NEWBEATS
When you meet with Hunters & Collectors’ Mark Seymour for lunch there’s a lot of pressing matters to discuss besides whether the fish is fresh. Like: What has the band been doing since their last record came out in 1984? Where have they been? Have they disbanded? And, most importantly, why has no one in America except Aussiophiles ever heard of the group once heralded in England as the leader of post-nuclear pop movement (whatever that might mean)?
NEWBEATS
THE LAST BIG THING
When you meet with Hunters & Collectors’ Mark Seymour for lunch there’s a lot of pressing matters to discuss besides whether the fish is fresh. Like: What has the band been doing since their last record came out in 1984? Where have they been? Have they disbanded? And, most importantly, why has no one in America except Aussiophiles ever heard of the group once heralded in England as the leader of post-nuclear pop movement (whatever that might mean)? America needs to know! So there is a lot important junk to get out of the way.
The multi-piece, innovative band’s demise in 1985, after three or four records (depending on where you live) was greatly exaggerated, for starters. It could have been the result of growing up with great acclaim and in the glare of the public eye. Or something.