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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Split Enz - A Collection

 


Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972 in Auckland. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visual style and theatrical performances. The band later moved toward a pop/new wave sound that yielded hit singles such as "I See Red" (1978), "I Got You" (1980), "History Never Repeats" (1981), "Dirty Creature" (1982) and "Message to My Girl" (1983). The band also released several critically-acclaimed and commercially successful albums, including Mental Notes (1975), Dizrythmia (1977), True Colours (1980) and Time and Tide (1982). Split Enz broke up in 1984. Since that time, the band has staged several brief reunions.
























Saturday, August 2, 2025

Homebake Vol. 2 - various Australian Alternative/Indie artists compilation

 


1-1 The Feelers– Pressure Man

1-2 The Living End– Save The Day

1-3 Not From There– Sich-Offnen

1-4 Resin Dogs– Que-Kumbers

1-5 Jebediah– Military Strongmen

1-6 TISM– Thunderbirds Are Coming Out

1-7 Ammonia – Keep On My Side

1-8 Pauline Pantsdown– I Don't Like It

1-9 The Whitlams– You Sound Like Louis Burdett

1-10 Ratcat– Tripping On A Blind Date

1-11 Karma County– Good Things Come To Me Now

1-12 Custard– Music Is Crap

1-13 Sidewinder – God

1-14 Even– No Surprises


2-1 Spiderbait– Horschack Army

2-2 Something For Kate– Roll Credit

2-3 Endorphin – Relapse

2-4 Screamfeeder– Hi C's

2-5 Nancy Vandal– Move Over Satan

2-6 Grinspoon– Don't Go Away

2-7 Primary – Brazillian

2-8 The Mavis's– Lever

2-9 Eskimo Joe– Sweater

2-10 Frenzal Rhomb– Mum Changed The Locks

2-11 Frontside– Evol

2-12 Bodyjar– You Say

2-13 Fini Scad– It's Not Real

2-14 Toe To Toe– Cutting Cancer


Homebake Vol. 2

Monday, July 7, 2025

The Soundtracks Collection - Part VIII (TV Series)

 



City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers.

City Homicide (Music From The Hit Series):

1-1 The John Butler Trio– What You Want

1-2 Empire Of The Sun– Walking On A Dream

1-3 Pete Murray– Saving Grace

1-4 Wolfmother– Joker And The Thief

1-5 Gyroscope – Silver Heart

1-6 Josh Pyke– Goldmines

1-7 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Into My Arms

1-8 Evermore– The Only One I See

1-9 Little Birdy– On And On

1-10 My Friend The Chocolate Cake– It's All In The Way

1-11 The Grates– Aw Yeah

1-12 Kisschasy– Spray On Pants

1-13 Whitley– The Life I Keep

1-14 Intercooler – Hold Me Again

1-15 Lovers Electric– Could This Be

1-16 Bob Evans – Don't You Think It's Time

1-17 Dash & Will– Pick You Up

1-18 Skybombers– It Goes Off

1-19 Anika Moa– Ka Whakahuia Ano

2-1 Gabriella Cilmi– Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now

2-2 Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida– Running Back

2-3 The Living End– Moment In The Sun

2-4 The Presets – Down Down Down

2-5 Operator Please– Get What You Want

2-6 Rogue Traders– What You're On

2-7 Cut Copy– Lights & Music

2-8 The Potbelleez– Are You With Me

2-9 Paul Kelly – I Won't Be Your Dog Anymore

2-10 Choirboys– Run To Paradise

2-11 Clare Bowditch And The Feeding Set*– Old Joelene

2-12 Kate Miller-Heidke– Can't Shake It

2-13 Tim Finn– Salt To The Sea

2-14 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams

2-15 Lenka– The Show

2-16 Missing Hours– Falling Down

2-17 The Screaming Jets– Blue Sashes

2-18 Rose Tattoo– Bad Boy For Love

City Homicide


East of Everything is an Australian drama television drama series set in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales which screened in 2008–2009 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television network. It was produced by Deb Cox (SeaChange), Fiona Eagger (CrashBurn) and Roger Monk (The Secret Life of Us). Two seasons were produced. In addition to its principal themes of families, relationships, values and small-town politics, the series pays homage to the relaxed beach lifestyle, adjacent rainforest, "hippy vibe", and potential conflicts with developers associated with its principal setting, a somewhat downmarket version of the tourist town of Byron Bay on the northern New South Wales coast.

East Of Everything (Series One Soundtrack):

1-1 Machine Translations– A Most Peculiar Place

1-2 Machine Translations– Art Comes Home

1-3 Howlin' Wind– Road To Agra

1-4 Azo Bell– Long Road

1-5 Art Of Fighting– Reasons Are All I Have Left

1-6 The Church– Under The Milky Way

1-7 Lior– This Old Love

1-8 Mia Dyson– Choose

1-9 Juzzie Smith– Weather

1-10 Azo Bell– Spiderwalk

1-11 Sara Tindley– Waza

1-12 Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea– Better Off Dancing

1-13 Machine Translations– Trailer Music

1-14 Machine Translations– Best Office In The World

1-15 Machine Translations– Art And Eve's Theme

1-16 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– Something Else

1-17 Jesse Younan– Forever

1-18 Machine Translations– Bev Comes Home

2-1 Custom Kings– Something Burning

2-2 Jackie Marshall – Fresh Meat

2-3 Sara Tindley– Heart It Was A Desert

2-4 Andrew Kidman– Blood On Your Shadow

2-5 Machine Translations– Eve's Confusion

2-6 Machine Translations– Horse Story Pts 1 & 2

2-7 Marshall And The Fro*– Get Up (Raise Your head)

2-8 Machine Translations– Art On The Rocks

2-9 Machine Translations– Don't Give Up On Me ... Just Yet

2-10 Jesse Younan– Queeny

2-11 King Curly– What A Beautiful Day

2-12 Sara Tindley– House By The Sea

2-13 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– The Undertow

2-14 Machine Translations– Court Scene

2-15 Juzzie Smith– Happy Daze

2-16 Andrew Kidman– Light Inside Of You

2-17 Sara Tindley– Somewhere

2-18 G. Wayne Thomas– Morning Of The Earth

East Of Everything


Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 and ran to 2013. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and life issues, while also tackling serious social issues. The Logie award winning series was the highest rating to screen on the Seven Network in 2008, and the show was consistently among the top 5 shows of the year throughout its run in Australia.

Packed To The Rafters (Music From The Hit Series):

1 Jason Mraz– I'm Yours 4:03

2 Gabriella Cilmi– Sweet About Me 3:22

3 Josh Pyke– Memories And Dust 3:07

4 Ben Lee– Love Me Like The World Is Ending 3:46

5 Khan Brothers– Stronger Together 3:00

6 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams (Radio Edit) 3:34

7 The Cat Empire– Fishes 3:13

8 Old Man River– LA (Album Version) 3:23

9 José González– Down The Line 3:10

10 James Reyne– Reckless 3:05

11 Alex Lloyd– Same Day 4:10

12 Lior– Burst Your Bubble 3:22

13 Jenny Morris– Street Of Love 4:12

14 Mark Sholtez– Love Me For The Cool 3:36

15 Abby Dobson– It's Only Love 3:05

16 Eric Hutchinson– Rock & Roll 3:58


Saturday, June 14, 2025

Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors

 


The Songs Of Hunters & Collectors
1-1 Birds Of Tokyo– Talking To A Stranger 4:39
1-2 Eddie Vedder & Neil Finn– Throw Your Arms Around Me 3:58
1-3 Matt Corby & Missy Higgins– This Morning 4:26
1-4 Oh Mercy– The Slab (Betty's Worry) 3:46
1-5 Alpine – Hear No Evil 4:07
1-6 The Living End– Say Goodbye 4:14
1-7 Paul Kelly & Emma Donovan– True Tears Of Joy 3:56
1-8 The Rubens– Holy Grail 5:10
1-9 Husky – Blind Eye 4:08
1-10 Something For Kate– When The River Runs Dry 5:32
1-11 The Panics– Alligator Engine 3:23
1-12 Abbe May– Dog 3:51
1-13 British India– Do You See What I See? 3:40
1-14 Cloud Control– Still Hanging 'Round 3:38
1-15 The Avalanches– Stalking To A Stranger (Planets Collide Remix) 7:14

Hunters & Collectors – Original Recordings
2-1 Hunters & Collectors– Talking To A Stranger 7:32
2-2 Hunters & Collectors– Throw Yur Arms Around Me 3:53
2-3 Hunters & Collectors– This Morning 6:43
2-4 Hunters & Collectors– The Slab (Betty's Worry) 3:57
2-5 Hunters & Collectors– Hear No Evil 4:20
2-6 Hunters & Collectors– Say Goodbye 3:51
2-7 Hunters & Collectors– True Tears Of Joy 4:32
2-8 Hunters & Collectors– Holy Grail 3:49
2-9 Hunters & Collectors– Blind Eye 4:29
2-10 Hunters & Collectors– When The River Runs Dry 5:02
2-11 Hunters & Collectors– Alligator Engine 5:57
2-12 Hunters & Collectors– Dog 3:40
2-13 Hunters & Collectors– Do You See What I See? 3:38
2-14 Hunters & Collectors– Still Hanging 'Round 3:16
2-15 Hunters & Collectors– Talking To A Stranger (Filthy Lucre Mix) 5:20


Friday, May 16, 2025

The Soundtracks Collection - Part VII

 



Head On is a 1998 Australian LGBT-related romantic drama film directed by Ana Kokkinos, who wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bovell and Mira Robertson. The film is based on the 1995 novel Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. The film stars Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis and Damien Fotiou. The film tells the story of Ari (Dimitriades), a dissolute 19-year-old second generation Greek-Australian in Melbourne. Ari is caught between his conservative Greek background and modern Australia, amid his homosexual desire.

1 Ollie Olsen– Head On Opening Theme 0:37

2 Lunatic Calm– Leave You Far Behind 3:11

3 Death In Vegas– Opium Shuffle 5:03

4 The Saints – Know Your Product 3:12

5 Silverchair– Freak (Remix For Us Rejects) 4:12

6 Hot Chocolate– You Sexy Thing 3:55

7 The Habibis– Thrash 9 4:06

8 Underground Lovers– Las Vegas 5:31

9 Danii*– Everything I Wanted 4:40

10 Ammonia – You're Not The Only One Who Feels This Way 3:48

11 The Visitors – Tiny Little Engines 8:26

12 The Master's Apprentices– Living In A Child's Dream 2:38

13 The Habibis– The Spaso Kupes (I'll Break Cups) 5:21

14 Isaac Hayes– Theme From "Shaft" 3:15

15 Ollie Olsen– End Theme 3:22

16 Primal Scream– Loaded 7:01

Head On 




Garage Days is a 2002 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Alex Proyas and written by Proyas, Dave Warner and Michael Udesky. Garage Days is the story of a young Sydney garage band desperately trying to make it big in the competitive world of rock music. Its soundtrack includes the song "Garage Days" composed by David McCormack and Andrew Lancaster and performed by Katie Noonan. The climax of the film was filmed at the Homebake festival in Sydney in 2001.

The film made its US premiere at the 2003 Sundance film festival.

1 The D4– High Voltage 3:55
2 Supergrass– Alright 3:02
3 Motor Ace– Kooks 2:59
4 Spiderbait– Buy Me A Pony 1:43
5 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster– Rockin' It 0:19
6 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster Featuring Katie Noonan– Garage Days 3:04
7 Roxy Music– Love Is The Drug 3:59
8 Sonicanimation*– Add It Up 4:30
9 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster– Walk Up 0:48
10 Rhombus– Ghost Town 3:54
11 The (International) Noise Conspiracy*– Smash It Up 3:12
12 28 Days– Say What? 3:32
13 The Jam– That's Entertainment 3:32
14 David McCormack*– Masterplan 2:36
15 Joey Ramone– Stop Thinking About It 2:57
16 The Hives– Mad Man 2:19
17 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster / Antony Partos– Get The Tarp 1:05
18 The Moldy Peaches– Lucky Number Nine 2:12
19 Tom Jones– Help Yourself 2:51




Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian drama film set in Melbourne's "Little Band" post-punk music scene in 1978. Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, the film stars Michael Hutchence as the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name.

The script was based on Lowenstein's personal experiences of living in a shared house in Melbourne in the late '70s. Prior to making the film, Lowenstein had made a series of promotional clips for songs from the INXS album The Swing and wrote the lead role with singer Michael Hutchence in mind.

1 Iggy Pop– Dog Food 1:42
2 Michael Hutchence– Dogs In Space 2:57
3 Ollie Olsen– Win / Lose 4:55
4 Gang Of Four– Anthrax 2:57
5 Brian Eno– Skysaw 3:20
6 The Marching Girls– True Love 3:01
7 The Boys Next Door– Shivers 4:23
8 Thrush& The C**ts*– Diseases (Instrumental) 2:55
9 Primitive Calculators– Pumping Ugly Muscle (Instrumental) 5:10
10 Michael Hutchence– Golf Course 2:54
11 Michael Hutchence– The Green Dragon 2:21
12 Marie Hoy & Friends– Shivers 4:03
13 Iggy Pop– The Endless Sea 4:52
14 Michael Hutchence– Rooms For The Memory 5:04


Friday, May 9, 2025

Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast) - various Australian alternative artists

 


1-1 Spiderbait– Calypso 1:51

1-2 Powderfinger– Freeze 2:07

1-3 You Am I– Trike 2:57

1-4 Frenzal Rhomb– You Can't Move Into My House 2:20

1-5 Tumbleweed– Silver Lizard 3:03

1-6 The Superjesus– Down Again 4:34

1-7 Grinspoon– DCx3 2:55

1-8 Screamfeeder– Dart 2:51

1-9 Jebediah– Puckdefender 4:57

1-10 Pollyanna– Peachy Keen 2:22

1-11 Underground Lovers– Ways T' Burn 4:58

1-12 Crow – A Broken Machine 3:17

1-13 Headless Chickens– Magnet 4:33

1-14 Tiddas– Inside My Kitchen 3:25

1-15 The Avalanches– Rolling High (Tweakin' Mix) 4:28


2-1 Cosmic Psychos– Guns Away 3:31

2-2 The Mavis's– Naughty Boy 3:13

2-3 Bluebottle Kiss– Generic Teen 3:29

2-4 Blackeyed Susans– Smokin' Johnny Cash 3:36

2-5 Even– I Have Nothing 3:29

2-6 Ammonia – You're Not The Only One Who Feels This Way 3:51

2-7 Big Heavy Stuff– Big Mouth 2:34

2-8 Custard– Anatomically Correct 2:43

2-9 Something For Kate– Prick 3:37

2-10 Shihad– Home Again 3:35

2-11 Sidewinder – Here She Comes Again 3:39

2-12 Gaslight Radio– Tarmac & Lime 5:11

2-13 Not From There– No Answers 3:07

2-14 Fur– High Side 4:04


Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast)

Friday, March 21, 2025

Wide Open Road - A road trip through Australia's musical landscape

 


1-1 The Triffids– Wide Open Road

1-2 Hunters & Collectors– 42 Wheels

1-3 The Saints – (I'm) Stranded

1-4 The Cruel Sea– This Is Not The Way Home

1-5 Dave Graney & Clare Moore – I Was A Country Boy

1-6 Darren Hanlon– Manilla, NSW

1-7 No Fixed Address– We Have Survived

1-8 Midnight Oil– The Dead Heart

1-9 The Reels– World's End

1-10 Hilltop Hoods– City Of Light

1-11 TISM– Morningtown Ride

1-12 Cold Chisel– Khe Sanh

1-13 Skyhooks– Balwyn Calling

1-14 Hard-Ons– Wog Food

1-15 TZU– City

1-16 Weddings, Parties, Anything– Under The Clocks

1-17 You Am I– Soldiers


2-1 The Birthday Party– Cry

2-2 Laughing Clowns– Holy Joe

2-3 The Scientists – Murderess In A Purple Dress

2-4 The Celibate Rifles– Kent's Theme

2-5 Spiderbait– Sam Gribbles (Live)

2-6 Custard– Music Is Crap

2-7 The Grates– Inside Outside (Live)

2-8 The Atlantics– Bombora

2-9 James Reyne– The Boys Light Up (Acoustic)

2-10 Taman Shud – What's Come Over You

2-11 The John Butler Trio– Home Is Where The Heart Is

2-12 The Waifs– Highway One

2-13 The Pigram Brothers – Saltwater Cowboy

2-14 Warumpi Band– My Island Home


Wide Open Road

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Soundtracks Collection - Part IV - TV Series

 




Good Guys, Bad Guys is an Australian comedy/drama TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a tele-movie and twenty-six episodes produced. The crime-themed show was set in Melbourne.

The program and its lead character Elvis Maginnis were written for Marcus Graham, a former star of the soap opera E Street (TV series). Maginnis is disgraced former cop, tainted by his criminal family and framed for corruption. Elvis owns "K for Kleen" drycleaning, managed by Stella Kinsella (Alison Whyte, of the ABC current affairs satire series Frontline) and Reuben Zeus who has Tourette syndrome (Travis McMahon, most recently of Last Man Standing).

Elvis's attempts at a straight life are constantly compromised by the demands of his eccentric family, while Stella's attempts at making "K-for-Kleen" turn a profit are frustrated by Elvis's soft heart.

1 Regurgitator– Everyday Formula

2 The Fauves– Surf City Limits

3 Custard– Anatomically Correct

4 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Into My Arms

5 The Mercy Bell– Always

6 The Whitlams– Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No.2)

7 Hot Rollers – Wickerman's Shoes

8 The Avalanches– Rock City

9 Tumbleweed– Fang It

10 The Mutton Birds– Trouble With You

11 Spiderbait– Spanish Galleon

12 The Cruel Sea– Hard Times

13 Cordrazine– Crazy

14 The Mavis's– Naughty Boy

15 Snout– Hey Hey Hey

16 Leonardo's Bride– Even When I'm Sleeping

17 Philip Judd*– Good Guys Bad Guys



Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the everyday lives and relationships of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional small town in Victoria.

The series was one of the highest-rated and most-awarded programs in the history of Australian television, having won 25 Logie awards, and having equal standing with The Don Lane Show as the most awarded show in the history of the Logies (with five wins). It is also noted for its two main stars Lisa McCune, a four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, and John Wood, who also won Gold.

1 Atkins* / Gormly* / Elliott*– Theme From Blue Heelers 1:36
2 Lee Kernaghan– Copperhead Road 4:42
3 Tommy Emmanuel– The Journey 4:55
4 Mental As Anything– Mr. Natural 3:56
5 Jann Arden– Insensitive 4:12
6 Garry Hardman– Outnumbered 1:37
7 Lisa McCune– Angels 4:22
8 Garry Hardman– Rocky Hill 2:11
9 Rebecca's Empire– Time And Place Type Thing 4:53
10 Southern Sons – You Were There 3:53
11 Stephen Cummings– Whatever Love Is 4:28
12 Lisa McCune– Innocent Child 3:47
13 John Williamson– True Blue 4:00
14 Lisa McCune– Look Up To The Sky 5:00
15 Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes– Deep Inside A Song 4:30
16 Garry Hardman– Okey Dokey 3:23
17 Atkins* / Gormly* / Elliott*– Theme From Blue Heelers 1:38




SeaChange is an Australian television program that ran from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC and in 2019 on the Nine Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long, Kevin Harrington, and Kerry Armstrong. The director was Michael Carson.

Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton), a high-flying city lawyer, is prompted to undergo a sea change with her children Miranda and Rupert after her husband is arrested for fraud and is found to have had an affair with her sister. Laura becomes the magistrate for the small coastal town of Pearl Bay. The town is isolated from the rest of the world since the local bridge was destroyed in one of the natural disasters common to Pearl Bay. Although they initially miss the city, the family comes to love the town and its many colourful characters, and they also enjoy having more quality time with each other.

1 Richard Pleasance– Seachange (Opening Titles)
2 Bondi Cigars– Intensive Care
3 Daddy Cool – Come Back Again
4 The Backsliders*– Down By The River
5 Richard Pleasance– Harold & Meridith
6 Lisa Miller– Big American Car
7 Paul Kelly – Maybe This Time For Sure
8 The Backsliders*– Hellhound On My Trail
9 Lisa Miller– False Waltz
10 Richard Pleasance– Merideth's Sewing Song
11 Mental As Anything– Too Many Times
12 Bondi Cigars– Lead Me Not Into Temptation
13 Spectrum – I'll Be Gone
14 Richard Pleasance– Carmen's Road Theme
15 Mondo Rock– Come Said The Boy
16 Dave Hole– My Bird Won't Sing
17 Christine Anu– Party
18 Richard Pleasance, Wendy Morrison– Seachange (Theme Song)




1 Wendy Morrison & Richard Pleasance– SeaChange (Theme Song)
2 Tiddas– You & Me Running
3 Vika & Linda– Hard Love
4 Archie Roach– Love In The Morning
5 Kavisha Mazzella– Big Blue Above
6 Kenny Lopez Con Sierra Maestra– La Diosa
7 The Backsliders*– Travelling Riverside Blues
8 Ruby Hunter– Kurongk Boy, Kurongk Girl
9 Guillermo Portabales– Flor De Amor
10 Dom Turner's Supro*– Nice Shirt
11 Archie Roach– Dancing (With My Spirit)
12 Felt – Ocean Beast
13 Vika & Linda– We've Started A Fire
14 The Habibis– I'll Break Cups
15 Felt – Schizophrenia
16 Vika & Linda– Love This Time
17 Karma County– This Is Not The Real World