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4IP April 1974

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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.

4KQ April 1963

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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.

4IP April 1969

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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.

4BC April 1966

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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.

The Deb

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...

Man On The Run (Soundtrack album) Paul McCartney

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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.

4BH April 1959

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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.

4KQ April 1967

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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.

4BH April 1960

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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.

Hoppers

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...

4BC April 1964

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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.

4BC April 1960

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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.

The Colonel and the King by Peter Guralnick

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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...

The Very Best of Eric Burdon and War

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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.

Faith George Michael

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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.

The Drama

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.

EPIC Elvis Presley In Concert CD

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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.

The Accidental Francis Rossi

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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.

The A's, The B's and the Monkees

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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 ...

Gone Bush Slim Dusty

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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.

FM 104 Rock Album Top 15 Charts April 1986

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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.

4BK April 1962

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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.

4BH April 1962

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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.

4KQ April 1957

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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.

4BH Top 40 charts March 1975

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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...

4BK Top 40 charts March 1962

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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

If Only You Knew by Lulu

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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 ...

You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate

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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...

4BH Top 40 charts March 1968

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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...

Happy Days by Natalie Cassidy

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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.

Beyond Togetherness Barry Creyton

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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...

The Magic Faraway Tree

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...

4IP March 1970

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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.

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...