Posts by Mark Gibson
Spectrum
About Also known as the Indelible Murtceps Innovative, uncommercial band at first but they deserve a special place in the history of Australian rock. Playing original material, their sets contained long instrumental breaks with unusual lyrics, complete with light shows.” From the Who’s Who of Australian Rock
Read MoreWane “Swampy” Jarvis
Wane “Swampy” Jarvis was one of Australia’s most respected and longest serving road crew. He is regarded as one of the first “professional” roadies and went on to be an internationally regarded tour manager. From his site: “He set standards and developed operational criteria that have become the Worldwide Industry benchmark for just about every…
Read MoreRoss Hannaford APB for stolen gear
From Daddy Cool’s manager, Mark Sydow … A tragedy has befallen Ross Hannaford, the guitarist of iconic Australian band Daddy Cool. In the early hours of Saturday morning Ross Hannaford’s white 1989 Toyota Hi-Ace Van QRN 479 was stolen from a Yarraville street. The van was most likely stolen by joy riders, but the real…
Read MoreMatt Finish
Sydney based band 1978-present. Formed in 1978 by Matt Moffitt and John Prior
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart For 1975
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1975. Here is the end of year Australian singles chart based on sales. Top 10 Selling Singles By Australian Artists for 1975 Summer Love – Sherbet Horror Movie/Carlton – Skyhooks Newcastle Song – Bob Hudson Bony Moronie – Hush My Little Angel – William Shakespeare…
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart For 1974
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1974. Here is the Australian Singles Chart For 1974 based on sales. Top 10 Selling Singles By Australian Artists for 1974 Evie (Part 1) – Stevie Wright Farewell Aunty Jack – Grahame Bond Can’t Stop Myself From Loving You – William Shakespeare Leave Me Alone…
Read MoreMandrake
Sydney based rock band. Mandrake consists of brothers Conrad & George Passas on guitars & vocals, and Harry on the Drums
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart for 1973
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1973. Here is the end of year Australian Singles Chart for 1973, based on sales.*Denotes Australian artist Top selling singles in Australia for 1973 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – Tony Orlando & Dawn Never Never Never – Shirley Bassey You’re…
Read MoreAustralian Crawl
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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