Hey Poprockers, We are always on the search for new music. In his case, new music does not mean a new artist but is a new track from one of our favourites. When I say "ours", I mean mine. With hits Catch My Disease and Cigarettes will kill you, Ben continues to write great pop-culture songs. Recently released Parents Get High by Ben Lee, hit our desk, and I have […]
You might remember Icehouse from the '80s and '90s, but like most things from that era, they are making a comeback. Well, Icehouse has never really gone anywhere. Icehouse is still relevant and embedded in Australiana. So much so that local celebrations are not complete until someone plays Great Southern Land, our other Anthem. Flowers Before Icehouse, the band from Sydney was known as the "Flowers". Iva Davies formed the […]
With all the hype surrounding Kate Bush re-entering the charts with her hit Running Up That Hill, we thought we would look at 10 things you didn't know about Kate Bush. 1. 10 Studio Albums That's right Kate Bush has released 10 studio albums over her career. The Kick Inside 1978Lionheart 1978Never for Ever 1980The Dreaming 1982The Hounds Of Love 1985The Sensual World 1989The Red Shoes 1993Aerial 2005Directors Cut 201150 […]
Every now and again a song comes along and it sticks. You expect a follow-up from the artist or band, expectation then turns to hope, the hope to nope. Welcome to the One Hit Wonder - She's so high. Back in 1999 a fresh face Tal Bachman hit the airwaves with his hit song She's so high. If you were like me, you thought this fresh-faced guy had a huge […]
Back in the bestest decade in history, there was a little Aussie band that could, the Hoodoo Gurus. In the latest in our where are they now series, we look at where the Hoodoo Gurus came from and where they are now. Formed in Sydney in 1981, I was 11, a skinny kid with big bat ears, I was learning about music, Kiss were the rage, and this thing called […]
It's 2022 and all of a sudden, it feels like vinyl records are making a comeback. Every store seems to be pushing turn tables and records. Is this just another Fad or is it that vinyl never really went anywhere, it's just having a renaissance, a resurgence of it;'s once-dominant self in a year gone by? Photo 104187172 © Roberto Pangiarella | Dreamstime.com Long gone are the days of the old Three in One HiFi […]
Welcome to the first in the series of Hits from the flicks. Episode 1 Days of thunder. Now I don't speak for everyone, but there's a special kind of musical. A movie full of chart classics and great songs, I'm not talking about The sounds of music or Grease. I'm talking big engines, loads of action, rumbling bass, and a mintox storyline. Yes, I said it Mintox. It's just like […]
No, Huey Lewis's song The Power of Love, isn't the song we are talking about. The one we are talking about has a number of versions. It's a power ballad from the '80s that lived well into the '90s. The Power of Love'80s version The original version was recorded and co-written by Jennifer Rush in 1984. The Power of Love hit number one in Australia and around the world. The […]
The 80s were a great time to be alive. We were blessed with big hair, blockbuster movies, computers, and the rise of MTV. This laid the path of fame for many iconic artists, such as an extraordinary woman of rock, Pat Benatar. With five platinum albums, 15 Billboard top 40 singles, and 35 million sold albums worldwide. Pat Benatar is one of the leading women of the New Wave Sound. […]
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