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Q&A: Ben Salter Vs Mike Noga
0 Comments. 254 Views. Posted 12 Dec 2012 @ 12:21pm.
Ben asks Mike: What is your favourite album at the moment / of all time? Man, that's a tricky one. If we're judging using a system of "most plays at home" it's probably got to be Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece, which is strange because I don't really consider myself a huge Van Morrison fan. I find that album very soothing. Makes me feel like porky little angry Van has come into my lounge room and... Read More
Mike Noga
0 Comments. 1,433 Views. Posted 26 Jun 2012 @ 8:48pm.
Mike Noga has been present in the Australian music scene for a while now and is probably best known as the drummer for that little indie rock band that just keeps on giving (both in itself and via its many spin-off projects), The Drones. After the release of his second solo album last year, The Balladeer Hunter, Noga enjoyed a run of shows throughout Australia including support for Band Of... Read More
Glenn Richards, Thursday August 25, The Toff In Town
0 Comments. 2,438 Views. Posted 31 Aug 2011 @ 8:41am.
Whether monumental, disastrous or a culmination of extremes, the first gig of a national tour is always memorable. Performing songs from his solo album, Glimjack, and the Augie March catalogue, Glenn Richards and Drones guitarist Dan Luscombe delivered a set that was memorable in an awkward but ultimately endearing manner, where moments of chaos equalled those of enchantment. Across... Read More
Jordie Lane, Friday 12 August, The Corner Hotel
0 Comments. 1,746 Views. Posted 16 Aug 2011 @ 11:35am.
Tonight's bill of three contemplative, young, gents all performing their own brand of folk infused country and blues-based ballads was never going to put the security staff to the test. The only hostility on the dance floor was an over-zealous air conditioner.   Little John sure warmed the crowd's hearts though. John Dickson and his exceptional bandmates trade in tender sentiments, using... Read More
Mike Noga, Tobias Cummings and The Bulls
0 Comments. 1,859 Views. Posted 25 May 2011 @ 11:00am.
Harrison Ford will always be Indiana Jones, Bruce Willis; John McClane. To some, Mike Noga is The Drones' drummer, yet for those who witness him launch his second album, The Balladeer Hunter, he's simply a tremendous songwriter and engaging performer.   The Bulls open the Toff's dimly-lit room in style; the duo vigorous with an acoustic guitar and tambourine. Linda Bull's voice wails with... Read More
Mike Noga : Balladeer Hunter
0 Comments. 2,031 Views. Posted 28 Apr 2011 @ 11:03am.
Mike Noga, best known as the drummer for The Drones, when he found a lack of ‘soul’ in everything he heard on the radio, found he was exasperated with contemporary music. So, he wrote Balladeer Hunter, the follow up to his 2006 solo debut, Folk Songs. This is the kind of record, subsequently, Noga wants to be able to listen to in a couple of decades time and have its soul and passion still... Read More
Mike Noga
0 Comments. 1,995 Views. Posted 6 Apr 2011 @ 10:27am.
Mike Noga is sitting in a cafe in North Fitzroy picking at a tuna and avocado salad. “I really like this place because it’s not cool,” he says. Noga has just returned from a European tour supporting Band Of Horses, an experience that he found immensely satisfying. “When I was first asked I thought ‘Great! But how am I going to pay for it?’ But thanks to some favours, and frequent flyer points,... Read More
Mike Noga To Tour With Band Of Horses
0 Comments. 2,029 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
Mike Noga's solo career is on the up and up.   In between drumming for The Drones and Glenn Richards, Noga has finally finished recording the follow up to his acclaimed 2006 debut solo album Folk Songs.   The new, as yet untitled album will be released in March. As if that wasn't enough, a copy of the record landed in Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses' hands, and Noga has now been... Read More
Glenn Richards
0 Comments. 2,387 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
As a lyricist, Glenn Richards is – undeniably – in a league of his own. Stirringly evocative, literate and perceptive, Richards writes with poise and purpose.   While Augie March take a well-deserved break, the singer-songwriter has released a new album under his own name, but it’s not exactly a solo record. It’s been a few years since Richards and his brother Chris... Read More
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