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Spot yourself in the crowd!

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:28:23 EST

Darren is taking a photo from stage at every show on the tour. Did you get snapped by him?

Powderfinger in South Africa!

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:12:21 EST

Check out DZ's happy snaps from the World Cup.

Tour update!

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:04:57 EST

We're in Cape Town, South Africa, at the moment. Last night we saw Italy play Paraguay in a one-all draw at one of the four huge new stadiums that have been built for the World Cup. The atmosphere in these stadiums is electric and, as you may have noticed, dominated by the buzzing noise of the vuvuzela.

Unexpected...

Mon, 10 May 2010 09:55:26 EST

Hello everyone, just wanted to make a quick post in the wee hours of this rather chilly Brisbane morning. Well, 18 deg is kind of chilly for us Queenslanders....and 8am is a little early for my taste.

Blog Shmog

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:50:05 EST

Blog Schmog. Who has the time these days I say? I have been promising the powers that be that I would write this masterpiece for a couple of weeks now. Firstly I used a volley of convenient excuses. .............Dog ate my homework etc. Then I started avoidance techniques. ............ Answering my phone in a voice an octave higher than my own, you know, like when the video shop calls for overdues..............."Bernard, no sorry he's not here at the moment, can I leave a message?" Finally the guilt got me. Geez, it's like being back at school. I feel like a SINNER!!!!

Support live QLD music

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:29:07 EST

The Queensland Government is looking to close all venues at 2am or 3am. We are strongly urging all Queenslanders who enjoy going out to see live music to oppose this initiative. Read on for a comment from Ian.

A Time For Fun

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:42:36 EST

Well folks, it has been a while since we conversed, and I must say, I have missed our little chats....I’m sure you have missed my advice and insightful repartee on all things life. Relax, Dr Dz is back in the house and here to get you up to date on our adventures as of late.

Merry Xmas!

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:33:00 EST

Well 2009 is drawing to an end. It has been an extremely busy year for the band, and all of us individually…writing, recording… general life… and notably – my special lady and I had a baby boy Hugo on 3rd Dec. He politely arrived between commitments, and is of course a little gem. We could not be happier. Thank you for everyone’s well wishes.

Powderfinger take over the U2 wall, Dublin

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:26:19 EST

We couldn't resist this opportunity to show you the work of what must be one of our youngest fans. Not content with spreading the Powderfinger word in her primary school, Aurora has now taken the 'Finger message to the mean streets of Dublin.

Rove, the ARIAs and why I WILL be the top mo bro

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:41:11 EST

It's been a very busy time with the release of "Golden Rule". Thanks to all of you who went online on the 12th of November to watch our live performance of the new record. It was much fun and great to play all the new songs live for the first time. We went to considerable trouble to decorate the room just for the evening, and I feel the personalised animal pictures definitely delivered the goods - my personal favourite: Hoggie’s “Horse”.

Yi Peng Festival, Thailand

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:46:48 EST

Powderfinger recently jetted off to Thailand to film a clip for the new single "Burn Your Name". They filmed during Thailand's annual Yi Peng festival. Find out more about the festival with this special guest blog from the clip's director, Natasha Pincus.

4 sleeps to go!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:53:23 EST

Hope you're well. It's only a few days till the launch of Golden Rule and we're in promo and rehearsal mode. At the moment, we're planning to showcase the album on the twelfth, the night before it's released, with a live webcast from our band room, so it's all go with rehearsals and general dusting off performance cobwebs.

Thailand + Fireworks = Danger

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:25:46 EST

Last Saturday, we headed off to Thailand to film a new clip for "Burn Your Name". There were lots of lanterns and fireworks, and we even managed to almost set our manager on fire.

Fantasy Island

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:01:28 EST

How goes it everybody? In the past month we have fulfilled a couple of decades long fantasies. No, not the one about us doing a photo shoot in drag, or the one where JC gets to drive in the F1 celebrity race with us as his pit crew. They will be hopefully coming in the next few months!

Talk about dedication...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:28:31 EST

Wow...

Roll on up

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:24:45 EST

Yes folks, it's that time of the year again, when your all time favourite band dusts off the cobwebs, straps on the leather boots, and hits the stage one more time for your entertainment...... “Adult Baby” that is. What a talented bunch they are, hailing from Norfolk Island, they struggled early on in their career playing to not much more than the local mud crabs and a few castaways.

Hog Blog

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:20:24 EST

Hi everyone. It seems that my last blog was lost en-route from the netherworld back to reality after we finished mixing. It really was interesting, and funny, but I think Cogs hacked into my system and replaced it with his blog. I must admit…it wasn’t a bad read. You can tell he’s been going to uni, and reading lots of magazines while sitting on public transport on the way to his modelling shoots.

Let Sleeping Dogs...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:18:13 EST

The recording of the album has finished. I'm not sure if I can publish the name of it yet (here's a hint: G... R...). Now see if you can work that out before it comes out. Actually I revealed the title in my last post but the powers that be censored it. "As per usual Cogs," they screamed, "you're ruining the surprise!'' Oh, and how right they were, for I had presumed (in my presumptious manner) that the title was Sleeping Dogs. That was the title we were sitting on for a while, but the more people we told the more we got looks of disbelief.

Blue Steel

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:16:18 EST

We kicked this week off with one of our favourite pastimes as a band - photo shoots. As much as we all begrudge having our photo taken I think we brought it, with a few blue steel moments from some of the guys.

And we're done!

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:14:27 EST

So...a Mexicana, a Jamaican, an Englishwoman, an American, an Irishman and five Australian musicians walk into a bar... sounds like a joke but this is exactly what happened last week when we were 'busy' making our new record in Sydney. And after the splendid hospitality of our new best friends at The Rose in Chippendale, nobody walked out, we crawled. This is nothing to be proud of but definitely a night of note. The only recommendation I have is that if you make your way into the Rose, and George offers you one of his 'hot nuts', don't be tempted to taste them.

Message from the brains of this operation...

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:12:31 EST

At the moment I'm sitting at home on the Sunshine Coast after being banished from the studio for, from what I can interpret, "having too many good ideas".

This bird has almost flown

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:01:33 EST

A warm greeting to you, one and all. It would seem the pages are turning on this record, guitars are spectacular, vocals are stunning, drums and bass are superb, and let me say right now... the Splendor crowd of 2009 were absolutely mind blowing (those who were there will know what I mean).

We're playing Homebake!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:59:11 EST

We're very excited to announce that we'll be playing at Homebake - the 15th Anniversary edition on 5th December! This is particularly exciting, coming from the depths of the studio, and we can't wait to play our new material live.

We are on a schedule!!

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:53:43 EST

Wow…it's one month into the recording pretty much. We better get started. We have not done a thing at all yet apart from talk about what we are wearing on Fridays, surfing, eating, drinking, sleeping and playing golf.

Classy. Stylish. Dignified.

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:44:28 EST

Wow...

Surfing, golf...and a little bit of recording

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:43:54 EST

As week 3 in the studio comes to a close the record is really starting to come to life and we are all getting very excited about it. ‘Gentlemen’s Friday’ was another success with some new bags of fruit on display. Hoggie won the day with an army green suit teamed with a wild paisley shirt.

Little update for the recording

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:42:55 EST

A scrabble board was purchased on Monday. The game was hotly contested between JC(55), Hoggy(79), BF(127) and Cogs(207). BF challenged with AWASH on a triple word but couldn't compete with JUNKY from Cogs on a triple. The game was sealed by Cogs with GOVERNS on a triple word also making a plural of FEINT. The studio's really firing at the moment.

SES Emergency

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:42:14 EST

Right, well here we are in Byron Bay. So far it has been raining most of the time so unfortunately, a fair bit of recording and studio time has interrupted what was supposed to be a golf/ surfing holiday. So we are in the studio working hard and waiting for the weather to break.

This is your Captain speaking

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:40:54 EST

Just wanted to send a quick note, letting everyone know that this very morning...after I finish my breakfast and coffee... once I finish dressing and doing my hair... we are heading into the studio to make album no. 7..!!