To be honest, I was a bit sceptical about THE GALVATRONS before I did this interview. Is there a place for OTT '80s rock in today's music industry? I wasn't so sure. To my surprise, however, I got totally glamoured by this glam rock frontman, and listening to the recording I realise that (rather embarrassingly) I spent the entire interview giggling like a school girl. Despite his attempts to convince me that "I'm just a knob on stage really, that's it. I'm a total geek otherwise. I'm a bit of a hermit." - I'm not buying it. Not to imply that he's a knob - but Johnny's hardly the comic-reading uber-nerd he'd have you believe. He's chatty, funny, and very charismatic; everything a rock star (and my future husband) should be.

However, despite his aforementioned good points, two successful EPs and the stuff-of-legends true story that the Galvatrons were signed after only their fourth gig, it's clear that Johnny still has both feet firmly planted on the ground. "I like my rock stars to be rock stars," he tells me, while we're discussing The Galvatrons' larger-than-life on-stage atmosphere. "Like Bowie and Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury - I love that kind of 'I'm better than you' kind of thing - as long as you leave it on the stage."

When I ask him why he thinks it's 'important' to bring back synth-ridden, '80s cock rock, he says "I dunno if it's important! I don't think it's world changing!" (and now I feel silly for asking that question). "Around 2000 there was a lot of realist music, like music about the everyday, but now people are embracing more theatrical kind of rock stars." As for the synth: "I like the kind of paleo-future vibe. 'Paleo-future' means an outdated version of the future," he informs me, and I sit there nodding enthusiastically. "Like in the '80s if you wanted to set something that was from the future you put a synth line in. I guess it's just more of an atmospheric thing."

Then the conversation turns to sex. I don't quite know how that happens, but I'm okay with it. "If you're in it for sex and drugs, rock 'n' roll is not the answer!" Johnny says. Ah, now I remember - he's telling me about his experiences at Foreshore last year. "Man those electro-dance kids, they know how to put it on! If I could just pass that on to the youth of today - for sex and drugs, don't pick up a guitar, pick up a deck!"

Nonetheless, Johnny maintains that he is very much looking forward to playing Trackside festival this year. "We always have a good crowd at Canberra," he tells me, and, when prompted, I promise I'll be there 'in the front row.' Oh dear. This has been Bridget Jones for BMA, with (more than) a bit of a crush now, actually.

The Galvatrons are a part of the terrific Trackside Festival lineup, taking place at Thoroughbred Park on Saturday November 21. Tickets through Landspeed Records, Ticketek, Moshtix and Oztix.