Mushroom Records was an Australian record label formed in 1972. Its inaugural release was the triple live album of the 1973 Sunbury Pop Festival. Mushroom struggled to survive for its early years and came close to shutting down on several occasions, but was pushed to the forefront of the Australian music scene in early 1975 following the release of Skyhooks debut album “Living In The
Read moreNo, not one of those new wave or performance enhancing drugs, H-D-H. Radio Ga Ga turns it’s attention to one of the greatest song writing teams ever this Saturday morning from 10am til noon with a tribute to the magnificent Holland-Dozier-Holland combination. Who?….you say. Well, maybe you won’t know them but you’ll definitely know their songs some of which include Baby
Read moreSingers with a single name. Hmmm, we know the well known ones such as Madonna, Sting, Jewel, Adele, Cher, Gotye, Shakira and Donovan. You are sure to hear some of them on this weeks Radio Ga Ga, but what about the more obscure performers, the one hit wonders and the briefly blazing stars such as Oliver, Keith, Falco, Harpo and
Read moreSaturday morning at 10am on Radio Ga Ga (the show with a different them every week), we are homaging (is that a word?) the fine music selections Quenton Tarantino has made of music to be used in his movies. We will be randomly selecting tracks from the soundtracks of flicks such as Kill Bill 1 & 2, From Dusk Til
Read moreRadio Ga Ga hits up the mysterious world of literature this Saturday morning. Well, it is pretty mysterious to those of us who limit our reading to comics or the back 4 pages of the Herald-Sun. Some will be easy to pick such as “1984” by David Bowie, “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush and “Romeo & Juliet” by Dire Straits
Read moreThis Saturday on Radio Ga Ga from 10am we will be listening to the greatest coup de gras’ of all time, killer closing tracks from some of the best albums of all time. Whilst most classic albums included a hit single or two, the opening track (been done) and the closing track are pivotal to the flow of the album.
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