An episode of Off The Record on 3 January 2026, presented by Jonathan Alley
- Crosstown TrafficGil Evans & His Orchestra
- Spirits Flying HomeCam Butler
- Chansons d'amourMike Patton and Jean Claude Vannier
- Neon Grey Midnight GreenNeko Case
- Hard Rain (Drone)Kronos Quartet + The Hard Rain Collective
- Pinky's Dream (feat. Karen O)David Lynch
- Xăm HườngLe Motel
- Madang Panic AttackDavid Bridie
- African DialectsPeter King
- West MemphisLucinda Williams
- FishermanThe Congos
- Boom BappedMakaya McCraven
- The Sound Is FadingRobbie Robertson & Leah Hicks-Manning
- Yazoo Street ScandalThe Band
- Kenneth AngerThe Exploding Budgies
- Vanity KillsMark Stewart, Kenneth Anger, & Richard Hell
- The Hollywood Strangler (Live)Laurie Anderson
- Hollywood LandminesThe Paradise Motel
- Cognitive DissidentThe The
- Willoughby's ThemeEthel Cain
- Strange LoveBleak Squad
- Mal Mi GoaGordon Koang
- River SongDennis Wilson
- Pet Sounds (Live)Brian Wilson
- Mr WilsonJohn Cale
- Lou Reed Was My BabysitterJeff Tweedy
- She Makes Me Feel Better Than Townes Van ZandtOtis Mace
- Alex ChiltonThe Replacements
- The BodySister Charmaine
- A Wolf At The Door (Live)Radiohead
- Bombay Theme (Bombay / Soundtrack Version)A. R. Rahman
- Stolen PropertyThe Triffids
- Where Will I Be (Live)Emmylou Harris
- BLOOD OF THE WOLFHAMELL ON TRIAL
About this program
'More old-fashioned than ever before.' John Cooper Clarke 2007
'The older I get, the better I was!' Van Dyke Parks
A ‘roots’ music program with feature interviews, in studio performances and live recordings and regular broadcasts from festivals at home and overseas.
Off The Record won the InPress Writers' Poll for Best Radio Program in Melbourne for 2011 and 2005 and was runner-up for 2006 and 2008!! Off The Record also won the PPCA Award for Excellence In Music Programming at the 2005 National Conference of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia for a Ry Cooder interview special about his album Chavez Ravine. The program was also a finalist in the category in 2012. A weekly one hour version of the program is broadcast on the satellite network of the CBAA to more than 45 stations across Australia.
Brian is the Founding & Editor of Rhythms Magazine (which he founded in 1992). You can visit the magazine at rhythms.com.au and read about what Brian is up to outside Triple R.
EMAIL BRIAN: brianwise@aol.com
NEW ORLEANS TOUR - APRIL/MAY:
Each April/May there is an Off The Record trip to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. What could be better than travelling to the world's best music festival and enjoying music with like-minded people? The 2019 tour to Jazz Fest is BOOKED OUT. If you wish to go on the 2020 tour please email your interest: brianwise@aol.com