May 16, 2023
Today, author, music journalist and podcaster James Campion joins me to delve into one of the most iconic and enduring songs in the history of popular music as he gives a taste of his book Take A Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude. We talk about how McCartney took a song inspired by John Lennon's son Julian's...
May 1, 2023
A fun change of pace this week on the show. Earlier this year, I co-produced a tribute album to Americana icon Jim Lauderdale, featuring an eclectic group of incredible Australian artists reinterpreting Jim's incredible songbook.
Today, Michael Carpenter, who co-produced the record and played the bulk of the music you...
Mar 3, 2023
Today ARIA-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer of this podcast Georgia Mooney joins me for a delightful delve into Martha Wainwright’s self-titled debut album. We dig into the Wainwright clan and how they explore their relationships through each other’s music, seeing Martha play outside a...
Feb 16, 2023
Today legendary singer-songwriter and founder of iconic band The Go-Betweens, Robert Forster, joins me to pay tribute to the legendary Texan troubadour Guy Clark and his debut album Old No. 1. We revisit the fateful night in Santa Monica on the promo tour for 16 Lovers Lane where Robert saw Guy play live and had a...
Jan 26, 2023
Today legendary Australian actor and comedy renaissance man
Francis Greenslade joins me to talk about Paul Kelly’s classic
album Comedy.
We talk about how Francis discovered the record when he was
performing with Paul in an Adelaide theatre show, how Paul leaves
space in his lyrics for audience interpretation, how his...