Don't Dream It's Over

For a few hours last night, Flash Lite and phones and business was the very last thing on my mind. Tanya and I went to see the newly reformed Crowded House perform at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, and as they always have done to me for the past 20 odd years, they had me from the opening bar.

The night actually started well even before the "Crowdies" took to the stage - some old friends of mine from my band days in Melbourne, Augie March, were the support band and they were unreal. They have just gotten so much better and Glen's songwriting is inspiring.

But then Neil Nick, Mark, Matt and some different guy up the back in place of Liam, came and took away any thoughts of there being anything else happening in the world apart from this gig. We got songs from all albums, including "Woodface" which is a sentimental favourite of mine. The new material blended with the old in a way that only a genius like Neil Finn can make happen.

He is my John Lennon.

New music for a great cause

For those that don't know, prior to getting involved with Flash and everything, I was a professional drummer. My wife Tanya is also a singer (that's how we met) and we've kept the rock'n'roll dream alive over the years by continuing to do shows and recording. This week we're releasing her latest 6-track EP called "Braver Than You Think You Are", and have launched her new site at www.tanyagordon.com. Our good mate Caleb James has done a fantastic job in producing this collection of songs - we're really happy with how they came out.

All the money we make through CD sales are being donated to a children's refuge in Tapachula (Mexico), called Mission Mexico. We've started a campaign site at www.tapachula07.com where you can read more about the project, so if you want to buy a CD then you'll know it's going to a great cause. You can also make direct online donations to the project if you want to.