Noise Levels: Blacktown

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Scott Herbert

Scott Herbert

BANDS:

Ihuza (1994-1998) - Guitar
ESN (1998-2002) - Guitar, Sampling
The Head (2003-2025) - Guitar, Synth
Spod (2003-2008) - Synth
Merle Morris (2004-2010) - Samples
Dead Boss (2009-2013) - Synth

REGION: Blacktown, NSW

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Alternative Nation, Eastern Creek Raceway, Blacktown - 16th April, 1995

VENUE: Eastern Creek Raceway, Blacktown

DATE: 16th April, 1995

OTHER: Alternative Nation festival.

BANDS:

Nine Inch Nails
Faith No More
Lou Reed
Violent Femmes
Primus
Body Count
Ice T
L7
The Tea Party
Ween
Live
Pennywise
The Flaming Lips

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Alternative Nation, Eastern Creek Raceway, Blacktown, 15th April, 1995

VENUE: Eastern Creek Raceway, Blacktown

DATE: 15th April, 1995

OTHER: Alternative Nation festival.

BANDS:

Nine Inch Nails
Faith No More
Primus
Lou Reed
Violent Femmes
Body Count
Ice T
L7
Live
Tool
The Tea Party
Ween
The Flaming Lips
Pop Will Eat Itself
Therapy?
Pennywise
Andy Prieboy
Def FX
Cosmic Pyschos
Skunkhour
Powderfinger
Nitocris
Custard
Suiciety
Horsehead
Supergroove
Regurgitator
Peyote
Downtime

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Dean Collingridge

Dean Collingridge

Fetus Eater (1995-1997) - Guitar
Good Name for a Band (1998-2003) - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Mrs Mangle (2009-Current) - Vocals, Guitar

REGION: Blacktown, NSW

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Wastelands - Compilation

TRACKLIST: - Download Here.

Jel - Twisted
Jel - The Fish Song
Crushed Baby Ants - Underground
Crushed Baby Ants - Noises
Dorian - Here I Stand
Dorian - His Passage
Dhakota - Passageway
Dhakota - The Passing

SUMMARY: Compilation sponsored by Phantom Records in connection to the Wastelands shows put on by the Blacktown Youth Services Association in 1996. The finalists in the Wastelands band competition were selected for this compilation CD - this CD was the prize for these bands. The project was led by Hugh Worral and supported by Marty Durkan and Matty Albert (Spilt Milk), Sarah Louise, and Erin Fearn-Smith.

ORAL HISTORY:

MATTY: I came up with the name 'Wastelands'. It was started at Blacktown City Youth Association (BCYA) by a small group of kids who got together to put on events. Marty Durkan was a major contributor.

Matty Albert, Noise Levels discussion, 2025

ERIN: Marty Durkan, Matty Albert, and Sarah Louise designed the logo. Hugh Worrall, who was with BCYA at the time, led this project. Phantom Records sponsored a band competition, and the bands on this compilation CD were the finalists. Recording this album was the prize. This also led to the establishment of the Wastelands shop, where the CD - along with other independently produced music, clothes, accessories, decorations, etc. - could be sold.

Erin Fearn-Smith, Noise Levels discussion, 2025

MARTY: I did the artwork with Hugh Worrall, who ran Blacktown Youth Services Association (BCYA). Hugh was instrumental in getting the Wastelands shop up and running and getting the BYSA venue for the gigs.

Marty Durkan, Noise Levels discussion, 2025

Monday, August 19, 2024

PCYC, Blacktown, 9th June, 2006

VENUE: PCYC, Blacktown

DATE: Friday, 9th June, 2006

TIME: 7pm

BANDS:

The New Justice Team
Hooray for Hate
Deathrider
Flame the Fire
Headcheese
Chinpoko

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Blacktown Youth Centre, Blacktown, 7th June, 1997

VENUE: Youth Centre, Blacktown

DATE: 7th June, 1997

OTHER: All Ages

BANDS:

Naiad
Crane No. 6
Nale

Saturday, June 15, 2024

The Basement, Blacktown, 31st July, 2009

VENUE: The Basement, Blacktown

DATE: Friday, 31st July, 2009

TIME: 8pm

OTHER: $8 entry. Organised by Cream Studios.

BANDS:

Broken Toys
Alphabet Cities
The Bernie Lomax 5

Friday, April 19, 2024

PCYC, Blacktown, 7th February, 1998

VENUE: PCYC, Blacktown

DATE: Saturday, 7th February, 1998

TIME: 7pm

OTHER: All Ages, $4 entry.

BANDS:

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Wastelands, PCYC, Blacktown, 1st November, 1997

VENUE: PCYC, Blacktown

DATE: Saturday, 1st November, 1997

OTHER: All Ages, $5 entry

BANDS:

Speckled Foam
Crane No. 6
Unknown band

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Good Name For a Band

ORIGINS: Blacktown, NSW

GENRE: Punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 1998-2003

MEMBERS:

James Beattie (Bass, Vocals)
Dean Collingridge (Guitar, Keys, Vocals)
Ian McT (Drums, Vocals)

RELEASES:

Restaurant Quality (2000)

1. The Chug Song
2. John Howard is My Hero
3. Alone
4. Corn Cob
5. Listen
6. Rhomboid Goat Cabin is Very Annoyed
7. The Seven Hills Jazz Lounge

SUMMARY: Getting to know one another as students at Mitchell High School, the band formed in the late '90s and rehearsed a lot at Warehouse Studios in Rydalmere and Party Pig Studios in Girraween. Good Name For a Band played a variety of backyards, house parties, and pubs, and recorded their first EP at Smokin' and Jokin' Studios with Adam Barns. The band finished around 2001.

SHOWS:

Green Square Hotel, Zetland - 19th October, 2000

ORAL HISTORY:

DEAN: We all went to school together. Ian and myself were in the same Kindergarten class. James was two years older at school but we knew him through music at school and became friends. When I was 16 I started a band called Fetus Eater with two other friends. Ian approached me to jam and he tried to poach me out of Fetus Eater.

DEAN: Ian, James and I started jamming at Ian's house as he had a share house at Baulkham Hills right next to the Bull and Bush Hotel. We would have crazy parties and people from the pub would just rock up to hear us play.

DEAN: We played the local gig scene but did lots of time in studio because I worked there. We had a good following and even had a few songs played on Triple J at the time. We never really tried to 'make it' as such because we just loved making music and had no real push to make it or sell ourselves. People liked because we weren't trying to be liked.

DEAN: We were punk-ish but also weird. We did lots of styles. We liked being different and loved Mr Bungle. We liked doing unexpected stuff - heavy, soft, punk, even some hip hop metal and jazz. We liked to confuse people.

RELATED BANDS: Fetus Eater, Mrs Mangle