Moving Pictures – Days of Innocence
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 of the most memorable nights of my young life, I was 19/20. Of course after seeing them live I just had to buy their debut…
Read MoreDecember 1
Australian musicians born on the 1st of December 1950 – Ross Hannaford – Daddy Cool. Number 1 Singles in Australia on December 1st 1970 – Lookin’ Out My Back Door – Credence Clearwater Revival 1971 – Maggie May – Rod Stewart 1972 – Popcorn – Hot Butter 1973 – Angie – Rolling Stones 1974 –…
Read MoreMost popular posts from Nov 2008
Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out: Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz 002 Posted on Saturday, November 1st, 2008 in Trivia – Comments: (0) After the success of the last Trivia Quiz…
Read MoreNovember 29
Australian musicians born on the 29th of November 1946 – Brian Cadd – The Groop, Axiom and many others – Born Brian George Cadd in Perth, Western Australia 1951 – Don Walker – Cold Chisel – Born Donald Hugh Walker in Ayr, Nth Qld. Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 29 1970 – Lookin’…
Read MoreJimmy Barnes – Freight Train Heart
The first hit single from the Freight Train Heart album was “Too much ain’t enough love”. This was the first no. 1 solo hit single for Jimmy Barnes. The album was first released in Australia by Mushroom Records in 1987 and then later released in the US by Geffen in 1988. I was never a…
Read MoreNovember 18
Australian musicians born on the 18th of November 1947 – Ross Wilson – Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock and many others. Born Ross Andrew Wilson in Melbourne, Victoria. Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 18 1970 – Lookin’ Out My Backdoor – Creedence Clearwater Revival 1971 – Banks Of The Ohio – Olivia Newton-John 1972…
Read MoreAustralian Crawl – Boys Light Up
Hi, my name is Helen and occasionally I’ll be presenting a brand new category of “Classic Australian Albums”. To start the ball rolling I’d like to present “Boys Light Up”, the debut album for Australian Crawl which was released in 1980 and went on to sell in excess of 280,000 copies. It reached a peak…
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Forgive the strange look around here over the next few hours but I’m installing a brand new theme for the site and it still needs a little tweaking. Thanks for your patience. I hope you like the nice new look.
Read MoreJimmy Barnes
About Jimmy Barnes Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. He was born James Dixon Swan on April 28, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with…
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