Genevieve McGuckin | Long Play Series

Genevieve McGuckin is an Australian musician, songwriter, film producer and graphic designer. She played an active role in the emerging punk/new wave scene in the late 1970s and in 1987 became a founding member and keyboardist of These Immortal Souls alongside long-time collaborator and partner, Rowland S. Howard.
In this interview, Genevieve discusses moving from Brisbane to Melbourne as a teenager in search of adventure, her creative life in London and Berlin with Rowland S. Howard where they performed with Nick Cave, Lydia Lunch and Sonic Youth, and her reflections on the artistry of female musicians in the male-dominated punk scene.
Interviewer: Jenny O’Meara
Location: Melbourne Room, Arts Centre Melbourne, 2017
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[@maryburke5423]

I saw TIS with Sonic Youth in Sydney at the Kardomah, or Dark Coma as we used to call it. I’d gone to my Sunday midnight to dawn shift job and found I had no work to do. So off to the cross I drove and made it in time for TIS. Fantastic show. Thanks for this. Wonderful interview.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I will never forget the first time I saw The Birthday Party in London. I later saw them in Sydney and Melbourne on their farewell tour. The show in Melb. was like seeing a circus lead by a crazed bible thumping preacher. Exactly as Rock should be! What I remember about Rowland was he kept walking around in circles like a boxer avoiding punches. In general I still feel they were the greatest live act I've ever seen to this day.

[@angelalalala1]

Such a beautiful and interesting interview. Genevieve is so eloquent and charming and such a talented woman. Made me cry, of course, as well as chuckle. ♥️

[@australianmusicvault4604]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DEERXING]

She is so sweet! I adore her very much!!🖤 Wonderful interview. I'm a huge RSH fan and hearing her recall her memories is such a treat.

[@ViAndareKV]

Shes is BEAUTIFUL ❣ AND SHE MISSES ROWLAND SO MUCH. LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. More like this. Thank you Genevieve.

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Best giggle ever!

[@kicksyyarosh5708]

1,000,000%!

[@vam_pyers]

Wonderful interview for RSH fans - thanks for sharing and thanks to Genevieve

[@australianmusicvault4604]

Thanks for the great feedback.

[@martinreynolds7025]

Reminded me of many conversations with the two of them sitting n the corner space of the Victory Cafe that Stkilda is long gone sadly

[@lionstandingII]

Back in '84? The last resident of St Kilda died in 2016, it seems...

[@michalklein]

I enjoyed this interview so much. Really interesting to hear about her experience as a woman in a largely male scene. Thank you for this.

[@chrisgreenspon5610]

So affectionate. I love it.

[@arthurcrime]

First time I met Genevieve, she was with Marie Hoy, was at Faraday St where at the time I was playing with babeez, at our rehearsal space. We used to put impromptu concerts on the footpath. Last time she was working in a clothing shop in chapel St. Not long after Roland passed. She was inconsolable.

[@Fercenzabella]

🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@jaimaaguru23]

Such a brilliant artist and a wonderful human being.

[@warrenjones4407]

Got a real kick out of this interview, made my otherwise miserable tuesday lockdown day off bearable! thanks for sharing ;) Greatly appreciated.

[@australianmusicvault4604]

Glad you enjoyed it! There's lots of other great Long Play Series interviews on our channel that might help pass the time!

[@TheRobh62]

A terrific interview. THank you Genevieve. Thought conjuring, of love, relationships, adventure and more. A privelege to watch. Very grateful. (a Crystal Ballroom survivor). The beautiful honesty is compelling. So much to take in.. The POP CRIMES thing was extraordinary..

[@derelictlumberbatch9362]

As a rsh diehard fan, it was really nice to hear this interview. Rock solid.

[@bertsbooks2505]

Superb - happy memories of the TIS gigs I was lucky to see, '89-'93ish

[@italdisc0]

This is really, really special. GM rocks. Thanks for sharing!

[@slava9298]

Fantastic! Thank you

[@are9506]

my gosh this is so beautiful. Thank you so much

[@robleahy5759]

That was fantastic thank you.

[@kw2785]

Saved for later! Cannot wait to dive in and enjoy this

[@simonblackwood7161]

Gen, Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@joaosimoes8743]

Great Long Play Series. Lovely woman. (miss roland...). You should make a LPS about The Triffids (rip d mccomb) an underrated australian band

[@maryburke5423]

Have you seen ‘Love in Bright Landscapes’. Beautiful film about Dave and the Triffids. Currently on SBS on demand in Australia. Highly recommend.

[@phaedracheung7580]

Have finished watching it mostly, except for a few inaudible points.Thanks for sharing! (btw will there be official English subtitles?)

[@australianmusicvault4604]

Hi Phaedra, thanks for the message, the caption file had not loaded correctly so thank you for letting us know. It has now been replaced with official subtitles/captions.

[@phaedracheung7580]

@@australianmusicvault4604 Thanks a lot!!😉❤️❤️

[@joaosimoes8743]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@joyramzy1337]

💐💐💐💐

[@declan3906]

This music is so good we should get the gob=vernment invilved.

[@lionstandingII]

She's so intelligent and beautiful- mutually inclusive terms.....wish I could find such a gem of a person with which to be....It's a tragedy these comments may be read as somewhat misogynistic, but it's so rare to find a True Woman who hasn't been infected by societal demands to, I'm sorry, be dumb....Such a tragedy...makes me cry....