The latest episode opens with the passing of saxophonist Plas Johnson, 94, a player whose name might not mean much outside musician circles but whose sound is embedded in popular culture. Johnson’s cool, slinking work […]
There are few things more reliable in popular culture than a World Cup penalty shootout inspiring arguments about fairness, a Rolling Stones album being handled carefully, or Bob Dylan inspiring precisely no usable information from […]
Episode 31 of On The Record ranges from Spielberg’s latest extraterrestrial spectacle to Icelandic cocktail jazz, via Australian festival programming, political songwriting, BBC football commentary and the fragile magic of shellac records. It is a […]
Review by Brian Wise Al Jardine & Pet Sounds Band – Hamer Hall, Melbourne – Sunday June 28, 2026 For two hours at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, Al Jardine and his superb Pet Sounds band transported […]
Review by Des Cowley. SORRY MILES by LIBOR ŠMOLDAS – (BVAK Records, CD and digital release) I can only imagine Czech guitarist Libor Šmoldas had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he titled his […]
Now and then, On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie wanders into territory that feels less like a podcast and more like the best conversation you’ve accidentally joined in the corner of a […]
Episode 28 of On The Record finds Michael broadcasting from the Greek island of Kefalonia. Still, the conversation itself travels much further afield—from the cosmic ambitions of Earth, Wind & Fire to the lyrical reflections […]
Review by Des Cowley. KYM ALEXANDRA DILLON – VENDESTINY (Amica Records, CD, vinyl and digital release). Amica Records is a newish label founded by Melbourne pianist Nat Bartsch. It was initially created as a vehicle […]
Episode 26 of On The Record is the first fully international edition—Brian Wise filing from Melbourne, Michael Mackenzie beaming in from the ancient fortified town of Monemvasia, deep inside the Peloponnese. The contrast isn’t just […]
Episode 25 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie begins where so many arguments in roots music eventually end up: Bob Dylan. Specifically, the minor detail of him turning 85 (born 24 […]
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