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Noticeably missing when Models claimed their much-deserved admittance into the ARIA Hall of Fame was bassist/vocalist James Freud. Having penned two of their biggest hits, “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” and “Barbados”, his absence from the stage was surprising. “Another bicycle accident”, was what band member Sean Kelly said, hinting perhaps at Freud’s well-known bouts with alcohol and drug addiction (featured to a great extent in his two autobiographies I Am The Voice Left From Drinking and I Am The Voice Left From Rehab). With Models reconvening next year to tour their Local And/Or General album in full, an album that precluded Freud’s involvement with the band, the decision to exclude Freud (one that may or may not have been health-related) was unexpected. What was not expected however, was for Freud to take his own life on November 4. Webcuts is deeply shocked and saddened at this news. A classic pop performer and talented artist, songwriter and author, Freud‘s contribution to Australian music will not be forgotten.

Webcuts shows their ignorance for the modern music video and selects a top ten made up almost exclusively of 80′s Australian music videos. What, no Hilltop Hoods or Empire of the Sun??

The Post-Punk years in Australia were a mixed ground. The key bands of that era were floundering or disbanding while the second wave was about to hit, bands like Hunters and Collectors, Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists and The Beasts of Bourbon would soon come to prominence, but one of the bands who had been lingering [...]