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The early gigs promoting the album, Worth Every Penny, gave the band an early glimpse into their future careers. Anyone who was lucky enough to catch them playing at their early gigs in the 60s must have been amazed at how the rag tag group ever got to level they eventually reached.

Trivia: With the little money they were now getting as a result of the gigs, lead singer Pete treated himself to an old Vespa scooter so he didn’t have to walk everywhere anymore. Unfortunately he didn’t have it long before a group of local rockers pushed it into the River Dee.

While their stock was still high after the eventual success of Worth Every Penny, The Refunds took the chance to do a few small gigs in and around their local area. Because the album took a while to catch on, they hadn’t been playing many gigs up to this point. It took them a few weeks to rehearse in the attic of the local pub having to learn most of the words again. The gigs mostly went well and put them back on the local scene.

Trivia: The first gig back after the hiatus wouldn’t have been one for the purists. Pete forgot a whole verse of Fly City Love, and just improvised it by singing a lot of “la’s and yeah’s.” Thankfully the audience at the time didn’t know the song that well either.

Go back to where the pop punk quartet Third-Rate Reprobates got their first big break. Off the back of their album Stark Raving Sad, plenty of venues were trying to book the newest sound in pop punk. As it was the summer, most of the gigs were played outside in parking lots, festival stages, and skateparks allowing plenty of people to watch and get in on the exciting action.

Trivia: Bassist, Timmy, had just learnt to drive and was adamant he was going to drive the band in their decrepit tour bus. Thankfully, the band and roadies all got to the gigs safely. The bus was not so lucky, as the many bumps and fender benders it got into meant it was not worth saving after the tour had been finished. IN the end, a local destruction derby took it off their hands for $10.

It took a few years before her big break, but when it came, Robyn Coodle became a very popular and accomplished singer songwriter in the 1980s. Her Cornish roots, lyrical prowess and lilting voice set her apart from her contemporaries and gained her much success and fanfare along the way.

Introducing Milkshake Moustache, the classic rock band from the 1970s.

Neighbours and life long friends, Scott, Debbie, and Julie joined forces in 1970 to become Milkshake Moustache. From their dull street in Leicester, they worked their way up to become legends in their field. Their unique style of rock stood out amongst the crowd and brought them plenty of fans and admirers along the way.

We are very pleased to announce that we have brought back some classic merchandise for this classic band. We have also written a brand new article detailing the whole career of the band and its members. Find out how they first met, their early success, and how the band's reunion in the 90s.