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August 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stuart Coupe: Gudinski – The Godfather of Australian Rock’n’Roll

Gudinski – The Godfather of Australian Rock’n’ Roll Stuart Coupe Hachette Michael Gudinski looms large over Australian music. As tour promoter, record label owner, artist manager, publishing guy…which means he looms large over New Zealand too, as creator of Mushroom Music and Frontier Touring. He’s gone on to have film successes (Chopper, Wolf Creek) but […]
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June 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 866

V/A, New Wave (1977) I bet this was formative for a lot of people – one of those perfect/imperfect compilations that takes you into a whole new world. Well, it wasn’t for me. But the music on it – most of it – meant a whole lot to me. I just heard it in other […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, Compilation, Dead Boys, Little Bob Story, LP, New Wave, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Punk, Ramones, Record, Skyhooks, Sonic Reducer, Talking Heads, The Boomtown Rats, The Damned, The Flamin' Groovies, The Runaways, The Vinyl Countdown # 866, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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