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Hi there team…..this is not the way how I thought whatsoninvers rocktober would start, saying RIP to one of the top axe men in rock n roll, Edward (Eddie) Lodewijk Van Halen. As you probably know Eddie Van Halen lost his long battle with cancer aged 65. As with most tributes, it’s a mission to […]

Hiya team, not a good week, firstly we lost Helen Reddy and now singer / songwriter Mac Davis has also left us, but left us with some great songs. Word is that Mac died following heart surgery aged 78, same age as Helen Reddy Mac was multi talented musician, solo performer, TV host and of […]

Hiya team, sad news to round off the month. Helen Reddy passed away at the age of 78. The Australian born and raised singer made it big in the early 70’s with hits like Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress), Angie Baby, You and Me Against The World, And I Love You So. Helen has […]

Hey there team. Sad news for the end of the week. One of our rock n roll pioneers has passed away. Max Merritt left us earlier today after a long illness. Max had been living in Los Angeles for several years. Max Merritt grew up in Christchurch just as rock n roll arrived on our […]

Hey there team. Here we are with another two country greats. These two go back to the early 60’s and yer can’t really have a country music feature without Johnny Cash and Roger Miller so here we go. Don’t forget to pop into Little Fire MusicWorks on Dee St. Haydon, Toni and maybe Lennon will […]

Hey there team, it’s spring and it’s country music September! Have to admit that Country music has not always been my fav genre of music but I am being turned. There is just so much good country music out there. To get it going it’s hard to go past two country music practitioners who are […]

Hi there team. A follower of this column just let me know that today is the 34th anniversary of the release of Bon Jovi’s monumental album Slippery When Wet. The album blasted through what was going around at the time and became one of the biggest things going in the late 80’s and still sells […]

Hiya team, as you’ve gathered by the headline, Split Enz album True Colours turns 40 this year! In my opinion this work should on anyone’s list of top albums. Every track is a pure gem…..no weak links. This was Split Enz’s finest hour. To cap the birthday celebrations the remixed version is No 1 on