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Melodian
Melodian Records was an Australian independent record label founded in 1988 by record producer and music journalist Ian Meldrum and Grammy-winning international Artist Manager Nathan D. Brenner. The name ''Melodian'' is a combination of 'melody' and Meldrum and Ian. Background In July 1987, Australian music television show '' Countdown'' ended. Meldrum had hosted the show since its induction in 1974. Meldrum wanted to start a record label as he felt "so many young pop acts weren't getting a go". Together with his then management team, Nathan Brenner and his staff at Nelson Road Management (Russell White and Kate Bentley), he established Melodian Records and Melodian Publishing. The first two signings were Indecent Obsession (a pop band from the Gold Coast) and Roxus (a rock band from Melbourne). The first album released on the label was Indecent Obsession's ''Spoken Words'' in November 1989. It peaked in Australia at number 28. Indecent Obsession managed to have 1 Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indecent Obsession
Indecent Obsession (also known as Obsession) were an Australian pop rock band formed in early 1987 in Brisbane with founding mainstays Daryl Sims on drums and Michael Szumowski on keyboards. By 1988, the line-up also included Andrew Coyne on lead guitar and David Dixon on lead vocals. They released three studio albums; '' Spoken Words'' (November 1989) and ''Indio'' (August 1992) both reached the top 50 on the ARIA albums chart. In 1990, ''Spoken Words'' was repackaged for the United States market as ''Indecent Obsession'', which reached the ''Billboard'' 200. In May 1989, they issued their debut single, " Say Goodbye", which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA singles chart – their highest position in Australia. Their second single, " Tell Me Something", reached No. 17 nationally. When issued in the US, it peaked at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It reached No. 1 in Indonesia and Hong Kong, and the top 10 in Japan and South Africa. For the Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Meldrum
Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent coordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular music program '' Countdown'' (1974–87) and is widely recognised for his trademark Stetson hat, which he has regularly worn in public since the 1980s (it is commonly mistaken for an Akubra). Meldrum has featured on the Australian music scene since the mid-1960s, first with his writing for ''Go-Set'' (1966–74), a weekly teen newspaper, then during his tenure with ''Countdown'' and subsequent media contributions. As a record producer he worked on top ten hits for Russell Morris (" The Real Thing", "Part Three into Paper Walls", both 1969), Ronnie Burns ("Smiley", 1970), Colleen Hewett (" Day by Day", 1971), Supernaut ("I Like It Both Ways", 1976) and The Ferrets ("Don't Fall in Love", 1977). Meldrum hosted Oz for Africa in July 1985, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxus
Roxus were an Australian hard rock band which existed between 1987 and 1993. Members included Juno Roxas - lead vocals, Dragan Stanić - guitar, Darren Danielson - drums, John 'Stones' Nixon - bass guitar and Andy Shanahan - keyboards. Their debut album, '' Nightstreet'' was released in August 1991 and peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their most successful single, " Where Are You Now?", reached No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. History Roxus formed as ''Bah Ragah'' in 1987 in the Melbourne south-eastern suburb of Springvale with Joseph La Ferlita (Joe Cool) on guitar; Darren Danielson (ex-Windsor Jamm) on drums; John 'Stones' Nixon (Windsor Jamm) on bass guitar; Juno Roxas on lead vocals (Party Pies); and Andy Shanahan on keyboards. Roxus gained a considerable live following.McFarlane'Roxus'entry. Archived frothe originalon 30 September 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, found the group played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoken Words (album)
''Spoken Words'' is the 1989 debut studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released in Australia by Melodian Records in November 1989. It includes two singles which reached the top-20 in Australia: " Say Goodbye" and " Tell Me Something". The album was released in North America and Europe by MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other ... in 1990 as ''Indecent Obsession'', which peaked at number 148 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing ;Australian release ;International release Charts Certification Personnel * David Dixon – lead vocals * Andrew Coyne – guitar * Michael Szumowski – keyboards * Darryl Sims – drums, percussion References External links * * * * 1989 debut albums Indecent Obsession albums MCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Roxas
Juno Roxas (born 4 May 1967) is an Australian musician and actor. Life and career Roxas was one of the founding members of glam metal band, Roxus (1987–1993). The group released an album in 1991, titled '' Nightstreet'' which reached number 5 on the ARIA charts. In 1989, Roxas starred in the Australian AFI award nominated feature film, '' Mull'' and recorded versions of " The Wanderer", " Jingle Bell Rock" and "All Right Now" for the film's soundtrack. Roxas launched his solo career in 1993 on the Melodian label with the single "Almost Summer" and album, ''Far From Here'' 1994. In 1998 Roxas appeared on the Mushroom Records 25th anniversary album, '' Mushroom 25 Live: The Concert of the Century'', and played the accompanying concert performing "Where Are You Now?". In 2006 Roxas performed with the Pat Cash Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Beth Taylor
Joanne Rebecca Guilfoyle (born 29 May 1971), known professionally as Jo Beth Taylor, is an Australian television presenter, actress and singer most well known for hosting three weekly programs at the same time in the 1990s on the Nine Network: ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' (1993–1997), ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' (1995–1997) and '' What's Up Doc?'' (1996–1997), before taking a hiatus from television for more than two years. Upon her return, Taylor hosted '' StarStruck'' (2000), which was to be her last regular role until ''Dirty Jobs'' (2007). During the 1990s, Taylor also had a music career with the release of an album and four singles, and had starring stage roles in musical theatre. In recent years, Taylor has appeared on reality television programs ''Dancing with the Stars'' (2010) and '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2016). Career 1984–1992 Taylor began singing at the age of 5 and performing professionally when she started her career on the tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Justice (band)
No Justice was an Australian rock synth band who were signed to Molly Meldrum's label Melodian Melodian Records was an Australian independent record label founded in 1988 by record producer and music journalist Ian Meldrum and Grammy-winning international Artist Manager Nathan D. Brenner. The name ''Melodian'' is a combination of 'melody .... Their single "Lately" made the Australian singles chart. The three piece No Justice were fronted by Chook (Andrew Chalhoub) who was a reporter on Countdown Revolution. Their debut single "lately" reached the top 100 on the Australian singles chart, and was performed with an appearance on the Australian sitcom "Home and Away" . That was followed up with a second single "More Than a Girlfriend" performing on "Hey Hey it's Saturday" and "Steve Vizard". The band added three members for a tour of Australia's East Coast. Both singles found moderate radio play in Melbourne and Brisbane, where both singles reached number one on the popular f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Andre
Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea; 27 February 1973) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and media personality. Born in England to Cypriot parents and raised in Australia, Andre achieved success in the mid-1990s as a singer, topping the UK Singles Chart with "Flava (song), Flava" and "I Feel You (Peter Andre song), I Feel You" in 1996. After featuring in the third series of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2004, he found renewed popularity and his 1995 hit "Mysterious Girl" reached No. 1 upon reissue. He has continued his career in music and television, notably competing in the Strictly Come Dancing (series 13), thirteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2015) and starring in the ''Katie & Peter'' TV franchise (2004–2009) with his then-wife Katie Price, whom he met when both took part in ''I'm a Celebrity''. Early life Andre was born Peter James Andrea on 27 February 1973 in the Harrow, Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Record Label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release Rock music, rock, soul music, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel music, gospel, reggae, Hip hop music, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small Company, companies that produce and distribute Album, rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It became one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and established an Australian subsidiary in 1976. In 1990 Allen & Unwin was sold to HarperCollins, and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy-out. George Allen & Unwin in the UK George Allen & Sons was established in 1871 by George Allen, with the backing of John Ruskin, becoming George Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1911 when it merged with Swan Sonnenschein and then George Allen & Unwin on 4 August 1914 as a result of Stanley Unwin's purchase of a controlling interest. Frank Arthur Mumby and Frances Helena Swan Stallybrass, Unwin's son Rayner S. Unwin and his nephew Philip helped him to run the company, which published works by Bertrand Russell, Arthur Waley, Roald Dahl, Lancelot Hogben and Thor Heyerdahl. It became well known as J. R. R. Tolkien's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
