We're Livin' on Dog Food

A who's who of Melbournes underground music scene. Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others proffer their recollections and air their animosities in a tribute to those seminal times. The Crystal Ballroom, the Little Bands, the Boys Next Door, drugs, fashion, sharehousing and a previously unseen interviews with Michael Hutchence.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Dogs In Space
• We're Living on Dog Food
• Richard Lowenstein
• Michael Hutchence
• Rowland Howard
• Nick Cave
• Ollie Olsen
• Alannah Hill
• The Ears
• The Boys Next Door
• We're Livin' on Dog Food
• Melbourne
• Australia
• punk
• underground music
• underground music scene
• Primitive Calculators
• Crystal Ballroom
• Phillip Brophy

[crai96ird]

Hey can anyone tell me when's da film will premier in melb? Do ya reckon Hill will be there? I need it badly... da way she says "exciting" :-P uhh

[ghostpics]

Aug 13 at the Nova

[adeadlymugato]

Oh. My. God.

[francisteardrop]

RIP Roland S. Howard.

[PetShopMod]

Ollie Olsen, used to work in a record store called 'Collectors Corner' on Swanston St Melbourne circa 1989. Quiet guy, hippy looking. He would come to my fathers cafe on his lunch breaks, 3 doors up just like a normal customer. I only learnt he was in Max Q through friends in high school who would talk about this 'new band'. When i asked Ollie next time i saw him, he just smiled and nodded. No rockstar reply or big noteing himself. That was Ollie. Pity, they dont make music like this anymore.

[misslaneyfew]

really would love to watch this, this is we're living in the uk is a problem :o/

[Houdinitreehouse]

Thanks Lowenstein for this very good documentary! I just watched this at ACMI today :)

[MaTiLdAisAustralian]

my parents were frequent attendees at the Tiger Lounge and the Crystal Ballroom. They knew the 'stars' of the scene and supplied/used junk with many of them. They are now the 'good corporate workers' - conservative and tight lipped about this period. I can't get them to watch this documentary and they refuse to have Rowland S. Howard, B-day Party and Nick Cave, played at hearing level. If it wasn't for this documentary, I wouldn't have what found out my parents looked like in 1979/80. Thanx

[claireobscure]

Thanks a lot!

[francisteardrop]

Whirlywirld's Window To The World.

[claireobscure]

What song is there playing in the background?

[iantoau]

now they are all art nazis, good corporate citizens or just plain boring. so what is so great now? lou reed?