News + updates

news + updates

23.09.2008

Quick announcement: I have been uploading some more free shit to the download section of this website. Two of the lastest additions being the Dernrutlidge - High as the sun on this midnight run EP and the Christbait debut CD "Yeast".

enjoy

12.08.2008

It's been some time since I've been back here providing updates but I figure I really haven't had much to bring to the table news wise and honestly haven't really felt compelled to do so. Since youngbreeder came to a screeching halt I'm choosing to take some time away from music despite having quite a considerable amount of material recorded and not recorded. I've been feeling a tad like Les McQueen from The League of Gentlemen TV series and kinda see the whole music/band thing to be a bit silly really.

I am still involved, commited and contributing to Budd so I guess you could say I haven't gone completely cold turkey. We have pretty much mixed the new album and should hopefully have it out by years end 2008.

No surprise to anyone who knows me well enough, I'm currently keeping myself occupied studying beer and brewing which has been a passion of mine for some years now.

Anyway thanks to the people out there who actually liked what music I did make and chose not to totally ignore it.

cheers cw

21.05.2008

A number of months or so ago I was asked by Ben of "The Pensylvania Dutch" to contribute vocals to the song "It's all over". Hear it here website.

enjoy

14.05.2008

Well I've finally managed to finish and release the ep "customer support experience" containing five songs that are taken from a recording session that Tom and I began back in December 2004.

download it FREE

We may do some live performances if it's apparent that there is some demand or expressed interest in us doing so....?!

Cheers

cw + tj

24.03.08

Youngbreeder
press release: The Tote, Friday 11th April.

Keeping true to a 2008 news years resolution of performing more live shows, Youngbreeder formerly known as Dern Rutlidge grace the Tote with a penile blistering appearance Friday the 11th of April. Youngbreeder will be performing songs from the forthcoming release that could be viewed as a follow up to the 2001 critically acclaimed "johnny no stars.

Very special guests on this night of nights will be Dread and the Tigernauts which promises to enlarge and excite anyone and everyones genitalia.

BUDD will also be appearing at the DD Meanie mamorial show on @ the Tote on Sunday, April 13.

13.02.08

Happy new year n shit....I'll be performing with Budd @ The Old Bar on the 23rd of Feb along with special guests Black Level Embassy and Dr Invisiablo. Entry is $5.00.

13.12.07

Being the festive season and all I've decided to upload both albums, yes both "saturday night believer" and "the demo sessions" for anyone and everyone to download for their listening pleasure.....enjoy

I also hope to see you all when I hit the road in January with Youngbreeder for the Devils Kitchen 2008 festivals.

Tour dates: Devils Kitchen 2008

Saturday 12th Jan @ The Cheery bar, Melbourne.

Friday 18th Jan @ The ANU Bar, Canberra.

Saturday 19th Jan @ The Cambrige, Newcastle.

Sunday 20th Jan @ The Annandale, Sydney.

Have a safe n happy xmas and new year.

cheers

30.10.07

Well my wife and I made it back from Europe in one piece and we had an awesome time. It was also great catching up with old friends and making new ones along the way. We would especially like to thank Anna and her family for the amazing hospitality shown to us when staying, we can't thank you enough.

I have also posted what will most likely be the last song from "The demo sessions" cause I think the songs are probably just getting completely silly and figure i should stop here. I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I've cringed listening back to them.

cheers

16.09.07

As promised in earlier mail out's I have posted the October installment of my "demo sessions". I head over to Europe in a weeks time with my loving wife for our belated honeymoon (no not a gigging tour) and hope to make it back in one piece and not up to the eye balls in debt.

cheers

31.07.07

yo dicklips, I've uploaded another demo session track for you to get ur teeth into.

Youngbreeder head into the studio late August to start recording new stuff for a new album.....getting excited about this cause i really like the songs.

Budd have been taking a break since the clutch tour and plan to pick up where we left off writing, rehearsing and recording the new album.

04.06.07

Hiya

CRAIG WESTWOOD "The demo sessions"

I'm going to be uploading a new song every month till the end of 2007. These songs are demo's that I roughly recorded over the last 4 -5 years that never quite found a place in my other projects. In my opinion some of these are the stupidest songs I've ever written but I still can't help but like them in some perverse kinda way.

Anyway for now I hope you enjoy these first couple.

Make sure you pop by again next month for another instalment.

in other news....

Budd just finished up supporting Clutch on their 2007 Australian tour along with Melbourne's finest, Peeping Tom and no, not Mike Patton's Peeping tom but rather the real one which is far superior an more worthy of your attention. I'd have to say I had a great time and a pretty good tour. Clutch and co treated everyone well, very accommodating, no arrogance etc just a bunch of hard working folk who love what they do. It was an honour to share the stage with em.

On the Youngbreeder front we are planning on record a swag of new songs (15+) hopefully very soon and then hit the road once we have something for all good folk to listen to.

cheers cw

24.03.07

Some good gig news to announce which will be keeping me a little busy.

Budd are supporting CLUTCH on ther'ye Australian tour.

Tour dates:

May 31 2007: The Zoo BRISBANE, Queensland
Jun 1 2007: The Metro Theatre SYDNEY, New South Wales
Jun 2 and 3 2007: The HI FI MELBOURNE, Victoria.

My other band "Youngbreeder" will also be playing a headline show on April 21st.

07.02.07

This is a song I recorded a couple of years ago that I never actually had time, money or effort to really follow through , finish and release on any legit format.

It's a tad hap hazard, rough around the edges and probably shouldn't ever see the light of day. Weird thing is I tend to find myself from time to time going back and having another listen so I figure why not just post it for everyone else to either love or hate.

enjoy??

The friends we knew. 4.2mb

"It's probably better just to right click your mouse and save the little sucker as a file"

05.02.07

Thanks for everyone who came down on the weekend and enjoyed the tunes.

30.01.07

Thanks to everyone who came down to The Tote on Satdee night to see Budd and checkout Youngbreeder on our debut performance. We will hopefully be playing more shows over the coming year. Also don't forget to come and see Budd play at the Devils Kitchen festival this Saturday the 3rd od Feb.

Tickets are available @ www.webtickets.com.au, missinglink records or polyester records.

09.12.06

I will be performing with bands, Youngbreeder and Budd on the below dates.

Jan, Sat 27th 2007, The Tote, Collingwood with Budd and Youngbreeder (debut gig of reunited members of Dernrutlidge).

Feb, 3rd 2007 at DEVILS KITCHEN - Oz Stoner Punk Rock Music Fest C.E.R.E.S. Community Environment Park, Brunswick, Brunswick, Victoria.

I've also killed the below Triple J unearthed link due to lack of interest on my part as well as the music listening publics part. I just don't think the "cats of Australia have made they're choice."

On the "Youngbreeder" front, I've uploaded some new mp3's as free ear food at the youngbreeder.com and myspace sites.

enjoy

12.09.06

Hi all

I was wondering if you could all help me with a little experiment. I've
posted my profile on the Triple J unearthed website and would be
interested to see how much of an effect my modest but loyal
friends/fanbase would have in getting my music at best possibly aired on
the youth network of Australia? Lets see if the system works??

Just follow this URL/link

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/craigwestwood

create an account (sux huh)

then rate and/or review my song/s.

03.09.06

Budds next gig will be on the 23rd of September, supporting Legends of Motorsport for their album launch at the East Brunswick club.

31.07.06

Thanks to everyone who came down to the budd gig on friday night. The band were really stoked about the turn out as well as us being satisfied with our performance. It was one of those gig's that remind you of why you play music in the first place. The night was also bitter sweet with a good friend of mine who made it down to the show passed away the following morning. He was an important part of my circle of close friends and I will deeply miss him.

I'm glad I got to see you one last time before you left us.

R.I.P Scott.

11.07.06

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Budd gig has now been moved to the Friday the 28th of July.

08.06.06

Hooray, I have some info/updates to announce. Budd will be playing a show on Saturday the 29th of July at the east Brunswick Club. This is the first gig with the new line of Jez, Tom and myself as well as it being the first gig Budd have played in Melbourne since 1999. more details at www.myspace.com/buddmethanol

also download a free a demo of, "dirty people" by Youngbreeder (formerley dernrutlidge) at www.youngbreeder.com and/or www.myspace.com/youngbreeder.

cheers

31.05.06

Hi all, it's been a while since I posted anything here and from that it may appear that I haven't been doing anything. The truth is that I have been so busy writing and recording with youngbreeder, still tracking and mixing the sealfinger album, rehearsing and writing with budd and last but not least of all the christbait anthology. I haven't had the time to add to this blog.

Anyway, must get back into it....cheers cw

16.02.06

I have posted an mp3 file from the sealfinger sessions which is still a work in progress. Download from here for free, enjoy.

10.01.06

Happy new year everyone.

It was great to see such a good turn out for the Dernrutlidge reunion gig at the ding dong lounge. The night was a sell out event and I was informed by the venue that we broke the bar record with the most booze ever consumed since the bars opening. What an honour, and it was also an honour to have the mighty "Legends of Motorsport" and "Into the red" playing on the bill.

The guy's and myself will take a couple of weeks off before we hook back into writing and rehearsing under our new indentity, "youngbreeder". We probaly won't be doing any gigs until mid 2006 but you will be able to check in and get updates of we are up to at www.youngbreeder.com

You may have also heard that I have taken up bass duties for the band "Budd". Tom Jackman has also come on board playing drums and we have already had a few excellent jam sessions.

cheers for now.

02.12.05

DERNRUTLIDGE update:

We are pleased to announce that "Legends of Motorsport" will be lending
their support for the upcoming Dern reunion show at the ding dong lounge on Saturday the 7th of Jan 2006.

Tickets are $15+ booking fee and are available from the venue and missinglink records.

ding dong lounge: level 1/18 Market Lane, Melbourne or phone 03 96621020.

cheers
cw

09.11.05

Just thought I'd post the times and locations for the rallies against the Industrial Relations law changes. Make your opinion known to the pricks in Canberra by turning up to exercise your right of peaceful protest before we inevitably become a fully fledge capitalist, police state.

TUESDAY 15th NOVEMBER

SYDNEY: Time: 9.00am sharp

Venue 1: Martin Place. Venue 2: Belmore Park, Cnr Eddy Ave & Pitt Street (near Central Station)

MELBOURNE: Time: 9.00am sharp

Federation Square, Corner Flinders and Swanston Street, Melbourne.

BRISBANE: Time: 9am

Southbank, South Bank, Cultural Forecourt.

PERTH: Time: 12 noon

The Esplanade, Perth CBD

ADELAIDE: Time: 8am

Elder Park, King William, St Adelaide.

Remember kids, don't confuse Democracy with Capitalism.....

08.11.05

DERNRUTLIDGE REUNION SHOW

That's right...DERNRUTLIDGE return to unleash some heavy, fuzzed out rock n roll on y'all ass for ONE night only, Saturday the 7th of January 2006 at the prestigious Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne, Australia.

Ticketing information will be announced soonish.

stay tuned for additional news and updates.

16.07.05

Hi, I've just added an old (dernrutlidge) interview in the press section that i did with obscene zine back in 2002....happy reading.

03.07.05

I have added yet another free track for download from my debut album . enjoy!

Here some pic's of my latest IPA (india pale ale) and Stout that I'm currently enjoying.

I have been making good progress on the sealfinger album and have all the guitars tracked. Now I just have to do the vocals and then mix the whole f#%ing thing.

21.06.05

Hi folks. Yes it's been quite a while since I put anything up here but really nothing has been happening apart from it being winter which is the best time to brew larger with my home brewery.

Since releasing the album I have sold about 10 copies and have about 300 + still sitting in boxes. Lucky I didn't quit my day job huh? Played a sealfinger gig a short while back with Tom Jackman and considering we only had one practice we got through the set without any mistakes. People don't seem to be getting their heads around the whole sealfinger thing. I guess I should finsh the recording soon, get it out and let them absorb it a little.

Guess I'm kinda at my musical crossroad and not sure what the hell I'm doing. I do have alot of songs almost or partially finished but I've been finding it hard to follow through with anything anymore considering the response I got from the last solo effort. I really enjoyed making that album. I did have a guy come up to me recently at a blood duster gig who said that he purchased my album and really loved it. It kinda made my day because honestly i don't think anyone has sat down a listened to it all the way through. Another person I know who put his support behind me and even listed the album in his top 100 of 2004 was Richard Moffet of 3RRR FM. Eternal gratitude.

I have also posted another free mp3 in the download section.

anyway cheers for now.

06.04.05

Still been doing the sealfinger album and setting up my all grain home brewrey.

check it out here.

19.01.05

happy new years etc...

Not much is being added to this news blog cause I've been busy doing stuff on sealfinger site. Head over if you wanna know what I'm up to.

07.12.04

Well with 2004 almost done and an album behind me this year has flown by???? Remember my album will be an excellent xmas gift idea. Sealfinger will be going into the studio late December to start tracking for an album. Tom and myself have over an hours worth of stuff to get thru and I'm hoping to have it all finished by mid 2005...lets hope. I have also started writing and recording demos for my follow up solo album which I hope to eventually play live. Anyway this will most likely be my last blog for the year so for now merry xmas and a happy new year.....

04.11.04

The Craig Westwood(ex dernrutlidge) and Tom Jackman(ex ricaine) duo currently known as "Customer Support Experience" will now be performing under the name "Sealfinger".

Inspired by Andrew Dentons interview with a marine biologist who contracted the infectious desease (sealfinger) when taking vaginal swabs from a female fur seal on a remote island.

The upcoming gig on the 12/11/04 at the Town Hall Hotel, Nth Melbourne will be the last as "customer support experience" and most likely the last gig for 2004.

cheers

26.10.04

Well it looks like my album is being completely ignored by every single music street press publication and radio station in the country. I guess having15 years in the australian music scene/industry don't count for much these days. I figure that the album must be either misunderstood or just pretty crap. I would hazzard a guess at the latter but at least all is not bad. I have been making some wicked beer at the moment and will endevour to drown my sorrows in it.

Thanks again to the Australian music industry for it's never ending support?

Note:CSE play the town hall hotel on the 12.11.04

04.10.04

I'm pleased to announce that the new Craig Westwood + The Godless Few debut album,"Saturday Night Believer". Is OUT NOW and distributed by the kind folks at MGM distribution.

Press Release:

After departing his previous band, "Dern Rutlidge". Best known for it’s Triple J radio hit "Lines on the table". Craig Westwood locked himself into a small room of his Melbourne home for 2 years and wrote, recorded and self produced what has now become his debut solo album. Inspired by bouts of domestic bliss, depression, isolation, alcoholism and self loathing the resulting album is a dark and moody portal into the heart of a reluctant office worker.

Copies can be purchased at any good music retailer throughout Australia or visit the order section of this website for links to some online retailers who will be happy to handle local and international orders.

I will also hopefully have a digital distrobution deal sorted out soon so that you can download the album from places like the Apple iTunes stores etc...

21.09.04

Saturday nights gig opening for brant bjork + the bros was most excellent. The guys themselves were extremley nice people and full of praise for CSE which completely took me by surprise. The supportive cheers from the punters who made the effort to come down early too the gig and check us out was also great to see and hear.

It was a hectic week leading up to Saturday involing a death in my family, me fighting off a bad cold and tom fighting off a hang over. All in all we were greatfull for the show and it felt good to be back playing my 3rd gig in about 2 + years since leaving Dern Rutlidge. All I need to do now is to snare some more gigs.......

I have also added some live CSE photos which were taken by anthony moore.

14.09.04

i love beer. i love it so much i brew my own and have been doing so on and off for the last 4 years. here is a picture of my fermenter bubbling away a batch of coppers pale ale, international series.

I have brewed quite a few coppers beers before but not this particular one so i'm quite interested on how it will turn out. i have just bottled my first stout but have another 2 weeks till i can give it a taste.

i'm currently home sick with a cold trying to get better for the upcoming brant bjork gig this saturday at the corner hotel....fingers crossed.

anyway i'll keeping being sick and listening to my beer fermenter going blop, blop, blop all day long.

cheers

06.09.04

I have added a new "customer support experience" section to the site, featuring mp3 downloads, updates and gig info.

Tom and myself will also be opening for Brant Bjork (ex kyus/fu manchu) when he comes to play at the Coerner hotel, Richmond on Saturday, September the 18th. Come early cause we hit the stage at 9pm.

cheers

26.08.04

Customer Support Experience will be supportting the Double Agents at the Rob Roy, Fitzroy on Thursday the 2nd of September.

Feel free to come on down and boo the shit out of Tom and myself.

We hit the stage at around 9:30pm.

11.08.04

Tom Jackman (ex ricaine) and myself formed a two piece band called, "Customer Support Experience". we have been writting and rehearsing for the past 5 months. we are currently ready to start doing some gigs and would welcome any bands out there who who want to do some shows together.

download a demo track here >>

25.05.04

Hi, I have added a new section on this site where you can browes some of the artwork I have done over the years.

also thanx to everyone for the posative feeback on my new single. I will hopefully have the album out mid to late june.

09.05.04

Greetings all...album is in the can, finished, done and although I was expecting to have it out by now....it's not..... as of yet? Still getting printing and duplication quotes. I have uploaded the second single (body full of holes) from the album as a free download. This song was inspired by the TV show, "the sopranos".

download it here >>

I have been busy writing and rehersing new songs for the follow up album with Tom Jackman and things are coming along great. Completely different vibe to the first album....very grounded but yet fucked up in a violent way??? Because the new stuff is performed just as a 2 piece it will make it easier for Tom and myself to do live shows. I pretty much gave up on trying to put together a band for the saturday album cause it just got way hard and expensive to keep going.

Anyway gotz ta go...cheers

19.03.04

The album is finally done, mastered and ready for pressing. I am still finishing of the artwork and hope to have it out very soon.

The single pretty much stiffed. didn't get any airplay, got shit all if any reviews and was basically ignored. cool.....people hate me.

18.02.04

If your living in the UK you can tune in and hear my single get a spin on X-fm's Unsigned show hosted by Claire Sturgess at about 22.10 (GMT) Thursday the 19/02/04.

Email claire.sturgess@xfm.co.uk or call the studio 08700 800 1234 (national rate) xfm.co.uk to show your support.

London 104.9 Xfm * Sky Channel 864 * NTL Channel 891 * DAB Digital Radio * Online - Listen Now

02.02.04

How best to bring in the new year by releasing my first single (don't come around) of the soon to be released debut solo album, Saturday night believer".

The single can be purchased online locally and internationally via

missing link records >