TAGG – ISSUE 25 flipbook
Flick through the TAGG issue 25 flipbook including Melbourne’s live music gig guide for 20th June to 3rd July, 1980!
The TAGG time capsule series
TAGG – ISSUE 25.
In this TAGG The Alternative Gig Guide time capsule series, you can revisit the Melbourne live music scene from 1979-1981.
Each issue featured the all important issue gig guide, reviews, venue locations, interviews and stories. Australia’s original street press was the perfect printed back pocket friend filled with everything a live music lover needed to know each fortnight.
We’re working our way through digitising TAGG’s back catalogue so you can relive (for those who were there) revisit (for those who weren’t and those who don’t recall) the original issues of the magazine on the TAGG website. cool hey!
TAGG – ISSUE 25 – Table of contents:
Includes the all important gig guide for 20th June to 3rd July, 1980
4. TAG magg
9. TAGG file
9. National section
13. Consumer guide
17. Restaurant guide
20. Gig review – No Fixed Address at La Trobe Uni
23. Confirmed concert dates
25. TAGG rags
30. Disco listing
33. Melbourne listings
40. TAGG minifold – Street Angel
47. Recommended venue locations
49. Geelong rock notes
53. Film review – American Gigilo
55. Geelong Folk Club
57. Jazz & acoustic
60. Jazz & acoustic listings
66. Who’s recording where
72. Double Jay & 3RRR playlists
74. Gig review – Little Heroes
78. Recommended outlets
We hope you enjoy flipping through TAGG – issue 25!
TAGG – ISSUE 25 excerpt…
page 20. Gig review – No Fixed Address
A relatively under-exposed South Australian reggae band No Fixed Address supported Mi-Sex at La Trobe Uni and left the audience asking for more.
The band is made up of Ricki Harrison on rhythm guitar, John Miller on bass, Leslie Graham on lead and Bart Willoughby is drummer/vocalist.
They’ve been playing together about a year but mostly to the South Australian Aboriginal urban community. The La Trobe concert was their first large gig where they had to overcome not only nerves, large PA etc., but also non-support from concert mechanics. Although an impressive array of lighting was set up, apparently the support act was only allowed two front single beams. Consequently the main vocalist sang in the dark for nearly all their set. Is it too much to ask for fairness?
Despite such obstacles the audience were easily won over by the band who played a high percentage of original material, much of which was directed towards questions of Black Australian identity. They have found a musical medium which enables them to be political without ostracizing their audience.
Their lyrics coalesced around racial and political issues facing Urban Aboriginal Community and are excellently moulded with a good strong reggae sound.
No Fixed Address are musically compelling and an increasingly strong interest is growing within the music industry…
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