Posts by Roger Garrod
Gyan “Wait” 1989 on Hey Hey it’s Saturday
‘Wait’ remained on the ARIA Charts for over four months, peaking at #14 and being certified Platinum. The single was co-written by Gary Frost of Moving Pictures & 1927 and Geoffrey Stapleton of GANGgajang. Gyan was awarded the ARIA Award for Best New Talent in 1989. Gyan signed to Universal Records and worked as a…
Read MoreJimmy Barnes
About Jimmy Barnes Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. He was born James Dixon Swan on April 28, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with…
Read MoreGrinspoon
About Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian post-grunge band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass, and Kristian Hopes on drums. Founded in 1995, they came to fame when they were Unearthed by national, commercial-free radio station Triple J thanks to their track “Sickfest”. This won them the…
Read MoreSusan Wyllie “God Bless The Child”
Susan is a Perth musician with a great jazzy / Blues voice. She sings here live with the Hey Hey Band “God Bless The Child” Broadcast on Hey Hey it’s Saturday 22.06.1991 I have left the segment intact as it was a classic Hey Hey moment. [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=”” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq02Uk_Sr6c” type=”yt” w=”640″ h=”360″]
Read MoreRichard Pleasance
About Richard Pleasance (ex Boom Crash Opera) has had great success outside of the band. His 1991 album Galleon featured the singles “Sarah (I Miss You)” and “Don’t Cry”. The album featured some of his closest friends in the music industry including Paul Hester and Deborah Conway. Galleon was critically acclaimed and went on to…
Read MoreHoodoo Gurus
About Hoodoo Gurus (referred to as the Gurus by fans) are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Their popularity peaked in the mid to late 1980s…
Read MoreKids In The Kitchen
About Kids in the Kitchen was a band from Melbourne, Australia during the 1980s. The band stood squarely within the New Romantic movement that dominated mid-1980s pop, showing influences of “New-Rom” groups such as Ultravox in its use of synthesisers, its angst-ridden lyrics, and the tendency of frontman Scott Carne to pronounce words such as…
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