Bands
Dee Minor and The Dischords
About Dee Minor and the Dischords has delivered Raw Energy to the stage of Australian Pubs and Clubs since 1978. Heavy touring around the country in the early 80’s with Midnight Oil, Radiators, Cold Chisel, The Angels, MiSex, Swanee, Choirboys, Divinyls, INXS, Matt Finish, Mental As Anything, IceHouse, Rose Tattoo and others. They brought a…
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About Sydney based Blues/Boogie/Rock band of the 80’s History Started in 1985 by Larry Macmillan, Terry Duffy, Graeme Newtown and Rick Doolan. Disbanded in 1990 Members Larry Macmillan -Guitar and Vocals Terry Duffy – Bass Graeme Newton – Guitar Rick Doolan – Drums Mark Johnson – Guitar Mark Langfield – Drums Leo Auciello – Vocals…
Read MoreThe Zarsoff Brothers
About Entertaining Sydney band based around smutty cabaret-theatre comedy. Played a mix of r&b, blues and rock with some school boy type humour (ie nose picking, flatulence). Obviously light-hearted but the music was substantial.from Who’s who of Australian Rock. “What we are about”, says Izzy, “is being the catalyst for a good time, with an…
Read MoreThe Wombat Switch – Mad Gorilla
The Wombat Switch. I don’t even know if it is a term that is still used. Back about 20 years ago “Wombatting” was something you did to the support band to sabotage them. You know, turn the amps down a bit or pull down the master volume on the EQ or something. Sometimes it was…
Read MoreStage Diving at Sawtell – Hoodoo Gurus
Stage diving and crowd surfing is a phenomenon that has become popular over the last 10 or 15 years. The idea being that after diving from the stage, the crowd will catch you and you won’t end up on your arse on the floor. When the crowd is in good form you can stay aloft…
Read MoreGoin’ on tour – Bandanna
I had a conversation with my Son the other day that brought back a few memories. He is “getting a band together” with a few mates as teenagers do and we were talking about things rock & roll. The word “tour” came up as it does. It is a funny word in the rock &…
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