ADDICTIVE

Addictive was a thrash metal band, that formed in 1988 that was part of the Sydney thrash metal scene of the late 1980s. It was particularly influenced by Metallica, Sacred Reich and Nuclear Assault. The original line-up of the band was Greg Smith (vocals and bass), Joe Buttigieg (guitar), Mick Sultana (guitar) and Matt Coffey (drums). Its first album, 'Pity Of Man' was released November 1989. Steve Moore (ex-Enticer) replaced Coffey on drums. Its second album, 'Kick 'Em Hard', was recorded in 1991 with producer Bob Daisley of Rainbow fame. The master tapes for the album went missing for over 18 months, and it was finally released in February 1993, by which time the band had fallen from favour, and while they continued to play live infrequently, Addictive finally broke up in 1996. A short time later, Moore joined Dungeon. In 2004, guitarists Buttigieg and Sultana joined the reformed line up of legendary Sydney thrash band Mortal Sin, although Buttigieg left that group in early 2005. In 2014 US label Divebomb Records released a compilation of both albums plus bonus tracks.

 
Members

Greg Smith (vocals, bass), Joe Buttigieg (guitar), Mick Sultana (guitar), Steve Moore (drums), Matt Coffey (drums)

 

ALBUMS

'Pity Of Man' 1989 Survival Records

'Kick 'em Hard' 1993 

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addictive_%28Australian_band%29

GOLDEN ROUGH

Originally intended as a project of musicians who got together for the sake of covering Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello and Gram Parsons, Golden Rough debuted in 1995 without taking themselves too seriously. But after their first EP 'It's a Heck of a Machine' released that same year, Golden Rough became more of a band as the covers were slowly put to rest. With a hint of country to egg on their upbeat pop of acoustical driver guitars, Summershine Records packaged this sound of Golden Rough's first full-length 'Twin Firs' in 1998. With the line-up finally settled after the 'Twin Firs' release, Dave Orwell (vocals/ guitar), Helen Meany (bass/ vocals), Jason Walker (guitar), Brian Crouch (piano) and Graeme Trewin (drums) toured their native Australia in support of it. Golden Rough's follow-up album 'This Sad Paradise' came out a year later on Candle Records. Andrew Lay replaced Graeme Trewin before recording their last album 'Provenance' which was released in 2002.

Members

Dave Orwell (vocals, guitar), Helen Meany (bass, vocals), Brian Crouch (piano, keyboards), Marty McDonald (drums), Graeme Trewin (drums), Jason Walker (guitar), Ralph Whittingham (drums), Andrew Lay (drums)

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SINGLES
''Bells Of Sunday'' 1998 Steady Cam 

EPs
'It's A Heck Of A Machine' 1995 Summershine
'April Wind' 1999 Candle Records
'Slippery Slope' 2003 Candle Records

ALBUMS
'Twin Firs' 1998 Summershine
'This Sad Paradise' 1999 Candle Records
'Provenance' 2002 Candle Records

CROSSFIRE

Crossfire was a jazz-fusion band formed in Sydney in 1974 with a line-up of Ian Bloxsom on percussion, Tony Buchanan on saxophone, Steve Hopes on drums, Jim Kelly on guitar, Michael Kenny on piano and Greg Lyon on bass guitar. Bloxsom, Kelly and Kenny had been band mates in the Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly (SCRA). The ensemble issued a self-titled debut album late in 1975 on the Harvest label, with a line-up of Bloxsom; Kelly; Kenny on keyboards and trumpet; Lyon on bass guitar and vocals; John Proud on drums and Don Reid on reeds. Rock Australia Magazine's Felicity Surtees found that the group had "gone past the stage of being just a creative outlet and has become a major part of their lives." Lyon described their style, "what we play is contemporary music. We're influenced by everyone really... It allows everyone to be creative."

 
Crossfire were the first Australian artists to use direct-to-disc recording for their aptly titled second album, 'Direct to Disc', in late 1978. It was produced and engineered by Alan Thorne and issued by Trafalgar Records/RCA. For the album, the line-up was Bloxsom; Kenny on Wurlitzer piano and flugelhorn; Lyon on bass; Kelly on guitar; and Don Reid on saxophones and flute; joined by Doug Gallacher on drums. Michael Foster of the Canberra Times felt "their music displays many moods — playful and joyous, eerie and sombre — always sensitive, reflecting the influences and experiences of each player." He emphasised "the effect gained by the horns, which seem to hang suspended a lot of the time against a backdrop of the instruments which normally carry rhythm, and the percussion group. The rhythm and percussion instruments often, as is the way since bop, step outside their roles as custodians of time and measure, and establish their own rights to individual actions."

The group's third album, 'East of Where' (1980), was issued on WEA and was co-produced by Kelly, Kenny and Martin Benge. All the tracks were written by Kelly or Kenny. For this album Bloxsom, Buchanan, Hopes, Kelly and Kenny were joined by Phil Scorgie bass guitar. Foster found there was "more humour in this album than in the previous one. The music is of the same genre, but there is a certain wryness in the approach to its work, by one of Australia's most exciting bands."Although "there are times when it gets a little heavy, but generally the music lifts and soars, and is fun to listen to." 

Crossfire were the backing band for the American jazz singer Michael Franks on an Australian tour, which provided a live album, 'Michael Franks with Crossfire Live' (1980). They were also the backing band for American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour during his 1981 Australian tour. Lee was impressed when Michael Franks had played Lee his tapes of his live album back in L.A. In late 1982 they issued their fourth studio album, 'Hysterical Rochords', again with Kelly, Kenny and Benge co-producing. The line-up was Bloxsom, Buchanan, Hope, Kelly, Kenny and Scorgie. The Canberra Times' W. L. Hoffman noticed that "there are six tunes, all of them interesting and, again, all of them written by [Kelly or Kenny]." Hoffman praised the title track, "it is a neatly structured, very bluesy piece, with Ton Buchanan's saxophone threading through the tune, bringing it all together" while "the sounds continue on the second side, smooth, singing music as is characteristic of Crossfire."

During 1982 Crossfire undertook an international tour through India, Holland, England and the United States. The group's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 16 July 1982 was recorded. It was released as their second live album, 'Live at Montreux' (July 1983). The ensemble were Bloxsom on percussion and mallets, Buchanan on saxophones and shakers, Kelly, Kenny, Lyon and Mark Riley on drums. Eric Myers declared, in the July–August edition of Jazz magazine, that the gig showed the group "playing original music that is an outgrowth of our own culture, can take their place on the international stage with the best of them ... a great moment for Crossfire and a high point for Australian music." The group disbanded later that year. Their performance at the Basement in Sydney was broadcast on ABC radio's The Burrows Collection for the episode, "Ten Years On – The Basement" in August 1984. The gig had included guest vocals from Erana Clark and Barry Leef. Crossfire reunited briefly in 1991 and issued another album, 'Tension Release'; with the line-up of Bloxsom, Buchanan, Hopes, Kelly, Kenny and Lyon. In July that year they promoted its release with a series of gigs in Sydney.

Members

Jim Kelly (guitar), Michael J. Kenny (keyboards), Tony Buchanan (saxophone, shakers), Greg Lyon (bass), Ian Bloxsom (percussion, mallets), Mark Riley (drums), Steve Hopes (drums), John Proud (drums), Don Reid (sax/flute), Doug Gallacher (drums), Phil Scorgie (bass), Mark Riley (drums), 

SINGLES 
''Hysterical Rochords / East Of Where'' 1982 WEA

ALBUMS 
'Crossfire' 1975 Harvest
'Direct To Disc' 1978 Trafalgar
'East Of Where' 1980 WEA
'Live' [with Michael Franks] 1980 WEA
'Hysterical Rochords' 1982 WEA
'Live At Montreux' 1983 WEA
'Tension Release' 1991 EastWest

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_(band)

FRONT END LOADER

Front End Loader was formed in December 1991 in the Sydney suburb of Darlington. Founding mainstays are Bowden Campbell on guitar and vocals and Davis Claymore on lead vocals and guitar (who had broken away from Edelweiss, their previous band) – together with Richard Corey on bass guitar and Peter Kostic on drums both from Perth-formed group, Kryptonics. The new group were named Front End Loader which was originally chosen as "a ridiculous, strictly temporary title, until something better came up. Ha" – to enter into a Sydney University band competition. They made the final alongside Frenzal Rhomb but both lost out to another group.

In January 1993 Front End Loader appeared at the Sydney venue of the Big Day Out concert series. In the next month the group signed with Survival Records they issued their debut singles, "Weak as Piss" and ''Fraid Knot''. Their first album was the self-titled, 'Front End Loader', which appeared in the following month, and included the tracks "Weak as Piss", "'Fraid Knot" and "All Star Jam". It was recorded at Powerhouse Studios, in the previous November, and was produced by the group with Paul Tagg. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt it "highlighted the band's sense of humour and gritty, unrestrained brand of thrash rock". In September that year they supported an Australian tour by Canadian group, No Means No.

In June 1994 Front End Loader released their second EP, 'Adolescent Fantasy World', and followed with a split single, "Heightened State of Awareness" backed by a track from Melbourne-based psychobilly band, Fireballs. In October that year Front End Loader toured Europe supporting No Means No. Their second album, 'Let's Ride!', as well as its lead single, "The Bejesus", were released in March 1995 by Shagpile Records and distributed by Shock Records. They had been recorded in September 1994 at Q Studios and mixed at Eclipse Studios with David Price and the group producing. Together the material "mixed brawn with irony, complex riffs with eccentric humour" according to McFarlane. Rachel Hill of The Canberra Times felt the album "deserves a second hearing as it takes the fearless on a full-strength adventure of emotion and power". In November 1995 they supported No Means No on an Australian tour.

In January 1997 they supported Radio Birdman at gigs in Gosford and Coogee Bay, I-94 Bar's reviewer, The Barman, noted "while they're tight and intense, it's hard to see why they bother having two guitarists when, for most of the night, they play the same thing. I want to like them, but I can't help thinking Helmet do the same thing, only better". Their third album, 'Last of the V8 Interceptors', emerged in August that year, which was named for the protagonist's vehicle in the feature film, Mad Max 2 (1981). It had been recorded in April 1997 with Magoo (Regurgitator, Tu-plang) producing at Paradise Studios.

An ode to assisted suicide, "Pulse", from the album was issued as a CD EP of the same name and became their signature tune. It received high rotation on national radio, including on Triple J. "Pulse" was listed at #72 on that network's Hottest 100 poll for the year. Two further singles from the album appeared in 1998, "Summer Hits" (February) and "4 Star Heritage Arsehole" (April). During the latter half of that year Campbell worked with a pop, rock group, Stella One Eleven; he was also a guest musician on Jimmy Little's adult contemporary album, 'Messenger' (June 1999). 

In 1999 Front End Loader recorded a cover version of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" as a duet with Barry Crocker, which was issued as a single in July. It appeared on 'Timelines: The Intergenerational Music Project', a compilation album by various artists which paired young bands with artists over 60 to celebrate 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons. At the end of that year Kostic, while still a member of Front End Loader, joined Regurgitator to replace Martin Lee on drums.

The band signed with Redline Records and in March 2002 released their fourth album, 'How Can We Fail When We're So Sincere?'  Kostic joined another group, The Hard-Ons, on drums while continuing with Regurgitator and Front End Loader. In April the following year Front End Loader entered Troy Horse Studios, with Jonboyrock producing, to record, 'Ape Got Fire' (August 2003), a seven-track EP. In May 2004 the group's performance at Sydney's Annandale Hotel was recorded by Magoo, which was eventually released on 1 April 2008 as part of a live album, 'Laughing with Knives'. It appeared on the Illustrious Artists label in a 2× CD format with 22 live tracks, a bonus 19-track disc of rarities, and an 8-page booklet with track-by-track liner notes.

On 6 May 2011 the band's fifth studio album, 'Ritardando', was issued on their own label, Weeping Anus Records, through MGM Distribution. They followed with a national tour to promote the release. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 it won the Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album category. The group had sent Triple J host and Frenzal Rhomb member, Lindsay McDougall, along to deliver an acceptance speech even though they felt a win was "highly improbable". In the prepared speech, the band indicated they could not afford to attend, they thanked their fans and families; then they addressed the local music industry "as you were … please carry on … we mean you no harm. We will continue to write Rock Music that we enjoy, play shows when and where we can, and record and release this music as our time, money, and circumstances permit. None of these activities concern you so please, move along, and let us never speak of this again". The speech was not broadcast during the Nine Network's channel, Go!'s coverage of the ceremony.

On 14 July 2012 the group delivered another EP, the five-track 'Fresh Six', while promoting a collaborative beer of the same name made with a microbrewery. The beer was described by the company's owner as "tight and pretty punchy, and it should be strong obviously ... fairly bitter, and I know you guys are fond of tequila on stage so we should include some dark agave syrup in the beer". Campbell told theMusic.com.au website's Steve Bell "Making a beer for us was far more impressive than the ARIA". In April 2018, the group released their sixth studio album, 'Neutral Evil'.

Members

Bowden Campbell (vocals, guitar), Davis Claymore (vocals, guitar), Richard Corey (bass), Peter Kostic (drums)

SINGLES
'fraid Knot'' 1992 Survival

''Weak As Piss'' 1992 Survival  
''The Bejesus'' 1994 Shagpile
''Trains'' 1995 Shagpile
''Summer Hits'' 1997 Shagpile
''Pulse'' 1997 Shagpile

EPs

'Weak As Piss' 1993 Survival

'Adolescent Fantasy World' 1994 Shagpile
'4 Star Heritage Arsehole' 1998 Shagpile
'We Don't Understand You' 2002 Redline Records
'Ape Got Fire' 2003
'Fresh Six' 2012 Weeping Anus Records

ALBUMS
'Front End Loader' 1993 Survival 
'Let's Ride!' 1995 Shagpile 
'Last of the V8 Interceptors' 1997 Shagpile 
'How Can We Fail When We're So Sincere?' 2002 Shagpile 
'Ritardando' 2011 Weeping Anus Records
'Neutral Evil' 2018 Weeping Anus Records

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_End_Loader

DUNGEON

Dungeon was a melodic power metal/thrash metal band based in Sydney, considered by some as one of Australia's leading metal bands. The band was formed in the outback mining town of Broken Hill in 1989 by guitarist Tim Grose featuring himself, bassist Eddie Tresize and drummer Ian DeBono. According to an extensive bio at the band's official website, Grose took on the singing role due to an inability to find a suitable vocalist. The band played popular rock and metal covers and shortly expanded to a five piece with the addition of Tim's niece Carolyn Boon on keyboards and Jason Hansen on guitar. Randall Hocking replaced Tresize and by the end of 1990 the group's line up featured Grose, Boon, Jamie Baldwin (bass), Dale Fletcher (guitar) and Darryl Riess (drums). By February 1991 however, only Tim Grose remained but a short time later guitarist Dale Corney joined him, and the pair wrote and played as a duo for about a year before relocating to Sydney in 1992. A demo was recorded and Grose and Corney decided to rebuild a complete band line-up.

By 1995, Dungeon's live line-up featured Grose and Corney plus Stephen Mikulic on rhythm guitar (giving the band three guitarists), George Smith on bass and Andrew Brody on drums. Several tracks were also being recorded for a demo entitled "Changing Moods", with Grose providing bass and keyboards along with guitars and lead vocals. Brody played drums on the opening track "One Shot at Life" with Jim Yannieh, who had answered an ad in the street press, laying down the drums for the songs "Paradise", "The Promise" and "Slave of Love". Neither proved technically proficient enough to play on the title track, an eight-minute instrumental, so Grose contacted BMG, with whom he had a publishing deal, for recommendations. They recommended Virgil Donati, who completed the track during a four-hour session.

Brody and Smith left Dungeon in 1996 shortly after the demo appeared and were replaced by ex-Maximum Carnage members Wayne Harris and Justin Sayers. Mikulic also departed shortly afterward. In the meantime, Japanese label TDK-Core had taken an interest in Dungeon and expressed a desire to release "Changing Moods" as an album. Instead, Dungeon chose to re-work it, remixing some of the tracks with bass lines provided by Sayers, dropping a song called "The Promise" and adding nine new recordings including a cover of Blondie's "Call Me". Released under the name 'Demolition', the album sold well after it was released in Japan, but Harris refused to take part in any promotional activity for the CD and was fired from the band. A friend of the group, Tyrone McMaster, adopted the name Ty Blakely and appeared in promotional packages accompanying the release, however this was merely to give Dungeon the appearance of a complete line-up as McMaster was not actually in the band. It was not to be the last time Dungeon was to resort to this tactic. In spite of 'Demolition's moderate success, Dungeon was dealt a blow when TDK-Core decided to stop releasing rock music. The album, which was only released in Japan, is now deleted.

With Wayne Harris gone, Dungeon had no drummer but enough material for another album release. Around the same time, Sydney thrash band Addictive had disbanded. Drummer Steve Moore was put in touch with Dungeon through a mutual friend and by early 1997 the new line-up was rehearsed and beginning to appear regularly on the Sydney live metal circuit. 'Resurrection' was then recorded in 1998, featuring a third version of "Paradise", keyboards from Gustav Hoffman and Sayers providing lead vocals on the tracks "Let it Go" and "Wake Up". The period of the recording process was a bleak time for the band and Grose quit at one point only to return after less than a week. Sayers was also keen to move on to other projects, but he remained with Dungeon for almost another year.

Several record labels including Century Media courted the band, but Dungeon signed eventually to Sydney's Warhead Records in July 1999. Warhead specialised in releasing Australian heavy metal bands and Moore had been friends with the owner Brad Sims for many years. This possibly swayed the group's decision at the time. Justin Sayers decided to leave Dungeon at this point on friendly terms and played a small number of live shows with them until he was replaced by Brendan "Dakk" McDonald. McDonald had previously played guitar in a band called Dr Zeus, the same band that had supplied Dungeon with early drummer Andrew Brody. 'Resurrection' was released in September 1999. While it sold well among the band's growing fanbase, Warhead Records folded early the next year and the album was never re-pressed. Despite this, it won them considerable notice and Dungeon supported Yngwie Malmsteen and Nevermore late in the year before making their first appearance at the Metal for the Brain festival. They would go on to play at the event every year until 2005.

Dungeon toured solidly for another eighteen months until Dale Corney left in September 2001. Stu Marshall then joined, playing his first show with them as they headlined at Metal for the Brain. Most of the 'A Rise To Power' album had been written and recorded by this time, although Marshall was able to contribute some lead guitar and vocal parts before it was released. In mid-2002, the group supported German power metal band Edguy on a small-scale Australian tour that concluded with them signing to Melbourne metal label Metal Warriors on stage after their performance in Sydney. 'A Rise To Power' was released shortly afterward, with Metal Warriors owner Steve Ravic helping them secure a worldwide deal with Germany's LMP. A busy live schedule rounded out the year and included support slots with Mayhem and Destruction.

In May 2003, Dungeon went to Japan for festival appearances in Tokyo and Osaka. The tour was supported by a limited-release album of remixes and covers called 'Rising Power'. The Tokyo show was filmed and released in mid-2004 as the Under the Rising Sun DVD. Shortly afterward, LMP released 'A Rise To Power' on the international market, featuring a completely different and cartoonish cover illustration that the band would later renounce.

Dungeon supported Opeth in early 2004 before entering the studio to work on both a follow-up to 'A Rise To Power' and a new version of 'Resurrection'. Tim had always expressed dissatisfaction with the original version and demands from fans for the now-deleted album convinced Dungeon to redo it. Sessions had barely begun however when McDonald left rather acrimoniously and while Grose was able to play the bass parts on the albums, the band was due to undertake another tour with Edguy. A long-time friend of the band, Glenn Williams—who was at the time playing bass with a Brisbane hard rock band called Mobstar—took over McDonald's role for the tour. Moore was also replaced by Grahame Goode from Infernal Method. While this was mooted as a temporary move, Moore confirmed his resignation from Dungeon after the tour in August 2004. Grose and Marshall then headed overseas ahead of the release of 'One Step Beyond', performing as a duo in Japan and Croatia with local backing musicians, and doing some other promotional work in the U.S.

'One Step Beyond' was released in November 2004. Echoing the band's situation at the time of 'Demolition', Justin Sayers appeared in the accompanying booklet photos despite not having been a member of Dungeon since 1999. Goode was retained as drummer and since Infernal Method had disintegrated, founding member Petar Peric came into the group on bass. Following a handful of shows both Goode and Peric quit after their appearance at the Canberra leg of Metal for the Brain in February 2005. Goode's departure was particularly unfriendly, and an air of animosity has surrounded his relationship with Dungeon ever since. Williams returned to the line-up and longtime fan and experienced drummer Tim Yatras took over Goode's role in time for the band to play at Metal for the Brain in Brisbane the following weekend. Yatras was considerably younger than the rest of the group but already had an impressive resume having featured in a string of black and death metal bands from the NSW South Coast area including Malice and Battalion, with whom he had recorded a CD. He had also been the touring drummer with Sydney black metal band Nazxul the previous year. 

In April, Dungeon supported Nightwish and then Angra before a national tour with Megadeth. Dave Mustaine's approval of Dungeon was so high he personally selected them to support Megadeth on a European tour in June. Dungeon then played shows in Japan before returning to Australia in August after promotional work in Canada and the U.S.

In September 2005, after a run of shows with wrestler Chris Jericho's band Fozzy, Dungeon issued a press release on their official website announcing that due to the departure of Marshall and Williams, the band would break up. They performed a final show at the Gaelic Club in Surry Hills, Sydney on 11 December 2005. Justin Sayers, Dakk McDonald and Stephen Mikulic made guest appearances during the band's almost two-hour set. A final album entitled 'The Final Chapter' was announced. Recorded by Grose and Yatras, with guests Andy Dowling (bass) and Mav Stevens (guitar), this album was released in mid-2006.

Members

Lord Tim [Tim Grose] (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Eddie Trezise (bass), Jason Hansen (guitar), Randall Hocking (bass), Ian Debono (drums), Carolyn Boon (keyboards), Darryl Riess (drums), Dale Fletcher (guitar), Jamie Baldwin (bass), Dale Corney (guitar), Stephen Mikulic (guitar), Andrew Brody (drums), George Smith (bass), Wayne Harris (drums), Justin Sayers [aka Juz] (bass), Tyrone McMaster [aka Ty Blakely] (drums), Steve Moore [aka Stevo] (drums), Brendon McDonald [aka Dakk] (bass), Stu Marshall (guitar), Grahame Goode (drums), Pete Peric (bass), Glenn Williams (bass), Tim Yatras (drums)

ALBUMS
'Resurrection' 1999 Warhead Records
'A Rise to Power' 2003 Metal Warriors 
'Rising Power' 2003 Metal Warriors
'Under the Rising Sun' 2004 Metal Warriors
'One Step Beyond' 2004 Metal Warriors
'Resurrection' 2005 Modern Invasion
'The Final Chapter'2006 Modern Invasion

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_%28band%29

BUGHOUSE

Formed by drummer Peter Brookes in 1989 as a recording project, the original line-up was completed by Lea Cameron (vocals), Steve Campbell (guitar) and Genevieve Maynard (bass). Their first show was on Saturday 27 May 1989 at the Hopetoun Hotel, Surrey Hills. In their first six months Bughouse played around Sydney, predominantly at the Hopetoun, Annandale, Lansdowne and Sandringham hotels, and at various university campuses. Their debut single "V for Vendetta / Burn it Back" was produced by Damien Lovelock, lead singer of The Celibate Rifles and featured Louis Tillett of the Wet Taxis on piano. "V for Vendetta" was released on the band's own Ursula label, receiving high rotation on radio station 2JJJ and reaching #6 on the Australian Independent Charts. ABC TV made a video of the song for an "undiscovered" section on weekly music show Rage. The band recorded their first Live at the Wireless for JJJ at ABC Studio 1 in Darlinghurst.

Bughouse returned to the studio some months later to record the EP 'Bughouse' with engineer John Hresc at Powerhouse Studios. The included four tracks – "Tax Stamp", "Bruce's Song", "Salad Days" and "One More Thing". The EP reached #4 on the Australian Independent Charts These two first records showcased the band's assured and eclectic sound. After this early success, the band were courted by several major labels eventually signing a record deal with Mushroom Records' White Label. The band's debut album, 'Every Fool in Town' was recorded in 1991 over ten days again with Lovelock producing and Tony Espie engineering. It included guest performances by Amanda Brown of the Go-Betweens and James Cruickshank of the Cruel Sea. The album received positive reviews and reached #1 on the Australian Independent Charts. A video was made for the single "Hell for Leather".

For the rest of their career, Bughouse toured extensively around Australia, playing shows with many notable local and international bands, including Crowded House, the Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters and Collectors, Yothu Yindi, Concrete Blonde and Bob Dylan. During the period between 'Every Fool in Town' and the single 'Bardo' (1992), Peter Brookes left the band and was replaced by Nick Fisher (ex-Wet Taxis, New Christs). Bughouse recorded the EP 'Bardo' in 1992. The name of the EP came from the Tibetan Book of the Dead and referred to the limbo the band had been in as a result of record company indecision in moving their recording schedule ahead. The EP contained five tracks, and a video was made for the song "Brightest Firework". After parting ways with Mushroom Records, a final album 'Fink Tank' was released through Mushroom Distribution Services in 1994 to strong reviews, including by Rolling Stone magazine who described it as a "screaming surprise packet". The album was recorded by Tim Powles and mixed by Paul McKercher. The band released a video for the album's second track "Fathom" and also appeared on ABC TV's Live and Sweaty. Their final performance was on 4 October 1994 at the Annandale Hotel, Sydney.

Members

Lea Cameron (vocals), Genevieve Maynard (bass, vocals), Steve Campbell (guitar, vocals), Peter Brookes (drums), Nick Fisher (drums)

SINGLES
''V For Vendetta / Burn It Back'' 1989 Ursula 
''Somebody To Love / New Race'' 1990 Ursula 
''Hell For Leather / Jonah's Wake'' 1991 Ursula 
''Gloria Smith / Squeezed'' 1991 Ursula 
''Rare Occasion / Pigeon Song'' 1991 Ursula 

EPs
'Bughouse' 1989 Ursula 
'Bardo' 1992 White

ALBUMS
'Every Fool in Town' 1990 Ursula/
'Fink Tank' 1994 Ursula 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_(band)

JANE RUTTER

Jane Rutter born in 1958 is an Australian musician – a classical flautist who also crosses into jazz and pop. She has performed in the UK, Europe, the US, South-East Asia, the South Pacific, South America and China. She studied with Alain Marion and Jean-Pierre Rampal in Paris, after which she returned to Australia to lecture in flute and chamber music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has performed many times at the Sydney Opera House, toured extensively, widely performed her one woman show Tutti Flutti, played at the 1999 National Flute Convention in Atlanta, US, and in 2000 was international guest artist at the International Flute Festival, Brazil.

In 2005 she was the patron of the Australian International Flute Convention. Rutter has also presented on Channel Nine’s Getaway, winning a "Peoples' Choice" award, and has also composed several pieces. She collaborated with Oscar nominee David Hirschfelder. She played the role of Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Karnak Playhouse. Rutter appears as guest soloist with many prominent artists across different styles, including Richard Bonynge, Christopher Hogwood, Michael Crawford, The Manhattan Transfer, David Helfgott, Peter Cousens, Tina Arena, Rick Price, Slava Grigoryan and Simon Tedeschi. She has performed with many Australian symphony orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the City of Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra. From her first iconic album, 'Nocturnes And Preludes For Flute', Jane’s sublime flute playing has seen a further 23 further best- selling albums released including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, French Kiss and Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations.

ALBUMS
'Nocturnes & Préludes For Flute' (#58) 1989 WEA
'Mozart's Flute' 1990 ABC
'Apasionada' 1992 BMG
'Blo' 1996 Philip
'Romancing the Flute' (#92) 1998 Philips 
'Verse 1' 1999 Jane Rutter
'Brazil' (#66) [with Slava Grigoryan] 2004 ABC
'Embraceable You' [with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra] 2007 ABC
'An Australian in Paris' 2012 ABC
'Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations' 2014 Jane Rutter
'Fire and Water: An Irish Fantasy' 2017 ABC
'French Kiss' 2017 ABC
'Evening Star' [with Peter Cousens] 2019 Jane Rutter

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Rutter

THE TRILOBITES

Vocalist Mike Dalton and drummer Paul Styman played together in a high school band, The Pyschotics, in the late 1970s. Bass guitarist Scott Leighton celebrated his 21st birthday in 1984 by showcasing his new band, The United Underworld. Included in The United Underworld were Martin Martini on rhythm guitar, Paul Skates on lead guitar and Paul Styman on drums and Steven Stradbrook on vocals. Shortly after this performance Dalton was asked to join as vocalist. All members had attended the same high school together, Sydney Technical High School, albeit in different grades. They soon changed their name to The Trilobites and began gigging in Sydney's plethora of suburban and inner-city pubs and clubs.

 
They debuted on 20 June 1984, at the Vulcan Hotel in Ultimo (incidentally same as the debut of The Hard Ons). Their first release was a live cassette only album, 'Let's Pump' self-released on Atomic Records. Side One was recorded at the Phoenician Club (Dec 1984) and Side Two was recorded at The Budapest Club (Jan 1984). Later, the Citadel label issued the band's first two singles produced by ex-Radio Birdman member Chris Masuak: "Venus in Leather" (1985) and "American T.V." (1986). Both singles reached #1 on the alternative charts, and the band toured to a strong response. Both songs appeared on the Citadel's compilation album 'Take Everything, Leave Nothing' (March 1988). In the meantime, the Trilobites had signed a new deal with the Big Time label which resulted in the single, "Night of the Many Deaths'' (May 1987).

On 24 October 1987 The Trilobites decided to record their show at The Caringbah Inn and turn it into a live LP, 'Turn It Around'. It was released on the Waterfront label only as a vinyl release. Waterfront also put out the Trilobites fourth single, "Jenny's Wake" (June 1988). In 1988 the Trilobites came to the attention of the fledgling rooArt label. The band contributed "All Hail the New Right" to rooArt's inaugural 'Youngblood' compilation album. That led to a full recording contract which resulted in the release of their mini album, 'I Can't Wait For Summer To End' which gained strong success on the American college radio circuit.

During March 1989, The Trilobites' debut studio album, 'Savage Mood Swing' was produced by Englishman, Steve James (Toyah, The Lambrettas, John Otway) and released in March 1990. Between recording the album and its release, the Trilobites also undertook a successful European tour (late 1989). The album was also released in the United States on the Polygram label, with a promised tour of the States. In 1991, following rooArt's last minute decision to pull the band's U.S. tour, Dalton left the band to take employment at MTV Australia. and was replaced by Gary Slater (ex-Voodoo Lust). Paul Styman left at this point to be replaced by Glen Abbott. This version of the band then released a single, "Tear You Apart / Don't Hide". Their second mini album, 'The Lost Generation', was produced by Rob Younger (Radio Birdman, New Christs). It was released in February 1992 by Citadel and became the band's final release. The original line-up re-formed for a series of Sydney shows in 1996.

Members

Mike Dalton (vocals), Martin Martini (guitar), Paul Skates (guitar), Scott Leighton (bass), Paul Styman (drums), Gary Slater (vocals), Glen Abbott (drums)

SINGLES
''Venus In Leather / Amphetamine Dream'' 1985 Citadel 
''Legacy Of Morons / American T.V.'' 1986 Citadel 
''Night Of The Many Deaths / Living By A Different Yardstick'' 1987 Big Time 

''Jenny's Wake / I Can See'' 1988 Waterfront
''All Hail The New Right'' 1988 rooArt
''Fuck = Love / Little Death / Legacy Of Morons ("89 Mix")'' 1989 rooArt
''Minibar Of Oblivion / Attack Of The Yes Men'' 1990 rooArt 

''New Head / Savage Mood Swing (Not Long Enough)'' 1990 rooArt 
''Tear You Apart / Don't Hide'' 1991 Citadel 

ALBUMS
'Let's Pump' 1985 
'Turn It Around' 1987 Waterfront 
'I Cant Wait For Summer To End' 1988 rooArt
'Savage Mood Swing' 1989 rooArt 
'The Lost Generation' 1992 Citadel

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trilobites

ROARING JACK

Roaring Jack was a Celtic folk punk band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band formed in 1985 and played their first shows in Sydney in 1986. The band built a cult following by playing the Sydney pub circuit eventually scoring regular slots at the Harold Park Hotel in Glebe and the Sandringham Hotel in Newtown. Their music had a strong political focus with emphasis on Scottish sectarianism, Aboriginal Rights and union activism. In keeping with this the band gave many benefit performances for a diverse range of left wing causes with fellow rebel rousers The Urban Guerillas, including the workers of Cockatoo Island, accused Sydney Hilton bomber Tim Anderson and opposition to the first Gulf War. The band went on to support the likes of Billy Bragg, the Pogues and The Men They Couldn't Hang during their Australian tours.

Roaring Jack recorded for independent Sydney label Mighty Boy Records. They released the 'Street Celtability' mini-LP in 1987, 'The Cat Among The Pigeons' LP (1988) and 'Through The Smoke Of Innocence' LP (1990). German label Jump Up Records released all of these as 'The Complete Works', a double CD package, in 2002. Some of their best remembered songs include ''Buy Us A Drink'', ''The Old Divide And Rule'', ''Destitution Road'' and ''We Don’t Play No Elton Fucking John''. A video was made for the single ''Framed'', the song which raised awareness of the Campaign Exposing the Frame-Up of Tim Anderson. The band split in 1992. Rod Gilchrist died in 1998 and Steve Thompson in 2000. Alistair Hulett died of liver failure and cancer on 28 January 2010.

Members

Alistair Hulett (guitar/vocals), Dave Williams (bass), Steve Thompson (drums), Bob (Rab) Mannell (guitar/bouzouki), Hunter Owens (accordion/mandolin/vocals), Steven (Steph) Miller (accordion/mandolin/vocals) Rod Gilchrist (drums) Steve Thompson (drums)

SINGLES
''Destitution Road / Just Like Cigarettes'' 1988 Mighty Boy 
''Thin Red Line / Honky Tonk's In Heaven'' 1988 Mighty Boy 
''The Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away / Story Of A Drinking Man's Wife'' 1989 Mighty Boy 
''Framed / Criminal Justice'' Mighty Boy

ALBUMS
''Street Celtability' 1987 Mighty Boy
'The Cat Among The Pigeons' 1988 Mighty Boy 
'Through The Smoke Of Innocence' 1990 Mighty Boy 

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Jack

THUG

Tex Perkins and Peter Read formed Thug in Sydney in 1987 when Read's flatmate had a fascination for collecting and amassing electronic equipment. After using some of the gear on initial recordings in Read's home studio, Perkins was eager to take it to the stage. With the help of Lachlan McLeod and others, Thug became one of Sydney's most unusual and confrontational live acts. Thug's live sets would last twenty to twenty-five minutes, featuring dancers, theatrics, bizarre electronic equipment and—at one performance—an entire audience showered in flour.

 
Each Thug gig would end with its members mock brawling amongst themselves; audience members also would participate from time to time. Sometimes it would get out of hand, during one such mock brawl, Perkins required stitches after landing on a broken glass someone had thrown onto the stage. Thug, along with Lubricated Goat and Kim Salmon & The Surrealists spearheaded a very overlooked and underrated era of Australian music in the late 1980s. This output was released on the Red Eye Records offshoot Black Eye Records. Thug's debut single was the legendary "Dad / Thug", an electronic affair which was an assault on the ears released on Black Eye Records. Two albums followed 'Mechanical Ape / Proud Idiots Parade' (1987) and 'Electric Woolly Mammoth' (1988). The tracks from the 'Mechanical Ape / Proud Idiots Parade' and 'Electric Woolly Mammoth' album were later released on the compilation CD as 'Everything Is Beautiful In Its Own Way'. Peter Read died in 2016.

Members

Tex Perkins (vocals), Lachlan Mcleod (guitar), Peter Read (guitar)

SINGLES
''Dad / Thug'' 1987 Black Eye 

ALBUMS
'Mechanical Ape / Proud Idiots Parade' 1987 Black Eye Records
'Electric Woolly Mammoth' 1988 Black Eye Records

References

http://www.last.fm/music/Thug/+wiki

EVA TROUT

In 1993 bass guitarist, Grant Shanahan (ex-Slaybells, the Honeys, Catherine Wheel), was developing a new group in Sydney. He placed an ad for a lead guitarist, and it was answered by Bek-Jean Stewart, who played acoustic guitar and sang. She performed on a live radio broadcast, which he agreed to listen to and consequently hired her to form Eva Trout, ahead of another guitarist and vocalist. The band released a five-track, EP titled 'Beautiful South' in 1994.

In 1995 Steph Miller (ex-Roaring Jack) joined on keyboards ahead of their first studio album,' Along Woodland Rides, Through Tunnels of Evergreen', for Phantom Records. During recording sessions Shanahan, Stewart and Miller added session musicians, Matt Galvin on lead guitar (ex-Happy Hate Me Nots), and former band mate, Bert Thomson (ex-the Honeys, Catherine Wheel) on drums. Galvin and Thomson joined the line-up of Eva Trout.

The group were signed to United States label, Trauma Records/Interscope Records (home to No Doubt and Bush), in 1996 after Atlanta radio station, WNNX, had added their track, "Beautiful South", to heavy rotation. The group undertook a US promotional tour including radio appearances. In January 1997 their debut album was re-recorded for US release in the following month as a self-titled album. The album was also released in Canada and Japan. While the band's exposure in the US seemed to poise it for success, label difficulties (Trauma/Interscope and No Doubt were involved in contractual and legal battles) prevented the band attaining a wider recognition.

The band released their second studio album, 'Oberon' in 1999 via Origin Records/Shock Records. They recorded it over ten days in June on a farm, "Fernlee", near Oberon, New South Wales with Michael Carpenter as producer. The line-up was Galvin on guitars (acoustic, electric), keyboards and vocals; Miller on keyboards, mandolin, banjo, vocals and acoustic guitar; Shanahan on bass guitar and vocals; Stewart on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harp and percussion; Thomson on drums was replaced by Carpenter for a track, "Light Sleeper". Thomson left the group and Carpenter joined.

Jasper Lee of Oz Music Project reflected on the album, "they return with a well-crafted release full of tight pop/rock sounds interspersed with the occasional country tinge rubbed off from the album's title...Stewart's vocals have a dry sweetness to them, add in new backup vocals, the odd pedal steel twang and the album is made." They issued a four-track EP, 'Ruby's Gone', in the following year – its title track was the lead track on their second album. Lee had mused, "From the storytelling opener ''Ruby's Gone'' to the marvellous light rock of ''Bright Eyed Century'', the group prove that they were worth all the hype they once got – it's just a shame it never materialised into anything great." In 2001 the group's third studio album, 'The Birds Album', appeared. They disbanded late in 2002.

Members

Grant Shanahan (bass, vocals), Bek-Jean Stewart (vocals, guitar), Steph Miller (keyboards, guitar, mandolin), Bert Thomson (drums), Matt Galvin (guitar, vocals), Michael Carpenter (drums)

SINGLES
''Bright Eyed Century'' 2000 Origin
''Ruby's Gone'' 2000 Origin

EPs
'Beautiful South' 1994 Phantom

'Eva Trout' 1994 Phantom
'Ruby's Gone' 2000 Origin 

ALBUMS
'Along Woodland Rides, Through Tunnels of Evergreen' 1995 Phantom 

'Eva Trout' 1997 Trauma Records *(re-recorded re-issue of previous album)
'Oberon' 1999 Origin 
'The Birds Album' 2001 Origin 

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Trout_%28band%29

NANCY VANDAL

Nancy Vandal was formed by Warrane College (Kensington NSW) students Mike Fox (Foxtrotsky/Fox Trotsky) and Jeff Moore (JJ LaMoore) as a strictly pretend band as neither of them could play an instrument. Eventually the pair formed a real band called Meataxe that played on campus, and at the Ungarie town hall (later renamed to Hard Axe to Follow, then Mr Pennywise, followed by Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins). The original line-up of Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins featured Trotsky and LaMoore plus Marcus "Rolfe" Rolfe on bass and vocals and Serene Dean Bakota on drums. Like Trotsky and LaMoore, Rolfe had never played bass before joining the band. At first, the music part of the band's live shows would generally take second place to gimmicks such as trivia competitions, prolonged verbal attacks on both fellow band members and audience and in one instance, a puppet show.

In 1994, Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins recorded a 14-track debut EP, 'Return Of The Zombie Skate Poets From Planet Sex' that featured classics such as "Space Girl With Bionic Breasts", "She Left Me For A Game Show Host Blues" and "I Slam Therefore I Am". Previously, a number of demo tapes had been released, such as the Mr Pennywise "Get Your Love Shoes On" featuring an earlier rendition of "Sex Toy".

By 1995 Nancy Vandal had begun touring, visiting Melbourne and Brisbane. Trotsky's band newsletter The Vandal's Voice became a fully-fledged fanzine complete with comics, libelous proclamations, articles and CDs. The first of these issues was ShitHot '95 that consisted of songs covered by the cream of Sydney's Inner West punk rock scene. Nancy Vandal recorded "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins. The other CD to feature in The Vandal's Voice was 'Slippery When Crap', a collection of cover versions of the band's favourite cock rock songs including Europe's "The Final Countdown", "Kickstart My Heart" by Mötley Crüe, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard and unforgettable "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister.

In 1996 Rolfe left Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins. Under the name Jason Jasonn Beers, Jay Whalley of Frenzal Rhomb replaced Rolfe, despite not being a bass player. Whalley's first recording with the band was the 'Slippery When Crap' CD. From this time on, the band was known simply as Nancy Vandal. The album 'The Debriefing Room' followed before the end of the year and Whalley then left to maintain his commitment to Frenzal Rhomb. JJ LaMoore switched to bass and Nancy Vandal expanded its line-up by incorporating several members of Newcastle band Loose and The Horny Chicks. Now incorporating a keyboards player and a full brass section, Nancy Vandal's 1998 'Bikini High Pool Massacre Part 3: Who Invited the Undead?' saw them being mislabeled as a ska band. Two singles from the album, "Rock and Roll Concert" and "Move Over Satan" were major hits on the national youth radio network Triple J and Nancy Vandal was added to the line-ups of summer rock festivals such as Livid, Homebake and the Falls Festival. Throughout 1998 and 1999 Nancy Vandal toured constantly, supporting the likes of NOFX, Millencolin, Ten Foot Pole, Frenzal Rhomb and others.

Before long however, the seven-piece act had been reduced to five once more and Nancy Vandal began to experiment with an electro-pop sound. The late-1999 album 'I Wasted My Life' was not a success and the band split up in 2001. In 2003 Nancy Vandal returned in a one-off reunion/farewell gig at Sydney University in December 2003 featuring members from every line-up. 2009 saw the band performing together again on a national tour. The tour was in support of their EP 'Quite Partial to Rock'. The lineup was the same as the last incarnation of the band (I've Wasted My Life era). In 2009 the band also released 'The Vandals Voice' which is a tribute album, and also the soundtrack of the DVD of the same name.

In 2013 the already highly acclaimed 'Flogging A Dead Phoenix' was recorded by ex-bassist Jason Jason Beers to celebrate their 20-year anniversary. It is a chaotic blend of garagey punk infused with Motorhead riffs and a brass section that would shrink Chuck Norris’s balls. "Flogging A Dead Phoenix" was partly financed by an enthusiastically supported Pozible project and is accompanied by a massive 92-page full colour edition of the band’s official zine The Vandal’s Voice. Nancy Vandal promoted the album with an east coast tour through October and December 2013. Daniel Johnson of The Music caught their gig in November at the Zoo in Brisbane, he observed, "while they might have grown a little older, they thankfully haven't matured in the traditional sense... their back catalogue... are all as infectious and gloriously ridiculous as ever."

Members

Fox Trotsky [Mike Fox] (guitar, vocals), JJ La Moore [Jeff Moore] (guitar, bass), Bombshell Bakota [Dean Bakota] (drums), Marcus Rolfe (bass, vocals), Jason Jasonn Beers [Jay Whalley] (bass, vocals), Gilli Pepper [Gillian Kilgour] (sax), The T Man [Robert Tickle] (trombone, keyboards),Telaviv Skywalker [Genevieve Murray] (trumpet)

SINGLES

''There's No "I" In Rock / Come On Honey Let's Smash The State Tonight / We Are Nancy Vandal And We Love You'' 1997 Half Arsed Records
''I'm More Metal Than You / Heaven's On Fire'' 1998 Blind Records

EPs
'Slippery When Crap' 1995
'Rock & Roll Concert' 1997 Half Arsed Records
'You're Fired' 1998 Half Arsed Records
'Move Over Satan' 1998 Half Arsed Records
'Prom Date With No Eyes' 1999 Shagpile
'Sex Toy' 2000 Shagpile
'Quite Partial to Rock' 2009

ALBUMS
'Return of the Zombie Skate poets from Planet Sex' (as Nancy Vandal and the Popgun Assassins) 1994 Half Arsed Records 

'1, 2, 3 Baby Yeah' 1995 Half Arsed Records 
'The Debriefing Room' 1996 Half Arsed Records
'Bikini High Pool Party Massacre 3, Who Invited the Undead?' 1997 Half Arsed Records
'I've Wasted My Life' 1999 Shagpile
'Flogging a Dead Phoenix' 2013 Erotic Volcano Records

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Vandal

TOE TO TOE

Toe to Toe were a hardcore band from Sydney. The band was most prominent in the Australian hardcore scene during the 1990s, touring and recording less frequently by the 2000s. They have been described as "one of the best hardcore outfits ever to grace the planet" by Punknews.org.

Toe to Toe's stated aim was "to reintroduce the sounds and ethics of 80's hardcore punk", having been influenced by the emergence of the Washington, D.C. hardcore band Bad Brains, Portland hardcore band Poison Idea and later, New York hardcore bands such as Agnostic Front and Sick of it All. They tried to distance themselves from the metal and pop aspects of punk. The band's name itself, including much of their lyrical content and album artwork reference boxing terms to match the aggressive musical style.

Toe to Toe formed in 1992 by vocalist and Resist Records founder, Scott Mac. Described by Missing Link Records as the "mainstays of the Sydney hardcore scene", the band saw numerous line-up changes, released several recordings and have possibly been one of the only Australian hardcore acts to have received mainstream acknowledgment in the country, playing festivals such as Livid, Homebake and the Vans Warped Tours. They had also done national tours of Japan, Europe and America and have played with internationally renowned hardcore acts such as Agnostic Front, the Dropkick Murphys, and Madball. Political artist and activist, Azlan McLennan, described the band as superior to their US influences, citing Scott Mac's stance against racism. They released six albums over their journey. Former drummer Matt Lodge has since died. 

Members

Scotty Mac (vocals), Nick Rakebrandt (guitar), Ant Deitz (drums), Adam Check (bass), Pete Bursky (guitar), Will Webber (guitar), Neil 'Beans' Ryan (bass), Ben 'Mook' Mukenshnabl (drums), Matt 'Spider' Lodge (drums)

SINGLES
"Slave" 1999 No Deal Records / Vigilant / Hoax'' 2008

EPs
'Slap of Reality' 1992 Punch Drunk 

'Unanimous Points Decision' 1993 Punch Drunk
'No Gods' 1996 Spent Records 
'Old Scores, New Glories' 2003 Sold Our Souls Records 
'Still Fighting' [featuring Lou Koeller, Craig Setari, Freddy Cricien] 2013 Old School Cartel 

ALBUMS

'Threats and Facts' 1995 Spent Records
'Tao' 1997 Custom Recordings
Consolidated 1999 Custom Recordings
'Fighting Pride' 2001 Snaphot Records
'Arturo Gatti' 2010 Resist Records
'Rise Up' 2017 Golden Robot Records 

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_to_Toe

WARREN FAHEY

Warren John Fahey AM (born 3 January 1946) is an Australian folklore collector, cultural historian, author, actor, broadcaster, record and concert producer, visual artist, songwriter, and performer of Australian traditional and related historical music. He is the founder of Folkways Music (1973), Larrikin Records (1974) and a folk music ensemble, the Larrikins (1975). Fahey has received numerous awards for his folklore efforts, including the 2010 Don Banks Music Award.

Warren John Fahey was born on 3 January 1946 and grew up in Sydney. His father, George Fahey, and mother, Deborah (née Solomon), were each members of large families. Fahey attended Marist Brothers College, Kogarah. Fahey has a distinguished career as a folklorist and collector of oral histories. His collection has been housed in the National Library of Australia since 1973. 

As a performer he tells Australian folk stories, recites bush poetry, and sings either solo or with The Larrikins, The Celebrated Knickers & Knockers Band, and the Australian Bush Orchestra. Lahey started performing in 1969 and has a repertoire of bush songs, early ballads, city ditties and associated folklore including poetry, drinking toasts and parodies. He presents entertainment programs based on his books at various Writers Week festivals as well as performances at folk and regional arts festivals. He plays an English Edeophone concertina.

In 1970 Fahey began a folklore unit in Sydney where he collects material of cultural significance. His Australian folklore unit has been collecting and annotating Australian folklore for nearly 50 years and made available in his books, radio programs, concerts and, on his website.  In 1973 he established Folkways Music as a "retail music outlet specialising in folkloric recordings and publications." The store supplied "records, books, sheet music and instruments" and commenced "as a means to financing its proprietor's collecting activities. It received no government assistance, and for its first year was subsidised by advertising work."

Fahey founded Larrikin Records in 1974 "to publish and commercially release extended play recordings featuring Australian traditional folk music and songs for both educational and entertainment purposes." The label's first album, 'Man of the Earth: Songs and Ballads of the Australian Mining Industry' (1975), produced by Lahey, credited Fahey on lead vocals; Dave de Hugard on concertina, button accordion and fiddle; Phyl Lobl on guitar, Mike Jackson on mouth organ and spoons; Andy Saunders on 5-string banjo and guitar; and Tony Suttor on accordion. Fahey also produced the album. By 1995, the record company was one of the largest independent distributors in Australia, and was acquired by Festival Records.

Larrikin Music, a publishing company Fahey sold in 1988 owns the rights to the well-known children's "Kookaburra song". In a high-profile case that began in 2009, Norm Lurie, then the managing director of Music Sales, Larrikin Music’s parent company, sued the group Men at Work for using its melody in 5 bars of their 93-bar song "Down Under." After the Down Under (song) court case, Fahey, who had nothing to do with the court case, suggested that the copyright owners of the Kookaburra (song), Larrikin Music, 'gift' the song to Australia.

In 1971 Fahey formed a folk music ensemble, the Larrikins. In April 1975 the Larrikins undertook a tour of north-western Australia, to perform "folk-army songs, bush songs, bush poetry and yarns, bush dance music." The band issued an album, 'Limejuice and Vinegar '(1977), with the line-up of Fahey and Suttor (on button accordion and Anglo concertina) joined by Ned Alexander on fiddle; Liora Claff on guitar and whistle; Jack Fallis on mandolin and guitar; and Paddy McLaughlin on banjo. It was re-released in 1985, with the content described as "Traditional Australian seamen's and boatmen's songs." The Larrikins toured for Musica Viva and the Arts Council circuit for the past 40 years.

Fahey has performed at the National Folk Festival (2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009), Majors Creek Music Festival (twice), Victor Harbour Festival, Araluen Folk Festival WA and, in 2009, The Blue Mountains Festival, National Folk Festival and Cobargo Festival. In 2001, he hosted and performed at the Belongings Exhibition for the State Library of NSW for the Governor-General, and then at the re-opening of the Mitchell Library with a performance for the Governor of NSW and the Premier.

In 2006 he performed a song cycle world premiere performance of Andrew Ford’s ‘Barleycorn’ for the Brisbane Festival. Lahey was artistic director of the ten-day Australian Spotlight, Lorient Festival, Brittany, France, on behalf of the Australian Government.Fahey is a regular broadcaster on ABC Radio.

EPs 
'Pint Pot And Billy Sampler' [with The Larrikins] 1977 Scholastic

ALBUMS 
'Man Of The Earth: Songs and Ballads of the Australian Mining Industry' [with Dave de Hugard, Phyl Lobl, Mike Jackson, Andy Saunders and Tony Suttor] 1975 Larrikin
'Limejuice & Vinegar' [with The Larrikins] 1977 EMI
'Billy Of Tea' 1978 Larrikin
'The Larrikin Sessions' [with Dave de Hugard, Bob McInnes, Andy Saunders] 1993 ABC
'A Panorama Of Bush Songs' 2004 ABC
'Larrikins, Louts And Layabouts' 2004 ABC
'Australia Folk Songs and Bush Verse: Songs of Drovers, Shearers and Bullockies' 2009 ABC
'Warren Fahey's Australian Bush Orchestra' 2012 ABC
'The World Turned Upside-Down' [with Garry Steel] 2014 Rouseabout Records

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Fahey

DISTANT LOCUST

The original band began in late ‘82 with an unashamedly dadaistic and avant-garde approach to creating music. This lineup consisted of Brian Purcell, creating lyrics, vocals and gizmo sounds, Matthew Bright on keyboards and synths, and Tony Lawrence on bass, echo and treated electronic instruments. The period 82-85 was amazingly productive in term of creating sonically challenging work, and eventually led to them playing live at obscure inner-city venues like Frenchs Tavern, and warehouses such as The Gunnery. 

Early gigs polarised audiences, either clearing halls or inspiring a dedicated fanbase; their unique electronic sound soon attracted mentors such as M Squared’s Shane Fahey, who recorded some of their early gigs at the Harold Park, Evening Star and Palace hotels. These live tracks were released on an independently released cassette, 'Lovely Infestation' in 1987. Later that year Tony Lawrence left to concentrate on film work and was replaced by Steven Moore, a skillful bass player and drum programmer, who gave the band a solid live sound. In 1988, their debut self-titled EP release attracted radio play of the song, 'Father’s Suit'. Eventually their mixer Timothy Edmonds created a music video for the track, which was played on Rage and later, MTV Europe.

In the late eighties, although their live performances became more popular – even famously attracting David Bowie to their audience – they were still too ‘avant-garde’ for local record companies. After releasing the 'Top of the World' EP in 1989, they resolved to sell all their belongings and travel to Europe in late 1990.  Soon they were signed by Contempo International, which released the album 'Chemical Wedding Feast' to rave reviews. Strangely this album never saw the light of day in Australia. They appeared on European MTV and toured Holland, Italy and Germany with industrial and techno icons Laibach, Clock DVA and Christian Death. On their return to Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald’s Shane Danielson described them as “the underbelly of the underground harbouring …a fascination with the subversion of technology, their music shaped … into a pounding machine pulse, complete with eerie vocal effects and skewed, repetitive melodies that verge on the mesmeric.”

Although they were scheduled to return to Europe and record with Contempo again, a financial crash and recession in Italy extinguished the company, and their hopes of further European releases. The band slowly wound down and effectively ended when Steven Moore left Australia to work in research in the USA at the end of 1995. Shortly before that, the band released its final CD, 'Fearful Pleasure' and Brian’s book, Lovely Infestation, both released on the independent label We Make U Sick.

The band’s importance was eventually underlined when they were included on the important compilation 'Closed Circuits: Australian Alternative Electronic Music Of The ’70s & ’80s', released in 2017. The Locust’s unique version of Georgio Moroder’s ''I Feel Love'' was included along with the work of bands like The Reels, Whirlywirld, Scattered Order, Models, Primitive Calculators, Machinations and Ya Ya Choral. Released by Festival Records/Warner Music, it’s the only instance of Distant Locust appearing on a record by a major Australian label. To complete the circle, the wonderful Timothy Edmond created a video of ''I Feel Love'' for the 2017 release, juxtaposing vivid textures while revisiting some of his footage from the shoot for the ''Father’s Suit'' video of 1989.

Members

 
Brian Purcell (vocals keyboards), Steven Moore (bass), Matthew Bright (keyboards), Tony Lawrence (bass, echo and treated electronic instruments)

EPs
'Distant Locust' 1988 Amo Records
'Top Of The World' 1989 Distant Locust

ALBUMS
'Lovely Infestation' 1987 
'Hot Curry Junior' 1988 Cosmic Conspiracy Productions
'Fearful Pleasure' 1995 We Make U-Sick

References

Music – Distant Locust – Brian Purcell Art

SOCIAL INTERIORS

Social Interiors was formed in 1984 primarily as a studio and recording project by Rik Rue and Shane Fahey. Their sound developed from interjections of local sound commentaries amidst the preparations of radio programs. These shows featured short dialogues and cut ups from media and cassette networks. They used seduced and reconstituted sounds from many regional and global sources such as urban and environmental areas, sound effects, records and tapes of instrumental passages and texts bartered from musicians and vocalists. These sound sources were welded with portastudio cassette machines and mixed live into a continuous and abrupt shape for tape pieces and performances. Their first cassette release was in 1985. Emmanuel Gasparinatos joined them for their second release 'Intrusions Into The Environment' in 1987.

Since 1993 it has become an intersecting space for three core artists Rik Rue, Shane Fahey and Julian Knowles. The group is dedicated to uncovering some of the unique character inherent in Australia's aural landscape. Meticulous editing and treatment form the basis of their sound compositions. The works are essentially about blurring the distinctions between sound and sight/site via careful manipulation of sonic materials to create phantom and perhaps impossible acoustic spaces.

The group's live performances explore the creative possibilities of surround audio with real time performance through complex multichannel sound projection systems. Influenced by musique concrete, media cut-up, film sound, location sound, rock music production techniques and acoustic measurement tests, the group's eclectic sound materials and compositional practices have attracted wide critical acclaim. Apart from their work in experimental music and the audio arts, the members of Social Interiors have collectively and individually been involved in record production, engineering and re-mixing. Their last album 'Spatial Circumference' was previously unreleased material. Rik Rue's piece incorporates sound sources from the Australian outback, Julian Knowles' piece is based on recordings made from a long wire installation by Alan Lamb in the scrub country of Baldivis, WA; and Shane Fahey's piece was drawn from locations around West Head in Ku-ring-gai National Park, Sydney. It was released in 2007.

Members

Shane Fahey, Rik Rue, Julian Knowles, Emmanuel Gasparinatos, 

ALBUMS
'Social Interiors' 1985 Pedestrian Tapes
'Intrusions Into The Environment' 1987 Pedestrian Tapes
'The World Behind You' 1994 Extreme 
'Traces Of Mercury' 1997 Extreme 
'Spatial Circumference' 2007 Endgame Records

References

http://www.discogs.com/artist/113281-Social-Interiors