Mark Gibson
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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 the time I was old…
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The Narara 1983 and Narara 1984 concerts have been the subject some of the most popular articles ever published on this site. The amount of incredibly valuable comments speak for themselves. Every now & then…
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Skyhooks smash hit single Horror Movie was one of the first 45’s I ever bought with my own money. I still have it!They were glam rock at it’s best. Well written, catchy songs, performed beautifully…
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Fans of Australian music blogs are almost spoilt for choice these days which is wonderful. There a few dedicated folks out there who are taking the time to document large chunks of their personal collections…
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I’m very excited to announce a new project which goes hand in hand with this site, the Australian Music Database. It’s somethng I’ve been working away at for some time & I can say with…
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Here we are folks with another installment of the Great Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz, this time we are sticking with general knowledge. Some folks are commenting that they’ve been a bit easy lately but I…
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A new internet based radio station playing only Australian & New Zealand (A&NZ) music is available to listen to online, at no cost. The service streams continuously; playing A&NZ Rock, Pop, Blues & Jazz from…
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The Bexley North Hotel, like the Family Inn at Rydalmere, was an iconic pub venue of the 1980’s in Sydney. It’s hard to imagine these days that a simple, suburban pub could have hosted so…
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If you grew up as a teenager in Sydney in the late 1970’s as I did, you listened to 2SM. They were THE station to listen to for all the latest rock & pop. They…
