Eject, flip, insert, close, press play. Again, never got the opportunity to see One Minute Silence live in Oz, but together on that sampler with (HED) P.E. they formed a symbiotic pair that made sense. I extended the sample cassette to the album, but alas it was the only…
Remember that time I wrote a post about the freebie sample cassettes that would be given away outside gigs? Here's another song/band for which the sample cassette was my introduction... I didn't ever get the opportunity to see (HED) P.E. live, but I could…
Apparently, Defenestration is the act of throwing a person out of a window. A UK offering with similar vibes to Canada's Kittie. Short lived in the early 00's, abandoned, and now reunited in 2024 they're back and touring (mainly Europe). I can't…
We're here. The final post in our little exploration into 80's Oz Pub Rock classics. So, I thought it only fitting to sign it off with something from Barnsey's back catalog. Technically the song was not written by Barnsey and is in fact about…
Lots of options I could have pulled from Hunters & Collectors (Holy Grail, Throw Your Arms Around Me etc etc) but wanted to keep the BPM lively rather than falling back to the ballads.…
How could I not post this one? It is summer after all, and Men at Work are an Oz staple. My excuse for the artwork is that there were no images of Vegemite Sandwiches available (copyright and all) ... so I had to find another way to communicate 'a land…
OK, I'm going out on a limb here. I'm assuming that INXS would have at some time in their history, played this in a pub... somewhere in Oz. I have no proof however that it happened given I was 8 when it was released. However, I…
80's Oz pub rock classics part 2 from one our favourite adopted brethren from 'across the ditch' - Crowded House. They narrowly missed out on inclusion in the final Oz Music Month post - so had to include them in this little exploration as compensation.…