It’s said that life isn’t about the destination, but the journey and in Toni Childs' case it’s been an extraordinary voyage of discovery that continues to evolve in the most unpredictable ways. As a recording artist Toni first broke through with her debut album Union in 1988, spawning hits like Don’t Walk Away and the irresistible Stop Your Fussin’. The album was produced by … [Read more...]
Green Light – Lorde
When an unheralded sixteen year old New Zealander called Lorde released Royals onto an unsuspecting audience in 2013 the song captivated the world. As a song that encapsulated the obsessive nature of materialist millenials and the aspirations of those too poor to afford what they wanted and then finally the rejection of the idea of it by the song’s narrator, it was a … [Read more...]
Martha Davis – Podcast
In 1979 I remember listening to the radio and being stopped in my tracks as one of the sultriest, sexiest and arresting songs I’d ever heard hit the airwaves. Now being in my mid teens and suddenly having an interest in the opposite sex may have had something to do with it, BUT – almost 40 years later I still think it’s one of the sexiest songs ever committed to vinyl. The … [Read more...]
Private Revolution – World Party
It’s 1986 and my career as a radio broadcaster is underway having just landed my second job at a regional station on the south coast of NSW. At the time of joining that station the debut single by a new artist called World Party was released. Ship Of Fools went on to become a Top 5 hit in Australia (bigger here than anywhere else in the world) and the song instantly became a … [Read more...]
Savage – Eurythmics
The first time I spied Annie Lennox she looked a little… well, intimidating. Short-cropped shock of burnt orange hair, dressed like a man with a voice so deep and rich that many men would secretly envy. And those eyes - they looked like they could stare you down and kill you with a thought! The song, or should I say the video, was Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This). The year was … [Read more...]