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The Angels

by Mark Gibson November 2, 2010

The Angels are a truly iconic band for people of my generation. They burst onto the scene in the mid 1970′s and went from strength to strength. I first saw them at an all ages gig at Cabramatta Town Hall in 1978 where they absolutely blew the place apart. Each subsequent time I saw them [...]

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The Angels – Wyong Leagues – 30th July 2009

by Mark Gibson November 2, 2009

I had the pleasure a few months ago of working on an Angels tour. I was the sound engineer for Black Label who were the support. It’s a bit of a spin out to be working on the same show as The Angels who I first saw in 1978!  They were brilliant. The tempos were [...]

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Australian Crawl – Boys Light Up

by Helen Gibson November 16, 2008

Hi, my name is Helen and each week from now on I’ll be presenting a brand new category of “Classic Australian Albums”. To start the ball rolling I’d like to present “Boys Light Up”, the debut album for Australian Crawl which was released in 1980 and went on to sell in excess of 280,000 copies. [...]

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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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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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AQ Jazz Ensemble

by Mark Gibson March 11, 2007

About Sydney based jazz band. Members John Hall – Bass Harry Koster – Guitar James Tse – Keyboards Murray Bishop – Trumpet, Trombone, Flute and many more Denise French -Vocals Mark Gibson – Drums Other Rescources AQ Jazz Band Website Sydney Gig Guide

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