page_title: Hoodoo Gurus
section_title: Grossman
hierarchical_section_title: Hoodoo Gurus / History / Hoodoo hiatus (1998–2003) – side projects and solo work / Grossman
caption_attribution_description: English: Richards Grossman in Rottnest Island
context_page_description: Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman, Mark Kingsmill, and Brad Shepherd. Their popularity peaked in the mid to late 1980s with albums Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool! and Magnum Cum Louder.
  Hoodoo Gurus had a string of acclaimed pop-rock singles including "Leilani", "Tojo", "My Girl", "I Want You Back", "Bittersweet", "Like Wow – Wipeout", and "What's My Scene?". After touring the United States from 1984 onwards they gained popularity on the U.S. college rock circuit with singles "Come Anytime" reaching No. 1 and "Miss Freelove '69" reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Gurus’ biggest Australian hit single was their 1987 Top 3 hit song "What's My Scene?". Th song was parodied for the National Rugby League 2000s theme, "That's My Team".
  Hoodoo Gurus' iconic status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. Their induction announcement stated that the Gurus were one of the most "inventive, lyrically smart and exciting" bands from Australia.
context_section_description: From 1990 onwards, Grossman has been involved in a side project, Ghostwriters, with Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil. Ghostwriters have released four albums with 2007's Political Animal on Sony BMG. Shepherd had played with Ghostwriters on their albums Ghostwriters in 1991 and Fibromoon in 1999. During 2001, Grossman performed 20 concerts with long-time friend Matt Moffitt (1956–2003) singer-songwriter and founder of Matt Finish. Grossman had been an early member of Matt Finish, he returned to perform and record Just a Short Note (Best of) released in December 2001. The Kelly Gang was a 2004 project Grossman formed with Jack Nolan, they brought in Hirst and Scott Aplin (Waikiki) to record Looking for the Sun; Shepherd performed as a session musician.
caption: Richard Grossman, April 2012
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