Australian Music History

Bands

Australian Bands

  • Ross Hannaford APB for stolen gear

    22 October 2007

    From Daddy Cool’s manager, Mark Sydow … A tragedy has befallen Ross Hannaford, the guitarist of iconic Australian band Daddy Cool. In the early hours of Saturday morning Ross Hannaford’s white 1989 Toyota Hi-Ace Van…

  • Matt Finish

    24 September 2007

    Sydney based band 1978-present. Formed in 1978 by Matt Moffitt and John Prior

  • Mandrake

    21 August 2007

    Sydney based rock band. Mandrake consists of brothers Conrad & George Passas on guitars & vocals, and Harry on the Drums

  • Australian Crawl

    02 August 2007

    About Australian Crawl Melbourne based band from 1978-1986 Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals,…

  • Noiseworks

    20 July 2007

    About Sydney based band 1985-1992 Considered to be one of Australia’s more successful rock bands of the late 1980s, their self-titled debut in 1987 had a series of successful singles, such as “No Lies,” “Take…

  • Jonah’s Road

    19 July 2007

    About Sydney based band, Jonah’s Road, has developed a significant following in the Australian music scene over the past few years. The contemporary sound is a feature gaining them many new fans and the respect…

  • Baby Animals

    22 June 2007

    About Sydney based band from 1989 – 1996 History “Late 1989 Suze DeMarchi returns to her native Australia from London, where she had been recording/writing under EMI Records. She is unhappy with the record company’s…

  • Judge Mercy

    15 June 2007

    About Judge Mercy was formed in 1991 by Andy Cichon, a former bass player for Swanee. History The band’s first product would be the live EP ‘Live With It’, recorded at The Venue in Sydney’s…

  • The Hitmen

    07 June 2007

    About The Hitmen were brash, bombastic and derivative. They were also victims of their status as the first in a long line of Australian underground bands of the late ’70s to cross the battlelines and…