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Speedsters are back ♠!!
2009 was a testing time for the boys,a few line-up changes, with uncertainty to where and what was happening to the band...
Well here's the news.. In 2010 The Speedsters are back, bigger and better than ever before, with a fresh sound, and the Re-inclusion of Monty on Voc's and lead guitar, Dave(Tex)Grantham on Bass, who most of you know from The Doug Bruce band, Mark Franklin... [Read More] |
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Submitted Feb 04, 2010 - 10:31 AM - by Frank - 1 Comment
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Australia Day - Rock & Roll 2009 Awards
It’s Australia Day – an opportune time to roll out “awards” for those rockers who have caught our attention with their contributions to all things Rock & Roll. As in past years, I have embarked on this exercise armed with a good sense of humour and I hope you too could see & enjoy the funnier side to life. No offence is ever intended.
The “‘Stardusts –... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 26, 2010 - 11:36 AM - by Jitterbug - 9 Comments
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silence,as pubs shut doors on rock bands.
it was the end of the six o clock swill that led to melbourne becoming the live music capital of australia.the genesis was in 1966,after almost 50 years,victoria extended pub closing hours from 6pm till 10pm,the swill-when men raced to get as drunk as possible after work,before closing time-was finally over..pubs all over town were left with enormous bars!that had been built to cater for... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 25, 2010 - 8:23 PM - by Tezza - 6 Comments
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Tamworth 2010
First time for me at the (finished yesterday) 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival.
What an amazing event. An entertainment mecca and a unique forum for changing lives and launching stars.
Entertainment everywhere with bands and entertainers continually performing in many venues and in the streets.
The event is not all country and does flirt with other genres which... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 25, 2010 - 8:09 PM - by FIGJAM - 11 Comments
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The Rousers in the Riverina
About 45mins drive north of the Vic border, in the Southern Riverina NSW, is a town called Deniliquin, home of the Aussie Ute Muster, the last count I think of utes in one place was 7000 plus,the town also lays claim to the most people in blue shearers t shirts on the main arena which was almost 3000, this nice town was a major centre for wool growing and the Peppin type of merino breed is... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 25, 2010 - 9:51 AM - by gjo267 - 1 Comment
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1,000th Forum Post on Vicrock
Time flies when you are having fun on Vicrock! Can’t believe I have written this as my 1,000th forum post.
I started dancing mainly to 1940’s “Big Band” music like Benny Goodman & Count Basie. But it is Vicrock taking me on a journey to celebrate rock & roll music, dance and lifestyle. It’s a journey of exciting discoveries – of music, bands, dancing and meeting new... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 18, 2010 - 10:33 PM - by Jitterbug - 2 Comments
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Elvis Festival
There is a nice little town way out on the central western plain of NSW called Parkes, back in about 1993 one of the towns avid Elvis admirers a man called Elvis Lennox, talked the towns people into having a festival about Elvis Presley and so a festival was born. It seems every year this festival gets bigger,and from my observations it seems to have consumed the town,there is Elvis for... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 11, 2010 - 3:34 PM - by gjo267 - 0 Comments
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"Flash Mob" Dancing in Melbourne
It has occured on the streets of New York, London etc so it has to happen one day in Melbourne, and it did recently. Not quite random & spontaneous an event though as it was professionally choreographed & sanctioned by the City Lord Mayor.
Wouldn't it be great to see a "flash mob" with hundreds of rock & rollers dancing in the city square or Bourke Street Mall? I would... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 11, 2010 - 2:15 PM - by Jitterbug - 10 Comments
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Praising Partner Dancing & Its Music
Most of us are sickened by reports each weekend of violence, projectile vomiting and glassing on the streets of Melbourne fuelled by drugs & consuming too much alcohol. We blame it on licensing laws, parents & upbringing, impact of violence on TV & videos etc but Fiona Scott-Norman wrote in the “Age” newspaper today to put forward a different spin on the subject. She laments the loss... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 08, 2010 - 11:52 AM - by Jitterbug - 2 Comments
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Red Hill Country Music Festival
We, Melbournians, are so blessed with varied natural beauty and attractions. Take, for example, the Mornington Peninsula - it has lovely beaches & National Parks and short ferry rides to Queenscliff, French Island and Phillip Island. It has unforgettable Portsea, Sorrento & Flinders – famed playgrounds for the rich & famous but who’s stopping the not so rich & famous from also... [Read More] |
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Submitted Jan 04, 2010 - 12:35 PM - by Jitterbug - 2 Comments
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