The Proteens were a young Sydney band inspired by Sixties girl groups like The Ronettes and The Crystals. Their line-up featured three female lead singers backed by bass, drums and guitar.
They wrote many original songs about contemporary Australian life as well as covering pop songs from artists as diverse as The Raspberries and The Easybeats.
Cheek/Punkz Although based on a seemingly foolproof formula, it was probably the ultra-commercial pop image that contributed to Cheek's eventual demise.…
Loaded Dice Loaded Dice were a hard-working power pop band that were touted as being the next big thing from Western Australia. Formed…
Oppressed, The The Oppressed was an Oi! band formed in March 1981 in Cardiff by Russell Payne (guitar), his brother Ronnie (bass), Gary Tier…
Off Broadway This late-'70s power pop group came together in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1977 with a line-up of Cliff Johnson (who…
XL Capris Formed in Sydney (Australia) at the end of 1978, XL Capris soon acquired a healthy following on the punk/alternative circuit when…
Flaming Hands Led by singer Julie Mostyn and astute songwriter/guitarist Jeff Sullivan, the Flaming Hands were one of the great inner-city Sydney…
Milkshakes, The When his punk band, The Pop Rivets, broke up in 1980, Billy Childish formed a new group with Mickey Hampshire,…
