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Ross Wilson: Links

MySpace - Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends
To provide more info about the members of my touring band we've created a profile page for Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends at MySpace.com . Once there you'll find that Urban Legends John McAll (kbds) & Chris Paraha (bass) have their own MySpace pages & that RW&ULs;have some interesting musical 'friends'. There are a couple of MP3s to listen to & I'll be uploading some rare and/or new songs from time to time.
The Video Beat - Rare Rock Movies

More rare rock'n'roll movies on DVD than you ever imagined!  Also B-grade drive-in fodder, music documentaries, pop & rock TV series from the 50s & 60s, blues, R&B, soul, rockabilly & doo wop; crime, monster, teen, hot rod & psychedelic features;  all on good quality DVDs.  The Video Beat!

John McAll's MySpace
John McAll is Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends' keyboard player. He also plays with funk & jazz combos, is in demand as an MD & arranger & features on some of RW's recordings. In June 2009 he released his first self-produced, composed & arranged contemporary jazz album 'Black Money'. Find out more about John at his MySpace.

TV Shows

The Marngrook Footy Show
Marn (foot) grook (ball). The weekly AFL footy show with an indigenous player bias. Approx 10% of the players in AFL are indigenous Australians & have a dynamic impact on the game. The Marngrook Footy Show is the show that all the other footy show hosts watch! Host Grant Hansen wrote the show's theme song "Its Marngrook" and Ross Wilson sings it every Thursday night at 7:30pm on Foxtel 180 NITV, Impaarja & CH31 (Melb). This year's series kicks off Thurs 19 March 2009; Leila & Sandy's Tiddas Tips inaugural guest celeb tipster Ross Wilson!
RocKwiz
Shot in The Gershwin Room at The Esplanade Hotel this popular SBS music trivia show incorporates some great live music from wildly disparate performers. RW has been a guest twice, most recently on the fantastic 'RocKwiz Salutes The Bowl' special which aired on March 7th & is being prepared for DVD release. Co-hosts Julia Zemiro & Brian Nankervis deserve their own Tonight shows. Hit the link for the video replay of our bit on the night.
Spicks & Specks
Wacky music quiz show that demands you can't take yourself seriously if you're a guest. Its ABC's highest rating show & rules Wednesday nights. RW was on the 1st ever show a few years back & is coming up in the 2009 series.

Friends

Gallins Guitars
STOP PRESS March 09 - I play Gibson guitars exclusively & now have a beautiful new sunburst Les Paul Junior which absolutely smokes! I'm using a 'Rocker 30' Orange amp with a 12" Celestion speaker with the same again in a sealed extension box to create a mini stack - yeah! My acoustic Gibson guitar is a blonde Emmylou Harris model which has a built in bridge pickup & a volume wheel secreted inside the O-hole - sounds great & looks beautiful. My Gibson Guitar & Orange Amp dealer is John at Gallins Guitars, 196 Chapel St, Prahran, Vic (03) 9521 2599. Tell him I sent you.
Route 66
Route 66 stocks retro inspired Kar Kulture & Rockabilly style clothing & accessories. I've scored good stuff there & so can you. 2 stores in Melbourne & 1 in Sydney or you can shop online via their website.
Neos Kosmos

Its believed that Melbourne, Australia, is the city with the 2nd largest population of Greek people outside of Greece itself (after Chicago).  I married into one such family who just happen to run the much-awarded & applauded Greek language newspaper Neos Kosmos.  They have Greek slanted news in English too & a brand new good looking & well run website. So don't be a malaka check it out!

Mike Rudd & Bill Putt a/k/a Spectrum
Mike Rudd maintains a regularly updated site detailing his & Spectrum's illustrious career.
555 Music Co - Guitars, Coffee, & Musical Curiosities
Kevin Garant is a hot guitarist who has opened a cool guitar shop in Melbourne. Even though I'm a Gibson man the stuff at 555 is well worth checking out.
Mushroom Music Publishing
Part of The Mushroom Group of companies Mushroom Music has been administrating my song catalogue for nearly 20 years. Enquiries regarding licencing for film & TV, lyric use, sheet music etc should be directed to Mushroom via this link.

Daddy Cool's Sites

Daddy Cool.com.au
The official website - its up to date & a good source of DC info & merch.
Daddy Cool's MySpace
The official Daddy Cool MySpace page, as distinct from a few other fan-run pages. Hear some DC classics & tracks from 'The New Cool' CD & become one of DC's MySpace 'friends'.
Daddy Cool's Facebook
Add Daddy Cool to your Facebook social register
Daddy Cool's YouTube
DC have their own YouTube.com page for video action & are rapidly expanding content. You can also browse to see what other YouTube members have uploaded - mainly old clips & live TV performances including more versions of Eagle Rock than I thought possible.

Other Cool Stuff

Tropical Getaway
Go where the Wilson's go, Gili Trewangan, a tiny island off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia. Its a mere 20 minute flight from Bali to Lombok then car & speedboat transfer to Gili T. We've got our own little place (Villa Jepun) at The Beach House, the jumpinest place in the best location & run by friends of ours. When we're not there its rented out to people from all around the world who go to relax, dive at the coral reefs, eat drink & be merry. Motorised transport is banned - you get around by bike or small horse drawn carts called chimodos, walking ain't bad either. All the info you need is at the Beach House website including a recent glowing review from The New York Times.
National Portrait Gallery
We went to the opening of the National Portrait Gallery in late 2008 & I'm honoured to have 2 items in their collection of myriad Australian luminaries; Tessa Jone's 2005 RW portrait 'Eagle Ross' & Rennie Ellis's 70s shot of Daddy Cool backstage at the Sunbury Music Festival.
Hathouse - cool stuff to wear while you're having chemo
Our friend Caroline experienced what it is like to undergo chemotherapy, lose her hair &, thankfully, recover. While all that was happening she realised there wasn't much in the way of fashionable accessories for others in the same predicament. Well there is now; cool hats, scarves & an everexpanding range to help you look & feel better while waiting for your hair to grow back! Her Hathouse site is really taking off as the word spreads - you could be the next link in the chain - check it out.
Natural Linens
Online source for beautiful homewares made from natural linen & designed by our talented & tasteful friend Rachel. Mention the Ross Wilson website when ordering & you'll receive a 10% discount!
YouTube Said The Boy
Watch the 1983 video of Mondo Rock's 'Come Said The Boy'
Guitar Tabs at 911Tabs.com
One of many sites that have Guitar Tabs for Eagle Rock - google for more. This one also has Come Back Again & Hi Honey Ho plus Mondo Rock's Come Said The Boy & Cool World. I get a lot of requests for tabs but I don't recommend any site in particular or guarantee tab accuracy.