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5 Seconds of Summer
Australian pop rock band
INXS
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed in 1977 in Sydney. Originally called the Farriss Brothers, founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Hutchence, whose stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their new wave/ska-pop style, the band then developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dan
Men at Work
Australian rock band
Midnight Oil
Australian band
Crowded House
Australian-New Zealand pop rock band
Empire of the Sun
Australian electronic music duo
Icehouse
Australian musical group; rock band (initially known as Flowers)
The Church
Australian rock band
The Go-Betweens
Australian indie rock band
Pseudo Echo
Australian new wave band from Melbourne
Divinyls
Divinyls () were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Originally a five-piece, the band underwent numerous line-up changes, with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members, before its dissolution in 1996. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school uniform and fishnet stockings, and she often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience.
Flash and the Pan
Australian new wave musical group
Hoodoo Gurus
Australian rock band
Real Life
Australian new wave and synth-pop band
Hunters & Collectors
Australian rock band
Operator Please
band
Mental As Anything
Australian new wave/pop-rock band