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This is the biography of Australian Aboriginal music legend Jimmy Little written by his daughter Frances Peters Little and in this book talks about his upbringing in NSW, the loss of his mother at age 13, starting performing as an teenager, began recording for Regal Zonophone and Festival where he would achieve success in the 50's and 60's with hits El Paso, Danny Boy and the classic Royal Telephone in 1963, touring Australia, working with Col joye, Lonnie Lee, Judy Stone and many others, doing teaching and community work, his comeback with the Messenger album in 1999 which started an successful period, his health issues, his passing in 2012 and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and very entertaining stories and it is well worth an read. it is 11 years since Jimmy Little passed away but has left an great legacy which still lives on and it's 60 years this year when Royal Telephone came out which still endures and there should b...

This is the autobiography of AUstralian singer-songwriter Anthony Callea and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Melbourne, going to the Johnny Young Talent School, singing on an Good Friday Appeal as well as Pot Of Gold, doing Australian Idol, having great success with hit singles including The Prayer, working with Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, his sexuality and many others. It is an FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB book with Fantastic, Brilliant and very stories as well as impressive which it is well worth an read. He has released an very new album Forty Love which went to number 5 in Australia and has an tour coming up with his husband Tim Campbell known to fans as Dan on Home and Away starting in May which includes shows in Caloundra and the Gold Coast in October. This is an must for Australian music 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 impressed and amazed.

This is the memoir of former Pakistani cricketer and commentator Wasim Akram and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Lahore, playing for Ludhiana Gymkhana, first played for Pakistan in 1984 in the one day games which would last for the next 19 years, his first test in 1985 that would last for 17 years, the World Cup in 1992 which he was man of the match and Pakistan winning the final, his encounters with the greats including Shane Warne, Dean Jones, Imran Khan, Brian Lara, Ian Botham and many others, the match fixing situation as well as the ball tampering, his addiction with Cocaine, the loss of his first wife and many others. It is an FANTASTIC and an BRILLIANT book with impressive and very entertaining stories which it is well worth an read and an great book indeed. This is an must for cricket 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 memoir of British music manager and record producer Simon Napier Bell and in this book he talks about his upbringing in London, attended boarding school in Harrow County and Bryanston, played jazz music, living in America, worked as an film editor, co-wrote the Dusty Springfield hit You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, getting involved with management including the Yardbirds, Marc Bolan,Japan and Wham, encounters with Morris Levy, Kit Lambert, Elvis Presley and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT Stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth an read. I am giving this 4 and an half stars as it's in the book shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

Last Saturday April I went to the Newnham Hotel to see Brisbane Group Dezzie D and the Stingrayz which it was my 3rd time seeing them. I caught the bus to Mt Gravatt, went to the Newnham Hotel, went to my table, ordered my meal, bought Coke with No Sugar, Had Steak, chips and salad for lunch and Drank Coke With No Sugar. Had for desert Cherry ripe slice, ice cream and cream, went to the room, drank Coke With No Sugar and waited. The show started at 2pm with Dezzie D and the Stingrayz coming on stage and did 2 sets of Rhythm and Blues songs by people like Sam Cooke, Ruth Brown, Solomon Burke, Barrett Strong, Etta James, BB King and many others and Desley Done who is the lead singer was an bit unwell but she did an great job on the day and during the interval I saw Desley which we spoke a bit as well as having an Coke With No Sugar to drink as well as havin an coke before the show finished. The show finished after 5pm, went to the bus stop and caught the bus home. It was an FANTAS...

This is the double CD compilation by the legendary British rock band the Kinks and it has the classics hits from 1964-75 as well as the album tracks and the b sides which was handpicked by the surviving members Ray and Dave Davies and Mick Avory as well as an booklet which they talk about the songs. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which has stood the test of time and those songs still sounding great as it did back then as lot of the Kinks still gets played on the radio. It will be 60 years next year when they came on the scene with You Really Got Me but it's 60 years this year when the kinks were formed and they are still one of the great bands in the history of rock and roll which they influenced an lot of bands then and now. This is an must for Kinks Fans and I give this 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 new CD compilation of the legendary Australian group from the 60's and it has the hits from 1967-69 including Simon Says, Soothe Me, You Are the One I Love as well as album tracks from their only album , tracks they recorded as Eureka Stockade in the UK and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs that has stood the test of time and still sound great today as it did then which it's great to hear about the Eureka Stockade stuff finally. This CD by the Groove is long way overdue and I am along with many Australian music fans of the 60's am glad to see an CD by the Groove has come out finally. The Groove should be considered for an ARIA Hall of Fame induction for their impact on Australian music and this is an must for fans of Australian 60's music which I give it 5 stars and it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which You will love it as well as be impressed by it.

Today I went to the Dendy Cinema at Coorparoo to see the movie Air. It's 1984 and Sonny Vaccero (Matt Damon) who works for Nike who is on the verge of Bankrupcy due to low sales of footwear comes up with an pitch for a shoeline based on the current American Sports which he was tasked by Rob Strasser(Jason Bateman) who is the Marketing VP and co founder and CEO Phil Knight(Ben Affleck) and wants Michael Jordan to join Nike despite that the fact he is an Addias fan and too expensive for the basketball's divisions meager budget but after seeing jordan's higlights in conjuction with an Arthur Ashe commercial he is convinced that Nike should pursue who he considers a generational talent with brand and athelete buliding off each other and after meeting George Raveling (Marlon Wayans ) who had coached Jordan in the Olympics Sonny goes over to North Carolina to meet Jordan's parents James (Julius Tennon) Delrois (Viola Davis) to join Nike which gets interesting. It is FANTASTI...

On Friday I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the movie Allelujah. Alma Gilpin(Jennifer Saunders) who is working for the Bethlehem Hospital aka The Beth in Wakefield West Yorkshire is being threatened with closure due to funding cut and an television crew from an Show Called Pennine People come to the Beth to film an volunteer led effort to save it from closure as well as interviewing the Chairman of the Board as well as some of the residents including Ambrose (Derek Jacobi) and Marry Moss(Judi Dench) who wasn't involved in the interview is give an IPad by Dr Valentine (Bally Gill) who encourages her to film her day to day experiences and at the same time Colin Colman (Russell Tovey) who works for the Health Secretary visits his father Joe(David Bradley) as well as assess the hospital. When one of the Patients named Molly (Eileen Davies) is found dead the Beth is threatened with an lawsuit and then it gets interesting. It is excellent , very funny and very entertain...

This is the memoir of legendary New Zealand actor Sam Neill and in this book he talks about childhood in Ireland, growing up in Christchurch New Zealand, working for the National Film Unit, playing the lead in the NZ movie Sleeping Dogs, achieve success in Australia as well as overseas with movies including My Brilliant Career, Possession, Plenty, Evil Angels, The Piano, The Hunt For Red October, Jurassic Park etc, working with Judy Davis, Michael Caton, Meryl Streep, Jane Campion, sean Connery, Steven Speilberg, Nicole Kidman and many others, his cancer scare and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC, Impressive and Very entertaining stories and also an FANTASTIC read which is well worth it. Sam has got some upcoming movies out this year including The Portable Door and Assassin Club and an upcoming mini series Apples Never Fail. 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...

This is the biography of Australian musician and member of the legendary Australian music group The Seekers Athol Guy and in this book it talks about his upbringing in Melbourne, his parents' divorce, started singing with the Ramblers and the Escorts,forming the Seekers in 1962 who would go on to great success overseas being the first Australian group to do so with classics including I'll Never Find Another You, A World Of Our Own, The Carnival Is Over, Georgy Girl and many others, hosting Tv shows, being an Member of Parliament in Victoria as well as an businessman and horsebreeder, the passing of his wife Toni and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with impressive, Brilliant and very entertaining stories and also an FANTASTIC read which it is very well worth it. Athol is doing an musical project with legendary Australian singer and actor Ted Hamilton and Dame Olivia Newton John did the Foreword which was before her passing as well as Graham Simpson who wrote...

On Friday night(March 31st) I went to the Koala Tavern in Capalaba to see legendary Australian rock band Rose Tattoo which it was my very first time seeing them but I saw Angry Anderson at Wynnum RSL with my friend Matthew 6 years ago on Saturday April 15th 2017 which was FANTASTIC . I caught the bus from Carindale to Capalaba, walk to the Koala Tavern which was my first time going to it even though i checked it out 2 months ago, went to the bistro and rang home. Had steak chips and salad for dinner, drank Pepsi Max, waited outside, went inside, bought chips and Coke with No Sugar, ate chips, drank coke with no sugar, bought Rose Tattoo hat and use mobile. Ezra Lee an rock and roll pianist with his band the Nomads came on stage at about 8.30pm which they did an set of rock and roll and boogie woogie songs including some Jerry Lee Lewis and Louis Jordan stuff which they did an Fantastic set and there was an interval where I bought coke with no sugar, drank it and use mobile. At...

April 2nd 1955 Johnny Ray who had toured Australia throughout March 1955 promoted by Lee Gordon appeared on Jack Davy's Ampol Show which was on 4BH which management from 4BH made arrangements to rebroadcast it . April 2nd 1970 Mike Ahern who was one of Brisbane's popular radio personalities on 4BC was promoting Elect Your Music on 4BC April 3rd 1973- 4BK which was one of Brisbane's very popular radio stations at the time until 1990 when it became B105 was promoting Music, news and traffic reports as well as parking reports with Phil Hunt doing the music Monday To Friday from 1pm-4pm and Saturdays 6am to 12 noon. April 4th 1975- 4BC promoted music shows at the iconic Cloudland Ballroom which had known music acts as well as Brisbane acts and this particuarly day in 1975 had Graham Connors along with other acts Midas, Hotel, Touch and Seasons of the Witch April 5th 1954- 4BC had an show for Your Favourite Song which had new releases and hit parade tunes and it was...