Weather With Who? Tim Finn, a Surprise Duet and the House Behind the Songs
Keeping a secret from Brian Wise is one thing. Getting Tim Finn through the door at precisely the right moment is another.
In Episode 47 of On The Record, Andy White joins Wise and Michael Mackenzie to reveal the plotting behind Finn’s surprise appearance on Triple R’s Off The Record. What follows is a richly entertaining excursion through friendship, songwriting and a suburban Melbourne house with rather more musical history than the average property listing.
Show Notes
Andy White, Tim Finn - AT (Full Album)
The Finn Brothers - Angels Heap
Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day
Tim & Neil Finn Mary of the South Seas
Tim Finn Many's The Time (In Dublin)
ALT - When The Winter Comes
ALT "The Refuge Tree". (Car Video #2)
ALT 'What You've Done'
Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour: Philadelphia Freedom Cut Part 4 (Trailer)
Louis Theroux - John Cooper Clarke on touring with the Buzzcocks, meeting Chuck Berry, and inspiring the Arctic Monkeys
Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone_New Monster
30 Oct 2026
Jazz on a Tightrope, Cruise Off the Rails: On The Record Takes a Wild Ride
You don’t need to understand every note to know you’ve heard something remarkable.
In Episode 46 of On The Record, Brian Wise returns from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival with an enthusiastic report on the Tomeka Reid Quartet—and a cassette player’s unexpected contribution to the proceedings.
At the cinema, Mackenzie has encountered something considerably harder to recommend without qualifications. His verdict on Digger, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is “a magnificent failure”.
Show Notes
Tomeka Reid Quartet whole album
Dee Dee Bridgewater: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Jimmy Webb - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Lyric Video) (Official)
Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman (Remastered 2001)
Flea feat. Nick Cave - Wichita Lineman (Official Visualizer)
DIGGER | Official Trailer
Brazil (1985) Official Trailer - Jonathan Pryce, Terry Gilliam Movie HD
APOLLO HAS FALLEN | Official Trailer | STUDIOCANAL
Apollo Has Fallen on SBS
VulgarGrad - Гоп-стоп - Gop-Stop
The Diplomat: Season 4 | Official Trailer | Netflix
23 Oct 2026
Elvis Gets Five Stars, Ticket Prices Get Both Barrels
A box set should tell a story, not merely find new ways to sell you the same songs. In Episode 45 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie reckon Elvis Costello has delivered one worth hearing.
The expanded My Aim Is True receives an enthusiastic assessment from both hosts, who hear its early recordings, alternate versions and live performances as a portrait of a songwriter becoming himself.
“This really builds a story about how Elvis Costello came to be,” says Wise.
For Wise, that story comes with eyewitness credentials. Living in London, he heard Costello’s demos on Charlie Gillett’s radio programme, then headed to the Hope and Anchor expecting a quiet night. Instead, he found a queue stretching around the corner.
Mackenzie’s memories are dawn starts cleaning a restaurant ship on the Thames, with Live Stiffs in his headphones. Costello’s performance of “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” still takes him straight back there.
Show Notes
Elvis Costello Unboxes ‘My Aim Is True’ 49th Anniversary Edition
Elvis Costello Walk On (Hope & Anchor Studio)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
Whole Wide World (Live Stiffs, at University of Lester, Lester, UK / October 22nd, 1977)
Elvis Costello (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (Live at Great American Music Hall,...
Elvis Costello Trust Full Album
The Kings of America Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Elvis Costello Brilliant Mistake (Live)
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With...
Lou Reed shows Sweet Jane riff
Lou Reed and Elvis Costello perform "Perfect Day"
Best of Bleak Squad
Bob Dylan. Tangled Up In Blue. Lights of Autumn Tour. Oslo. October 17, 2026
Zach Bryan - Nine Ball
The Gentlemen | A Guy Ritchie Series Official Trailer | Netflix
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