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This is from the Telegraph June 16th 1959 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys were Bert (Birdbrain) Robertson who had been with the station since 1954 and would last until the early 70's was on Monday to Friday at 11.15am doing the Cuppa Club and Geoff Atkinson who was an part of the station's success in the 50's and 60's did the show Shell Dealer Parade Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11pm until Midnight.

This is from the Telegraph June 15th 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 was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's which he would last until the early 70's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show daily playing the latest records that was out at the time.

This is from the Telegraph June 12th 1963 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Jim Sweeney who did the World Wide Top 40 Breakfast Show which was on Monday to Saturday from 5am until 8am with the news every 30 minutes as well as the music that was played at the time.

This is from the Telegraph June 11th 1958 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who would become the station's success in the 50's and 60's hosted the show So Smooth which was on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 9pm playing the music that really has charms.

This is from the Telegraph June 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 they were promoting the Beatles' Australian tour which was happening in that month (June) 1964 which would include Brisbane at the Festival Hall on June 29th and 30th and Sydney disc jockey Bob Rogers was travelling with them on the tour was reporting it to 4BC which they were 10 reports daily.

On Sunday June 7th I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Joe Cocker Express who are from the Gold Coast and it was my first time seeing them live. The show started at 12.30pm with the Joe Cocker Express coming on stage which in the first set included the hits from the 80's including Up Where We Belong which Jason sang it with Bec and Leave Your Hat On and even doing the INXS song as well as each band member telling a story about Joe Cocker including one story about his mother doing washing and discovering a cheque in one of his clothes as well as being in Australia in 1972 and in the second set wore the hippy gear as well as singing the big classic hits including Delta Lady, Feelin Alright, You Are So Beautiful and of course the iconic With A Little Help From My Friends and also I met a lady named Laura, her mother Debra and an lady named Michelle. The show finished at 2.30pm, had bought records at Record Sale, bought Fish and Chips @ the Fish and Chips shop and went back to Tw...

On Saturday night June 6th I went to Twin Towns to see the tribute show to iconic American country singers Johnny Cash and June Carter called Hey Get Rhythm which has Mark Caliguri and his wife Joanne and it was my first time seeing the show. The show started at 8pm which Mark and Joanne coming out as they did 2 sets which in the first set performed Johnny's early hits in the 50's as well as June's songs including Juke Box Blues which some of the audience members came on stage and wore hats as well as for some songs Robert on horn came on stage as well as showing clips of Johnny and June on the screen both sides of the stage and there was a interval where I had a Pepsi Max and Boost chocolate. In the second set Mark and Joanne came back on stage which they did the songs of the 60's and 70's as well as one of Johnny's recordings in the 2000's and George an keyboardist joined the band on stage as well as an audience member came on stage when they were doing t...

This is from the Telegraph June 9th 1955 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their radio personalities were Keith Eadie who was on during the week with the Craven a Hit Parade which was on at 7pm and the next night at 6.15pm the show that was on was called Nissen's Gems Musical Comedy.

On Saturday afternoon I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Bee Gees Revival Tribute Show and they are from Melbourne which it was my first time seeing them. The show started at 12.30pm with Roy Kossena(Barry), Phil Splitter (Robin) and AJ Leonard(Maurice) coming out on stage which in the first set starting off with Alone from Still Waters and then going through the 60's with Massachusetts and to Love Somebody as well as the early 70's as their 1987 hit You Win Again and there was an interval which I took 2 photos. The second set had Roy, Phil and AJ came back on stage which they wore black and white gear as they performed 2 of their 60's hits as well as their 70's hits including How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever, Staying Alive as well as the Andy Gibb hit Shadow Dancing and some of the audience got up to dance during the set enjoying themselves. The show ended at 2.30pm which Roy, Phil and AJ came out to meet the fans to have photos with them and I got mine taken...

On Friday night June 5th I went to Twin Towns to see the Fabulous Caprettos which it was my first time seeing the act and it had Australian singers Wendy Matthews, Dave Gleeson from the Screaming Jets and the Angels, Rai Thistlewayte from Thirsty Merc and an appearance by Russell Morris as Joe Camilleri from Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons and the Black Sorrows was supposed to be there but he wasn't well which was the reason. The show started at 8pm with Jason Ayres who is an singer-songwriter in Perth came on which he did an set of mainly his own songs as well as an cover of the Chris Issak song Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing and there was an interval. The Fabulous Caprettos with Rai Thistlewayte, Wendy Matthews and Dave Gleeson came on stage which Wendy started it off with her 90's hit Let's Kiss, Dave sang his song, Rai sang his song from Thirsty Merc Someday Someday and Russell Morris singing of 2 of his hits and got off stage for a while which Wendy, Dave and Rai performed thei...

On Friday afternoon June 5th I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Elvis tribute show Elvis Live At the Garden that had Jimmy Holmes who I had seen 3 years before and Taylor Rodriguez which was my first time seeing him and they were the songs Elvis performed at Madison Square Garden in 1972. The show started after 5pm with Dean Vegas who is an Elvis tribute performer himself did the compering introducing the acts which Jimmy Holmes came on first starting off with That's Alright Mama as well as other songs including Never Been To Spain, Love Me, Heartbreak Hotel and Love Me Tender which he finished his segment and then Taylor came on which he did Polk Salad Annie and performed other songs including Funny How Time Slips Away, Suspcious Minds, American Trilogy which Jimmy came back on stage and ended it with Can't Help Falling In Love. The show finished at 6.15pm and I went back to the Twin Towns Mantra to change shirts as I had a show to go to at Twin Towns. It was an FANTAST...

On Thursday night I went to Greenmount Surf Club to see legendary Australian singer Issi Dye. Issi with Andrea and Peter came on stage which started just before 7pm which in the first set performed songs by Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley as well as Peter sang some songs as well as Andrea singing some too and also for part of that 1st set that I had Pork Ribs, Chips and Salad for dinner. There was an interval and in the second set Issi, Andrea and Peter came back on which they performed songs by Johnny O'Keefe, the Monkees, Ricky Nelson, Olivia Newton John and Chuck Berry as well as Terry Leonard who is an Elvis tribute peformer joined Issi on stage for 2 songs and also saw Les who worked with Issi as well as Tyler and Leanne who are engaged. The show finished at 9pm which I saw Issi and got an photo with him, went to Woolworths where I bought groceries and walk back to Twin Towns Mantra. It was an FANTASTIC show with great singing by Issi as well ...

This is from the Telegraph June 3rd 1966(60 Years Ago today) and now the classic hits here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were John Daley, Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops including the O'Connor Boathouse in the City and Grahame Cherry who went on to work on 4KQ and 4BK were on Monday to Friday from 4pm until midnight and all day Saturday and Sunday.

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo where I saw the movie Power Ballad. Rick Power (Paul Rudd) an American who lives in Ireland with his wife Rachel(Marcella Plunkett) and daughter Arja(Beth Fallon) sings in an band called the Bride and the Groove who performs at weddings and at one wedding Danny Wilson(Nick Jonas) who had been in a well known boyband called Impossible joins the band on stage singing I Wish the Stevie Wonder song which everyone enjoyed it and Rick and Danny connect which they work on a song Rick wrote called How to Write A Song (without You) which Danny eventually records it when he gets back to Los Angeles and 6 Months later while shopping Rick hears the song recorded by Danny which he wrote and the song is a huge hit for Danny but for Rick he wants the recognition as it's his song and then it gets very interesting. It's excellent, very impressive and very entertaining with excellent acting by Paul Ruddm Nick Jonas, Marcella Plunkett, Beth Fal...

This is from the Telegraph June 2nd 1970 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 70's having originally been an Ipswich radio station but it was getting big in Brisbane by that time besides from being an music station it also promoted music events which on Sunday June 7th it promoted the Queensland Pop Festival at the Sound Machine on Elizabeth Street in the city and among the 20 bands that performed there included Burke and Wills(featuring Jamie Dunn), Cherry Tree, Gentle Art, Seasons Of The Witch and Crossroad Traffic which the bands competing for $1000 in cash.

This is the new album by legendary British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and it was recorded at Abbey Road in London as well in Metropolis and Hog Hill Mill and in Los Angeles at Henson, Gold Tooth and Diamond Dust studios. The songs on the album are mostly written by Paul McCartney and 5 he wrote with Andrew Watt an American songwriter and record producer who with Paul produced the album and one of the tracks Home To Us Paul sings with fellow Beatle Ringo Starr which also Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders and Sharlee Spiteri from the British band Texas did the backing vocals on it and also Giles Martin son of Beatles record producer Sir George Martin did the co arrangments on some of the tracks. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which has nostaglic feel in them as it is inspired by Paul's childhood memories in Liverpool and I think we can relate to them which it is one of the best albums he has ever made as to prove that no matter how old you are...

On Sunday June 7th Legendary Australian singer Digger Revell will be performing at the Rainbow Bay Surf Club which he will his hits from the 60's including I'm Building Castles In The Air, Over The Rainbow, My Little Rocker's Turned Surfie and Twilight Time as well as other songs including Johnny Be Goode, Old Time Rock and Roll, The Wanderer and Shout as well as country songs and rockabilly and it starts at 3pm which if you would like to see him please do yourselves a favour and SEE HIM which you will be impressed and entertained as well as bringing back memories for those who grew up in the 60's in the days of Bandstand and the Johnny O'Keefe Show/Sing Sing Sing as well as those who are discovering the music for the first time you will be truly experiencing an icon of Australian rock who should be considered for an Aria Hall of Fame for the impact he has made on Australian music who also performed in Vietnam 11 times between 1967-72.

This is from the Redcliffe Herald June 1st 1966 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 60's which was known as the Good Music Station as it was playing easy listening music by people like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass which among their disc jockeys were Bruce Ross, Bill Riner, Peter Clarke and Des Allen as actually Bill Riner got a mention by Pete Rudder who was interviewed by Murray Shoring on the final night of 4KQ when it ended as well as BBQ Bob Gallagher mentioned him in the special 75 Year Journey an Brisbane Icon about 4KQ on Sunday June 26th 2022 and the final night June 30th 2022 and also Bruce Ross was mentioned also on the final night when Ian Skippen was interviewed by Murray Shoring.

In nearly 2 weeks time the ARIA Hall of Fame is happening with the standalone ceremony at Sydney's Carriageworks on Gadial land and the inductees are Kate Cebrano, Jenny Morris, Vika and Linda, The Living End, Spiderbait and Gurrumul which they truly deserve it for the impact they made on Australian music even though Jenny Morris who is a Kiwi but she made a impact in Australia and there has been a issue as there are so many performers from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's are missing their chances as they have an impact on the Australian music scene who should deserve an ARIA Hall of Fame as much as everyone else as there the performers from those eras I mentioned were the pioneers of the industry and it would not be the industry as it is today in 2026 if it wasn't for the artists which Col Joye, Johnny O'Keeffe, Billy Thorpe, Slim Dusty, Normie Rowe, The Easybeats, Helen Reddy, Dragon, Max Merritt, Glenn Shorrock as well as Little River Band, Ross Wilson as w...

This is the autobiography of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and in the book talks about her upbringing in the south western suburbs of Brisbane, studied @ UQ, joining the Young Labour Movement, becoming an MP for Inala, served in the Bligh Government as minister for disability services and multicultral affairs and minister for Transport, becoming Labour leader in 2012, her 2 marriages, becoming Premier of Queensland in 2015 which would last 8 years as among the events that happended during her time as Premier including COVID pandemic, the floods in 2022 and Brisbane winning the bid to host the Olympics in 2032 and many others. It's AWESOME, AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Whether you like her or not she made an real impact on Queensland throughout her 8 years as Premier particuarly getting us through COVID in 2020-21 and she should be remembered for the positive...

In 1976 iconic Cuban American Musician, Bandleader, Actor and Producer Desi Arnaz released his autobiography A Book and in it he talked about his upbringing in Cuba, fled to Miami after the Cuban , played in Siboney Septet, got hired by American musician and Bandleader Xavier Cugat for his touring orchestra which led him to have his own band the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, made his first movie Too Many Girls, his marriage to Lucille Ball in 1940 which would last until 1960 which they would have 2 children Lucie and Desi Jr, doing the TV Show I Love Lucy, forming the production company Desilu and many others and in this expanded edition of the book which it's out now it has material that was from the second memoir which was uncompleted and never published with daughter Lucie doing the afterword and granddaughter Kate Luckinbill(Lucie's daughter) doing the foreword. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertai...

This is the autobiography of British musician and member of the legendary British rock band The Smiths Mike Joyce and in the book he talks about his upbringing in Manchester, getting his first drum at 14, played in bands the Hoax and Victim, joined the band The Smiths in 1982 which would last until 1987 as well as releasing 4 albums as well as the singles including Hand In Glove, This Charming Man and How Soon Is Now, the touring and many others. It's FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Mike Joyce is now an DJ presenting radio shows and is currently doing a book tour of Ireland until this Monday. This is a must for 80's music fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the memior of American actress Eve Plumb and in the book she talks about her getting discovered by a talent agent who was an neighbour, doing commercials, doing guest roles on TV including Family Affair, The Big Valley and Lassie, getting the role of Jan Brady on the iconic American TV show the Brady Bunch which was on from 1969-74 as well as the reunion show except one, doing TV movies including Dawn Portrait of a Teenage Runaway and Little Women, her 2 marriages, working with Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Susan Dey, Lucille Ball and many others. It's a FANTASTIC book with AMAZING and Brilliant stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Eve has her own online of home accessories called PlumbGoods and Christopher Knight who played her brother Peter on the Brady Bunch does the Foreword. It's been 52 years since the end of the Brady Bunch but it's getting repeated all over the world which it's a great thing and i...

This is the new album legendary American British singer and bass guitarist Suzi Quatro and this was recorded at Butterfly Studio which most of the songs are written by Suzi and her son Richard who also produced the album and played guitar as well as one they wrote with Noah Booth and 2 covers including Kick Out The Jams an cover of the MC5 song which she did it with Alice Cooper and also besides from her son Richard the other musicians playing on it including Jaz Davies and Tim Aves. It's an FANTASTIC album with great songs which it still rocks and Suzi is still playing and sounding great at the age of 75 (76 on Wednesday). Suzi is doing shows in Europe throughout and let's hope she comes back to Australia again as she was only here late last year. It's a must for Suzi Quatro fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

Yesterday afternoon I went to the Redland Performing Arts Centre seeing the Robertson Brothers and Dean Bourne doing the Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison show as it was my second time seeing the Robertson Brothers as I saw the at Redland a year ago when they did the 60's with Cosima De Vito and Simon Brook McLachlan. I caught the bus from Carindale to Cleveland, walk to Redland Performing Arts Centre, rang Dad, bought $50 Pack which had CD's towel and USB, went inside and waited. The show began after 2pm with intro by Bobby Lee Dean Bourne starts off with Ooby Dooby and the Robertson Brothers came on stage doing the Everly Brothers classics from the 50's and early 60's which they were backed up by the guitarist Dieter and the online orchestra and the bassist, pianist and drummer as well as doing songs by the acts who were influenced by the Everly brothers including Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles and Dean came back doing a few more Roy Orbison from the early 60...

This is the new album by legendary American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond and it was recorded in Los Angeles at the ArchAngel Recording Studio in 2007 during the sessions of the album that Neil Diamond made with Rick Rubin Home Before Dark which among the musicians that played on the album were 2 members of the legendary American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench as well as Rick Rubin produced this album as well which the songs on album are written by Neil Diamond. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs and great singing by Neil and it went to number 29 in Australia, number 61 in the UK, number 2 in the UK Americana Album charts and number 10 in the Top Album Sales in the US. It is great to see the interest in Neil Diamond still there with the movie Song Sung Blue as well as the musical A Beautiful Noise which will be happening in Australia during the year. This is a must for Neil Diamond fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops ...

On March 8th 1974 iconic British rock band Queen released their second album Queen II which it went to number 5 in the UK, number 49 in the USA and number 79 in Australia and from the album it had the one hit single Seven Seas Of Rhye and also it is now out on CD which I am reviewing the double CD edition as there is an 5 CD/2LP edition. On the first CD it has the original album tracks that was on the album and on the second CD it has different takes of some of the songs as well as recordings from 1969. It is an FANTASTIC double album with FANTASTIC songs as well as hearing the different takes which it's amazing to hear different versions of songs that would be different to the one that was on the album and the reissued album has gone to number 7 in Austria and Germany, number 10 in Belgium and number 6 in Croatia. It's been 35 years since the passing of Freddie Mercury but the music he made with Queen lives on forever and it will never die as great music lives on. This is a m...

This is the autobiography of the iconic British music legend Petula Clark which is now out on paperback and in the book she talks about her upbringing in London and Wales, starting singing as a child, started performing on the BBC, doing movies including I Know Where I'm Going, Dance Hall, Finian's Rainbow and Goodbye Mr Chips, losing her mother, began recording in the UK as well as recording in French, German, Italian and Spanish which had UK hits including Sailor,Romeo and The Little Shoemaker, achieving American hits including Downtown, I Know A Place, My Love and This is My Song, her marriage to Claude Wollf which lasted until his passing in 2024, working with Tony Hatch, Harry Belafonte, Anthony Newley, Fred Astaire, Peter O'Toole and many others. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. This is a must for Petula Clark fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in...

This is the new album by the iconic music legend Ringo Starr and it was recorded in Nashville Tenneessee and Los Angeles California with the songs on the album were mainly written by T Bone Burnett who also produced the album as well as 3 written by Ringo and also among the musicians and singer who were on the album including Sheryl Crow, Paul Franklin who played with Barbara Mandrell, Billy Strings and Patrick Warren. It is an FANTASTIC album with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by Ringo who still sounding great at age 85 and sounding better than ever. The album went to number 85 in the UK, number 2 in both the UK Americana and Country album charts, number 15 in the USA Americana/Folk albums charts, number 9 in the USA Top Albums Sales charts and number 40 in the USA Top Country Albums charts and Ringo with the All Star Band will be touring America next Thursday until June. This is a must for Ringo Starr fans which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now and please do y...

On June 10th 1975 the album One of These Nights by the iconic American rock band the Eagles was released which it went to number 1 in the USA, number 8 in the UK and number 5 in Australia which it was recorded at the Record Plant in Los Angeles California and Criteria Studios in Miami and from the album had the 3 hit singles the title track One Of These Nights, Lyin Eyes and Take It To The Limit with Randy Meisner on lead vocals and also it was the last album for original member Bernie Leadon who left the band which he was replaced by Joe Walsh and also it is now out on CD as an 3 CD set. On the first CD it has the original tracks that was on the album and the CD 2 and 3 the bonus tracks are the live recordings that was at Anaheim Stadium on September 28th 1975 which Joe Walsh who would become a member joining them on stage. It is AWESOME and BRILLIANT and it ROCKS with FANTASTIC and SUPERB songs which has stood the test of time and still sounds great today as it did back then. The ...

This is from the Telegraph May 21st 1963 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane which has gone new ownership by Tapt Media 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time inthw 60's which among their shows was the Top 40 Breakfast Show which was hosted by Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's as he would be there until the early 70's which on his show there was a competition when if the listener was smart you can beat the clock and win a fiver.

This is from the Telegraph May 20th 1955 and it's now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows that was on at the time was A Song For You that was on Friday nights at 9pm.

This is from the Telegraph May 18th 1962 and now the talk back station as it is the commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1957 was on Monday to Friday at 4.30pm doing Streamline, Monday to Friday from 8.30pm doing Sound of Music and on Sundays at 9am doing the Super 70 playing the latest records at the time.

This is from the Telegraph May 17th 1963 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 were Bill O'Brien who had been with 4KQ for a time and Peter McIntyre who on Monday May 20th 1963 did the Greater Top Forty show which was on Monday to Friday from 2pm until 5pm playing the songs that was in the top 40 which it was a big thing at the time.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale where I saw the movie The Sheep Detectives. George Hardy (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd in Denbrook who loves to read murder mysteries to his sheep and then he is found dead which the sheep start to solve the crime as well as George's daughter Rebecca(Molly Gordon) coming on the scene as well as his lawyer Lydia(Emma Thompson) who reads the will and then it gets very interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Molly Gordon, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Julia Louis-Dryfus, Bryan Cranston and Patrick Stewart. It was directed by Kyle Balda and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. It is a feel good comedy and it is well worth seeing. I give it 4 stars as it's in the cinemas now and please do yourselves a favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph May 16th 1958 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 1950's which they were an music station even back then which on the Saturday May 17th they did the 50 Top Tunes show which would every Saturday at the time between 5.30am until 9am playing the best selling 50 songs of the day.

This is from the Telegraph May 13th 1982 and this was the 4BK Top 40 charts with Joan Jett at number 1 with I Love Rock'n'Roll, Jo Kennedy at number 2 with Body & Soul, Paul McCartney who has a new album coming up at number 3 with Ebony & Ivory in a duet with Stevie Wonder and Tight Fit at number 4 with their version of the Tokens song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The only new entry in the charts that week was Ottowen at number 29 with Hands Up and besides from Jo Kennedy the other Australian acts as well as New Zealand acts in the charts that week were Cold Chisel at number 5 with Forever Now, Split Enz at number 11 with Dirty Creature, Men At Work at number 12 with Be Good Johnny, Moving Pictures at number 13 with the iconic What About Me and Richard Clapton at number 35 with I Am An Island

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express May 11th 1966 and now the talk back station which it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane which it's now owned by Tapt Media 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 the 50's as he would be there until the early 70's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show Monday to Friday.

This is from the Courier Mail May 8th 1964 and this was the 4BK Top 40 charts with Peter and Gordon at number 1 with the song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney A World Without Love, Johnny O'Keefe at number 2 with the double sided hit She Wears My Ring/Let's Love Tonight, The Beatles at number 3 with All My Loving and Terry Stafford at number 4 with his version of the Elvis Presley song Suspicion. The new entries in the charts that week were The Beatles at number 12 with Can't Buy Me Love, The Swinging Blue Jeans at number 28 with their version of the Little Richard song Good Golly Miss Molly,The Beatles at number 34 with Please Please Me, Vic Dana at number 35 with Shangri-La and The Beatles with Tony Sheridan at number 39 with Cry For A Shadow and besides from Johnny O'Keefe the other Australian acts on the charts that week were Judy Stone at number 8 with 4,003,221 Tears From Now, Little Pattie at number 32 with the song written by Jay Justin and Joe Halford...

This is from the Telegraph May 7th 1954 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's as a country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which their programs that was on that night were Les Richmond at Wurlitzer organ at 7.30pm, Dr Evatt's speech at the City Hall at 8pm, Brickbats and Banquets at 9pm and Western Hit Parade at 9.15pm.

This is from the Telegraph May 7th 1954 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who would go on to great success with 4BC from the mid 50's until the early 70's which on Saturdays hosted a show called Rambling In Rhythm which was on Saturday morning at 10.30am.

This is from the Courier Mail May 4th 1964 and now the classic hits here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time back in the 60's which besides from being a music station it also promoted events which in that month it did the Happy Holiday Picnic which was held at the Exhibition Oval no 2 that had non stop entertainment for Mother's, Teenagers and Children which opened at 8.15am.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the movie The Devil Wears Prada 2 which it's the sequel to the Devil Wears Prada that was out 20 years ago, Andy Sacks(anne Hathaway) who is now a journalist for the New York Vanguard loses her job during an awards ceremony by a text and returns to Runway which she is hired by Irv Ravitz(Tibor Feldman) who is the chairman of Runway as well as the owner of ELias Clarke Publishing House while Miranda (Meryl Streep) is under fire and Andy, Miranda and Nigel (Stanley Tucci) go to Dior where they encounter ex Runway staff member Emily (Emily Blunt). Andy is writing articles for Runway which she wants to interview Sasha Barnes(Lucy Liu) who was the wife of Benji(Justin Therox) who is going out with Emily which she does the interview and also Andy gets friendly with Peter(Patrick Bramall) and also Irv's son Jay(B.J Novak) takes over when Irv passes away which he wants to make changes and Nigel, Miranda and Andy go to Milan f...

This is from the Queensland Times Ipswich May 3rd 1968 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which it was originally based in Ipswich for many years before making an impact in Brisbane and besides from being a music station it also promoted shows which on May 8th 1968 there was a show at the Wintergarden Theatre in Ipswich called Clark Shoes Groovy World from 10.30am until 12pm with Brisbane acts The Avengers, the Escort, Jon Blanchfield, Tony Worsley and the Swinging Sound Guys.

This is from the Telegraph May 1st 1984 and until 1990 until it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1980's which it was always a music station as well as doing sports as well and the music they were playing at the time weew the easy listening hits of the 1980's as well as songs of the 60's and 70's.

Tonight I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo where I saw the concert movie Power To The People John & Yoko Live In NYC. On August 30th 1972 John Lennon and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guest peformed 2 shows at New York's Madison Square Garden to a combined audience of 40,000 people to raise money for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities which was over 1.5 miliion dollars and it was the only full length concert that John with Yoko peformed after the Beatles broke up and it was originally filmed by Steve Gebhart who was a multi camera Director and it is now restored, re-edited and remixed. Among the songs the was performed at the show were Mother, Imagine, Born In Prison, Come Together and Give Peace A Chance which Stevie Wonder, Melanie, Phil Spector and others came on stage which they were backed by Elephant's Memory as well as Jim Keltner on drums. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with great music and an great sound and ...

This is the memoir of Canadian musician and member of the American band Hole Melissa Auf Der Maur and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Monteal Canada, going overseas trip for a year with her mother, taking an interest in photography, played in a band called Tinker, joining the American female rock band Hole in 1994 which she was on 1 album Celebrity Skin as well as the hit singles including Malibu as she was with them until 1990, playing with the Smashing Pumpkins, working with Marilyn Manson, Sinead O'Connor, Sonic Youth and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Melissa is doing a conversation with Lisa Christiansen at the Vancouver Writers Festival tomorrow and in Philadelphia with Alex Auder on May 7th and she is having a exhibition of her photos in the 90's decade happening in September in Ontario Canada. This is a must for 90's music f...

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema in Carindale where I saw the movie Michael which it's about the iconic American singer Michael Jackson. It's 1966 in Gary Indiana 8 year old Michael Jackson(Juliano Krue Valdi/Jaafar Jackson) is rehearsing with his brothers who would become the Jackson 5 as well as starting to play gigs including an performance supporting Gladys Knight and the Pips their father Joe (Colman Domingo) meets Suzanne De Passe (Laura Harrier) who works for Motown Records that would the Jackson 5 to record for the label and would achiving success with I Want You Back, ABC and I'll Be There which alos leads the Jackson Family includign their mother Katherine (Nia Long) moving to California and in the late 70's Michael wants to do a solo album working with Quincy Jones which turns out to be Off The Wall despite Joseph holding him back and after the success Off The Wall Michael hires a new attorney name John Branca (Miles Teller) who has Joseph fired by ...

This is from the Telegraph April 25th 1967 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 1950's did the Breakfast Show every day from 5.30am to 9am

On May 14th 1943 the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur on it's way to Port Morseby was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off Brisbane's coast which it sank in 3 minutes and 268 people with 64 survived which among them was the only nurse who survived Ellen Savage who despite having horrfic injuries spent 34 hours in the shark infested waters helping the wounded and defying the odds until help came and would get the George Medal due to her courage which is it now released with the book written by Grantlee Kieza and besides from the sinking it also talks about Ellen's upbringing in the bush in NSW, studied at Newcastle Hospital and Crown Street Women's Hospital, worked for Baby Health Centre in Tamworth, joined the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1941 as well as her life after the Centaur as well as those who survived the sinking and many others. It is sad, Amazing, Brilliant and touching with amazing and brilliant stories which it is well worth a read. It is nea...

This is the memoir of Australian actress and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Mount Warragal an suburb of Wollongong, working at Kaos an comedy club/restaurant in Sydney, did the musicals RENT, Chicago, Grease and Footloose, playing Izzy Hoyland on the iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours, joined the Rogue Traders in 2004 who would achieve great success with the hit song Voodoo Child as the album Here Come The Drums, her 2 marriages including Cameron McGlinchy, hosting the TV show So You Think You Can Dance Australia, working with Kelly Clarkson, John Farnham, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne and Ian Smith and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC and Amazing stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read and Natalie is with the Rogue Traders with they are doing shows in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Queensland throughout the year and also will be at the Stones Corner Fe...

This is the memoir of Brisbane radio personality Robin Bailey and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Sydney, losing her father at age 11, doing Hey Hey It's Saturday, working on Hobart and Adelaide TV, moving to Brisbane where she would achieve great success on radio with B105, 97.3 and Triple M, her 3 marriages including to Tony whom they had 3 sons which sadly ended when he committed suicide and Sean which sadly ended with his passing from liver cancer, working with BBQ Bob Gallagher, Jamie Dunn, Ian Skippen and Terry Hansen and many others. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as sad, touching and uplifting with Amazing and inspirational stories with a message of hope after what Robin has gone through she has emerged stronger, brighter and even more fiercely devoted to her family and this book should be a inspiration to anyone who have through similar situations themselves. Robin is back on 97.3 with Corey Oates and Kip from 6am until 10am which it is great t...