Battle Of Bands

A quick update - We are getting there with book being printed - Pre Orders still available.. Waiting on quotes for coloured printed version, this will be much better for the 50 pre sales, ebook is nearly ready, along with website..What next...to everyone who put hand up for a pre-order, I will be creating a page soon for orders/payment options and postal addresses...Its a shame we cant do a live book launch..I am working hard to deliver you all your books, we will get this done hopefully v soon...have a great weekend, stay safe and sound..From Locked down, Melbourne  ;) # battleofbandsbook website coming soon

                                  Battle of Bands Book - Taking Pre Orders now This is one lesson I thought I would have learnt from my mistakes. It was the start of a journey riddled of recklessness, booze, drugs, sex, crime, religion, but best of all, rock ‘n’ roll and good times This book has been in the making for literally three decades. First putting pencil to paper back in 1991, I wrote the first chapter or so while spending two nights in a hospital bed at Mossman, North Queensland. This was followed by many countless late nights writing bits and pieces over the years, even decades. The past two to three years have been more intense, borderline obsessed with the completion of writing, hiring, and collaborating with professional editors. The book was born around a handful of songs that had been written and performed. The song ‘Carefully Sold’ was written on a farm when I was 19 an...

                                            Battle of Bands Book In the early to mid-’80s, Archie and Lucy Saunders live on their farm near Netherby, a small town, where 12-year-old Lucy witnesses her mother’s death from a tragic horse-riding accident. Concerned about his children’s futures, their father relocates them to the hustle and bustle of North Melbourne to a private Catholic school. But this new life isn’t enough to save Lucy. Forever influenced by her mother’s dead, Lucy spirals out of control into the deep, dark, twisted underground in Melbourne. Meanwhile, Archie reaches for the stars to win the Battle of the Bands competition and fulfill his dream to follow in his father’s footsteps as a singer and entertainer. The competition winner has an opportunity to support the biggest band in Australia and the chance for his band to perform live on Countdown . There's o...

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