Meet 80’s band, THE ROMANTICS guitarist, MIKE SKILL who wrote the classic ‘What I Like About You’ – a song that became one of the classic party anthems of our generation. Mike has a new solo album out this week. It’s a tribute to the motor city of Detroit.
What a treat to catch up with 84 year old JERRY SAMUELS aka NAPOLEON XIV. Do you remember his one-hit-wonder? You certainly won’t forget it after you hear this interview. ‘You’re Coming To Take Me Away’ takes the cake for being the biggest selling novelty hit ever!
And my highly anticipated interview with Canadian superstar, RANDY BACHMAN who most of us know and Love from his days with The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive. Did you know that Randy is a firm believer in the glass being always half full?
You may have heard the story about how someone stole Randy’s prized possession – his Gretsch guitar from a hotel room back in 1976. Well the guitar has just been found and Randy is ecstatic to get it back. He tells us all about it this week on A Breath of Fresh Air.
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Hello, I’m Sandy Kaye. A freelance broadcaster, journalist and producer who has spent more than 35 years on both sides of radio and television microphones. I’ve worked with every TV network in Australia, have produced and presented for countless radio stations around the country and have hosted my own commercial radio talk-back show. I’ve even held the distinction of being Sydney’s first female newsreader on radio – way back when!
Today my passion is A Breath of Fresh Air which allows me to immerse myself in one of my favourite things – music. I just love all kinds of music and am fascinated by the people who make it. In particular, it’s the music of the '60s '70s and '80s that takes me back to my youth and means so much to me.
As a journalist, I’m all about digging deep into the classic hits of our time.
I bring you intimate, warm, fireside chats with the artists who tell us about their lives both then and now.
We learn about what makes them tick, who they are in their professional and private lives and how they went about making the soundtrack to our lives.
'A Breath of Fresh Air’ is exceptional - exceptional not because of me, but rather because of the stories that some of the best-known musical artists choose to share with me.
I created this podcast to honour them. It’s all about THEIR lives, THEIR stories, THEIR music, told now, in THEIR voices, before they’re lost forever.
I see my podcast as a personal labour of love, but also as an archival legacy for music fans and practitioners alike, both current and future, who otherwise might never know of the amazing people who helped build the industry.
I really hope you enjoy each and every episode of A Breath of Fresh Air.
