Barry Gibb in concert. Last night I sat where Barry, Robin and Maurice would’ve readied themselves for their record-breaking concert at Western Springs stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on March 20th, 1999.* For the album launch of Barry’s new solo album In The Now, the team at Sony/Columbia recreated the backstage area as it would’ve…
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Barry Gibb: ‘Bury me on Moreton Island’ – In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 5
Barry Gibb as he appears on his new album. Hearing Barry Gibb talk about where he wants to be buried – even if he chuckled as soon as he said it – seems significant to me. So with that in mind, here is part 5 of my transcribed interview series with him ahead of tomorrow’s…
Barry Gibb: ‘You couldn’t step out like Phil Collins was able to step out of Genesis’ – In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 4
Barry Gibb With just two days to go until Barry Gibb’s first solo album since the 80s is released – In The Now – here is part 4 in my series of transcribed extracts from the interview we did together at the start of September. I’ve pulled these sections of the interview with the biggest…
Barry Gibb & The Surprising Backstory Of ‘You Should Be Dancing’ – In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 3
Barry Gibb For part 3 of this web-series celebrating the Friday-release of Barry Gibb’s new album In The Now, here’s another transcribed section of my recent interview with him. This one is all about the backstory of You Should Be Dancing and how it’s the 40th anniversary of that song going to US number 1. Scroll…
Barry Gibb: ‘I always felt that High Civilization the song would’ve been a big hit’ – In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 2
As Bee Gees fans around the world count down these final few days until the release of Barry Gibb’s new album In The Now on Friday, here’s part 2 of my interview series with him. As mentioned in part 1, this collection of transcribed articles for the Roxborogh Report is a little bit different than the clips…
Barry Gibb on the unusual song structures of You Win Again, Night Fever & How Deep Is Your Love
45-minutes with Barry Gibb. How many other music greats would spend that amount of time on the phone to an interviewer on the other side of the world? It was like chatting away with an old buddy, all be it one who happens to be popular music royalty of the highest order. This was also…
Why The Bee Gees Gave Away So Many Great Songs – My Interview With British Radio Station ‘TalkRadio’ For Barry Gibb’s 70th Birthday
Bee Gees in concert, 1989. There’s a scandalous rumour doing the rounds that I was in nothing but my underwear while this interview took place yesterday morning NZ time. Scandalous and accurate, though it was 7.20am here and I’d just woken up. Checking my Facebook inbox, there was a message from an old colleague who…
Is This The Bee Gees Finest Ever Album Cut? Barry Gibb’s 70th Birthday
Listen: scroll to the bottom of this article to hear Barry Gibb’s new single In The Now.In 1978 the Bee Gees were at the top of their game to such an extent that it’s arguable no songwriting team has ever dominated the American music charts so completely. There were the five songs in the US…
Bee Gees Mother Barbara Gibb Dies – 4 Deep Album Cuts From Each Of Her 4 Sons
The Bee Gees with their Mum Barbara in 1997. What a lady. 95 years on this planet, five children, four sons, one who’d become the only solo artist to have his first three singles go to US#1, three others who’d sell 220 million records and write no less than 21 different US and UK#1 hits….
Barry Gibb’s First Solo Album Since The 80s – 6 Of His Best Ever Solo Songs
Barry Gibb. I have a theory that the tail-end of every decade is extra special when it comes to the music and successes of the Bee Gees. It all began in 1958 when the Gibb family left the grey of England for the warmth of Australia. Then after years of toil as teenage TV stars…
What Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Independence Day’ Is Really About
Happy 4th of July with a very sad song! The song is Bruce Springsteen’s Independence Day which seemingly makes it the perfect song to refer to on this day, though analysis of Bruce’s lyrics reveal a different subject matter altogether. Written in 1977 but left off 1978’s Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Bruce reportedly felt that album was…
Barry Gibb Announces First Solo Album Since The 80s
Barry Gibb. Fresh from his triumphant appearance with Coldplay at Glastonbury, Bee Gee Barry Gibb has officially announced he has signed with Sony / Columbia and will soon be releasing his first solo album since the 80s*. The performance with Chris Martin and co was the perfect launching pad publicity-wise with Barry reportedly the number…
