Rowland Forever

rowland s. howard fan site

I am in no way formally associated with Rowland S. Howard or his estate or any other entities. I'm just a fan and wanted to gather together everything that I could find on the internet into one comprehensive place.
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3PBS Melbourne Community Radio

(credited to Danijela Miletic via Crowned in Black FB group) This is an interview of Rowland S. Howard for a radio program about his life and work up to 1995. 27 Dec 1995 About 60 minutes of the interview was originally broadcast on 3PBS 106.7 ...
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Still Burning

This is perhaps one of my favorite Rowland S. Howard songs. It’s up there for sure. This live version is exquisite!
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The Resurrection of Rowland S. Howard

(This originally appeared on Rock ‘N Roll Globe on April 17, 2020, written by Michael Toland) In this exclusive interview, Mick Harvey talks extensively about working with his old mate in The Birthday Party and Crime and the City Solution ...
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A glimpse into Nick Cave’s wild St Kilda days

(This originally appeared on ABC’s Double J on November 30, 2020 and is by Mark Mordue) (Even though the title alludes that this is primarily Nick Cave-related, I was riveted and bemused by Rowland’s anecdotes here and it’s an ...
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Genevieve McGuckin on Rowland S. Howard

(This originally appeared on Under the Radar on October 9, 2014 and is one of my favorite reads so far) Five years on from his untimely death, Liberation Music are celebrating the life and times of legendary Australian songwriter and guitar ...
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reflections on rowland s. howard

(This is something originally posted on Swampland on what appears to be just a short time after Rowland’s passing). with contributions from Simon Bonney, Kristian Brenchley, Robert Brokenmouth, Julie Finley, Cypress Grove, Gabriel ...
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