Brian Wise has reached a familiar collector’s reckoning: “I’m just rebuying my entire record collection.”

In Episode 43 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie, the latest Rubber Soul box set provides both the evidence and a persuasive defence. Wise hasn’t exhausted every outtake, but the new stereo mix has renewed his enthusiasm for an album he first encountered in rather less revealing circumstances.

The expanded edition brings together Giles Martin and Sam Okell’s stereo remix, sessions and demos, the original mono album and its differently configured American counterpart. For Wise, “Nowhere Man” is a sonic highlight; for both hosts, the songs capture a band rapidly outgrowing its early pop template. George Harrison’s “Think for Yourself” and “If I Needed Someone” earn particular appreciation.

Show Notes

The Beatles - If I Needed Someone - 2026 Mix (Visualiser)

JUDY COLLINS ~ In My Life

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele - Rubber Soul

The Beatles Balcony Appearance in Melbourne - Color Home Movie #2 - 14 June 1964

The Beatles - Rain

THE GET OUT Official Trailer (2026) Russell Crowe

UNABOMBER | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Weight | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical

The Hunt for the Last Nazis | Official Trailer | SBS & SBS On Demand

Neagley S1 - Official Trailer | Prime Video

Murder in a Small Town (FOX) Trailer HD - Kristin Kreuk series

THE MUSICAL MIND a portrait in process | Trailer | Amazon Prime

Silverchair - Emotion Sickness (Official Video)

“I ain’t gonna drive in Maggie’s car no more.”

Bob Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm” gets an unlikely alternative lyric in Episode 44 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie, as the hosts consider its licensing to an Audi electric-vehicle ad.

For Wise, the commercial’s invocation of Dylan’s electric breakthrough at Newport raises an uncomfortable question: what happens when a song’s cultural associations become advertising material?

Mackenzie is more amused by Dylan’s apparent indifference to how others treasure his catalogue.

Between them lies the familiar predicament of the devoted listener: the artist has moved on, but you’re still attached to what the music meant.

Show Notes

Emily Wurramara - 'Adore Me' (Official Music Video)

Dylan on Audi Ad Rewrite the rules | the Audi RS 5

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time | Official Trailer

Karen Dalton In My Own Time on SBS

Amazon in court for introducing ads to Prime Video using allegedly unfair contract terms

Elvis Costello Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)

Official Trailer | Dustfall | ABC iview

Blade Runner 2099 - NYCC Trailer | Prime Video

What makes a great cover version? For Paul Dempsey, it is not fidelity. It is risk.

In Episode 42 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie welcome the Something for Kate frontman to discuss Shotgun Karaoke, his disarmingly loose—and increasingly popular—solo covers project.

Across two albums and a growing run of sold-out shows, Dempsey has turned the familiar songs of Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Tanita Tikaram and more into a rolling invitation for audiences to sing, shout and occasionally rescue him from a forgotten lyric.

Show Notes

Kylie Minogue TAKES FLIGHT at the 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final (Full Performance)

John Craigie I Swam Here Full Album

Something For Kate - Monsters (Official Video)

Something For Kate The Killing Moon

Paul Dempsey – 'Twist In My Sobriety' – Visualiser for ‘Shotgun Karaoke Vol II'

Paul Dempsey - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely

Paul Dempsey - Bats

XTC - This Is Pop (Documentary)

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official HD Music Video)

Bright Eyes - Light Pollution

Paul Dempsey - "Born To Run"

Tony | Official Trailer HD | A24

Tony Soundtrack Album

The Tony Blair Story on Iview

The Dropout | Trailer | Hulu