Rhythms Magazine

Gumbo, Blues and Batiste: On The Record Finds Its Rhythm in New Orleans

By Episode 21, On The Record has moved beyond anticipation and into immersion. Brian Wise is no longer circling Jazz Fest—he’s in it, navigating its scale, its heat, and its constant, often punishing, decisions. Broadcasting from the French Quarter, Wise paints New Orleans as it always is: chaotic, convivial and faintly surreal. One moment it’s a communal gumbo dinner with locals and visiting friends; the next, pre-dawn screams echo through the street—mercifully revealed to be part of a film shoot rather than something more sinister. But Jazz Fest remains the centre of gravity. The conditions alone are a test: 30-degree heat, heavy humidity, and crowds pushing well beyond 80,000 across the main days. It’s a physical endurance exercise as much as a musical one, and Wise is candid about the toll—even for a seasoned attendee. Show Notes Brother Tyrone and The Mindbenders - 6/1/2025 - Maple Leaf Bar Live [https://youtu.be/43IILej--Ww]  Nicholas Payton + Butcher Brown - “All Blues” (Official Live Performance)  [https://youtu.be/yao8XuvEL3Q?list=RDyao8XuvEL3Q] GA-20 - Naggin' On My Mind [https://youtu.be/IGx3iwp60uY?list=RDIGx3iwp60uY] (with Charlie Musselwhite & Luther Dickinson) Ani DiFranco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert [https://youtu.be/T7xWl50pKyo?list=RDT7xWl50pKyo]  Joy Clark - Lesson (Official Music Video) [https://youtu.be/WZQ1w7cMmGo?list=RDEMhsOe0L5IyeiXHzMeGMI6Dg]  Glen David Andrews - Medley: Iko, Iko & Right Place, Wrong Time [https://youtu.be/UQHuTaYhFEE?list=RDUQHuTaYhFEE]  Marcia Ball - They Don't Make Em Like That [https://youtu.be/GXeRuZE-Ifw]  Things They Like To Do [https://youtu.be/JLVEjcb6Hc0?list=RDJLVEjcb6Hc0] by Jon Batiste Swamp show New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival April 26 2026  Ron Carter: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert [https://youtu.be/9ix2DCAzDp0?list=RD9ix2DCAzDp0]  Lucinda Williams Bus To Baton Rouge [https://youtu.be/aZoadNxK4o0?list=RDaZoadNxK4o0] (Album Version (New Mastering)  Bob Dylan I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You [https://youtu.be/BaSujamTbvg?list=PLW3MNZDD-K8rvfF8LpFeD-DlajPQSll9x] : Beacon Theatre Mar 2022  The Lowdown | Official Trailer | Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Keith David | FX [https://youtu.be/cE9bq37W3Qo]  Elvis Costello Meets Jeff Tweedy in Mojo [https://elviscostello.com/uncategorized/elvis-costello-meets-jeff-tweedy-in-this-months-issue-of-mojo/] New Elvis Costello Boxset To Feature A Wealth Of Never Before Heard Punk Era Recordings [https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/new-elvis-costello-boxset-to-feature-a-wealth-of-never-before-heard-punk-era-recordings/]  Bruce Springsteen My City of Ruins [https://youtu.be/0Irenk0E1R4?list=PLJ3gKh8Ty5pZHPNfXH8OrXBrsFLpmZvIi] (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)

No Second Chances: Inside the Beautiful Chaos of New Orleans Jazz Fest

Episode 20 of On The Record finds Brian Wise reporting in from the field—first Austin, then New Orleans—with the kind of on-the-ground detail that reminds you why festivals still matter, even as many struggle to survive. There’s even time for a detour through Austin’s bookstores in search of Dylan literature—because some habits travel well. Show Notes Railroad Earth - Been Down This Road [https://youtu.be/dAk19-TM23Q?list=RDEM62d0DIwYl0M_-lWl7ndriA]  The Last Revel - Iron and Ore  [https://youtu.be/ZXu-YB4ebM8?list=RDEMtoa7hfyNF_nFVZaHdrFiDA] Billy Bright + Geoff Union Trio : "Fischer Flood Take 1" [https://youtu.be/d55Ah1czB0M?list=RDd55Ah1czB0M]  Shelby Means - "Million Reasons" [https://youtu.be/0-i0t22M50A?list=RDEMMgzNIl-2ipT9oA3-NtHpyQ]  Shinyribs - Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) / Long Train Runnin' (The Doobie Brothers)  [https://youtu.be/4M9tCya79Go?list=RD4M9tCya79Go] RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert [https://youtu.be/DL1zyUjzwno?list=RDDL1zyUjzwno]  Goose - Elmeg The Wise - 4/10/26 Asheville, NC [https://youtu.be/kWdyFoHXFa4?list=RDEML-0h3e93-qZAZ46_3imkvg]  After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace [https://www.amazon.com.au/After-Flood-Inside-Dylans-Memory/dp/0871402939] Hardcover – by Robert Polito (Author)  Old Settler’s Festival: An Austin Treat  [https://rhythms.com.au/old-settlers-festival-an-austin-treat/]

Stones, Trucks and Take-Off: On The Record Heads for America

Episode 19 of On The Record kicks off with one foot in the present and the other firmly planted on the long tail of rock history—touching on new Rolling Stones material before sliding into an excerpt from Brian Wise’s recent interview with Mike Mattison of Tedeschi Trucks Band. It’s a neat juxtaposition.  From there, the episode turns toward what’s ahead, with Wise preparing to head to Austin and New Orleans. What really comes through is a sense of curiosity about what the trip will feel like this time around. Show Notes Tedeschi Trucks Band website [https://tedeschitrucksband.com/]  Check out The Rolling Stones’ vinyl-only new single ‘Rough & Twisted’ as The Cockroaches [https://www.nme.com/news/music/check-out-the-rolling-stones-vinyl-only-new-single-rough-twisted-as-the-cockroaches-3940247] Listen to Michael's debut (and possibly last) album Oversharing With Strangers [https://beacons.ai/imposter_syndrome]  BRUNSWICK BALLROOM Presents MIKE RUDD DOCO + Q&A + LIVE BAND SHOW WITH GUEST ROSS WILSON - HOST BRIAN NANKERVIS [https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/mike-rudd-doco-qa-live-band-show-with-guest-ross-wilson-host-brian-nankerv/193758] 6:30 pm, Wed 20 May, 2026

Four Tracks, Infinite Ideas: Why Revolver Still Sounds Like the Future 60 Years On

There are episodes of On The Record that wander; Episode 18 plants its flag firmly in one year—1966—and dares you to argue it wasn’t the moment pop music grew up. Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie mark the 60th anniversary of Revolver not as a nostalgic exercise, but as a forensic examination of how four-track limitations, studio ingenuity and sheer artistic restlessness combined to reshape recorded music. Show Notes The Comic Strip Presents s01e01 Five Go Mad in Dorset [https://youtu.be/82mBDJSD3qM] THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE Trailer #2 4K (2026) [https://youtu.be/tzk-062jNNM] |  THE ROSES | Official Trailer [https://youtu.be/XkgMaS5gbaA]  Revolver (2022 Mix) Full Album [https://youtu.be/xYCntCKHy6I?list=PLlrpE08Vg_EtlHLT07I1I8V4SlZVQheml]  I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)  [https://youtu.be/FjeMxLm0vCA?list=RDFjeMxLm0vCA] Thane Russal - Security [https://youtu.be/Vd-pDTSW8lQ?list=RDVd-pDTSW8lQ]  The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown (Official Lyric Video)  [https://youtu.be/DEseb6-hssc?list=RDDEseb6-hssc] The Turtles You Baby [https://youtu.be/lHpU9tAGQ7M?list=RDlHpU9tAGQ7M] TRUE 1966 Stereo  The Righteous Bros (You're My) Soul And Inspiration [https://youtu.be/mzrPs-hLKmM?list=RDmzrPs-hLKmM]  The Knickerbockers - One Track Mind [https://youtu.be/DvlaVvoDRnM?list=RDDvlaVvoDRnM]  The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore [https://youtu.be/Gu-5smUuxMo?list=RDGu-5smUuxMo]  Them Call My Name [https://youtu.be/c7gSeAPtB4k?list=RDc7gSeAPtB4k]  Simon & Garfunkel Homeward Bound  [https://youtu.be/JKCVAXhVMkY?list=RDJKCVAXhVMkY] Jan and Dean Batman Theme [https://youtu.be/NmwP_qht62w?list=RDNmwP_qht62w]  The Kinks - Till The End Of The Day (Official Audio)  [https://youtu.be/AiORlCv6Euk?list=RDAiORlCv6Euk] The Beatles - Doctor Robert (Remastered 2009) [https://youtu.be/Tb9L3iAUhc0]

Bob Dylan’s April Fool's Day Prank, The Hail Mary Project, And Where To For ABC Radio?

If you want to know the exact moment legacy radio started to feel its age, it might have been when a major Australian station began giving away lacy doilies. In the latest episode of On The Record, Michael Mackenzie and Brian Wise—veterans with a combined 70 years behind the mic—stage a fascinating "in-house" intervention for the medium they love (and occasionally despair over). Joined by global "radio futurologist" James Cridland [https://james.cridland.net/], the trio moved from a high-tech April Fool’s hoax involving Bob Dylan to a deep-tissue analysis of why the ABC is shedding listeners while community radio and podcasts are booming. Show Notes: Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer  [https://youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI] Sign Up for James Cridland’s weekly radio newsletter [https://james.cridland.net/]