The local scene was boosted further in the mid-70s by the launch of television music show Countdown. Soul/pop diva Renee Geyer departed for the US in 1976 leaving a trail of Australian hits behind ...

That means the Australian rock in the 1960s was mostly copying the sounds that were popular in the USA and the UK. Given their historical and cultural ties to the UK, that is where the primary ...

and the ways in which it bolstered the Australian music industry during the 70s and 80s? Do Yourself a Favour, which aired recently on ABC, celebrated the 40th anniversary of Countdown while ...

Jive into night fever as the Australian ... the 70s at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 8 pm. Tickets are $29-59 The Australian Bee Gees Show brings to life the music ...

And we did." Another reason for the flourishing Australian music scene of the 70s, Garrett says, was the advent of ABC radio station triple j — although it was called Double J when it began in ...

Jones, who became an Australian citizen in 1971, fronted Sydney shock rock band Jimmy and the Boys in the 70s and 80s. Aussie music legend Ignatius Jones has died aged 67. Picture supplied.

Before there was Rolling Stone magazine, there was Melody Maker. The publication started in 1926 as a trade magazine for people in the British music industry ... 60s and ’70s; if Melody Maker ...

The beloved musician died peacefully at his home in Queensland on March 29 following a short illness, marking the end of an extraordinary career in Australian music ... the early '70s, we ...