Oblivia (band)

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Oblivia
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresRock
Years active1999 (1999)–2002 (2002)
LabelsRCA/BMG
Past members
  • Peter Banicevic
  • Tony Jukic
  • Gordon Burke
  • Johnny Sans
  • Owen Thomson
  • Adam Church

Oblivia were an Australian rock band formed in 1999 by mainstays Peter Banicevic (p.k.a. Pete Banner) on bass guitar and Tony Jukic (p.k.a. Tony Juke) on guitar and synthesisers. They were joined in the following year by Irish-born vocalist, Gordon Bourke (p.k.a. Josh Orange). Their debut single, "My Friend" (May 2000), peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, "My Friend" received two trophies for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year for the work by Steve James. Oblivia released a sole album, The Careless Ones (July 2001) before disbanding in the following year.

History[edit]

Oblivia were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney by Peter Banicevic (p.k.a. Pete Banner) on bass guitar and Tony Jukic (p.k.a. Tony Juke) on guitar and synthesisers in 1999.[1] Banicevic and Jukic were schoolmates from the western suburbs.[2] Irish-born Gordon Burke (p.k.a. Josh Orange) joined on lead vocals in the following year.[3] They were signed to Albert Music by Harry Vanda for a publishing contract,[1] which led to being taken on-board by BMG.[4]

Their debut single "My Friend" was released in May 2000, which peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[5][6] It was produced by Steve James (Sex Pistols, Mental as Anything, Screaming Jets).[1] The single was supported by national youth radio station, Triple J.[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, "My Friend" received two trophies for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year for the work by James.[7][8] A second single, "Mindbomb", appeared in October 2000.[6] By December of that year the line-up was Banicevic, Bourke, Jukic, Johnny Sans on guitar and Owen Thompson on drums.[2]

Oblivia issued a sole album, The Careless Ones (July 2001), which was also produced by James.[1][9] At the end of that month, Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, rated it as his album of the week and described how the group deliver, "power pop with an edge" and they "have a lot to offer; strong melodies, interesting words, powerful performances."[1] One of the album's tracks, "Shiver", was used on the soundtrack for the comedy-drama film, Bootmen (October 2000).[6] By August 2001 both Sans and Thompson had left while Adam Church had joined as their drummer.[10][11] They released two more singles from the album, "Collapse on Me" and "Stupid" / "Apparition", before disbanding in 2002.

In 2007 Jukic, on guitar, joined the reformed line-up of a hard rock band, the Hitmen, alongside earlier members Johnny Kannis on lead vocals, Chris Masuak on lead guitar and Tony Robertson on bass guitar, as well as Murray Shepherd on drums.[12]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details
The Careless Ones
  • Released: 2 July 2001
  • Label: Sony BMG (74321787982)
  • Format: CD

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[5]
"My Friend" 2000 35 The Careless Ones
"Mindbomb" 84
"Collapse on Me" 2001 —
"Stupid" / "Apparition" —

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Nimmervoll, Ed (30 July 2001). "Album of the Week: Oblivia – The Careless Ones". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing. Archived from the original on 1 November 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "TE Archive – Oblivia - From School Band to Chart Success". Newcastle Music. 14 December 2000. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Greg. "The Careless Ones". Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO). Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "A State of Oblivia?". hEARd Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
    • "My Friend": "Discography Oblivia". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
    • "Mind Bomb": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
  6. ^ a b c Scully, Anthony (14 October 2000). "TE Archive - Oblivia All in the Mind". Newcastle Music. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ Newcastle Herald, 25 October 2000, "Just Don't Call Them Babies"
  9. ^ Hector the Rock Dog. "The Undercover Review: Oblivia – The Careless Ones". Undercover. Archived from the original on 28 March 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Everton, Denise (23 August 2001). "Headed for Anything But". Illawarra Mercury.
  11. ^ Broderson, Alicia (August 2001). "Oblivia Spill the Beans". Redback Rock. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ The Barman (1 November 2007). "The Barman talks to the Hitmen about their 2007 reunion at the I-94 Bar". I-94 Bar. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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