The Screaming Jets is a hard rock band from Newcastle, Australia that was formed by singer Dave Gleeson, bass player Paul Woseen and guitarist Grant Walmsley in 1989. Along with second guitarist Richard Lara and drummer Brad Heaney, the Screaming Jets won a national Battle of the Bands contest run by the youth broadcaster Triple J and a resultant EP, The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets scored an ARIA Award nomination.
Epicure is an Australian rock band from Ballarat, in regional Victoria. Epicure came to national prominence in 2003 when two more of their tracks, Armies Against Me and Life Sentence, were picked up by the Australian radio station Triple J. These songs are featured on The Goodbye Girl album, released in March 2004. Both reached the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003, whilst a third track from the album, Self Destruct in Five, made the Triple J Hottest 100, 2004.
An Australian singer, Peter Blakeley was the lead singer for The Rockmelons in the mid-1980’s. In 1988, he launched a solo career and had a massive hit single in Australia in 1990 with Crying in the Chapel, which is also the video below.
Something for Kate is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia whose members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman, and bassist Stephanie Ashworth. Something for Kate was founded in 1994 with Julian Carroll as the original bass player, and they have widespread popularity in Australia.
Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band in 1992 with vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Silverchair has been highly successful in the Australian recording industry, and has received the ARIA Awards a record of 20 times.
Youth Group is a rock band based in Newton, Sydney, Australia signed to Ivy League Records. The band has its roots in the Canberra indie rock scene, and the band won a 2006 ARIA award for their breakthrough single “Forever Young,” which is also the video below.
Paul Kelly was born on January 13, 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia and is an Australian singer - songwriter and is also recognized as an icon of Australian rock music. Paul Kelly is currently based in Melbourne, Australia. The music he makes ranges from bluegrass to folk, rock, and even some country music.