rockinluke

_ Hard to believe it's the end of 2011 and i would like to say it's been interesting one for me but it's been an great one. let's starting with the Floods which it was an terrible time for those people who lost their homes and loved ones but at least they have got through it somehow. Thank Goodness for me and my family we were not affected by the floods as we are on an hill as well as my sister and her family were not affected even though parts of Allora were flooded and I had just gotten back to work when the floods happened which i returned on monday Janaury 10th and the Tuesday when it starting to happen which some of the staff urged me not to risk coming in to work considering how bad it was going to be. I left work at 12.25pm, walk to roma street station which i had to wait for an hour and 25 minutes for an train which the 12.50pm was cancelled, 2nd came at about 1.45pm but it was full and i eventualy caught the 3rd train at 1.50pm which i caught the t...

On Wednesday i went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the Movie the Iron Lady which it's about British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher, meryl Streep plays Margaret Thatcher who look back @ her life starting as an eager young woman played by Alexandra Roach an daughter of an grocer who was an Alderman starting her career in politics in the 50's met her future husband Denis (harry Lloyd), becoming Prime Minster in 1979 until 1990 which had events happening like the Falklands War, IRA Bombings and other events. It's an BRILLIANT film with an totally BRILLIANT performance by Meryl Streep who should be considered for an Oscar and this role is one of the best performances of her career which she really nails it BRILLIANTLY. Other brilliant performances by Jim broadbent, harry Lloyd, Alexandra Roach, Anthony head, Nicholas Farrell, Olivia Colman, Richard E Grant and others. It's directed Phyllida Lloyd, produced by Damian Jones and Abi Morgan does the screenplay. I give this 5 st...

On Tuesday I went to the balmoral Cinema with mum and heath to see the sequel to Happy Feet called Happy Feet 2. Erik(ava Arces)and Gloria(Pink) son of Mumble(Elijah Wood)is struggling to realize that he has talents in the world of Emperor Penguin. meanwhile Bill(Brad Pitt) and Will(Matt Damon) are determined to rise up the food chain and there is large icebergs that have struck the penguins home which traps the entire Emperor Penguin population below the large walls of ice which it gets interesting throughout the movie. it's excellent and very funny movie with excellent performances by Robin Williams who play both Ramon/Lovelace, Elijah Cook, Pink, Brad Pitt,Matt Damon, Hank Azaria, Lil P Nut, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Magda Szubanski, Richard Hughes and many others doing the voices. It's directed by George Miller who also produces the film with Bill Miller and Doug Mitchell as well as doing the screenplay with gary Eck,Warren Coleman and Paul Livingston and Pink and...

On Saturday I went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the movie Dolphin Tale which it's inspired by an true story. Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) an boy who is feeling sad when his cousin Kyle(Austin Stowell) leaves to go into the army and is biking along the beach when an fisherman (Richard Libertini)calls him for help as he discovers an dolphin who is injured tangled in an crab web. they call for help and the rescuers from Clearwater MArine Hospital ran by Dr Clay Haskett(Harry Connick Jr) take the dolphin for treatment which Clay's daughter Hazel(Cozi Zuehlsdorff) names it Winter. Sawyer helps @ the Marine Hospital looking after Winter despite his mother Lorraine's(Ashley Judd) not liking it but eventually accepts as he is supposed to be @ Summer School. meanwhile Winter's tail has been damaged and may have to be amputated which she learns to swim without an tail by using an side to side motion like an fish. Sawyer meets Dr Cameron Mc Carthy(Morgan Freeman) who specializes wit...

Hello Friends, I am writing to wish you and your familes have an Merry Christmas and an safe new Year which I hope enjoy this special time with your families and friends and stay safe. i hope 2011 has been an good one for you and your families and I hope 2012 will be even better and always appreciate what you have and enjoy experiences of life. Have an Great one

Last Saturday December 17th I went to the Rockabilly Christmas Party @ Morningside Services Club which it was my 4th time having been going there since Saturday December 13th 2008 but it was the first to have at Morningside Services after Being at Holland park Bowls Club for 2 years. The bands playing on the night were the SHakin Quavers, All Star Rockers and the Ten Fours and the shakin Quavers were the first on stage which they did an FANTASTIC set doing original songs as including doing some from an EP which they did years ago now on CD with Rupert playing excellent guitar as always and during the Interval I bought the CD which I played it on Tuesday night and it sounds so good as well as giving an card to Lori. The second act All Star Rockers came on which had Paulie,Lori,theresa, leapin lawrie and Mitch singing songs which I particualry seeing Lori sing which she was really good. the 3rd and final act were the Ten Fours which they were FANTASTIC too playing great. During the ni...

The 6 box CD set called the Clarke Hicks and Nash by legendary British group the Hollies was on CD back in May this year which i had only bought this an few weeks ago so i am going to review this anyway. This 6 CD set has recordings of the Hollies with Graham NAsh who was in the group from the formation in December 1962 in Manchester,England until December 8th 1968 when he left the Hollies to go and form Crosby Stills Nash and Young who went on to greater success and it has the 8 albums he played, the A and B sides of the singles, his final recordings with the group which many were not released at that time, there is french versions of some of the songs, 7 EP's and there is an live performance @ Lewisham Odeon on 24th May 1968 which they perform 7 songs. It's an BRILLIANT AND AWESOME CD with great stuff and great songs which still endures after 48 years when the Hollies had their first hit. the songs are just so good to listen to as well hearing the french versions of some o...

The legendary 1973 album Quadrophenia by British rock group the Who is on CD again which there an 5 CD set of it as well but I am reviewing the Deluxe Double CD version. This album was released on October 19th 1973 which was recorded @ Olympic Studios and Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio and this was their second rock opera which the first being Tommy in 1969 which this time on the album it's about the period of 1964 and 1965 with the story involved social, musical and pscyhological happenings in brighton and London of an character named Jimmy and also on this remastered double album it has the original tracks as well as the demos of them which it sounds much different to what was on the album. It's an BRILLIANT album and great songs to listen to particuarly the demos which sounds very interesting and different but EXCELLENT. pete Townshend does the liner notes for the album as well as producing it with Bill Curbishley who manages the Who and Robert Rosenbberg. It's great t...

Between the spring of 1966 and the summer of 1967 the Beach Boys were recording songs and drafts for an album called SMILE originally called Dumb Angel that was going to be the follow up to the 1966 classic album "Pet Sounds" and Brian Wilson called this next project an Teenage Symphony TO God. Brian got together with Van Dyke Parks an former child actor as well as an record producer,musician and songwriter who had played on the Byrds no 44 US hit 5D (Fifth Dimension) in 1966 to write songs for SMILE.the Beach Boys were having great success at that time with the million selling hit single "Good Vibrations" number 1 in the USA,UK and no 2 in Australia as well as becoming the number 1 vocal group edging out the Beatles in the end of year poll in the New Musical Express an British rock magazine at the time. The album was intended be out by early 1967 but it was delayed and by this time that Brian Wilson began to have serious problems with Smile with issues that was h...

This is the latest solo album from Beach Boys member and singer-songwriter Brian Wilson. This is the follow up to the Reimagines Gershwin album which he did last year(2010) and in this album he records some of his favourite Disney musical classics which includes vintage classics like When you Wish Upon A Star which inspired Brian to write Surfer Girl, Stay Awake,Hiegh Ho & whistle While You Work, Baby Mine up to recent Disney songs like Can You Feel The Love tonight, I just Can't Wait To be King, We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Colours Of The Wind and others. it's an excellent album with excellent songs which Brian Wilson does an excellent performance doing these songs which he also produces this album. it's an must for any Beach Boys fans which i hope you will enjoy listening to this album and I give this 4 stars which it's now in the shops.

This is the 10th solo album for legendary Australian singer as well as lead singer of the Seekers Judith Durham which it's called Epiphany. In this album Judith sings about loss,grief, animal rights, womens issues,hope and other relationships. It's an BRILIANT & EXCELLENT album with Judith still in great voice as ever with that unqiue voice and she wrote all the songs on this album with people like Mark Holden who sings Starting All Over Again, Graham Simpson who wrote her biography Colours of My Life, Shelley Bovey, Diana Abruzzu,Frank Howson and others. Judith is the associate producer on this album along with Graham Simpson as executive producer and among the musicians on this album are ex Little River Band member Ric Formosa and Michael Cristiano. it's an must for any Seekers fans as well as fans of Judith's solo work and I give this 4 and an half stars which it's now in the shops

This CD is the compilation of the legendary Australian singer as well as the lead singer of the Australian group the Seekers Judith Durham who is celebrating 50 years in the music business. in this CD it has songs that includes her very first recording in 1963 on the W&G label with Moan You Mourners as well as 4 of the Seekers stuff including Georgy Girl, Colours of My Life from the 1967 album Seen In Green, her solo hit in 1967 "The Olive Tree" and the rest are her solo stuff which inlcudes an new song called I Celebrate Your Life My Baby from her new album Epiphany. It's an superb and an BRILLIANT CD very well put together and with excellent songs that still endures after all these years which includes 6 that have never been on CD before and there is some live recordings including the Carnival Is Over. There is an DVD that is the ABC tv show that finished an year ago(2010) TAlking Heads which Judith was interviewed by Peter THompson in March. it's an must for an...

In March 2012 legendary American singer Bobby Rydell known for hits back in the 60's like Swinging School, Volare, Sway, the Cha Cha CHa, Wild One, FOrget Him and others is touring Australia again. He made his first tour here back in 1960 promoted by lee gordon and has made many more Australian tours since then. I have seen him twice and he puts on an FANTASTIC show doing his hits as well doing an medley segment of Bye Bye Birdie and an Bobby Darin segement as well. To those in Australia who have not seen him live but who want to see him go and see him as he will put on an show that will bring back memories for fans who grew up in the 60's and hope you get an chance to enjoy seeing an legendary American teen idol. Dates for the Tour Twin towns Services Club March 16th Blacktown Workers Club March 17th Glasshouse Theater Port Macquarie MArch 20th Wests Leagues CLub New Lambton March 21st Nelson Bay Diggers March 22nd The Playhouse Geelong March 23rd Crown Casino melbourne Mach 2...

last Friday November 25th I went to the QPAC concert hall with my mum Cath to see the musical Looking Through A Glass Onion.I had heard about this musical about John Lennon for years but I had never seen it and I have known John Waters' work for many years including his stint on Play School and other TV shows like All Saints, the mini series All the Rivers Run, Rush and many others. I had gotten the tickets for my birthday back iN September from my sister Madonna and was so looking forward to it which me and Mum caught the bus to South Brisbane. I bought the program and then went inside which we waited. the show started around 8pm with John Waters and Stewart D'Arrieta coming on stage with an excellent back up musicians including Tony Mitchell from Sherbet and in the first set John Waters doing John Lennon and doing the Lennon solo stuff as well as the Beatles and would do the same in the second set as well as he would evoke his honesty, bitter sweet sense of humor, self cris...

Last Sunday November 20th I went to see the Legendary British rock band the Moody Blues. I had always been an fan of them since the early 90's when I first heard Go Now and Nights In White Satin which then in late 90's starting to know the others like Your Wildest Dream, I Know You're Out There Somewhere, I'm Just A singer In A Rock'n'roll Band, The Story in Your Eyes, Ride My See Saw and others. I wanted to see the group which i would love to have gone in 2005 but could'nt go and when I heard about them coming this year I knew I had to go which I bought my ticket @ Ticketek in the city on Friday September 9th. I was so Looking forward to seeing them as they have been one of my favourite groups and come November 20th I went to see them. I arrived at the Convention Center which Julie Mitchell (Claire's mother) dropped me off after being to Greg and Julie Dodge's place for the Friendship group Christmas Party and I bought the program. The show starte...

Last Saturday November 19th I went to see pat Capocci and Rusty Pinto @ Morningside Services Club which I have seen Pat an few times and I think it's my first seeing Rusty. The show started around 8.10pm or after with Pat Capocci did his set which he did mainly his own songs but did an Bo Diddley cover and did an excellent set which he was on for about 45 minutes. then there was an interval which I bought an Pepsi max as well as meeting ramona's boyfriend james as well as Bobbie who was at the Johnny Cash Tribute last month and also saw Sheri,Walter and Laura. Rusty Pinto came on which he did 2 FANTASTIC sets which he would do an mixture of original songs and covers like ELvis Presley and Johnny Guitar Watson and the back up band including pat Capocci was just FANTASTIC which Pat did played brilliant guitar. the show finished at 11.30pm and it was an ROCKIN & FANTASTIC show which everyone had an great time including me. I saw also that night Drea, Ramona, Karie, Rupert,Emm...

Last Friday November 18th I went to kedron Wavell Services Club where I saw legendary Australian singer songwriters Russell Morris and Brian Cadd which it was my 9th time seeing Russell and my 4th seeing brian which prior to last Friday I had not seen Russell since the Cotton keays and Morris show @ kedron Wavell on Friday October 16th 2009 and Brian @ Mt Gravatt Bowls Club with Russell on Saturday April 26th 2008. the show started @ 8.25pm with brian and Russell coming on stage starting with an song from their new album "I'm In Love Again" and would be on stage for the hour and 45 minutes doing their hits as well as another sing from their new Album and finished off with the classic Rolling Stones hit "Honky TOnk WOmen". the finished around 10.10pm which both Brian and Russell were FANTASTIC sounding great as ever as well as their whack sense of humor which was very funny and Brian mentioned that he was going to be an grandfather in an week and an half and als...

This is the DVD of the legendary British group the Hollies which it's the first official retrospective and it was released last month. In this DVD Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott talk about like the formation of the group, Graham meeting Allan at the age of 6 as well as starting singing together doing the Lord's Prayer as well as the influence of the Everly brothers, Tony and Bobby joining the group, the recording Studio Abbey ROad, producer Ron Richards, exprementing their sound, some of the inspirations behind the songs, how they did the songs like I'm Alive and Look Through Any Window, getting songs like the Air That I Breathe, Just one Look and the line up changes including the departure of Graham Nash who went on to greater success with Crosby Stills and Nash and Young. It's an BRILLIANT and excellent DVD with great stories as well as great clips some never have been seen before and as I have said it's the first retrospective of the Holl...