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On Wednesday I went to the Events Cinema in the city to see the movie No Time To Die. James Bond(Daniel Craig) who has left active service is living life in Jamaica after leaving Italy and his relationship with Madeline Swann(Lea Seydoux) whose mother had being killed by Lyutsifer Safin(Rami Malek) broke up and is contacted by Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) from the CIA about the kidnapping of MI6 scientist Valdo Obruchev (David Denick) which he initally declines but eventually does it and goes to Cuba which he attends the birthday of Ernst Stvaro Blofield (Christoph Waltz) who is in jail and orders his men to kill Bond instead kills the Spectre members instead on the order of Safin as Obruchev had reprogramed the nanobots to infect them. Bond eventually tracks down Madeline to Norway where he learns that she has a daughter Mathilde which she tells him about how Safin's family being killed by her father and then goes after Safin which gets interesting. It is Actioned ...

This is the autobiography of Australian playright David Williamson and in this book talking about his upbringing in Melbourne, studied mechanical engineering as well as psychology, working for GMH as an engineer, did teaching at Swinburne, becoming an playwright which he did Plays like The Indecent Exposure , The Coming Of Stork, Don's Party, The Club, Travelling North, The Removalists, The perfectionist, Emerald City and many other, doing screenplays for films like Phar Lap, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, Eliza Fraser as well as the movie versions of Don's Party, The Club and Emerald City, his 2 marriage, founded the Noosa Long Weekend festival, working with John Bell, Graham Kennedy, Robyn Nevin, Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson,Robert Vaughn and many others. It is BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC and SUPERB with AWESOME, impressive and very entertaining stories and an FANTASTIC read and it is well worth reading again and again. He has retired now and I give this 5 stars as it...

Just 2 weeks ago on Thursday december 16th while I was at work having an break I had an look at Facebook on my mobile and I saw the news that legendary Australian singer/musician/Songwriter/record producer Rob EG aka Robie Porter had passed away after an battle of dementia and I was shocked to hear to see that. Robie Porter began recording for Rex with Your Cheatin Heart in 1959 and then in 1960 released 2 singles for Pye records Do You love Me/Whiplash and My First Love/Railroadin. From 1962-64 had successful singles with Festival both instrumentals including Si Senor, Jezebel, 5-4-3-2-1-Zero, 55 Days At Peking and When You're Not Near (Vocal) and albums including Playing Hawaiian Guitar and the Voice and The Guitar The Vocal and Instrumental Hits of Rob EG. He was one of the regulars on the music Bandstand as well as Six O'Clock Rock as well as Hit Scene later on and toured with Chubby Checker and Helen Shapiro. He also hosted TV shows including Opportunity Knocks and Su...

For the classic album segment let's have a look at the 1986 album The Other Side Of Life by legendary British band the Moody Blues. This was recorded at Good Earth Studios London and it was released April 9th 1986 through Polydor which it went to number 9 in the USA , number 24 in the UK and number 34 in Australia. From the album had the 2 hit singles Your Wildest Dreams (number 9 in the USA, number 20 Australia and number 10 Brisbane) and the title Track (number 58 in the USA, number 80 Australia and number 38 Brisbane) both written by Justin Hayward and the album was produced by Tony Visconti who worked with David Bowie, Badfinger, T Rex and Paul McCartney and Wings which included ex Moody Blue Denny Laine. Besides from the 2 hit singles the rest of the tracks 1 other Justin Hayward song, 2 John Lodge songs, 2 written by Justin and John and 1 written by Keyboard player and ex Yes member Patrick Moraz who was with the Moodies since 1978 and Graeme Edge. It is an great album wi...

This is the autobiography of New Zealand Rugby League, Rugby Union player and Boxer Sonny Bill Williams and in this book talks about his upbringing in Auckland, suffered burns as a child, coming to Australia aged 16 in 2004 to Play Rugby League for Canterbury Bulldogs and later on Sydney Roosters as well as Sydney Roosters as well as playing for NZ, switched to Rugby Union which he played for the All Blacks, Toulon, Canterbury, Crusaders, Chiefs, Panasonic Wild Knights, Counties Manukau and Auckland Blues, doin boxing, his personal issues, his Muslium Faith and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with imopressive, very entertaining and an great read which it is well worth reading learning about an sportsman who has played Rugby League, Rugby Union and Boxing and Sonny who annouced his retirement early in the year is doing commentating for Channel 9 and the Stan Sport and this book is co written with Alan Duff who wrote Once Were Warriors which as we all know an great suc...

Just a few weeks ago I saw on the Internet that Monkees member Mike Nesmith passed away which I was shocked to hear it as he has just done a tour with Micky Dolenz around the USA and it's a great loss to the music industry and to his family. He was born December 30th 1942 in Houston Texas son of Warren and Bette Nesmith and his parents divorced when he was 4. They moved to Dallas and it was Bette who invented liqud paper when he was 13 as Bette worked as an secretary at Texas Bank and Trust and eventually executive secretary and had own company which she sold it to Gilette in 1979 6 months before she passed away on May 12th 1980 from an stroke. Meanwhile Mike served in the Air Force and got an guitar after leaving the Air Force which he performed solo as well as bands doing folk, country and sometimes rock and roll and met John London at San Antonio College and won a talent quest as they were doing folk standards and original songs written by Mike. He moved to Los Angeles wh...

I go to the state lirbary every Friday to do research on music which I put newspaper clippings in my USB to post on the facebook group page that I put together about the Brisbane rock n roll scene of the 50's and 60's and just recently only a month ago when I was at the state lirbary I was looking through the October 1956 of the Telegraph (October 1st-15th) I discovered on the October 13th advert that there was an rock and roll dance was happening in Brisbane at the St Francis' Hall on Elizabeth Street on Monday October 15th which had the Rockettes(Band) as well as winning tickets for the Stan Freberg show, Rock and Roll and Jive, Rock and Roll Disc and Free Prizes and that was amazing to see that. On Friday I was at the state lirbary doing my research as I wanted to look through the Courier Mail October 16th 1956 and I found a photo on the front page of a couple dancing at the dance at St Francis hall which was great to see too. Here is the info about Brisbane's...

Just last weekend I saw on Facebook on my I pad that Smokie member and last original founding member of the legendary British group Terry Uttley passed away which was a shock to hear about it considering he lost his wife recently and he was stil playing in the band as the other original members Pete Spencer, Chris Norman and Alan Silson are still around but have not played in Smokie for many years. The band was formed in 1964 as the Yens and the Sphynx and Essence with Terry, Alan and Chris but Terry left in 1966 but returned in 1968 which the band was then called the Elizabethans and remained in the band for the rest of his life. they recorded as Kindness for RCA which they released an single Light of Love/Lindy Lou in 1970 but nothing happened and then recorded for Decca which they released 3 singles but nothing happened chart wide and in 1973 Pete Spencer joined the band replacing Ron Kelly which would become the classic line up that would last until 1986 and also changed th...

This is the authorised biography of legendary American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp written by Paul Rees and in this book it talks about John's upbringing in Seymour Indiana, Getting into music at an younga ge, playing in bands The Five M, Crepe Soul, Trash and Tiger Force Band, began recording for MCA where he would achieve great success with hits including I Need A Lover, Hurts SO Good, Jack & Diane, Pink Houses and Rock In The USA, his 3 marriages which he would have 5 children, co founded Farm Aid in 1985, working with Steve Cropper, Johnny Cash, Kenny Aronoff and many others. It is an FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB book with FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining and an great read too. John has an new album coming up in the new year called Stricly A One Eyed Jack and besides from John his family and management were involved with this book as well as Paul Rees who wrote Robert PLant's biography as well as John Entwhistle's biog...

On Monday went to the South Bank Cinema to see the movie Boss Baby 2 which it's the sequel to the Boss Baby movie 4 years ago. The Templeton Brothers Ted(Alec Baldwin) and Tim (James Marsden) have grown up and drifted away but then thanks to Tim's daughter Tina (Amy Sedaris) who has become the Boss Baby gets the brothers together and orders them on a mission to go to Tabitha's(Ariana Greenblat) school to stop the principal Dr Erwin Armstrong(Jeff Goldblum) plotting to remove the grown ups which they go to the school which Tim and Ted had taken an formula taking them back to being 7 years old and the baby to stop Armstrong and then it gtes interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Alec Baldiwn, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Arian Greenblat, Jeff Goldlum, Lisa Kudrow and Jimmy Kimmel and it's directed by Tom McGrath and produced by Jeff Hermann. I give it 4 stars as it's in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and...

On Sunday I went to the Carindale Events Cinema with my friend Billy and seeing Spider-Man No Way Home. Spider Man/Peter Parker(Tom Holland) who has been framed for the murder of Quentin Beck and his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya), best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) and his Aunty May(Marisa Tomei ) are being questioned by the Department of Damage Control. The charges are dropped but are forced to deal with negative publicity and Peter goes to Dr Strange(Benedict Cumberbatch) for help which the spell he does goes wrong and it brings back Spiderman's foes Max Dillion/Electro(Jamie Foxx), Green Goblin/Norman Osborn(Willem Dafoe), Otto Octavis/Doctor Octopus(Alfredo Molina), Lounge Lizard/Dr Curt Connord(Rhys Ifans)and Flint Marko/Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) and then it gets interesting. It's intersting, action packed and funny with really good acting by Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfredo Molina, Rhys Infans, Thomas ...

This is the new compilation of Motown songs from the 60's and 70's combining with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and this was done at the British Grove Studios. The CD has tracks from the Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas and there is 2 tracks with Abraham Martin and John by Marvin Gaye and Beverley Knight and What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin and Micah Paris. It is an FANTASTIC and Brilliant CD with great songs blended with the Philharmonic Orchestra which works so well and it is just great to hear that. The albeum has gone to number 21 in the UK and it was produced by Brian Rawling an Grammy Winning producer and Paul Meehan. Tis is an must for Motown fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves and BUY IT which you will be amazed and impressed.

Just 3 months ago Australian rock and roll lost an rock legend with the passing of Drummer and founding member of the iconic Australian rock group the Atlantics Peter Hood aged 78 after an battle with illness in Robina on the Gold Coast which was an great loss for his family as well as the Australian music industry. The Atlantics were formed in 1961 with Bosco Bosanac on Bass, Theo Penglis on Guitar and Eddie Matzenik on guitar which he was replaced by Jim Skiathitis and it would be the line up would be the recording line up that would last until 1970 as well as achieving the success. They began for CBS which their first single was an song called Moon Man written by Peter which went to number 66 in Australia and number 35 in Sydney and then it was the second single Bombora that got the Atlantics launched which was written by Peter and Jim Skiathitis which is an Aboriginal word that means waves over breaking rocks. The story of how song came about was that Peter and Jim were...

This is the autobiography of British musician and member of British rock band Echo and The Bunnymen Will Sergeant and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Liverpool in the village of Melling, meeting future bandmate Les Pattinson at school, school lifer, starting getting into music, working at Henderson's Department Store, attending shows including Status Quo, Slade and Dr Feelgood,hanging around at a club called Eric's Club, forming the band Echo and the Bunnymen and many others. It is an FANTASTIC and an BRILLIANT book with impressive and very entertaining stories and an FANTASTIC read going through the journey of the 60's and 70's in Liverpool which it's worth a read. Will Sergeant and Ian McCulloch are still with Echo and the Bunnymen which they will be doing an British tour in February 2022. This is a must for 80's music fans and I give it 4 and an half stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be im...

This is the memoir of legendary actress Hayley Mills and in this book she talks about her childhood in Britian, making her first movie called Tiger Bay in 1959 with her father Sir John Mills, Meeting Walt Disney, signed up with Disney which she would make 6 movies including Pollyanna which she win an Osacr in 1960 and the Parents Trap, missed opportunities including Lolita, leaving Disney, doing other films including the Trouble With Angels and the Family Way, her marriage to Roy Boulting which she would have a son Crispian who is an musician, working with Jane Wyman, Alan Bates, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Burl Ives, Rosalind Russell and many others. It is an FANTASTIC,SUPERB and an BRILLIANT book as well as very impressive and very entertaing and an great read which i would highly recommend to learn about the era in Hollywood in the 60's as well as the person behind the image. This is an must for movie fans and I give it 5 stars and it's in the shops now so do yoursel...

This is the new album by the legendary American rock band The Doobie Brothers and it has all original songs written by Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston with John Shanks who also produced it which was recorded in los Angeles and Las Vegas. It is an Fantatsic album with great songs with great singing and playing by the guys and this is their first of original songs since 2010 with World Gone Crazy as well as since 2014 with Southbound as it's their 15th album. The band wth original members Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston as well as wel as long time member John McFee since 1979 and Michael McDonald have done shows in the USA celebrating 50 years when they were formed and have more shows coming up in America next June. This is a must for Doobie Brothers 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 amazed and impressed.

This afternoon I went to the South Bank Cinema to see the advance screening of Clifford The Big Red Dog. Emily Elizabeth Howard(Darby Camp)an middle school student who lives with her Mother Maggie (Sienna Guillory) and is getting bullied at school but is friendly with Owen (Izzac Wang) and Maggie goes away for work which Emily is looked after by her uncle Casey(Jack Whitehall) who lives in a truck and meets an guy named Bridwell (John Cleese) who is an magical animal rescuer and she encounters an red dog whom she calls Clifford which she takes him despite pets are not allowed in the apartment. Clifford grows very quickly the next day and then her and casey takes clifford to the vet to see what the problem was and an guy named Zac Tieran(Tony hale) who is from the company Lyfego wants Clifford and then it gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Jack Whitehall, Darby Smith, Sienna Guillory, Izzac Wang, Tony Hale and John Cleese. I...

This is the book written by Australian movie critic and reviewer David Stratton and in this book he talks about the 111 movies that he has chosen as his favourites from 1926-2018 including as well as the behind the scenes stories about those movies as well as the encounters he has had with the directors and actors including Gene Kelly, James Stewart, James Mason, John Frankenheimer and many others as well as being reviewed and it has everything from musicals, comedies, westerns and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB and very impressive and very entertaining with great info told by David and it is worth an read indeed. This is an must for movie fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be amazed and impressed.

It was 40 years ago this year when Olivia Newton John released the album Physical which was produced by John Farrar who wrote many of her hits in the 70's and wrote most of the tracks on the album as well as American born Australian Steve Kipner who wrote 2 including the title track Physical as well as songs by Barry Gibb and Hank marvin and besides from the title track which was number 1 in the USA for 10 weeks as well as number 1 in Australia and number 7 in the UK there was 2 other hit singles from the album Make A Move A Move On Me and Landslide both written by John Farrar. The album went to number 6 in the USA, number 11 in the UK and number 3 in Australia and it is now being reissue again which has an double CD and an DVD. On the reissued album besides from the original tracks on the tracks it has bonus tracks including the long version of Physical as well as an live recording of Physical as well as other sings like Twist of Fate, Take A Chance with John Travolta, Face ...

This is the autobiography of legendary American actor, comedian and filmmaker and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Brooklyn, losing his father at age 2, playing drums , working at Satskills, serving in the US Army during World War 2, working with Sid Caesar on an show called Your Show Of Shows, making the comedy albums 2000 Year Old Man , co creating the TV shiow Get Smart, his 2 marriage including to Anne Bancroft in 1964 which would last until her passing in 2005, winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in the Producers, behind the scenes of the movies he did including Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxeity, Blazing Salads, To Be Or Not To Be as well as the movies he produced including the Elephant Man and My Favourite Year, encounters with Alfred Hitchcock, Leslie Nielsen and Johnny Carson, working with Carl Reiner, Gene Wilder, Madeline Khan, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, Larry Gelbart, Dick Van Patten and many others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and ...

This is the autobiography of Australian journalist and TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson and in this book she talks about her upbringing in Campbelltown, worked for Dolly which she was the youngest editor to be appointed to take charge of a magazine, worked for Cleo for 10 years, doing TV including Beauty and the Beast, hosted Weekend Sunrise, joining the Today in 2007 which would last 10 years and joined up the Project since 2018, encounters with Kerry Packer, Stan Zemanek, Karl Stefanovic, Clive James, Julia Gillard and many others . It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AWESOME stories as well as very entertaining and impressive reading and it is well worth reading . Lisa is still on the Project which she does Fridays and Sundays and this is an must for Australian TV fans which I give it 5 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 album by legendary Australian singer-songwriters Russell Morris and Rick Springfield which it's the first time that they made an album together as Rick played on Russell's 1971 album Bloodstone and the 2014 album Van Diemen's Land . The songs on the album focuses on the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico which for 3 weeks in October they invite the spirits of their departed relations to stay with them. It's an FANTASTIC and Excellent album with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by Russell and Rick which it is great to listen too. The album went to number 34 in Australia and Russell has some shows coming up in the new year including QPAC in January as well as shows with Daryl Braithwaite, Jack Jones and Rai Thistlethwayte as the Faboulous Caprettos while Rick has some shows in America coming up and hopefully 2022 we will see Zoot here in Australia with Russell and Rick which would be an opporunity not to be missed. This is an must For Australian music...

This is the biography about the legendary Australian music group Yothu Yindi and in the book it talks about the history of the group who were formed in the 80's from 2 bands the Swamp Jockeys and an unnamed Aboriginal folk group, playing around Darwin, working in Seoul, the USA with Midnight Oil and the UK, recording for Mushroom Records which they would achieve great success in 1991 with the hit single Treaty as well as the album Tribal Voice, touring Europe and South Africa as well as performing at both the Olympics and Paralympics in 2000, their induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 2012, the passing of Mandawuy Yunupinu in 2013 and Gurrumul Yunupinu in 2017 and it has interviews with current and former band members as peple like Joy McKean, Peter Garrett, Andrew Farris and many others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME, IMpressive and Very Entertaining stories as well as great research done by Matt Garrick who worked for NT News as well as the ABC and a...

This is the new album by legendary American soul singer Diana Ross and this album was recorded at her home studio during lockdown and the songs are mostly written by Diana Ross including one with her daughter Rhonda including the UK hits the title track which went to number 35 and If The World Just Danced going to number 57. It is excellent and FANTASTIC with great songs and great singing by Diana Ross who is sounding great at age 77 and the album went to number 7 in the UK, number 25 in the USA R&B charts and number 6 in Scotland which this is her first album in 15 years since the album I Love You and first with original songs since Every Day Is A New Day in 1999. I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will love it.

This is the biography of Australian singer and frontman of the legendary Australian rock band The Angels Doc Neeson and in this book it talks about Doc's upbringing in Adelaide after coming from Ireland, playing in bands The Joneetons and the Innocents, running dances in Adelaide, doing national service, going to Flinders University where he studied Drama and Film, joined an jug band called the Moonshine Jug and String Band which included the Brewster Brothers John and Rick which would become the Keystone Angels and eventually the Angels who would achieve great success with classic songs including Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, Coming Down, Shadow Boxer and No Secrets as well as albums including Dark Room, No Exit and Face To Face, his showmanship, his 2 marriages, Anne talking about first Seeing Doc at Coolangatta and many others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME, Impressive and very entertaining stories and an it is worth an read as it's great to...

This is the autobiography of British musician and founding member of the legendary British rock band Dire Straits John Illsey and in this books he talks about his upbringing in Middle England, getting his first guitar at 12, playing in bands the Knott and Blind Alley, meeting Dave and Mark Knopfler, playing in the Cafe Racers with Mark Knopfler, formed the band Dire Straits who would go on to great success with hit albums including the self titled album, Brothers In Arms, Communique as well as hit singles including Money For nothing, Sultans of SWing, Walk Of Life, Romeo and Juliet, Twisting By The Pool, line up changes, encounters with Pete Townshend, Talking Heads, Jerry Wexler, Bert Whiteley and many others. It is an FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and an SUPERB book with FANTASTIC, AWESOME, Impressive and very entertaining stories and it is great to see someone from the band telling his life which it is an great read and is worth reading again and again. Mark Knofler his former bandmate did...

This is the new album by Brian Wilson and on this album it has piano versions of most of the Beach Boys classics including God Only Knows, Good Vibrations, California Girls, Wouldn't Be Nice as well as his 1988 solo song Love and Mercy and many others which it was recorded at Spitfire Studio and TomorrowLabs Studio. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs which Brian does an great job doing the piano version of the classic songs which he plays them very well and it is well worth listening to as you can never get tired hearing those songs. Brian produced this album with Nick Patrick and there is an lot of interest in Brian Wilson recently as there is an documentary about him called Long Promised Road as well as having just done an US tour too. This is an Must for Beach boys fans as well as Brian Wilson 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 amazed and impressed.

An month ago Australian rock and roll lost one of it's pioneers Alan Dale who started the rock and roll dance scene in Sydney with his band the Houserockers and performed around the Sydney scene during the 50's as well as never quiet achieve the huge success like Johnny O'Keefe and Col Joye but started the scene which sadly he does not get recoginition as he should but must get acknowledgement for his part in the history of Australia rock. Dale started performing in 1951 on the radio show Rumpus Room on 2UE hosted by Howard Craven and doing big band music around the Sydney scene and then when rock and roll was making an impact in Australia Alan jumped on the bandwagon by forming Sydney's very first rock and roll band the Houserockers which among musicians including John Charter who would go on to become an member of Johnny Rebb and the Rebels which they played their very first show at the Maroubra Memorial Hall in February 1957 as well as playing at Liverpool T...

On Sunday I went to the South Bank Cinema to see the movie Red Notice. John Harley(Dwayne Johnson) an FBI agent is assigned to help Urvashi Das (Ritu Arya) an Interpol agent in Rome to track down the last egg that belonged to Cleopatra given to her by Marcus Antonius and meets international art thief Nolan Booth(Ryan Reynolds) at the museum who escapes but gets arrested along with Harley which they are in an Russian prison and Booth's main competition Sarah Black aka the Bishop(Gal Gadot) which Harley and Booth teamed together to get that remaining egg and then it gets interesting. It is excellent, action packed, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Ritu Arya and Gal Gadot and it's directed by Rawson Marshall Turner who did the screenplay and also produced by Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Rawson Marshall Turner. I give it 4 stars and it's in the cinemas now as well as Netflix so do yourselve...

This is the memoir of Australian actress Lynne McGranger and in this book she talks about her upbringing in NSW and Victoria, having an abortion in the early 70's, having an career as a teacher, doing theatre work, joining Home and Away in 1993 as Irene Roberts which she is still on the show to this day, her smoking addicition and many others. It's an FANTASTIC and an BRILLIANT book with impressive, very entertaining and great stories and an FANTASTIC read which it is well worth reading which it's great to know the person behind the image and to know about their life before achieving success. This is an must for Home and Away fans and I give it 4 and an half stars as it's in the shops now so do yoruselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be amazed.

This the memior of American musician and founding member of the legendary American heavy metal band Motley Crue Nikki Sixx and in this book he talks about being partly raised by his mother afer his father left them, living in different places state to state, living with his grandparents, his troubled youth, moving to Los Angeles, working in different jobs including an steel manufacturing shop and an small factory, joined an band called Sister and joined another band called London which would lead to the formation of Motley Crue and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC, Impressive and very entertaining and an great book to read it is well worth it as is amazing to learn about his life before the band and to learn about his life growing up. In june and July next year Motley Crue aliong with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett will be touring America and this book is an must for Motley Crue fans which I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so do yours...

On Sunday I went to the South Bank Cinema to see the movie Ron's Gone Wrong. Barney (Jack Dylan Grazer) who lives with his father Graham(ed Helms) and Grandmother Donka(Olivia Colman) does not have a B-bot as most of his friends have a one as they make friends through the B-bot and connect on the Internet. Barney gets an an slightly damaged B-bot that had fallen out of a truck at the Bubble Store and has an slight malfunction which leads to the attention of an shady executive named Andrew (Rob Delaney)who wants to protect the company at all costs and Barney and his B-bot who he calls Ron become friends and then it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent performances by Olivia Colman, Jacl Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Rob Delaney, Zach Galifianakis and Justice Smith. It is directed by Sarah Smith and Jean Phillipe Vine and produced by Julie Lockhart and Lara Breay which Sarah Smith the screenplay with Peter Baynham. I give it 4 stars as it'...

This is the updated edition of the book Behind The Rock by Leon Isackson dummer of Dig Richards and the R'Jays. The Rajahs and the Mighty Guys and he talks about the period of Australian rock and roll from 1956 to 1966 during their time with Dig Richards and the R'Jays as well as the Rajahs as well as playing with Johnny O'Keefe , touring with the overseas stars as well as working in New Zealand and Vietnam and this new edition with the story going to 1990 which talks about working with Winifred Atwell as well as the Delltones and the formation of the Mighty Guys with Mick Hamilton and Phil Eizenberg as well as the passing of Digby Richards in 1983 and working with John Farnham and Russell Morris as well as the late 60's and the 70's period and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME and FANTASTIC as well as entertaining stories and an FANTASTIC read which it is well worth an read. Leon plays with another Australian rocker Lonnie Lee an...

This is the new compilation CD by legendary British heavy metal band Judas Priest and it has live recordings from 1978-2008 including Green Manalishi as well as studio tracks from the 70's 80's and 90's and 2018 song Never The Heroes which the CD I am reviewing is the single CD edition of the compilation as there is an Red Vinyl version as well. It is FANTASTIC and ROCKIN with great songs including the live ones which they sound great and ROCKIN and is well worth listening too. The band with founding member Ian Hill and long time member Rob Halford as well as Glenn Tipton since 1974 are still touring which they had done some US dates when it was postponed due to Richie Faulkner's health scare and they will be touring Europe next year. This is an must for Judas Priest fans and I give it 4 and an half stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will love it.

This is the new album by former Men At Work singer and songwriter Colin Hay and the tracks on the album are covers of classics songs including the title track which was a cover of the Dusty Springfield 1964 hit as well as the Beatles, The Kinks, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Faces and many others which has personal connections with Colin and it was recorded at home during quaratine . It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by Colin who is sounding great as ever and has got shows coming up in the USA in November and December as well as March and April 2022 also in the USA. I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which I am sure you will be impressed.

It's 40 years ago this year when the Rolling Stones released the album Tattoo You which featured 4 hit singles Start Me Up, Waiting On A Friend, Little L&T and Hang Fire and among the musicians besides from the Stones who played on the tracks were Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston and ex Rolling Stone Mick Taylor and Sonny Rollins. The album went to number 2 in the UK and number 1 in the USA and Australia and it is now being re-issued again as it's 40 years since it came out which I am reviewing the double CD edition. On the double CD it has the original tracks that was on the album 40 years ago and on the second CD which has lost and found rarities of songs that were recorded from 1972 up to the late 70's including version of Drift Away and Shame Shame Shame as well as an early version of Start Me up. It is AWESOME, ROCKIN and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which still sound great today and it is just as good today as it did 40 years ago as you still hear Start Me Up on t...

This is the autobiography of guitarist and songwriter as well as member of the legendary American rock band the Doors Robby Krieger and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Southern California, started taking trumpet lessons as well as playing bass drum, started strumming guitar at age 12, played in bands The Back Bay Chamber Pot Terriers, The Psychedelic Rangers and the Clouds, joining the Doors who would go on to great success with rock classics incuding Light My Fire, Hello I Love You, Touch me, Love Her Madly and many others as well as classic albums including the self titled album,the Soft Parade, LA Woman etc, encounters with Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez and Van Morrison, the passing of Jim Morrison, his drug problems, his cancer scare and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME,FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT stories as well as well as impressive and very entertaining as well as an FANTASTIC read which it is well worth reading. Robby is t...

This is the memoir of American musician and member of 2 American rock bands Nirvana and the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and in this book he talks about living in Virginia in north springfield, seeing an band called Naked Raygun at the Cubby Club that changed his life, playing in bands Feak Baby, Mission Impossible and Dain Bamage, joined an band called Scream which he was with them until 1990, joined Nirvana who would have great success with 2 albums including Nevermind and the classic single Smells Like Teen Spirit, the passing of Kurt Cobain in 1994, forming the Foo Fighters who have gone on to great success and still going, working with Tom Petty, encounters with AC/DC, Paul mcCartney, Lemmy, Joan Jett and Iggy Pop and many others. it's AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME and entertaining stories told by Dave and an it's FANTASTIC read. The Foo Fighters will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame next week which they will be inducted by Sir Paul McCartney a...

This is the autobiography of American musician, radio presenter and activist Stevie Van Zandt and inthis book he talks about his upbringing in New Jersey, playing in bands The Mates, The Shadows and the Source, meeting Bruce Springsteen, played in Gingerbread and Steel Mill with Bruce Springsteen, played in Sundance Blues Band,the Hired Hands and the Bruce springsteen Band, played with the Dovells, formed the band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes as well as the Miami Horns, joined the E Street Band which he played on many on Bruce's many classic hits, working with Gary US Bonds, Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love and many others, doing radio,getting involved in activism against apartheid which he wrote the song Sun City, doing acting including the Sopranos and many others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AWESOME as well as impressive and very entertaining stories and it is an FANTASTIC read. he is doing radio at the moment and this is a must for 70...

This afternoon I went to the Elizabeth Theatre in the city to see the Australian movie Nitram. Nitram (Caleb Landry Jones) lives with his parents (Judy Davis and Anthony LaPaglia) who is living a life of Isolation and frustration gets friendly with a lady named Helen (Essie Davis) which he lives with her and is tragicallly killed in a car crash. His anger and lonliness grows and slowly descends into a nightmare that would lead into one of the horrific acts in Australian history. It's Gripping, Fantastic and Brilliant with top and Brilliant acting by Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Essie Davis and Sean Keenan. It is directed by Justin Kurzel who also produced with SHaun Grant who did the screenplay, Virigna Whitwell and Nick Balzias and it is of the finest Australian movies that has been made this year which it is well worth seeing. I give it 4 and an half stars and it's in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be amazed and impr...

This is the autobiography of the first female roadie and in this book Tana talks about her upbringing in Queensland and Victoria, her diffcult family life, running away from home, started helping an local band called Fox moving equipment, working with AC/DC , going to the UK and the USA where she worked with the big names of rock and roll like the Who, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, Elton John, Deep Purple and many others, giving birth to her son and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME, Impressive and very entertaining stories by Tana who is an pioneer as she paved the way for other females behind the scene ans is based in Los Angeles these days. This is an must for Australian rock and roll fans and I give it 5 stars which it is still in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.