Ranked #1
Ep 13: Real Life with David Sterry
Ep 13: Real Life with David Sterry
In 1983, Australian synthpop exploded with a surge of new bands hitting the ARIA chart, Front and centre was Melbourne's... Read more
10 Jul 2022
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44mins
Ranked #2
Ep 12: Toni Pearen
Ep 12: Toni Pearen
She might have taken the well-worn path from soap opera to pop music, but former E Street actress Toni Pearen actually t... Read more
27 Jun 2022
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46mins
Ranked #3
Ep 11: Koo De Tah with Tina Cross and John Bettison
Ep 11: Koo De Tah with Tina Cross and John Bettison
Following solo success at home in New Zealand, Tina Cross relocated to Australia in the early '80s, eventually teaming u... Read more
13 Jun 2022
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48mins
Ranked #4
Ep 10: 1927 with Erik Weideman
Ep 10: 1927 with Erik Weideman
Their album ...ish remains one of the all-time best-selling debuts in Australian music history, but no record company wa... Read more
29 May 2022
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40mins
Ranked #5
Ep 9: Radio Freedom with Paul Snashall
Ep 9: Radio Freedom with Paul Snashall
In the early '90s, there was no hotter Australian pop music label than Westside Records, who pounced on Radio Freedom, a... Read more
15 May 2022
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38mins
Ranked #6
Ep 8: Indecent Obsession with David Dixon
Ep 8: Indecent Obsession with David Dixon
In 1989, four young, energetic performers crashed onto the Australian chart with their debut single, "Say Goodbye" — an ... Read more
1 May 2022
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52mins
Ranked #7
Ep 7: Girlfriend Part 2: It's Up To You, GF4 and Malaria
Ep 7: Girlfriend Part 2: It's Up To You, GF4 and Malaria
We continue the story of Australian girl group Girlfriend, with Melanie Alexander, Jacqui Cowell, Siobhann Heidenreich a... Read more
17 Apr 2022
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47mins
Ranked #8
Ep 6: Girlfriend Part 1: Make It Come True
Ep 6: Girlfriend Part 1: Make It Come True
Exactly 30 years ago, Melanie Alexander, Jacqui Cowell, Siobhann Heidenreich, Robyn Loau and Lorinda Noble burst onto th... Read more
10 Apr 2022
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48mins
Ranked #9
Ep 5: Pseudo Echo with Brian Canham
Ep 5: Pseudo Echo with Brian Canham
They were at the forefront of Australia's synthpop scene and Pseudo Echo were rewarded for toughing it out on the rock-d... Read more
27 Mar 2022
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45mins
Ranked #10
Ep 4: Paul Mac on solo success, Itch-E & Scratch-E and The Dissociatives
Ep 4: Paul Mac on solo success, Itch-E & Scratch-E and The Dissociatives
From his pioneering work on Australia's dance music scene in the 1990s to becoming a pop star in the 2000s, Paul Mac has... Read more
13 Mar 2022
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47mins