Name one decent band that's ever come out of Sydney, Australia

not until you learn to actually post the names of the bands you're listing

The Scientists are playing London tonight I think.
Their original line up was from Perth, the Punk/Power-pop band that put out the pink lp.
I know they were Sidney based around Blood Red River but not sure where new members came from. Do remember that Tony Thewlis is from Yorkshire or something Brit originally but don't know where his family moved to. Not sure about Brett Rixon & I think Sujdovic was in original band.

Have heard that their was a mid 80s Sidney scene that indulged in Stooges worship so were heavy rock/punk. Could be the Birdman legacy.

Apparently Sujdovic had moved to Sidney and phoned Salmon to say that if they put a band together they'd do well.
So Salmon drove over from Perth with the 2 guys he was later in the Surrealists with.
He asked James Baker if he wanted to come back in on drums which he'd played in the Perth versions of the band but he was busy with Hoodoo Gurus. So he brought in Brett Rixon who he'd played with in Louie Louie. He also brought in Thewlis who'd been a fan of the original band.
So the swamp rock Scientists formed in Sidney from 4 transplants from Perth.

I'm seeing the Scientists tonight assuming the trains are running.

I know they were Sidney based around Blood Red River

Have heard that their was a mid 80s Sidney scene that indulged in Stooges worship

Apparently Sujdovic had moved to Sidney and phoned Salmon

So the swamp rock Scientists formed in Sidney from 4 transplants from Perth.

where's Sidney

reading up on the scientists, yeah, it looks like they recorded the bulk of their most celebrated material during the two years they spent in sydney: blood red river and much (perhaps all?) of this heart doesn't run on blood..., along with the "swampland", "we had love" and "when worlds collide" singles. they did great work in london over the next couple years, but nothing to eclipse what came before.

To answer the OP, for once and for all - The Wiggles.

Any good Sydney bands with female vocalists?

Divinyls?

I think Kim Salmon has been drinking from the fountain of youth

Any good Sydney bands with female vocalists?

BLOODLOSS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbVLxk5na6U

the Bad Bitch Choir obv

This track is now pretty famous, but it was an obscure deep cut for a decade or two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzVW_vJzPhg

If people write words in their posts, it makes the thread readable for people on zing or using flashblock

Yeah srsly, tho for me it's bc YouTube links don't work off my phone.

Any good Sydney bands with female vocalists?

toys went berserk!

Sorry zingsters, I posted The Sherbs "We Ride Tonight" a few posts up^^^

^ speaking of, two things:

1) drove past a boguish pub that still occasionally has live music last week, with Daryl Braithwaite upcoming on the chalkboard outside. The other imminently scheduled headliners: Shannon Noll and Dom & Roland.

2) had an anagram clue at music trivia the next day: Threw My Dirty Labia.

My eyes are tired and search isn't helpful with this, but it looks like no one has mentioned X?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyz5wjszT8M

I've never seen Dogs in Space, is it any good? That's Melbourne, right? Didn't realize the scene there was a Scene, writ-large: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_band_scene

For whatever it's worth, Dogs In Space has been one of my top 10 movies since it came out, and I still enjoy rewatching it. They put out a nice deluxe DVD version at one point (I think I had to order it from Australia) with bonus stuff that was worth having. The original DVD version wasn't so hot. The soundtrack is great, etc.

What was bonus on it?
I saw it when it was released in London. I think you could get free tickets through Time Out or City Limits.

There's a bunch: it's a 2 disc set. Movie was restored w/new widescreen transfer. 3 audio commentaries (Ollie Olson is on one of them, along with the Loenstein, and there's some interesting info in them). Original trailer, making of feature, screen tests, behind the scenes footage, interview w/the original Sam, short films by Lowenstein, etc. It was one of the rare cases where I'm happy I paid for the extra stuff. I think it's the best release the film is likely to ever get.

There were a couple of interesting books on the Melbourne scene by Clinton Walker. Stranded and one I've got but can't remember title of.
I had a couple of bands I got really into from there in the early 80s. Birthday Party especially but Moodists were great as was the Howard Brothers version of Crime & the City Solution which morphed into These Immortal Souls.

Inner City Sound was the one i couldn't remember name of.

dang, totally forgot about X!

Blackfeather were from Sydney. The Aztec cd of their At The Mountains of Madness lp sounds great

Any good Sydney bands with female vocalists?

The Clouds!

Anyone feeling Beef Jerk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-KMnwoGzQ