Posters, flyers, press and photos from Moonjuice’s years in Brisbane (Meanjin), digitised from the band’s own boxes. Dates come from the documents themselves; where a year is worked out rather than printed, it is marked “c.”. More is added as it is scanned.
Only One Way Up cassette
The first release, credited as Münjuice. Mixed at Vibrafeel, with two live tracks recorded in August 1995.
Kangaroo Point Cliffs shoot
One of the first photo shoots, organised by Felicity Mason.
Early band brochure
The four-piece, with the original name labels: Nige, Sam, Dougie, Scotty.
Live Lab at the Sly Fox
Second Live Lab Sunday-afternoon set, after 8 October. Artwork © uh-graphics 1995.
Crash & Burn
Hand-lettered flyer on the Only One Way Up artwork.
Queensland Rock Awards grand final
Rave ad listing Mün Juice on at 6.45pm. Published 21 Aug 1996.
Rave finalists spread
Münjuice photo from Rave’s 1996 Rock Awards finalists collage.
The Roxy
Hand-drawn gig poster.
Schoolies Week
Three nights at the Backstage Bar, Doobies, Cavill Mall, for the Gold Coast City Council’s Schoolies initiative.
Story Bridge Hotel
Eye-artwork poster, one of a pair with The Capitol.
The Capitol
Same eye artwork as the Story Bridge poster.
Rock Awards adjudication sheet
Semi-final scorecard: 81 out of 100. “Slick. Well done! Enjoyed it.”
Grand finalists letter
Coordinator Kevin Wilmot’s letter after the semi-finals, listing Munjuice among the fourteen grand finalists. Grand final: Sat 23 Aug 1997, The Roxy.
The Rat
The flyer says 31 August, but that was a Sunday; the Thursday was 31 July. Pasted strip: The Shamrock, Sat 26 July.
Rock Awards semi-final flyer
“Behold at…” Hand-drawn artwork for the semi-final that put the band through to the 1997 grand final.
The Indie Temple
Free two-stage night with Tongue, Bunta, Whatever and Rebecca Willis. The band’s first Brisbane electric show of 1998, to a packed room.
Demo CD
Produced by Matthew Stumer.
Red Cross Live Lab
Fundraiser with Glockenspiel, and Pete Murray (billed as Peter Murray) in support, a year before his first release. All door takings went to the Red Cross.
Live Band Session card
A second card for the same night, with the full bill: Glockenspiel, Munjuice and Peter Murray, $2 entry, all door proceeds to the Red Cross.
Note from Quiksilver
Handwritten on a Quiksilver International compliments slip: “Thanks for being a part of Kelly Slater’s Letting Go.” Signed Tyson.
- Ausmusic Australian Music Day, Sly Fox, Sat 25 Nov 1995: confirmation letter from Ausmusic.
- Gold Coast Bulletin, November 1996: Schoolies launch story, with Mayor Ray Stevens on congas alongside the band. Scan to come.
- Optus Vision’s Wired, c. July 1997: two Münjuice clips and an interview with Doug Lord.
- The Zoo, Thu 26 Aug 1999: coverage in Newsbeat and Whispers, a 4ZZZ plug and 4QR mentions.
- The Orient Hotel, Sat 25 Sep 1999: with The Naked Apes and BOI & Eskae. Press release sent to Festival Records, Q Music and Sony Music Australia.
- Rave, August 1997: review of the Rock Awards semi-final, with a band photo.
- moonjuicerock.com, the band’s own site in 2003 and 2004: news, press, merchandise and MP3 pages, preserved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Contracts, faxes and letters that show personal contact details are kept in the private archive and are not published.