Two of Australia's most loved, celebrated and revered writers are up for a chat. David Williamson is an icon of Australian theatre, film and television, with a body of work the envy of all. From The Club to Don's Party to Gallipoli, David's words have been an integral part of our lives. Our other guest Andrew Rule is no slouch either with dozens of best selling books in the true crime arena. Andrew has brought the stories of Chopper Read and the Underbelly crew to the world through his writing a...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Holy incredible guest list Batman! We have two Robins on the show. The one and only Burt Ward, one half of the dynamic duo from the iconic Batman television series, tells us what he is up to now that his crime fighting days are behind him. Kapow! Burt shares some wonderful memories of Adam West and the galaxy of stars who appeared on the show and the ones who wanted to, but didn't. Burt also talks about his passion for rescue dogs and the philanthropic work he and his wife Tracy have been doing ...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Our main guest this week is Geoff Cox. Who, I hear you say? Coxy from the Roxy, Coxy's Big Break, The Little River Band - THAT Geoff Cox. One of the great storytellers, and what stories he has. From touring with LRB across America to the pubs and clubs of Australia with the likes of Kamahl and Alf Garnett to his illustrious real estate career. Amazing stories as only Coxy can tell. To finish off, Natalie Gauci tells us about her new album Brand New Day and her showcase gig at Bird's Basement (Fr...
Jul 03, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 13
It's fan boy time as Brian gets all 12 year old when he meets Andy Scott of Sweet and Kev is a massive Guess Who fan, so chatting to Burton Cummings is a major coup. Sweet are about to tour Australia and Andy Scott - the last remaining member of the line up that brought us Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run and Love is Like Oxygen - is up for a chat about the good old days and the tour. The Guess Who put Canadian rock music on the map with monster hits like American Woman, Undun, No Time and Albert ...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Simon Napier-Bell is a music industry icon with a wealth of experiences and stories from his decades in a myriad of roles. Simon shares tales from his days as manager of The Yardbirds, taking Wham to China, the success of Japan in Japan and discovering JPY in a pub ... but wait, there is SO much more. Simon wrote a number one song for Dusty Springfield, got a gold record from Elvis, knocked back David Bowie in more ways than one, managed Marc Bolan and has written several best selling books cove...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In this episode we take you behind the scenes into the inner sanctum of the Uncanny X-Men reunion: The inside word from Ronnie, Maxy, Kirky and Manno in the rehearsal room before the gigs, sex, lies and selfies. How Eighties! Also Brian and Kev catch up with Cash Backman on the 50th anniversary of his monster hit 'My Girl Bill.' All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the right program to suit your needs and that of the people yo...
May 22, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Tommy James has the songs and the stats to claim the title of Superstar. Starting with Hanky Panky in 1966, the hits rolled out - I Think We're Alone Now, Gettin' Together, Mony Mony, Crimson and Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion and Draggin' the Line to name only a few. Then there were the successful cover versions by Billy Idol, Tiffany and Joan Jett. And the stats - 23 Gold Records, 9 Platinum Albums, over 100 Million Records Sold Worldwide and 32 Billboard Hot 100 Chart Hits! The Tommy James s...
May 08, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 9
It's duelling duos as Brian & Kevin break bread with Carlotta & Craig and Tania & Eric. Australian showbiz icon Carlotta and entertainment reporter to the stars Craig Bennett have turned a lifetime's friendship into a hilarious stage show that is packing houses across the country. Find out all the juicy gossip behind the glamour when they spill the beans to Brian & Kevin. They don't, but it reads well doesn't it? Tania Doko and Eric Bazilian (She of Bachelor Girl and He of The Ho...
Apr 24, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Deep Purple may not be touring Australia now, but we did manage to get their bass player and the man who came up with Smoke on the Water - Roger Glover - for a chat and he is quite a character. Our other star attraction is the incredibly likeable and talented Huey Lewis, talking everything from Back to the Future to his hearing problems to his new Broadway Show which is about to open. All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the r...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Two episodes back we were talking about her, now I am delighted to be talking to her. The amazing Judy Collins joins me to talk about that Stephen Stills song and her incredible career from both sides now and then. Also up for a chat is Jon Stevens. What a blast to talk about Noiseworks, INXS, JC Superstar and life and death in general. All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. The team at Murcotts Driving Excellence are happy to chat about the right program to suit your needs and that of the p...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Little Pattie is a showbiz icon and she shares some of her experiences from a lifetime of entertaining Australia. Still treading the boards as part of The Good Old Days of Rock 'n Roll Show, Pattie takes us from her beginnings as a shy teenager on Bandstand to the battlefields of Vietnam singing for the troops while bullets were flying. It is a truly amazing and unique story. You will also meet Laurence Hewson, lead singer and songwriter for Sordid Ordeal. At night his searing vocals can be hear...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Graham Nash is befitting of the word LEGEND. Kev got to chat with Graham about his life and times, including The Hollies, the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash then the addition of Young, plus his upcoming Aussie tour. Great stories from an all time great of our generation. Also we revisit our pandemic and hilarious chat with Bryan Brown, another whose name sits well alongside the word LEGEND. Bryan talks about becoming an unlikely author and his days on set with Paul and Ringo. Yes, that Pau...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 4
There is much more to Barry Williams than just his Greg Brady days as you will discover in this chat. Barry talks about Greg and those heady days including when the axe fell on the show and whether he has ever wanted to kill Greg off. He also talks about his musical career and his recent experiences on Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer. We revisit our visit with the always unpredictable John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten and play the new Brian Cadd song from his forthcoming album Dream Trai...
Feb 13, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Dinah Lee is still wowing audiences across Australia the same way she did in the sixties when she burst onto the scene with her amazing debut single 'Don't you know Yockomo.' Dinah tells her amazing story to Brian and Kevin. And in what will become a regular segment, we enter the vault and revisit our first Life of Brian encounter with the great Alice Cooper, remembering the only two people in the world who call him Vince. Plus Brian has been partying with politicians and TV stars. Wait 'til you...
Jan 31, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Happy New Year! What a way to start 2024 with the legendary Felix Cavaliere founding member of The Rascals. What a band! Remember Groovin', A Girl Like You, People got to be Free, Good lovin' and so many other great songs. Felix is going strong and talks about the highs and lows. King Canyon has a hot new single 'Blacktop' and lead singer Jimmy Cupples tells Brian and Kev all about it and the plans for the year. Make 2024 the year you do something about making our roads a safer place for everyon...
Jan 16, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Bill McDonough - best known as drummer and songwriter for Australian Crawl - has penned a book called Sons of Beaches. It is the story of the McDonough brothers, Bill and Guy, before and during their days in Aussie Crawl. Bill tells Brian and Kev about the story behind doing the book and much more, including being fried one night at the Prospect Hill Hotel. Our other guests are Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) and John Cowsill (The Cowsills), two thirds of Action Skulls - the other member is Bill Mu...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Prepare to be girt by Brian's in this stocking stuffed pre-Christmas episode. Pseudo Echo's Brian Canham is the first guest and he talks Funky Town, Molly, knocking back Madonna and working with Kamahl, the kind of colourful chat that has made Life of Brian such great listening. Special prize for picking the subtle use of a Pseudo Echo hit single title! And what else is in Brian's stocking? It's Dave Warner from the suburbs talking about his latest crime novel 'Summer of Blood' and his award win...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Deborah Conway has released her memoir The Book of Life and she chats to Brian and Kev about her rich body of work, from modelling to the early band days with Do Re Mi and her solo success. Kev also catches up with former lead singer of The Groove and The Mixtures Peter Williams, another Kiwi who crossed the ditch and became a big star in the late sixties and seventies. All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence who have a special 15% off offer on for Christmas. Head to their website murcotts.edu...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Mark Holden is living a colourful life and shares some of his incredible experiences with Brian and Kev, including the heady days of pop stardom and red carnations, pissing Elton John off, working and partying with David Hasselhoff and his Sullivans romance. Also in this episode, meet Jesse James Dupree and hear the banging song he has written with Brian Johnson of AC/DC. Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Driving Excellence will steer you in the right direction to safer driving. Jump...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Les Gock was a bona fide seventies pop star from head to toe. As lead guitarist of Hush, Les was a huge part of Australia's most successful glam rock bands. They were on fire - literally - as you will find out when Les talks about those wild, crazy and dangerous days. There is more to the story, as Les enjoyed even more success as a jingle writer and producer for brands like Qantas, Sussan and many others. Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Driving Excellence will steer you in the rig...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 22
One of the great songwriters of our generation Jimmy Webb is about to tour Australia and on the eve of the tour, he chats to Kevin about how he got his start, meeting Glen Campbell, songs he wrote and ones he wishes he'd written Stuart Coupe shares more of his colourful rock 'n roll experience including the 'glamour' of touring the USA with Paul Kelly and the Hoodoo Gurus, the interviewees that have eluded him and crossing paths with young Mannix. Crash free driving - what a concept. Murcotts Dr...
Oct 17, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Stuart Coupe is one of Australia's most read and respected music journalists, so his appearance on our show is a big surprise. Stuart talks about his latest book 'Shake some Action' which is full of great war stories from his life in rock and roll. In part one of our chat there are tales from Springsteen, Dylan, Steve Kilbey and the current Australian PM. Kev catches up Canadian singer songwriter Gino Vannelli of 'Wild Horses' and 'I Just wanna Stop' fame and to finish off, hear the great new so...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Colin Petersen shares more of his amazing stories from his days as drummer with The Bee Gees. From worldwide stardom to the problems that fractured the fivesome and split the Gibb brothers. Remember the chart topping 1978 smash Baby it's You by Promises? Kevin chats to the lady behind that song and most memorable video clip Leslie Knauer. Find out what she is up to in 2023 and why she was on stage with Monkee Micky Dolenz. Thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. One phone call could make such a d...
Sep 19, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Rick Springfield and Colin Petersen are two Aussies who have both made a huge impact on the international scene, Colin as a child actor in the movie Smiley then behind the drum kit for the Bee Gees' first musical assault on the world through hits like Massachusetts, To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster and Words. Now a Queensland resident, Colin shares the story, from his start in the business to the first break up of the brothers Gibb. Rick Springfield is touring the United States now wit...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Legendary guitarist and singer Kevin Borich has a brilliant new record called Duets, featuring Kevin performing with friends like Leo Sayer, Joe Walsh, Ella Hooper, Joe Camilleri, Ian Moss and Swanee, to name a few. Kevin talks about making the album plus the good old days including writing the La De Das classic Gonna See My baby Tonight. But wait, there's more: Les Hall and Steve Mulry chat about the new TMG album It is What it is ... Rock On and the single La La plus the plans for the 50th ann...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Glenn A Baker - the rock brain of the world - returns with more fascinating stories from his incredible musical life including touring with The Rolling Stones and meeting Fidel Castro! Kevin catches up with Kevin Rowland - lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners - to chat about their new album The Feminine Divine and the old hits like Come on Eileen. Australian rock legend Ian Moss is back with his new album Rivers Run Dry. We catch up with Mossy to talk about the new songs, duetting with his son ...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 16
The Rock Brain of every Century Glenn A. Baker has stories about everyone in the music biz. In part one of his chat with Brian & Kev he talks Beatles, the days of managing Ol' 55, correcting the Big O about one of his songs and running into Stevie Nicks on the way to meeting Bob Dylan. As you do! Master drummer Joe Vitale returns, chatting to Kev and Murcotts' Mark Lane about his Bob Dylan connection, plus more Joe Walsh stories and drumming for John Lennon. To finish, the busiest man in Aus...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 15
From singing goat to ARIA award winner, Wendy Matthews has many tales to tell from her amazing career, and she shares a few with us, including the recording of her smash hit The Day You Went Away. Mark Lane from our fabulous podcast partners Murcotts joins Kevin for a chat with legendary musician Joe Vitale. Joe is the long time drummer for Joe Walsh's band Barnstorm plus has moonlighted with Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Eagles. He talks about writing the classic Rocky Mountain Way and one of...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send me an Angel was Real Life's first single and its international success certainly changed David Sterry's professional life but not the boy from Footscray, as you'll hear in this chat with Brian and Kevin which takes you from before his first high school band to jet setting all over the globe and falling out of limos. Grant Hansen is best known as the host of The Marngrook Footy Show but he is also a very talented musician. He has put his old band Blackfire back together and - along with a fe...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Mike Rudd - the man who created the rock classic I'll Be Gone - joins us for a chat about his life and times through Spectrum, The Indelible Murtceps and Ariel and he is still gigging and making music. Also still making great music is Lloyd Cole, who has a new album On Pain. From his attic recording studio Lloyd talks about the album and lots more including the influence of Iggy, Bowie and T-Rex. Thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence. One phone call could make such a difference to your life. Cal...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 12
