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Hoodoo Gurus Discography
Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus have released ten studio albums, thirty-seven singles, two extended plays, six compilation albums and 3 video albums. Formed in January 1981, the band was originally known as Le Hoodoo Gurus for the release of their first single, " Leilani", in October 1982. As Hoodoo Gurus, the band signed with Big Time Records and premiered their debut album, ''Stoneage Romeos'', in March 1984. Also issued in the United States through A&M Records, the record remained atop the Alternative/College Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, with it also becoming one of the most played albums of that year on the college network. The group's subsequent albums, ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', ''Blow Your Cool!'' and ''Magnum Cum Louder'', all reached the ''Billboard'' 200. On the Australian charts Hoodoo Gurus had top ten studio albums with ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', ''Blow Your Cool!'', '' Kinky'' and '' Crank'', and four top twenty singles. Both ''Stoneage Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Their popularity peaked in the mid- to late 1980s with albums ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', ''Blow Your Cool!'' and ''Magnum Cum Louder''. Hoodoo Gurus had a string of pop-rock singles including " Leilani" (1982), " Tojo" (1983), " My Girl" (1983), "I Want You Back" (1984), " Bittersweet", "Like Wow – Wipeout", and " What's My Scene?". After touring the United States from 1984 onward they gained popularity on the U.S. college rock circuit with the singles "Come Anytime" (1989) reaching no. 1 and "Miss Freelove '69" (1991) reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The Hoodoo Gurus' biggest Australian single was their 1987 top-3 song "What's My Scene?". The song was parodied for the National Rugby League 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crank (Hoodoo Gurus Album)
''Crank'' is the sixth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in February 1994 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA charts. The album was produced by Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Colour, The Smithereens), who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus previous studio album, '' Kinky'' in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records. EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005 with an additional nine bonus tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Andy Strachan (The Living End). One of the bonus tracks is "Television Addict" which was originally performed by Perth punk band The Victims in 1977 with Gurus' Dave Faulkner known as Dave Flick. "Turn Up Your Radio" originally by Australian band The Masters Apprentices was released in 1995 as a single credited to The Masters Apprentices with Hoodoo Gurus. Track listing Personnel Credited to: Hoodoo Gurus * Dave Faulkner – guitar, keyboards, vocals * Rick Grossman – bass * Mark Kingsmill – drums, rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purity Of Essence (Hoodoo Gurus Album)
''Purity of Essence'' is the ninth studio album by Australian group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on 12 March 2010 and peaked at No. 16 on the ARIA Charts. The album was co-produced by the band with Charles Fisher, who produced two of the band's previous albums, '' Mars Needs Guitars!'' and '' Blue Cave''. The album was mixed by Ed Stasium, who previously worked with the Hoodoo Gurus on the '' Kinky'' and ''Crank''. Background Hoodoo Gurus were formed in 1981 in Sydney, their eighth studio album, '' Mach Schau'', was released in 2004. They were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame on 18 July 2007. This was followed by a national tour of Australia called 'Clash of the Titans' with The Stems and Radio Birdman. According to Hoodoo Gurus frontman, Dave Faulkner, there were tentative plans to release a new album in 2009, although little material had been written by July 2008. In March 2009, Hoodoo Gurus signed a new recording co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Award For Best Music DVD
The ARIA Music Award for Best Music DVD, was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It was handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." Best Music DVD was first presented in 2004, for work by a solo artist or group, at the ARIA Awards ceremony. For its final year, in 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ..., it was presented at the ARIA Artisan Awards ceremony. Compilations were entered for this category. Content was at least 60% original. The release was eligible to appear on the ARIA Music DVD chart, which means "bonus disc" releases were not e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 2005
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening. A varied cast of presenters included Merrick and Rosso (who opened the televised show), stand-up comic Dave Hughes, Gretel Killeen and David Hasselhoff. On 14 July 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone 'ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame' event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions. Six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame in July with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards in October. Awards ''Winners are highlighted in ''bold'', other final nominees are in plain''. ARIA Awards *Album of the Year **Missy Higgins – ''The Sound of White'' ***Ben Lee – '' Awake Is the New Sleep'' *** Evermore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mach Schau (Hoodoo Gurus Album)
''Mach Schau'' is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was recorded eight years after their previous studio album, '' Blue Cave'', and released by EMI/Capitol Records on 15 March 2004. It was co-produced by the group with Kim Salmon. The album peaked at number 67 on the ARIA Charts. Background and recording In early 2003 the Hoodoo Gurus reunited to record "That's My Team" (a reworked version of "What's My Scene"), which was used as the promotional theme for the National Rugby League between 2003 and 2007. All the profits from the sale of the single, which was released in September 2003, were donated to Breast cancer charities. On 17 November 2003 EMI Records announced Hoodoo Gurus' reformation to record a new album. They also released the track, "White Night", (a version of the 1986 Torch Song single) as a radio-only single, on 5 December 2003. Whilst "White Night" was not included on the album, it was the B-side to the first single from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bite The Bullet (Hoodoo Gurus Album)
''Bite the Bullet'' is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in July 1998. Mushroom also released it as a three-CD limited edition set, ''Bite the Bullet – Director's Cut'', consisting of ''Bite the Bullet (Live)'' (a live farewell tour set), ''Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96'' (Triple J Live at the Wireless performances) and ''Bubble & Squeak: Outtakes and Oddities'' (a rarities collection). The single CD was re-released in July 2000 by Brazilian record label, Tronador. The 3-CD set was also re-released in June 2003 by Shock Records and Limburger Records. ''Bite the Bullet (Live)'' ''Bite the Bullet (Live)'' was recorded on the Hoodoo Gurus' 1997 52-date Australian farewell tour, and includes classics such as "What's My Scene?" " Tojo," and " Like Wow – Wipeout!" together with previously unreleased songs like "Doctor Rock" and back catalogue cuts. ''Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96'' ''Doppelgänger'' co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 1996
The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year was You Am I gaining six awards. In addition to previous categories an Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Silverchair, which acknowledged " heirconquering world charts with the single 'Tomorrow' and the debut album album ''frogstomp''." A Special Achievement Award was presented to Slim Dusty. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Australian Crawl and Horrie Dargie. Australian Crawl's founding guitarist Brad Robinson, was unable to attend; he was hospitalised with lymphoma (diagnosed three years earlier) and died two weeks after the ceremony. It was also the final Australian performance by INXS with original frontman Michael Hutchence before his death 14 months later. Cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Cave (album)
''Blue Cave'' or ''In Blue Cave'' is the seventh studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. The album was released in May 1996 and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Pop Release. EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005 with six additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Charles Fisher, the . Track listing Personnel Credits: * Dave Faulkner – lead vocals (except track 9), guitar, keyboa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Sales Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize their sales achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 1993
The Seventh Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 14 April 1993 at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Year', '7th Annual ARIA Awards (1993)', and 'Option Show Nominations' Host, Richard Wilkins, was assisted by presenters, James Reyne, Elle Macpherson, Billy Birmingham, Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Daryl Somers and others, to distribute 24 awards. There were live performances and the awards were televised. In addition to previous categories, a Special Achievement Award was presented to former ''Countdown'' host and music commentator Molly Meldrum who provided one of the longest acceptance speeches in ARIA history. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Peter Allen and Cold Chisel. Ceremony details Former ''Countdown'' host and music commentator Molly Meldrum provided one of the longest speeches in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Award For Best Cover Art
The ARIA Music Award for Best Cover Art, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987. The award is given to the designer who is from, or resides in Australia, and has overall responsibility for the album covers' design concept. The graphics that appear on the cover must be an original work that was designed in Australia. The accolade is restricted to album recordings that have met the general eligibility criteria (however, in 2000 and 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... single covers were included in the final nominations list). Best Cover Art is v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
