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- Aug 11, 2016
- 5 min
This Week In 1991: August 11, 1991
For the previous few years, it had worked the other way. First, a performer would make a name for themselves on TV — usually in one of...
- Jun 23, 2016
- 4 min
This Week In 1991: June 23, 1991
If we're to take a lesson away from the new entries on the ARIA chart this week in 1991 it's this: if you leave a successful band for a...
- Nov 17, 2015
- 6 min
This Week In 1990: November 18, 1990
After a slow start in Australia, rap music was off and running in 1990. Two hip-hop singles had already been to the top of the ARIA top...
- Feb 17, 2015
- 6 min
This Week In 1990: February 18, 1990
After last week's rock-fest, order was restored this week in 1990 on the ARIA singles chart with the new releases coming from a more...
- Oct 7, 2014
- 4 min
This Week In 1989: October 8, 1989
Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Earlier in the '80s, medleys had been big business on the...
- Jun 25, 2014
- 5 min
This Week In 1989: June 25, 1989
Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. A few months ago, I looked at politics in music, and while overseas...