@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialCharted — Rock
Divinyls’ debut single “Boys in Town” hit #8 in Australia in 1981
The song was written in 1979 & was used on the soundtrack of the 1982 film Monkey Grip
#musicsky #Divinyls #BoysInTown #AustralianRock #ChrissyAmphlett
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@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialCharted - International
Hunters & Collectors’ “Holy Grail” reached #20 in Australia in 1993, after appearing on their 1992 album Cut. A battered pub-rock anthem
Ignored in America which is a shame.
#musicsky #HuntersAndCollectors #HolyGrail #AustralianRock #PubRock
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@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialCharted - International
The Easybeats’ “She’s So Fine” reached #3 in Australia in 1965 and launched the band into nationwide stardom. It’s two minutes of stop-start guitar, pounding rhythm, and raw excitement
#musicsky #TheEasybeats #ShesSoFine #AustralianRock #60sRock
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@easterneye.bsky.socialAngry Anderson dies at 79, the singer he almost wasn't
#AngryAnderson #RoseTattoo #GaryAnderson #AustralianRock #RockMusic #AustralianMusic #RockLegend #MusicNews #Suddenly #CelebrityNews
@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialUnderappreciated - Australia
“Marrakesh” opens Billy Thorpe’s Tangier (2010), his posthumously released final album
A step beyond Children of the Sun on the same progressive world journey.
#musicsky #BillyThorpe #Marrakesh #AustralianRock #MoroccanMusic
youtu.be/yNdeVedKdbo
@progrockjournal.bsky.social[News] Seelie Court unearths lost 1970s Australian Hard Rockers Lucifer with archival Digital & Psysical release "My Best Friend"
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#PRJ #Lucifer #NewRelease #Archive #MyBestFriend #NewAlbum #HardRock #heavyRock #GlamRock #AustralianRock #MusicNews #Music
@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialDeep Cut
Midnight Oil “Short Memory” 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1982
The band turns history’s systemic recurring violence into poignant political statement
An album deep cut and a warning not to forget
#musicsky #midnightoil #shortmemory #australianrock #deepcut
@rjhamptonjr.bsky.socialMusic lost and unknown
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs “Slowly Learning How,” The Hoax Is Over, 1971
A 9 minute Australian rock spiritual journey…
One of Thorpe’s forgotten best