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Through The Haze Beccy Cole

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This is the new album by Australian country singer Beccy Cole and this was recorded at the Rabbit Hole Recording Studio in NSW on the Central Coast which the songs on the album are all written by Beccy as well as among the musicians playing including country musician as well as father of Australian country singer Kasey Chambers Bill Chambers playing Lap Steel and Dobro as well as there is a bonus track Poster Girl 20 Years. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs as well as great singing by Beccy who is sounding great on the album and it was produced by the Dingo Music Productions and The Sisters of Twang. It has gone to number 26 on the Australian Top 50 charts and number 2 on the Australian country charts and has some special shows coming up to launch the album so let's hope she comes to Queensland to do shows. This is a must for Australian country music fans and I am giving this 4 stars which it's in the shops so please do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will b...

4BK Top 10 Charts March 1963

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This is from the Telegraph March 27th 1963 and this was the 4BK Top 10 charts with Paul and Paula at number 1 with Hey Paula, Ned Miller at number 2 with From A Jack To A King, The Four Seasons at number 3 with Walk Like A Man, Eydie Gorme at number 4 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, The Exciters at number 5 with the song written by Bert Berns and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Tell Him, The Delltones at number 6 with their version of the Willy and Ruth song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as well as the first single for lead singer Col Loughnan from the Crescents who replaced the original lead singer Noel Widerberg who was killed in a Car crash July 7th 1962 Come A Little Bit Closer, Dion at number 7 with his version of the Drifters song Ruby Baby, Teresa Brewer at number 8 with Ballad of Lover's Hill, The Shadows at number 9 with Dance On written 2 members of the English group the Avons Valerie and Elaine Murtagh and Ray Adams and Del Shannon at number 10 wit...

4BC March 1969

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This is from the Telegraph March 25th 1969 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular music radio stations at the time in the late 60's which besides from being a music station it promoted events including Sunday Funday at Bundaleer in Brookfield with the 4BC Radio personalities including Johnny James, Mike Ahern and Graeme Smith and the acts on the bill were Johnny O'Keefe, The Groop, Jonne Sands, Jeff Phillips, The Iguana, Bev Harrell, Jon Blanchfield, Chris Kite, The Hands Down, The Escorts and Ron Rico as well as other entertainment including Fashion Parade and and Miss 11-20 Quest.

4BC March 1966

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This is from the Northern Subrurbs Express March 23rd 1966(60 Years ago today) and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of the top music radio stations in Brisbane in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bob(Graeme) Smith who had been with 4IP joined 4BC replacing Bob Wilks who had gone to join 4BK and he was on from 10.30pm until 11.30pm doing the Malboro Show Monday to Friday playing the latest records.

I Swear

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This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo where I saw the movie I Swear which it is based on a true story. It's Scotland 1983 with John Davidson (Scott Ellis Watson) who goes to a secondary school as well as playing soccer is experiencing tics as well as saying swear words but not on purpose but is getting in trouble and attempts suicide and 13 years later John who is now 25(Robert Aramayo) is still living with his mother Heather(Shirley Henderson) which he has tourettes and takes medication which he then meets up with old school friend Murray (Francesco Piacentini Smith) and meets Murray's mother Dorothy (Maxine Peake) who is an medical health nurse which John moves in with Murray's family and with Dorothy's help he gets a job at the local community centre with Tommy(Peter Mullan) but still experiencing his tics and then gets interesting which he starts talking about his experiences with Tourettes. It is saw, Amazing, Brilliant and Superb with FANTASTIC a...

4KQ March 1961

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This is from the Telegraph March 22nd 1961 (65 Years ago today) and long before being known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being for a time in the 80's an country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations which among their disc jockeys was Graham Webb who would became an very well known on radio and TV including Sounds Unlimited as well as working in England in the 60's including the Radio Caroline the pirate radio station was on Monday to Thursday from 4.30pm until 6.30pm, Friday from 4.30pm until 6pm and Sunday from 3pm until 5pm with the show Spinning Tops.

Kids Wait Till You Hear This Liza Minnelli

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This is the memoir of legendary American actress,dancer and singer Liza Minnelli and in this book talks about her parents Judy Garland and Vincent Minnelli, upbringing in Los Angeles, moving to New York, starting with the off Broadway show Best Foot Forward as well as the Carnival, doing recordings for Capitol, performing in cabaret rooms and Hotel theatres, winning an Tony for Flora, doing movies including Charlie Bubbles, The Sterile Cuckoo, Tell Me You Love Me Junie Moon, Arthur and Stepping Out, the loss of her mother Judy Garland in 1969, her 4 marriages including to Peter Allen, winning the Oscar for her role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 1972, her issues with alcohol and drugs, working with Albert Finney, Dudley Moore, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Martin Scorsese, the Pet Shop Boys and many others. It is AWESOME, FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with AMAZING and FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Liza was supposed to do an...

4BH March 1958

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This is from the Telegraph March 21st 1958 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which among their disc jockeys was Bill Gates who had just joined the station at the time was also the one who gave the Bee Gees their name and also doing the record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse in the city was on that Friday night(March 21st) with Disc For Debonaires at 6.30pm and Rock A Bye Road at 10.30pm and Saturday (March 22nd) with Colour Harmony at 1pm, Relaxing at the Country Club at 1.15pm, Sil Silhouettes at 1.30pm, Featuring Festival at 1.45pm, Glamour Hits at 2pm, Ladies of Song at 2.15pm,Blind Date at 2.30pm and Platter Portraits at 2.45pm

4BK March 1958

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This is from the Telegraph March 19th 1958 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which among their disc jockeys was Malcolm Searle who would go on to host the quiz show Coles 3000 pounds Question did the shows in the afternoons with Four at Four Monday to Friday from 4pm until 4.15pm, Teenage Time on Monday to Thursday from 4.15pm until 4.45pm, Teenage Hit Parade from 4.15pm until 4.45pm on Friday, Teenage Choice from 4.45pm until 5pm on Friday, Children's Hit Parade on Fridays from 5.15pm until 5.45pm and on Saturday Mornings from 9.30am until 10.30am with Sunday Mail Comics Club.

4KQ March 1957

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This is from the Telegraph March 18th 1957 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which among their disc jockeys was Hal Grocey who was an American who was also the first to play rock and roll on 4KQ as it was also the first Brisbane radio station to play rock and roll as well as Hal got a mention by BBQ Bob Gallagher on the special about 4KQ called the 4KQ Journey A 75 Year Brisbane icon on Sunday June 26th 2022 and it was repeated on the final night 4KQ ended Thursday June 30th 2022.

4IP March 1976

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This is from the Telegraph March 17th 1976 (50 Years ago today) and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 70's which besides from being an music station also did shows which they did the Rock Group of the Year shows as it was the final at Festival Hall that had 8 Brisbane rock groups competing who were Cannon, Moonlight, Friends, Borgus, Valhalla, Foxx, Quartermass and Boot Lace for the following prizes $2.250 00 in prizes, an recording contract and an $500.00 of new equipment from Soundstage and it started at 5pm with special guest John Paul Young and the All Star Band.

4BH March 1964

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This is from the Telegraph March 3rd 1964 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Jim McSweeney who worked at 4AM, 4BK, 4GR and 4AK was on Monday to Friday from 8am until 8.30am with the Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music playing country music.

4BK March 1964

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This is from the Sunday Mail March 15th 1964 and until 1990 when ti became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Peter McIntyre who did Sunday Swingalong from 7am until 7.45am, then the Queensland Radio News at 7.45pm, Bill O'Brien did the Sunday Juke Box from 7.50am until 1.30pm which he also did the Queensland Hit Parade from 1pm until 1.30pm and from 1.30pm until 5pm Ron Burton did the Sunday Surfalong which it had Beatles records to be won and also those 3 Sunday shows had Beatles tickets contest to be won as it was the time it was annouced of the Brisbane shows on June 29th and 30th 1964.

Reminders Of Him

This afternoon I went to the Cineplex Cinema at South Bank to see the movie Reminders Of Him. Kenna Rowan (Maika Monroe) is released from jail after serving 7 years for being in car crash that killed her boyfriend Scotty(Rudy Pankow) she is trying to get her life together which she is looking for work but is been turned down but eventually gets a job at the supermarket at GG and encounters Ledger(Tryiq Withers) who was the best friend of Scotty's as well as an owner of the local bar which Kenna starts to have a liking for him but he knows who she is and won't let her see her daughter Diem who has been living with her parents Patrick (Bradley Whitford) and Grace (Lauren Graham) and then things starts to get interesting. It is FANTASTIC, very impressive and very entertaining with excellent acting by Maika Monroe, Rudy Pankow, Tryiq Withers,Bradley Whitford and Lauren Graham and it is directed by Vanessa Caswill and produced by Colleen Hoover, Lauren Levine(both also did the scr...

4BH March 1960

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This is from the Telegraph March 14th 1960 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which on the breakfast show that was on between 5am until 8am there was a segment called Battle of the Ages which had disc jockey Russ Callow and well known Australian singers who were around at the time which the next day (March 15th) iconic Australian rock singer Col Joye was on the Battle of the Ages segment and also on the same day appeared at the Record Hop at City Hall between 12pm til 2pm.

Four Weddings and an Encore by Amanda Pelman

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This is the memoir of Australian music executive Amanda Pelman and in this book talks about her upbringing in Melbourne, getting into music early, working for Polygram, went to London where she worked for Jaegar, went back to Australia where she worked for Mushroom Records, worked for Melodian Records, working for Michael Chugg, her 4 marriages including Brian Cadd, working with Kylie Minogue, Dire Straits, Billy Thorpe, Indecent Obession and many others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with amazing stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read and Michael Chugg who is the music promoter did the Foreword for the book. Amanda is now in Paris where she's been there since 2021 and this is a must for Australian music 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.

4BK Top 40 March 1982

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This is from the Telegraph March 11th 1982 and this was the 4BK top 40 charts with Soft Cell at number 1 with their version of the Gloria Jones song Soft Cell, Moving Pictures at number 2 with What About Me, Lindsey Buckingham at number 3 with Trouble which was from the Law and Order album and Pete Shelley at number 4 with Homosapien. The new entries in the charts that week were Hall and Oates at number 31 with I Can't Go For That (He Can Do), Mike Post at number 32 with Theme From Hill Street Blues which was from the iconic American TV show of the same name and AC/DC at number 40 with Let's Get It Up and besides from Moving Pictures and AC/DC the other Australian acts in the charts were Olivia Newton John twice with Make A Move On Me at number 14 and Physical at number 37, Men At Work at number 23 with Down Under, Cold chisel at number 25 with You Got Nothing I Want and Colleen Hewett at number 36 with Gigolo.

4BC March 1964

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This is from the Telegraph March 10th 1964 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since 1954 was doing the Top 40 Breakfast Show which was on daily and also there was a cash competition called Who Said That which it the listener knew they would 1 Pounds (2 dollars) or more.

4BH March 1957

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This is from the Telegraph March 9th 1957 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which their shows that was broadcast on this day in 1957 which it was on Saturday were at 6.3pm Memories of Mo, at 7pm the Hardy Family, at 7.30pm the Rola Show, at 8pm Bob Dyer's Pick A Box which had been on radio since 1948 but the TV series had just started the week before, The Singer Show which was hosted by Jack Davey was on at 8.30pm and at 9pm the Rock n Roll Show.

Live It Up The Mental As Anything Story

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Garden City where I saw the documentary about the legendary Australia band Mental As Anything and in it has interviews with members Martin Plaza, David Twohill, Reg Mombassa and Pete O'Doherty, archival interviews with Greedy Smith, Neil Finn, Greedy's brother Stewart Smith, Colin Hay(Men At Work), Jane Gazzo (Australian music writer), Dave Graney and others as well as talking about their formation in the 70's, playing around the Sydney music scene, began recording for Regular which achieve great success with hit singles including The Nips Are Getting Bigger, Come Around, If You Leave Me Can I Come Too, Bersek Warriors, Live It Up and many others as well as albums including Get Wet, Expresso Bongo, Cats and Dogs and Fundamental As Amnything, going to America as well as Europe, outside projects and many others. It is AWESOME, AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with amazing stories and it is well worth seeing. It's been 6 and an bit y...

4BK March 1974

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This is from the Telegraph March 7th 1974 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK having started in 1930 was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 70's which among their radio personalities was Phil Hunt who worked on 4NA in Nambour and 4CA in Cairns and also was with World Vision was on in the afternoons from 1pm until 4pm .

Herman's Hermits Australian Tour 2026

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In July and August 2026 legendary British rock group Herman's Hermits will be touring Australia which they will be performing in NSW, Victoria, ACT, Queensland and Western Australia and the group with original member Barry Whitwam on drums, Jamie Thurston on bass guitar and vocals, John Summerton on guitar and vocals and Tony Young on Keyboards and vocals will perform the classic hits that they made famous in the 60's including I'm Into Something Good, Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter, I'm Henry The Eighth I Am, A Must To Avoid, No Milk Today, There's A Kind Of Hush, My Sentimental Friend and many others as well as other rock songs as well as Barry tells stories about the group's history. If you have not seen them Please Do Youselves an favour and SEE THEM which you will be impressed and amazed as well as being entertained by an iconic music group who have been around since the 60's which I'm sure it will be back memories for those who grew up...

4KQ March 1968

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This is from the Redcliffe Herald March 6th 1968 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's an country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which they were known as the Better Music station as they were playing Easy Listening music by acts like Herb Alpert at the time.

4KQ March 1957

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This is from the Courier Mail March 5th 1957 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as the country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which besides from being an music station it also use to talent quests as they would that for years and on this day it had the Talent Quest Zone Final which was held at the 4kq Auditorium on Elizabeth Street in the city at 8pm.

4BH March 1961

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This is from the Courier Mail March 4th 1961 (65 Years ago today) 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 was on Saturday between 8am until 12.15pm presented Music For Moderns which the first show was Music For Moderns at 8am, Tonic Tunes was at 9am, Royaltie Show at 9.15am, Cadbury's Hit Parade at 9.30am, Coca Cola Bottlers Club with Allan Brandt at 10am, American Hit Parade at 10.30am, Parade For Swingersters at 11am and Music While You Drive at 11.30am.

4BC March 1966

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This is from the Courier Mail March 3rd 1966(60 Years Ago today) and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Graeme Smith (Bob) who had just joined the station at the time due to Bob Wills leaving 4BC and going to 4BK which they were on daily from 4pm until midnight playing the latest records that was out at the time.

4BH March 1959

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This is from the Courier Mail March 2nd 1959 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which besides from being an music station 4BH was also doing other shows which among them was Gunshot Gamble that was on at 7pm during the week.

4BK March 1959

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This is from the COurier Mail March 2nd 1959 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which besides from being a music station 4BK use to do shows too which in the Breakfast Show was Tangle Tunes which the listener would win 10 pounds cash prize and on Monday to Thursday at 1.45pm was the Search For Karen Hastings.

4BK March 1967

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This is from the Telegraph March 1st 1967 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bill Gates who had joined the station that year afer being with 4BH for 9 years who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops around Brisbane at the time including the O'Connor Boathouse which was in the city on North Quay did the Breakfast Show Monday to Saturday at 5.30am.

Solo Mio

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema in the city to see the movie Solo Mio. Matt Taylor(Kevin James) who is an art teacher proposes to Heather(Julie Ann Emery) and are about to have their wedding in Italy but on the day Heather doesn't turn up which Matt finds the note which he is devastated and he tries to contact and find her but is unable which he goes on a tour for married couples where he meet Julian (Kim Coates) and his wife Meghan (Alyson Hannigan) and Neil (Jonathan Ruhme) and his wife Donna(Julee Cerda) who is a therapist and both couples are having issues. While dining at the local cafe Matt meets Gia(Nicole Grimaudo) who owns the cafe and shows him around the city which they form a connection and it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Kevin James who was also one of the writers, Alyson Hannigan, Kim Coates, Jonathann Ruhme, Julee Cerda, Nicole Grimaudo and Andrea Bocelli and also Ed Sheeran does an apperan...

What Happened To Your Hair by Matthew and Gunnar Nelson

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This is the joint autobiography of American singers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson of the duo Nelson and in the book they talk about their upbringing in Los Angeles, getting instruments when they were 6, their parents Ricky nelson and Kristin Harmon's divorce in the early 80's, playing in the Strange Agents, the loss of their father in a plane crash December 31st 1985, forming the band Nelson who would achieve great success with the singles (Can't Live Without Your Love) Love and Affection, After The Rain and More Than Ever, their relations the Nelsons and the Harmons including actor Mark Harmon, launching the Stone Canyon Records label, encounters with George Harrison, Colonel Tom Parker, David Crosby, John Boylan, Timothy B Schmidt and many others. It is AWESOME, AMAZING and SUPERB with BRILLIANT and FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining and also enjoyable which it is well worth a read. Matthew and Gunnar are still performing around the USA doing ...

Our Secrets Are The Same by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill

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This is the joint autobiography of 2 of the founding members of the legendary Scottish rock band Simple Minds Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill and in the book they talk about their upbringings in Scotland, first meeting in 1967, Jim getting his first guitar as well as playing in Biba Rom, both seeing live music, playing in Johnny and the Self Abusers which they had 1 single, forming Simple Minds in 1977 who would achieve great success with hit albums including Life In A Day, New Gold Dream(81 82 83 84) and Once Upon A Time as well as having hit singles including Glittering Prize, Up On The Catwalk, Don't You(Forget About Me) and Belfast Child , Jim's marriages to Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders and actress Patty Kensit both ended in divorce, encounters with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, David Bowie and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Jim and Charlie are still in Simple Mi...

Street Corner Talking the Autobiography of Kim Simmonds

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This is the posthumous autobiography of British musician and founding member of legendary British blues rock band Savoy Brown Kim Simmonds and in the book talked about his upbringing in Wales, moving to London, got his first guitar at age 13, formed the band Savoy Brown which would last 57 years which would have success with albums including A Step Further, Looking In and Hellbound Train, his 3 marriages, working with Cream, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, BB King and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining and it well worth a read. It's been 3 years (4 in December) since Kim Simmonds passed away but the music of Savoy Brown lives on forever and Mike Vernon who founded the British record label Blue Horizon and producer did the foreword and epilogues by people including his widow Debbie, daughter Eve and musicians including Paul Rodgers from Free and Bad Company and former Savoy Brown and Foghat member Roger E...

A Trick of Memory Martin Barre

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This is the autobiography of British musician and member of the iconic British rock band Jethro Tull Martin Barre and in the book he talks about his upbringing in Birmingham, getting his first guitar, played in bands The Dwellers, The Moonrakers, The Noblemen, The Motivation, The Penny Peep Show/Penny Peeps and Gethsemane, playing flute and Saxophone, joining Jethro Tull in 1968 which would last for 44 years as he would play on the albums including Stand Up, Benefit and Thick As A Brick, doing solo work, working with the Coasters, Lee Dorsey, Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ten Years After, John Wetton and many years. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with Amazing stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining and it is well worth a read. Martin is doing shows in Europe in April and this is a must for Jethro Tull fans which 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.

4BK Top 10 February 1963

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This is from the Telegraph February 27th 1963 and this was the 4BK Top 10 with Del Shannon at number 1 with Little Town Flirt, Ned Miller at number 2 with From A Jack To A Queen, The Denvermen who were also backing up Digger Revell at the time was at number 3 with the song written by Johnny Devlin who also produced it Surfside, Teresa Brewer at number 4 with Ballad of Lovers Hill, The Shadows at number 5 with the Boys which was from a movie of the same that starred Richard Todd and Robert Morley, The Rooftop Singers at number 6 with Walk Right In, The Delltones at number 7 with the song which was a cover of a Lieber and Stoller song as well as the first single for Col Loughnan as lead singer taking over from Noel Widerberg who was killed in a car accident July 7th 1962, Paul and Paula at number 8 with Hey Paula, Bobby Vee at number 9 with The Night Has A Thousand Eyes and the Tornadoes at number 10 with Telstar which was produced by Joe Meek.

4BH February 1960

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This is from the Telegraph February 24th 1960 and now the classic hits station here 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 Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the Record Hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse as well as the City did the show Platter Chatter Monday to Friday at Lunchtime from 12 until 12.30pm playing the lastest records at the time.

4BC February 1967

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This is from the Telegraph February 23rd 1967 and now the talk back station in Brisbane as it is the only commercial one 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Graeme Smith(Bob) who took over from Bob Wills the year before having prior to that had been with 4IP were on daily playing the latest records that were out at the time.

4BH February 1958

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This is from the Telegraph February 22nd 1958 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 1950's which among their disc jockeys were Bill Gates who had just been with the station at that time as well as the one who gave the Bee Gees their name and doing the record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse on North Quay was on Sunday nights doing the Charles Hope Half Hour at 5.30pm and These Were Hits at 6.30pm and Allan Brandt who been at 4KQ and later worked at 4IP also on Sunday at 6pm doing TAA Hit Parade with 160 pounds jackpot to be won.

The Silver Snarling Trumpet by Robert Hunter

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In 1962 Robert Hunter an lyricist and future member of the iconic American rock band the Greatful Dead wrote about the scene in Palop Alto which it's in the San Francisco area as well as meeting future Greatful Dead founding member Jerry Garcia which they did their first gig together for a college audience as well as hanging around coffee shops, Keplers Books and many others and in 1982 Robert Hunter assessed his work which he shared it with close confidants but decided not to release it and after Hunter's passing in 2019 it was found 5 years later which it is out and also I have reviewed the paperback edition as it was just released recently. It is excellent, very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. It's been 31 years since the end of the Greatful Dead after the passing of Jerry Garcia and 7 years since the passing of Robert Hunter but their work lives on and it's a must for fans of the Greatful Dead which I give it 4 stars as it's in...

After Hours Richard Marx

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This is the latest album by legendary American singer Richard Marx which it was recorded at Evergreen Studios in Burbank California over 3 afternoons in February 2025 and it has covers of standard pop songs including Young At Heart which he does it with Rod Stewart, Big Band Boogie with Kenny G, All I Ever Needed with Chris Botti and Days of You with Drea Tome. it is FANTASTIC with great songs and Richard sounds great on the album which he is still singing great better than ever. It went to number 89 in Australia, number 18 in the US Jazz Albums charts and number 14 in the US traditional Jazz charts and Richard will be touring Australia in April which includes Brisbane at QPAC on April 16th. This is a must for Richard Marx 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.

Elvis Presley In Concert (EPIC)

Tonight I have been to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the music documentary EPIC (Elvis Presley In Concert) and in it has archival interviews with Elvis Presley talking about his life and career as well as footage of his performances from 1970 and 1972 which it was though that it was lost but was found a few years ago at the Warner Bros archives in Kansas as well as the footage of Elvis in Hawaii in 1957 performing and performance in the footage many of his classic hits which he was really at his peak at the time at the top of his game. It is AWESOME, AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC Footage and FANTASTIC music and it is well worth seeing it which it is like you are watching it live. It is directed by Baz Luhrman who has just done an FANTASTIC and AWESOME job putting it together and it all comes together. It's 49 years this year since the passing of Elvis Presley but the great music and movies he made lives on and it is great to see the interest in Elvis Presley st...

4BC February 1966

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This is from the Courier Mail February 21st 1966(60 Years Ago today) and now the talk back station which it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1958 was hosting the 4BC Go Show which it was on from 4pm until 7.30pm as it was on the day it was broadcast live from the Lennon's Hotel in the city which he was joined by the Rolling Stones who was performing in Brisbane at that time.

4BC February 1959

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This is from the Telegraph February 20th 1959 and now the talk back station here in Brisbane which it is the only commercial one 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who was with the station since 1954 which he would last until the early 70's was doing the show Super 70 which was on Sundays at 9.15am playing the latest records that was out at the time.

4BC February 1964

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This is from the Telegraph February 19th 1964 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since the late 50's was doing the Top 40 Go Show on Monday to Friday from 4pm until 7pm playing the latest records that was out at the time as well as hosting the QTQ 9 music show Teen Beat.

Man On The Run

Tonight I went to the Dendy Cinema in Coorparoo to see the documentary movie about iconic musician Paul McCartney with Wings and talks about the break up of the Beatles, his marriage to Linda Eastman which they would have 3 children as adopting Linda's daughter Heather, releasing his first 2 solo albums McCartney and Ram, forming Wings in 1971 with Linda , Denny Laine, Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell who would achieve the great success throughout the 70's with albums including Band On The Run and Back To The Egg as well as the hits including My Love, Mary Had A Little Lamb, the line up changes, touring the world and many others as well as besides from Paul McCartney interviews with Mick Jagger, his brother Michael McCartney, surviving Wings members including Denny Seiwell, Steve Holley and Laurence Juber, 2 of Paul's daughters Mary and Stella and archival interviews with Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Henry McCullough. It is AMAZING, AWESOME and BRILLIANT with...

4BK February 1962

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This is from the Sudnay Mail February 18th 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 the shows that was on Sundays were from 9.15am-1pm 4BK DJ Parade with Bill O'Brien which included the Riley Williams Show that was on from 9.30am until 10am, from 6.30pm until 7pm The Queensland Hit Parade with Bill O'Brien, at 7pm Queensland Radio News Service , at 7.30pm the Minstrel Show and at 8pm Mystery Theatre One Hour Play which was 12 Men Dead

4IP February 1969

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This is from the Sunday Truth February 16th 1969 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP having originally based in Ipswich was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the late 60's which among their disc jockeys was Tony MacArthur who had been with 4BC throughout the 60's until 1967 and went to London where he worked on Radio Luxembourg which was on 4IP Sunday nights from 6pm for 2 hours and Monday to Friday for 2 hours from 7pm live from London.

Wuthering Heights

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This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo to see the movie Wuthering Heights. Catherine Earnshaw(Margot Robbie) who lives with her abrasive father Mr Earnshaw(Martin Clunes) encounters an young boy who was rescued off the streets of Liverpool who is called Heathcliff(Jacob Elordi) that is named after Catherine's brother who passed away and they are inseperable as well as protective of each other which 6 years later Cathy plans to court Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif) which she does eventually leading Heathcliff to ride off in the sunset and Cathy longs for him to return which he does clean shaven and short haired but is angry with Cathy for marrying Edagr and he marries Isabella (Alison Linton) just to make her jealous which gets interesting. It is Amazing, Brilliant and SUPERB with Top, Brilliant and FANTASTIC acting by Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Martin Clunes, Shazad Latif, Alison Linton and Hong Chau and it's directed by Emerald Fennell who also the screenplay and p...

Live At Wembley 1995 Van Halen

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On June 24th 1995 iconic American rock band Van Halen which had at the time Sammy Hagar on lead vocals were performing at the Wembley Stadium as part of their Balance tour as they had an album called Balance at that time and that performance was recorded which it is now out on CD. On the live recording perform their hits including Jump and You Really Got Me well as rear live recordings of The Seventh Seal and Feelin. It is FANTASTIC and ROCKIN with FANTASTIC songs with great playing by the guys and also sounded great too. Van Halen ended 6 years after the passing of member Eddie Van Halen but the music is still around and great to see stuff like this come out. This is a must for Van Halen 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.

Here I Am Dolly Parton

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This is the 2019 documentary about legendary American country singer Dolly Parton which it's out on DVD and on it she talks about her career including going to Nashville in 1964, having her first country hit in 1966 with Dumb, meeting Carl Dean who would become her Husband, working with Porter Wagoner, having success on the pop charts as well as country with Jolene and Here You Go Again and movies including 9 to 5 as well as interviews with Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Kylie Minogue, Mac Davis, Jerry Douglas and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with AMAZING and Impressive stories and it is well worth watching. Dolly has just released a new version of her song Light Of A Clear Blue Morning with Reba McEntire, Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson and Queen Latifah and this is a must for Dolly Parton as well as country music fans which I give it 4 stars as it is in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

4IP February 1975

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This is from the Telegraph February 12th 1975 and until 1992 when it becmae 4TAB which it is now radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 70's which besides from being the music station it was also promoting rock concerts which on Saturday February 15th 1975 4IP did a free rock concert at the Botanical Gardens in the city which it was compered by Keith Williams who was one of the 4IP Good Guys and had iconic Brisbane rock band Railroad Gin with a 12 piece string band and Brisbane bands Valhalla and Borgus.

4BK Top 40 February 1981

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This is from the Telegraph February 11th 1981 (45 years ago today) and this was the 4BK Top 40 charts with Slim Dusty at number 1 with Duncan, Split Enz who are touring this year was at number 2 with One Step Ahead, Gilbert O'Sullivan at number 3 with What's In A Kiss and Mondo Rock at number 4 with State Of The Heart. The new entries in the charts that week were Karen Knowles who had been on Young Talent Time was at number 35 with Why Won't You Explain, Dr Hook at number 36 with Girls Can Get It and Little River Band at number 37 with Long Jumpin Jeweller and besides from Slim Dusty, Split Enz who were really New Zealanders but was making inroads in Australia and Mondo Rock the other Australian and New Zealand acts on the charts were The Reels at nnumber 11 with the EP According To My Heart, Mental As Anything who are getting back together with Reg Mombassa and Pete O'Doherty at number 12 with their version of the Reflections song Just Like Romeo and Juliet, Air Sup...

4BH February 1963

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This is from the Sunday truth February 10th 1963 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys were Barry Matheson, Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse on North Quay, Brian Henderson who was the iconic music TV show Bandstand at the time, Ben Beckinsale and iconic Sydney radio personality John Laws who were on Sundays at 5pm doing the Holeproof Hosiery Show.

4BH February 1957

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This is from the Telegraph February 9th 1957 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which among their disc jockeys was Bob Rogers who had been with the station since 1950 and would achieve great success on Sydney radio was on at 9pm presenting Rock'n'Roll playing the latest rock'n'roll records that was out at the time and also was brought to the listners by H G Shirts.