The Aliens
 The
Aliens were one of the first Australian bands of the late 70s to
adopt the New Wave "uniform" of black clothes and skinny
ties.
Originally known as Riff Raff, The Aliens' hailed from Adelaide
and played guitar-rich pop-rock with the influence on 1960's
melodies.
The band relocated to Melbourne in 1978, but Graham Lewis and
Kevin Patricks had left by the time Mushroom issued the singles Confrontation
(December 1979) and Follow That Girl (February
1980), and the album Translator. Rob Grosser played drums
on the records.
Greg Webster left in June 1980, to be replaced by Randy Bulpin
(ex-Mondo Rock) in September.
A new line-up of Stapleton, Greg Trennery (bass), Malcolm Fogg
(drums) and Pierre Baroni (guitar and synthesizer) issued the
independent single I Don't Care in February 1981, after
which the band broke up.
Stapleton went on to play with GANGgajang. Baroni worked in the
art department of Mushroom Records for many years.
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