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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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October 6th 2024
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this column features the name of a deceased Indigenous person.
MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Fifty years ago this week, Skyhooks released their debut album, Living In The 70’s.
The Bee Gees scored their first UK chart-topper this week in 1967 when Massachusetts hit number one. When they wrote the song, the brothers Gibb had never been to Massachusetts.
Norman Gunston’s Salute To Abba entered the Australian charts this week in 1976.
Flowers released their debut album, Icehouse, this week in 1980. The band would later become known as Icehouse.
Forty years ago this week, Jimmy Barnes’ debut solo album, Bodyswerve, hit number one.
Richard Clapton and Jimmy Little were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame 25 years ago this week.
Twenty years ago this week, Peter Garrett won the seat of Kingsford Smith to enter federal parliament representing the ALP.
Happy Birthday to Brian Mannix who is 63 on October 7. And Gabriella Cilmi is 33 on October 10.
And we remember “The Wild One” Johnny O’Keefe. Our first great rock star died of a heart attack, aged 43, this week in 1978. Opera diva Dame Joan Sutherland – one of the first ARIA Hall of Fame inductees – died in Switzerland of heart failure, aged 83, this week in 2010. And pioneering Australian music journalist Ed Nimmervoll died, aged 67, 10 years ago this week.
CHART WATCH
The Kid Laroi scores his 18th Top 40 single.
Riptide VANCE JOY (number 22)
Nights Like This THE KID LAROI (31)
Baby I’m Back THE KID LAROI (37, debut)
The Amity Affliction have a Top 10 debut with a re-recorded version of their 2014 album.
Let The Ocean Take Me (Redux) THE AMITY AFFLICTION (number seven, debut)
PS4: Operation Burner Rap POSSESHOT (21, debut)
The First Time THE KID LAROI (23)
Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be THE RIONS (35, debut)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
The Village Bell DANIEL JAMES HALL
On Your Way To Somewhere Else THE NIGHT PARROTS
Hurricane RUBY MAE
Guillotine POPE DINGO
You Were The Reason I Lived ANDY SZIKLA
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