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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
1969, Alsy MacDonald , single work autobiography (p. 21-23)
Three Songs, Robert Forster , single work autobiography (p. 25-28)
Rent, Steve Miller , single work autobiography (p. 29-30)
Suburban Stories : Dave McComb and the Perth Experience, Jon Stratton , single work criticism
The author argues that Perth, Western Australia's, loss of innocence, especially after the murders in the 1960s by Eric Cooke and those in the 1980s by Catherine and David Birnie, is reflected in McComb's lyrics which 'can be read as a metaphor for the experience of a lost utopia that continues to haunt the cultural life of Perth.' The criticism includes brief references to the work of Veronica Brady, Peter Cowan, Philip Masel and Dorothy Hewett.
 (p. 35-43)
Hell of a Summer, David Cavanagh , single work prose
David Cavanagh describes attending peformances by the Perth, Western Australian rock band the Triffids and meeting band members in London, England, in 1984.
 (p. 49-70)
Memories, Rob Snarski , single work autobiography (p. 73-74)
1982, Dom Mariani , single work autobiography (p. 77-78)
Wow and Flutter, David Nichols , single work criticism
David Nichols discusses David McComb and the rock band, the Triffids', early recordings on cassette, commenting that '[i]n these cassette albums we see David McComb forging and identity for himself as a narrative song-writer or commentator focusing on his craft as a writer and his skill as a performer.'
 (p. 79-91)
The Tapei"In front of me here", David McComb , single work poetry (p. 92)
Hooked on McComb, James Paterson , single work autobiography (p. 93-104)
Lost Chords, Julian Wu , single work autobiography (p. 105-110)
Terra Australis Incognita, Julian Tompkin , single work column (p. 113-114)
Jesus Calling : Religion in the Songs of David McComb, Andrew McGowan , single work criticism (p. 117-127)
Death of a Grandmother, David McComb , single work prose (p. 129)
Still Life, Niall Lucy , single work prose (p. 133-136)
Ornithologyi"Yeats said: a poet", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 137-138)
A Temporary Monument, Jean Bernard Koeman , single work criticism
Jean Bernard Koeman invited twenty artists to construct a 'temporary memorial' to David McComb in the form of the exhibition 'A Temporary Monument for David McComb' (STUK, Leuven, Belgium, 2004).
 (p. 139-143)
Extraordinary Friends, Nick Cave , single work column (p. 145-146)
Draining Pleasure, James Cook , single work short story
An imagined future for David McComb and the rock band The Triffids 'with a twenty-year career and huge global sales...'
 (p. 147-150)
Whack! Whack!, Steve Kilbey , single work prose (p. 151-158)
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