Hoodoo Gurus suggestion

Concur...Mars Needs Guitars is great 60s inspired gargage power pop...other Aussie/NZ acts to consider...the Scientists, Radio Birdman, B-day Party, the Saints, the Clean, the Bats, the Chills, the Church...list goes on...they have a strong history down under!

per phasecorrect, nz is home of some of the best music ever--the flying nun label in particular has (in addition to the above mentioned) great bands like the verlaines, talldwarfs/chris knox and garageland; also check out david kilgour (ex-clean). the label has put out a bunch of compilations which are well worth checking out. when i still collected vinyl, i frequently mail ordered from them and they were ridiculously pleasant to deal with.

Yoh, Agree on the Hoodoos/Church/etc-great bands--

Don't forget the Bostocks and early Richard Clapton.

Des

k, thanks for the advice I bought Stoneage Romeo and Mars Needs Guitars, can't wait to get them.

Great choice. You will enjoy both of them. Another one of my favorite bands from "down under" that has yet to be mentioned here is Hunters and Collectors- great edgy guitar combined with a brass section including french horns. Human Frailty is probably my favorite.