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Steve Prestwich has passed away

by Mark Gibson January 17, 2011

Steve Prestwich, drummer for Cold Chisel, has passed away at age 56 from a brain tumour. Prestwich was known as a powerhouse drummer with a rock solid beat. He was an original member of Cold Chisel, joining in 1973, and was also a member of the Little River Band during the 80′s. Born in Liverpool, [...]

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Harvey James has passed away

by Mark Gibson January 16, 2011

Harvey James has sadly lost his recent battle with lung cancer and passed away last night around 8:15pm. Unfortunately his disease turned out to be inoperable. Harvey was long-time player in the Australian music scene, having been in popular bands such as Mississippi and Ariel, before shooting to national prominence in 1975. He replaced Clive [...]

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2010 in retrospect

by Mark Gibson December 31, 2010

2010 has been a huge year for Australian Music History and has really seen the site take off. Australians love their music and that has shown up in ever growing traffic numbers. We had to change to a new server this year to help cope with the growth. Way back in April this site was [...]

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Support Act Limited

by Mark Gibson December 6, 2010

Support Act Limited is an organisation I only became aware of recently. It was through hearing about the work these wonderful people did for John Cave before he sadly passed away. They had helped him pay a few bills and sorted some accomodation for him when he fell on hard times. That’s what they do. [...]

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Pat Pickett’s Funeral

by Mark Gibson December 4, 2010

A lot of people have been asking about Pat Pickett’s funeral so I thought I’d pass on the details here I received from Greg Clarke. PATRICK PICKETT’S FUNERAL NOTICE On behalf of Pam Pickett, and for immediate circulation please. Our beloved mate Pat Pickett has passed on after a brief illness than none of us, [...]

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Pat Pickett has passed away

by Mark Gibson November 26, 2010

Sadly I heard today that Pat Pickett had passed away as a result of cancer. Words like “legend” and “icon” get thrown around too easily sometimes but Pat really was a legend and an icon. Pat was an old school “road warrior” whose reputation in the industry was huge. I only had the pleasure of [...]

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