Posts by Mark Gibson
Selina’s – Coogee Bay Hotel
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 MoreAustralian Gig Guide and Chart Listings for November 1982
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 MoreAustralian Gig Guide and Chart Listings for October 1987
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 MoreGlenn Shorrock
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 MoreThe Shanghaied Project
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 MoreMerry Christmas and a Happy 2014
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 to all our readers and contributors. 2013 was a huge year for our sites which now include this one, the AustralianMusicDatabase our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AustralianMusicHistory and our twitter feed at twitter.com/AusMusicHistory These sites would not be what they are without the help of all the wonderful people that…
Read MoreBlackfeather
Blackfeather was a band that went through a number of distinct phases, starting out as a progressive/heavy rock band and ending up as more of a boogie/rock band. As you can see by the list of musicians below, they also went through a very large amount of lineup changes which probably prevented them from having…
Read MoreNew Zealand Fantasy Band
New Zealand Fantasy Band 1970; Picture from left to right. John Carroll Vocals; Ron “Bert” Harris Lead Guitar; Michael Brown Bass; Mike Cassidy Drums (Editors note: This contribution was made possible by Mike Cassidy and John Carroll who both contributed information on this band. Massive thanks to them both.) A band out of nowhere. Won a Sydney…
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart for 1991
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1991. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1991 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “Tingles” (EP) – Ratcat “The Horses” – Daryl Braithwaite “Read My Lips” – Melissa “I Touch Myself” – Divinyls “Better” – The Screaming Jets Top selling singles in Australia for…
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