• Moving Pictures – Days of Innocence

    By Helen Gibson | December 9, 2008

    Moving Pictures is one of my all time favourite bands. I remember seeing them, probably in 1981/82 at the Sylvania Hotel and I was just blown away. It was one…

  • Australian Crawl

    By Mark Gibson | August 2, 2007

    About Australian Crawl Melbourne based band from 1978-1986 Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined…

  • Sweethearts – Stardust Hotel Cabramatta

    By Mark Gibson | November 15, 2010

    Sweethearts in the Stardust Hotel at Cabramatta was my “home turf” so to speak. I grew up in Cabramatta & turned 18 in 1980, right when Pub Rock was hitting…

  • Icehouse – Flowers

    By Mark Gibson | May 19, 2009

    I still remember seeing Flowers at the Stardust Hotel in Cabramatta around 1979. They were brilliant yet their best was still to come. Flowers became Icehouse in 1981 to avoid…

  • The 69’ers

    By Peter "Izzy Foreal" Knox | June 6, 2010

    STRANGE AND INTERESTING STORIES: IZZY FOREAL’S The 69’ers MEMORIES It was around 1970 (or maybe 1971) when I joined The Internationally Famous 69’ers. They were resident at the Clique Wine…

  • The Angels

    By Mark Gibson | November 2, 2010

    The Angels are a truly iconic band for people of my generation. They burst onto the scene in the mid-1970s and went from strength to strength. I first saw them…

  • Goldrush

    By Mark Johnson | February 13, 2007

    Goldrush was a Sydney-based country/bluegrass/rock band featuring some of Australia’s finest musicians.

  • Australian Albums Chart For 1988

    By Mark Gibson | October 6, 2008

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1988. Here is the Australian Albums Chart for 1988 based on sales. Top selling Australian albums for 1988 *Denotes Australian…

  • Australian Singles Chart For 1983

    By Mark Gibson | March 31, 2011

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1983. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1983 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “Australiana” – Austen Tayshus “Bop…

  • Australian Singles chart for 1981

    By Mark Gibson | November 5, 2010

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1981. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1981 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “Who Can It Be Now?”…

  • Australian Singles chart for 1982

    By Mark Gibson | February 17, 2011

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1982. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1982 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “What About Me” – Moving…

  • Australian Singles Chart for 1990

    By Mark Gibson | June 15, 2013

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1990. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1990 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “Mona” – Craig McLachlan &…

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