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Greg Macainsh and Bob Bongo Starkie, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Skyhooks Guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Diagnosed With Aggressive Leukemia

by Paul Cashmere

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

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Greg Macainsh, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Did Mushroom Make Skyhooks or Skyhooks Make Mushroom? Noise11 Asks Greg Macainsh

by Paul Cashmere

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 do Mushroom make Skyhooks or Skyhooks make Mushroom.

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Greg Macainsh Created Skyhooks As A Band He’d Like To See

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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50th Anniversary Skyhooks ‘Living In The 70s’ Album Released

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks classic ‘Living In The 70s’ album has been remastered (again) by David Briggs to mark the 50th anniversary of the album.

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Countdown

Songs From The First Countdown 8 November 1974

by Paul Cashmere

The very first Countdown aired in Australia on 8 November 1974, at 6:30pm on a Friday and its original duration was to fit inside a 30 minute slot.

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Skyhooks Demo for Living In the 70s Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

This week marked the 50th anniversary of Skyhooks iconic debut album ‘Living In The 70s’.

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Bongo Returns To The Rising Sun With a Whole Lot More Skyhooks

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks co-founder Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie played a special St Patricks Day gig at his old haunt, the Rising Sun Hotel on Sunday afternoon and this time it was full in Skyhooks.

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Alex Lahey Covers Skyhooks ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’ For Mushroom 50th

by Paul Cashmere

Alex Lahey has recorded the 11th Mushroom 50th Anniversary tribute song with her cover of Skyhooks ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’.

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Greg Macainsh and Bob Bongo Starkie, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Peter Green Uploads More Rare Skyhooks To The Archives

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks archivist Peter Green has shared another rare live Skyhooks performance, this time from 1975.

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More Rare Skyhooks Goes Online

by Paul Cashmere

Never before audio from Skyhooks 1976 American tour has been revealed by Skyhooks archivist Peter Green.

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Tony Williams of Reuben Tice and Skyhooks photo from the Tony Williams collection supplied by Peter Green

Pre-Skyhooks Band Reuben Tice Played A Sneaky Show In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Reuben Tice, the precursor to Skyhooks, played for the first time in years in Melbourne over the weekend.

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Skyhooks very first show poster (image from Peter Green)

Skyhooks First Ever Show Was 50 Years Ago Today (16 April 1973)

by Paul Cashmere

It’s a big day in Skyhooks history. Skyhooks performed for the very first time ever at St Judes Hall in Lygon St, Carlton on 16 April 1973. The ticket price was $1.20.

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Rare Skyhooks Footage With Tony Williams Surfaces

by Paul Cashmere

A previously unpublished video of Skyhooks performing in 2004 with onetime singer Tony Williams has been put online by Skyhooks archivist Peter Green.

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Ian McCausland

Australian Artist Ian McCausland Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Australian graphic artist Ian McCausland, who created artwork for Little River Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Skyhooks, Daddy Cool and Spectrum, has died in Melbourne.

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Peter Starkie

Original Skyhooks Guitarist Peter Starkie Has Died Aged 72

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Starkie, the original guitarist for Skyhooks, has died at age 72.

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Red Symons, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Symons Pays Tribute To Son Samuel On 3AW

by Paul Cashmere

Red Symons has paid tribute to his son Samuel on Neil Mitchell’s program on 3AW.

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Red Symons, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Symons Son Samuel Has Died From Cancer Aged 27

by Paul Cashmere

Samuel Symons, the 27 year old son of Skyhooks guitarist, television star and radio broadcaster, Red Symons, has lost his battle with brain cancer at age 27.

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Palace of the King

Palace Of The King Join Upcoming Rose Tattoo Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Palace of the King will open for Rose Tattoo for their limited run of Australian shows for the remainder of 2018.

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Red Symons, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Symons’ Fitzroy House Sets Sales Record For The Suburb

by Paul Cashmere

89 Alfred Cresent, Fitzroy North was the home of Red Symons 1998, has sold for the record price of $5,000,000 for the Melbourne suburb.

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Rose Tattoo Angry Anderson and Mark Evans. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rose Tattoo To Reissue Blood Brothers

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo will re-reissue an expanded edition of the 2007 album Blood Brothers ahead of their Australian tour.

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Bob Spencer guitarist with Rose Tattoo at Palms Melbourne on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Bob Spencer Reveals He Underwent Therapy To Create His Solo Album In An All-New Noise11 iHeartRadio Show

by Noise11.com

At age 60 former Finch, Skyhooks and The Angels guitarist Bob Spencer has released his first ever solo album ‘Saints and Murderers’. He tells Noise11.com that to make the record he first had to undergo therapy for overcome his fear of singing.

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Bob Starkie Best of Skyhooks Gold record

Bob Starkie Is Selling His Skyhooks Gold Record

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has put his gold record for Best of Skyhooks up for auction on eBay.

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Red Symons, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Symons Is Suffering Significant Brain Injury After Fall

by Paul Cashmere

Former Skyhooks guitarist, now presenter for ABC Radio Melbourne Red Symons, has suffered “a significant injury to his brain” according to the ABC.

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Red Symons Taken To Hospital Following Fall

by Paul Cashmere

Former Skyhooks guitarist, now ABC Melbourne breakfast announcer Red Symons, has been rushed to hospital after being injured in a fall.

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Hooks Up At Julie Cavanagh’s New Union Club

by Paul Cashmere

Former Skyhooks’ guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie took his Rock and Roll Band to The Union Club in Richmond on Saturday night (29 April) for a three-hour trip through the rock and roll songbook.

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Brings His Rock N Roll Band To The Union Club

by Paul Cashmere

Former Skyhooks guitarist will unwrap his Rock N Roll Band at The Union Club in Richmond on Saturday night.

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Greg Macainsh and Bob Bongo Starkie, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Hey Skyhooks Fans Freddie Strauks To Join Bob Starkie Saturday At Satellite Lounge

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks fans are in for a bit of a reunion for Skyhooks drummer Freddie Strauks joins Skyhooks guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie for the Million Dollar Riff show at the Satellite Lounge in Melbourne this Saturday night.

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Envenomed and Red Symons

Red Symons Appears in Envenomed Cover Of Horror Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Red Symons makes a cameo appearance in Melbourne metal band Envenomed’s cover of ‘Horror Movie’.

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Death Valley Girls

LA Punk Rockers Death Valley Girls Cover Skyhooks Classic ‘Horror Movie’

by Paul Cashmere

Punk band Death Valley Girls from the streets of Echo Park, Los Angeles, have sourced the far reaches of Australia to cover the Oz Rock Classic ‘Horror Movie’ by Skyhooks.

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Bob Spencer Is Recording His Very First Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Spencer, one of Australia’s most inventive and enduring guitarists, is working on his very first solo album.

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