Richard Pleasance
About Richard Pleasance (ex Boom Crash Opera) has had great success outside of the band. His 1991 album Galleon featured the singles “Sarah (I Miss You)” and “Don’t Cry”. The album featured some of his closest friends in the music industry including Paul Hester and Deborah Conway. Galleon was critically acclaimed and went on to…
Read MoreAustralian Albums Chart For 1988
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 artist Kick – INXS* Dirty Dancing Soundtrack – Various Artists Freight Train Heart – Jimmy Barnes* Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley The Lonesome Jubilee…
Read MoreAussie Rock Trivia Quiz 001
Hi everyone, here’s something a little bit different. I’m trialling a very short trivia quiz to see how well it works. There are 10 questions all up. There are no grand prizes, just the warm feeling you get from being a smarty! Correct answers are given at the end. Have a go & let me…
Read MoreHoodoo Gurus
About Hoodoo Gurus (referred to as the Gurus by fans) are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Their popularity peaked in the mid to late 1980s…
Read MoreCreedence and Beyond
About Sydney based band covering the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty. Tight musicianship, lush harmonies and audience rapport are the hallmarks of Creedence and Beyond which is centered on the extraordinary vocals of Steve Champion, whose authentic echo of Fogerty’s distinctive voice has amazed fans all over the world for more than…
Read MoreSeptember 24
On this day… Births 1948 Garth Porter of Sherbet – Born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Number 1 Singles 1970 – In The Summertime – The Mixtures 1971 – Daddy Cool – Drummond 1972 – Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton 1973 – Never, Never, Never – Shirley Bassey 1974 – The Night…
Read MoreAustralian Singles Chart for 1988
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1988. Here is the end of year Australian singles chart for 1988, based on sales. Top selling Australian singles for 1988 *Denotes Australian artist (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer The Flame –…
Read MoreKids In The Kitchen
About Kids in the Kitchen was a band from Melbourne, Australia during the 1980s. The band stood squarely within the New Romantic movement that dominated mid-1980s pop, showing influences of “New-Rom” groups such as Ultravox in its use of synthesisers, its angst-ridden lyrics, and the tendency of frontman Scott Carne to pronounce words such as…
Read MoreMen 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 album and singles charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom with Business as Usual and “Down Under” respectively.[1] The group won the…
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