associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
harem , crowded house , the tulips scarem , crown of thorns , the plums 1995 -- 2001 white , mushroom , festival deadstar
 group_or_band pop , rock melbourne , victoria , australia deadstar
deadstar

deadstar -lrb- styled as deadstar -rrb- were an australian pop rock music band formed in august 1995 by peter jones -lrb- crowded house -rrb- on drums and percussion ; caroline kennedy on lead vocals and guitar ; and barry palmer -lrb- hunters & collectors -rrb- on guitar and bass guitar .
they released three studio albums , `` deadstar '' -lrb- october 1995 -rrb- , `` milk '' -lrb- august 1997 -rrb- and `` somewhere over the radio '' -lrb- september 1999 -rrb- .
two singles reached the top 100 on the aria singles chart , `` run baby run '' and `` deeper water '' , both in 1999 .
the group were nominated for three aria music awards , `` do n't it get you down ? ''
for best independent release -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` run baby run '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- for best pop release , and `` somewhere over the radio '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- for best rock album .
the group disbanded in 2001 .
peter jones died on 18 may 2012 of brain cancer , aged 49 .
