youth (ANDA, 1993)
- Life Was Better (ANDA, 1994)
Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
Au Go Go Records is the name of an Australian independent record label, started in 1979 and its associated mail-order service (started in 1982) and record shop (1987-2003). ...
Singles - Supertear 7" (1993)
- Redhead 7" (1993)
- I Was Cruel 10" (1995)
- Sparrow (1997)
- Rabbit With Fangs (1997)
- She-Riff (1998)
- Supertear 98 7" (1998)
- Dirty Jeans (2000)
- Pace It (2001)
- Supagloo (2001)
- Plastic Loveless Letter (2003)
- All My Crushes (2004)
- Locket(2005)
Soundtracks - My Pal (GOD cover) on Idiot Box
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References - Magic Dirt - A History. Retrieved Nov. 8, 2004.
External links - Magicdirt.net
- Triple J | Magic Dirt History J-File
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