Alex Smith | Musician
Alex Smith
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25.01.2022 Sound on! Take some time, relax and immerse yourself in making some Lemonade..... From "The Thread".
23.01.2022 It is with a great deal of sadness (but a whole lot of understanding) that I announce that this run of Blues Station has had to be pulled. We all know why. I have to thank all of the people who have come. And to my great compadre and partner in crime Chris Turner. You are the best! To Dave Dempsey - thanks always ......even if you are way too tall. These shows are a shot of Adrenalin and Sanity for me. I love them. I love what they are and how they happen! To Richard a...nd Jen at The Bridge! XXXX Thank you so much for making it happen. One day, when all this stuff is over, we will make music and make merry again! My love and respect to you all!
21.01.2022 News Alert Having a chat with Steve Hart from Channel 10 about Covid-19 (what else!?). Tune in for the full interview from 5pm on Ten News First tonight!
19.01.2022 Number 9. Mighty fine.
18.01.2022 For those who do want to help.......buy the album, that would feel more real to me !
15.01.2022 It’s rather appropriate,when life gives you.......
11.01.2022 Just saying that tonight blues station is on at The Bridge . Starts at 8
11.01.2022 The one thing out of all this mess , is that I got to make my new album! It is called Skin and Bone. I am immensely proud of it and of my friends Guy Delandro and Dennis Val for helping me make it real! I hope to have it mixed, mastered and out by the end of the year. But, the way this year’s going, who can predict anything! Until then - sing , dance and be happy! XXXXX
10.01.2022 OK Folks! Sound on, listen and share..... I hope everyone out there is taking all the necessary precautions and looking after themselves too. As we enter this strange new world and look back at the decimation of the live music industry over the last two weeks, it looks like we're all going to be turning on the stereos at home a whole lot more. And with that in mind, I'm going to repost a few of the sample tracks from my beautiful album "The Thread" - chock full of original ...tracks by Yours Truly. Thoughtful, soulful & with lots of layers (just like me!) for great repeat listening - if you want to support original music, then there are two things you can do, right here, right now. 1) Please share this post to your mates & contacts and ask them to have a listen and spread it on; 2) and you're invited to buy "The Thread" CD through the "Shop Now" button up top. We'll be sending out signed copies too, while stocks of the signed ones last! No idea how long that will be so if you want one, get in quick! Hang in there everybody and lots of love from me to you. Alex xx.
10.01.2022 Sound on! Flashback from "The Thread" and the tour last year. "Things Fall Apart". With a whole new resonance to this track now ....they sure fucking do. And if you like this (who wouldn't!?), you can grab your copy of "The Thread" through the Shop Now button on Punwin Productions page or website.
09.01.2022 On tonight at The Bridge Hotel, your chance to #supportlivemusic! On a day when the live music industry has just received another high-impact restriction, if you’re feeling well & symptom free, then come on down this evening to Sydney’s last bastion of pub rock for Blues Station with Alex Smith - The Voice of Moving Pictures & Chris Turner! The first 99 get in! And thanks to @Richard_Harris_Images for the shot taken last week for AMNplify & Moving Pictures.
07.01.2022 For those of us who are suffering terrible Withdrawals from our Wednesday Blues Station at The Bridge (Hi Richard ,Hi Jen) We are trying to remedy the situation a bit ! Tune in ,turn on and drop out !
07.01.2022 This should be compulsory !
06.01.2022 Did you know!? It’s Hearing Awareness Week, so I’m joining the party to get my hearing reviewed at Macquarie University. Even Rock Gods need a bit of regular maintenance .....
03.01.2022 Yep another run of the blues .....me and Chris !
02.01.2022 It is with much sadness that we say farewell to one of our originals, Paul Freeland - our drummer with us at the start of the Moving Pictures journey and always... part of the family. Thanks Paul, for all the great times and your wonderful beats - now long ago, but still fresh and pulsing in our hearts and minds & living on in the music that we still play today. We send our thoughts and love to Paul's partner Pam & his family. And as written by Alex, we'd like to share some words, that reflect so well, the memories of the band, the good times and the nature of the man who brought so much to our gigs, our music and our journey. ............... "We are living through a very strange time in our world - a time of fear and isolation. We can not go out. We can not celebrate and on occasions such as this, we cannot grieve together. I would like to celebrate. I would like to grieve. And I would like to remember a friend, a comrade, a musician and an artist - Paul Freeland. I first met Paul in 1980 when we were first putting Moving Pictures together. Ian Lees said I know a drummer. He’s as solid as a rock and he was. Paul was a little older than the rest of us; a metallurgist by training and a passionate craftsman and master of working with wood. History shows that we started playing, touring, recording and meeting with some success. From our first trips in our own cars, staying in caravan parks to the heights of the success a few short years later, Paul was there. Methodical & meticulous - these are words I would use to describe Paul. He was the kind of guy who would spend the time to adjust the headlights on a hire car - frustrating, funny and wonderful all at the same time. Paul was kind, gentle, strong and wise - attributes we would all like to hear said about ourselves but he really was. We shared cars, hotel rooms, dressing rooms, stages, marriages, breakups and more laughter than a lifetime should allow. Paul and the band parted ways in 1983, but they were big years, huge years, bonding years. Paul returned to working with wood, sculpting unbelievable works of art (furniture) and teaching manual arts at The School of Performing Arts in Newtown. And Paul fell in love with Pam - his soulmate, partner and ultimately his carer. Sadly, years ago now, Paul was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. He took it as stoically as he did everything else in life. As Pam said to me last night, he would say It is what it is. A few years ago now, Moving Pictures played an outdoor show at The Newport Arms and Pam brought Paul along. He was excited and happy. He connected with the moment and he filled my heart with love. It was so good to see him. His arms around me that day will stay with me forever. At times, there was confusion on his face, but there was also a spark in his eyes, a smile on his lips and a glow from his soul. We cannot get together and mourn Paul as we should. But to me, to the other guys in the band and to everybody who ever saw or heard us, he will remain always Paul, Paulie, Freebie and Goob. We send you on your way my Friend. Be one with the everything and count us in, just one more time.."
01.01.2022 During this period of emergency ,let’s all ask the Radio stations to up the Quota of Australian music being played ! From any era or genre ,call request ,demand ! Get behind an industry that needs support! We can make this happen !
