Artists

Hoodoo Guru in Chief, Dave Faulkner was once asked whether the band he sings and plays guitar for, had left an influence. "I know we have," he replied. "I see it in lots of things going on, but whether it's our influence or people that we were influenced by, who can tell? I see our way of thinking, which is something that when we started I didn't see as much of."

The Hoodoo Gurus formed in Sydney on January 1, 1981 to play their first "show" in an inner city lounge room. Core members are Dave Faulkner and Brad Shepherd. Their first single was "Leilani", followed by "Tojo" and "My Girl" which were both released in 1983. The Surry Hills rock scene was hot in those days - Flaming Hands, Sunnyboys, Died Pretty, Hoi Polloi, Sekret Sekret, and the Lipstick Killers. The Gurus were hot.

March 2007 sees the Gurus launch their own label in the US, distributed by Ryko. In support of the re-release of their catalogue they journey to SXSW for the first time and are unanimously praised as one of the highlights of the festival. They follow up with a tour of major cities across the US and Canada and finalise plans for a five date tour of the UK in August along with an appearance at the Azkena Festival in Spain and another short US east coast tour before heading back home to do yet another national tour.

In July 2007 the Hoodoo Gurus were inducted into the Australian Music Hall of Fame.