Hoodoo Gurus
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The Hoodoo Gurus were a wonderful hybrid of trash pop culture, infectious songs, and great live performances. Maybe in the beginning they were a bit of a novelty, but a string of memorable singles changed that, and they became a band everyone was happy to have around. They just made life and music a lot more entertaining and colourful.
What music fans noticed about them when Le Hoodoo Gurus started doing 'real' gigs was that the group didn't have a bass player - just three guitars and drums. That grabbed people's attention. The songs did the rest. The music echoed all the cartoon rock from the Troggs through the Ramones to The Cramps. The lyrics were like scenes from B-grade movies. Their first single 'Leilani' told the story of a maiden sacrificed to the gods and an erupting volcano while her true love looked on helplessly.
Finally at the end of 2003, Hoodoo Gurus confirmed they were returning to the studio. The result was 2004's 'Mach Shau'. The title means "make show", the instructions given to the Beatles before their legendary pre-fame Hamburg performances.
The Fauves are an Australian 4 piece rock band. The term ‘4 piece’ is a reference to the number of members in the group, rather than the amount of equipment they use. There are at least 10 pieces that make up the drum kit alone, to say nothing of amplifiers, guitars, guitar stands, foot pedals and microphones.
The Fauves are Australia’s best band and their albums usually get 6 stars when reviewed. That’s 6 stars on the 5 star scale in the same way that someone might say, “I gave it 110% out there today”. Actually 6 out of 5 is 120% so it’s even better.
Since forming in 1988 The Fauves have released 8 albums and won many awards. Governor-General His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery made special mention of the band during his speech to open the 41st parliament of Australia on the 16th of November 2004: " The Fauves…" Major General Michael Jeffery, Governor-General, Nov 2004
In 2005 the band set up accounting firm CoxCleaverLeonardNewey Peat Marwick to handle their extensive investment portfolio. They own several breweries; an apartment complex in Shanghai and a part share in three retired greyhounds. END OF STORY
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