Life of Brian...Mannix that is.

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...

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 co...

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 Cro...

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...

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. ...

Tottie Goldsmith OAM is a woman of many talents: singer, actor, television and radio presenter, celebrant and MC. She is also a tireless worker for charity, especially the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, a project she has been involved with from the beginning with her late Aunt Olivia. Tottie talks about all that plus some backstage secrets and her unique friendship with the late Re...

Jeff Fenech is a three time world champion, a Boxing Hall of Famer and a man not frightened to say what he thinks. In a candid chat with Brian and Kevin, he talks about his near death experience and what waiting 30 years for the Azuma Nelson fight decision has meant to his life.  Musically, hear legendary Hollies singer Allan Clarke talk about their classic hits He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother and...

Sherbet's Tony Mitchell returns for part two of his recollections of the days of screaming girls, nude photo shoots, the Skyhooks rivalry and writing Howzat.  Eve von Bibra plays the new Chantoozies single Every Night (which she wrote) and talks Golden Gaytimes and doggie CPR. There's also a preview of Kev's chat with Allan Clarke - lead singer of The Hollies - remembering their days at the pointy...

Sherbet was one of the biggest Aussie bands of the seventies with huge record sales (remember them?), sold out concerts and a devoted fan base who devoured their every move. Tony Mitchell was there in the halcyon days of  the Sherbet hysteria and co-wrote the band's biggest international seller, Howzat. Tony is still gigging and chats to Brian and Kevin about his musical odyssey.  In part two of K...

Brian, meet Brian. Cadd and Mannix are Gold Coast neighbours these days so they are up for a good old chat over the penthouse balcony about a new live album from Caddie's past. What happens on the gig certainly doesn't stay there with this pair.  From Guess Who to Bachman Turner Overdrive, Randy Bachman has produced classic hits like American Woman and Takin' Care of Business and a very talented s...

'I am Woman' still resonates around the world. In this episode, meet Ray Burton - the man who co wrote it. Ray is a very talented singer songwriter now living on the Gold Coast, and here he tells his story. 10CC were a major part of the soundtrack of the seventies with massive hits like I'm Not in Love, Dreadlock Holiday and Rubber Bullets. Founding member Graham Gouldman also wrote classics like...

Phil Manning is back talking about his his latest solo album Out of my Shed and a desk tape release from years ago, plus Sarah McLeod from The Superjesus drops in for a chat about her latest musical offering. And wait 'til you hear Brian's solution for our rising oceans!   All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence 1300 555 576 murcotts.edu.au How are your driving skills? Time for a refresher and M...

Mick Pealing and Nick Charles sit down for a chat about their new album Songs from This Town and the Stars tour plus some vintage stories of the old days on the road with The Beach Boys and ELO. What about the first meeting between Mick and Brian? It's a doozy.  Legendary guitarist Phil Manning talks about Chain's  55th anniversary tour and we have more with Phil in the next episode.  All thanks t...

But wait, there's more! Happy Days star Don Most shares some of the magic from the set of the iconic show including visits by John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Don also talks about some other celebs he met, the Happy Days softball team and the music and acting roles he is involved in now.   Tony Burrows is not a household name but his voice has graced dozens of hits over the years including Love Grows...

In part two of our chat with Blondie's Clem Burke he remembers the first time the band toured Australia, playing with Bob Dylan and getting a second Doctor of Music degree. Clem and Brian also discover a mutual friend.  Our other guest is actor and singer Don Most, best known as Ralph Malph from the iconic Happy Days television series. In part one Don remembers initially knocking back the role of...

What a way to start the new year. Two sensational guests - Clem Burke and John O’Hurley. Clem talks about his incredible musical odyssey, from backing Nancy Sinatra to joining Blondie in 1975 and the Australian connection in the international success of the band. In the second and final part of the John O’Hurley chat the Seinfeld actor talks about his days on the set, the cast and how Peterman bec...

With a limited number of Ho Ho Hos available, Brian and Kevin are joined by Billy Miller (The Ferrets), Max Waugh (Horsehead) and Mark Lane (Murcotts Driving Excellence) plus a special appearance by Wilbur Wilde (Ol'55). It is all the usual festive cheer you would expect around your family table but with less foul language, sex themes, violence and nudity.  All thanks to our podcast partners (and...

Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason burst onto the music scene as a member of the iconic English band Traffic back in the sixties and has been making great music and a living ever since. Dave talks about those early days and writing the all time classic Feelin' Alright which has been covered by more than 50 artists.  Actor John O'Hurley is a man of many talents with a catalogue of work to rival...

In this episode we bring you part two of our chat with Beeb Birtles, founding member of the Little River Band. Great songs and their vocal brilliance was the formula for world wide success. Now living in Nashville, Beeb reflects on the LRB days with the release of their Ultimate Hits and Masterpieces package.   Peter Cupples first came to prominence as lead singer of Stylus in the mid seventies bu...

Another double-barrelled blockbuster with two great guests Gary Twinn and Beeb Birtles. Gary is LA based and talks about his days in Supernaut, their massive hit I Like it Both Ways and his life now as an LA pub owner.  ARIA Hall of Famer Beeb Birtles has a musical heritage of the finest order. From Zoot to Mississippi to the world wide chart topping Little River Band, it has been spectacular and...

X Factor grand finalist Johnny Ruffo and Brian met on the set of Dancing with the Stars a decade ago and became good mates. After DWTS Johnny had hit singles and starred in Home and Away but a diagnosis of brain cancer has changed his life. Johnny talks about it all.        On the eve of the first Corrs live show in five years, here in Australia, Sharon chats about putting the band back together,...

In this episode Sean Kelly talks more about the incredible success of the Models. He chats about his on and off stage relationship with the late James Freud, why the Models broke up plus Absent Friends and working with Brian in Absolutely 80s.  Philip Brady is a media icon, having been around for more than six decades in radio and television. He has a lifetime of stories and shares tales of Graham...

Sean Kelly joins Brian and Kevin to discuss his fabulous career - from the very early days to Teenage Radio Stars, Models and more - in part one of our chat. Ronnie Charles returns with an amazing story of his time in London performing with the likes of Roger Daltrey, David Essex and the London Symphony Orchestra. His Layla is not to be missed.  Thanks to our podcast partners Murcotts Driving Exce...

Ronnie Charles was lead singer of The Groop - one of Australia's biggest bands of the late sixties - and he is still going strong today. Ronnie talks about winning Hoadley's Battle of the Bands, the swinging sixties and The Groop's big hits Woman You're Breaking Me and Such a Lovely Way. Sam Cutler also returns with more stories of his days as tour manager of The Rolling Stones and manager of The...

Tom Bailey is bringing the Thompson Twins hits to Australia for a national tour. He chats to Kevin & Brian about the tour, the massive Live Aid show of the eighties, hanging up on Yoko Ono and almost being hired by Paul McCartney. Issi Dye is one of the great troupers of Australian entertainment, he has done it all in a remarkable career spanning over 50 years. And to finish, meet Sam Cutler,...