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Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music by Mick and the Phatman

May 3, 202658:41Comedy

In the mid-70's, one of our most outrageous bands burst out of Melbourne ready to shock a relatively conservative Australian society. With wild costumes & makeup, songs touching on drugs, sexuality and masturbation, and...

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