Music

Here are links to all the music articles that have been published on The Roxborogh Report, the most recent at the top:

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 6: ‘You’re making me think these songs may belong somewhere in the show’

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 5: ‘Bury me on Moreton Island’

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 4: ‘These songs are my personal insight into my own life’

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 3: Barry Explains The Backstory Of ‘You Should Be Dancing’

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 2: ‘I always felt that High Civilization the song would’ve been a big hit’ 

    Barry Gibb In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 1: How Bee Gees Songs Were So Catchy You Didn’t Notice How Strangely They Were Structured

    The 40th Anniversary Of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ – Was It His Greatest Ever Album?

    Why The Bee Gees Gave Away So Many Great Songs – My Interview With British Radio Station ‘TalkRadio’ For Barry Gibb’s 70th Birthday

    Is This The Bee Gees Finest Ever Album Cut? Barry Gibb’s 70th Birthday

    Paul Simon’s Graceland Turns 30 – The Album’s Key Moments & Where It Still Always Takes Me

    Bee Gees Mother Barbara Gibb Dies – 4 Deep Album Cuts From Each Of Her 4 Sons

    Barry Gibb’s 1st Solo Album Since The 80s – 6 Of His Best Ever Solo Songs

    The Only Station Playing Both ‘Uptown Funk’ & ‘Play That Funky Music’ – Introducing ‘Soul’ On iHeartRadio

    Robbed Of Her Singing Voice, Linda Ronstadt Turns 70 Today – 2 Of Her Greatest, Uncredited Performances

    What Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Independence Day’ Is Really About

    Barry Gibb Announces First Solo Album Since The 80s + What Lulu Is Currently Saying About Her Days With The Bee Gees

    Chris Martin Calls Stayin’ Alive ‘The Greatest Song Of All Time’ – Barry Gibb’s Surprise Glastonbury Performance With Coldplay 

    What Happened To The Bee Gees In The 80s? A 1987 Buried Bee Gees Treasure For The Longest Night Of The Year

    Bee Gees Way Favourite Photos – Redcliffe, Queensland 2016

    1 Year On From The Execution Of The Bali 9 Ringleaders – Amazing Grace & Their Final Redemptive Song

    The Launch Of ‘Soul’ – My New iHeart Radio Station Playing The Best Classic Soul & R&B

    The End Of The Purple Reign: Prince Dead At 57, My Review Of His “Otherworldly” February Concert In Auckland

    Barry Gibb: “I’m the man who does it all or nothing” – Analysis Of His New Recording ‘The Home Truth Song’ 

    Elton John’s 69th Birthday – My Top 5 Elton Songs

    2 Non-Beatles Songs To Remember Sir George Martin By: An America Album Track + A Forgotten Paul McCartney Minor Epic

    My NZ Herald Tribute To Martin Crowe – How He Used To Request Michael Buble Songs On My Radio Show

    In The Presence Of Genius – Reflections On Prince’s Auckland Concerts, Plus A Live B-Side Classic

    Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White Dies – Their Epic Rivalry With The Commodores

    Why David Bowie Did The Lord’s Prayer At The Freddie Mecury Concert In 1992

    Glenn Frey Dies Aged 67 – 6 Of The Best Lesser-Known Eagles Songs

    Wearing An Eagles T-Shirt To A Wedding – Rembering Glenn Frey, Dead Aged 67

    David Bowie’s Indefinable Cool – 3 Of The Best From One Of The Giants Of Pop

    Barry Gibb Releases Statement Thanking Robert Stigwood For “All The Success” Of The Bee Gees

    The Greatest Showman In The World: Bee Gees’ Manager Robert Stigwood Dies Aged 81

    Aretha Franklin Brings The House Down – And Obama To Tears – At Kennedy Centre Honours

    Why Do We Only Hear The Same Christmas Songs Every Year? 3 Underrated Christmas Songs From Coldplay, The Band & Josh Groban

    Elton John’s Tribute To Jonah Lomu

    Coldplay Return With Dance-Flavoured Single – ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’

    Were The Bee Gees All About Melody And Harmony And Not The Lyrics? Counting Down To Barry Gibb’s Solo LP

    Did Elton John Really Stay At A 2-Star Guesthouse In Cambodia? Details About His New Album

    Fleetwood Mac Return To New Zealand – Their Most Overlooked, Mega-selling Album

    John Lennon’s 75th Birthday – ‘Imagine’ & The Devastating Final Scene In ‘The Killing Fields’

    Barbra Streisand’s Biggest Selling LP Turns 35 – Episode 3 Of ‘Sunglasses Inside’ 

    Jimi Hendrix’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ + 5 More Of The Greatest Cover Versions Ever

    The Commodores 10 Funkiest Songs – Happy Birthday Ronald LaPread

    The 40th Anniversary Of Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ LP – The Oddly Beautiful Piano Playing Of The Boss

    ‘We’d have the most fun’ – Barry Gibb Explains His Friendship With Michael Jackson

    The Redemption Of Cliff Richard – Why His Singing At Cilla Black’s Funeral Resonated So Much

    When The Bee Gees Went Disco They Also Went Country – 40 Years Since Jive Talkin’ Hit #1

    Nick Jonas & The Gospel Version Of ‘Jealous’ – Why Hall & Oates Would Be Proud

    Rod Stewart And The Faces To Finally Reunite

    Happy 4th Of July With Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Independence Day’ – Why He Delayed Its Release

    Possible Reunion Of The Faces: 2 Gently Great Ballads By One Of Britain’s Most Raucous Bands

    10 Years On From 2Pac & Elton John’s ‘Ghetto Gospel’ – The Genius Of Eminem

    Funk Bass Pioneer Louis Johnson Dead, Aged 60

    RIP Ben E. King & Hot Chocolate’s Errol Brown – An Aretha Franklin Cover + What ‘Emma’ Is Really About

    My Favourite Interviews, A Montage Including Barry Gibb, Lionel Richie, Lindsey Buckingham, Sheryl Crow, Paul Michael Glaser and More

    Amazing Grace – The Final Redemptive Song Of The Bali 9 Ringleaders

    6 Of The Best, Most Underrated Eagles Songs – Including A Heartbreaking Gram Parsons Tribute

    Barry Gibb Unveils Autobiographical New Track: ‘The Home Truth Song’

    “Blurred Lines” And The Blurred Lines Of Copyright Infringement – Why This Decision Is All Wrong

    Barry Gibb To Headline Miami Beach Centennial Concert + A Poignant, Funny And Revealing Interview From 2009

    Chris Martin Was Right – Rihanna Can Sing Anything – ‘FourFiveSeconds’ By Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney

    30 Years Since ‘We Are The World’ – When Lindsey Buckingham Bumped Into Michael Jackson In The Bathroom

    Uptown Funk Live On Ellen – Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson & The Most Electrifying Live TV Performance In Years

    Sunglasses Inside Episode 2 – Happy New Year With Rod Stewart & His Tartan Suit

    Pilot Episode Of “Sunglasses Inside” – Linking Current Affairs To Music – The 3 Amazing Xmas Songs You Didn’t Hear This Year

    RIP Joe Cocker – Why He Was Perfect For The Wonder Years Plus A Forgotten Early 90s Power Ballad

    Bee Gees Robin & Maurice Gibb Would Be 65 Today – The Greatest Live Medley In History? Why Not.

    Lindsey Buckingham’s Finest Solo Song

    Do They Know It’s Christmas? Don’t They Know It’s The 4th Version Already?? The Missed Opportunity Of Band Aid 30

    25 Years Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall – David Bowie’s Heroes

    The Buried Treasure Of Robin Gibb – 5 Essential, Neglected Robin Gibb / Bee Gees Songs To Celebrate His Posthumous Album

    U2’s Free Album: Is It Worth The Backlash? The 3 Best Tracks From ‘Songs Of Innocence’

    Reissued Bee Gees LP “To Whom It May Concern” – Pop-up Bee Gees!

    Is Queen + Adam Lambert A Tribute Or Triumph? Auckland Concert Review, Plus Analysis Of “Under Pressure”

    In Defence Of Cliff Richard – 20 Of His Finest Forgotten Tracks

    Robin Williams Dies Aged 63 – “What A Wonderful World” From “Good Morning Vietnam,” Plus His Emotional 1998 Oscar Acceptance Speech

    How The Band Chicago Scored 20 Top 10 Hits But Still Slipped Through The Cracks: 5 Overlooked Gems From The 70s

    What If Barry Gibb Did An Entire Concert At The Grand Ole Opry? 30 Country-fied Bee Gees Songs

    Maroon 5’s 9th Top 10 Hit Maps + Needless Swearing In Pop Music & Their Overlooked 3rd LP

    Being Labelled A “Radical Lefty” & What Supertramp’s “The Logical Song” Is All About

    The Last Great Soul Man – Bobby Womack – Dies Aged 70: His 5 Most Essential Songs

    Michael Jackson 5 Years On – “Stranger In Moscow” With Lyrics & Video

    Lionel Richie Review – All The Hits, All Night Long, Anaheim 2014 + Lionel & Nicole At The Piano

    50 Years Since The Beatles In New Zealand: My All-Time Favourite Beatles Song

    Barry Gibb At The Hollywood Bowl: How The Mythology Tour Was Always A Homecoming

    So Long Frank Lloyd Pam!

    Where Springsteen And The Bee Gees Meet – 3 More Gibb Songs For Bruce, 3 More Bruce Songs For Barry

    Gladys Knight’s 70th Birthday – 3 Songs Just As Good As “Midnight Train To Georgia.”

    The Eagles Announce Australia And New Zealand Tour 2015 – Their Finest Song Lyrically

    Robin Gibb 2 Years On, A Song From “2 Years On.”

    Barry Gibb’s Boston Concert: A Springsteen Cover, Bee Gees Songs Never Performed Live Before And Hit After Hit

    25 Reasons To See Barry Gibb’s Mythology Tour 2014

    Bee Gees First Of May + 45 Years Since One Of The Great Double LPs Of The 60s, Odessa

    The Best Lesser-Known Hall & Oates Songs, 11-20

    Hall & Oates’ Top 10 Lesser-Known Songs

    The Magic Of Hall & Oates & The Smoldering Aftermath Of Disco: Their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

    Marvin Gaye: 30 Years Since His Death, His 75th Birthday & My 5 Favourite Songs

    Hanson Announce Australian & New Zealand Tour – Their 3 Best Songs That Aren’t Called MMMBop

    Diana Ross Turns 70 – 3 Of Her Best Superstar-Written Songs

    The Top 5 Underrated Lionel Richie Ballads

    Missing Kiwi On MH370 A Passionate Lionel Richie And Bee Gees Fan

    The Top 10 Lionel Richie / Commodores Funk Songs – His 2014 New Zealand Tour

    Coldplay Announce New Album, Release New Single – “Magic”

    Bruce Springsteen Live In Auckland, March 2014 – The Subtext In The Extraordinary Live Appeal Of The E Street Band

    Why I Love Bruce Springsteen – 3 Hour Concerts, Entire LPs Performed Live, Covers Of Bee Gees Songs

    New Bee Gees Boxed Set Of Studio LPs 1987-1991: 3 Essential Songs From Each Album

    RIP Charlotte Dawson – Elton John’s “All The Nasties.”

    Eminem At Western Springs, Auckland – My All-Time Hip-Hop Top 20

    Captain & Tennille Divorce After Nearly 40 Years Of Marriage – The Forgotten Art Of Cuss-Free Pop Music

    “Valentine’s Day” By Bruce Springsteen – One Of His Most Underrated Ballads

    The Political, Rock ‘n’ Roll Swagger Of Sheryl Crow – Shine Over Babylon

    RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman – A Sad But Stunning Burt Bacharach Instrumental In Tribute

    The Time I Requested A Song At A Sly & The Family Stone Concert

    The Lorde Headline You’re Not Reading – “Team” Becomes The 3rd Biggest Kiwi Hit In America Ever

    Sophie Madeleine Covers The Bee Gees “You Win Again” – Why This Is Complex, Unusual Pop Music

    RIP Phil Everly – A Forgotten 80s Top 10 Hit With Cliff Richard

    The Real Barry Gibb Appears On The Barry Gibb Talk Show: The Symbolism Of It All + What He Was Wearing Around His Neck

    Alicia Keys Concert Review Vector Arena, Auckland – Plus 2 Of Her Songs Bacharach Would Be Proud Of

    Commodores Bassist Ronald LaPread Pays Tribute To Mandela – Newstalk ZB’s The Two (audio included)

    Bee Gees Cracking Jokes & Singing Silent Night (1983) & Sheryl Crow’s There Is A Star That Shines Tonight (2008)

    John Lennon – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

    Nelson Mandela Dies – U2’s Mandela Tribute “Ordinary Love”

    30 Years Since Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s Death – The Secular Surf Gospel Of “River Song”

    20 Years Since The Bee Gees For Whom The Bell Tolls – Their Finest Post-Fever Song?

    Deep-Sea Oil-Drilling In New Zealand – Songs About Oil By Prince And Sheryl Crow

    The Commodores 1975 Instrumental Named After An Island In The Philippines

    Lulu Turns 65 – A Motown-Sounding Bee Gees Song From 1993

    Lou Reed Dies & Fleetwood Mac Cancel Tour Due To Ill-Health – The Best Fleetwood Mac Song You’ve Never Heard + A Lou Reed All-Star Cover

    Alicia Keys Returns To NZ – Tears Always Win

    Katy Perry Responds To PETA Criticism – A Homage To Hall & Oates?

    Linda Ronstadt Diagnosed With Parkinson’s – Uncredited Duets With Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon

    My Dream Bruce Springsteen Concert Setlist

    RIP Sir David Frost – My Tribute, An Interview Highlight + A Bee Gees Song

    Kenny Roger’s 75th Birthday – 2 Bee Gees’ Written Kenny Songs

    Why Bruce Springsteen’s Never Released A Real “Greatest Hits” – His Return To New Zealand

    50 Years Since Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” & The Elvis Song It Inspired

    The Other Bee Gees Song Called “Alive” – Their Most Underrated Era?

    The Dark Gospel Of Johnny Cash – God’s Gonna’ Cut You Down

    40 Years Since Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions – Jesus Children Of America

    2015 Cricket World Cup Schedule Plus The 1992 World Cup Theme Song And A Tim Finn Bonus Track

    Mick Jagger Turns 70 – My Top 5 Rolling Stones Songs

    The Great Shame Of The New Bee Gees Biography, Plus 10 Of The Best Post Disco-Era Gibb Songs

    35 Years Since The Worst Movie Of All Time – The Redeeming Features Of “Sgt. Pepper’s”

    Farewell To My Favourite Newstalk ZB Caller

    Queen’s Other 6 Minute Long #1 Hit – Brian May’s 66th Birthday

    The Death Of Glee’s Cory Monteith – A Glee Cover Of An Early 80s Brothers Gibb Song

    Robbie Robertson Of The Band Turns 70 – A Song Of His Even Better Than “The Weight.”

    Coldplay feat. Barry Gibb – A Future #1 Hit With A Lost Song From 1988

    10 Years Since Barry White’s Death – A Forgotten Song Robbie Williams Sampled For A #1 Hit

    The Roxborogh Report Hits 250,000 Visitors – An Extraordinary Stevie Wonder Song For Nelson Mandela

    James Gandolfini Dies – A Bruce Springsteen Song In Tribute

    Why Fleetwood Mac Should Be Playing Western Springs + A Live Version Of “Never Going Back Again”

    A Song For Nelson Mandela – Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna’ Come”

    Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” & The Genius Of Nile Rodgers

    Fleetwood Mac Touring New Zealand – Their Most Underrated, Mega-selling LP

    Robin Gibb 1 Year On – Please Don’t Turn Out The Lights

    Bobby Womack Live In Auckland – His Most Monumental Song

    Wishing Billy Joel A Happy Birthday With His Saddest Song

    Aaron Gilmore’s Favourite Songs

    Fleetwood Mac’s First New Music In 10 Years – Extended Play

    The Relaunched Roxborogh Report + Another Song From The All Saints

    Anzac Day & A Vietnam-Inspired Bee Gees Song



    X Factor New Zealand – The Best Song From Each Of The Judges

    Paul Simon Concert Review, Auckland 2013 – The Michael Jackson Song He Inspired


    Paul Simon Live In Auckland Tonight – His Farewell Song To Art Garfunkel


    Elvis’ Greatest Ever Song, As Featured On Newstalk ZB’s “The Two.”


    The Genius Of Eminem, 2Pac & Elton John

    Andy Gibb With A Country / Pop Song John Denver Would’ve Been Proud Of – 25 Years On

    25 Years Since Andy Gibb’s Death – A Remarkable, Lost Song

    Barry Gibb Mission Estate Concert Review – “The Two” Go On Tour

    Barry Gibb Mythology Tour Concert Review – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne


    Why Cliff Richard Is Much Cooler Than You Think – His 12 Best Songs


    How Much Did Sheryl Crow Know About Lance Armstrong?


    Richard Ashcroft Sampling The Bee Gees – 10 Years Since Maurice Gibb’s Death


    Why Paul Simon’s American Tune May Be His Most Timeless Song


    Why Do We Hear Only The Same Dozen Christmas Songs Every Year? 3 Different Christmas Songs From The Band, Coldplay & Josh Groban


    Fun. With The Underrated Song Of 2012


    “Songbird” By The Bee Gees For The Connecticut Shooting Victims

    The Barry Gibb Interview – The Full Transcript Plus Another Forgotten Bee Gees Classic

    Pink’s Domestic Violence Ballet “Try” – Possibly Her Greatest Song Yet

    When A Great Band Gets A Good Album’s First Single Wrong #U2 #TheKillers

    When Songs Come On Your iPod Just When You Need Them


    4 More Years For Obama – The Irony Of Springsteen’s Campaign Theme Song


    Why Rod Stewart’s Shag-tastic Autobiography Is Genuinely Inspiring, Plus A Forgotten Early Fave


    Barry Gibb & Spirituality: One Of His Most Emotional, Revealing Interviews


    The Greatest Album The Band Never Recorded – Barry Gibb Joins “The Two.”


    Pam Corkery’s Birthday, Her Herald Interview Plus The #1 Song The Day She Was Born


    Barry Gibb To Headline The Mission Concert, Napier, New Zealand

    Barry Gibb’s First Solo Tour – Another Lesser Known Bee Gees Song

    John Mayer’s Song For Getting Older – “Born And Raised”

    President Obama’s Lost Theme Song – The Pointer Sisters Funk Classic “Yes We Can”

    Gay Marriage In Talkbackland & The Rod Stewart Song That Saved The Night

    The Shooting In South Africa – Paul Simon & The 25th Anniversary Of Graceland

    Valerie Adams Upgraded To Gold – Steve Winwood Writes A Song For Her

    Why Aren’t The Commodores In The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame? – Their Dirtiest Song

    Barry Gibb At The Grand Ole Opry – An Emotional “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”

    Barry Gibb At The Grand Ole Opry – The Top 10 Bee Gees Country Songs

    The “Batman” Shooting & Don Henley’s – “The End Of The Innocence”

    Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s Sad, Beautiful Funeral

    Robin Gibb Dies – The Fight For The Bee Gees’ Legacy

    Donna Summer Dead At 63 – Her Finest Forgotten Song

    Lionel Richie – “Tuskegee Volume Two” Track-list

    Robin Gibb Out Of His Coma – The Bee Gees Channeling The Band

    Death Of Levon Helm – 3 Stunning Songs

    Bee Gee Robin Gibb In A Coma

    Needlessly Comparing Lionel Richie & Bruce Springsteen – Featured Songs From Their New Albums


    Elton John’s 65th Birthday – His Top 5 Songs

    Bee Gees Offspring Spencer Gibb On Why Whitney Houston’s Detractors Are Sad, Cynical & Plain Wrong

    RIP Whitney Houston – Paying Tribute With Two Poignant Songs And Why We Are So Quick To Judge

    Beyonce’s “Love On Top” – Roxborogh Report Retro Song Of The Week

    Hall & Oates – New Zealand Concert Review & Final H&O Song Of The Day

    Hall & Oates Song Of The Day – John Oates In The Spotlight For A Change

    Hall & Oates Song Of The Day, From “Big Bam Boom”

    Hall & Oates Song Of The Day – The Original “Everytime You Go Away”

    Hall & Oates Song Of The Day, Day 3 – The Song That Paid My Rent

    Hall & Oates Song Of The Day, Day 2 – Countdown To Their NZ Concert

    Counting Down To Hall & Oates’ NZ Concert – A Different Hall & Oates Song Everyday

    A New Barry Gibb Song For Christmas, Working For Newstalk ZB

    Robin Gibb Suffering From Liver Cancer – Forgotten Bee Gees Classic For Song Of The Week

    Paul Simon’s 70th Birthday – His 10 Greatest Songs

    The Greatest Bagpipe Songs Of All Time – Who Knew Glen Campbell Could Play The Bagpipes?

    Barry Gibb’s 65th Birthday – The Finest Bee Gees Song Of Them All

    Hall & Oates Announce New Zealand Tour – What Made Them Great

    Tribute To The Great Nickolas Ashford – Song Of The Week

    The Edge Turns 50 – U2’s Best Soul Song

    Jimmy Fallon As Neil Young – But With The Real Crosby & Nash!

    Amy Winehouse Dead At 27 – The “27 Club”

    Did TLC Rip-off Paul McCartney? The Song Of The Week

    Bruce Springsteen’s Spectacular Eulogy To Clarence Clemons

    Barry Gibb & Michael Jackson – The Completed, Full Length Duet “All In Your Name.”

    “The Most Passion Without Sex” – The Friendship Of Clarence Clemons & Bruce Springsteen

    Michael Jackson Duets With Barry Gibb – Part Two

    Bob Dylan’s 70th Birthday – Song Of The Week

    Review Of Maroon 5 At Sydney’s Acer Arena

    Why Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” Is The Old But New “Living On A Prayer”

    Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Wedding And The George Michael Gift

    New Zealand Broadcaster Kerry Smith Dies – A Cliff Richard Song Of The Week

    Rare Commodores Concert & Interview Footage From 1980

    When U2 Teamed Up With Johnny Cash – Song Of The Week

    Bee Gee Robin Gibb Rushed To Hospital

    Michael Jackson Duets With Barry Gibb & A Bee Gees Song Of The Week

    Lionel Richie Back Onstage With His Old Commodores Buddies – Song Of The Week

    Japanese Earthquake & Bruce Springsteen’s My City Of Ruins – Song Of The Week

    Christchurch Earthquake: What Happened During The 2 Minute Silence & A Stevie Wonder Song Of The Week

    Enrique Iglesias Is An Idiot – Dropping F-Bombs In Popular Music; A Historical Essay

    Song Of The Week – Keane & K’naan – Stop For A Minute

    Tim’s Interview Highlights – Including the Bee Gees, Lionel Richie, Fleetwood Mac and More

    The Music Star Who Kept All His Tennis Stats Since The 70s – What If I’d Been Doing The Same?

    Martin Luther King’s Birthday, His Most Moving Speech & Why A Commodore Painted A House Black

    Bee Gee Maurice Gibb 8 Years On – Song Of The Week

    Song Of The Week, By Brandon Flowers

    The Arcade Fire & My Favourite New Song Of 2010

    Club Med Arrival, Tim Finn Snorkeling In The Pool

    Did Elton John Really Stay At A 2-Star Guesthouse In Cambodia?

    Mickey Rourke’s The Wrestler & The Parallels With Andy Gibb (written May 2009 for easymix.co.nz)

    Whatever Happened To 5 Time Grammy Winner Christopher Cross? (written late 2007)

    Once, Twice, Three Times A Lionel – Lionel Richie Encounters – November 2007

    The Colbie Caillat Interview, On The Brink Of Stardom – August 2007