Australian music. Researching and vlogging about Australian rock and roll history. Visiting old pubs and music venues that have closed down. Reach out if you have any ideas or stories.
I'm currently living on the Central Coast, north of Sydney NSW. Come along on my new You Tube journey. Like and Subscribe if you enjoy my content. Thanks @gioia67
I went to the PIL concert, it was actually '82. My first summer out of school. It was such a great concert as they did all the Sex Pistols songs as well. I remember they delayed opening the doors for some reason and there was a big crowd of punks and the like growing impatient outside. Then someone comes and puts a sign in the window saying, no studs. This really got the crowd going and me and my mate thought there was going to be a riot, so we went to the pub across the road until it got sorted. We didn't have to wait too long as someone realised this wasnt a good idea and just let everyone in.
I saw Roy Buchanan at Selina’s and was one of the 4 cameramen to shoot The Flaming Groovies show for Peter Noble on 16mm film in the early 80’s. Great venue.
Boronia High School in Melbourne hosted AC/DC in December 74, only half filled the hall but came back in June 75 and it was fucking packed, thousands of kids. I was at both those shows and at the first gig they did a lot of covers like Brown sugar, Jumpin jack flash and alright now. The Climax word is from stick around from their first album released only in Australia. Everyone knew how good AC/DC were, there was no doubt they`d get to the top whatever country they were in. And let me tell ya, EVERYONE was there to see BON SCOTT. Also saw, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Daddy Cool and Redhouse at the same school venue. They`ve turned it into a housing estate now. AC/DC were so loud and their guitar sound so distinct and memorable l swear paint was peeling off the walls. I can remember it like it was yesterday. Cheers.
Hi I am Bill from Sabra Cadabra and yes we were playing that night when Kurt and Dave came in unfortunately because I was on stage at the time I never got to meet them but were told they left just before we finished Damn !
@williamstevenson9936 oh that's so cool.thanks for sharing . I was pretty sure it was true, but I'm glad u confirmed it. Shame u didn't get to meet them 😍
Awesome, brings back memories, i used to work at woolies a couple of doors down and we all used to go there after work, i remember seeing chasin the train, matt finish, jackie ozarskie (sorry for the spelling) fun in alcapolco, the fargone beauties were a great band too which i saw at the great northern chatswood, good times😊🤘
I remember it "reopened" in Broadbeach, where The Pink Flamingo is now, I saw Primus and Mr Bungle there in 2000, if we couldn't have the original it was good to at least have *something*... that closed down too. The Gold Coast is a live music desert now and it's tragic.
I was DJ at Manzil room in 1985 then Kardomah Cafe from 1986 - 1991 and Springfield's from 1992 -1994. Was at Kardomah the night Mick Jagger did unannounced gig (at 10.00 MTV said he was going on stage at 10.30). Went from 100 people in room to 600 in half hour. The Johnny's were headlining that night. Micheal Hutchence would wander in at 2.00 am to sit undisturbed and write lyrics while recording album X. Paul Kelly went from pulling crowds of 150 on a Thursday to 500 on both Friday and Saturday nights. The Party Boys (including members of Angel's, Midnight Oil, Status Quo) played several times just jamming til 5.00am. Edgar Winter got up and jammed with a band playing one Sunday Night at 1.00am. Tommy Emmanuel was a regular at the bar. Saw him and Rene Gayer jamming at Barron's a couple of times at 8.00am after we finished work at 7.00am. Then other regulars were were Johnny Kannis, Candy Harlots, FlotsomJetsom, Dynamic Hepnotics. At Springfield's The Poor Boys played a couple of times. Were related to the Young family. Manzil and Springfield's had Kevin Borich as another regular. Yeah, different times.
We arrived in Australia in 1991, discovering OTS and Drum Media was a introduction to Australian culture. It blew my mind that you had newspapers that were free. Still bought Rolling Stone of course.
Saw Downtime there in 97. I snuck in underage. They sounded massive. Great blokes too. Top venue. Perfect acoustics. Not sure if that was intentional or not but it was a nice dead room when full of bodies. Bring back the 90’s good times. Life before we all became phone slaves was way better
Saw Downtime there in 97. I snuck in underage. They sounded massive. Great blokes too. Top venue. Perfect acoustics. Not sure if that was intentional or not but it was a nice dead room when full of bodies. Bring back the 90’s good times. Life before we all became phone slaves was way better
Loved the old Espy and Prince. Now I live in St KIlda and go to neither. Modern day renos are terrible! Sad but like other people in the comments, at least the pubs are still standing
Another great interview Gioia. Not all that familiar with the Bombers but really interested in what Ty had to say about the state of live music, The bands he grew up listening to were the same for me. For what it's worth I would also like to add my congratulations for what you are doing. Great stuff.
I was the head busboy at the Espy in the late 80's and early 90's at the age of 17.... I looked like a 12 year old and I would constantly get asked how old I was and did my daddy own the place. I went from a lost boy with no direction to getting a real world education and many mentors.. I knew so many famous people and also ended up working as a roadie and working with some awesome performers of the time including my favourite Paul Kelly. It was some of the best time of my life and at time the lowest but I came through it all a more rounded better person. I ended up leaving the industry all together at 22 and worked in the motorcycle trade for 15 years but still think all the time about this part of my life....
Fantastic video! I remember seeing Ed Kuepper there back in the day. I was in a band with Nowmi and Bucko, Spiritworld, in the 90s. Great memories. Thanks so much! 🙏
Back in 1978 to 1980 I was playing rugby league for Crowsnest and the front bar of the Crowie was the club's watering hole. Great times. Don't remember live music at the Crowie then. There was a cool nite club called Shadows in the back lane. Saw NZ band Mr Smith there many times.
The Caringbah Inn was a fair way into the wilderness when I lived in the eastern suburbs and then Darlinghurst, but I made the effort a few times to see Bronx, a hard rock band featuring a mate on guitar, Glen Farina., Yeah... '70s and '80s were the halcyon days of pub rock and Australian pub rock was not like anything else in the world!
I lived in Coogee and Clovelly in the early '80s. Porcelain Bus, Lime Spiders, The New Christs, The Wet Taxis, Eurogliders, Bronx, Concrete Blonde, Iggy Pop was there in I think '92? Too many bands to list now that I'm old...
Thank you so much for doing the Playroom. So many great memories from both here and The Patch at Coolangatta, and Bombay at Surfers. What a time! Nice to see so many shared sentiments in the comments.
Kardomah & Springfields on Saturday, Sunday,, Cobra Club on Thursday night in Parramatta sometimes Lewisham hotel that was my heavy meatal scene. $5.00 cover change into Springfields but they never charged my because I went there so often. I think the Kardomah was named Tom Tom Club after it was sold. I'm 51 now and still listing to the same music, Cheers.
