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Ross Wilson

60 Things You Might Not Know About Ross Wilson

Highlights Of A Dangerous Life and 1988’s Grown Up Wrong . He convinced Michael Gudinski to sign the band. “The Johnnys were really shambolic, but there was something there,” Ross

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue Performs 'Especially For You' With Fan Dressed As 'Lil Jason'

front of Rod Laver Arena, adjacent to the statue of Frontier Touring co-founder Michael Gudinski . Reviewing Minogue’s recent show at Perth’s RAC Arena, The Music ’s Jake

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Uncanny X-Men on 'Hey Hey It's Saturday'

40 Years Of '50 Years': The Amazing True Story Of Uncanny X-Men’s Aussie Classic

Mushroom Records in 1982. But it wasn’t a big record deal. “When Michael Gudinski signed us, he hedged his bets,” Mannix reveals. “Our deal was for one live mini ... catering while they recorded an album in London.” The singer was furious when Michael Gudinski revealed he had spent $73,000 on a video for Kids In The Kitchen

Skyhooks

Fundraiser Launched To Support Skyhooks Guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie's Cancer Recovery

Living In The 70’s was a massive hit for Skyhooks. Released via Michael Gudinski ’s budding Mushroom Records label, the album's initially muted response quickly shifted in early

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Silverchair's 'Frogstomp' album cover

Youth & Young Manhood: Celebrating 30 Years Of Silverchair's 'Frogstomp'

running had been whittled down to two labels, Murmur and Michael Gudinski ’s Mushroom - it was in part due to the business plan they’d proposed under which the band

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Kylie Minogue in the 'Loco-Motion' music video

40 Years Of 'Neighbours': The Show That Changed The Face Of Aussie Music

knockbacks, got Kylie a deal with Mushroom Records, where Amanda Pelman convinced label boss Michael Gudinski to sign the actor. Unfortunately, the Fitzroy Football Club went broke, and like Scott

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Mia Wray

Mia Wray On The Self-Discovery Of 'Hi, It’s Nice To Meet Me': 'It's Really Easy For It To Become Too Much'

feeling at peace with the pressures she felt along the way. “I vividly remember Michael Gudinski saying, ‘The first album is the most important thing,’ and so, I think maybe

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Split Enz

The Beginning Of The Enz: How Australia Booed & Then Fell In Love With Split Enz

next thing you know we’re onstage at the Coogee Bay Hotel and Michael Gudinski , the main man of Mushroom Records – the main man of the whole Australian industry ... title when I think about one of my biggest blunders. In the late ’70s, Michael Gudinski was making some cuts at his Mushroom label. ‘Maybe you’ll have

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Luke Combs performing live

Marc Sousley, Formerly Of Secret Sounds, Joins Frontier Touring As Tour Director

such as Michael Chugg , Susan Heymann , Dion Brant , Sahara Herald , Gerard Schlaghecke , Louis Schlaghecke , Emily York , and the company’s joint venture partners of MG Live , Matt Gudinski

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Pearl Jam, Delta Goodrem, AC/DC, Marcia Hines

“You Any Good?” Nine Career-Busting Auditions

album, Empty Sky and thought it so awful he cancelled the sessions. Michael Gudinski initially thought Kylie Minogue was a no-contender for Mushroom that he didn ... million US sales, after The Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971 – 1975) (38 million+) and Michael Jackson’s Thriller (34 million). Embedded Content NEIL FINN Neil Finn

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Receives Commemorative Star At Melbourne Park

front of Rod Laver Arena, adjacent to the statue of Frontier Touring co-founder Michael Gudinski . Frontier Touring has promoted every Kylie tour to date in Australia. In a statement

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Michael Chugg

Michael Chugg Believes A Lot Of Australian Festivals Have Run Their Course

influential figures in the Australian music industry, launching Frontier Touring (alongside the late, great Michael Gudinski ) in 1979 and the eponymous Michael Chugg Entertainment brand (later Chugg Entertainment and Chugg

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