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…
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…
Which Part Of The Great Wall Of China To Walk – My Latest Let’s Travel Mag Article + Top 50 Great Wall Photos
A #casuallean on the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall. The latest issue of NZ’s number one travel mag Let’s Travel is out and it features my second of three China articles, this one all about the Great Wall and the Gubei Water Town of Gubeikou. People are often a bit stumped as to which…
The 40th Anniversary Of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ – Was It His Greatest Ever Album?
Stevie Wonder in the 70s. This week marks 40 years since the release of the most famous of all of Stevie Wonder’s albums, Songs In The Key Of Life. For something so significant I’ve decided to dedicate four of the week’s 12 featured songs on my iHeartRadio station Coast Soul to the album – create…
1 Million Hits For The Roxborogh Report – The Most Popular Posts & Where In The World The Blog Is Most Read
Tim Roxborogh Last week my music and travel blog The Roxborogh Report reached one million total hits. Five years ago I remember thinking the passing of 10,000 hits was worth celebrating, so to pass one million is something I’m pretty thrilled about, not to mention thankful for. So a big thank you if you’ve ever…
The Best Jungle In The South Pacific – My Top 50 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Photos
Near Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal. The Solomon Islands may be poor, in some cases, desperately so. And they may also be surprisingly expensive too. Then there’s the not insignificant matter of the civil unrest from the turn of the century. But none of this means you shouldn’t go, nor does it mean there aren’t some very…
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…
