THIS WEEK ON JOINING THE DOTS - THE COVER STORY! A WHOLE PROGRAM FULL OF "VERSIONS" - SOME WELL KNOWN, SOME MAYBE UNKNOWN, BUT ALL GREAT! THERE'S EVEN ONE BY CAPTAIN BEEFHEART!

ONLY ON 89.7 BETWEEN 9PM AND MIDNIGHT, SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY ON JOINING THE DOTS!

TOP SHELF MUSIC Sunday 29^th January 4-6 p.m. 89.7FM tries to beat the Perth heat with new music by :

THE SHEEPDOGS ( brilliant 3^rd by little known Canadians ) WISHBONE ASH ( 22^nd fantastic release from U.K. guitar legends ) THE SUBWAYS ( tremendous 3^rd out of Hertfordshire U.K. ) SNOW PATROL ( great newie by 10 million album sellers ) DON DIXON & THE JUMP RABBITS ( superb 11^th c.d. from iconic R.E.M. producer ) DON DIXON & MARTI JONES  ( very tasty album of duets by husband & wife pairing ) WILL TURPIN (  Collective Soul bassist with very fine debut E.P.) LYNDSEY BUCKINGHAM ( Fleetwood Mac axeman puts out sensational 7^th )  & regular segments “ Blast from the past “ & “ Have you ever heard of ? “ We can cool you down & help you relax…turn it up…Cheers   Duncan.

TOP SHELF MUSIC Sunday 22^nd JAN. 4-6 p.m. 89.7FM unleashes more sensational new music from :

NILS LOFGREN (Diminutive guitar god with superb newie )MINUS THE BEAR (stunning 4^th by Seattle outfit )REAL ESTATE ( magnificent debut from New Jersey troupe ) LESLIE WEST ( ex Mountain axeman with fine , rocking release ) R.E.M. (fantastic  “ best of ” retrospective by U.S. legends ) TYLER RAMSEY ( very good 3^rd by Band Of Horses six stringer ) BEN HOWARD ( brilliant debut from 23 year old Brit. ) & not forgetting BLAST FROM THE PAST & HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ? Let us be the cream on the top of your weekend !!   Cheers  Duncan.

TOP SHELF MUSIC Sunday 15^th January 4-6 p.m. 89.7FM ….. more scintillating new sounds from :

THE BLUES BAND ( fantastic first in 6 years by U.K. icons )THE DECEMBERISTS ( great 6 track e.p. out of Oregon U.S.A.)RICH ROBINSON ( guitar slinger from The Black Crowes with very fine 2nd ) JASON ISBELL ( ex Drive By Trucker with high quality 4th )TIM FREEDMAN ( tremendous debut solo c.d. by Whitlam’s lynch pin ) GABE DIXON ( excellent 5^th by part time Supertramp member )JETHRO TULL ( brilliant 40^th anniversary release of Aqualung by English legends ) THE WHO (fantastic remastered copy of iconic album Quadrophenia ) PLUS …Blast From The Past & Have You Ever Heard Of ? If you have your marbles , you won’t miss it !!  Cheers   Duncan.

TOP SHELF MUSIC Sunday 8^th JAN. 4-6 p.m. 89.7 FM . Our 1^st show for 2012 presents :

THE JOE KINGS (fantastic e.p. by dynamic Perth 4 piece) THOMAS DOLBY (1^st in 19 years & a brilliant return) JIMMIE VAUGHAN (Stevie Ray’s kid brother with great blues release )ANA POPOVIC (tremendous 5^th from sultry Serbian)THE STILLSONS (3 piece Melbourne band with very fine 2^nd )HUSKY ( brilliant debut by talented Victorians )RUSSIAN WINTERS (great, critically lauded debut from Perth troupe)PETER GABRIEL (ex Genesis leader with stunning orchestral arrangements of back catalogue) Drop in & lock it in on 89.7FM    Cheers  Duncan.

TOP 20 albums for 2011….. ( please note “ style “ of music in brackets is very general . I don’t care much for categories….just trying to help in case you’re interested in an album. )
WISHBONE ASH………………………………………….…….ELEGANT STEALTH
WILCO………………………………………………………………THE WHOLE LOVE
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE…………………………………..SKY FULL OF HOLES
JOSH PYKE…………………………………………………..…..ONLY SPARROWS 
JON FRATELLI………………………………………..…………PSYCHO JUKEBOX 
THE DIRTY GUV’NAHS………………………..……………YOUTH IS IN OUR BLOOD 
BUDDY WHITTINGTON………………………………..….SIX STRING SVENGALI 
IAN SIEGAL & THE YOUNGEST SONS……………….THE SKINNY 
SAM ROBERTS BAND ………………………………………COLLIDER 
BOB SCHNEIDER……………………………………………….A PERFECT DAY 
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA………………………………SIMPLE MATH 
NOAH & THE WHALE ……………………………………….LAST NIGHT ON EARTH 
THE STEVE MILLER BAND…………………………………LET YOUR HAIR DOWN 
ROBBIE ROBERTSON……………………………………….HOW TO BECOME CLAIRVOYANT 
RON SEXSMITH……………………………………………….LONG PLAYER , LATE BLOOMER 
STRIPPER’S UNION………………………………………….THE DEUCE 
ELBOW……………………………………………………………..BUILD A ROCKET BOYS ! 
COLD WAR KIDS……………………………………………….MINE IS YOURS 
IRON & WINE……………………………………………………KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN 
NUMBER ONE :
YOUNG THE GIANT…………………………………………..YOUNG THE GIANT

4 BEST LIVE ACTS / CONCERTS…………………………DOOBIE BROTHERS ,JOE BONAMASSA , STEELY DAN , KINGS OF LEON.

SENSATIONAL , SUPERB, SURREAL & SIMPLY SCINTILLATING.That’s what you’ll be saying when you tune in to :

TOP SHELF MUSIC 4-6 p.m. SUNDAY 01/01/2012 89.7FM It’s our BEST OF 2011 show ( top 20 )& we also celebrate the 4 best concerts of the year. They’ll be talking about this one for decades…DON’T MISS IT !!        Cheers  Duncan.

…………this week on the Wednesday Morning Show with Sue and Producer David Apps sees another full to bursting show with entertainment plus!! First up we welcome in local police who will talk on all traffic matters over Xmas…………next up a singer/songwriter hailing from Sydney with her together with her band, The Starry Night,  we welcome Catherine Traicos into the studio………….after, the City of Joondalup join us to talk on Road Safety systems…………..then Noelene from Fresh food Finese will talk on all the best food buys for your Xmas Day…………..next up an acoustic folk duo who specialise in original songs we say a big “Hi” to Doris, also in the studio to sing and talk on all their latest music news………..Irene Jarzabek from His Majesty’s Theatre will  also join us talking about the Maj monologues competition for 2012, they are currently searching for the hottest playwright so stay tuned to see how you could take part in this…………and to finish off the show this Wednesday we welcome true blue WA artists who have come a long way since their inception into the music industry Mr. Jae Laffer from THE PANICS……….all that and so much more on the Wednesday Morning Show with Sue and Producer David Apps……..Happy to Be A Part of The Industry of Human Happines………..:)

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