Ron Rude
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Ron Rude is a rock and roll
musician in Melbourne
, Australia
. He was part of the post punk "little band scene
" that flourished in Melbourne in the late 1970s - 1980s, and is best known for staging a hunger strike in the window of local record shop Missing Link, and the demand that local radio station 3XY play his records, threatening to drown himself in a bucket of water if they did not. From 2001 to 2003, the hunger strike was the subject of a play called 3XY Or I Die. Since 2001, Rude has been performing new material with a new band called the Ron Rude Renaissance.
With Piano Piano:
With The Renaissance:
With Piano Piano:
With The Renaissance:
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
musician in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
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. He was part of the post punk "little band scene
Little band scene
The Little Band scene is the name given to an experimental post-punk scene which flourished in Melbourne from 1978 until early 1981. This scene was concentrated around the inner suburbs of Fitzroy and St Kilda, and was characterised by large numbers of small bands, more concerned with artistic...
" that flourished in Melbourne in the late 1970s - 1980s, and is best known for staging a hunger strike in the window of local record shop Missing Link, and the demand that local radio station 3XY play his records, threatening to drown himself in a bucket of water if they did not. From 2001 to 2003, the hunger strike was the subject of a play called 3XY Or I Die. Since 2001, Rude has been performing new material with a new band called the Ron Rude Renaissance.
Albums
- The Borders of Disgrace (1979)
- "The Golden Nowhere" (1984) - Cassette album, only 10 copies released due to market withdrawal.
With Piano Piano:
- The Vorpal Blade (1980)
With The Renaissance:
- Ron Rude Loves Ya (2010)
Singles
- "Cauldron of Rebirth/Houseboat" (1982) - Cassette single.
With Piano Piano:
- "Piano Piano/The Chessmen's Excursion" (1980)
With The Renaissance:
- "Midnight Shadow" (2010)
Production credits
| Year | Album | Artist | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Centrefold/Window 7" | Microfilm | Unforgettable Music through Missing Link | |
| 1980 | Honeymoons/123 Factory 7" | The Fabulous Marquises | Unforgettable Music through Missing Link | |
| 1981 | From Belgrave With Love | Various Artists | Cleopatra Records | Daily Planet, The Ears, Lachelle, Lisa Gerrard Lisa Gerrard Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician, singer, and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with former music partner Brendan Perry.... , The Marquises, Microfilm, Microtechs, Steve Vanguard, Vicky Hayes, The Video Pirates |