rage goes retro

January is once again retro month for the good folks at rage.

If you loved the recent Countdown concert (and who didn’t?) put this on your watchlist or PVR.

You’ve been waiting a whole year for this, and now, this Saturday night, the hair is going to be as big as the hits as we take you back to Countdown in the ‘1980s.

That’s right, we’re running five full episodes of the show, including those hosted by Steve Gilpin of Mi-Sex, Mental As Anything’s Greedy Smith, Australian Crawl’s James Reyne, Spencer Jones and Billy Pommer of The Johnnys, and Howard Jones. But don’t forget to tune in earlier in the day to watch some of the bands’ most memorable tracks to get you in a radical mood.

Saturday January 6 on ABC.
11:30pm
COUNTDOWN March 16, 1980 (231: Steve Gilpin – Mi-Sex) (ABC)
COUNTDOWN May 3, 1981 (283: Greedy Smith – Mental As Anything) (ABC)
MENTAL AS ANYTHING Berserk Warriors (Sony)
MENTAL AS ANYTHING Let’s Cook (Sony)
MENTAL AS ANYTHING Live It Up (Warner)
COUNTDOWN July 11, 1982 (336: James Reyne – Australian Crawl) (ABC)
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL Errol (EMI)
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL Shutdown (EMI)
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL Two Can Play (EMI)
COUNTDOWN August 11, 1985 (474: Howard Jones) (ABC)
COUNTDOWN April 13, 1986 (504: Spencer and Billy – The Johnnys) (ABC)
THE JOHNNYS My Buzzsaw Baby Really Cut Me (Festival)
MYSTERY SKULLS Endlessly (Warner)