#63 Bow Campbell (Front End Loader)

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Seja talks to her guest Bow Campbell (Front End Loader) about growing up with a folk musician father, how Guns n Roses and Motorhead changed his life and his first band the Edelweiss Pirates. Bow tells Seja about his 27 years in Front End Loader, how much songwriting gives him joy, and the band's infamous Aria Speech. They share stories about owning masters, publishing and road kill and answer some caller questions. Bow’s strange show story was illustrated by Stephen Gilbert (@pliggot). You can see all podcast illustrations on instagram @hearsejpodcat or on the HearSej Facebook page Aria speech "If Radio’s The Doctor is reading this from stage, it means the unthinkable has happened and Floating Me has been robbed!! The members of Front End Loader can think of no finer way to spend an evening than to be here with you all. Unfortunately, as an independent band that has been not making money and not selling albums for many years, our budget does not allow this. To our fans who congratulated us on the nomination, we accept in the spirit that you’ve offered it. You have proven over the years to be a strange bunch of freaks, but you’re our freaks and we’ve grown fond of you. If this award makes you happy, go right ahead and enjoy that. We’re not sure what the award means – we know there’s no cash prize, because that’s the first thing we asked. If there is any value attached to this award then it belongs to our partners and families, past and present, who have enabled, tolerated and endured the challenges and bullshit involved in being Australia’s least popular, relatively well-known band. To the Australian Music Industry … as you were … please carry on … we mean you no harm. We will continue to write Rock Music that we enjoy, play shows when and where we can, and record and release this music as our time, money, and circumstances permit. None of these activities concern you so please, move along, and let us never speak of this again." The possessed by Albert Tucker https://www.portrait.gov.au/image/12220/12219/