Legacy and Influence
The Little Band scene was represented, albeit semi-fictionally, in the 1986 cult film Dogs In Space, directed by Richard Lowenstein and starring Michael Hutchence. Primitive Calculators briefly reformed to star in the film, playing a new version of "Pumping Ugly Muscle". Original little band Thrush and the Cunts also appear with the song "Diseases", and Little Band figurehead Marie Hoy performs a cover of "Shivers" by The Boys Next Door. The live music scenes were supervised by Whirlywirld's Ollie Olsen. Coinciding with the film's long-awaited re-release, Lowenstein revisited Dogs in Space, the Little Band scene and Melbourne post-punk in general in the 2009 documentary We're Livin' on Dog Food, featuring rare footage and interviews with various members of the Little Band scene.
In 2010, the Melbourne Fringe Festival revived the Little Band concept with two shows dedicated to scene's ethos of ephemerality. Participants included contemporary Melbourne bands The Boat People, The Bowers, Bum Creek, The Crayon Fields, The Devastations, Dick Diver, Digger and The Pussycats, The Emergency, Fabulous Diamonds, Jessica Says, New War, The Parking Lot Experiments, Pikelet, Rat Vs. Possum, The School of Radiant Living, The Summer Cats, Teeth and Tongue, and Twin City Radio, plus Chapter Music's Guy Blackman, members of Primitive Calculators and special guests The Take, an original little band who reformed for the first time in 30 years.
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