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Episode 35 of On The Record begins where last week’s conversation left off: with Glen Hansard. 

Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie watch the Irish singer-songwriter’s funeral, a ceremony that made plain the depth of affection held for the Frames frontman, Once star and inveterate musical collaborator.

Mackenzie was especially struck by the accounts of Hansard’s generosity, the presence of his battered, road-worn guitars in the church band, and the closing performance of Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young”. 

From there, the mood shifts to the Espy, where Mackenzie joined the winning team at the latest live Rock Quiz.

Show Notes

Funeral of Glen Hansard in Dublin | RTÉ News 

Sunnyboys My Only Friend (2014 Remaster) 

Ted Lasso Season 4 - Official Trailer (2026) 

George Costanza's Greatest hits 

PouredOver: Patrick Radden Keefe on London Falling 

Gary Stewart: I Am From The Honky-Tonks 

Gary Stewart She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)

Episode 34 of On The Record opens in sombre territory, with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie remembering Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter, Frames frontman and Once star who died aged 56 following a motorcycle accident outside Dublin.

Hansard’s career stretched back to the formation of The Frames in 1990, before his work with Markéta Irglová as The Swell Season, and a substantial solo catalogue. But it is the memory of his live shows that looms largest here. 

Wise recalls a performer who gave audiences everything, including the habit of leading crowds from the venue and into the street for impromptu singalongs. Hansard’s concerts, he says, had the uncommon ability to turn a room full of strangers into a temporary community.

Show Links

Glen Hansard meets Van Morrison in Glen’s words 

Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action 

Mick Jagger Can’t Name One Good Thing About Getting Older | The Interview 

Sir Tom Jones & Peter Donegan's 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again' |Blind Auditions| The Voice UK 2019

Fiona Apple – "Horns of a Bull" from the Apple TV show 'Lucky' 

The Rapture Trailer 

Believe Me Trailer

The episode opens with the passing of saxophonist Plas Johnson, 94, a player whose name might not mean much outside musician circles but whose sound is embedded in popular culture. 

Johnson’s cool, slinking work on Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther theme is his best-known contribution, but the wider CV is properly formidable: Frank Sinatra, B.B. King, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville all appear on the roll call.

how Links

Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme (Official Audio) 

Plas Johnson - I Hadn't Anyone Till You 

Plas Johnson obit in Rolling Stone 

Dr John Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 

Tom Waits - "Heartattack And Vine" 

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival website

Silo — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV 

Evolver 62 | Official Trailer | The Beatles’ Breakthrough Year That Changed Music Forever | Out Now! 

EVOLVER:62 Beatles and cakes in the village hall 

The Odyssey - Official 'Completely in IMAX' Behind the Scenes Clip (2026)

Othello, The Black Commando 1982 full movie Max H. Boulois Tony Curtis 

Aaron Lee Tasjan - The Real (Official Music Video)

There are few things more reliable in popular culture than a World Cup penalty shootout inspiring arguments about fairness, a Rolling Stones album being handled carefully, or Bob Dylan inspiring precisely no usable information from anyone who has worked with him.

Episode 32 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie covers all three, plus a handy mid-year listening list, a salute to two much-loved cultural figures, and Daniel Lanois production lore.

Show Notes

Emma Donovan - Grandma's Hands (Official Visualiser) 

Ruby Jones - Souvenir 

Leah Senior - Mothersong 

Vika & Linda - Bliss (Official Video) 

Australian Music Vault Vika & Linda | Long Play Series 

Sharper | Official Trailer HD | A24 

Futurebirds - Sleepless in the Cage 

The Rolling Stones - Rough And Twisted (Official Audio) 

The Rolling Stones - Jealous Lover 

Hunt for the Wilderpeople Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Sam Neill, Rhys Darby 

Bryan Brown & Sam Neill open up about acting, friendship and growing old | 7NEWS Spotlight 

Playwright Barry Dickins shares the importance of family in overcoming his struggles (R U OK?) 

Daniel Lanois - Warp Sustain (Official Video)

Episode 31 of On The Record ranges from Spielberg’s latest extraterrestrial spectacle to Icelandic cocktail jazz, via Australian festival programming, political songwriting, BBC football commentary and the fragile magic of shellac records. 

It is a wide-ranging conversation, but not a random one. Beneath the digressions sits a recurring question: what makes art endure when fashion, technology and attention spans keep moving on?

Show Notes

Disclosure Day | Official Trailer 

Star City — Official Trailer | Apple TV 

Laufey - From The Start (Official Music Video)

k.d. lang - Miss Chatelaine (Official Music Video) 

Dylan Mattingly: The Wild Heart The Transmutation Notebooks: II. Notes for Another Life 

Julian Lage Talking Drum ft. John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen (Official Video) 

The Teskey Brothers - I Get Up (Official Video) 

Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s | Live at Moods 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival website 

Margo Price - San Marcos (Official Audio) 

Heat Restaurant scene || Deniro, Pacino