Category: Davey Dreamnation

Davey Dreamnation (not pictured) was conceived during the playing of a Genesis L.P. in April 2001. A legend in his own signature drawstring jarmies, a colossus of lo-fidelity, a harbinger of jitches and drum fills and ‘the Skylab of his generation’, Davey describes himself as an Australasian pirate who lives in the third person, and that’s good enough for us. Davey is apparently fluent in Esperanto and enjoys ice hockey and Joy Division. Read posts from the last five or ten years, then consider for a moment a world without Davey. Sad, isn’t it?

  • Despite the fact that it does not yet feature a title track, Davey Dreamnation’s “Islands in the stream of consciousness” has debuted at #4 on the mp3.com.au lo-fi album charts. In addition, Davey is ranked as the 4th most popular lo-fi artist of all time, and his nine songs released so far are all in…

  • Davey Dreamnation is in shock tonight, after learning that the release yesterday (Majorca time) of his debut album “islands in the stream of consciousness” has led to a stampede on the mp3.com.au charts. “It’s quite overwhelming, to tell you the truth,” gasped his latest interpreter and spokesperson Stung. “I mean, before today, Davey was averaging…

  • Davey Dreamnation is ensconsed in his Majorca studio today, busily tinkering with the track listing and cover art for his debut album, to be entitled “Islands in the stream of consciousness”. As fans of the puzzling but sincere star would already know, the album has been plagued by controversies, last minute jitches and downright annoying…

  • Davey Dreamnation has emerged from a self-imposed silence to find that nothing has changed, and that he shouldn’t have even bothered coming back. The confused artist’s bitterness follows a week of “hard slog” at Camp Davey, involving numerous emu parades and rubbish runs, disputes with DNRC over the title of Davey’s debut album and scuffles…

  • In an apparent attempt to rid himself of the controversy that has plagued him ever since he made the mistake of saying he enjoyed watching the US sitcom “Alf”, Davey Dreamnation has declared his former best friend and interpreter “dead” in an official Camp Davey ceremony. “Well, the fact is that he’s sick of this…

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  • The entire Snowy River region was placed on high alert this morning, after it was revealed that Davey Dreamnation’s pet llama Scaramouche was abducted overnight in a planned animal liberation action. Speaking on a cell phone from Maui (where the entertainer has been advised he is safe from further attempts upon his life), Dreamnation spoke…

  • Davey Dreamnation’s venture into the glitzy world of fashion and pearls, lace and swine may well prove short-lived, after it was revealed tonight that he is planning to display the no sweat logo, meaning effectively that his clothing empire ambitions are doomed. Davey Dreamnation had only just returned from a barnstorming tour of the fashion…

  • Journalists were finally allowed to smoke inside the mellow confines of Camp Davey this morning, in a clear sign that the period of grief following the timely death of Davey Dreamnation’s close pal Quito has come to a thankful end. Wiping tears from his strained face, Davey’s interpreter and new guitar player Scaramouche confirmed that…

  • Scenes reminiscent of Davey Dreamnation’s Top End tour confronted journalists at the Camp Davey compound last night, after the artist’s spokesperson revealed the latest mp3.com.au artist chart rankings. After an inexplicably erratic first two weeks on the free music service, Davey Dreamnation has risen so far in the rankings he may soon need oxygen. “That’s…

  • The title of Davey Dreamnation’s new b-side, “In a previous carnation”, has caused a storm of controversy in the U.K., after being named “worst single title of the week” on a Manchester-based website. While details are sketchy, it appears the song – an obvious attempt on the part of the beleagured star to shrug off…

  • Davey Dreamnation has made a habit recently of confounding fans and critics alike. Now, the enigmatic and photogenic performer has gone one step further, by completely confounding and bamboozling himself. Today marks the launch of the unofficial “nu-gazer” remix of Davey’s killer pop tune “Loveless”. The new remix, with ex-Jet Ski Parts incendiary guitarist E.L.T.…

  • Having set himself the almost insurmountable task of reaching #1 on the all time mp3.com.au charts, Davey Dreamnation has bamboozled his critics by circulating rumours of an indie crossover remix of his recent single “Loveless”. While denying responsibility for the gloriously incendiary track, Andy Weatherall admitted to quite liking it. When asked how he had…

  • Davey Dreamnation has drastically revised his popularity around the world after his international web site was named “blog of the day” today, Majorca time. “Davey Dreamnation is speechless,” confirmed Davey’s spokes-llama Scaramouche in an off-the-record conversation with two journalists yesterday. “Not since the andy warhol portrait scandal has Davey’s web site pulled such an astonishing…

  • The wonders of new technology never ceasing to amaze, Davey Dreamnation has released evidence for the first time that he is not that famous. “That’s right,” confirmed his spokesperson Scaramouche, “the people running Davey’s artist page at mp3.com.au tell us that Davey’s songs have been downloaded a total of nineteen (19) times in the past…