Hey dennysmith61 thats my favourite band too! Shang a Lang was probably the first record I ever bought, the next was Blitzkrieg Bop, actually they don't sound that different
I love Eastern Dark, I met the bass player at a Rollins Band gig in Sydney many years ago,nice guy and a mine of rock n roll info. Radio Birdman were (are still) a good band, but how they are worshipped by the indie crowd in Australia is over the top. The Saints were for me the classic Australian band.
Madrugada are a fine band, i've seen them 3 times, the last time I was standing next to a beautiful women, it took a while to dawn on me but then I realised it was Martina Hingis (ex world top tennis player)
To this list I would I would like to add the fantastic but almost forgotten Gun Club and another Aussie band The Scientists, the Sub Pop compilation of their stuff is really to be recommended. And also Frank Black his recent records are all cool.
"Too old to rock n roll,too young to die" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!