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| pete tindal | |
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Formerly of
'The Cherokees',
Pete
'Rattlebone' Tindal left Australia in the early years and basically
travelled around the world living 'the life of a Bluesman' before finally
settling in England. From his there, he records his cd's and
travels over to the States to play and sell his product. Every now and
again he comes home, and this time hopes to persuade the rest of the band to
reform. A funny bloke, and great catching up with musicians from
bands that we've never forgotten.
Episode with - Peter Tindal |
| ROCAN 1 | |
| Wendy was singing at this fundraiser for ROCAN - Rotary Ovarian Cancer Research - so I grabbed the camera and went over to the Palms at Crown because the bill was pretty awesome. Grace Knight, Normie Rowe, Ray Burgess, John Swan, Marty Rhone and the likeable John St Peters who helped put it together. So we did some interviews for your pleasure. This episode also includes our new segment 'Out and About with Soozie and Chrissy', and they interview Mick Pealing at his 'Songs of Andy Durant' show. |
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| ROCAN 2 | |
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The second lot of interviews from the ROCAN benefit show at the Palms at Crown. Also a couple of interviews from Soozie and Chrissy - this time with the wonderful Russell Morris at one of the young muso mentoring sessions, and then on to those fun crazy guys from Absolutely '80's. Scott, Dale and Brian are kicking up a storm around the country so gals, get your 80's gear on and head over to a show near you. |
| billy miller | |
| By far one of the funniest interviews we've had yet!!
Billy Miller is one of those blokes who has been there and done everything,
but you don't hear about him much these days. We hope to change that! We all
remember him with the 'Ferrets', but he had many other bands and was even in the cast of
'Jesus
Christ Superstar'. Over the last few decades Billy has been
producing cds, notably for Stephen Cummings,
and still plays around Melbourne. Soozie and Chrissy are 'Out and About' again, this time with the wonderful Kevin Borich. |
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| bananas reunion pt 1 | |
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Once upon a time in St Kilda Melbourne there was a venue called Bananas. From the mid 70's till 1982, every musician of note either played there or spent every misspent moment they could just hanging out. In April 2012, Jef Risk - a former manager, roadie and bouncer - organised a Bananas reunion and got many of the old musicians, bar staff, door bitches and roadies together for this fantastic gig. Wrokdown's 'Out and About' girls Soozie and Chrissie were on hand to hear the old stories and add to the filming - and teach everyone the sharpie dance. And I mean ....EVERYONE |
| bananas reunion pt 2 | |
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.....MORE OF THE SAME.... |
The second half of the show!!!!! |
| our industry - fightback | |
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We are stepping up our campaign to expose the state of our industry. This episode includes information about the amount of money which disappears out of our country into the hands of overseas songwriters and record companies as the result of the last Fair Trade Agreement signed by an Australian Government. Without leadership we don't have a say in government, which results in at least 75% of fees paid by businesses to royalty collection agencies disappearing OS. This money should go to the pockets of Australian songwriters. We also continue our push for live music and expose the closing of venues due to stupid council laws. Watch on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JxZmSN8GPo |
| peter cupples | |
| History would probably show that, faced with the choice
between football and music the former would prevail. But we are so
lucky that
Peter Cupples chose the latter.
His best known band Stylus took off in
leaps and bounds and was the first white band to be signed with
Motown Records. Unfortunately the A &
R guy who signed them left and the band broke up soon after. Peter is
still touring so catch him around. This episode also features an
'Out and About' where
Soozie catches up with the gorgeous
Ron Sandilands. Episode with - Peter Cupples |
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| pete tindal | |
| ........................................................................... | Repeat of episode 1 when everyone missed it because it wasn't listed in the TV guides. |
| age of rockers | |
| Another of our fundraisers was held earlier this year, and
true to our form we featured artists that you haven't seen on TV for yonks.
Some of our regulars that you all love did their bit -
Neale Johns, Ronnie Charles,
and of course Mick Pealing who after all
is part of the Wrokdown team, all backed by Gavin
Carroll and the Wrokdown circus.
The night was hosted by the gorgeous Jeff Phillips
who has never lost his touch, Marcie Jones
was a rockin' grandma, and our special surprise guest was none other than
Robin Jolley who we plucked out of musical
retirement. Judge for yourselves, none of these have ever lost it!
And Soozie and Chrissy were there to
film it all. Watch
HERE |
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| mick fettes | |
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From one of our most beloved Aussie groups of all time,
Mick Fettes and
Madder Lake never parted company over all these years. Mates
from school, the guys are still the best of friends, and though Mick became
a family man and school teacher, he and the band are working on a new cd as
we speak. They were one of the first bands to sign with
Mushroom Records, and were also the opening
act at one of the Sunbury concerts.
Unfortunately their footage ended up on the cutting room floor. Mick
has suffered a few health issues lately, but you'd never tell from this
interview. Passed away 21/11/16 Watch on youtube HERE |
| interviews | |
| Soozie and Chrissie get
out a lot these days, because there are so many great gigs going on around
Melbourne town. These gals are out to show you what you are missing
out on! 'Interviews' includes: Madder Lake Renee Geyer Alex Formosa Baudo and band Rusty Brown (Electric Mary) and Broderick Smith. Youtube - watch this episode here |
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| tribute to darryl cotton | |
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One of our most beloved singers passed away early this year,
and true to form (he was the one who organised EVERYTHING!)
Darryl Cotton plotted his own concert to
raise money to support his family after his death. Well his friends
turned out in spades, too many to list here, including
Wendy Stapleton, Jim Keays, Russell Morris
and Ronnie Burns who played with him
over the last 10 or so years. The 'Concert
for Daz' was held at the Palais in St Kilda, and organised by
Jeff Joseph and
Graeme McKee, and had Darryl been there he
would have been absolutely chuffed. Soozie
and Chrissy were there to get the good
stories backstage. Watch on youtube here |
