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Avion (formerly Lionheart)
About Avion ** Updated ** Sydney band Avion (not to be confused with the L.A. act current in the 00’s or the ‘Par’ variety) came into being during 1981. Randall…
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Men At Work
About Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to reach the Number 1 position in…
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Zoot
About Zoot was a four piece pop/rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1965. They played many clubs and discos around Adelaide, gradually gathering a strong following. In 1968,…
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Australian Singles Chart for 1986
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1986. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1986 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “You’re the Voice” – John…
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John “Swanee” Swan
About John Swan John Swan, more commonly known as Swanee, was born John Archibold Dixon Swan in 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to Australia with his family in 1961…
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The Lonely Hearts
About the Lonely Hearts Sydney based power pop band 1979-1994 The Lonely Hearts were one of Sydney’s popular power pop bands of the eighties. Originating in Sydney’s outer west in…
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Peculiar Clerk
About March 10 1979 to March 09 1984(Thanks to Martin Odgers for putting me onto this info) Peter Keen and Rob Manego went to the same High School in an…
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The Valentines
About The Valentines were an Australian rock ‘n’ roll band active from 1966-1970, chiefly noted for their lead singers, Bon Scott, who later went on to great success as lead…
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Wa Wa Nee
I had the distinct pleasure of doing sound for Wa Wa Nee on a short Sydney run of about 4 weeks way back in 1989. They were absolutely brilliant live…
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Terrence Michael “Fox” Walsh aka Johnny Dole
Terrence Michael “Fox” Walsh was a singer, song writer, musician, entertainer who is best known as the lead vocalist for Sydney based Punk Rock band Johnny Dole & The Scabs…
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Australian Singles Chart for 1984
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1984. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1984 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “It’s Just Not Cricket” The…
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The Balmain Sound – Indie Rock from the Balmain Peninsula
Here’s a little piece about the Balmain indie-rock scene I grew up in. Originally published, in part, in a small article in the local Balmain paper Village Voice in 2006/2007.…
