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In 2006 legendary British singer Cliff Richard had an album out called Two's Company which was an part studio album of duets and part compilation and among the performers were Lulu, Barry Gibb, Elton John and Dionne Warwick and the album went to number 8 in the UK and did an tour in the UK and Ireland that year which one of those shows was at Wembley. The show at Wembeley is on DVD and he performs an mixture of his classic hits as well as favourites, ballads and tracks from the Two's Company album as well as an great back up band as well as the dancers. It is AWESOME, FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with great songs and an FANTASTIC performance by a man who has been on the music scene since 1958 which he is still going strong as his show I Can't Believe He's 80 show will be shown in Cinemas next month in Australia and NZ and England on the 27th of this month and starts his British tour tonight. Thisis a must for Cliff Richard fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the sh...

This is the memoir of Australian drummer from Dig Richards and the R'Jays, The Rajahs and The Mighty Guys Leon Isackson and in this book he talks about performing in Vietnam in 1965 with Lucky Starr and 1966 with his band the Rajahs as well as Sheryl Blake and Lucky Starr and 1968 with Eden Kane, Maggie Jordrell and the Sullivan Sisters, performing for the troops as well as the culture, mentioning other Australian performers working in Vietnam including the Delltones, Dig Richards and Johnny O'Keefe and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as very funny, very entertaining,very impressive and FANTASTIC stories and talking about the experiences of working in Vietnam as well as the atmosphere of that time and it is great to see someone from the early days of Australian rock telling these stories as Leon co-wrote Behind the Rock with Jon Hayton in 1990 which was updated by Leon in 2010 as Behind the Rock and Beyond as well as Brothers In Exile about his a...

This afternoon I went to the city at the Elizabeth Cinema where I saw the documentary Songs For While I'm Away which it's about Phil Lynott musician, singer and songwriter of the legendary rock band Thin Lizzy. In this documentary it talks about his upbringing in Ireland, being raised by his grandparents, playing in Bands including the Black Eagles, forming Thin Lizzy in 1969 and would achieve success in the 70's and 80's with classic albums Jailbreak, Live and Dangerous, Bad Reputation and hit singles including the classic the Boys Are Back In Town, Whiskey In The Jar, Sarah and many others and it has interviews with surviving members Eric Bell, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton and Midge Ure, Suzi Quatro, Huey Lewis, Phil's daughters Sarah and Cathleen, his Uncle Peter, his cousin Monica, his wife Caroline, Adam Clayton of U2, James Hetfield of Metallica and others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as touching and very entertaining with stories from thos...

  Saturday October 2nd I went to the Newnham Hotel at Mt Gravatt to see the Roy Orbison and Friends tribute show with Mike Winkworth who is an local performer as it was my first time seeing him live and it was my first time in 4 months since Cooly Rocks On that I went to a gig. I caught the bus from Carindale to Mt Gravatt, went to the Newnham Hotel, did the check in, showed the lady the ticket on my phone, went to table 3, rang home, ordered my meal and drank some of the Coke Zero. Had Steak, Chips and Salad for dinner, drank Coke Zero, and saw guitarist Russell Bayne and Heidi who I had not seen since Cooly Rocks On 2019.The show started before 7.30pm with Mike coming in black gear and an tie and sunnies which in the first set doing the Roy Orbison songs mainly 60's as well Ooby Dooby in 1956 and California Blue in 1989 as well as saying nearly 20 wives jokingley reffering to the songs he peformed which made the audiences laughed and there was an interval which I saw Russ...

 On Saturday I went to the Events Cinema at Carindale where I saw Joe Bell. Joe Bell (Mark Wahlberg)  who has an son  named Jadin (Reid Miller) who is  gay and is getting bullied at school because  of him being gay. joe tells him how to defend for himself and nature will take it course but his wife Lola (Connie Britton) disagrees and assures her son that they love him which Joe eventually changes his attitude and will try to be a better person. Jadin continues getting harassed and tragically commits suicide  and Joe starts walking across  to raise awareness about bullying and makes speeches  and it gets interesting. it is touching, Fantastic and Brilliant with Fantastic acting by Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller and Connie Britton and it was directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and it was produced by Mark Wahlberg, Cary Foji Fukunaga, Riva Marker, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Eva Marie Daniels, Ryan Aherns and Stephen Levinson. I think this is one of Mark Wahl...

 This is a new compilation of the legendary Australian country singer Slim Dusty and the songs on this CD are fishing songs that he recorded over the years including The Frog, Nulla Creek, A Bad Day's Fishin, Another Night In Broome, Where I'd Sooner Be and many others as fishing was  Slim Dusty's past time and it was his downtime which he enjoyed it most. It's FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC songs which holds very well indeed and sounds great to this day.  This CD went to number 11 on the Australian charts recently and it is great that slim Dusty is still appreciated to this day as it's been 18 years since he passed away but the great music lives on. This is a must for Slim Dusty fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops so do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be amazed and impressed. 

 In her autobiography Helene talks about her upbringing in France as her  parents who were Russian and Polish were holocaust survivors,  emigrated to Australia at age 9, the passing of her father the following year, achieving success as a songwriter in 1960 with Barefoot Boy by Noeline Batley, doing acting and theatre agency, her 26 year relationship with jazz musician Serge Ermoll which she produced , managed and recorded several albums, launching Laughter Strategies and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with impressive, funny, adventurous and  very entertaining stories and is worth a read for someone who has been around Australian  entertainment for over 60 years. Helene should be acknowledged as a pioneer of Australian music as she was the first Australian female songwriter to have a hit single and Noeline should be considered for an ARIA Hall Of Fame for her impact on Australian music. This is a must for Australian music fans and I give it 5...