Dave Graney

Dave Graney is one of the Australian music scene's most enduring, and strangest, stars. Hailing from the small South Australian town of Mount Gambier, Graney moved to Melbourne in the late 1970s and formed his first band the Moodists, featuring Graney's wife Clare Moore and future Dirty Three guitarist Mick Turner. Stylistically, the Moodists were influenced by other alternative Australian bands of the time, including the Birthday Party, although they were more influenced by American rock such as Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground than the English punk and gothic scene. After...