Comments on: Contributors Wanted http://australianmusichistory.com Recording the Golden Age of Australian Live Music Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Niel Edgley http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-87 Niel Edgley Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:47:00 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-87 yeh thats right, just behind Smithy's original warehse.lol yeh thats right, just behind Smithy’s original warehse.lol

]]> By: Jill http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-86 Jill Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:40:20 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-86 Thanks Sue, really appreciate your help. Thanks Sue, really appreciate your help.

]]> By: gary kurzer http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-85 gary kurzer Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:04:33 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-85 I am pretty old, so I have a bit of history in Oz Rock. My first school boy band was The Shapes InBetween, which featured Mary Jane Boyd on vocals. Few know it (because of her watered down performances on crap Oz Tv shows) but she was one of Australia's greatest blues + rock + soul singers. I have a few recordings to prove it. ;-) Perhaps I could put these up on the site. Had her manager permitted, she would have equalled any world class vocalist in these areas. We lost her at 40 years old through suicide. Music biz, eh? I later help set up King's Lane Studios with Geoff Stapleton (GangGajang) and many Oz legends started there; Gyan, and Peter Blakely to name but two. I later had my gear go to the seminal Charing Cross Studios where bands like Electric Hippies generated. My later band, " ...ish" released a single "The Armpit Samba" which featured on JJ and oddly, in the US (Doctor Demento) and featured two members who moved onto the Rockmelons (Bryon Jones and Vince Dale). I later worked with an amazing pianist/singer/songwriter, Grant Arnold, who should have been a star (where have we heard that before) and I still have a catalogue of great songs he has written. Lately, I have a band called "The Mighty Quim" which plans on being The Next Big Thing (zimmer frame material) and I play in another band, plus I am involved with a very exciting new international media initiative ... Smartphone Radio (and beyond). I also have a dabble with guitars/amps/fx and a lot of songwriting as well as a level of song production. I am pretty old, so I have a bit of history in Oz Rock.

My first school boy band was The Shapes InBetween, which featured Mary Jane Boyd on vocals. Few know it (because of her watered down performances on crap Oz Tv shows) but she was one of Australia’s greatest blues + rock + soul singers. I have a few recordings to prove it. ;-) Perhaps I could put these up on the site. Had her manager permitted, she would have equalled any world class vocalist in these areas. We lost her at 40 years old through suicide. Music biz, eh?

I later help set up King’s Lane Studios with Geoff Stapleton (GangGajang) and many Oz legends started there; Gyan, and Peter Blakely to name but two. I later had my gear go to the seminal Charing Cross Studios where bands like Electric Hippies generated.

My later band, ” …ish” released a single “The Armpit Samba” which featured on JJ
and oddly, in the US (Doctor Demento) and featured two members who moved onto the Rockmelons (Bryon Jones and Vince Dale). I later worked with an amazing pianist/singer/songwriter, Grant Arnold, who should have been a star (where have we heard that before) and I still have a catalogue of great songs he has written.

Lately, I have a band called “The Mighty Quim” which plans on being The Next Big Thing (zimmer frame material) and I play in another band, plus I am involved with a very exciting new international media initiative … Smartphone Radio (and beyond).

I also have a dabble with guitars/amps/fx and a lot of songwriting as well as a level of song production.

]]> By: Bob Yates http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-84 Bob Yates Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:37:02 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-84 Hi, just read the note you left last January...you've probably been told a zillion times that Ward 13's drummer (your hairdresser) was Steve Walls. He now has a salon in Leura in Blue Mtns and doing well and fit and healthy (off booze and drugs for years!). I used to (try) manage them...impossible! Fortunately I was also managing Mi-Sex at the time and they kept the wolf from the door... No need for an answer, just wrote to you for fun. Hi, just read the note you left last January…you’ve probably been told a zillion times that Ward 13′s drummer (your hairdresser) was Steve Walls. He now has a salon in Leura in Blue Mtns and doing well and fit and healthy (off booze and drugs for years!). I used to (try) manage them…impossible! Fortunately I was also managing Mi-Sex at the time and they kept the wolf from the door…
No need for an answer, just wrote to you for fun.

]]> By: Mark Gibson http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-83 Mark Gibson Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:37:39 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-83 I replied to John by email but for the rest of you the song was "When You're Lonely" by "The Boys" from Perth. :) I replied to John by email but for the rest of you the song was “When You’re Lonely” by “The Boys” from Perth. :)

]]> By: Sue http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-82 Sue Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:25:13 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-82 Hi Jill, here you go :) http://shotgunsolution.blogspot.com/2010/08/singles-love-of-loves-singles.html Hi Jill, here you go :) http://shotgunsolution.blogspot.com/2010/08/singles-love-of-loves-singles.html

]]> By: Jill http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-81 Jill Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:36:45 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-81 Hi John Sorry can't help you with the name of the band but the lyrics do ring a small bell! The below link doesn't answer your question but you might find it interesting all the same. http://newswithnipples.com/2011/01/05/discos-discos-when-you-love-me/ Cheers Jill Hi John

Sorry can’t help you with the name of the band but the lyrics do ring a small bell! The below link doesn’t answer your question but you might find it interesting all the same.

http://newswithnipples.com/2011/01/05/discos-discos-when-you-love-me/

Cheers Jill

]]> By: John Harrison http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-80 John Harrison Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:45:30 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-80 Hi all and apologies if this entry is replicated elsewhere but when I entered it elsewhere on the site it seemed not to post successfully I just discovered this site the other day and have thoroughly enjoyed myself going from page to page reliving some fond memories and seeing there is no shortage of music tragics out there like myself. I am supremely hopeful one of you clever people can assist with a conundrum that has been bugging me for a bit. I am trying to remember the title and artist for a song for which I can only really remember a fragment of the lyrics. I am placing the song as about mid 80s and I am very confident it was an Aussie band (although maybe just maybe it was an NZ outfit) responsible. The lyrics I can remember are: "We were drawn together by an understanding of each other tragedy, you had eyes for him, I had eyes for her, we had eyes that couldn't see" If anyone can identify this song and/or group for me I will incredibly grateful! In the meantime I plan to immerse myself even more deeply in this site. cheers John PS Jill thanks for your entry triggering a very pleasant memory. I enjoyed lots of gigs at the Trade Union Club as well and your mention of The Singles really hit a pleasure point with me. I had a vague recollection of them releasing singles on Waterfront Records but that doesn't appear to be the case. Hi all and apologies if this entry is replicated elsewhere but when I entered it elsewhere on the site it seemed not to post successfully

I just discovered this site the other day and have thoroughly enjoyed myself going from page to page reliving some fond memories and seeing there is no shortage of music tragics out there like myself.

I am supremely hopeful one of you clever people can assist with a conundrum that has been bugging me for a bit. I am trying to remember the title and artist for a song for which I can only really remember a fragment of the lyrics.

I am placing the song as about mid 80s and I am very confident it was an Aussie band (although maybe just maybe it was an NZ outfit) responsible.

The lyrics I can remember are: “We were drawn together by an understanding of each other tragedy, you had eyes for him, I had eyes for her, we had eyes that couldn’t see”

If anyone can identify this song and/or group for me I will incredibly grateful! In the meantime I plan to immerse myself even more deeply in this site.

cheers

John

PS Jill thanks for your entry triggering a very pleasant memory. I enjoyed lots of gigs at the Trade Union Club as well and your mention of The Singles really hit a pleasure point with me. I had a vague recollection of them releasing singles on Waterfront Records but that doesn’t appear to be the case.

]]> By: Jill http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-79 Jill Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:19:52 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-79 Hi, like most the other commentors, I have stumbled across this site as well. I've had a great afternoon remembering my misspent youth in Sydney pubs in the early 80's. We spent a lot of time seeing bands at the Sydney Trade Union Club Surry Hills, on Friday & Saturday night. 1 band in particular I would like to find out about are called 'The Singles' - unfortunately no success on google. They released a couple singles (appropriately enough!) but no album that I'm aware of - played the Trade Union Club, San Miquel & the Mosman Hotel. Can anybody help? Cheers Hi, like most the other commentors, I have stumbled across this site as well. I’ve had a great afternoon remembering my misspent youth in Sydney pubs in the early 80′s. We spent a lot of time seeing bands at the Sydney Trade Union Club Surry Hills, on Friday & Saturday night. 1 band in particular I would like to find out about are called ‘The Singles’ – unfortunately no success on google. They released a couple singles (appropriately enough!) but no album that I’m aware of – played the Trade Union Club, San Miquel & the Mosman Hotel. Can anybody help? Cheers

]]> By: Paul http://australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-78 Paul Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:12:09 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/contributors-wanted/#comment-78 HI Dark one... I was there too - My memories of it include the legendary Cold Chisel set that went for something like 3 hrs.. I do remember Rodney rude, buti don't remember the specifics of his sets - I know he was on a few times during Narara '83..letm e thin some more on this HI Dark one… I was there too – My memories of it include the legendary Cold Chisel set that went for something like 3 hrs.. I do remember Rodney rude, buti don’t remember the specifics of his sets – I know he was on a few times during Narara ’83..letm e thin some more on this

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