The Bondi Lifesaver was a staple of the Sydney music scene for almost 10 years from 1971 until it closed with a bang on the 31st of August 1980. The “lifesaver”, as it was widely known, started out as a wine bar in a couple of terrace houses but eventually, walls were knocked down to… Read more
In July 1980 Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister, Sale of the Century hit our TV screens for the first time, Olivia Newton John had a solo number one in the US with Magic at the same time as having a number one in the UK teaming up with ELO and their song Xanadu. July 1980… Read more
Amazed at the photo’s that my old mate from Grog ‘n Grumble days, Bob Montgomery was posting to Facebook, I asked him to put a few of them together with a (far too brief) summary of his career. I’m extremely grateful for what he sent me. Hi Mark.I have put together a brief (as poss… Read more
Selina’s in the Coogee Bay Hotel was one of Sydney’s best venues for a number of decades. It was a large, purpose-built venue with a big stage and a mezzanine level for the really big shows. This also served as the “V.I.P” area and was a fantastic place to watch a live band. I had… Read more
In November 1982 The Man from Snowy River hit the big screens with a huge Australian cast , Gurner’s Lane won the Melbourne Cup, Conservationists welcome the state governments decision to protect state rainforests, NSW State Lotteries introduced the “Scratchie”, Australia were playing England in a cricket test and Cricketer Xavier Doherty was born. Here’s… Read more
We are building quite a collection of historical gigs and chart listings in our database so we thought we’d have a go at putting together some monthly gig guides and chart lists from way back when. Our first installment is October 1987. In October 1987 we were going through a Global Stockmarket crash known as… Read more
Glenn Shorrock is a rare talent. Most people would consider being in one successful band enough. Glenn Shorrock has been in more than three very successful bands as well as enjoying a brilliant solo career. Add to this the number of hits written by Glenn and you get some sense of the musical quality of… Read more
The Shanghaied Project is creating quite a bit of news recently. It was originally conceived as a one-off recording project to raise funds to aid Mi-Sex guitarist Kevin Stanton who requires specialised neck surgery in the U.K. The idea was to gather a bunch of Australia’s music industry greats to re-record a Mi Sex song… Read more