Behind the Banana Curtain
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Behind the Banana Curtain is a compilation album
released by 4ZZZ
. It is a 2 disc set that documents 25 years of 4ZZZ broadcasting and their contribution to the Australian city of Brisbane
's music scene
Disc Two
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by 4ZZZ
4ZZZ
4ZZZ is an independent community radio station operating in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, at the frequency 102.1 FM. As a community radio station, 4ZZZ is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia...
. It is a 2 disc set that documents 25 years of 4ZZZ broadcasting and their contribution to the Australian city of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
's music scene
Track listing
Disc One- (I'm) Stranded(I'm) Stranded (song)" Stranded" is the first song released by pioneering Australian punk rock band The Saints. Issued in September 1976, it has been cited as "one of the iconic singles of the era", and pre-dated vinyl debuts by contemporary punk acts such as the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, The Damned and The Clash...
- The SaintsThe Saints (band)The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups... - Karen - The Go-BetweensThe Go-BetweensThe Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
- Task Force - Razar
- Cigarettes and Alcohol - The LeftoversThe Leftovers (Australian band)Brisbane punk rock band The Leftovers, formed in 1976, had acquired local cult punk hero status in Australia over the years due to their acknowledged reputation in the past for excessive anti social practices, constant harassment by the Queensland Police Force and self destructive deeds...
- Sunset Strip - The RiptidesRiptidesThe Riptides were a band from Brisbane Australia and worked largely as a vehicle for the song-writing talents of Mark "Cal" Callaghan. Over a career spanning 6 years from 1979 to 1983 the band also featured a number of notable musicians.-History:...
- Help - The ApartmentsThe ApartmentsThe Apartments was an Australian indie band that first formed in 1978 in Brisbane, broke up in 1979, and reformed several times since.-History:...
- Savage - The Fun ThingsFun ThingsThe Fun Things were a high energy punk band that was formed during the heyday period of punk rock. Known for their admiration of Radio Birdman, they also have been documented as being "modeled on almost exclusively on the Radio Birdman / Stooges / Sex Pistols mould." The band released one highly...
- Crazy Eddie - XeroXero (band)Xero was a Brisbane, Australia punk rock and new wave band from the early 1980s.The initial lineup was Irena Luckus, Barbara Hart, Chris Anderson, Debbie Penny, Peter Adams and John Hunt, Deborah Thomas, Vic Allen and Lindy Morrison, soon joined by John Willsteed. Lindy Morrison was later replaced...
- Brisbane Blacks - Mop and the Dropouts
- Buzzsaw Popstar - The Vampire LoversVampire Lovers (Australian band)The Vampire Lovers, also known as Vampyre Lovers or Vampire Lovers were a Brisbane punk rock group formed in 1982 in Queensland, Australia. Music historian, Ian McFarlane, stated that Brisbane produced "some of the most anarchistic bands of the Australian punk rock era" and that it was a city...
- Black Banned - Mystery of Sixes
- Blue Shirt - The Colours
- Igloo - The Screaming Tribesmen
- Alice D - Lovs e Blur
- Summer Vacation - Presidents Eleven
- Pig CityPig City (song)Pig City is an independently released song recorded in late 1983 by the Brisbane band The Parameters. The song critiques the corrupt and authoritative aspects within Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland State coalition government and Queensland police force during the early 1980's...
- The Parameters - SEQEB Scabs - La Fetts
- Winter Moving In - Post No Bills
- The Living Kind - Ups and Downs
- Too Much Acid - Pineapples from the Dawn of Time
- Cyclone Hits Expo - Choo Dikka Dikka
- Death Row Road - Hotel Breslin
Disc Two
- Harold & Maude - Batswing Saloon
- Another World - Purple Avengers
- Chill Out America - Chopper Division
- Creatures Downstairs - Girly
- Dreamkillers - Dreamkillers
- Boy's Germs - Gravel Rash
- V8 Rock 'n' Roll - Blowhard
- Children - Acid World
- Treat Yourself Gently - IsisIsis (Brisbane band)Isis was an independent rock band from Brisbane, Australia, together from 1991 to 1998. Their music had a strong feminist message, and the band became legends of the Brisbane music scene....
- Fantastic Plastic - Custard Custard (band)-Overview:The band were originally known as Custard Gun and featured David McCormack on vocals and guitar, Paul Medew on bass, James Straker on guitar and Shane Brunn on drums. After a few shows and line up changes Custard Gun morphed into Custard...
- Dreaming - Wishing Chair
- I Believe - Toothfaeries
- Mudpool Goddess - Blood Party
- Drew Romance - The Melniks
- Dart - ScreamfeederScreamfeederScreamfeeder are a rock band from Brisbane, Australia.-Members and history:Screamfeeder began performing under that name in Brisbane, Australia in 1991. They formed out of the remains of Tim Steward and Tony Blade's band, The Madmen....
- Fish and Chip Bitch from Ipswich - Escape from Toytown
- The Day You ComeThe Day You Come"The Day You Come" is a song from Powderfinger's third studio album Internationalist. It was released as a single on 10 August 1998.-History:...
- PowderfingerPowderfingerPowderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill.... - Not From There - Sich Offnen
- I Wanna Be a Nudist - RegurgitatorRegurgitatorRegurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...