• The Manzil Room – Springfields

    By Mark Gibson | November 5, 2012

    It’s hard to describe The Manzil Room to someone who had never been there. It was almost like a parody of the ultimate rock venue. It was a place that…

  • Hush

    By Mark Gibson | October 22, 2012

    Hush were a Sydney based Glam-Rock band of the 1970’s. They were, like many bands of the time, true “Road Warriors” who worked hard and worked often and appeared regularly…

  • User

    By Chris Newton | October 15, 2012

    Formed in early 1996 by three friends on a working and surfing holiday in Byron Bay, USER were a band. Scott Collins, Henry Brister and Scott Enderby bonded over surfboards…

  • Psyclone Smyle

    By Chris Newton | October 1, 2012

    Formed in the summer of 1989 by a close group of high school friends, Psyclone Smyle were conspirators of Sydney’s anti-shoegaze movement, playing their part in the local rise of…

  • Manly Vale Hotel

    By Mark Gibson | July 31, 2012

    The Manly Vale Hotel is one of those venues that everyone has played at and everyone has been to… except me! That’s right, I’ve never seen a band at The…

  • Dave Owens II Musician/Songwriter/Producer

    By Dave Owens | April 3, 2012

    I first began to play music outside my house at around age fourteen as part of my musical education at BoysTown Engadine, N.S.W during my years of internship there (1973…

  • The Grand Hotel – Broadway Sydney

    By Greg Morris | March 13, 2012

    The Grand Hotel’s short but huge claim to fame as a venue for bands came about in 1977. The publican Dennis was approached with the proposal of opening the doors…

  • My 4 Favourite gigs as a punter

    By Mark Gibson | February 1, 2012

    Before I started working in the music industry I was, like most folks of my age, a dedicated “punter”. I would regularly see two or three bands per week from…

  • Shepparton

    By Mark Gibson | December 17, 2004

    How often does Shepparton spring into your mind? Be honest. Not often I’ll bet. Well, I have had discussion recently with someone from Shepparton and it jogged a few memories.…

  • The Icemen

    By Mark Gibson | February 6, 2012

    The Icemen is a band I was not even aware of until recently, even though I knew three out of the four musicians involved. I recently ran into a gentleman…

  • Going on a real tour – James Blundell

    By Mark Gibson | January 25, 2005

    The “tour” story about Bandanna apparently gave some people, including my beloved Mrs Gibbo, the idea that touring was some sort of wonderful, bohemian lifestyle chock full of naked women,…

  • Stevie Wright

    By Mark Gibson | August 6, 2005

    I was blown away last night to see Stevie Wright on This Is Your Life. During the late Eighties I worked for a while as Stevies live sound engineer, alongside…

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