Candy Harlots

the candy harlots are a glam rock band from sydney formed in 1987 by ex members of the glam savages, soggy porridge, the kelpies and suicide squad, on paper it looks like a really good punk band considering the previous bands, but with mark easton's flamboyant sexual presence up front it was more like the new york dolls, than poison or guns and roses! with catchy songs about sex drugs and rock and roll without hanging on to cliches of the past, the band proceeded to upstage other acts with their outrageous stage antics, and became legends because of their off stage antics! they released 2 independent singles RED HOT ROCKET and DANGER with accompanying videos, a third single was recorded but never released TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME. by 91 lead guitarist Marc deHugar was sacked, rhythm guitarist Ron Barrett died and Mark Easton left, replacements were brought in and released a successful album with Virgin records called 5 WICKED WAYS, but it was a far cry from the original band, many old fans were dissapointed, but many new fans were made due to the Virgin publicity machine! the band recorded a second album called NAILED but it was never released, the band went through many incarnations til it broke up in the mid 90s two reformation shows were held in Sydney and Melbourne in 2009