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Rose Tattoo
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<p>“<em>I don’t need lots of people tellin’ me what to do</em>,” Angry Anderson sings. “<em>All I need is a rock ’n’ roll band, somewhere new to play and I’m on my way, I’m on my way</em>.”</p><p><br></p><p>Rose Tattoo – who are celebrating their 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary in 2026 – are one of the most respected Australian bands ever.</p><p><br></p><p>Their entry in <em>The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop </em>starts: “In the pantheon of Australian hard rock, Rose Tattoo stands as one of the most revered bands of all time.”</p><p><br></p><p>Rose Tattoo’s self-titled debut was featured in the book <em>The 100 Best Australian Albums</em>, with the authors stating: “AC/DC presented a cartoonish version of the hard rockin’, hard livin’ lifestyle but Rose Tattoo were the real thing.”</p><p><br></p><p>In 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame – Australian music’s highest honour.</p><p><br></p><p>But the band’s influence extends far beyond their home country.</p><p><br></p><p>Izzy Stradlin, Guns N’ Roses co-founder and guitarist, says: “Axl [Rose] and I had done stuff together before we’d heard Rose Tattoo, but I think when we heard them it just gave us that much more steam, that much more power.”</p><p><br></p><p>Axl Rose saw Rose Tattoo on their first American tour in 1982. Six years later, on Guns N’ Roses’ first Australian tour, responding to accusations that GN’R were ripping off Rose Tattoo, Axl told the Sydney crowd: “We ain’t no f*cking Rose Tattoo rip-off. They’re just one of my favourite f*cking bands, that’s all. We put a Rose Tattoo song on our record because we wanted people in America to listen to some bitchin’ Australian band.”</p><p><br></p><p>Guns N’ Roses covered Rose Tattoo’s <em>Nice Boys</em> on their first release, the 1986 EP <em>Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide</em> and on their 1988 album, <em>G N’R Lies</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>As Angry is fond of telling the crowd when introducing <em>Nice Boys</em>, “Just remember, there’s a little bit of evil in the best of ’em. And there’s a little bit of good in the worst of us.”</p><p><br></p><p>UK magazine <em>Sounds </em>gave the first two Rose Tattoo albums five-star reviews. And the Tatts were voted Best New Band for 1981 in UK magazine <em>Kerrang!</em></p><p><br></p><p>Four years later, Angry Anderson spoke about Rose Tattoo’s mission statement in <em>Rolling Stone</em>’s <em>Big Australian Rock Book</em>: </p><p><br></p><p>“It’s the dedication, the very heartfelt obligation of Rose Tattoo to appeal to everyone who has a heart and a soul, who lets life affect them on an emotional level. What about the kids who are being brought up in the suburbs today? … Society’s turning a lot of people into desperados, and the numbers are growing. These are the people for whom Rose Tattoo speaks: the dispossessed.”</p><p><br></p><p>Four decades on, Angry’s words continue to ring true.</p>
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Choirboys
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Any mention of Australian pub rock is incomplete without a nod to <strong>Choirboys</strong>—true stalwarts of Australia’s gritty rock scene and champions of the country’s working-class musical heart. From their birth on the sun-drenched Northern Beaches of Sydney in 1978 to touring nationally over 40 years later, Choirboys have become more than a band. They’re a rite of passage for generations of Aussie rock fans.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Led by frontman <strong>Mark Gable</strong>, alongside original members <strong>Lindsay Tebbutt</strong> (drums) and <strong>Ian Hulme</strong> (bass), and later joined by <strong>Brett Williams</strong> (guitar), Choirboys cut their teeth in a time when live music poured out of pubs like beer from a tap. It was loud, it was raw, it was unfiltered—and Choirboys were right in the thick of it. “We had no idea what we were doing or where it would end up taking us,” Gable recalls. “They didn’t call it Pub Rock in those days, but we were there in the beginning—and we’re still here now.”</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Their 1987 anthem “<strong>Run to Paradise</strong>” isn’t just a hit—it’s a national treasure. A song that perfectly captures the sound and spirit of Australia in the 80s, it catapulted the band to stardom. It hit the Top 10 on the Australian charts, and even cracked the U.S. Billboard charts—an achievement few Aussie rock acts can claim.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">The hits didn’t stop there. Songs like “<strong>Boys Will Be Boys</strong>”, “<strong>Never Gonna Die</strong>”, and “<strong>Struggle Town</strong>” became fixtures on pub jukeboxes and festival stages alike. Backed by three Top 30 albums and a recording deal with legendary label Albert Productions (home to AC/DC, The Angels, and Rose Tattoo), Choirboys were embedded in the very DNA of Australian rock.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Over four decades on, Choirboys continue to deliver what fans crave most: an unforgettable live experience. A Choirboys show is more than a setlist—it's a high-octane celebration of real rock music, charged with humour, banter, and that unmistakable Aussie edge. As TheClothesLine.com.au aptly described, “Gable is still belting out an incredible rock vocal… Choirboys presented earnest and comical entertainment with discernible values steeped in Aussie rock and roll.”</p>
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