Posts by Mark Gibson
Hush
Hush were a Sydney based Glam-Rock band of the 1970’s. They were, like many bands of the time, true “Road Warriors” who worked hard and worked often and appeared regularly on TV shows like Countdown. The original lineup was formed in 1971 and consisted of Keith Lamb on vocals, Chris Nolan on keyboards, Robin Jackson…
Read MoreAztec Records
Update:Some time after I wrote this Aztec Music became Aztec Records. They are still doing absolutely wonderful work under the guidance of Gil Matthews.Read on… Aztec is a word that carries a lot of weight & credibility in the Australian Music Industry. Aztec Music shares that credibility with the outstanding job that Ted Lethborg and…
Read MoreManly Vale Hotel
The Manly Vale Hotel is one of those venues that everyone has played at and everyone has been to… except me! That’s right, I’ve never seen a band at The Manly Vale. That makes me fairly unique amongst Sydney music lovers of my age. Just have a look at the list of classic Australian acts…
Read MoreDarryl Cotton has passed away
Darryl Cotton, best known as the singer in Zoot, has sadly passed away from liver cancer aged 62. Darryl enjoyed a long career as a singer, actor and TV host and was still actively working with Jim Keays and Russell Morris right up until he was diagnosed with the illness recently. He leaves a wife…
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart for 1985
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1985. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1985 based on sales. Top Australian Singles Top selling singles in Australia for 1985 *Denotes Australian artist My video pick for 1985 is Mental As Anything with ‘Live It Up’
Read MoreSunnyboys
Sunnyboys were a Sydney based band which went through a number of active periods from 1980-1984, 1987-1989 & again in 1991. I have to admit that I never actually saw them which is unusual given how popular they were at the time. Jeremy Oxley, Peter Oxley and Bil Bilson had played in a garage band…
Read MoreBackstage passes
My Brother Brett gave me a bunch of his backstage passes to scan recently & I finally got around to getting some done. I also managed to get a start on some of mine too but there are still quite a few to get through so check back on this page often to watch the…
Read MorePseudo Echo
Pseudo Echo is a Melbourne based band originally active from 1982 to around 1998. They reformed around 2000 & still perform at the time of writing. Formed by school friends Brian Canham & Pierre Gigliotti, they were spotted early on by Molly Meldrum who put them on Countdown playing their first hit “Listening”. Their sound…
Read MoreClive Shakespeare has passed away
Sherbet founding member Clive Shakespeare has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Shakespeare was born Clive Richard Shakespeare in Southampton, England and emigrated with his family in the 1960’s. He formed Sherbet around 1969 and was guitarist with the band through to 1975 when he was replaced by Harvey James who also passed…
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