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This Week In 1992: October 25, 1992
Ever since the days of Elvis Presley, pop music and sex have been inextricably linked. But by 1992, we'd come a long way from gyrating hips being deemed offensive. This week that year, an artist who'd become known for pushing the envelope on notions of decency debuted with a song that made no secret of its sexual agenda. Madonna's boldest image change yet went down (sorry!) a storm The sexually charged track debuted in a week that saw two more music superstars who'd broken th
Oct 25, 20176 min read
This Week In 1984: October 21, 1984
We all have those songs we can't stand. Sometimes it's an irrational, inexplicable hatred — it just rubs you up the wrong way. Sometimes, it's "Agadoo" . And as much as I love music from the '80s, that decade was also responsible for some horrors, like "Don't Worry Be Happy" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" . I have a very different type of feeling when I hear this song This week in 1984, one of my least favourite songs by an Australian act debuted on the ARIA singles chart.
Oct 21, 20173 min read
This Week In 1992: October 18, 1992
Welcome to another instalment of Once Were Hitmakers . That's right, our flashback to the ARIA chart from this week in 1992 features a...
Oct 18, 20174 min read
This Week In 1984: October 14, 1984
It must suck to be a celebrity with a sibling who's more famous than you are. No matter what you do, it's always going to be overshadowed...
Oct 14, 20174 min read
This Week In 1992: October 11, 1992
1992 really was a year for big ballads — and they didn't come much bigger than the song making its debut on the ARIA chart this week that...
Oct 11, 20173 min read
This Week In 1984: October 7, 1984
This time last week , we were reminiscing about a major hit from a man in full make-up and an eye-catching outfit. This week, we look...
Oct 7, 20174 min read
