Ballarat singer and keyboard player, Becky Thomas has played in a number of bands since the late 80s
Her first band, The Mavis's was formed as a post-punk band in Ballarat in 1987 with her brother singer-guitarist Matt Thomas (Matt Doll), guitarist Andrew Craw, bassist Katherine McNulty, and drummer Andrea Vendy.
In 1990, the band moved to Melbourne where they released their debut single, "Rollercoaster", the following year. 1993 saw the release of their first EP, Spindrift, and Poseidon was released the following year.The Mavis's released their debut album, Venus Returning, the following year, which reached number 33 on the Australian albums chart and contained the singles "Box", "Thunder", and "Lost". It featured a more mainstream sound than their previous releases. "Thunder" made it into the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 at number 96. They toured with Def FX.
.In April 1998, the band released their second studio album, Pink Pills, which reached number 12 on the albums chart. After the album's release, the band was asked to tour with Kylie Minogue by Minogue herself, and later supported Green Day on their 1998 Australian tour. In 2000 the band decided to break up, and ended with a farewell tour.
Since their split, Thomas formed Junkatique, and later, Beki and the Bullets. Thomas and her brother Matt re-united and recorded a six track EP Searching for Zero released March 2013. December 27, 2014 the band reformed for a one off sold out show in Melbourne.
Am i the only one only liked bro I and the bullets.bekinlooked cute.
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