Category: Music
Iconic Aussie Songs: The Pub With No Beer
Slim Dusty is an iconic Aussie figure in music that will never be forgotten. Often referred to as the hardest working musician in Aussie Country Music, Dusty released many songs that many Australians identify as culturally significant not only to the nation’s identity, but to our history as well. What’s ironic is that “The Pub [...]
Iconic Aussie Songs: Friday On My Mind
Our next selection in the Iconic Aussie Songs series is perhaps one of the most memorable success stories for Australian music: Friday on my Mind by The Easybeats. It was 1966; rock and roll was in full swing. The Beatles were the most successful band in the world, and numerous bands and artists were following [...]
Iconic Aussie Songs: Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
When this site started, one of the posts I put online was about Men At Work and their Land Down Under tune. Recently, I posted about Cold Chisel‘s Khe Sanh for Australia Day. Both posts got some good reactions, so I’ve decided to kick off a regular series/feature here at WallabyDown.com called Iconic Aussie Songs. [...]
Grow A Beard: It’s The Australian Way
Ned Kelly had a beard. Kevin Bloody Wilson has a beard. Even I’ve got a beard. Comedic band The Beards hit the streets of Adelaide recently to talk with members of the public why it’s important to have a beard. What starts as street talk evolves into something completely random in a new level of [...]
Channel 9 Perth 80′s Service Announcements
If you were a child of the 1980′s and grew up in Perth, Australia, these videos will be a trip down nostalgia avenue for you. Back during that time, a series of community service announcements were launched on Channel 9 Perth. These ads were specifically aimed at kids with some old school animation and catchy [...]
For Australia Day: ‘Khe Sanh’
Celebrating Australia Day here in the USA just isn’t the same as it is back home. For one thing, we don’t get the bloody day off work, and the buggers save their fireworks for July 4 here. Anyway, I wanted to wish you all a Happy Australia Day! I recently put a post up at [...]
Aussie Cab Driver talks about his worst passengers ever
Aussie Taxi Drivers, otherwise known as “Cabbies” to Australians, are often the subject of negative stories… but in actual fact a great many of them are hard workin’, true blue cobbers. They may do it for a crust, but they’re the ones that get you home safe from the pub. And some of them have [...]
10 MORE Bands that brought Aussie Rock to the world stage
The Aussie Rock Scene has some of the most unique and diverse artists imaginable, and have helped in contributing to help shape Australian culture over the years. Every so often though, one Australian band will break through into international success, helping to bring Aussie rock to the world stage. Recently, WallabyDown.com took a look at [...]
Remember the Energizer Guy?
Many years ago, back in the long-forgotten year of 1987, among the detritus of valley girls, acid-washed jeans, big hair and Ray-Bans, the nation of Australia became noticed by audiences who got to see Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee. Hot off the heels of Hoges’ big hit in America, came this fellow apparently dead-sure that [...]
Kevin Bloody Wilson!
Kevin Bloody Wilson is a comedic genius from Australia. He has become an Aussie icon that uses the crudest of humor to get his Australian cultural identity across. You will never look at Aussie comedy the same way again! You see, Kev’s been around for many, many yonks – some say as old as the [...]
10 Bands that brought Aussie Rock to the world stage
The Aussie Rock Scene has some of the most unique and diverse artists imaginable, and have helped in contributing to help shape Australian culture over the years. Every so often though, one Australian band will break through into international success, helping to bring Aussie rock to the world stage. Here’s ten such bands that have [...]
The Land Down Under: Men At Work
For some reason, many Americans who I talk to will often bring up this song in most conversations I have with them about what it’s like back home. Down Under was written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, and was released by the Aussie band Men At Work in 1981. It is often perceived as [...]
Aboriginal Australia: Culture, Artwork, Music
Australian Aboriginals are the indigenous culture of the land down under. They have a very rich and deep cultural heritage, that stems back thousands and thousands of years. The phrases “Aboriginal Australians” and “Indigenous Australians” are often used quite broadly to describe one culture; yet in actual fact, Australian Aboriginal Culture encompasses a wide range [...]