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Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, the guitarist for Skyhooks, has been diagnosed with aggressive Leukemia and has cancelled all of his upcoming shows.

Chappell Roan has topped the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2025 with 'Good Luck Babe'. Australia's Royal Otis is at number two with a cover of 'Murder on the Dance Floor.

The 53rd Country Music Awards of Australia were announced in Tamworth on Saturday 25 January 2025. Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner for the night.

Skyhooks’ debut album ‘Living In the 70s’ was a massive success, so much so that it Mushroom Records as the number one Australian record label, a title it arguably holds to this day. But did Mushroom make Skyhooks or Skyhooks make Mushroom.

Melbourne country duo Patsy and Dave have won two People's Choice awards in Tamworth including best song for ‘The Willow’ co-written and recorded with Russell Morris.

When Skyhooks started bubbling around 1974 co-founder and principal songwriter Greg Macainsh says he was creating the sort of band he would like to go and see live.