took over from Bacich on drums. Mariani recalled "I wrote instrumentals back then like 'Guitar Radiation', 'Cementhead' and 'Boobalooba Beach'" "Boobalooba Beach" was co-written by Mariani with Hitchcock and Zupanovich. As well as its original material the group covered "Pipeline" and "Walk Don't Run". Mariani recounted "we recorded a few live cassettes and did some studio recordings at the early days of Planet and Revolver". Late in 1983 The Go-Starts broke up. Hitchcock went on to play in The Bamboos (1986–87), The Neptunes (1987–89), The Kryptonics (1987–88), You Am I (1996–97) and the Monarchs. Zupanovich played in Orange and Scorer went on to the cabaret scene. The Stems (1983–1987, 2003–2009) The Stems formed in late 1983 with Dom Mariani on guitar and vocals, Gary Chambers on drums, Richard Lane on keyboards, guitar and vocals, and John Shuttleworth on bass guitar. The power pop band's repertoire was mostly original material predominately written by Mariani in the style of "1960s pop/R&B/garage bands", with a few cover versions included. In March 1984 they played their debut gig supporting The Saints and The Triffids in Perth. The Stems built up a substantial local following. In June 1984 Shuttleworth was replaced by Julian Matthews on bass guitar. In early 1985 the group travelled to Sydney, home of their label Citadel Records, and promoted their first single, "Make You Mine" (May). The track, written by Mariani, reached the top of the independent charts and sold 5000 copies in Australia. "Make You Mine" was the second highest selling independent single in Australia for the year. During this period they recorded their second single, "Tears Me in Two", and an extended play, Love Will Grow (February 1986), both produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne. The EP reached No. 72 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described The Stems' early work as "classic slices of exuberant, simplistic garage-fuzz pop". In December 1985 David Shaw replaced Chambers on drums. The group spent most of 1986 touring Australia. They signed with Mushroom Records' subsidiary label White Records and started recording their debut studio album, At First Sight, Violets Are Blue, with Thorne producing. However, the sessions were disrupted and Mariani took on production duties with Guy Gray. The album was released in May 1987 and became the third-highest selling independent album in Australia for that year. The Stems embarked on another national tour, with