Dave Warner | |
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 Warner in Sydney, November 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Robert Warner |
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) Bicton, Western Australia |
| Genres | Post punk, rock 'n' roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, author, screenwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Mushroom |
| Website | Official website |
David Robert Warner (born 1953) is an Australian rock musician, author and screenwriter. He lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.
Dave Warner was born David Robert Warner [1] in Bicton, Western Australia in 1953. He attended Aquinas College [2] and then the University of Western Australia where he graduated with a B.A. (Hons.), majoring in psychology.
In 1973, he formed the band Pus, which was influenced by radical 1960s New York activist band, The Fugs. Warner describes this band on his website [3] as "Australia's first punk band". Warner's song writing [1] created his first version of "Suburban Boy" in 1976. He gained a wider popularity with his next band, From the Suburbs, which he formed in January 1977. The band gained an underground following and was subsequently signed by Mushroom Records.
As Dave Warner's From the Suburbs, they re-released "Suburban Boy" (1978) as a single and then Mugs Game (1978) with some tracks recorded live at Melbourne University, [4] it was certified Gold within a month of its release. [5] Free Kicks (1979) followed, but then From the Suburbs disbanded. With a new line-up, Warner released Correct Weight (1979) and This is My Planet (1981; reissued as This is Your Planet in 1996).
After This is My Planet, Warner diversified from writing and performing music full-time. Instead, he started to write plays, novels and screenplays.
In 1982, his revue, The Sensational Sixties started to tour large suburban hotels. Written and produced by Warner, the show was successful. In 1985, Warner wrote and appeared in a musical, The Sixties and All That Pop. Later that year Planet Pres, a rock musical written by him, was produced by the WA Theatre Company, [6] and performed at the Playhouse Theatre. [7]
In 1987, Warner managed and wrote songs for a female trio, Pleasure Principle. He performed (and wrote) a one-man show, Australian Heroes. He had a small parts in the movies Boundaries of the Heart (1988) and Boys in the Island (1989). [8]
The first feature film written by Warner, Cut (2000), was a teen slasher starring Molly Ringwald and Kylie Minogue. He followed up with Balmain Boys (TV movie) and Garage Days (both 2002) and then Ravenswood (2006) starring Stephen Moyer and Teresa Palmer. He was one of the chief writers of the drama TV series Going Home and the short TV feature Roll, as well as writing more than ten episodes of McLeod's Daughters . [9] Warner wrote in an episode of Packed to the Rafters that featured his single Suburban Boy in a storyline starring Craig McLachlan as a faded 1980s rock star. In 1994 he hosted the ABC Sunday morning football program Ballzup!. [10]
Warner has written both fiction and non-fiction. His first novel, a crime story called City of Light, was published in 1995. It was the winner of the Best Fiction Work award at the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards in 1996. In the same year his second book, Footy's Hall of Shame also came out, featuring cartoons by Steve Panozzo. In 1997, Warner's second crime novel, Big Bad Blood was published. He then wrote the first one in a series of humorous crime novels in the style of Agatha Christie, Murder in the Groove. Published in 1998, the book featured Andrew "The Lizard" Zirk, a former rock star turned detective. In the same year were also published Racing's Hall of Shame (co-written with Nicolas Brasch), Cricket's Hall of Shame (again with cartoons by Panozzo) and 25 Years of Mushroom Records. The second novel featuring "Lizard" Zirk, Murder in the Frame, was published in 1999. In 2000, Warner published eXXXpresso, a novel about an ex-criminal who intends to build a chain of prison-themed cafés, and Murder in the Off-Season, the third "Lizard" Zirk novel.
Andrew "Lizard" Zirk series
Dan Clement and Snowy Lane series
Other works
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [25] | ||
| Mugs Game (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) | 23 | |
| Free Kicks (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) |
| 34 |
| Correct Weight (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) |
| 78 |
| This is My Planet |
| 75 |
| When | — |
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Suburbs tn the '70s (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) |
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| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Suburban Sprawl (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) |
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| Correct Planet (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) |
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| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Meanwhile in the Suburbs |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [25] | ||
| "Suburban Boy" | 1976 | — |
| "Summer '78" (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) | 1978 | — |
| "Suburban Boy" (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) | 31 | |
| "(We Got) Nothing to Lose" (as Dave Warner's from the Suburbs) | 1979 | — |
| "Free Kicks" | — | |
| "Wimbledon" | — | |
| "Kookaburra Girl" | 1981 | 73 |
| "Half Time at the Football" | — | |
| "A Million Miles from Home" | — | |
| "Tonight" | — | |
| "Key to the City" | 1989 | — |
The West Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards celebrating achievements for Western Australian music. They commenced in 1985.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dave Warner | Rock 'n' Roll of Renown | inductee |
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