This month in Australian music – February

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Australian Musicians & Crew born in February 4th Feb 1975 – Natalie Imbruglia 4th Feb – Frank Seckold 10th Feb – Peter Allen 18th Feb – Jeffrey Merryweather 18th Feb – Derek Pellici 24th Feb – Laurie Marlow Australian Musicians passing away in February 2nd Feb 2006 – Geoff “Drainpipe” Plummer – Ol ’55 14th [...]

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Australian Music Database

Australian Music Database – Now Open

by Mark Gibson October 18, 2011

I’m very excited to announce a new project which goes hand in hand with this site, the Australian Music Database. It’s somethng I’ve been working away at for some time & I can say with great pleasure that it is now open to the public. The Database is a reference site that aims to list [...]

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Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz 008

by Mark Gibson October 10, 2011

Here we are folks with another installment of the Great Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz, this time we are sticking with general knowledge. Some folks are commenting that they’ve been a bit easy lately but I think that you are all getting smarter! See how you go this time. As always there are no prizes, just [...]

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Highway Robbery

by Recko September 25, 2011

Mad Gorilla used to do a song called Highway robbery and it was a true story, very freaky but true. The highway was The Highway Hotel at Wentworthville which is gone now. There’s a super market or something there now. It wasn’t a real big room but a decent size with a good stage. The [...]

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That's Right!

That’s Right!

by Greg Morris September 21, 2011

That’s Right! were a Sydney based Rock band who formed when members of cover band Shanghai became unhappy with the direction the band was taking. Realizing they had a common interest in doing original songs and wanting to take it into a rockier feel they recruited a new guitarist and after a few rehearsals started [...]

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Midoztouch Internet Radio

Midoztouch Internet Radio – All Australian & New Zealand Music

by Mark Gibson September 17, 2011

A new internet based radio station playing only Australian & New Zealand (A&NZ) music is available to listen to online, at no cost. The service streams continuously; playing A&NZ Rock, Pop, Blues & Jazz from the ’60s to now, in HD audio. The station exists to preserve, promote and share the great musical talent that [...]

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1920's Stella Guitar

1920′s Stella Guitar

by Recko August 28, 2011

In 1992 I was asked to help a friend move his stuff out of a storage unit. While we were doing it I noticed a beaten up old guitar case. When I asked about it I was told “It’s an old shitter, chuck it in the skip bin” He saw the look of surprise on [...]

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