- Tim Mahon
Tim Mahon is a
New Zealand musician who played in The Plague,The Whizz Kids andBlam Blam Blam . He was seriously injured in a road accident while on tour with Blam Blam Blam, leading to the band breaking up.In 1983 he played bass and sang with Avant Garage and wrote an album track, "Breakin-it-up", which is on both the LP and cassette. Other musicians involved in Avant Garage included Ivan Zagni and Peter Scholes. [ [http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand Catalogue] Record numbers: 174664 and 555735] .
His solo album, "Music From a Lightbulb" (2003) for which he used the name The Moth, was written with Peter Van Gent. Musicians playing on the album included Mark Bell, Ivan Zagni and
Don McGlashan .He managed New Zealand band Mar-v-elle.
He now sells real estate in Auckland.
Discography
Avant Garage
*"Garage To Gallery", 1983. Cassette, Avant Garage [no cat no.]
*"Avant Garage music", 1983. LP, Unsung Music [no cat no.]Blam Blam Blam
*"The Complete Blam Blam Blam", 1992, CD, Propeller, D 30899 (REV 502)
*"The Complete Blam Blam Blam", 2003, CD, Festival Mushroom, BBB2003
*"Maids To Order", 1981, EP, 12", Propeller, REV 10
*"There Is No Depression In New Zealand", 1981, 7", Propeller, K8422 REV 11
*"Blam Blam Blam", 1992, CD, Propeller, D11319 (Rev 28)Dead Sea Scrolls
*"Dead Sea Scrolls", 1986, EP 12", Jayrem, JAY 136
olo Album
*"Music From a Lightbulb", 2003, CD, Global Routes (as The Moth)
Whizz Kids
*Whizz Kids/Spelling Mistakes, "Occupational Hazard", 1980, single, Ripper Records, RIP 004
**Tracks:
***Whizz Kids: "Occupational Hazard"
***Spelling Mistakes: "Reena"Notes
References
* Dix, John, "Stranded In Paradise", Paradise Publications, 1988. ISBN 0-473-00638-3
External links
* [http://www.simongrigg.info/blamblam.htm Blam Blam Blam] at [http://www.simongrigg.info/index.htm Simon Grigg' website]
* [http://www.simongrigg.info/wherearetheynow.htm Where Are They Now] at [http://www.simongrigg.info/index.htm Simon Grigg' website]
* [http://www.barfoot.co.nz/profiles/personal/spprofile.asp?id=MTP Tim Mahon] at [http://www.barfoot.co.nz/default.asp Barfoot & Thompson] (New Zealand real estate company)
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