Gareth Liddiard
Born: 20 / 11 / 1975
Location: Australia
Gareth Liddiard (born 20 November 1975) is an Australian musician, best known as a founding member of both The Drones and Tropical Fuck Storm. Musically active since 1997, he has also released a solo album titled Strange Tourist in 2010. In 2021, Liddiard recorded and performed live with Jim White of the Dirty Three and Chris Abrahams of The Necks as Springtime.Liddiard has often been called one of Australia's greatest songwriters and The Drones song "Shark Fin Blues", penned by Liddiard and Rui Pereira, was voted by the band's contemporaries as the greatest Australian song of all time in 2009.
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Listen: Tropical Fuck Storm - The Golden Ratio
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Gareth Liddiard's Wisdom: "if you're not gonna get rich, you might as well have fun"
The former The Drones and now Tropical Fuck Storm and Springtime frontman talks changes in the music industry, creativity, the pain and boredom of postponing, and naming a band “because the guy from Fugazi said”.
Live Review: Mazzy Star, Gareth Liddiard
"It was ironic, we suppose, that a band famous for being listened to in the dark played in the dark to us."
Live Review: Batpiss, Gareth Liddiard, Palm Springs, Bench Press
"The tone of Sloane's voice and powerful bass incite a spine-shaking hum through The Tote's floor as 'Tell Them My Name Is X' begins."
Live Review: Gareth Liddiard, Ela Stiles
"'Sad' is an understatement, but to moan about 'end times' is folly."
NGV Reveals The Line-up For Friday Nights With Vincent Van Gogh
A stack of international and Australian acts announced for the Friday Nights with Vincent Van Gogh music series
Gareth Liddiard, Gold Class To Heat Up The Streets At Ballarat Laneways
Bundle up and get yourself to this
Live Review: Gareth Liddiard
"Triple j described me as Lawson crossed with Ned Kelly crossed with a fucking meat pie or something".
Live Review: Patti Smith's Horses
"What ensues can only be described as intense happy mayhem."
Transgressive Transcendence
"While still a challenge, performing solo holds no fear for Liddiard"
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