• Greg Clarke has passed away

    01 June 2011

    It is with much sadness that I learnt of the passing today of Greg Clarke, one of Australia’s finest Audio Engineers. I still remember the exact day I met Clarkey just over 20 years ago.…

  • Zarsoff Brothers Back Catalogue re-released

    20 January 2011

    The Zarsoff Brothers have just re-released their “Back Catalogue” album which, as strange as it sounds, is a back catalogue of two E.P.’s. from 1983. “Bumsweat & Other Popular Filth” was originally released in March…

  • Steve Prestwich has passed away

    17 January 2011

    Steve Prestwich, drummer for Cold Chisel, has passed away at age 56 from a brain tumour. Prestwich was known as a powerhouse drummer with a rock solid beat. He was an original member of Cold…

  • Harvey James has passed away

    16 January 2011

    Harvey James has sadly lost his recent battle with lung cancer and passed away last night around 8:15pm. Unfortunately his disease turned out to be inoperable. Harvey was long-time player in the Australian music scene,…

  • 2010 in retrospect

    31 December 2010

    2010 has been a huge year for Australian Music History and has really seen the site take off. Australians love their music and that has shown up in ever growing traffic numbers. We had to…

  • Support Act Limited

    06 December 2010

    Support Act Limited is an organisation I only became aware of recently. It was through hearing about the work these wonderful people did for John Cave before he sadly passed away. They had helped him…

  • Pat Pickett’s Funeral

    04 December 2010

    A lot of people have been asking about Pat Pickett’s funeral so I thought I’d pass on the details here I received from Greg Clarke. PATRICK PICKETT’S FUNERAL NOTICE On behalf of Pam Pickett, and…

  • Pat Pickett has passed away

    26 November 2010

    Sadly I heard today that Pat Pickett had passed away as a result of cancer. Words like “legend” and “icon” get thrown around too easily sometimes but Pat really was a legend and an icon.…

  • James Freud passes away

    04 November 2010

    James Freud, born Colin McGlinchey, was reportedly found dead this morning after an apparent suicide. Freud who had a successful solo career, was best known as bass player & songwriter for The Models. Freud was…