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Wheely Good Music

This is truly amazing.

Paul Anka – Smells Like Teen Spirit

More often than I care to admit I open up YouTube and watch Paul Anka doing his big band version of Nirvana’s song Smells Like Teen Spirit. I thought you might like to see it too.
Turn up your speakers and press play.

Talking with Shelley Harland

When someone claims musical influences as diverse as The Beatles, Bjork, the Motown sound and the Carpenters, you’re assured that their music won’t be anything ordinary. Shelley Harland’s music is indeed extraordinary.
Commuting between Sydney, New York and London, she combines a range of influences to create her own unique sound. She recently joined me on [...]

Kate Miller-Heidke in Perth

On a previous visit to Perth, Kate Miller-Heidke was invited on stage with Cyndi Lauper to help her sing Girls Just want to Have Fun. It’s a song that Kate could certainly make her own because she’s been having fun with music ever since she was very young.
Kate will be on stage with her band [...]

What Colour is the Wind?

In November 2006, at the age of 69, Graham Laycock passed away while travelling in Thailand.
Graham had lived a remarkable and inspiring life and at the time of his death he had completed the first draft of his autobiography. Editor Chris Walker took that draft, and doing his best to stay faithful to Graham’s own [...]