Show 147
It's that time of year - a lot of folks out on the road or gearing up to go, and we're rollin' too.
First Step In a Homeward Direction - Mick Thomas' Roving Commission, the title track of an EP they released in May.
Minivan - John Dowler's Vanity Project, it was on the album Existential Friend, which came out on November 29, 2024. John Dowler also led the bands Young Modern and the Zimmermen.
Green Spirit (Tumbling Away) - Ashley Naylor, from his album Alexandria Sunset, which came out in September. When he's not making his own records, Naylor plays guitar in Paul Kelly's band, he sits in with the Church, Even, and half a dozen other combos.
Did he say "dingo's breakfast?"
Nick Charles - from 2015, the song Fool’s Gold, it was on his album The River Flows.
The Trumpet Song - the Particles, the song came out on an EP in 1984 titled I Luv Trumpet and was reissued on an album in 2023 titled 1980s Bubblegum'
Waiting Game - Bumpy, the stage name of singer Amy Dowd. The song was on her 2023 EP Morning Sun. She's from the Noongar people of Western Australia.
Scotty Says - Courtney Barnett, we found it on a 2013 compilation, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, but first it was on a pair of 2012 EPs titled I've Got A Friend Called Emily Farris, and How to Carve A Carrot Into A Rose.
Hope you're up for an epic
Rose City - The Silversound, an all-star group led by guitarist producer Shane O'Mara. This is a 10-minute track from their upcoming new album.
The ARIAs - Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards - for 2025 the album of the year honors went to this group
Amyl and the Sniffers, their album Cartoon Darkness was the 2025 ARIA album of the year. We heard - Big Dreams, followed by Chewing Gum.
They live
The Honeydripper - Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, featuring Joe Camilleri on the vocals, from a 1977 television performance.
Trick of the Light - That Gold Street Sound, we found this performance online - their studio version was on their self-titled 2019 album.
Piano Man - Norman Gunston covering Billy Joel. Billy's version came out in 1973, not sure when Norman picked it up for his television show. Norman Gunston was the comic creation of the late Garry McDonald.
Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp start us off, move us along, and tell us when we're done
