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词条 The Front Lawn
释义

  1. Performance

  2. Music

  3. Short films

  4. Discography

     Albums  Singles 

  5. Music videos

  6. Awards

  7. References

  8. Further reading

  9. External links

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The Front Lawn was a New Zealand musical/theatrical duo founded by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair in 1985. In 1989 and 1990, they were joined by actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand. The Front Lawn were known for their live performances, and toured extensively in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and America. They released two albums and made three short films.

Don McGlashan went on to form New Zealand band The Mutton Birds, and had a successful solo career. Harry Sinclair has written and directed television and feature films, including Topless Women Talk About Their Lives, The Price of Milk, Toy Love, and the reborn 90210.

Performance

The Front Lawn toured Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand with a series of live shows including Songs and Stories from The Front Lawn, The Reason for Breakfast, The Washing Machine, The Story of Robert and "The One That Got Away". They performed at the Edinburgh Festival, in 1988 and 1989, winning The Independent newspaper's theatre award for the festival in 1988, and in both years were included in the "Pick of the Fringe" season at London's Donmar Warehouse.

Music

The Front Lawn released two albums - Songs From The Front Lawn (1989) and More Songs from the Front Lawn (1993). They also had two singles in the New Zealand top 50 - "When You Come Back Home" (#49) and "The Beautiful Things" (#22). Their song "Andy" was voted as number 82 in the APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time list. The group won three New Zealand Music Awards in 1989: Most Promising Group, Best Film Soundtrack/Compilation and International Achievement.

Short films

  • Walkshort (1987)
  • The Lounge Bar (1988)
  • Linda's Body (1990)

Sinclair and McGlashan made several short films: Walk Short (in which between them, they played every character on screen), The Lounge Bar (which was featured in North America's First Annual International Festival of Short Films as one of the "world's best live-action shorts"), and Linda’s Body (which won Best Short Film at the New Zealand Film Awards). Of their three short films two - "Walk Short" and "The Lounge Bar" - were screened by Channel 4 in the UK, and "The Lounge Bar" was a finalist in the 1989 American Film Festival.[1]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleDetails Peak chart
positions
NZ[2]
1989 Songs From The Front Lawn
  • Label: Front Lawn Records
  • Catalogue: FLLP200/FLCD200
40
1993 More Songs From The Front Lawn
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Catalogue: 4353032
15
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ[3]
1989 "When You Come Back Home"49 Songs From The Front Lawn
1993 "The Beautiful Things"22 More Songs From The Front Lawn
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

The Front Lawn produced music videos for their singles "When You Come Back Home" (1989) and "The Beautiful Things" (1993).[4] In 1991, the Front Lawn was one of three artists given $5000 in the pilot scheme for NZ On Air's music video funding. This was for the production of "The Beautiful Things" video. Directed by Fane Flaws, the clip was nominated for Best Video at the 1994 New Zealand Music Awards and was the overall winner at the 1993 New Zealand Music Video Awards.[5][6]

Awards

{{awards table}}
|-
| 1989
| "Songs from The Front Lawn"
| New Zealand Music Awards - Album of the Year
| {{nom}}[5]
|-
| 1989
| The Front Lawn
| New Zealand Music Awards - Most Promising Group
| {{won}}[5]
|-
| 1989
| The Front Lawn
| New Zealand Music Awards - International Achievement
| {{won}}[5]
|-
| 1989
| "Songs from The Front Lawn"
| New Zealand Music Awards - Best Film Soundtrack/Compilation
| {{won}}[5]
|-
| 1990
| Linda's Body (Harry Sinclair, The Front Lawn)
| New Zealand Film Awards - Best Short Film
| {{won}}[6]
|-
| 1993
| Fane Flaws "The Beautiful Things"
| NZ Music Video Awards - Overall Winner
| {{won}}[7]
|-
| 1994
| Fane Flaws "The Beautiful Things"
| New Zealand Music Awards - Best Video
| {{nom}}[8]
|-
|}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=The Lounge Bar|url=http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/the-lounge-bar|publisher=The New Zealand Film Commission|accessdate=14 January 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Front Lawn discography|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Front+Lawn|publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=8 April 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Fur Patrol discography|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fur+Patrol|publisher=Charts.org.nz|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=The Front Lawn - When You Come Back Home|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdmmWjkpshM|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=8 April 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=1989 Winners|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1989-winners/|publisher=NZ Music Awards|accessdate=8 April 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419131403/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1989-winners/|archivedate=19 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=NZ Film Awards 1990|url=http://www.lonely.geek.nz/cinema/new_zealand/awards/1990.php|publisher=Lonely Geek|accessdate=8 April 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=FRONT LAWN. BEAUTIFUL THINGS|url=http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/the-catalogue/media/front-lawn-beautiful-things-f34867|publisher=Film Archive}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=1994 Winners|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1994-winners/|publisher=NZ Music Awards|accessdate=8 April 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513045746/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/1994-winners/|archivedate=13 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}

Further reading

  • Dennis, Jonathan and Bieringa, Jan (Eds), Film In Aotearoa New Zealand, Victoria University Press, 2nd Edition, 1996. {{ISBN|0-86473-309-7}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|id=0272350|title=Walkshort (1987)}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=0097783|title=The Lounge Bar (1989)}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=0211483|title=Linda's Body (1990)}}
  • Walkshort video (NZ On Screen)
  • The Lounge Bar video (NZ On Screen)
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