Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian

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ian, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the

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group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.

Early life

Rowland Stuart Howard was born on 24 October 1959 in

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, to John Stanton Howard and Lorraine (née Stuart), the second of three children. His siblings were sister Angela Howard and brother Harry Howard, both also musicians. In a 2016 interview, his brother Harry Howard stated the family is of paternal

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descent from

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and maternal Scottish descent.

Career

1978–1990

Rowland Stuart Howard wrote " Shivers" at the age of 16 while in the band Young Charlatans. Howard gained acclaim after joining Melbourne-based band The Boys Next Door, when the song was released as a single. The band changed their name to The Birthday Party and Howard's discordant guitar remained a major factor in their sound. The Birthday Party relocated from Australia to London in 1980 and subsequently to West Berlin. The Birthday Party's early records were released by

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in Australia and 4AD Records in the UK. They later became associated with Mute Records in Europe. Howard was also a member of the short-lived project,

Tuff Monks Tuff Monks were a short-lived band consisting of Nick Cave, Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (each a member of the Birthday Party) with Robert Forster, Lindy Morrison and Grant McLennan (each a member of the Go-Betweens). Their only release ...

with Birthday Party bandmates, Nick Cave and Mick Harvey. However, Howard and singer Nick Cave suffered 'creative differences', and Howard left the Birthday Party as they transformed into The Bad Seeds. He soon became a member of

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, a band led by

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. Howard, with

, appeared in the 1987 movie ''

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'' by German filmmaker

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playing the song "Six Bells Chime" in a Berlin Club. Later he formed

These Immortal Souls These Immortal Souls were an Australian post-punk band formed in London in 1987 by Harry Howard on bass guitar, his older brother Rowland S. Howard on guitar and vocals, Epic Soundtracks (a.k.a. Kevin Godfrey) on drums (all three ex-Crime & ...

with girlfriend

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, brother, Harry Howard, and Epic Soundtracks. Howard also collaborated with

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, Nikki Sudden, ex-Barracudas singer

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, guitarist

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, French electro group

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, guitarist

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singer and songwriter

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, Fad Gadget,

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, and A.C. Marias. Lydia Lunch and

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recorded a version of Howard's song "Still Burning" for Lunch's ''In Limbo'' (1984). "Still Burning" had previously been recorded as a bass-heavy track with Howard on vocals, during the ''

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'' recording sessions (1983–1987).

released their first album ''Get Lost, (Don't Lie!)'' in 1987 and played shows in Europe and America, returning to Australia for a short tour in 1988.

1990–1999

After the release of These Immortal Souls' second album, ''I'm Never Gonna Die Again'', (1992) and another Howard/Lunch collaboration ''

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'', Howard, Lunch and members of

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performed live on tour in Australia and Europe with guitarist Link Benka. ''Shotgun Wedding'' was re-released with a second compact disc of live recordings. ''Shotgun Wedding'' featured

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of "

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" and

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's "Black Juju". Recorded in Memphis with Link Benka (rhythm guitar), Joseph -Joe- Drake (bass) and Brent Newman (aka Glyn Styler) (drums). Howard sang backing vocals on the

album '' Let Love In'' (1994). In 1995 These Immortal Souls contributed their version of "You Can't Unring a Bell" to a

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''Step Right Up''. He left London to return to Melbourne in 1995. Paul Godfrey a.k.a. Epic Soundtracks, the UK drummer for These Immortal Souls, was found dead in his London apartment on 5 November 1997. These Immortal Souls played their last show, at the Greyhound Hotel in St Kilda, with Lydia Lunch in 1998. Howard lamented in a 1999 television interview (''Studio 22'', ABCTV) with

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that people still asked him about "Shivers", a song he wrote when he was sixteen years old which first became well known when it was sung by Nick Cave. Howard released a solo album called '' Teenage Snuff Film'' in Australia in 1999.

2000–2009

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'' as a musician in a vampire club band. In August 2005, Howard performed at the premiere party for

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's film ''

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'' in Melbourne, Australia, along with the band

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. French label Stagger Records released a double CD tribute album to Howard in 2007 featuring

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, The Drones, The Holy Soul, Penny Ikinger,

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, Nikki Sudden, Noah Taylor and many more. In September 2007, Howard joined with Magic Dirt and

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for a tour of the east coast of Australia. Howard appeared at the All Tomorrows Parties rock festival in Australia in January 2009, curated by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He was backed by Mick Harvey on drums, and JP Shilo on bass. Howard's second solo album, ''

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'', was released in October 2009 to acclaim from the musician

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. He appeared on the Magic Dirt EP ''White Boy'' playing guitar and supplying vocals on the track "Summer High".

Illness and death

Howard suffered from chronic

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virus and had been told in 2003, when he was 44, that his liver was stricken with end-stage cirrhosis. Doctors compared it to the liver of a 74-year-old alcoholic. In an October 2009 interview, Howard said that the forthcoming album he was working on (''Pop Crimes'') was recorded quickly: "I contracted liver disease a while back and I've basically got liver cancer, I'm waiting for a transplant, if I don't get it things might not go so well...so..." . He died of

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secondary to

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on 30 December 2009. Howard was 50 years old. His funeral was held at Sacred Heart Church, St Kilda, Melbourne on 7 January 2010. His Birthday Party bandmates reflected upon his death: Nick Cave told WENN, "This is very sad news. Rowland was Australia's most unique, gifted and uncompromising guitarist. He was also a good friend. He will be missed by many". Mick Harvey remarked, "Sometimes people are ready to go because they have been sick for a long time, but Rowland really wanted to live. Things were going well for him outside his health and he wanted to take advantage of that, and he was very disappointed that he wasn't well enough to do so".

Legacy

In October 2011, filmmaker

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(''Dogs in Space'') and Lynn-Maree Milburn (''We're Living on Dogfood'' – documentary maker), released a 110-minute documentary film on the life of Rowland S. Howard titled ''Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard'' which had a limited release for cinema. On 24 April 2013, Port Phillip Council approved a proposal to name a St Kilda laneway Rowland S. Howard Lane to honour Howard's contribution to the St Kilda music scene. ''Pop Crimes: The Songs of Rowland S. Howard'', an occasional band composed of Rowland's friends and bandmates began performing in 2013; they toured Europe in February 2020. In June 2020, Yves Saint Laurent used his song 'Shut Me Down' for an advertisement campaign.

Band history

*Tootho and the Ring of Confidence, with band members including Simon McLean and Clint Small *The Obsessions, with band members including Simon McLean and Graham Pitt *The Young Charlatans, with band members including

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* The Boys Next Door: members

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Tracy Pew Tracy Franklin Pew (19 December 1957 – 7 November 1986) was an Australian musician, and bassist for The Birthday Party. He was later a member of The Saints, and worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. As a member of the Birthday Party, Pe ...

, and

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* The Birthday Party, with the same band members *

, released as a Lydia Lunch album,

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, Murray Mitchell,

(Nick Cave and Mick Harvey are uncredited on the album) *

, with band members

, Bronwyn Adams,

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, Epic Soundtracks, Harry Howard *

, with band members

, Harry Howard, Epic Soundtracks * Nikki Sudden and the Jacobites *'' Teenage Snuff Film'', (Rowland S. Howard solo album featuring

and Brian Henry Hooper) *''

'', (Rowland S. Howard's second solo album featuring

, J.P. Shilo and Jonnine Standish of

)

Discography

;Solo * '' Teenage Snuff Film'', (LP, 1999, Reliant Records) * ''

'', (LP, 2009, Liberation Music) ;The Boys Next Door * '' Door, Door'' (LP, 1979) * ''

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'' (12" EP, 1979) ;The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party * '' The Birthday Party'' (LP 1980). Originally credited to the Boys Next Door. Later re-released and attributed to The Birthday Party. ;The Birthday Party * ''

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'' (LP, 1981) * '' Junkyard'' (LP, 1982) ( UK No. 73) * '' Drunk on the Pope's Blood/The Agony Is the Ecstacy'' (12" EP; music by

on one side) * '' The Bad Seed'' (12" EP, 1983) * ''

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'' (12" EP, 1983) ;With Lydia Lunch * ''

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'' (12" EP, 1982) * ''

'' (LP, 1987) * ''

'' (LP, 1991, Triple X Records, Atavistic Records) * ''Transmutation + Shotgun Wedding Live in Siberia'' (LP, 1994) ;Crime and the City Solution * '' Just South of Heaven'' (LP, MiniAlbum, 1985) * '' The Dangling Man'' (12" EP, 1985) * The Kentucky Click / Adventure (12" EP, 1986) * '' Room of Lights'' (LP, 1986) ;These Immortal Souls * ''Get Lost (Don't Lie)'' (LP, 1987) * ''I'm Never Gonna Die Again'' (LP, 1992) ;With Nikki Sudden * ''Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc'' (LP, 1987, Creation Records) * ''Wedding Hotel'' (12" EP, 1987, Creation Records)

Filmography

*''

'', 1987 *''In Too Deep'', 1990 *''

'', 2002 Documentaries: *''We're Living on Dog Food'', 2009 *''Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard'', 2011

Equipment

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No. 2348 guitar, a copy of the Firebird model originally made by

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. He used it in his early days in the Australian rock scene, while he was member of Young Charlatans and The Boys Next Door, being inspired by

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from

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. *

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guitar. It was a post-1966 Fender guitar, from the CBS era. Considered as his main guitar, Howard got it in 1978. *

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amplifier (1970's model with master volume). Rowland used these amps almost exclusively throughout his career. *MXR Blue Box

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. Many of his trademark distortion excursions were assisted by this guitar pedal. * MXR Distortion + effects pedal.

Production credits

*Hungry Ghosts ''Hungry Ghosts'' LP (Reliant, 1999) *

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'' LP

Awards

AIR Awards

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

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, ''Pop Crimes '' , Best Independent Album , , -