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at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,
if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,
look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."
(Slim Dusty)
Show 147It'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
