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Journalist
Jeff Jenkins' weekly column featuring Australian music news,
interviews, a look at the charts and more. Updated every
Sunday afternoon. Click
here for the archive page.
Jeff
is a semi-regular guest on
The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers, 8-10pm Thursdays
on 3RRR in Melbourne
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January 12th 2025
MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Forty years ago this week, I’m Talking’s debut single, Trust Me, entered the Top 40.
This week in 2013, it was revealed that Kylie Minogue had split with her manager Terry Blamey, who had been looking after her pop career since 1987.
This week in 2014, Bruce Springsteen released his 18th studio album, High Hopes, featuring a cover of The Saints’ Just Like Fire Would.
Happy Birthday to Paul Kelly who is 70 on January 13. Ita Buttrose is 83 on January 17. She was immortalised in Cold Chisel’s Ita. And Human Nature’s Michael Tierney is 48, and Damien Leith, winner of Australian Idol in 2006, is 49, on January 18.
And we remember Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, who died of a cardiac arrest, aged 53, this week in 2003. Sherbet guitarist Harvey James – who also played with Mississippi, Ariel and The Party Boys – died of lung cancer, aged 58, this week in 2011. And Cold Chisel drummer Steve Prestwich died of a brain tumour, aged 56, this week in 2011.
CHART WATCH
ARIA’s Top 40 features two new Aussie entries.
Riptide VANCE JOY (number 21)
Somedays SONNY FODERA, D.O.D & JAZZY (34)
Linger ROYEL OTIS (37)
Cold Chisel are still the only Aussie act with an album in the Top 40.
50 Years – The Best Of COLD CHISEL (number 39)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
ICK ANYA ALCHEMY
She Burned Her Bridges Down MARK SEYMOUR
The Way SARAH BLASKO
I Love What We Do GEOFFREY O’CONNOR
All Those Smiling Faces PAUL KELLY
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