NEWS

  • Friday-Seezer present Ich Liebe Dich

    Gavin and Maurice will be playing ‘Ich Liebe Dich’ (DAS KABAROTICA! die Amusier-tragodiekabarett…eine sexuele musickal mit eine kleine Reich’n’Roll fur Weill) directed by John Comiskey, at the Eircom Dublin Theatre Festival on October 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Booking starts August 29. The shows will be performed at the Tivoli Theatre. Chairs and tables will be moved in to provide an intimate setting of around 350 people.Tickets are 22 Irish pounds + 1 pound booking fee

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  • Gavin Friday covers T-Rex for Moulin Rouge soundtrack

    One of the most anticipated films and soundtracks this year is “Moulin Rouge”, director Baz Luhrmann’s new musical extravaganza starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Though apparently the film isn’t completely finished yet, it debuted at the Cannes Film festival last week. For the soundtrack, Luhrmann asked Bono, Gavin and Maurice Seezer specifically to do T Rex’s “Children of the Revolution”. It is the theme tune of the ‘Bohemians’ in the film. A song that is “a pre punk pop anthem, full of pure ‘I DON’T WANNA GROW UP’ teenage angst… with one of the best guitar/string riffs of all…

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  • L.A. Times: Different Strokes for Lovers of Folk

    from LA Times, Saturday, April 28, 2001 POP BEAT Different Strokes for Lovers of Folk (Music) More than three dozen artists perform two eclectic, inspiring marathon shows celebrating the legacy of archivist Harry Smith. By ROBERT HILBURN, Times Pop Music Critic It’s hard to stage a winning concert when you start out with two strikes–even if you’re blessed with some of the pop-rock world’s most illustrious singer-songwriters, including Elvis Costello, Steve Earle and Beck. By stretching from 8 p.m. to almost 1:30 a.m., the Harry Smith Project concert Wednesday at UCLA’s Royce Hall felt far, far too long. Earle had…

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  • A Wee Night for Uaneen

    Gavin and Maurice will be doing 2 songs at “A Wee Night for Uaneen” in Dublin on March 4. The concert is sold out. Fortunately, we’ll be able to hear things on line on Sunday 4th March from 8-11pm GMT. Dave Fanning will be broadcasting highlights of the concert live and talking with some of the performers throughout the evening. More details on the 2FM website. From the press release: “A Wee Night For Uaneen” will be a unique musical and visual celebration in memory of the sparkling life of DJ, TV Presenter and Broadcaster Uaneen Fitzsimons who tragically died…

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  • Friday and Seezer are back in the studio

    Gavin and Maurice are back in the studio after the holiday break and should be making an appearance on our forum later this week. [ update 10/2: ok, they didn’t.] Gavin’s track on Howie B’s new album will be out in April/May. He has covered an old soul classic (originally by “Babs & Ernie”), called ‘Satisfied’, coupled with 70’s pop classic ‘Rock On’. The track, recorded in ‘Horse’ studios and mixed in Windmill Lane might even be a single. ‘Disco Pigs’ was finished just before Xmas and will get its debut screening as part of the Berlin Film Festival. Gavin…

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  • The Kurt Weill Jukebox

    Welcome to the happy end! Just a reminder that Gavin and Maurice will be presenting ‘The Kurt Weill Jukebox’ this Friday, 9pm GMT on RTE Radio 1: “Presenters Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer delve into the world of music over the 50 years since Kurt Weill‘s death to highlight his far-reaching influence on musicians as diverse as Nina Simone and Nick Cave.”

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  • Video: Disco Pigs trailer

    Gavin and Maurice have recorded music for the film Disco Pigs, directed by Kirsten Sheridan. Gavin also has a cameo in the film. You can spot him MC-ing in the karaoke scene.

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  • ALK auf wiedersehen

    Gavinfriday.com says ‘merci, goodbye, auf wiedersehen’ to Anne Louise Kelly and Liz Devlin, (Gavin and Maurice’s management up and until today). We wish them all the best for the future, and for now a very happy Christmas. Thank you!

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  • A walk on the Wilde side

    by Gavin Friday “People stared at the make up on his face laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace the boy in the bright blue jeans jumped up on the stage, Lady Stardust sang his songs of darkness and dismay” David Bowie As a teenager it was David Bowie who turned me onto music and Oscar Wilde to literature, “The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray” from the seductive and ruthless charms of Dorian Gray’s Faustian pact to the tragic romantic chaos of Ziggy Stardust selling his soul to rock and roll.…

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  • The wolf went mental

    When we suggest Gavin do his ‘Vincent Price’ on Prokoviev’s Peter and the Wolf he says: “The Shag Tobacco man? I can’t do that, it’s for children.” Kids there are plenty, mainly on the ‘friends, family and fans’ side. They’ve come to support Mr. G., or Uncle Gav. The non partisan part of the divided audience wonder who this Friday feller is. Although introduced as the ‘star of the night’, they ask each other: “We never see him in the charts?” Put the man behind a lectern and the wolf confined tries to escape. Beneath the stately chandeliers and county…

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