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11/06/2025

Farewell Brian Wilson (THE Beach Boy) who passed away today at 82. This was written by Andrew Male of The Guardian profiling one of Wilson’s best written and produced songs and beautifully summing up his extraordinary gift/ear/talent. The trailer alone to the 2021 movie LONG PROMISED ROAD says it all.

Don’t Worry Baby (1964)
“Only Brian Wilson could hear the Ronettes’ Be My Baby and think it lacked a sense of dread. Originally written for Ronnie Spector and co as a sequel to their 1963 pop hit, Don’t Worry Baby was finally recorded by the Beach Boys and released as flip-side to the exhilarating Saturday night cruisin’ anthem I Get Around. Both are car songs but Don’t Worry Baby taps into the shame and insecurity behind the A-side’s masculine braggadocio. A love song told in the third person, with the girlfriend’s titular words of reassurance sung in the high vulnerable falsetto of their fearful recipient, Don’t Worry Baby is also one of Brian’s finest productions, the longing and reassurance of the lyrics echoed in both the group’s lush vocal arrangements and the warm click of Al Jardine’s Fender Precision bass.” - Andrew Male

11/06/2025

Awesome capture of tonight’s Strawberry Full Moon by Blue Mountains photographer, Gary P Hayes Photography 🍓

The 'mineral' stacked moon this evening.

05/06/2025

It’s finally up. My homage to living legend, Amanda Lear on strangebrew.au 💚

31/05/2025

From one of the best albums of all time, Modern Lovers (1972). 🎨🏙️

One of the great Boston bands.

13/05/2025

This Monday I’m profiling the incredibly fascinating life of Amanda Lear through story, art gossip and song. Her book “My Life with Dali” is in the Strange Brew ‘Top Ten of Everything’. Hightly recommended ✨✨✨
May your day be filled with enchantments and good Art. I’m off to the Archibald’s and Fashion Week. I’ll tell you all about it in between Amanda-stories on Montag darling✨✨✨

03/05/2025

Job done. 🥂

02/05/2025

Sun’s out ☀️🌻💛 I believe I’ll be judging jam, live set at 11 am then out & about amongst the happy foray at noon. It’s going to be the loveliest day in the Blue Mountains. See you there.

Radio Blue Mountains LIVE at the Harvest Festival in Leura! 🌾🎶

Hi folks, Tony Eades here! This Saturday, May 3rd, join me and the Radio Blue Mountains team as we broadcast LIVE from one of the region’s most loved events — the Harvest Festival in Leura!

📻 Tune in from 9am to 4pm as we chat with stallholders, artisans, performers, locals, visitors — and maybe even a scarecrow or two! 👒🎤

We’ll be spinning great tunes, sharing stories from the heart of the Blue Mountains, and soaking up the festive vibes all day long. 🎧🎵

✨ The Harvest Festival showcases the best of our community — food, crafts, entertainment, and the spirit of the season — and Radio Blue Mountains will be right there in the middle of it!

📍 Come on down, say hi to the team, and enjoy everything the Harvest Festival has to offer. If you can’t make it, tune in live on 89.1FM or stream online. Let’s celebrate together!

HarvestFestival

27/04/2025

Funky beats, deep bass, violins, congo drums, and wah wah guitars from the cream of 1970s blaxploitation movie soundtracks like Coffy, Black Caesar, Cleopatra Jones, Shaft, Superfly Guy and more. Featuring Pam Grier, the OG beauty badass protagonist and her 1997 Tarantino film “Jackie Brown” and her major 1974 hit as “Foxy Brown”. See you on Monday 12-2pm AEST. Cool beans!

Foxy Brown is a 1974 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. It stars Pam Grier as the title character, described by one character as...

22/04/2025

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