RareCollections: Daydreaming About The New Seekers....The Music of David...
Part two of our interview with Producer David Mackay picks up with his arrival in the UK to work at Abbey Road studios making records for EMI. Some of the great acts he worked with include....
View ArticleRareCollections: Flexi Discs and Cardboard Records
Although the history of flexible and unbreakable records goes back almost as far the the industry itself, cardboard discs and flexi discs really came into their own in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s....
View ArticleNormie Rowe
Normie Rowe led the way for a whole generation of Australian pop stars who dominated the charts from the mid sixties to the seventies.
View ArticleRareCollections: Before They Were Famous
A look at the music of some of our biggest stars before they were famous.
View ArticlePrince to tour Australia
After months of rumours, pop superstar Prince has confirmed he will tour the east coast of Australia in May.
View ArticleBee Gees' Robin Gibb in coma
Bee Gees pop singer Robin Gibb is in a coma in hospital after contracting pneumonia in his battle against cancer.
View ArticleRareCollections: Back 2 Vinyl
Celebrating vinyl records and the places you can find them.
View ArticleRareCollections: Australian Surf Soundtracks
A paddle through the golden era of surf soundtracks.
View ArticleBee Gees founding member Robin Gibb dies
With their distinctive falsetto harmonies, the Bee Gees became synonymous with disco in the late 1970s. Robin Gibb's quivering voice featured prominently on many of the group's most famous songs. He...
View ArticleRareCollections: The Life and Times of Tina Date
While she only released one album her career has been long, varied and fascinating.
View ArticleRareCollections: NAIDOC 2012
Looking at some of the songs that have been written about Aboriginal Australian heroes and characters.
View ArticleJudith Durham
As a young classically-trained pianist, Judith Durham was an unlikely member of a folk pop group.
View ArticleTina Arena with the QSO - Listener Reviews
Tina Arena returned to Brisbane in style with a full concert program with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC Thursday 5 and Friday 6 July 2012. Here are some reviews of these...
View ArticleRareCollections: The Politics of Pop
Since Federation composers have included references to politicians into their songs. David and Jordie Kilby load the jukebox with a few of their favourites
View ArticleRareCollections - Unbreakable Olympic Records
In 1980 Genghis Khan scored a worldwide hit with a song named Moscow after the Olympic host city.
View ArticleQueensland's best recognised at Music Awards
The Queensland music industry has celebrated its finest songwriters and musicians at the Old Museum in Brisbane at the 2nd annual Queensland Music Awards.
View ArticleRareCollections - Inspired By Faith
In the late 60s and early 70s a great many musicians were inspired by their faith to create some wonderful records.
View ArticleRareCollections: The Fire of Sister Irene O'Connor
In 1976 two Sydney based nuns recorded "Fire of God's Love", an album that has since developed an international cult following. A decade earlier the two met while teaching young children in Singapore.
View ArticleRareCollections: More Hits of Joe Halford
Rewriting Italian pop songs, re-arranging Russian ballet and sending the Bee Gees on their way - just another day at the office for Joe Halford.
View ArticleRareCollections: Novel Ideas
Musicians and writers have been inspiring each other for years and this episode of RareCollections looks at four great Australian records with a literary connection.
View ArticleRareCollections: Four Brothers
They aren't household names but the Four Brothers were there at the beginning of Rock and Roll and TV in Australia.
View ArticleRareCollections: Hits Sans Frontieres
Taking your song to an international market has always been a challenge for Australian musicians but many have risen to the occasion.
View ArticleRareCollections: Pioneers in Electronic Music.
So much music is created electronically today that it's difficult to think back to a time when it was cutting edge to be working with computers and synthesisers.
View ArticleRareCollections: Ray Rivamonte and the Birth Of The Sun
Birth Of The Sun is the name given to both a dreamtime story and a wonderful, but forgotten album by singer songwriter Ray Rivamonte.
View ArticleRareCollections: Aboriginal Women of Soul, Jazz and Blues
This episode is all about aboriginal Australian women who wrote and played songs that reflected their emotions and experiences and then sang them with powerful voices that inspired their communities.
View ArticleRareCollections: The Real Wicker Man
The story of Grade Wicker; tracking down a missing star of the early '60s
View ArticleLily Brett
Australian writer and poet Lily Brett grew up in a home filled with sadness, but also with love and laughter.
View ArticleJudith Durham
Judith Durham's worldwide success with The Seekers was something she could never have imagined when she trained as a classical pianist.
View ArticleRareCollections: Paul O'Gorman - The Poet and The Painter
Paul O'Gorman was an unknown quantity when he entered the 1976 Australian Popular Song Festival.
View ArticleRareCollections: Ronnie Charles: The Art of Prestidigitation
Prestidigitation, for those who don't already know, is the art of performing magic tricks using sleight of hand; it's also a largely forgotten album from the former lead singer with 60s band The Groop.
View ArticleRareCollections: The Many Sides of Sven Libaek
From Oslo to Australia, Sven Libaek's journey was anything but conventional
View ArticleRareCollections: Railroad Gin
Anyone with an interest in rock music in Queensland in the early 70s will almost certainly be familiar with Railroad Gin.
View ArticleRareCollections: the versatile sax of Ted White
An accidental discovery started the teenage White on a journey from the UK to Melbourne
View ArticleRareCollections: The soul of Little Sammy, Pt 1
Singing at Mick Jagger's wedding, being personal assistant to Keith Richards and being amongst the first acts to ever perform at the Opera House are just a few of the highlights in the amazing career...
View ArticleRareCollections: The Soul Of Little Sammy Pt 2 (The European Years)
Little Sammy Gaha left Australia towards the end of the 60s because he struggled to find an audience for his soulful sound. He quickly found plenty of appreciative ears overseas and began cutting the...
View ArticleMolly Meldrum celebrates 50 years in the entertainment industry
Guest presenter Rebecca Levingstons talks to Australian music legend, Molly Meldrum.
View ArticleMike Chapman's career producing acclaimed international artists
Mike Chapman is one of the few Aussies to make it big in music overseas.
View ArticleJeremy Oxley and Mary Oxley Griffiths: love and the Sunnyboy
Jeremy and Mary talk about the life they've made together, and how mental illness shattered the band, Sunnyboys.
View ArticleMusic Jamboree 2015: Robert Forster
Go-Betweens founder, Robert Forster explores the influence of the best of the 1970s singer-songwriters.
View ArticleGo-Betweens' Robert Forster recalls his introduction to pop music
Robert Forster is the songwriter who co-founded the Go-Betweens and he writes regularly on music for The Monthly magazine.
View ArticleShannon Logan's lucky life: from the tennis circuit to the record store
Chronic illness forced Shannon to make a new life and music led her to it. (R)
View ArticleChris Murphy on the making of INXS
Chris Murphy guided INXS from a pub band to international stardom. (R)
View ArticleMusicians Vic Simms and Luke Peacock bring new life to 'The Loner'
Vic Simms and Luke Peacock re-recorded 'The Loner', an album Vic wrote and recorded in prison in the 1970's. (R)
View ArticleRobert Forster reflects on 30 years of friendship with Go-Betweens...
Former Go-Betweens singer-songwriter Robert Forster opens up about his friendship with collaborator Grant McLennan in a new book called Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens.
View ArticleAdele highlights under wraps for 'slap-you-in-the-face fantastic' gigs at The...
Adele's upcoming Brisbane performances are being dubbed "Queensland's biggest-ever stage shows" and preparations for the shows at The Gabba are in full swing, but the set-up is top secret.
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