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'Michael Chugg was only fifteen years old when he began managing and promoting music in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania. That was in 1962. Fast forward to the present, and "Chuggi", as he is affectionately known, has been a pioneer in bringing the newest, biggest and baddest musical acts to Australia.
'These include The Police, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis Jr., Fleetwood Mac, R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Pearl Jam, and many more. Chuggi has developed a reputation as a hard-arse, often walking on stage to shout down the crowd or pull the talent into line. He also never minces words - writing in shocking detail about what goes on behind closed doors when big international acts come to town.
'This honest, open and blunt expose of the underbelly of Australian music events is both hilarious and fascinating.' (From the publisher's website.)
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I’m Sorry, Mr Sinatra, but Sydney Airport Has a Curfew
2015
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 September 2015; (p. 11) Australian music promoter Michael Chugg remembers the blacker side of Ol’ Blue Eyes -
In Short : Nonfiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 November 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt : The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts 2010 single work autobiography -
Review : Biography
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 - 31 October 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt : The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts 2010 single work autobiography -
Blacktracks on the Wild Side
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 2010; (p. 10-11) -
Still Chugging along on Rock's Highway
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 2 October 2010; (p. 12)
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Review : Biography
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 - 31 October 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt : The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts 2010 single work autobiography -
In Short : Nonfiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 November 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt : The Real Story of Touring the World's Biggest Acts 2010 single work autobiography -
Still Chugging along on Rock's Highway
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 2 October 2010; (p. 12) -
Blacktracks on the Wild Side
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 2010; (p. 10-11) -
I’m Sorry, Mr Sinatra, but Sydney Airport Has a Curfew
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 September 2015; (p. 11) Australian music promoter Michael Chugg remembers the blacker side of Ol’ Blue Eyes