Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre has been putting on some absolutely cracking talks and discussions from and with musicians lately. Just last month they featured a fascinating discussion between Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Double J’s Myf Warhurst.
Now, they’ve tapped Tim Rogers to do his very own talk. Only the You Am I frontman won’t be regaling us with tales of his lengthy music career or recounting sweaty, grimy nights spent on stage in dingy pubs. In fact, quite the opposite.
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Scrub‘ will explore Rogers’ obsession with cleaning, as part of the Wheeler Centre’s ongoing series of talks about surprising private passions. Tim Rogers: dirty rock god by night, neat freak by day.
According to the Wheeler Centre, Rogers’ “enthusiasm for scrubbing, mopping and dusting” was nurtured privately whilst he made the rounds as a frontman for what he describes as a ‘grubby rock band’ over the last 20 years.
“It’s not easy to be a clean-freak in the world of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll,” a teaser for the talk reads. If you want to learn a thing or two about what to do with some Ajax and some steel wool from an Aussie rock legend, check out the details below.
Thursday, 5th May 2016
The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne
Tickets: The Wheeler Centre
