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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...

In 1972 iconic Australian blues band Chain released the album Live Again which it was recorded at Channel 9 Studios TCS (Television Sound) with the line up of Phil Manning, Warren "The Pig" Morgan, Glyn Mason, Barry Sullivan(Big Goose) and Barry Harvey(Little Goose) which that line up only lasted 8 weeks as there had been some line up changes during the period having achieve the great success in 1971 with the line up of Matt Taylor, Manning, Sullivan and Harvey doing the iconic album Towards the Blues and the hit single Black and Blue broke up and the album wasn't released until October 1972 which the tracks on the album original songs including 2 written by Warren The Pig Morgan and also it is now out on CD by Aztec Records. Besides the original tracks that was on the album there is bonus tracks which has a live recording in Sydney in 1970 with the line up of Manning, Mason, Morgan, Harvey and Sullivan which has a version of the Elvis Presley song Jailhouse Rock as well...

This is the new CD compilation by iconic Australian singer Jon English and it has b sides to some of the hits as well as an live recording from 1979 at the 2SM Concert of The Decade as well as some demos and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC songs which it is great to see hear stuff that has never been heard before which it is great to hear that stuff even the demos which are great to listen to. It's been 10 years since the passing of Jon English but the great music he made as well as the TV shows he did live on forever and should be considered for an ARIA Hall Of Fame for the impact he made on Australian music which it's time to do that. This is a must for Jon English 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 from the Redcliffe Herald April 24th 1968 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being an country music station for a time in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which the station was known as the Better Music station as it was playing easy listening music by acts like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express April 21st 1965 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 1950's did the Breakfast Show daily doing the Top 40, Time Calls, the Weather Reports and the News.

This is from the Telegraph April 19th 1974 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 70's which besides being a music station which it still was at the time the station promoted shows which on Friday April 26th 1974 4BC promoted a show at the City Hall which had the Ormsby Brothers who had a hit with their version of the Lesley Gore 1964 hit You Don't Own Me, La De Das and Band Of Light.

This is from the Sunday Truth April 18th 1965 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 60's as it was starting to make inroads in Brisbane as it was originally from Ipswich which among their shows was called The Happy Time Show which was on Monday to Friday at 10.35am that was hosted by Russ Dore.

In July 1982 the album Jokers and Queens by Australian singers Jon English and Marica Hines was released which it went to number 36 in Australia and the title track from the album was released as a single went to number 62 on the Australian charts as well as the other 2 tracks were written as well as the title track were written by Jon English and Charlie Hull who also produced the album and the other 3 were covers including You've Lost That Lovin Feeling and also it is now out on CD. Besides the original tracks that was released on the album there is a bonus track called the Best Of Me. It is FANTASTIC with great songs which they sound great today as it did back then and it holds up very well this day which as I said great music endures. It's been 10 years since the passing of Jon English but the music he made as well as the work he did on TV lives on forever and he should be considered for a ARIA Hall Of Fame for the impact he made on Australian music. It's a must for Jo...

On March 24th 1986 iconic American rock band Van Halen released the album 5150 which it went to number 1 in the USA, number 16 in the UK and number 5 in Australia which it was the first album for lead singer Sammy Hagar who replaced original lead singer David Lee Roth and had been in a well known group in American called Montrose and from the album it had the hit singles Why Can't This Be Love, Dreams, Love Walks In and Best Of Both Worlds which was produced by the band, Mick Jones from the band Foreginer and Donn Landee and also it is out on CD again as it is 40 years since the album came out. On the double CD that I am reviewing it has the original tracks on the first CD which was on the album and the 2nd CD it has rarities including 3 live recordings as well as the extended versions of 2 songs. It's FANTATSIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT songs and it holds up very well to this day which great music endures. Van Halen ended 6 years but the great music l...

This is from the Telegraph April 17th 1974 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 70's which besides from being an music station the station also promoted other events which included the Rotary Jumbo Fair which was held at New Farm Park on April 27th and 28th as there was a Grand Parade, Stalls, Sideshows, Stage show, Bingo and Fireworks.

This is from the Sunday Truth April 14th 1963 and long before known as the Good Times 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 60's which they were a music station back then which on that Sunday and Monday in 1963 as it was broadcast live from the Gold Coast with Easter Cavalade at the Chevron Hotel in Surfers Paradise with disc jockeys David Johnston and Robyn Shepherd on the Sunday from 10.30am until 1pm and Monday from 9.15am until 2pm with Music and Fun.

This is from the Sunday Truth April 13th 1969 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 60's as it was originally based in Ipswich but was making inroads in Brisbane by then which among their disc jockeys was Bily J Smith who would become a great success on TV including Sportsworld, It's A Knockout and the Brisbane version of the Footy Show did the Breakfast show Monday to Saturday from 5am until 9am.

This is from the Telegraph April 12th 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 (Bob) Smith who had joined the station early that year when Bob Wills left to join 4BK which is now B105 who were on daily from 4pm until midnight which they had a competition which was the Beatles movie Help as the listners would win 100 dollars wardrobe from Fifi's Fashion Bar, 100 dollars Youth's Outfit from the Clothes Peg and the tickets for the 4BC Preview of Help which was to be shown at Regent Theatre on Saturday April 23rd 1966 at 8am.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the new Australian movie The Deb. Mevea (Charlotte MacInnes) who attends an girls school in Sydney is expelled after bearing her breasts and goes to a country town called Dunburn where her cousin Taylah Simpkin(Natalie Abbott) who helps on the farm lives with her father Rick(Shane Jacobson) who is the Mayor of the town and Taylah signs up for the Deb (debutant ball) which Mavea and Taylah meet after many years which Mavea puts the ball down as well as the town but eventually fits in which Taylah wants to find a date and there is interesting people in the town including Janette (Rebel Wilson) who is a hairdresser who also manages The Pixie Cups amd Shell (Tara Morice) who is charge of the Deb who knows Rick and it gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC, Very Impressive and Very Entertaining with great music despite some words in the songs with FANTASTIC acting by Shane Jacobsen, Tara Morice, Rebel Wilson who also directed it as wel...

This is the soundtrack album from the documentary about Paul McCartney's 2nd and successful band after the Beatles Wings as well as being an compilations of the songs he did with Wings as well as solo work which includes Mull Of Kintyre, Coming Up and Band On The Run and an demo version of Silly Love Songs as well as song called Gotta Sing Gotta Dance which was from the special he did in 1973 called James Paul McCartney. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT songs which still sound today as it did back then and holds up very well to this day as great music endures. It went to number 35 in the UK and Paul McCartney as we know has a new album coming out next month The Boys of Dungeon Lane as well as has just 2 shows at the Fonda Theatre in LA 2 weeks ago. It's a must for Paul McCartney and Wings fans and I give it 5 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 from the Telegraph April 10th 1959 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 50's which besides being an music station it use to do other shows which among them was the Coca Cola Bottlers Club which was compered by Allan Brandt who had been on 4KQ and later worked on 4IP which it was broadcast Saturday April 11th 1959 at the Mt Gravatt RSL Hall at 10.30am.

This is from the Sunday Truth (later Sunday Sun) April 9th 1967 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's when it was a country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which it was promoted as always on the air for news and music as it was 690 long before 693 and also at the time it was playing easy listening music.

This is from the Telegraph April 7th 1960 and now the classic hits in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys were Laurie Power who did the show Rock A Bye Road which was on Monday to Friday in the evening at 10.30pm and on Saturdays did the Saturday Nite Jamboree at 10.10pm.

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo to see the movie Hoppers. In Beavertown Mabel (Piper Curda) who has spent her childhood with her grandmother (Karen Huie) who teaches her respect about nature and listen to the sounds of the forest and she grew up studying at University which she also appreciates the nature and continues to go the Glade but then is aware that the Mayor Jerry Generazzo(Jon Hamm) plans to repalce the Glade with a freeway Mabel tries to get a petition to save it but it doesn't work whuchg leads her to neglect her studies and also is told that the teachers have been doing a thing called Hoppers which is for a human consciousness to experience robotic life as a animal and experience that life and Mabel turns into a beaver to save the glade and gets friendly with an fellow beaver George (Bobby Moynihan) who is the Mammal King as well as the other animals adn also it gets interesting. It is excellent, very impressive and very entertaining with excellent...

This is from the Telegraph April 6th 1964 and it is 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 Tony MacArthur who every night from 8pm until 8.30pm hosted the Beatles show which it was at the time the Beatles was making inroads on the scene.

This is from the Telegraph April 5th 1960 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 early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1957 as he was a part of the station's success in the 50's and 60's did the show Shell Dealer Parade on Tuesdays to saturdays at 11pm which that week listeners would win 60 pounds.

This is the book about rock and roll icon Elvis Presley and his manager Colonel Tom Parker written by music writer Peter Guralnick and in the book talks about the Colonel's early life in Breda Holland as his real name was Andreas Cornelius Van Kuijk including his relationship with his father, going to America in 1929, joined the US army which he became the name Tom Parker, working in the carnival circut, manging Gene Austin, Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow, first seeing Elvis Presley who was an upcoming performer from Memphis in 1955, becoming the manager for Elvis Presley which would last until Elvis's passing in 1977, the close personal bond they had as well as defending Elvis, great success as well as the struggles they had in their final years that shadowed it and it also features unpublished correspondence from the Colonel's archives that were letters between 1955-77. IT is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as photos that some have nev...

This is the compilation of legendary American band War with British singer Eric Burdon from the iconic British band The Animals and it has the hit single Spill The Wine as well as tracks from the first 2 albums with Eric on it as well as the unedited remix of Spill The Wine as well as the live recording of Paint It Black and it has 3 unreleased recordings that was from the Avenue vaults as Eric was with them from 1969-71. It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC songs which holds up very well and had stood the test of time which you hear Spill The Wine on the radio which it's still played to this day. The band with original member Lonnie Jordan are still performing mainly in America as well as some shows in Europe in May and Lonnie along with Jerry Goldstein who produced their recordings and Jeremy Levine produced the CD. This is a must for fans of War 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.

On October 30th 1987 British singer George Michael who had come from the successful duo Wham who had broken up in 1986 released his very first solo album Faith which went to number 1 in the USA and the UK and number 3 in Australia and from the album it had the 4 number 1 singles the title track Faith, Father Figure, One More Try and Monkey and it is now out on CD again. Besides from the original songs that were on album the bonus track I Want to Your Sex which was the Monogamy Mix. It is an FANTASTIC album with FANTASTIC songs which has stood the test of time and holds up very well to this day. It will be 10 years this December when George Michael passed away but the great music he made with Wham as well as his solo career lives on. It's a must for George Michael fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale where I saw the movie The Drama. Charlie (Robert Pattinson) encounters Emma(Zendaya)at a cafe which she was reading a book and they start to date which they get engaged 2 years later they planned their wedding but then during a conversation with Mike (Mamoudou Athie) and his wife Rachel(Alana Haim) which they tell their secrets Emma reveals that she had planned to do a school shooting which led to her deafness and the relationship is strained which then it gets interesting. It is gripping and impressive with excellent acting by Zendaya, Robert Pattison, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates and Sydney Lemmon. It was directed by Kristoffer Borgil who also wrote it and produced by Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen and Tyler Campellone. I give it 4 stars as it's in the cinemas now and please do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the soundtrack album of the EPIC (Elvis Presley In Concert) documentary film that was directed by Baz Luhrmann and it has the songs that was featured in the movie including Polk Salad Annie, Tiger Man, You've Lost That Feelin, Burning Love, Love Me, In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds and many others. It is an FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT album with FANTASTIC songs which sounded great and the sound quality is FANTASTIC which it is well worth listening too. It went to number 17 in the UK, number 1 in the UK Soundtrack charts and number 6 in the USA Soundtrack albums charts and it is great to see that the interest in Elvis Presley is still there considering his passing nearly 49 years ago but the great music lives on and it will never die. This is a must for Elvis Presley fans and I give it 4 and an half stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the latest solo album by Status Quo member Francis Rossi and this was recorded and mixed at ARSIS which the songs are on the album are written by Francis which was mainly with Bob Young on 2 songs,7 with Hiran Ilangantiike including 1 with Andy Brook, 2 with Andy Brook, 1 written by Michael Kitchen and Emlyn Price, 1 with Any Newhouse-Smith and 1 by Francis himself and amongst the musicians who played on the album is Status Quo bandmates John Edwards and Leon Cave. It is an excellent album with great songs with great singing by Francis who is still sounding great at age 76 and Francis is doing shows in Ireland, Norway, Holland, Denmark and Germany this month and May and the UK from September until November and also let's hope he comes to Australia one day. This is a must for Status Quo 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 new compilation by iconic American rock group the Monkees and this is an double CD which the 1st one is the singles that were released on Colgems from 1966-70 which includes Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer with the second CD that has the b sides which includes I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, The Girl I Knew Somwhere, Words, Goin Down and Tapicoa Tundra as well as the booklet written by Andrew Sandoval who wrote a book about the Monkees called The Monkees The Day By Day Story and also has the seesions about played on the recordings. It's FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC and AWESOME songs which has stood the test of time and still sounding great today as it did back then as great songs endures. This year is 60 years when the Monkees came on the scene as well as the TV series started and Mickey Dolenz who is the last surviving Monkee is currently touring America celebrating the Monkees called 60 Years of ...

This is the new compilation by iconic Australian country singer Slim Dusty and this isthe one that has songs about the bush and the people in it which among them including 2 live recordings of Gumtrees By The Roadway in 1996 and I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga in 1997 as well as other songs including Australian Bushmen, Where Country Is, Somewhere Up In Queensland and the Man From Snowy River and many others. It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC songs which they still sound great today as it did back then as great music lives on. Slim's son David Kirkpatrick did the liner notes for the CD and it's been nearly 23 years since the passing of Slim Dusty but the great music he made lives on forever and it will live on. This is an must for Slim Dusty 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.

This is from the Telegraph April 3rd 1986(40 Years ago) and this was the FM 104 Rock Top 15 Album Charts with Dire Straits at number 1 with Brothers In Arms, Phil Collins at number 2 with No Jacket Required, The Cars at number 3 with Greatest Hits, Fine Young Cannibals at number 4 with the self titled album and the Rolling Stones at number 5 with Dirty Work. The new entries in the charts that week were INXS at number 14 with Listen Like Thieves and the Hoodoo Gurus at number 15 with Mars Needs Guitars and besides from INXS and the Hoodoo Gurus the other Australian acts that were on the charts that week were Mental As Anything member Martin Plaza at number 8 with Plaza Suite and Jimmy Barnes at number 12 with For The Working Class Man.

This is from the Courier Mail April 2nd 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 among their shows were the Breakfast Show which was hsted by Ron Burton and the National Top Forty Show which was on from 4pm until 5pm which it started the Easter Competition which 10 Easter Egg Cartons to be won and also on the Breakfast Show oher competitions were 10 pound note contest, Money For Memory jackpots, Mystery Sound Contest and Win A Book Competition.

This is from the Courier Mail April 2nd 1962 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 on this day interviewed American jazz musician Dave Brubeck known for the hit record Take Five which it was on at 5pm that afternoon on 4BH and he played at Festival Hall that night which Jim Sweeney compered the show.

This is from the Telegraph April 1st 1957 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's as an country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's as it was a music station even then which among their disc jockeys was Rocky Ned who did the Breakfast Session On Monday to Saturday as well as Hit Tunes on Monday at 12.45pm, Rhythm Roundup on Wednesday at 12.45pm, Western Hit Parade Friday at 9pm, Infanteen Show Saturday at 10.30am, Barbecue Saturday at 6.30pm, Let's Build on These Saturday at 7.15pm and Record Ramble Sunday at 12.15pm.

This is from the Telegraph March 31st 1975 and this was the 4BH Top 40 charts with Barry Manilow at number 1 with Mandy, Bob Hudson at number 2 with the Newcastle Song, Carol Douglas at number 3 with Doctor's Orders and Olivia Newton John at number 4 with the song written by John Rostill from the Shadows and produced by John Farrar If You Love Me(Let me Know). The new entries in the charts that week were Donny and Marie Osmond at number 35 with Morning Side of The Mountain, Cal Smith at number 37 with Country Bumpkin and Terry Sylvester who was with the iconic British group The Hollies at the time was at number 40 with End Of The Line and besides from Bob Hudson and Olivia Newton John the other Australian acts in the charts were Ray Gibson at number 9 with Was I Blind, Skyhooks at number 14 with Horror Movie, Daryl Braithwaute at number 15 with his version of the Cilla Black song You're My World, William Shakespeare at number 18 with the song written and produced by Harry Vand...

This is from the Courier Mail March 30th 1962 and this was the 4BK Top 40 charts with Dion at number 1 with the The Wanderer, Gene McDaniels at number 2 with Chip Chip written by Jeff Barry, Cliff Crofford and Arthur Rensick, Bobby Darin at number 3 with Multiplication and Brenda Lee at number 4 with So Deep. The new entries in the charts that week were Burl Ives at number 14 with the song written by Hank Cochran Little Bitty Tear, Carmen McRae at number 31 with the vocal version of Take Five, Lucky Starr at number 32 with the song written by Geoff Mack I've Been Everywhere, Chubby Checker at number 39 with La Paloma Twist and the Shadows at number 40 with Wonderful Land and besides from Lucky Starr the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Judy Stone at number 10 with I'll Step Down, Johnny O'Keefe at number 12 with Sing, Tony Brady at number 27 and Lonnie Lee at number 38 with When The Bells Stop Ringing

This is the memoir of Scottish singer Lulu and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Glasgow, started singing at age 9, performed with the Bellrocks and The Gleneagles, began recording for Decca which she had her first with Shout in 1964 as well as Leave A Little Love and Try To Understand, doing the movie To Sir With Love which she recorded the theme song as she was recording for EMI as well as having more hits including The Boat That I Row, Boom Bang a Bang and Oh Me Oh My, doing her TV shows including Happening to Lulu, her 2 marriages to Maurice Gibb and John Frieda, working with Mickie Most, The Hollies, Jimi Hendrix, Sidney Poiter, Jerry Wexler, Ronan Keating and many others. It is FANTASTIC and AMAZING with FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Lulu has UK shows coming up in May, June and July and this is a must for 60's music fans as well as fans of Lulu and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops ...

This is the memoir of American actress Christina Applegate and in the book talking about her upbringing in Laurel Canyon California, her parents seperated, did her first acting role on the US Daytime soap Days Of Our Lives, doing guest roles on shows including Charles In Charge and 21 Jump Street, acheiving great success with Married With Children playing Kelly Bundy, doing other movies including Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead, The Sweetest Thing and Anchorman, her 2 marriages, encounters with Ed O'Neil, Katey Seagal, Brad Pitt and Johnny Deep, doing other TV shows including Dead To Me, getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2021 and many others. It is FANTASTIC with great stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining and it is well worth a read. Christina does a podcast called MeSsy with Jamie Lynn Sigler and this is a must for Christina Applegate fans which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you wi...

This is from the Telegraph March 29th 1968 and this was the 4BH Top 40 charts with Eric Burdon and the Animals at number 1 with Sky Pilot, Paul Mauriat at number 2 with Love Is Blue, The Groove at number 3 with their version of the Sam and Dave song Soothe Me and Engelbert Humperdinck at number 4 with Am I That Easy To Forget. Besides from the Groove the other Australian and New Zealand acts in the charts that week were Maria Dallas at number 24 with You DOn't Treat me Right/It's Such A Pretty World Today, The Bee Gees from Redcliffe at number 25 with Words, Brisbane boy Jon Blanchfield, The Masters Apprentices at number 27 with the song written by Brian Cadd who was with the Groop at the time Elevator Driver which was originally called Silver People, John (Johnny ) Farnham in the twice first with Sadie at number 29 and Underneath the Arches/Friday Kind of Monday at number 29, Ronnie Burns at number 30 with the song also written by Brian Cadd When I Was 6 Years Old, Bev Harrel...

This is the autobiography of British actress Natalie Cassidy known for her role as Sonia Fowler in the British soap opera Eastenders and in the book she talks being on Eastenders which she was on it one and off for 32 years until last year, the passing of her parents, motherhood, her struggles with her body language, working with people June Brown, Wendy Richard and many others including receipes which it's in the book. It is FANTASTIC as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Natalie left Eastenders last year and she does a podcast called Life with Nat. This is a must for fans of Eastenders 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 autobiography of Australian actor, playwright, Director, Screenwriter and composer Barry Creyton and in the book talks about his upbringing in Brisbane, going to Brisbane State High School, joined the Brisbane Arts Theatre and Twelfth Night Theatre, worked on ABC radio and 4BH, mentored by Babette stephens, worked in Sydney and Melbourne in the Theatre, achieving great success on TV with the Mavis Bramston show from 1964-66 as well as having his own TV show the Barry Creyton show, working in England working tn the Theatre, coming back to Australia where he did theatre work as well as doing Blankety Blanks, working in American where he still lives, working with Noeline Brown, Carole Raye, Gordon Chater, Graham Kennedy, Stuart Wagstaff and many others. It is AWESOME, FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Barry Creyton is based in America now which he has been since t...

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema in Coorparoo where I saw the movie The Magic Faraway Tree. Tim(Andrew Garfield) and Holly(Claire Foy) Thompson along with their 3 children Beth(Delilah Bennett-Cardy), Fran(Billie Gadson) and Joe (Phoenix Laroche) moved to the countryside where Fran discover a magical tree where she meets Silky(Nicola Coughlan), Moonface (Nonso Anozie), The Saucepan Man(Dustin Dermi Burns), Mr Watzisname (oliver Chris) and Dame Washalot(Jessica Gunning) and Beth and Joe join Fran to the Magical Tree where they transported to Spectacular and Fantastical Lands while Tim and Holly build a tomato shed to sell tomatoes and it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jennifer Saunders, Jessica Gunning and also cames by Michael Palin, Lenny Henry and Judi Dench. It is directed by Ben Gregor and produced by Pippa Harris, Nicholas Brown, Danny Perkins and Jane...

This is from the Telegraph March 28th 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 which besides from being an music station it also promoted shows which on this night it promoted a show at the Glen Hotel in Eight Miles Plains which was called the 4IP Pacesetter Spectacular which had New Zealand singer Maria Dallas along with Doug Parkinson, the Valentines which had Bon Scott and Vince Lovegrove and Cloud.

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...

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...