Issue 2, March 2006
THE WHITLAMS NEWSLETTER Issue 2, March 2006 In this issue: Something stirring, in the hearts of those below.. Track by Track – Little Cloud The Coopers Arms Tim’s Bit Press “The Whitlams’ Years” DVD review New Competition Q&A Tour Dates “LITTLE CLOUD” ON SALE THIS WEEKEND! Catch Tim playing some new […]
Whitlams Maintain Inner West Rage
Sydney Morning Herald by Kelsey Munro The Metro, November 26 Coming just in time for the tailend of this month’s anniversary revival of all things Gough, the Whitlams returned to their home turf of the Metro to another sold-out crowd, to road test new songs from a double album […]
Comeback Charms The Fans
Melbourne Age by Andrew Murfett THE WHITLAMS Corner Hotel, October 29th Let’s call it a comeback. Judging by the response from Saturday night’s sold out crowd, the Sydney pop act the Whitlams have been keenly missed. Originally intended to be a launch for a new album, the weekend’s two-night stand served more as a reintroduction […]
Freedman Entertains the ex-Pats
Sunday Telegraph by Vince Lovegrove Tim Freedman strode on to the tiny stage in the steamy Soho club, plonked himself on the piano stool and launched into what would be a riveting performance. With his latest London solo tour, the Whitlams frontman has stepped outside the well-worn Aussie ghetto of gigs by appearing at the […]
Pulling the Plug on the Kitchen Sink
Sydney Morning Herald by Bernard Zuel Keeping it simple … Tim Freedman, left, and J. Walker at work in the studio on the Whitlams’ new, “small and quirky” album. The new album from the Whitlams won’t come with the works this time but hopes to deliver something more personal, writes Bernard Zuel. In the inner-Sydney […]
Arts High & Low, with a Glass or Two on the Side
Sydney Morning Herald by Tim Freedman DIARY by Tim Freedman of the Whitlams Thursday 26, 2am: Finish mixing the Whitlams’ sixth studio album in Melbourne. We’ve been in this room 14 hours a day for the past 2 weeks. Producer J. Walker has done a great job, but it always sounds good through the big speakers […]
It’s All About the Song & The Sound
In Music & Media – Loose Cannon Issue 457 by Phil Tripp It was last year at the APRA/AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) Awards that my interest in the music business was rejuvenated when I heard Lisa Gerrard sing one of her film songs. It tore out my heart, brought tears to my eyes […]
Love (in) This City
Sydney Morning Herald by Bernard Zuel At almost 40, Tim Freedman, Bernard Zuel discovers, has decided to make some changes. Tim Freedman has this tic when he begins to feel uncomfortable during an interview. And it begins with silence. Normally the singer/songwriter from the most successful independent […]
WASO Rocks on to a Winner
The West Australian by Rosalind Wadley WASO / WHITLAMS Concert Kings Park March 6th, 2004 WASO’s outdoor concerts at Kings Park have taken the orchestra to an audience more prepared for interaction and camaraderie than the typical concert hall crowd. On Saturday night the WA Symphony Orchestra was joined onstage by The Whitlams, with a […]
Better in Everyway, Hence the Mystery
Sydney Morning Herald by Bernard Zuel Auspicious moments? It was the day all horses celebrate a birthday. It was the 15th time (give or take) that the Whitlams have played (and sold out) the Metro, a venue that has replaced Newtown’s tiny Sandringham Hotel as the band’s home turf. It […]
Australian Chamber Orchestra with Tim Freedman of the Whitlams
2003 National Concert Season, Australian Chamber Orchestra by Carolyn Hughes One of the joys of going to a classical concert is the people watching. After the experience of trying to park the car and make it to the Concert Hall on time (tip: allow 90 minutes), it was a ‘who’s who’ and ‘who’s that?’ in […]
Of Love and Drinking
The Age by Jo Roberts His fondness for late nights, big drinking sessions, wine, women and song is well-known. So when I walk into a record-company boardroom at 10am and find the Whitlams’ Tim Freedman clacking away on a laptop, looking a bright-eyed picture of health […]