• October 18

    By Mark Gibson | October 18, 2009

    On this day… Number 1 Singles in Australia on October 18 1970 – In The Summertime – The Mixtures 1971 – Daddy Cool – Drummond 1972 – Popcorn – Hot…

  • November 6

    By Mark Gibson | November 6, 2009

    Australian musicians born on the 6th of November 1947 – George Young of The Easybeats, Vanda and Young, Flash and the Pan and many others was born George Redburn Young…

  • Australian Music History now on Twitter

    By Mark Gibson | December 3, 2009

    Hi Folks, you can now follow this site on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ausmusichistory Twitter has really taken off in a big way and is a great way to keep up to…

  • December 9

    By Mark Gibson | December 9, 2009

    Australian musicians born on December 9 1958 – Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Born Nicholas More Seymour in Benalla, Victoria Australian musicians who passed away on December 9 2008…

  • More from Jeff White – Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Moving Pictures and Sharon O’Neill

    By Jeff White | January 10, 2010

    Here’s another great set of classic Aussie band images from Jeff White. In this article you’ll find Cold Chisel, Men At Work, Moving pictures and Sharon O’Neill. Enjoy! If you,…

  • George Sich has a new EP – “True Story, I Swear”

    By Mark Gibson | March 5, 2010

    George Sich, an old friend of mine, has just released a brilliant new E.P. entitled “True Story, I Swear”. I’ll admit to being biased ’cause I know George and did…

  • Gyan “Wait” 1989 on Hey Hey it’s Saturday

    By Roger Garrod | May 4, 2010

    ‘Wait’ remained on the ARIA Charts for over four months, peaking at #14 and being certified Platinum. The single was co-written by Gary Frost of Moving Pictures & 1927 and…

  • Name that band

    By Mark Gibson | May 5, 2010

    Here’s an interesting one folks. I received this photo recently from Andrew Mavrik with the following note: Hi Mark See attached photo. The two with the blured faces are “not”…

  • Kevin Borich Interviewed by Mark Johnson

    By Mark Johnson | June 15, 2010

    Kevin Borich is truly a living legend. Although he is a proud Kiwi, he has definitely gained “honorary Aussie” status by generations of serious music lovers. His blistering blues/rock style…

  • Bandanna – Boogie Down Under

    By Mark Gibson | June 24, 2010

    Boogie Down Under was a single released by Sydney band Bandanna back in 1988. I had the pleasure of doing sound for them from 1985 to 1987 and then again…

  • We’re back!

    By Mark Gibson | July 14, 2010

    Hi folks, just a short note to explain where the site went over the last few days. We’ve had a small dilemma lately in that this site is really starting to become…

  • Mirrored Image Update

    By Mark Gibson | July 22, 2010

    One of the things I like best about publishing this site is when I see band members and crew find each other again after many years apart. This is one…

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