Dave Faulkner is an Australian rock musician . He has written songs, sung, played guitar and other instruments with several influential bands, including the Hoodoo Gurus. For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Hoodoo Gurus are a rock band from Sydney, Australia, although three of the original members Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj and James Baker were originally from Perth. ...

Faulkner grew up in Perth, Western Australia where he was educated at Trinity College and was a founding member, with James Baker of punk band The Victims, in 1977. Together they co-wrote the band's first single, "Television Addict", which is widely regarded as a classic and has featured on several punk compliations. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... James Baker is a rock musician from Perth, Western Australia. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Victims were a punk band from Perth, Western Australia, active in 1977-79. ... Television Addict was the A-side of the debut single by The Victims, an early punk rock band from Perth, Western Australia. ...

After The Victims split in 1979, Faulkner played keyboards with another Perth band, The Manikins, who also performed some of his songs. The Manikins were a protopunk and new wave band from Perth, Australia. ...

In 1981, Baker and Faulkner founded the Hoodoo Gurus in Sydney. The band has enjoyed success in many countries without having a major international hit. The band, which has released eight original albums and several compilations, officially split in 1998, but has reformed occasionally for concerts. Hoodoo Gurus are a rock band from Sydney, Australia, although three of the original members Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj and James Baker were originally from Perth. ... Look up compilation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Faulkner also wrote original music for a 1994 film, The Sum of Us. His song "Come Anytime" is the theme song to the Australian TV show Thank God You're Here. The Gurus have also reworked their hit, "What's My Scene?", also by Faulkner, as "That's My Team", the current promotional theme for the National Rugby League (NRL). Faulkner is a well-known, long-time supporter of NRL team the Cronulla Sharks. The Sum of Us is a 1994 Australian movie starring Russell Crowe. ... Thank God Youre Here is a Logie Award winning partially improvised comedy television program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Australian Network Ten on the 5 April 2006, and has currently aired for two seasons. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ...