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Mambo Madness
Episode #254 on February 17th, 2013

Mambo Madness

It’s the mambo beat and this week we hook into the mambo craze of the fifties with interviews from the big names of Mambo. This is the place where bright flourescent neon mixes with the white jackets of the mariachi band.  It’s smoky, sweaty, and passionate....

Hollywood Canteen
Episode #253 on February 10th, 2013

Hollywood Canteen

The lights are low, the music is up high on the hi-fi, the curtains are open to reveal a gorgeous Sydney skyline and the city buzzes below while I gather the latest and greatest lounge and exotica cds assembled into pile in the only radio studio 52 flights above the city of Sydney as this week we make a long distance phone call to hollywood...

Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Episode #252 on February 4th, 2013

Breakfast At Tiffany’s

“I’m like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don’t even belong to each other”. The film, Breakfast At Tiffany’s is our focus this week and movie expert Kramer takes the elevator up to the penthouse as we talk loungin bachelor pad movies. We also have news from Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica plus word that Vic Flick is...

Mad Monster Cocktail Party
Episode #251 on January 27th, 2013

Mad Monster Cocktail Party

They say that to host a perfect soirée you need great food, great music and the perfect mix of guests from lots of backgrounds and interests. If we were to apply this principal to a swank radio show, I think we may have hit the zenith of swankness. On the show this week a man who has taken spookey tunes of the b-movie world and...

Sincerely Patti Page
Episode #250 on January 21st, 2013

Sincerely Patti Page

The swank party is set for go,the music is set on the turntable, the lights are dimmed and the drinks are chilled as we take a look at the life of the late great Patti Page, I’ve dug out  an interview with her from a few years ago For those who like a lid to go with their bag of fruit I will let you...

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