The Great Redgum Condom Debacle

Redgum run into a bit of a packaging hitch while trying to promote their safe sex message.

Juke Magazine.
1987.

Rat Scabies

From the pages of Punk Lives Magazine, Rat Scabies suits up for an interview with Mick Mercer.

About 1984.

Out on bail

An assault lands John Lydon in a bit of trouble with the law.

A full round up of the court procedings from Adrian Thrills.

New Musical Express 1980.

Crass

Review for a Crass, Annie Anxiety and Dirt gig in Halifax.


About 1982.

The Beat Wha'ppen?

Arista Records try to secure the U.S. distribution rights for The Beat's second Album "Wha'ppen?"

1981.

Shaming Of The True

Hailing from Toowoomba, QLD, back in the early 80s came The Shaming of the True. Members of the band all lived in Ascot House, a decaying old place which had been divided up into a number of flats.

Members of the band included Will Hogg, Toni Rosser, Ken Hinton and David Whatson.

I recorded this on my sisters old cassette deck sitting on the counter at the famous Dancing Bear Cafe back in 1983. The sound quality isn't too bad considering the age of the tape.

Ascot House Toowoomba in the 80s

The house has been restored check out some shots here.

DOWNLOAD THE GIG HERE

The Clash

An old Clash Poster From U.K. music magazine The Record Mirror.

Now a household name

A bit of promotional material for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.

1981.

All The Residents Men

The Residents surface publicly with The Mole Show...
The start of the live era!!

New Musical Express.
1981.

Specials Ghost Town

Lyrics for Ghost Town accompanied with some art by Ralph Steadman.

New Musical Express
1981.

The Brisbane Hard Ons

- BEFORE THE HARD-ONS EXISTED THERE WAS THE HARD ONS -


Brisbane produced some of the grittiest and roughest punk bands to come out of Australia back in the day. (I would say you could thank the Joh Bjelkie Peterson led National/Liberal coalition government for that)

So check out a bit of forgotten Brisbane music history with the original Hardons!!

Thanks to Mark for sending over this great selection of old Brisbane music memorabilia.

Poster from a gig with Razar at the curry shop down in George St.









Some photos of the band playing at the curry shop (for the  razor support as per the poster above)


Some band practice photos from the same year.


An article  from Time off and a Poster from an "Anti Poofter Bashing Dance" held at the Paddo Hall on the 24th of March 1979.


Poster from a dance at Redbank and some photos from the magazine  “Griffiti” dated august 1979.

A poster for a gig called "Night Of The Lesser Suave" and a section from Juke Magazine, dated the 5th of May 1979, talking about the In Limbo Club and The Hardons.

Poison Girls

An interview with The Poison girls from the pages of The New Musical Express.

1981.