by Ian Bell | Apr 29, 2021 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ AUS] The Bridgeway Hotel, Sat 17 Apr, 2021. Back in what some might call ‘the day’ The Bridgeway was the place for bands to play. In the ‘70s and ‘80s everybody from Motorhead to Real Life played there. Tonight’s show is completely sold out and the line to...
by Ian Bell | Jan 22, 2020 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/Rock – AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 18 Jan, 2020. Skyhooks! What a brilliant game changing, life-altering, behemoth of band they were. When they exploded into our lives in the early 1970s they were unlike any other band out there; colourful, energetic,...
by Jenna Bonavita | Nov 12, 2015 | Interviews, Music
by Jenna Bonavita. Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, guitarist with seminal band Skyhooks, delivered a string of classic songs such as Balwyn Calling, Smut, Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, and Living In The ‘70s. Without question these etched a pivotal groove in the soundtrack to...
