REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You

REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You

I woke up this morning to the news that Gary Richrath – the guitarist in REO Speedwagon had passed away. REO Speedwagon’s biggest hit here in Australia was Keep On Loving You. It made it to number 3 on the Australian charts but hit number 1 in the US,...
One More Night – Phil Collins

One More Night – Phil Collins

This week back in 1985, One More Night by Phil Collins was the number 1 song on the Billboard charts. It knocked REO Speedwagon’s Can’t Fight This Feeling off the number one position and stayed there for two weeks until it was knocked off by We Are The...
50 Years – The Uncanny X-Men

50 Years – The Uncanny X-Men

50 Years by The Uncanny X-Men was one of the big songs of 1986 here in Australia. Brian Mannix and the group had a few hits off the Cos Life Hurts album and inspired many Australian teenagers to bleach their hair and wear weird pants! If you were a teenager in the...
Way Of The World – Max Q

Way Of The World – Max Q

In 1986 Michael Hutchence (INXS) and Ollie Olsen had worked together on the Dogs In Space movie and soundtrack. They came together under a new project called Max Q (Max was the name of Ollie’s dog!). Featuring Hutchence, Olsen and other Melbourne musician...