![]() ![]() A love of ‘50's, ‘60's and ‘70's rock and roll, sixties garage, psych and power pop that kind of thing. I wanted to start afresh with guys that were into the same thing. I'd been feeling a bit disillusioned with the musical direction that band was taking and wanted to get back to a more honest, melodic style. PSF: How came the Stems (1983-1987) together?ĭM: The Stems came together not long after I'd left a group called The Gostarts. Before that I'd only ever seen a few cover bands playing top 40 hits at weddings and at schools social. These groups would play free open air concerts at the local football oval over the summer break sponsored by one of the local radio stations. I really started to become aware of what was happening in the local live scene, were the heavy blues rocks groups like Bakery, Fatty Lumpkin, Sid Some early recollections, or should I say when The scene has gone through a lot of changes. PSF: How was the music scene in Perth when you were young?ĭM: We've had some great groups coming out of Perth. PSF: Did your parents support your wish to become a musician?ĭM: They never discouraged me from pursuing it, but they would say it's good to have a steady profession (a real job), and play music on the weekends for some extra cash, but I was in too deep with it. ![]() I have my own small practice which allows me to stay in music at some level. These days I'm back doing architectural work. I also worked in music shop for a short time in transition. I studiedĪrchitectural drawing after I'd left high school and worked in the industry for a few years before going into music professionally when The Stems started doing well. PSF: When and why did you decide to become a musician?ĭM: From an early age, it's all I ever wanted to do. John Fogerty was and still is a hero of mine. 3 lead guitarists and drums.Įventually I became the singer and we started covering a lot of CCR, Beatles and early Bee Gees. PSF: What was the first band you played in?ĭM: That was Impact, 1973? I was 14. I started hanging out with other kids that were into the same things and from there, a few of us came together to form a band. PSF: What inspired you to form your own band?ĭM: I just loved the whole idea of it. Of the tune: "She Loves You" by The Beatles also comes to mind. PSF: Do you remember the first song that really impressed you?ĭM: 'Minnie the Moocher' by the Cherokees. ![]() The Beatles were making an impact on my life. My father was really keen to have both my brother and I learn an instrument, and like all Italian fathers of the time the piano accordion was his favourite, but I was more interested in the guitar. Later records by Al Bano, Little Tony and Lucio Battisti started appearing. My mother had a really nice singing voice and knew a lot of the popular Italian songs of the time.Ĭlaudio Villa, Luciano Tajoli, Domenico Modugno, that kind of thing. PSF: Do you come out of a musical family and what was the first instrument you picked up?ĭM: Not really, no one played an instrument or anything like that, but both my parents who immigrated to Perth (Australia) from Italy in the mid-fifties were big music lovers, both very passionate. In this interview, he talks about his many bands, his biggest personal success, working with Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Suzanne Vega, Ben Folds and others), the Internet, making a living as a musician, the first song he loved, his hero and of course about his new band. ![]() Perfect Sound Forever: Dom Mariani DOM MARIANI The unifying power and freedom of Rock 'n' Rollĭatura 4 is the new band of the Australian Power Pop and Garage Rock legend Dom Mariani (The Stems, Someloves, DM3 and others). ![]()
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