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About Me


The debut Leadfinger album was released in July 2007 on legendary Spanish record label Bang! Records and we are now looking forward Bang! Records releasing our second album in May 2008, it's gonna be called "RICH KIDS" and will also be released on vinyl and CD. You can buy the CD or limited edition Vinyl direct of "the floating life" from the Bang! Records website or through this myspace for just $20 AUS for CD and $30 for the Vinyl - just message us here or email [email protected] and we'll work out the postage details, a selection of songs from the album is also available through iTunes in that crappy old MP3 format...
We recently played with the Celibate Rifles at Wave Nightclub in Wollongong, you can check out some great photos by local Photographer Karena Hoyer , here!!
...'the floating life' is more of a solo album than anything else with lots of guitars and great songs....more of a Sunday morning record than a Saturday night one if you get my drift. It sits on the brilliant side of lo-fi and has been described as equal parts Westerberg, Kuepper and Hitchcock with Fred Sonic Smith along for the ride lead guitar - even the harshest critics apparently agree with that...good on them I say! You lucky punters can buy it and see for yourself as it's out on VINYL in glorious gatefold and on CD in digipack with some great graphics done by legendary Gong drummer Steve O'Brien! Steve is also the drummer in the Leadfinger band which has also been augmented by Wayne Stokes of Thumlock and The Wardens on Bass. We've done a heap of gigs already and have a great recording in the bag that should be out later this year...see ya then.....apart from that I've been playing rock'n'roll since 1985 when I was a young lad...after lots of gigs, songs and albums with rock bands like Brother Brick , Proton Energy Pills , Asteroid B-612, The Yes Men and then Power Pop stuff with Challenger 7 , I decided to do something different and do my own thing so here I am. I have loads of influences and usually not enough focus but I'm getting there... I was born in Glasgow, Scotland and emigrated to Australia when I was 3 years old. I heard that the music scene was happening over here and that the weather was fine so I decided to leave bonnie Scotland and make my new home in 'the lucky country'... music is the food of love, play on I say, play on!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/19/2006
Band Website: mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=21362
Band Members: Stevie O'Brien, Stewy Leadfinger and Stokesy...while recording at the hi-tech Tongarra Recording Studios!!!
Influences: We love underground music, writing and thought, there is nothing exciting in the middle of the road so we'll stay on the edges! ...we also love Trees, Rory GALLAGHER, Roll CAGE, Scotty Rimbauldt, RUSS Meyer, Big STAR, The Byrds, Dead MOON, Garland Jeffries, The SEMINAL Rats, MOVING Targets, Fleetwood MAC, Love, The Real KIDS, god, Steve Earle, TEENAGE Fanclub, Sourdough Bread & TEA, Dylan, The BAND, SONIC Smith, Love, The SEX Pistols, Bill Mollison, NY 70's PUNK, my Apple computer, Old microphones and OLD guitars, SLIM Harpo, The Mojo HANDS, Fixed UP, The LAZY Cowgirls & the Humpers, Blue OYSTER Cult, The SomeLOVES, The Saints, Wilco, CHUCK Berry, Ken CHAMBERS, The FREEloaders, Robert AdamSON, JOhn Forbes, The BLOODsucking Freaks, Peter CASE, John Pilger, Velvet TONGUE, Umberto Eco, The FLAMIN Groovies, John Fahey, PSG, PEP, Johnny KANNIS, The Sunnyboys, The TRILOBITES, Eastern DARK, Bert JANSCH, Roky, Brother BRICK, Raymond Chandler, ICEBERG Slim, Bukowski, George Orwell & Joseph Conrad - esp the NIGGER of the Narcissus from what I remember it blew me AWAY, Asteroid B-612, Bucketful of BRAINS, Tommy KEENE, and last but not LEAST... Thin Lizzy, what a BAND, Irish and rockin! Phil LYNOTT was the man!!!!!!!!!!!.... I'll add some more later AND later...
Sounds Like: ...aaaah me??? ...and maybe Harry Manx and Peter Sellers crossed with Ed Kuepper & Alex Chilton...throw in a bit of Challenger 7, Brother Brick and a dash of Australian bush ambience, half an ounce of bitterness and some grey hairs and there you have it!

Record Label: www.bang-records.net
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Leadfinger Live at The Hoey - July 2007

Hi folks, finally got some video footage from a gig we did last year - courtesy of Michael Boyle from Stagger the Wagons....it's not too bad....the only thing I'd like to say is this was the first gig...
Posted by Leadfinger on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:38:00 PST

Link to the Harvest Interview with Leadfinger

Hey folks, the nice blokes at 5 Crown Lane have set up a great new fanzine in my hometown of Wollongong - it's called 'The Harvest'. Each month or so they have reviews and cool interviews with undergr...
Posted by Leadfinger on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:47:00 PST

Full Discography of Stewart Leadfinger Cunningham

Been listening to my old vinyl copy of At Home With You by legendary Aussie band X. What a killer album, produced by Lobby Loyde, amazing songs and sounds - I can only dream of making a record that go...
Posted by Leadfinger on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:08:00 PST

Mess & Noise Review Sept 2007

Hey folks, I just got another few Aussie Reviews in from Mess & Noise and the I-94 Bar - you can find them at the following links...thanks heaps to the reviewers (Patrick Emery at Mess and Noise and t...
Posted by Leadfinger on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:33:00 PST

First Review "the floating life"

Below is a translation (from Italian) of the first review for the Leadfinger album "the floating life". It's written by famous Italian writer/critic Roberto Calabro - good news is that it is a very p...
Posted by Leadfinger on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:01:00 PST

Paul Jones Photography...Yay!

Hey, I keep forgetting to mention that the new spiffy Leadfinger band photo and live shot were taken on our recent Melbourne Jaunt by Paul Jones, a photographer friend of our Bass player, Wayne Stokes...
Posted by Leadfinger on Tue, 29 May 2007 06:03:00 PST

'the floating life' now available on CD

Hey folks, I'm really happy to announce that my first solo album titled 'the floating life' is now available on CD through Bang! Records. Not sure if you can find it the shops yet but good record shop...
Posted by Leadfinger on Fri, 25 May 2007 04:05:00 PST

New Album Out Soon on Bang! Records....

I have a record coming out in April 2007 on Bang! Records....it's kept me busy and stressed getting the artwork finished and sent off but it's all done now. I wrote, recorded and mixed all the songs b...
Posted by Leadfinger on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:12:00 PST

Got a Noo Band Happening!!!!!!!

Ok, it's been a long time since I visited this myspace thingo, does anybody read this stuff anyway???...oh well this is for anybody who bothers to read it...Finally got a new band line up together wit...
Posted by Leadfinger on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:39:00 PST

Leadfinger's First Gig

Welcome to my new look Myspace - been having fun tweaking the layout and colours and checking out other peoples spaces...what do I think??...Myspace Rules!!!!!! OK so check out the new tunes, Helensb...
Posted by Leadfinger on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:05:00 PST