[LAU] OT

[Chris Bannister]

On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 10:02:29PM +1100, Simon Wise wrote:
> On 02/04/14 21:54, Simon Wise wrote:
> >On 02/04/14 10:28, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >>Since the Bitwig thread moved from a software to musical point of view
> >>debate, every Rock musician of my age (born in 1966) in Germany knows
> >>Radio Birdman, but too funny, in Australia it seems to be a less known
> >>band.
> >>
> >>Musicians note: A prophet has no honor in his own country! :D
> >
> >not at all ... they were very well known and respected ... I'm a bit older, and
> >was part of a student radio station in Sydney around 1980.
> >
> 
> we recorded a lot of local stuff, and at one stage broadcast a series
> looking at the history of the local live scene (basically interviews and
> recordings covering a large slab of the 70s scene here), a big part of that
> at the time was very influenced by radio birdman, a lot had moved down from
> brisbane a few years earlier.

Remember that "Crowded House" is a New Zealand Band! :)

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