Girly by Creatures Downstairs
1992
Girly by Creatures Downstairs
1992
- NFSA IDPWQVHVAJ
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresPopular music
- Year1992
‘Girly’ is a track by the all-female punk-rock band Creatures Downstairs. It features on the double CD Behind the Banana Curtain, released in 2000 to celebrate 25 years of the pioneering Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. There are 41 tracks, with no artist repeated, underlining the breadth of the city’s underground music.
The compilation features famous groups like Powderfinger and Regurgitator alongside lesser-known acts like Creatures Downstairs, who were active in the early 1990s. The defiant sound of the all-female band reflects 4ZZZ's focus on alternative music that pushed the envelope. Upbeat feminist pop melds with echoes of 1960s girl groups, surf rock, and punk rock, reflecting the eclecticism of the Brisbane scene.
Founded in 1975 as the University of Queensland’s student radio outlet, 4ZZZ was the first FM community broadcaster in Queensland and the first in the state to transmit in stereo. The station became a platform for countercultural voices and artists ignored by commercial AM radio, particularly during the long reign of conservative Queensland premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen (1968–1987).
‘Girly’ is a track by the all-female punk-rock band Creatures Downstairs. It features on the double CD Behind the Banana Curtain, released in 2000 to celebrate 25 years of the pioneering Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. There are 41 tracks, with no artist repeated, underlining the breadth of the city’s underground music.
The compilation features famous groups like Powderfinger and Regurgitator alongside lesser-known acts like Creatures Downstairs, who were active in the early 1990s. The defiant sound of the all-female band reflects 4ZZZ's focus on alternative music that pushed the envelope. Upbeat feminist pop melds with echoes of 1960s girl groups, surf rock, and punk rock, reflecting the eclecticism of the Brisbane scene.
Founded in 1975 as the University of Queensland’s student radio outlet, 4ZZZ was the first FM community broadcaster in Queensland and the first in the state to transmit in stereo. The station became a platform for countercultural voices and artists ignored by commercial AM radio, particularly during the long reign of conservative Queensland premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen (1968–1987).
- NFSA IDPWQVHVAJ
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresPopular music
- Year1992
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