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Australian Crawl

by Mark Gibson August 2, 2007

About Australian Crawl Melbourne based band from 1978-1986 Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Bill McDonough (drums, percussion), Paul Williams (bass guitar), and Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar). The band was named after [...]

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Narara Music Festival 1983

by Mark Gibson July 27, 2007

The first Narara Music Festival was held over the Australia Day long weekend in 1983 on the Central Coast of NSW. It wasn’t actually held at Narara but at nearby Somersby. The concert featured an all-Australian all-star lineup as follows Friday Zoo Choirboys Jon English Divinyls Moving Pictures Australian Crawl

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Australian Singles Chart for 1970

by Mark Gibson June 15, 2007

These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1970. Here is the end of year Australian singles chart based on sales. Top 10 Selling Singles By Australian Artists for 1970 In The Summertime – The Mixtures Knock Knock Who’s There? – Liv Maessen Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – Johnny Farnham Old [...]

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Heaven

by Mark Gibson May 29, 2007

About Heaven HEAVEN was a boogie -based heavy rock band with similarities to the likes of The Angels and AC/DC, the link to AC/DC continued with Michael Browning, previous manager of AC/DC who helped HEAVEN to make an impact internationally courtesy of a worldwide deal with RCA Records . The band concentrated on Hard Driving [...]

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Matt Finish

by Mark Gibson September 24, 2007

Sydney based band 1978-present. Formed in 1978 by Matt Moffitt and John Prior

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Avion (formerly Lionheart)

by Mark Gibson August 28, 2008

About Avion ** Updated ** Sydney band Avion (not to be confused with the L.A. act current in the 00’s or the ‘Par’ variety) came into being during 1981. Randall Waller (vocals/guitar) had already released two solo albums (‘Oasis’ in 1978 and ‘Midnight Fire’ in 1980) before forming the band Lionheart which soon evolved into [...]

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The Radiators

by Mark Gibson February 18, 2007

About The Radiators Australia’s Hardest Working ROCK Band Few survive the Rock ‘n Roll road to stardom but THE RADIATORS are Rock’s greatest survivors! They are approaching 30 years of outstanding music, exciting and sometimes controversial lyrics, more than 4,000 electrifying live performances and platinum and gold album sales. THE RADIATORS debuted late 1978. Their [...]

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Mad Gorilla

by Mark Gibson September 2, 2008

About Mad Gorilla ** Updated ** Sydney based Theatrical Rock band of the 1980′s. Well known for their “Graveyard Show”. History 1978-1985. The core of the band still play together as Creedence and Beyond. Update: Here is a live video of Mad Gorilla playing at the Manly Hotel in 1983.

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Australian Singles Chart For 1975

by Mark Gibson September 5, 2007

These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1975. Here is the end of year Australian singles chart based on sales. Top 10 Selling Singles By Australian Artists for 1975 Summer Love – Sherbet Horror Movie/Carlton – Skyhooks Newcastle Song – Bob Hudson Bony Moronie – Hush My Little Angel – William Shakespeare [...]

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Narara Music Festival 1984

by Mark Gibson October 15, 2008

Our article from sometime back on the Narara Music Festival of 1983 has proved to be one of our most popular with many folks leaving their recollections and memories in the comments. Many also commented that they’d like to see an article about the 1984 Narara concert. The problem has been a lack of reference [...]

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