Models - Hold On Models were an alternative rock group from Melbourne, Australia, formed in August 1978 and splitting in 1987. Although often referred to as "The Models", the group's correct title was simply "Models". en.wikipedia.org

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Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, Soul Revival. Johnny Diesel is an Australian musician. He has recorded nine albums under either this name, his birth name of Mark Lizotte or the epithet Diesel. Two of his albums have been No. 1 Australian hits and he has also played on several albums by his brother-in-law, rock singer Jimmy Barnes. Best known as a singer and guitarist, Diesel is also competent on bass guitar, drums and percussion and keyboards. en.wikipedia.org

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Jimmy Barnes - Khe Sanh. Cold Chisel are a rock band from Adelaide, Australia. They are regarded as the canonical example of Australian pub rock, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they are acknowledged as one of the most popular and successful Australian groups of the period, although this success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia and New Zealand. en.wikipedia.org

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Australian Crawl - Errol. Australian Crawl (often called Aussie Crawl or The Crawl by fans) was an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass guitar), Simon Binks (lead guitar) and David Reyne (drums) in 1978.[1] David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough (drums, percussion).[2] They were later joined by his brother Guy McDonough (vocals, rhythm guitar).[2] The band was named after the front crawl swimming style also known as the Australian crawl. en.wikipedia.org

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The Cockroaches, She´s The One. The Cockroaches was an Australian rock / pop band which achieved reasonable success in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from an obscure nom de plume favoured by The Rolling Stones during the 1960s. The band is today best known for containing several members of the internationally successful children's musical group The Wiggles. en.wikipedia.org

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Holy Grail - Hunters and Collectors. Hunters & Collectors were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981, led by principal songwriter Mark Seymour. They were noted for songs such as "Throw Your Arms Around Me", "Talking to a Stranger", "Holy Grail", and "Say Goodbye", and were renowned as one of the best live acts in Australia until they disbanded in 1998. The band took its name from "Hunters & Collectors", a song by the German band Can on the album Landed. As that suggests, the original band was influenced by the Krautrock genre and the productions of Conny Plank, featuring strong percussive influences, noisy guitar, and driving bass lines. The sound was in the vein of Remain in Light, the Talking Heads album of 1980. The band was also noted for its distinctive logo, a H & C symbol, where the "&" was twin snakes entwined around a hunting knife, a variation of the Caduceus which first featured on the Human Frailty album. en.wikipedia.org

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Rose Tattoo - We Cant Be Beaten. Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson. Among their best known songs are "We Can't Be Beaten", "Scarred for Life", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw" and "Bad Boy for Love". Their first four albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who also worked with AC/DC. Along with AC/DC and The Angels, Rose Tattoo helped establish an Australian rock sound in the 1970s that was copied around the world. en.wikipedia.org

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Goanna - Solid Rock Goanna is an Australian band, notable in integrating social protest with popular music. Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP record. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on the EP release in 1979. However, the original name was soon shortened to simply "Goanna" by the time that the album Spirit of Place was released in the early 1980s. They were signed to WEA Australia. en.wikipedia.org

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Cold Chisel Bow River Live. Cold Chisel are a rock band from Adelaide, Australia. They are regarded as the canonical example of Australian pub rock, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they are acknowledged as one of the most popular and successful Australian groups of the period, although this success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia and New Zealand. en.wikipedia.org

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Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band, most prominent in the 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by frontman Ross Wilson and went through various line-up changes. The band have reformed from time to time (including in April 2007). The most famous line-up consisted of songwriters Ross Wilson (ex Daddy Cool) and guitarist Eric McCusker as well as Paul Christie on bass (ex-Kevin Borich Express, who later formed The Party Boys), John James "JJ" Hackett, ex-Stars, on drums, and James Black (now leading the RocKwiz TV show house band on SBS) on keyboards and guitar. This line-up released the second LP Chemistry in July 1981. The first LP was Primal Park. en.wikipedia.org

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John Butler Trio (Funky Tonight Live) The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots/jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. Two of the band's albums — Three (2001) and Living 2001-2002 (2003) — have gone platinum in Australia and reached the top ten of the Australian album charts in those years. The 2004 album Sunrise Over Sea debuted at number one on the Australian charts on March 15, 2004 reaching gold record status in its first week on sale. Their next and latest release, entitled Grand National, was released on March 27, 2007. The band's releases are marketed independently by Jarrah Records which John Butler co-owns with West Australian folk band the Waifs. en.wikipedia.org

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TISM, Greg the stop sign. TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) is a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995. TISM is known for its hybrid of dance music and rock'n'roll, high-energy live shows and humorous lyrics. TISM's songs frequently satirise modern culture, celebrities and the entertainment industry, classic literature and art, current affairs, politics and sport. The titles of their songs are often wordplays created by juxtaposing pop culture references and/or more intellectually highbrow identities. en.wikipedia.org

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Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word. Skyhooks were an Australian rock band of the 1970s, sometimes classified as a glam rock band, although this is mainly the result of the band's flamboyant costumes and make-up. en.wikipedia.org

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The Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The Angels From Angel City. Since 2001, the band's former members have toured and recorded under various names including Members of the Angels and The Original Angels Band. Due to a court injunction lodged by former vocalist Bernard "Doc" Neeson, the band name The Angels can no longer be used as of 31 August 2007. en.wikipedia.org

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The Angels, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place. The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The Angels From Angel City. Since 2001, the band's former members have toured and recorded under various names including Members of the Angels and The Original Angels Band. Due to a court injunction lodged by former vocalist Bernard "Doc" Neeson, the band name The Angels can no longer be used as of 31 August 2007. en.wikipedia.org

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Divinyls - Science Fiction Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in 1980 in Sydney with the mainstays of Christina Amphlett as vocalist and co-songwriter with Mark McEntee on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.[1][2] Their best known single "I Touch Myself", about female masturbation,[3][4] reached #1 on the Australian singles charts[5] and #4 in the United States on Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.[6] The accompanying album diVINYLS went to #5 on the Australian album charts[5] and #15 on Billboard 200.[7] According to Rolling Stone magazine's review, Amphlett's performance style used vengeful eroticism with a vulnerability underneath.[4] en.wikipedia.org

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Split Enz - I See Red. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the late 1970s and the early 1980s featuring brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved success with the music charts in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere. Their musical style was eclectic and original, incorporating influences from art rock, vaudeville, swing, punk, rock, New Wave and pop. en.wikipedia.org

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John Butler Trio. The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots/jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. Two of the band's albums — Three (2001) and Living 2001-2002 (2003) — have gone platinum in Australia and reached the top ten of the Australian album charts in those years. The 2004 album Sunrise Over Sea debuted at number one on the Australian charts on March 15, 2004 reaching gold record status in its first week on sale. Their next and latest release, entitled Grand National, was released on March 27, 2007. The band's releases are marketed independently by Jarrah Records which John Butler co-owns with West Australian folk band the Waifs. en.wikipedia.org

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Painters and Dockers - Die Yuppie Die They formed in 1982 with five musicians and now have seven members. The unusual name was chosen early in the bands career when playing at a pub frequented by the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union, the band had no name and chose Painters and Dockers for the event, and the name stayed with the band from then on. [1] Several members of the band went on to form the highly successful Dili Allstars. The Painters and Dockers released six albums between 1984 and 1994, which featured a selection of sarcastic and amusing singles, such as "Die Yuppie Die" from 1988's Kiss My Art and pro-queer and anti-monarchy "I Know Better Queens Than That" from 1994's The Things That Matter. Their greatest chart success was achieved with 1985's Nude School which received air play on a number of commercial radio stations and which was marked by its controversial lyrics and video clip. In the earlier years, they were the headline act at the Port Melbourne Festival, and in a Government initiative called Rockin' The Rails, played songs from the back of a train, as it stopped at various Melbourne stations, including Ringwood, Camberwell and Flinders St. Singer Paul Stewart's brother Tony was a sound recordist in the group of journalists killed in East Timor known as the Balibo Five. en.wikipedia.org

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Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet. Hoodoo Gurus (referred to as the Gurus by fans) are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981,[1] by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica).[2] Their popularity peaked in the mid to late 1980s with albums Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool! and Magnum Cum Louder. en.wikipedia.org

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Machinations - Pressure Sway. In 1985 Machinations performed all three hit songs for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program). It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US. en.wikipedia.org

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Do Re Mi - Man Overboard Do-Re-Mi aka Do-Ré-Mi were an Australian Rock/Pop band formed in Sydney in 1981 when Deborah Conway (lead vocals) and Dorland Bray (drums, percussion, backing vocals) joined Helen Carter (bass, backing vocals) and later recruited Stephen Philip (guitar).[1] Best known for their surprise 1985 top 5 hit[2] "Man Overboard" which included lyrics referring to Penis envy and Pubic hair. en.wikipedia.org

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TISM - What are ya TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) is a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995. TISM is known for its hybrid of dance music and rock'n'roll, high-energy live shows and humorous lyrics. TISM's songs frequently satirise modern culture, celebrities and the entertainment industry, classic literature and art, current affairs, politics and sport. The titles of their songs are often wordplays created by juxtaposing pop culture references and/or more intellectually highbrow identities. en.wikipedia.org

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