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Bandanna – Boogie Down Under

by Mark Gibson June 24, 2010

Boogie Down Under was a single released by Sydney band Bandanna back in 1988. I had the pleasure of doing sound for them from 1985 to 1987 and then again from 1989 through to the end of the band in about 1990. This version of the band featured original members Larry McMillan and Rick Doolan [...]

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Bandanna Desk Tape Found

by Mark Gibson December 27, 2009

A few weeks back I had the extreme pleasure of finding a few old cassette tapes in a box in my garage. Amongst the rubbish was a couple of gems including these four songs here. They are from a live desk tape of Bandanna which was recorded around 1989 at, to the best of my [...]

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Baby Animals

by Mark Gibson June 22, 2007

About Sydney based band from 1989 – 1996 (Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) History “Late 1989 Suze DeMarchi returns to her native Australia from London, where she had been recording/writing under EMI Records. She is unhappy with the [...]

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Black Label

by Mark Gibson February 26, 2007

About From the muddy waters of western Sydney, BLACK LABEL was born. The name is always synonymous with “top shelf”, “extra special blends” & that’s exactly what you get with this act being touted as Sydney’s hardest working rock band. With their pumping selections of tight riffy guitar tunes, BLACK LABEL blend awesome high energy [...]

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Blind Ambition

by Mark Johnson 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 [...]

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The Bleach Boys

by Mark Johnson 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 [...]

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Bandanna

by Mark Gibson February 11, 2007

About Sydney based Blues/Boogie/Rock band of the 80′s History Started in 1986 by Larry Macmillan, Terry Duffy, Graeme Newtown and Rick Doolan. Disbanded in 1990 Images Members Larry Macmillan -Guitar and Vocals Terry Duffy – Bass Graeme Newton – Guitar Rick Doolan – Drums Mark Johnson – Guitar Mark Langfield – Drums Leo Auciello – [...]

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Goin’ on tour – Bandanna

by Mark Gibson January 1, 2005

I had a conversation with Gibbo Junior the other day that brought back a few memories. He is “getting a band together” with a few mates as teenagers do and we were talking about things rock & roll. The word “tour” came up as it does. It is a funny word in the rock & [...]

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