Friday, May 28, 2010

Ugly Dave Gray - Gray & Spicy Boom Boom








Englishman really, but long adopted by Australia. His cheeky brand of Northern humour first found a home on Graham Kennedy's IMT, later he became a cast member of the classic 70s soap "The Young Doctors" and one of the regulars on Graham's version of the game show "Blankety Blanks" where his seemingly endless supply of 'Dick'jokes became stuff of legend. Speaking of Dick, he recently made a comeback advertising a nasal spray that asists with err.. men's problems. Some of the claims may have been slightly exaggerated.

Grinspoon - Repeat

Repeat/ Pedestrian (Roadkill Mix)/Ambulance/Champion Live



Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest".

Grinspoon changed their sound to more mainstream rock by their 2002 album, New Detention, gaining fans and peaking at #2 on the ARIA Albums Charts; similarly 2007's Alibis & Other Lies also reached #2. Their 2004 album, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which peaked at #4, won the 2005 'Best Rock Album Award' at the ARIA Music Awards.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Toni Pearen - Intimate



Intimate/ If I Ever Lose This Heaven/ I Want You/Joy/Desperately/Halfway To Heaven/ In Your Room/Walkaway Lover/Raining In My Heart/Looking At You/Crazy For Your Love/In Your Room (12' Mix)/Joy (World Peace Mix)/ If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Club Reprise)





Pearen's 1994 album Toni Pearen's Intimate Album was well received by critics but sold poorly, only peaking at #56 on the ARIA chart - perhaps due to the two year delay since her first hit single was released.



Check out this blog for some more info on Toni.