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Charlie is My Darling is an film documentary about the Rolling Stones. this documentary was filmed during an quick tour of Ireland on September 3rd and 4th 1965 which it was at the time when Satisfaction had been number 1 on the charts and it shows the life on the road with the Stones line up of Mick Jagger,Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, brian Jones and Bill Wyman as well as the first filmed concert performances of the Stones as well as the interviews with Mick,Brian,Charlie and Bill as well as various fans waiting in line and many others. It's an AWESOME and an BRILLIANT DVD with great stuff on it and among the extra features are the directors and producer's cuts of the movie, restoration documentary etc. this was documentary was directed by peter Whitehead an English film maker who documented the counter culture in London and New York as well as doing promo films now known as music videos which he would film several singles of the Stones as well as Pink Floyd and P.P

Let the Music Play is the documentary about the legendary American rock group The Doobie Brothers that is out on DVD. IN this DVD it has interviews with founding members Tom Johnston and Pat Simmonds as well as other key members like Michael MacDonald, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, John McFee as well as manager Brucew Cohn, record producer Ted Templeman and others and talking about the beginning at the Chateau Liberte in Santa Cruz in 1970, begin recording for Warner Brothers where they would go on to have with successful hit singles like Listen to the music, CHina Grove, Long Train Running, Black Water, Takin It to the Streets etc as well as successful albums, the line up changes over the years,musical direction, the break up in 1982, reforming in 1987 and many others. It's an EXCELLENT and an BRILLIANT DVD with great stories and interviews and the extra stuff on this DVD has 9 songs of the classic hits live. This DVD was produced and directed by Barry Ehrmann who had direct

On Saturday november 24th I went to Carina Leagues Club to see the Suzi Quatro Tribute show which had Brandi and the Badcats and it was my 1st time seeing that show in brisbane as I have seen that show twice down the Gold Coast @ Coolangatta first @ Wintersun on Sunday June 8th 2008 and last year @ Cooly Rocks On Saturday June 11th 2011 and both were FANTASTIC. The show started @ 8pm and for the next 2 and an half hours Brandi and the band belted the classic Suzi Quatro's songs with Reno's brilliant guitar playing, Stephen's guitar playing was excellent too with Julian's excellent drumming and keyboards by David and it was the 2nd time this month I've seen Brandi as I saw with the Badcats doing the rockabilly stuff 2 weeks before. The show finished @ 10.30pm which it finished off with Keep A Knockin/Sweet Little Rock n Roller and after the show saw Stephen, Reno and Brandi and I did'nt know it until last week that the Stephen who plays with the Br

On Friday November 23rd I went to QPAC Concert Hall to see Class of 69 which it's an tribute to the ladies of 60's and this featured legendary Australian singer Little Pattie which it was my 7th time seeing her live. I caught the bus to South Brisbane which I got the QPAC @ about 7pm, bought an poster and an CD of Bec Laughton, had an drink of water, went inside and waited. the show started @ 8pm with Little Pattie came on stage and for the more 40 minutes doing an set of classic songs from the 60's as well as 2 of her famous hits from the 60's He's My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy and Stompin At maroubra and also told some stories of her career. There was an interval which I had an drink of water and the second set with the Class Of 69 performers coming on stage which were- Bec Laughton (Dusty Springfield), Evelyn Duprai(Diana Ross), Naomi Price (petula Clark) and Tyla Beertolli(Lesley Gore) and they were introduced by Littl

For the classic album segment let's have an look at the 1984 album by American singer as well as member of the Eagles Don Henley. this was his second solo album as his first one was I can't Stand Still from 1982 and the recording of the album known as Building the Perfect Beast was recorded between 1983-84 at Record One in Sherman Oaks, California, Bill Schnee Studio in Universal City California and and the Villa North, North Hollywood California. The album was released on November 19th 1984 which went to number 13 in the USA which it went triple platinum and no 14 in the UK where it went silver and it sold 3 million copies and from the album it had 4 hit singles-The Boys Of Summer(no 5 USA) which it won an grammy and 4 MTV music Awards, All She Wants to do Is Dance, Not Enough Love In the World and Sunset grill. It was produced by Don Henley, Danny KOrtchmar and Greg Ladanyi and among the musicians on it were 3 members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mike Campbell, Stan

In March 2013 legendary 50's rockabilly American singer Wanda Jackson known for hits like Let's Have A PArty, Mean Mean Man, I Gotta Know, Honey Bop, Fujiyama Mama and many others is touring Australia which she will play in South Australia, Victoria, 2 shows in New South Wales, Queensland and the Bluefest Festival in Byron Bay during the Easter Weekend. She has just released an new album called Unfinished Business which was produced by US singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle and is still going strong as ever. She will perform her hits from the 50's and 60s' as well as doing some Elvis songs as well I'm sure songs from her new album too and she also tells stories about her career. To those who have not seen her live go and see her which she puts on an AWESOME show and she is just great live and also everyone has an great time. I'm sure you will be impressed with the show and seeing one of the true legends of rock. Australian Tour Dates- Governor Hi

In February 2013 legendary British 60's group the Searchers known for hits back in the 60's like Sweets For My Sweet, Sugar and Spice, Don't Throw Your Love Away, Needles and Pins, When You Walk In the Room and many others are touring Australia which will start in Victoria on February 1st then through South Australia, NSW, Queensland and Western Australia until March 10th. The Searchers line up-are with original founding member John McNally on guitar and vocals, bass guitarist and vocals since August 3rd 1964 Frank Allen, guitarist and lead singer since 1985 Spencer James and on Drums since 2010 Scott Ottaway and 2013 will be 50 years when the Searchers came on the music scene with Sweets For My Sweet which they are still going strong and touring the world after all these years. The Searchers will do many of their hits from the 60's as well as album tracks and other people's songs which they always put on an FANTASTIC show as well as an great sense of h

Make to Break Up My Life In and Out Of Kiss is the autobiography of founding member and drummer of legendary American rock band Kiss Peter Criss. In this book he talks about his growing up in Brooklyn, getting his first drum which was an toy drum aged 7 but his first real drum set aged 15, studying under Gene Kurpa legendary American drummer at the MEtrolope club in New York while playing with bandleader Joey Greco, endured the lean years, street violence and played with bands The Barracudas, The SOunds of Soul, Nautilus, Chelesa annd Lips, formed the band KISS in 1973 along with Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons who went to become one of the Biggest American rock n roll bands with successful albums and singles like Hard Luck WOman, Beth, Black Diamond, Rock and Roll All Nite, I was Made for Lovin You etc, problems with drugs and alcohol, 3 marriages, near suicides, surviving breast cancer and many others. It's an BRILLIANT and an excellent book with great stories told

Celebration Day is the live cd/DVD by legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin. 5 years ago in 2007 surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones got back together with Jason Bonham on drums(son of original drummer John Bonham who died in 1980) to perform at the tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun the founding member of Atlantic Records who passed away after an fall on December 14th 2006 and the band were the headline act which the show was performed on December 10th 2007 at O2 Arena in London. This show was their 1st full length concert since the passing of John Bonham in 1980 and they performed 16 songs including 2 encores as well as performing classic Led Zeppelin songs like Whole Lotta Love, Stairway To heaven, Dazed and Confused, Kashmir, Rock and Roll and many others and it's all here on DVD and CD. It's BRILLIANT, AWESOME and ROCKIN and they played just BRILLIANT on stage which the DVD was produced by Jimmy Page and directed by Dick Carruthers and

It's 50 years on December 3rd this year when local jazz singer Judith Durham starting her new job at the J Walter Thompson Agency where she met an accountant executive named Athol Guy who invited her to sing with his friends Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley in an group called the Seekers and began performing together at an coffee lounge in Toorak, Melbourne called the Treble CLef and the rest is Australian music history after that. To commemorative their 50th anniversary the seekers has released an new double greatest hits CD which has the classic hits from as well as album tracks and songs they did in the 90's and 2000's and also 2 new songs In My Life(the Beatles song) and Silver threads and Golden Needles(the Springfields song which included Dusty Springfield and her brother Tom who wrote the hits for the Seekers). It's an BRILLIANT and EXCELLENT double CD with great songs which still endures after all those years and the 2 new songs are just BRILLIANT with the un

On Saturday November 17th I went to Morningside Services club to see rockabilly group West Texas Crude which it was my 2nd time this month That I saw them as I saw the group 2 weeks ago @ the Acacia Ridge Hotel for BrizVegas Kustom Karnival. The show started @ 7.30pm which for the next nearly 4 hours they did 4 FANTASTIC sets doing original songs and covers of classic rockabilly songs and it was when we had the thunderstorm and raining which had happened throughout the day and also happened during the show but did'nt stop the show. Also during the show there was an raffle which I did'nt win anything and during one of the intervals I spoke with Daniel one of the employers discussing entertainment shows which i will send an email about suggestions for the shows. I left @ 11pm as Dad picked me up to go home due to the rain and on the night I saw Eileen,Lorraine,Tracey, Lyn and Clive and met Helen. the show was FANTASTIC which i had an great time and the band were

This week's classic album segment I am looking at the 1966 album by Australian group Steve and the Board called And The Giggle Eyed Goo. Steve and the Board began in Brisbane as The Board City Blues in 1965 which they moved to Sydney and began recording for the Spin label which was owned by Nat Kipner whose son Steve was in Steve and the Board. their first single was called The Giggle Eyed Goo which was written by Nat Kipner and it went to no 4 in melbourne, 34 in brisbane and number 44 in Perth with Rosalyn was number 18 in brisbane and the title album was released in 1966 which it was recorded @ St Clair Studio in Hurstville an suburb in Sydney but did not chart. It's an great album with great songs with 3 songs written by Carl keast, 2 written by Alex Hill and Colin petersen, 1 written by Steve Kipner and Carl keats, 3 cover versions and an Barry Gibb song Little Miss Rhythm and Blues and even though the group lasted until May 1967 but left an impact in that space of tim

Rod the Autobiography is the book autobiography of legendary British singer Rod Stewart. In this book Rod talks about his upbringing in North London, getting his first guitar @ 15, seeing Bill haley and the comets with his brother Don @ the Gaumont State Cinema, began singing on the R&B club scene in the early 60's in London which his distinctively singing voice caught the attention of Long John baldry while busking on an railway platform one night and did stints with Hoochie Coochie Man, Steampacket, Shotgun Express which included 2 future founding members of Fleetwood mac Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood, and the Jeff Beck Group, had 5 years with rock group the Faces who were known for offstage antics with alcohol, groupies and wrecked hotel rooms, an successful solo career that is still going today with hits like Maggie May, Sailing, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Rhythm Of My heart and many others,3 marriages, affairs and divorces with some of the beautiful women in the world

GRRR is the new 3 CD set by legendary rock n roll band the Rolling Stones who is celebrating 50 years of formation and it's out in 4 different formats (3CD, 2 CD, 4CD and 5 inch vinyl) which I am actually review the 3 CD set. In this 3 CD set it has 50 songs which includes their first hit Come ON (no 21 UK 1963), other Rolling Stones classics like Not Fade Away, It's All over Now, Little Red Rooster, The Last time, Satisfaction, Get Off My Cloud, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Jumpin Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, Brown Sugar, ANgie, Miss you, Start Me Up and many others as well as the 2 new songs Doom and Gloom and One More Shot. It's an BRILLIANT and an AWESOME CD with great songs that still endures that sounds as great still today and the 2 new songs are great as well. It's hard to believe that it is 50 years since the Rolling Stones formed as this year the book 50 was out as well as the documentary Crossfire Hurricane as well as the 1965

WAging Heavy Price A Hippie's Dream is the autobiography of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young. In this book Neil talks about childhood in Ontario Canada, his parents divorce, his first bands in Canada The Squires and the Mynah Birds, forming the Buffalo Springfield in 1966 with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay. Dewey MArtin and Bruce Palmer which they would have the top 10 hit in 1967 with For What Is Worth, his other groups Crazy Horse and Crosby Stills Nash and Young, health issues including an brain aneurysm in 2005, his 3 wives, 2 of his children having cerebal palsy, co founding the Bridge School which helps children with impairments and communication needs, his hobbies and many others. It's an BRILLIANT and AWESOME book with great stories told by neil which was impressive and it's been an great year for him as he released 2 albums with Crazy Horse Americana and Psychedelic Pill as well as this book. It's an must for any Neil Young fans which I hope y

On Saturday night November 10th I went to Carina Leagues Club to see Brandi and the Badcats which it was my 13th time seeing them and 1st time this year as I was going to see them on March 9th but could'nt go as i was seeing Belinda Carlisle @ kedron Wavell and had bumped into Reno during cooly Rocks On on Saturday June 9th. The show had started @ 7.30pm which I only just arrived to the club as I caught the bus from Cannon Hill to Carina and for the next 4 hours Brandi and the Badcats would perform an mixture of original songs as well as rock covers which sounded great with Reno playing great guitar as well as excellent singing with Brandi singing and playing double bass which was great too, stephen the other guitar player played great as well as singing well including doing leads on Everybody trying to be my baby and excellent drumming by Julian. During the show I saw MAria, Wayne, Bob and vivian and for most of the show sat with maria and Wayne until they went hom

On Friday November 9th I went to Carina Leagues Club to see Hi Way 1 which it was my 8th time seeing them and my 3rd one this year. The show started @ 8pm with Hi Way 1 starting off with the song Unchained My heart and for the next 3 and an half hours they did songs from the late 60's,70's,80's and 90's from The Divinyls, John Cougar mellencamp, Fleetwood Mac, Ac/Dc, The Doobie Brothers and others. In the 2nd break I saw VAnessa, Kevin and MIke and had an chat with Mike which I asked about the live CD which he said it will be out on new years eve and he has watched what I've been doing on Facebook. The show finished @ 11.30pm with Hi Way doing Cheap Wine and thanked Vanessa and Mike for the show. It was FANTASTIC which i had an great time as well as everybody else and the band were just great as usual which they are an pleasure to see live as they are one of my favourite bands to see at Carina Leagues Club and also saw Dean an friend from work, Kim Webb

For this week's classic album segment let's have an look at Graham Nash's debut solo album Songs For Beginners from 1971. By 1971 Graham Nash had been in 2 successful groups The Hollies the successful English group which he formed in 1962 and played on hits like Just One Look, Look Through Any Window, Here I Go Again, Bus Stop, On A carousel and many others until 1968 when he left due to creative differences and joined forces with Stephen Stills(Buffalo Springfield) and David Crosby(The Byrds) to form the group known as Crosby Stills and Nash which they had success straight with the debut self titled album in 1969 and were joined by neil Young(Buffalo Springfield) that became crosby Stills Nash and Young and had success with the album Deja Vu album in 1970 which At the wake of the success of the album, the 4 guys made their own solo albums. The recording of the album known as Songs For Beginners was recorded @ Studio C @ San Francisco and Walter Heider's Studio III

The Magical Mystery Tour movie by the Beatles was filmed from 11 September-September 25th 1967 which was an idea by Paul McCartney and it was filmed in Kent at an airfield RAF West Mailing, West Country England which included Devon and Cornwall, raymond revuebar an stripclub in London and Nice France where the clip for the song Fool On The Hill was filmed and also the main inspiration was that Paul McCartney had been creating home movies prior to the filming. Besides from the Beatles the others were Victor Spinetti who had appeared with the Beatles in A Hard Day's Night and Help,Jessie Robbins played Ringo's aunty, Buster Bloodvessel (Ivor Cutler) and others including British group the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. the movie was shown on the BBC on Boxing Day 1967 @ 8.35pm which it was in black and white even though was in color and was poorly recieved by critics and fans but was shown in cinemas in the USA in 1974 and also just recently was shown in some cinemas worldwide. The

On November 20th 1975 British band the Who were playing at the the Summit in Houston Texas as part of their US tour as to support the album they recorded that year on October 3rd with The Who by Numbers which had the hit single Squeeze Box and the footage of the concert has never been offically out as it has been an bootleg in poor quality and it's finally out on DVD which it has been restored. It's an ROCKIN and AWESOME DVD which the shows rocks and the Who were at their peak at the time playing just great and the setlist of the songs are just BRILLIANT with their famous hits from the 60's up to 1975 at the time like My generation, I Cant Explain, Substitute, MAgic Bus as well as an section of Tommy and the tracks from the Squeeze Box album. As I said before that original video has been resotred as well as the sound been remixed by Jon Astley the Who's collaborator but it still retains rawness and energy of the Who's performance. it's an must for any rock

In The Pleasure Groove, Love,Death and Duran Duran is the autobiography of John Taylor bassist and co founding member of legendary British pop rock band of the 80's Duran Duran. In this Book Johntalks about his upbringing in Birmingham ENgland, discovering music as an teenager which as his favourite band choose Roxy Music, collecting records and teaching himself to play piano, meeting school friend Nick RHodes in 1973, played in an band called Shock Treatment, forming the Band known as Duran Duran in 1978 with Nick Rhodes & Stephen Duffy, had their first hit in 1981 with Planet Earth as well as having hits throughout the 80's like Girls On Film,The Refles, Is There Something I Should Know, Notorious, All She Wants and others, having sidebands The Power Station with Robert Palmer and Duran Duran guitarist Andy taylor and Neurotic Outsiders which included Steve Jones(the Sex Pistols), Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses, problems with drugs and alcohol, 2 marriages

So Far is the autobiography of Australian singer Shannon Noll. In this book Shannon talks about his growing up on the farm in Condobolin NSW having been in Orange, started singing as an teenager which he got his first guitar at 12, played in an band called Cypress, doing odd jobs as well as working at the pub, losing his father Neil in an accident in 2001, auditions for Australian Idol which he finished 2nd place to Guy Sebastian and goes on to have the success he has achieved with hits singles like What ABout Me, Drive, Shine,Lift and others as well as successful albums. It's an BRILLIANT and an EXCELLENT book to read with great stories and impressed with it. This book was co written with Alan Whiticker an non fiction author who has written books on different subjects like Jimmy Barnes's biography Say It Loud, 12 Crimes That Shocked the Nation etc. It's been 9 years since Shannon Noll came on the Australian music scene as the result of Australian Idol and is still goi

On Sunday November 4th I went to the Acacia Ridge Hotel to attend the BrizVegas Kustom karnival which was put together by lori Lee. I arrived @ Acacia Ridge Hotel after 12.15pm as i caught the bus from the city where i had KFC for lunch. Rang home, took photos, waited and watch West Texas Crude perform which they were FANTASTIC and among the songs they did was Brown Eyed Handsome Man. There was an interval where I took photos, had an drink of water and watch Almo Loos who is an barber performed with Dan from the Dualtones, Mark and Jon Flynn which he was great too. there was another interval where I saw Mimi and Emma, bought Coke, drank it, watch Charlie Hightone which he was FANTASTIC and great and was backed by Dan, Jon and mark which they an great back up to him with excellent guitar playing by Dan and after Charlie's performance bought an vinyl EP which he signed it and got an photo with him. There was an interval where I saw Sheri, Walter & Eliss