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About Me

"Living In The Land Of Oz" is a radio show I host on 979fm in Melton which is a suburb of Melbourne Australia. The show is dedicated to Australian rock music with a few New Zealand bands thrown is as well.
The radio show airs Mondays 2-4pm Australian Eastern Time on 97.9fm or you can listen on-line at 979fm.net .
If you're in an Aussie band and have a MySpace website please add "Living In The Land Of Oz" as a friend.
Also check out the "Living In The Land Of Oz" website at www.livinginthelandofoz.tk . It has links to bands, news, gig guides, radio & TV, on-line magazines, venues, audio of interviews I've done on the show and heaps more
If you want airplay on the radio show send your CD & bio to:
Living In The Land Of Oz
C/- 979fm
PO Box 979
Melton
VIC 3337
For those who don't know much about Australia:
Australia is home to some of the best bands and musicians on the planet. AC/DC, INXS, Kylie Minogue, The Vines, The Wiggles, The Little River Band and many more have conquered the world.
Many great artists also come from New Zealand like the Datsuns, Split Enz, (1 third of) Crowded House, the D4 and, er, Russell Crowe
Australia's national anthem is Down Under by Men At Work
Boganville is our capital city
Dave Graney is our King
Other monarchs include King Graham Kennedy, King Wally Lewis, King Johnny Farnham and King Peter Brock
Our currency is the Barnsey (100 Cold Chisel's to a Barnsey)
Arnold Schwarzenegger comes from Australia
Our biggest exports are armed forces. We export them to Iraq, Afganistan and anywhere else George W. Bush tell us to send em
Our national passtimes are drinking beer, winning in sport, cutting down tall poppies and claiming New Zealanders as our own
Lee-Roy
979fm
Living In The Land Of Oz
rock_gods2000(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
Click on the 979fm logo to listen to 979fm on-line
Thanks to the following for their continued support...

My Interests

Aussie and Kiwi music

Music:

Anything from Australia or New Zealand

Movies:

Anything by Yahoo Serious!

Television:

Rage, Countdown, Rock Areana, Recovery, the 10:30 Slot, RocKwiz, Live At The Chapel, the Max Session, Hessie's Shed, Spicks & Specks, Studio 22 and anything else that promotes or has promoted Aussie music

My Blog

RIP Billy Thorpe

Australian singer/guitarist Billy Thorpe died today (February 28th)after suffering a heart attack. Emergency crews attended his home just after 1am where he was suffering from chest pains. He was take...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:16:00 PST

Interview Downloads

Interviews - Audio Andrew Cox (the Fauves)Angie Hart (Splendid/Frente) Angry Anderson (part 1)Angry Anderson (part 2)Beki T (Beki & the Bullets/ex-Mavis's)Billy Birmingham (aka The 12th Ma...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:29:00 PST

RIP Belinda Emmett

Singer and actress Belinda Emmett sadly died today at the age of 32 after a long battle with cancer. Belinda Emmett and husband Rove McManus2006 TV Week Logie AwardsPhoto by Lee-Roy...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:16:00 PST

Ian Rilen - Rock In Peace

Ian Rilen, former member of Rose Tattoo and X, has sadly passed away after a battle with bladder cancer at the age of 58. Rilen co-wrote "Bad Boy For Love" before leaving the Tatts to f...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:53:00 PST

EG Music Awards Winners

The ARIA's weren't the only awards on the weekend. The Age newspaper's entertainment section EG celebrated it's 21st birthday and held it's own awards. And the winners were Best Male Artist: Pa...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:49:00 PST

2006 ARIA Award Winners

Best Cover Art Debaser - Bernard Fanning - Tea and Sympathy (Dew Process/UMA) Best VideoHead Pictures - Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well (Dew Process/UMA) Engineer of the YearMatt Lovell - Eskimo Joe -...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:27:00 PST

Interviews coming up on the show

There's a few interviews coming up on the show over the next month or so... - November 6th: Ross WilsonNew Daddy Cool album "The New Cool" in stores November 4th+ Sarah Blasko New Album "What The Sea...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:39:00 PST

2006 Jack Award Winners

Winners from the recent 2006 Jack Awards Best Band - The Living EndBest Male - Chris Cheney, The Living EndBest Female - Sarah BlaskoBest Lead Guitar - Pat Davern, GrinspoonBest Bass Guitar - Chr...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:54:00 PST

Queens Birthday Honours

In the recent Queens Birthday honours Australian singer Olivia Newton-John was named an Officer of the Order of Austrlia (AO) for her services to the entertainment industry and for her community work....
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:08:00 PST

APRA Award Winners

Winners of the 2006 APRA Awards were:Song Of The YearCatch My Disease by Ben LeeWritten by Ben Lee & McGowan Southworth Songwriter Of The YearBernard Fanning Breakthrough SongwriterWolfmother Most...
Posted by Living In The Land Of Oz on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:26:00 PST