Cowper Band » videos http://cowperband.com Band of dried leaves, flour, and water. Brisbane, Australia. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:37:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 fly in, fly out http://cowperband.com/2010/06/fly-in-fly-out/ http://cowperband.com/2010/06/fly-in-fly-out/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:03:29 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/?p=229 this weekend, i am playing at the JOYnt on Montague Rd, West End with Tash Parker at 5pm for the Unconvention afterparty. if you have just clicked here for the first time and you have no idea whether you should go, then the video below is a pretty good indicator! if you do come, please say hello before or afterwards…i don’t bite!

cowper – The Kite Song – live at The Edge – 30th April 2010 from Jaymis on Vimeo.

cowper – Capulet – Live at The Edge – 30th April 2010 from Jaymis on Vimeo.

after a whirlwind day trip to sydney, i had planned to crawl into bed and succumb to the weight of the qantas complimentary beverages ebbing through my blood stream. that was until i received this email from jaymis about rehearsal tonight:

Hey man. I’m totally destroyed, so I’m going to have an early night. Been busy though. Uploads:
Vids:
http://vimeo.com/12336652
http://vimeo.com/12336894
Audio:
http://cowper.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-edge-30th-april-2010

Wanna make a blog post?

when a friend this talented goes out of their way to create for you, how can you possibly say no?

]]> http://cowperband.com/2010/06/fly-in-fly-out/feed/ 0 …and rain stopped play http://cowperband.com/2010/04/and-rain-stopped-play/ http://cowperband.com/2010/04/and-rain-stopped-play/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:37:41 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/2010/04/and-rain-stopped-play/ well, rain stopped record, actually. jaymis and i were in the middle of filming a new clip in the city and woke up this morning to find rain means we need to pursue other endeavors for the day. keep an eye out in the city over the coming weekends though – if you see a scooter going past with angel wings and a camera tripod gaffa taped to it, feel free to wave or say hi!

one final thing, i’m playing my last “Brisbane Open Air” gig this wednesday at Southbank. the movie has been changed to “Bran Nue Dae” which will be interesting. i’ve watched two other movies so far that i would not have otherwise chosen to see (“Blind Side” and “Remember Me”) and actually quite enjoyed them. (we won’t speak about the penelope cruz “nine” movie…thankfully rain stopped play then, too!).

anyways, hope to see you there.

r

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With a little help from my friends… from Cowper on Vimeo.

jaymis kindly informed me today that the site was up for renewal as of today. this means that cowperband.com is now 1 year old! this is a pretty amazing thing for me. so much has happened over the past year that i thought it would be nice to note a couple of them:

- i’ve played a gig at one of my top 5 ‘all time want to play here’ places; and i did it with my best friend on stage with me.
- i’ve started an album
- i’ve started a stack of videos (and finished some of them…)
- i’ve met some amazing people and been lucky enough to work with several of them
- i’ve had my first ever australian tour, travelling around and playing in bookstores and being paid in books.

it’s been incredible! and the next year is going to be even more amazing; but before i get into that, i thought i’d post a video that jaymis filmed 5 months ago. i’ve been waiting for a good time to post it, and i think the birthday celebration is the time to do it, because it says so much – none of this could have happened without my friends!

thank you, and there’ll be cake soon enough.

(ps, this was shot on a very lovely camera so you should DEFINATELY click on the video and go to the HD version at vimeo.)

]]> http://cowperband.com/2010/04/cowperband-turns-1/feed/ 0 a video in 2 hours http://cowperband.com/2010/03/a-video-in-2-hours/ http://cowperband.com/2010/03/a-video-in-2-hours/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:10:28 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/?p=199 after rehearsal tonight for tomorrow’s gig at the southbank open air i was struck with a combination of insomnia, and general silliness. so, i decided to see if i could make a video from scratch (including audio) in 2 hours. the one-take-only-and-adlib-as-i-go attitude to both video and audio takes means it’s a little shakey, but that’s all part of the charm, isn’t it….?

the result is below, for your amusement.

Howard Hughes (Avid Reader Tour recorded live in Newcastle) from Cowper on Vimeo.

ps. if you don’t know the sooty show, then you really, really should.

]]> http://cowperband.com/2010/03/a-video-in-2-hours/feed/ 1 on the road again… http://cowperband.com/2009/11/on-the-road-again/ http://cowperband.com/2009/11/on-the-road-again/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:11:58 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/?p=175 the car is (re)packed and i’m on my way to Glen Innes for a gig tomorrow! it’s going to be a busy weekend as i’m back up in brisbane to play at the Lofly Hanger on Friday night supporting Mr Maps, McKisko and Fergus Brown – a last minute addition to the schedule, i know, but it’d be great if you could all make it!

‘busy’ seems to be the catchphrase at the moment which is great – touring, playing, side projects – it’s all happening :) somewhere in there i managed to finish a couple of books including “The Surgeon Of Crowthorne” by Simon Windchester; which was received from Beyond Q books in Canberra. in short, i really enjoyed this book. it’s a true story about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary; and as dry as that may sound, it’s quite captivating. loved it.

there’s also been time to work on a couple of new videos – one truly brilliant video by Jaymis that will be added shortly; and the Ocean Grove/VIC video. however, i thought since i’m back on the road today it would be more apt to post the video below – a short insight-slash-laugh at myself to summarise the first 5,000km of the trip…

i hope you enjoy it :) as always, remember there’s plenty of music to download free on the ‘music’ link above. checkitout.

thanks, and i hope you’re enjoying your hot november week!

rowley

5000km (Cowper Avid Reader Tour) from Cowper on Vimeo.

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I thought that seeing as though I’ll be disappearing into the wilderness for a few days I should work extra hard today to get the Canberra video finished and up as well. And by “work extra hard” I mean “Hire a pedal boat and pretend it is a gondola by singing to the locals”. Yay ;) Enjoy. Thanks Beyond Q!

Cheer Up! (Avid Reader Tour – Recorded Live in Canberra) from Cowper on Vimeo.

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Howard Hughes (Avid Reader Tour recorded live in Newcastle) from Cowper on Vimeo.

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/11/howard-hughes-in-newcastle/feed/ 0 lucky i brought my guitar… http://cowperband.com/2009/11/lucky-i-brought-my-guitar/ http://cowperband.com/2009/11/lucky-i-brought-my-guitar/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:53 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/?p=142 Beautiful Sunrise, Flat Surf ;)

the avid reader tour…music, books, and err…what was that third thing again?  oh that’s right.  surfing.  hmm.  new board?  check. waves? uh…

so it’s been flat, but that’s not bothering me one bit.  new roads, new towns, new beaches…and don’t forget i can always fall back on the guitar.

the next show is coming up, and i’m just about to cover the last 300km between me and the venue in Newcastle.  The gig is 6pm Thursday 5th Nov at Maclean’s Booksellers (69 Beaumont Street, Hamilton Tel: 02 49 692525) in what should be a pretty little early evening gig.  Can’t wait!  Hope to see you there.

There are a few other gigs confirmed  as follows:

1pm Sun 8th Nov – Beyond Q Bookshop (Curtin Shopping Plaza
Curtin, ACT Ph: 02 6162 3999)

1pm Sat 14th Nov – Bookgrove (with Cloudchaser 2 Book Launch! – 2/83 The Parade, Ocean Grove, VIC
Ph: + 61 3 5255 5973)

11am Thu 26 Nov – The Book Market (245 Grey St, Glen Innes, NSW, Ph: (02) 67 326 622 )

Lastly, just before I left Brisneyland Jaymis was nice enough to teach me a few video editing ‘skills’ to help me on the tour.  I thought I should try them out before doing something more important ;)

Avid Reader Tour – Is this thing on? from Cowper on Vimeo.

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/11/lucky-i-brought-my-guitar/feed/ 1 it’s a knock-out (that’s the name of the game) http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/ http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:16:16 +0000 rowley http://cowperband.com/?p=103 so it seems that putting me through some bizarre physical endurance test is becoming a common theme for cowper videos. first it was trying to maintain balance and stave off sea sickness whilst being spun on a chair; then it was all about how long i could hold my breath whilst playing guitar under water. this time the challenge was to hang upside down and finish playing a song before the blood rushed to my head and i fell on it. i think at the next gig i’m going to be handcuffed and buried in cement!

Cowper – Don’t Ask Me (Live at the Hills Hoist 2009-08-30) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

anyway, it was a fun afternoon – even the neighbours had a good laugh when they looked over the back fence and saw us filming. i hope you enjoy it too.

the other piece of news i have is the confirmation of an australian tour in november. i’m calling it the “avid reader” tour, and for a very good reason. the tour itself may in fact be thinly veiled guise for what is more likely ‘a bit of a surfing holiday’; but rest assured that when i’m not surfing, camping or driving i will be playing in an independant bookstore near you.

dates are still to be confirmed as i get in contact with more stores, but i’m quietly confident a few will be able to accommodate my large appearance fee – elephants work for peanuts, and gorillas go ape for bananas; but i’ll be paid in books. more specifically, i’m asking that the manager of each store pays me with a copy of their favourite book. it’s a simple ask, just as reading them will be a simple pleasure!

so keep your eyes out for the dates, and if you happen to know a bookstore near you that’d love to have me then let me know – i’ll be on the road between brisbane and adelaide all of november (and hopefully perth not long after that).

thanks!

]]> http://cowperband.com/2009/08/its-a-knock-out-thats-the-name-of-the-game/feed/ 1 The Kite Song. Live 18th July 2009. http://cowperband.com/2009/08/the-kite-song-live-18th-july-2009/ http://cowperband.com/2009/08/the-kite-song-live-18th-july-2009/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:35:50 +0000 Jaymis Loveday http://cowperband.com/?p=100

Cowper – The Kite Song (Live) from Jaymis on Vimeo.

In July at Space Ball at Top Floor in Brisbane, Rowley (gently) exploded the brains of everyone present with a freaking wonderful set. It concluded with this performance of The Kite Song. Wow.

You can download the MP3 (or other digital audio format of your choice) of this song from the music section.

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