GANGgajang Ettalong Diggers 5th Dec 2014

GANGgajang

The Rock n Surf Tour with GANGgajang, Spy v Spy (support act The Cupcake Conspiracy) Ettalong Diggers 5/12/2104(The Cupcake Conspiracy have since changed the name of their group to SUFFUSION) As we arrived early we went into the venue and met all the bands (Musicians). The Cupcake Conspiracy were to play first, then GANGgajang, with…

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The Angels Revesby Workers Club 24th Feb 2012

The Angels Revesby Workers Club 24th Feb 2012

The Angels have been one of my all-time favourite Australian bands for as long as I can remember. As I’ve mentioned previously I first saw them at all all-age gig at Cabramatta Town hall in 1978 when I was all of 15 or 16. Many years down the track I’ve had the honour of doing…

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Exhumed 2014 Band Competition

Exhumed 2014 Band Competition

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to attend a function that, until recently, had never heard of. Sydney ABC’s radio presenter James Valentine, formerly of The Models, is the mastermind of this competition which is in its third year of production and is bringing out the best of garage band talent. Exhumed was…

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The Thought Criminals

The Thought Criminals

The Thought Criminals were one of those unique bands whose popularity was based on their quirkiness as well as having great songs. Emerging from Sydney in late 1977 they found themselves wrapped up in the burgeoning Punk Rock scene, not a bad thing if you wanted to be part of it …… and luckily they…

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Blackfeather

Blackfeather

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…

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New Zealand Fantasy Band

New 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…

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Sherbet

sherbet

Sherbet was a band I didn’t rate very highly for a while until I saw them live. I suppose they were considered a little bit lightweight if you only went on the stuff the radio was playing but when you saw them live, they were the real deal. Great musicians, well-written songs and a brilliant…

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