DIVINE RITES Where Birdmen Flew

Est. 1996 Australian independent rock archive

Australian rock. Connected.

Bands, musicians, records, songs and first-hand stories — no longer isolated pages, but one living map of Australian independent rock.

Sydney
1974 Radio Birdman
01 Radio Birdman Australian proto-punk
Bamboos Charlie Owen Chris Masuak Christian Houllemare & Happy Hate Me Nots City Kids Deniz Tek Deniz Tek's Bands Died Pretty DM3 Exploding White Mice Leif Alan Creed Louis Tillett New Race Porcelain Bus Radio Birdman Rob Younger Rob Younger bands Screaming Tribesmen Seminal Rats Some Kind Of Justice The Hitmen The Kryptonics The Lime Spiders The Lipstick Killers The New Christs The Passengers The Survivors The Visitors TV Jones Vanilla Chainsaws
Watch 28 videos · Live · Promo · Clips Explore 23 bands · 7 artists · 128 musicians · 48 related bands Search Bands · Artists · Musicians · Interactive network Key bands Radio Birdman The New Christs New Race Citadel Records Discography · Interviews Features Articles · Interviews · Reviews · Books
Storming the Citadel Two vinyl compilations Listen · Shop · Read
Song of the week From Storming the Citadel · Vol. 1 from STC01 Slave Girl original release cover
Slave Girl Jack & the Beanstalk
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The connected archive

Everything is connected

Follow any thread. One musician leads to every band they joined; one record opens its songs, credits, reviews and related stories.

Explore Bands & Artists 23Bands 7Artists 128Musicians 48Related bands Browse bands & artists The connected archive Interactive Network Explore the network

Discography

Three essential discographies

Explore the records of Radio Birdman, The New Christs and New Race — three bands at the heart of the Divine Rites archive.

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Video archives

Radio Birdman, The New Christs, complete concerts, rare television footage and a documentary story — all gathered in one video archive. Explore every video 28 videos
Independent Australian label Citadel Records Founded by John Needham, Citadel Records gave a home to some of the fiercest and most distinctive independent music to come out of Australia. This archive brings its historical discography, sleeve galleries and essential links together in one place. Explore Citadel Records The historical archive Back catalogue 7-inch · LP · CD · overseas editions

Archive highlights

Interviews, reviews & documents

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Radio Birdman did it first, did it harder, and broke up sooner than any other Australian band.

Alex Wheaton · dB Magazine · Divine Rites archive
Reading Radio Birdman Books 11 Books documenting Radio Birdman and the Australian independent rock scene. Explore the books
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A fellow traveller since the early days

A long-standing partner of Divine Rites and an essential outpost for Australian rock’n’roll, I-94 Bar keeps the scene moving with news, reviews, interviews and live dates.

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