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THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1980: April 20, 1980

As much as I've always tried to keep on top of what's going on in music, it wasn't easy in the 1980s, especially when I was very young....

Apr 20, 20204 min read

This Week In 1995: April 16, 1995

So far, in the battle of the '90s British boy bands, East 17 had trounced their biggest rivals, Take That, in Australia (although the...

Apr 16, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: April 13, 1980

In my 1995 flashbacks, we recently saw that despite going on to become one of this country's defining musical moments, Christine Anu's...

Apr 13, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: April 9, 1995

Sometimes it's all just a matter of timing. One month's chart flop can be a massive hit at another time of year... as was the case with a...

Apr 9, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: April 6, 1980

Unless you happen to perform with your significant other (Sonny & Cher, Captain & Tennille) or record songs with them (Kylie Minogue and...

Apr 6, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: April 2, 1995

Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes, and by the mid-'90s many releases had a range of remixes on offer. Didn't like one...

Apr 2, 20203 min read

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A Journey Through Aussie Pop is shining a light on classic Australian pop artists and releases from the 1980s, '90s and 2000s.

A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman is working its way through every single produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman in chronological order.

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