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The Emmanuel Bros. Whiz Band

February 23, 2007

About
The legend of Tommy and Phil Emmanuel extends way back into days of yore.(Early 1980’s if you want to be more exact). But if you were going to pick a point where things were really about to kick into high gear for them, it was The Whiz Band.

L-R Tommy Emmanuel, Nev Napier, Phil Emmanuel, Mark [...]

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Blind Ambition

February 23, 2007

History
The first incarnation of this Sydney based pop/rock/punk outfit had it’s beginnings back in 1978, but didn’t become serious until around 1980.
The band was 50/50 covers and originals, and much like Mad Gorilla, was putting up huge light shows and pyrotechnic displays in pubs around Sydney and up the central coast. The musicians never saw [...]

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Zenyatta

February 23, 2007

About
Sydney based band covering Police and others.

L-R. Bruce Fraser, Mark Wells, Mark Johnson & Lisa Wright
History
Formed in 1987, Zenyatta was formed out of the remnants of Sydney covers band “Hekyll and Jekyll”, that exploded in a flourish of infighting.
Guitarist, Mark Johnson, tried to reassemble the band with a few calls to some ex Bleach Boys. [...]

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The Bleach Boys

February 22, 2007

About
When Tony Dean hitched up the wagons and moved his Beatles show, The Beatnix, east, he kicked of a phenomenon that has gripped the Australian music scene ever since. The concept band.
The second band to join this craze was The Bleach Boys who performed all the hits of The Beach Boys right up and down [...]

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