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Sat 5th Dec Show JOK – Johnny O’Keefe

Sat 5th Dec JOK - Johnny O'Keefe Editor and co-producer Justin arrived back from NZ and immediately tackled the task of getting the JOK tribute to air. Remember he has a daily radio job and a family to consider. I will await the audience reaction...

December 5, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Legends Live Christmas Show

December 12th Jupiters rocks into Christmas 2015 with a star line up of Aussie talent - “Legends Live” John English Wilber Wild Frankie J Holden and Doug Parkinson all with one aim in mind to entertain excite and get you dancing. My job (Ken Sparkes)...

November 22, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Uncategorized 

Umbrella Entertainment $10 DVD Special

Hey Rockers Without the support of our sponsors Jukebox Saturday Night would not be where we are today... still Rockin the airwaves of Aurora. Umbrella Entertainment are currently running a $10 DVD promo on 3 of their latest DVDs as a special for Jukebox...

September 24, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Uncategorized 

Johnny Devlin

Johnny Devlin Johnny was one of the three New Zealanders who burst onto the Aussie music scene in the early sixties. He became a regular on Channel 9’s Bandstand hosted by New Zealand born Brian Henderson. In the early part of his career he was portrayed...

July 11, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Percy Sledge

Rock N Roll Heaven - Percy Sledge - The name Muscle Shoals Alabama USA has played host to a long list of hit makers, from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling stones, however, one soft soul love song stands out in Music history - 'When a man loves a women'...

May 2, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

Last Drinks Inc. T-Shirts

We’ve had a heap of requests for new T-shirts, however, until more recently have simply not been able to find a supplier we were happy with. In our dealings with sourcing a supplier we tried overseas to manage costs, however, the sample quality just...

May 1, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Sunbury 73 Festival

The Sunbury ’73 the live rock concert was located on a 620 hectare private property outside of Melbourne.  The event was known as, The Sunbury Pop Festival, Sunbury Rock Festival, Australia’s Woodstock and Sunbury’s Woodstock. Woodstock being...

April 16, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Digby George Richards – Dig Richards

Rock and Roll Heaven One of the forgotten Dig Richards. For reasons only known to the maker this week my thoughts focused on Aussie singer Dig Richards and I was moved to honour his memory. I recall going into a recording studio in McMahons Point...

April 3, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

The Bobby Darin Dream Car

We stumbled across this email floating around the other day The Bobby Darin Dream Car When fins were in..... check how large they are, What, a blind spot!! In reality though the fins were there not only for looks but a safety feature as they...

April 3, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

The Mixtures – The Pushbike Song

The Mixtures The PushBike Song One of the most successful OZ bands in the sixties was The Mixtures who recorded the stand out hit “The Push Bike Song” The Channel Ten film crew  took to the streets of Melbourne and filmed a clip that today would...

March 29, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Kommotion

Kommotion in the 21st Century. I am amazed that there are still so many people who remember this 1960’s TV show in a positive manner, this is highlighted by a photo on EBAY asking for $6K!! (Ebay Link) The budget for new sets each week was only $10,...

March 28, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

One Hit Wonders

One Hit wonders This term is a trap as we found our when in 2012 we put to air a One Hit wonder show. Stand back and look out for an avalanche of negatives, literally we had emails, Facebook posts and phone calls all hit us within minutes of the...

March 28, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Jukebox Saturday Night Cruise

Jukebox Saturday Night in conjunction with Sorrento Quay Travel and Cruise Centre has teamed up to offer you a Scenic Tours all-inclusive luxury 14 day river cruise through the South of France enjoying a number of amazing locations and then Rocking the Nights...

March 20, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Uncategorized 

Herman’s Hermits

Many in the entertainment industry would not be aware of my early links with TV week as a journalist and feature writer. Most would recall me as the “voice” of the TV Week Logies for many years on the Nine Network. During my time in Melbourne on 3UZ,...

March 19, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

KEY RING WINNER

At complete random Jukebox Saturday Night run a lucky dip. To be in the lucky dip all you need to do is get yourself a JBSN Key ring. Each key ring is uniquely numbered. Saturday 9th May Winner = Key Ring 427 - Kevin from Glenmore NSW. A Silence...

March 14, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Uncategorized 

Joe Cocker

Few Australian if any know Joe Cocker on a one to one basis as Don Grierson one time Disc Jockey on 2DU Dubbo NSW. Don went to the USA to further his career in Radio, got a job in a record store and ended up one of the most respected executives and A&R...

March 3, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

The Beatles Pancakes

Whether you like the Beatles or not - the artistic talents of these pancakes are very impressive. We tried making these with the grand kids (mind you the shapes we were making were VERY basic) and they went down a treat. Mind you, pancakes covered...

February 22, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

The Beatles by Ed Story

We've recently sorted through over 42,000 requests from our viewers. Behind Elvis, The Beatles were a close second as the most popular artist/band requested. Whilst it would of course be cheating if you added the solo Paul McCartney + Wings and George...

February 8, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

Fable Label Tribute Show – 2015

To kick off the year we figured we'd celebrate Australia Day with an all Australian music show featuring the story of Fable Label and Bootleg records, as well as a tribute to Ron Tudor who made it all happen. Ron started the labels against all the odds,...

January 25, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog  Uncategorized 

Kim Vincent Fowley

Kim Vincent Fowley Many of you will say Kim Fowley Who? but for those he touched through life he is not forgotten. There are many artists and producers who slip through the crack yet have made a definite mark on the music Industry. One that I recall...

January 23, 2015  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven