He started writing the book in 2000, after watching savage garden perform. Andrew stafford is a freelance journalist and the author of pig city, a musical and political history of brisbane, first published in 2004 by uqp. Pig city, from the saints to savage garden by andrew. He was best known for his pig city take on the brisbane music scene.
In 2007, queensland music festival staged the book as an allday music event, headlined by the first performance in nearly 30 years by the original lineup of the saints. This memoir is rock journalist andrew staffords first book since his 2004 milestone pig city, which mapped brisbane music from the saints to savage garden. New zealand literature 18721914 jane stafford and mark williams. In 2007, queensland music festival staged the book as an allday music event, headlined. Pig city chronicles a brief yet transformative period of brisbane life, from the 70s through to the 90s, but this is no ordinary history book. Pig city by andrew stafford i bought this book when i was still studying in brisbane, which was like, some seven years ago, during the brisbane writers festival that year. The song later lent its name to a book pig city from the saints to savage garden and to the 2006 music festival pig city which was an 8 hour showcase of brisbanes finest including the original saints first reformation gig for some. From the saints to savage garden, focusing on the brisbane music scene, and tracking the political climate, from the 1970s to 2000s. Pig city maps the shifts in musical, political and cultural consciousness that have shaped the citys history and identity, this is brisbanes story the story of how a city finally grew up.
From the saints to savage garden andrew stafford on. From the saints to savage garden, states beyond hollywoods impressionistic. In 2004, uqp published his landmark book, pig city. Pig city single by the parameters, released 20 september 1984 1.
I work independently for many different publications and occasionally for others behind the scenes. Published in late 2000, last drinks won the ned kelly award for crime writing. Pig city, from the saints to savage garden by andrew stafford. It has also provided the name given to a 2007 concert during which the. Pig city 2004, a book about brisbane, and something to believe in 2019, a music memoir. Buy a discounted paperback of pig city online from australias leading online bookstore. Booktopia has pig city, from the saints to savage garden by andrew stafford. Pig city by andrew stafford, 9780702235610, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Tuplang 707 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article is an uptempo version of blubber boy off the bands second ep, new.
When unkle fats and the parameters released a single in 1986 called pig city, the meaning of its title was immediately clear. Stafford compiled from information held by the oxley memorial library and the queensland state archives. From the saints to savage garden was written by andrew stafford over a period of three years, and. In hindsight, perhaps reading this book was one of the beacons that pointed me in that direction, as andrew staffords command of language and storytelling abilities are both enviable and inspiring. Andrew stafford author andrew stafford is a freelance writer who has also worked as a university tutor and environmental consultant. I read this book shortly after passion is a fashion. Pig city, the concert, was actually inspired by pig city. Now author andrew stafford has published his next book, a memoir of music, madness and love. Pig city maps the shifts in musical, political and cultural consciousness that have shaped the city s history and identity, this is brisbane s story the story of how a city finally grew up. He has written for the age, the guardian, the saturday paper, the sydney morning herald and the monthly.
A common misconception about andrew staffords pig city is that it is a chronicle of a brisbane music scene fueled by the oppressive political climate of prefitzgerald inquiry queensland. Pig city author andrew stafford releases next book quest news. Like clinton walkers inner city sound before it, andrew staffords pig city stands apart from the sparse body of flimsy and forgettable tomes stacking the history of australian music. Pig meant police and city was the town where the band lived, which was brisbane. From the saints to savage garden, a musical and political history of brisbane first published in 2004. Andrew stafford is a freelance journalist and the author of pig city. In 2007, queensland music festival staged the book as an allday music event, headlined by the first performance in nearly 30 years by the. Before avalon drive and last dinosaurs roamed the city, there are these bands who helped paved the road and put australia, even the quieter town of brisbane, on the global map. From the saints to savage garden by andrew stafford. Pig city author andrew stafford releases next book quest.
As guardian australia asks readers to vote for the best brisbane song of all time, andrew stafford spotlights the legacy and sound of music in the city. I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my heroes recently, mr andrew stafford who is the author of pig city which is essential reading for anyone who respects music. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I first read pig city seven or eight years ago, before a career in journalism had revealed itself as a path of interest. From cult heroes the saints and the gobetweens to national icons powderfi. Like walkers work, staffords has since become a kind of bible, totem and point of pride amongst those in love with australias musical roots. Pig citys reputation has grown in the decade since its first publication.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. For all the political observations contained in pig city, stafford began the book in the 2000s to draw attention to bands he loved which he felt had. From the saints to savage garden, stafford documents both the music and the politics over what is arguably the most. Andrew stafford brisbane writers festival the weekend. Pig city by andrew stafford, 9780702233609, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Three years later, the book was followed by an event of the same name, staged by queensland music festival and featuring a headline performance by the original lineup of brisbane. Material possession the release has provided its name to a book by brisbane writer andrew stafford, pig city. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From cult heroes the saints and the gobetweens to national icons powderfinger and international stars savage garden, brisbane has produced more than its share of great bands. Pressed under the thumb of the bjelkepetersen government and its toughest enforcers the police brisbanes musicians, radio announcers and political. Ive been a long time follower of andrews work so it was an interesting insight.
Named after a ramones song, something to believe in mines the ripe intersection of staffords personal trials and pop culture passions, with enthusiastic tributes to his most formative songs and albums along the way. He is the brisbanebased afl correspondent for melbournes the age and has written for a variety of other publications including. Everyone was talking about it, being one of the few good books out there about the music scene in australia, especially the music scene in brisbane. But behind the music lay a ghost city of malice and corruption. I even wrote a book about brisbane, a sort of love letter to my adopted city and, especially, its music. He has written for the age, the guardian, the saturday paper. Andrews book pig city made history in 2007 when it was turned into a key event as part of the queensland music festival, headlined by the original lineup of seminal brisbane band the saints. Andrew stafford is a freelance journalist and the author of pig city, a musical and political history of brisbane, first. Staffords book explores the political climate and music scene in brisbane between 1971 and 2000.
Andrew stafford hates talking about himself in the third person, but since youve asked, he would like to remind you that it was 15 years since pig city and something to believe in, and so refuses to make any guarantees. From the saints to savage garden paperback october 1, 2004 by andrew stafford author visit amazons andrew stafford page. Now author andrew stafford has published his next book, a memoir of. In 2007, queensland music festival staged the book as an allday music event. Andrew stafford is an author and freelance journalist. The song later lent its name to the 2004 book pig city from the saints to savage garden written by andrew stafford. In 2007, the songs title has also referenced within the name of the queensland music festival, pig city. Pig city by andrew stafford overdrive rakuten overdrive. When the local music journalist andrew stafford released a book in 2004 on the history of the towns music scene and its. The story is told mainly through the lens of music and politics and shows how the two influenced each other in a time when brisbane was. From the saints to savage garden, which covered three decades of queenslands musical and political history. Pig city records is the brainchild of andrew stafford journalist and author of pig city, a socialpoliticalmusical history of brisbane and sean clift red dust management and drummer with the mighty lords of wong. Stafford borrowed the title for his book from the song pig city by the parameters. Pig city 10th anniversary edition by andrew stafford.
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