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On Sunday AUgust 26th I went to the South Bank Cinema with the Friendship group to see the movie the Sapphires. Two Sisters Gail(Deborah Mailman) and Cynthia(Miranda Tapsell) enter an talent contest at an local pub which the younger sister Julie(Jessica Mauboy) is considered too young by their parents but eventually joins them which they don't win the award and they meet an MC drunken Irish guy named Dave(Chris O'Dowd)who encourages them to do soul music instead of country. there is an ad for entertainers to perform in Vietnam which they are joined by an child of the stolen generation Kay(Shari Stebbens) which they do the audition and off to Vietnam. it's an excellent and an BRILLIANT movie with great acting by Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Miranda Tapsell, Shari Stebbens and Chris O'Dowd with great music and an excellent story with funny, sad and touching moments. it is inspired by an true story as an musical and it raises questions like vietnam War as well as th...

On Saturday August 25th I went to Carina Leagues Club to see an Eagles tribute show called SOngs of the Eagles show. The show started at around 7.45pm with an singer-guitarist doing an solo set doing classic songs from the 60's-90's which he was really good and singing really well. there was an interval and then around 8.45pm the Songs Of the Eagles came on stage which it was an 3 piece line up and for the next 2 and an bit hours they would do 2 excellent sets doing the classic Eagles stuff as well as the Don henley hit Boys Of Summer which the musicians Dave Grey on Drums was excellent and so was Tam who plays with another Eagles tribute show in Queensland called The Eagels Band as well as the guitarist/singer who had the solo set early in the show. the show lasted until after 11pm and the band went on to play other stuff but i went home. the show was excellent as well as everyone were having an great time as well as singing along to the songs and the band were excellent too ...

This week's classic album segment we are looking at the 1976 album by Australian group Ol'55. Ol'55 began as an group called Fanis doing covers in 1972 in Sutherland, Sydney and became the name after the Eagles song Ol'55 written bY Tom Waits and were managed by future Australian music historian Glenn A Baker. They released their first single with the Paul Anka song Diana in September 1975 which was an Australia top 100 hit and in january 1976 began recording @ Trafalgar Studios in Sydney the album that was to become Take it Greazy. It was released in may 1976 which went to number 3 iN Australia and it went triple Platnium and it stayed in the top 50 for 39 weeks which at that time the music of the 50's rock'n'roll music and culture was gaining interest among the younger generation iN Australia due to the influence of the movie American Graffiti as well as the popular TV show Happy Days. this album had 2 hits-On the Prowl written by Jim Manzie an top 20 ...

Boogie Australian Blues, R&B and Heavy Rock From the 70's an double CD compilation that is out of the Warner Music label. this CD is an celebration of Australian blues based rock that would dominate Aussie music from the early 70's and onwards and would feature acts like Spectrum, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, max Merritt and the Meteors, Daddy Cool, La De Das, Madder Lake, the Angels, Cold Chisel, Ted Mulry gang,Rose Tattoo, MAsters Apprenties and many other great acts as well. It's an BRILLIANT double CD with great rockin songs that still endures today after more than 40 years and it still is sounds great today as it was back then. it's Brillianty put Together which it was compiled by Dave Laing who also did the liner notes with Jen Jewel Brown and Ian McCausland who did the cover art which looks BRILLIANT. It's an must for any fans of Australian rock music of the 70's which I'm sure you will enjoy this double CD and I am giving this 5 stars. It's i...

the double CD the Hottest Band In Town are both the remastered albums by legendary Australian singer and member of the Seekers Judith Durham. These 2 albums were recorded in San Francisco in 1973 at the roy chen studio in Chinatown from February-March which was produced by Judith Durham and her husband pianist Ron Edgeworth who also did the arranging which at that time Judith had returned to jazz roots having been an jazz singer prior to joining the Seekers and it was in San Francisco where Judith and Ron Performed @ Pier 23, the Rose and thistle and Earthquake McGoons which was owned by Trombonist Turk Murphy and pete Clute the pianist and they would play there from september 1972 and got together musicians Jim Goodwin, Jerry Butzen,Phil Howe,Ed Turner,Bill Maginnis,Phil Franklin, John Moore, Tom Rutley and Bob Taylor to record this album which both Ron & Judith produced this album which Ron did the arrangements as well the engineers were Steve Eldridge and Jim Hainey which Steve...

Last Night August 18th I went to Mt Gravatt Bowls Club to See the Wickety wak guys doing the Rock n Roll Tribute show which it's my 4th time seeing them as well as my 2nd time seeing them this year as I saw the Dooley Rocks Cooley show @ Twin Towns during Cooly Rocks On on Sunday june 10th.Dad took me to the Mt Gravatt Bowls Club which I got there before 6pm as I had been doing ten pin Bowling and went to a friend's birthday party @ Bulimba Bowls CLub in the afternoon. When I arrived @ the club I heard the guys rehearsing and saw them coming to the bar when the door was opened for the People including me to come in and as i was ordering dinner I said hi to Greg Doolan. for dinner I had Beef lasanga,chips and salad for dinner, saw Judy who runs the merchindise stand selling Wickety Wak CD's, DVd's and solo CD's, bought Greg's New CD Cavatina, an CD by greg and Laura, Rob's CD and Tony's CD. met Dave, spoke with an woman who was sitting in the table as i w...

This week's classic album segment is the 1969 album by the AMerican King Of Rock'n'Roll Elvis Presley called from ELvis In Memphis. The success of the TV special that Elvis Presley did in 1968 as well as the soundtrack album re-established him as an force in American music after for most of the 60's doing the movies. The recordings of this album at American Sound Studio in memphis,Tennessee from January 13-16 and 20-23 and february 17-22nd 1969 and it was the first time since leaving Sun Records to record for RCA that Elvis recorded in Memphis. the album was released on June 17th 1969 which went to number 13 in the USA, no 2 on the USA country charts, Number 1 in the UK and Norway, no 10 in the Netherlands,no 14 in Germany, number 9 in France, no 10 in germany and number 5 in Australia which went gold and the producers on the album were Chips Morman who owned the American Sound studio that had people like the Box Tops, Dusty Springfield, Bobby Womack, Neil Diamond, Aret...

In November legendary Australian singer from the 70's John Paul Young is doing an tour of Queensland. John Paul Young known for hits like Pasadena, Yesterday's Hero, I hate the Music, Standing In the Rain, Love Is In the Air, The Love Game and many others will be playing 2 shows in Queensland and will do many of his hits from the 70's which i'm sure it will bring back memories for those who grew up in the 70's watching countdown. To those who have not seen him go and see him and he puts on an FANTASTIC shows which everyone has an great time singing along to the songs still endures after 40 years as this year is the 40th anniversary JPY came on the Australian music scene and still going strong as ever and also he will be on the Long Way To The Top tour that will be in October which i hope people come along to see it too. tour Dates- Caloundra RSL November 22nd Kedron Wavell November 23rd

This month legendary Australian singer-songwriter Ross Wilson is touring Queensland. Ross Wilson known for being an member of 2 legendary Australian rock groups Daddy Cool(Eagle Rock, Come Back Again, Hi Honey Ho) and Mondo Rock (State Of the Heart, Cool World, Chemistry, Come Said the Boy)as well as producing people like Skyhooks first 3 albums will be playing 3 shows in Queensland and will do stuff from the days of Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock and solo stuff and always put on an FANTASTIC show which everyone has an great time and sings along to the songs that still endures after more then 40 years. To those have not seen Ross go and see him and you will enjoy the show which I'm sure it Will bring back memories for the fans who grew up in the 70's & 80's. tour dates- The Woombye Pub August 30th Kedron Wavell Services Club August 31st Caboolture Sports Club September 1st

This week classic album segment is the 1986 album by legendary American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. After the disappointing performance of his 1983 album Hearts and Bones Paul Simon's music career was it's lowest ebb and in late 1984 while driving in his car in the state of frustration he was listening to a cassette of instrumental by the Boyoyo Boys called Gumboots which later he wrote lyrics to sing over a re-recording of the song that was to become of the album that was to become known as Graceland. Paul went to South Africa in an attempt to embrace the culture as well as finding the most comfortable environment to record the album and the recordings of the album began @ Ovation Studios in Johannesburg South Africa in February 1985 which lasted until April 1986 with the overdubbing and additional recordings done at the Hit factory in New York, Abbey Road in London and Amigo Studios in los Angeles. The album was released on August 12th 1986 which it went to no 3 in the USA ...

50 is the new book by legendary British band the Rolling Stones as it's the only official authorized book to celebrate the golden anniversary of their formation. In this book it has photos of the band from their first gig @ the Marquee club in 1962 through the 60's as well as the 70's,80's.90's and 2000's as well as photos that has never been seen before as well as rear material, tour programs, contact sheets, negative strips, outtakes and many others. It's an BRILLIANT book with BRILLIANT stuff on it which the members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards,Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts were involved as well as curating, narrating and introducing and it's just BRILLIANT stuff on it which also has photos taken by people like Michael Cooper,terry o'neil,Bent Rej,Gered Mankowitz, and many others and also i'm sure you will be impressed as I was. It's hard to believe it's 50 years when the Rolling Stones were formed and who would have thought from that...

On Sunday August 5th I went to the Greazefest Festival at the Rocklea Showgrounds as it was my 5th time going to the Festival. I got to Greazefest around 10am as I caught an bus from Cannon Hill to SOuth Bank and caught an train @ 9.40am to Rocklea which I walked to the showgrounds from the station. The first band I saw were Regular gonzalez which it was my second time seeing them as I saw them @ Hot ROd Twilight show at the ROcklea Showgrounds on Sunday March 18th this year and they were FANTASTIC. the second band I saw were Paulie and His Crazy rhythm Boys which they were just FANTASTIC too with Dan(Dan and the Dualtones) and Jon FLynn playing with him as well as doing an great set of songs including Pretend and True Love Baby. I bought 2 vinyl albums Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs I got A Woman from 1968 which it was actually an reissue of an album they did in 1966 called Don't You Dig This Kind Of Beat and the Delltones with the Best of the Delltones from 196...

This week's classic album segment is the 1966 album by the legendary Australian folk pop group the Seekers. This album was the group's 2nd album for EMI as well as their 5th altogether who in 1965 had achieved 2 UK number 1 hits with I'll NEver Find ANother You, A World Of Our OWn(no 3) and the Carnival Is Over and had 2 top 40 hits in 1966 with Someday Oneday(no 11 in the Uk and no 15 in Australia) written by Paul Simon and Walk with Me written by Tom Springfield (no 10 in the Uk and no 31 in Australia) which they would have an no 2 UK hit by the end of 1966 with Morningtown Ride. the recordings for the Come the day started in 1966 which they spent the weekends in the studio at Abbey Road during their 5 week British tour and it was released in November 1966 which went to number 3 in the UK. this album would have the hit single Georgy Girl(no 2 in the USA(billboard charts) and no 1 Cashbox charts), no 3 in the Uk and No 1 in Australia as it was in the movie called Georgy G...

Shirl the life of legendary larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan is the biography of legendary Australian entertainer and lead singer of 70's Australian rock group Skyhooks that is written by Jeff Apter. In this book it talks about Shirl's upbringing in Mt Waverley, did an carpentry trade, an surfie, being in an band called Frame with Greg Macainsh future founding member of Skyhooks along with Imans(freddie) Stauks , joined Skyhooks in March 1974 which he would be with them until 1978 and would be on the classic albums like Living In the 70's, Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, Straight In A gay Gay World and guilty until proven insane as well as the hit singles Horror Movie, All MY friends Are Getting married, Million Dollar Riff, Blue Jeans, Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, Women in Uniform and others as well as having solo hit Every Little Bit Hurts in 1976, going into successful ventures hosting the kids show Shirl's Neighbourhood from 1979-83, presenter on the home reno show ...

My Song is the autobiography by legendary American singer and actor Harry Belafonte. In this book he talks about his upbringing in harlem and Jamaica, served in the US navy, worked at the American Negro Theater, joined the Dramatic Workshop of the New School where he took acting classes along with people like Bea Arthur, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau and others, won an tony award for his performance in John Murray Anderson's Almanac, sang with the Charlie Parker Band, began recording for an label called Roost then eventually recording RCA Victor where he would have greater success with the Banana Boat Song, Jamaican Farewell, Jump In the Line, Matilda and others as well as breaking into Hollywood with movies like Island In the Sun,Carmen Jones, Odds Against Tomorrow, etc where he would break down many racial barriers that would lead to a passionate lifelong involvement with the civil rights and social causes and many others. it's an BRILLIANT and an excellent book which Harry tel...