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This is the latest solo album by Status Quo member Francis Rossi and this was recorded and mixed at ARSIS which the songs are on the album are written by Francis which was mainly with Bob Young on 2 songs,7 with Hiran Ilangantiike including 1 with Andy Brook, 2 with Andy Brook, 1 written by Michael Kitchen and Emlyn Price, 1 with Any Newhouse-Smith and 1 by Francis himself and amongst the musicians who played on the album is Status Quo bandmates John Edwards and Leon Cave. It is an excellent album with great songs with great singing by Francis who is still sounding great at age 76 and Francis is doing shows in Ireland, Norway, Holland, Denmark and Germany this month and May and the UK from September until November and also let's hope he comes to Australia one day. This is a must for Status Quo fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the new compilation by iconic American rock group the Monkees and this is an double CD which the 1st one is the singles that were released on Colgems from 1966-70 which includes Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer with the second CD that has the b sides which includes I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, The Girl I Knew Somwhere, Words, Goin Down and Tapicoa Tundra as well as the booklet written by Andrew Sandoval who wrote a book about the Monkees called The Monkees The Day By Day Story and also has the seesions about played on the recordings. It's FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC and AWESOME songs which has stood the test of time and still sounding great today as it did back then as great songs endures. This year is 60 years when the Monkees came on the scene as well as the TV series started and Mickey Dolenz who is the last surviving Monkee is currently touring America celebrating the Monkees called 60 Years of ...

This is the new compilation by iconic Australian country singer Slim Dusty and this isthe one that has songs about the bush and the people in it which among them including 2 live recordings of Gumtrees By The Roadway in 1996 and I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga in 1997 as well as other songs including Australian Bushmen, Where Country Is, Somewhere Up In Queensland and the Man From Snowy River and many others. It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC songs which they still sound great today as it did back then as great music lives on. Slim's son David Kirkpatrick did the liner notes for the CD and it's been nearly 23 years since the passing of Slim Dusty but the great music he made lives on forever and it will live on. This is an must for Slim Dusty fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph April 3rd 1986(40 Years ago) and this was the FM 104 Rock Top 15 Album Charts with Dire Straits at number 1 with Brothers In Arms, Phil Collins at number 2 with No Jacket Required, The Cars at number 3 with Greatest Hits, Fine Young Cannibals at number 4 with the self titled album and the Rolling Stones at number 5 with Dirty Work. The new entries in the charts that week were INXS at number 14 with Listen Like Thieves and the Hoodoo Gurus at number 15 with Mars Needs Guitars and besides from INXS and the Hoodoo Gurus the other Australian acts that were on the charts that week were Mental As Anything member Martin Plaza at number 8 with Plaza Suite and Jimmy Barnes at number 12 with For The Working Class Man.

This is from the Courier Mail April 2nd 1962 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their shows were the Breakfast Show which was hsted by Ron Burton and the National Top Forty Show which was on from 4pm until 5pm which it started the Easter Competition which 10 Easter Egg Cartons to be won and also on the Breakfast Show oher competitions were 10 pound note contest, Money For Memory jackpots, Mystery Sound Contest and Win A Book Competition.

This is from the Courier Mail April 2nd 1962 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Jim Sweeney who on this day interviewed American jazz musician Dave Brubeck known for the hit record Take Five which it was on at 5pm that afternoon on 4BH and he played at Festival Hall that night which Jim Sweeney compered the show.