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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Thirty years ago this week, Silverchair released their debut album, Frogstomp. It entered the Australian charts at number one and later became the first Australian album since INXS’s X to hit the US Top 10.
Also 30 years ago this week, Divinyls’ I’m Jealous entered the Top 40.
This week in 1966, Billy Thorpe started hosting his own music show on Channel Seven in Sydney called It’s All Happening! His Aztecs were the house band.
This week in 1977, Red Symons’ replacement, Bob Spencer, did his first gig with Skyhooks, at a surfing contest in Phillip Island. Shirley Strachan introduced him: “He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he’s into the ecology and he’s a shit-hot little c*nt.”
Five Gibb songs were in the US Top 10 this week in 1978 – (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Stayin’ Alive, Emotion, Night Fever and If I Can’t Have You. Such chart dominance had not been since The Beatles occupied all five spots in the US Top 5 in 1964.
The Bee Gees scored their eighth number one single in the US when Tragedy topped the charts this week in 1979.
This week in 1983, INXS did their first American show, for 24 people at a club in San Diego. Their first US tour was supporting Adam Ant.
Sherbet and Percy Grainger were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week in 1990. And Kylie Minogue received an Outstanding Achievement Award.
Billy Thorpe, Glenn Shorrock, Don Burrows and Peter Dawson were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week in 1991.
Jet were grounded this week in 2012, issuing a statement on their website: “After many successful years of writing, recording and touring we wish to announce our discontinuation as a group. From the many pubs, theatres, stadiums and festivals all across the world it was the fans that made our amazing story possible and we wish to thank them all. Thank you, and goodnight.” They later took off again.
Ten years ago this week, Fifa Riccobono received the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the APRA Awards.
Happy Birthday to INXS’s Andrew Farriss who is 66 on March 27.
And we remember Crowded House drummer Paul Hester, who died, aged 46, 20 years ago this week. Rose Tattoo’s Pete Wells died of prostate cancer, aged 59, this week in 2006. And former Valentines singer and Divinyls manager Vince Lovegrove died in a car accident, aged 65, this week in 2012.
CHART WATCH
For the fifth week in a row, there are no Aussie singles in ARIA’s Top 40.
Mia Wray’s debut album arrives at number 26.
hi, it’s nice to meet me MIA WRAY (number 26, debut)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Nowhere JUAN ALBAN
Way To The Sun MINOR GOLD
Peripheral Lover GORDI
Beyond Compare THE AUDREYS
Latest Hustle BOOM CRASH OPERA
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