Chris Hayden, Journalist

"So when it was done I got out of Australia because I needed a fresh perspective on things. I went across there (to Paris) and played some gigs and just lived life. I really feed off the energy of Europe. It’s just an amazing place and I loved being there."

The Rubens are much more effective when they slow things down and play it all a little cooler.

"I found that most of the time I was making other bands sound better than they were..."

The critics are fawning all over his debut solo album, but ex-Snowman dude Joe McKee still can’t afford to eat anything fancier than baked beans. Chris Hayden buys him a sandwich.

Lake Air is another triumph from one of our best.

No regrets for Friends though as they blazed through their final two numbers, snuck off and left security to deal with the 30-odd confused-looking punters wandering around amongst the gear.

They fall in love and start to make music together. They argue. They make up. They break up. They form a band.

We were a bit nervous about sending the tracks overseas and doing everything via the internet, and when we got the mix from Matt it was just banging

“I did a bit of playing around with overdubs early on with this album, and I really enjoy the whole creative aspect of the studio,”

“I try to write lyrics as a whole piece, a little bit like poetry."

Four years after Youth Group’s swansong, Martin is still pitching himself somewhere between the weary observer and the heartbroken traveller.