What makes a great cover version? For Paul Dempsey, it is not fidelity. It is risk. In Episode 42 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie welcome the Something for Kate frontman to discuss Shotgun Karaoke, his disarmingly loose—and increasingly popular—solo covers project. Across two albums and a growing run of sold-out shows, Dempsey has turned the familiar songs of Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Tanita Tikaram and more into a rolling invitation for audiences to sing, shout and occasionally rescue him from a forgotten lyric. Show Notes Kylie Minogue TAKES FLIGHT at the 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final (Full Performance) John Craigie I Swam Here Full Album Something For Kate - Monsters (Official Video) Something For Kate The Killing Moon Paul Dempsey – 'Twist In My Sobriety' – Visualiser for ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol II' Paul Dempsey - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely Paul Dempsey - Bats XTC - This Is Pop (Documentary) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official HD Music Video) Bright Eyes - Light Pollution Paul Dempsey - "Born To Run" Tony | Official Trailer HD | A24 Tony Soundtrack Album The Tony Blair Story on Iview The Dropout | Trailer | Hulu
What makes a rock star? It is not simply the hits, the haircut or the size of the crowd. In Episode 41 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie turn to a 2014 essay by Robert Forster for a more exacting test: a rock star, Forster argues, is one even when nobody is watching. Show Notes SPIT Trailer (2025) Comedy Movie HD https://youtu.be/7mPdrlAJOQ4 Robert Forster "What’s the difference between a rock star and a pop star?" Amyl and The Sniffers - Guided By Angels Neil Young Casting Me Away From You from his new album Second Song Lanterns | Official Trailer | HBO Max Madness - Baggy Trousers (Official 4K Video) Madness - One Better Day Death Valley | BritBox Original Trailer Smithsonian Starstruck Madness - Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie
The 25th Americana Honours & Awards at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium sits at the centre of Episode 40 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie. Though, as ever, the definition of “Americana” proves ripe for debate. Brian Wise watched the ceremony while keeping one eye on Hawthorn training, and salutes the Americana Music Association’s efforts to broaden its representation. The night’s winners included Molly Tuttle as Artist of the Year, Tyler Childers’ Snipe Hunter for Album of the Year, Brandi Carlile’s “Returning to Myself” for Song of the Year, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings as Duo/Group of the Year, and Ken Pomeroy as Emerging Act of the Year. Show Notes The 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards Ken Pomeroy "Deportee" (Official Visualizer) Big Ears Festival Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Sam Bush & Emmylou Harris, "Walls of Time", Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, 10-4-25 The Milk Carton Kids - Live From The Ryman - Official Release (Full Concert - 2/1/2024) BANSHEE - Season 1 | Full TRAILER | HD NOAH | Official Trailer [HD] | Paramount Movies Doobie Bros Toulouse Street Audience - Jackdaw
Radiohead’s long-awaited return to Australian stages provides the spark for Episode 39 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie—and the hosts could scarcely have more divergent views. Plus new and old Richard Thompson, Cassandra Wilson and Bill Nye's latest performances. Show Notes Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [HD] David Byrne - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) | Prague | 17|6|26 Man About The House: 50 Years Of Laughter - C5 Documentary HD Version Man About The House S02 E06 Carry Me Back To Old Southampton Cassandra Wilson: You Gotta Move Death Letter Lazarus - Official Trailer | Prime Video &SONS Official Trailer Sopwith Camel - Fazon April 18 1976 Bob Dylan – If You See Her Say Hello Lakeland Wynonna Judd - "Am I Missing Out" Richard Thompson Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking Elvis Costello Withered And Died
Episode 38 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie begins with welcome news for Australian audiences: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will return in 2027, making it three visits in as many years. For a duo whose shows can feel like a form of secular communion, it is a remarkably generous run. The episode also pauses to honour Dolly Parton, whose death at 80 has prompted an extraordinary outpouring of affection. Show Notes The Wallflowers One Headlight Dolly Parton Train, Train (from The Grass Is Blue) Dolly Parton - Long As I Can See The Light (feat. John Fogerty) (Official Audio) RN Music Show Tribute To Dolly Harris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 (full, stereo) Robert Plant's Nonesuch Selects Robert Plant's Nonesuch Selects LE_MYSTERE_DES_VOIX_BULGARES_VOL.1 - PILENTSE PEE Suspicion — Official Trailer | Apple TV Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his new book LONDON FALLING