• Aussie Music Trivia Is Back!

    02 March 2013

    The Trivia section of this site was one of the most popular by far but after some issues with the software we had to abandon it. Over the past few weeks it has been reconstructed…

  • Rick Doolan – twenty years passed.

    20 February 2013

    Editors note: This article was first published in Connections magazine in 1993. As the 20th anniversary of Rick’s death approached I contacted Julius Grafton, the author and publisher of Connections (now CX), and he graciously…

  • Aussie Musicians Passing in 2012

    28 December 2012

    The Roll Of Honour for 2012 is a distinguished one indeed. It includes many great Australian musicians that had careers that spanned decades. This year we lost musicians who figured in such notable bands as…

  • The Australian Music Database – My Back Shed

    11 December 2012

    Have you ever been to a Museum? There are some fantastic Museum’s around the place covering a wide range of subjects. Car Museums, Aviation Museums and of course there are Music related ones as well.…

  • Australian Singles Chart for 1987

    03 December 2012

    These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1987. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1987 based on sales. Top Australian Singles “Locomotion” – Kylie Minogue “Electric Blue” – Icehouse “Suddenly” –…

  • Burlesque Review

    12 November 2012

    Burlesque Review was a Sydney based band active around 1975. Information about them is a little hard to come by but fortunately I was recently contacted by their vocalist Stewart MacFarlane who had some information,…

  • The Manzil Room – Springfields

    05 November 2012

    It’s hard to describe The Manzil Room to someone who had never been there. It was almost like a parody of the ultimate rock venue. It was a place that was always jumping, especially in…

  • Australian Singles Chart for 1986

    29 October 2012

    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 Farnham “Stimulation” – Wa Wa…

  • Hush

    22 October 2012

    Hush were a Sydney based Glam-Rock band of the 1970’s. They were, like many bands of the time, true “Road Warriors” who worked hard and worked often and appeared regularly on TV shows like Countdown.…