You like science. You like music. You like psychology. How about all together?
The members of New Waver met in the early 80s as new recruits to the Australian Tax Office. Over coffee and cards the teenagers discovered their shared passion for popular music, and from there it was a short step to forming a band. They bought and learned instruments and by the end of their first year on the job were regularly getting up at departmental social gatherings to play the hits made famous by their musical heroes.Within a few years the members of New Waver had released an album, been promoted as far as Acting Clerk Class Three, and even been invited by the Under-Secretary of Administration to play at the combined federal public service end of financial year boat cruise.
But sadly marriage, increasing job responsibilities and the secondment of their lead guitarist to the Adelaide office found the band unable to devote the time and energy necessary to maintain the competitive standards their colleagues had grown to expect. It was time to give up the night job. The New Waver dream was over.
Ah, but web archives are forever. Click on these links for direct downloads of mp3s, and there's lots more where those came from.
Paranoid
Pocket Calculator
My Miserable Life [I've read blogs like this...hell, I've written them too.]
Numbers
Servin' DNA
"DNA neither cares nor knows. DNA just is. And we dance to its music."
