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Psuedo Echo

by Mark Gibson February 21, 2012

Pseudo Echo were a Melbourne based band from 1982 to around 1998. They reformed around 2000 & still perform at the time of writing. Formed by school friends Brian Canham & Pierre Gigliotti, they were spotted early on by Molly Meldrum who put them on Countdown playing their first hit “Listening”. Their sound was heavily [...]

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Clive Shakespeare has passed away

by Mark Gibson February 16, 2012

Sherbet founding member Clive Shakespeare has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Shakespeare was born Clive Richard Shakespeare in Southampton, England and emigrated with his family in the 1960′s. He formed Sherbet around 1969 and was guitarist with the band through to 1975 when he was replaced by Harvey James who also passed [...]

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The Icemen

by Mark Gibson February 6, 2012

The Icemen is a band I was not even aware of until recently, even though I knew three out of the four musicians involved. I recently ran into a gentleman by the name of Dave Owens at a memorial concert for the late great Johnny Norman. I knew of Dave as he was a member [...]

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My 4 Favourite gigs as a punter

by Mark Gibson February 1, 2012

Before I started working in the music industry I was, like most folks of my age, a dedicated “punter”. I would regularly see two or three bands per week from the time I was old enough to pass for 18. Many people reminisce about the good old days when there was a venue on every [...]

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I Buy Australian

by Mark Gibson January 29, 2012

Hi Folks, wanted to give you all a heads up on a brand new website I’ve just opened. It’s called I Buy Australian which shows what a difference a single person can make in keeping jobs in Australia. From the website: Australia’s Manufacturing & Farming sectors are in trouble. The lure of cheap imported everything is [...]

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David Barsley’s Narara ’83 Photo’s

by Mark Gibson January 24, 2012

The Narara 1983 and Narara 1984 concerts have been the subject some of the most popular articles ever published on this site. The amount of incredibly valuable comments speak for themselves. Every now & then I get an email from someone who has stumbled upon the site and has some genuine Aussie Rock Memorabilia in [...]

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