
Kim Salmon

Kim Leith Salmon (born 24 January 1957) is an Australian rock musician and songwriter from Perth. He has worked in various groups including The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Kim Salmon and the Business, and Darling Downs. Australian rock musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described Salmon as one of the first Australians to "embrace wholeheartedly the emergent punk phenomenon of the mid-to-late 1970s" with The Scientists. He declared that Beasts of Bourbon were "masters of uncompromising gutbucket blues and hard-edged rock'n'roll". In 2004 Salmon was inducted into the West Australian Music Industry Association Hall of Fame and in 2007, into the Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame.
Albums
2002
E(a)rnest
2015
My Script
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Latest Articles
News / Music
Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon Reveals Debut Single, Launch Show
Kim Salmon fans will want to get their hands on the limited edition pink salmon 7” vinyl.
Features / Music
READ: This Is Why The Scientists Thought The Angels' Fans Would Kill Them At A 1983 Show
Everything's coming up Kim Salmon recently – from The Scientists being inducted into the WAM Hall Of Fame, new 7" singles, an art exhibition, a national tour next year, and much more. On top of that is the publication of a new biography by Douglas Galbraith, 'Nine Parts Water, One Part Sand: Kim Salmon And The Formula For Grunge' via Melbourne Books. Here, we have an exclusive extract that looks at the making of a grunge proto anthem.
News / Music
Hard-Ons, Kim Salmon & More To Play Sydney Rock'N'Roll & Alternative Market
Joined by Han’s Jalopy Demons and Keiron McDonald Combo.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Died Pretty, Radio Birdman, Kim Salmon
"Their disdain and yet mastery of pop music was apparent and is a common theme throughout influential punk bands."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Radio Birdman, Died Pretty, Kim Salmon
"At times he seems about to completely throw himself into the maelstrom of the racket - then pulls back, as if worried he might pull a hammy."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Kim Salmon - My Script
"Not all the experiments all work — but that's part of the charm."
Features / Music
Roots? Heritage Act? Piss Off!
"I'm a singer, an artist — a performing artist. The guitar is just one tool."
News / Music
Scientists Founder Kim Salmon Announces New Solo Album & Headline Tour
The venerated Aussie musician will be supporting new LP 'My Script' with a national run of shows this March and April
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Kim Salmon
"There are few crowds from which the words, "This is an old Beasts Of Bourbon song," would elicit such a rapt response."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Kim Salmon, Leanne Cowie
An impressing, brimming-over performance from The Scientists legends.
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