Visit their website http://www.mikeruddbillputt.com  They are regularly playing around town.  Check them out!

 Ronnie Charles, lead singer of "The Groop" with hits like "Such a lovely way" and "Woman you're breaking me" is interviewed by Sherryn Love.  He has a band called the "Retrobandits" and you can catch them at both the Elwood and Kew RSL's.  They also perform at many private functions.

                 Visit their website http://www.pardoners.com.au  They are regularly playing around town.    

This 80's Aussie pop star has had an eventful career following the huge success of Uncanny X-Men.
Brian Mannix has been making short films whilst continuing to write songs.  Join us as he talks to Wendy about his up-coming feature film, which is dark, humorous, and VERY VERY Brian. 
We wish him the best of luck as he breaks into the film business.
Also featuring in this episode is a new song from The Atlantics called 'Point Zero'

Mid Life Crisis  MLC are a great Melbourne cover band and Barry looks like he’s heading for more success with this talented group of musicians

Describing someone as a legend can be used a bit loosely these days, but Jimmie Sloggett is exactly that - a legend!  He has been Max Merritt's saxophone player on and off for over 40 years, and we were overawed at this man's pedigree.  While we would have loved to have the great Max Merritt himself on Wrokdown, due to circumstances Jimmie stepped up the the plate admirably.  We feature footage from the last big concert Max and the Meteors played at the Melbourne Casino, plus a new track Max called "Say you Will" which Max wrote for his daughter's wedding.
If you are interested in a copy of the dvd/cd, go to www.maxmerritt.com.au

Neale is very forthright in this interview as he talks about the music industry in its infancy, and the disenchantment experienced by him and many others over the years.  Musicians in other countries during the 60's and 70's had the advantage of learning from other's mistakes, and as a result hired outside parties to look after their interests, whereas, many of our artists were left at the end of the day, with no money and large debts.
It may sound like sour grapes until you drink in the fantastic new songs that Blackfeather are now writing and performing and you realise that it is, instead, a well rounded, full bodied wine..

If we judged a musician by the amount of awards they had won, then Dutch Tilders would probably be heads above the rest.  One of our most enduring legends, Dutch did his first paying show in Australia as a young boy playing 'The Happy Wanderer' on the harmonica!  He bought his first guitar at 17 and the rest is history.

Still touring and writing, you can catch up with Dutch Tilders at his website.

Wrokdown is primarily about the music.  Good music, written by great songwriters.  So this particular show is about probably the best song ever written about our town.  Penned by Mike Brady and Bob Valentine, "That's Melbourne", sung by Bob with the divine Rhonda Burchmore, is a fantastic big band swing number.  They gave us permission to make a clip using some of their own footage, so we hope you love it too.

Bob also tells some great anecdotes from the Roxy, where he performed for ten years with the "Lonely Boys".

We finally are able to have a female guest, which excited our mostly female cast and crew!  Debra Byrne is a much loved all-rounder from the original cast of "Young Talent Time", and she talks about the transitional pitfalls of going from a child star to a working adult entertainer.  Her own experiences should be a lesson to all, as she made it through!
Debra also tells why she wrote her book, plus many other things about her life in general.  She can be contacted via
Westside Talent Agency. 

Early in John's career he was a drummer with both Lynne Randell and Blackfeather.  Despite practically burning himself out by the time he was 17, he came back fighting in the eighties, and has now done it again.  We feature his self penned song 'Trouble' wonderfully produced by Mark Moffat, from his new CD 'Have a Little Faith'
You can catch up with all things swan-like at www.swanee.com.au

Back in the late 70's a very young band came on the the scene.  The name was 'Taste' and it was on everyone's lips.   With four of the best musicians Melbourne had to offer - the youngest being Joey Amenta at 15 - they wrote and played like seasoned veterans.  With a sound much like the 'Who', they had one hit record - 'Boys will be Boys' - before disbanding and each going off to have their individual careers in music.
To the delight of all followers 'Taste' have reformed, and Ken Murdoch talks about the good old days, and the new cd.

One of our most enduring legends, Russell Morris has continued performing, writing and recording.  He has been consistent with his quality over the years, and even when denied radio airplay he kept up the flow, while playing with people like Ronnie Burns, Jim Keays, Darryl Cotton and most recently Brian Cadd.
He regales us with his stories of early recordings with Ian "Molly" Meldrum, specifically about the long hours spent on 'The Real Thing', and how Molly came to be one of the most innovative producers of the time.