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Upcoming interviews
on the show:
February 6th: Waitangi Day music from New Zealand special
February 13th: Andrew Matters from William Street Strikers
and Gabriel O'Brien from Gasoline Inc.
February 20th: Romy Hoffman from A Gender (and Macromantics)
March 12th: The Little Stevies (playing live)
March 26th: Jason Nehill from Gretchen Lewis
TBA: The Beards, The Bon Scotts, King Gizzard & The Lizard
Wizard, Luis from Lessons With Luis
"Living In The Land Of Oz"
is an all-Australian music, news and interviews radio show
that airs Monday's 2-4pm on community radio station 979fm.
The station is based in Melton, a suburb in Melbourne's
western suburbs. 979fm (97.9MhZ) broadcast to Melbourne's
western suburbs and can be picked up in most of Melbourne
except the south & south-eastern suburbs. You can also listen
on-line at www.979fm.net.
"Living In The Land Of Oz" started
life as "Support Your Local Rock-Gods" a late night Australian
independent music program, with interviews and live performances.
The aired on Thursday nights from Easter 2001 to March 11th
2004. Bands I played on the show include Jet, The Waifs,
The John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Cog, Karnivool, Sarah
Blasko, The Datsuns and many other acts who have gone on
to have success. After 3 years I needed a change and didn't
want to be confined to just playing unsigned and indie bands,
so the show evolved into "Living In The Land Of Oz" which
covers all eras of Australian music from established major
label acts to up-and-coming indie bands.
If you want your band to be played on
the show send your CD and bio to:
Living In The Land Of Oz
C/- 979fm
PO Box 979
Melton
Victoria 3340
Below is a list on everyone I have interviewed
on radio from 2000 up until now
# indicates an interview download in available from the
Interviews page of this website
a ghost devotion (played live)
Abbe May #
Adalita (Magic Dirt) #
Adam Gibson (The Aerial Maps) #
Aimee Francis (played live) #
Alistair Newstead (Al's Music Rant) #
All At Once (played live)
Amanda Palmer #
AMRAP: Nadia Onus #
Andy Bull #
The Angels: John Brewster #
Angie Hart (Frente!/Splendid) #
Angry Anderson #
Animaux: Adam Engel #
Area-7: Chuck #
The Art: Azaria Byrne #
Ascelin "Flash" Gordon (Brown Hornet/Geronimo Collective)
Ash Grunwald #
Astro Flava (played live)
Attack of the Mannequins: Jackson Freud #
The Audreys: Taasha Coates #
Augie March: Adam Donovan #
Aurora Jane (aka Jane Hole) #
Band Camp (played live)
The Bedroom Philosopher (aka Justin Heazlewood) #
Behind Crimson Eyes: Josh Stuart #
Beki T (Beki & the Bullets) (ex-Mavis's/Junkatique) #
Ben Birchall (ex-Klinger) #
Ben Salter #
Bertie Blackman #
Billy Birmingham (aka The 12th Man) #
The Black Seeds: Mike Fabulous #
Blue King Brown: Natalie and Carlo #
Father Bob McGuire
Bohemian Honey (now Honeymaker) (played live)
Bombing Angels: Mac #
Boomtime (played live)
Bordello: Josh Johnstone #
Brian Nankervis (TV's RocKwiz) #
Bright Knights: Nick Russo #
Brilliant Fanzine: Ed Reed #
Broderick Smith (ex-The Dingoes/Carson) #
Caleb Garfinkel (played live)
Calling All Cars: Haydn Ing #
Carbie Warbie (rock photographer) #
Carus Thompson #
Cass Eager #
Celadore: David Noordhoff #
Channel 31: Campbell Manderson (2009) #
Channel 31: Jim Wright (2010) #
Chase The Sun: Jon “Howler” Howell #
Check Your Smile #
Chub 57
Clare Bowditch #
Cog: Lucius Borich & Luke Gower #
College Fall: Jodie Lee Bartlett #
Colorblind (played live)
Craig McDonald
Curious Few, the (played live)
Dan Kelly #
Daniel Champagne #
Darryl Cotton #
Daryl Roberts (Hey Gringo, Spectrum, Madder Lake) #
Dash & Will: Charlotte "Charlie" Thorpe #
David Graney #
Dave Rogers (d.rogers/ex-Klinger) #
Deborah Hocking
Defryme: Quinn & Grant #
Diesel/Mark Lizotte #
Digger & The Pussycats: Sam Agostino #
The Dingoes: Kerryn Tolhurst #
DollSquad: Julie Paschke #
DollSquad: Joey Backseat #
Dom Mariani (The Stems, The Someloves, DM3) #
Doug Hawkins (former Footscray & Fitzroy footballer)
Duckdive: Marisa Brown #
Dr. Finbar Trio (played live)
Drones, the: Gareth Liddiard #
Elements, the: Jenni James
Emma Ireland (booker for The Palais in Hepburn Springs)
#
Emma Wall
Emperors: Adam James #
Eskimo Joe: Joel Quartermain #
Fallen, the (played live)
Fallopian Tube: Wayne & Stuart
Far From Over
Fauves, the: Andrew Cox #
The Fearless Vampire Killers: Jacob McGuffie #
Felix Riebl (The Cat Empire) #
Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!: David Williams #
Flathead (played live)
Flavour Of The Month: Natalie D-Napoleon
Freight (played live)
Friendly Yen: Jeff Hann #
Frost (played live)
The Fumes: Joel Battersby #
Gabriel Lynch (played live)
The Galvatrons: Johnny Galvatron #
Gavin (played live)
Georgia Fair: Jordan Wilson #
Georgia Fields #
Geronimo Collective (played live)
Gil Matthews (Aztec Music) (ex-Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs)
#
Gin Wigmore #
The Gingers: Nellie #
Girl Vs Ghost (played live)
Glenn Richards (Augie March) #
Go Besty
Go-Go Sapien: Will Hindmarsh #
The Grates: Alana Skyring (2009) #
The Grates: John Patterson (2011) #
Greenthief: Julian Schweitzer #
Greg Macainsh (Skyhooks) #
Grover Jones And The Art Of Siegecraft (played live)
Guitar Gods And Masterpieces (TV Show) #
Happy Endings, the: Adrian (aka Donk) #
Happy Endings, the: Josh Johnstone #
Harlequin League: Miles Lisman #
Hello Satellites, Eva Popov #
Henry Wagons #
Her Majesty's Finest: Mav & Fingers (played live) #
Hey Gringo (played live) #
Holy Sea, the: Henry F. Skerritt #
Hoodoo Gurus: Dave Faulkner #
Hot Little Hands: James Harvey #
Howling Bells: Joel Stein #
INXS: Tim Farriss #
James Balck (RocKwiz, Mondo Rock, Black Sorrows) #
Jaime Robbie Reyne #
James Reyne #
The Jane Austen Argument (played live) #
Jane vs World (played live) #
Jasmine Young #
Jason "Evo" Evans (Community Cup) #
Jeff Jenkins (music journalist) #
Jericco: Fetah Sabawi #
Jess McAvoy (played live) #
Jessica Paige (played live) #
The Jezabels: Heather Shannon #
Jimmy Barnes #
John O'Donnell (co-author of “The 100 Best Australian Albums”)
#
John Tait (author of the book “Vanda and Young: Inside Australia's
Hit Factory”)
Jon Stevens #
Kate Miller-Heidke #
Kate Vigo #
Kath Matic (Kathematics/ex-KTV)
Katie Noonan #
Keystone (played live)
Killing Heidi #
Kim Salmon #
Kira Puru & The Bruise (performed live) #
Kitchen Knife Wife: Dave Mudie #
Knives Of Neptune, the (played live)
Kristy Lewis (Kristy Lewis And The Wretched) (played live)
#
Kylie Auldist (MegaBias)
Lamplight: Mijo Biscan #
Laneous & The Family Yah: James "Laneous"
Lane #
Lazy 8 (played live)
Len Lane Line
Levi McGrath (played live)
Liam Finn #
Liminal (played live)
Little Birdy: Scott "Barney" O'Donoghue #
The Little Stevies: Josh Barber (2009) #
The Little Stevies: Bethany Stephen (2011) #
Liz Stringer #
Lois (played live)
Louise MacGregor (played live) #
Louisville Sluggers, the: Miss Velvet Vass
Love Connection: Kobi Simpson #
Luis (Lessons With Luis) #
Luke Escombe #
Lydia Lassila (Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist)
Magic Dirt: Adalita (2011) #
Magic Dirt: Dean Turner (2005) #
Mama Kin: Daniella Caruana #
Mandy Kane #
Mark Seymour #
Mat Dynon
Melanie Horsnell
Mental As Anything: Greedy Smith #
Mercy Kills, the: Mark E #
Mia Dyson #
Michael Gudinski (Mushroom Records founder) #
Michelle Hines (played live) #
Mijo Biscan (played live) #
Mime Set, the (played live) #
Mint
Motor Vehicle Sundown: Sarah Hardiman #
Namesake, the (played live)
Nat Col And The Kings: Nathan Cavaleri #
Natalie van den Dungen (director of "Persecution Blues:
The Battle For The Tote") #
Natasha Hurst #
Neil Wedd (Indie Initiative)
Nicholas Roy #
Nicky Bomba (Bomba/The Truth) #
Owl Eyes (aka Brooke Addamo) #
Paris Wells #
Paul Greene #
Penny Ikinger #
Pete Gare (played live)
Peter Green (Skyhooks & Split Enz fanclub)
Petronella (played live)
Phil Judd #
Phoebe's Dream (played live)
Pidd (played live)
Pinky Beecroft (The White Russians/ex-Machine Gun Fellatio)
Platform Six: Andy Irvine
Pramsnatcher (played live)
Prawns With Horns: Marty "Prawn" Hellman
Princess One Point Five: Sarah-Jane Wentzki #
Quincy McLean (SLAM Rally) #
Raelene Bruinsma (played live)
The Red Paintings: Trash McSweeney #
Resignators, the: Francis #
Resignators, the: Naff #
Remake Remodel: Sarah & Alex
Roddy Scarr (Music Mob/Creech)
Rollerskates: Jordy J
Ron S. Peno (Ron S Peno and The Superstitions/ex-Died Pretty/Darling
Downs) #
Ross Wilson #
Rubber Bullet (played live)
Rushcutter: Jaime Robbie Reyne #
Russ Kellett (Channel 31's "Russ Kellett's Melbourne")
Russell Crawford #
Sarah Blasko #
Sarah Sarah (played live)
Scott Alderson (Red Hot Green Black)
Scott Thurling (Popboomerang Records) #
Shades Of Red: Crimson
The Shine #
Shotgun Funk #
Simon Imrei
Simon Hunt (aka Pauline Pantsdown & Little Johnny)
Sin City: Tommy Gunn #
Skipping Girl Vinegar (played live) #
SLAM Rally: Quincy McLean #
Sons Of Rico: Alex MacRae #
Sophie Koh #
Sparks Fly: Elizabeth Stewart (played live)
Squeaker: Georgii Staben #
Stan "The Man" Longinidis (8 time World Kickboxing Champion)
Steve Lucas (X/Bigger Than Jesus) #
Steve Romig (played live) #
Steve Towson
Stevie Paige (played live) #
Stevie Wright #
Stone Parade: Greg Byrne #
Stonefield: Amy Findlay #
Stu Thomas (The
Stu Thomas Paradox) #
Sugar Army: Patrick McLaughlain #
Super Massive: Glenn Abbott #
Surrogate Turnip: Ben Loveridge
Swallow (played live)
Swift, the: Phil Rodgers (played live)
Symbiosis: Fraser #
Syndicate: Greg Agar #
Tachism (played live)
Thirsty Merc: Phil Stack #
Thunderstag: Julian James #
Tinpan Orange: Emily Lubitz #
Tokenview: Ed Prescott #
Toots Sweet (played live)
Tran~Aqua Groove: Luke Hart
Upbeat Big Band, the (played live)
Valentiine (played live) #
Vanessa Amorosi #
Vanessa Raine (played live)
The Vaudeville Smash: Marc Lucchesi #
Vessel (played live)
The Verses: Jesse Hooper (2009) & Ella Hooper (2010)
#
Wagons: Henry Wagons #
Waifs, the: Josh Cunningham #
Ward "C": Dr. Apollo & Matron X
Warren "Pig" Morgan (Chain/The Aztecs) #
Wellingtons, the (played live) #
Wendy Stapleton #
Windsor Knox (General Manager of the Melbourne Aces baseball
team)
WORLDofDISORDER
WrestleRock: Julian James #
Xor
Young Heretics: Kitty Hart #
Plus pro-Wrestlers: Julian James, Stephan Cool, Bulldog,
Jake E Hooke, The Ox, Cremator, 69 & others
All About
Me
An article about
me from the 979fm newsletter "Sound Effects"
Leigh "Lee-Roy" Stancliffe
Growing up in Bacchus Marsh Lee-Roy first got interested
in radio when Bacchus Marsh Community Access radio (now
Apple fm) were doing test broadcast. He also listened to
the commercial stations and was influenced by Richard Stubbs,
Mobs & Fletch, Richard Kingsmill, Merrick & Rosso and many
others
He was also interested in music from a
young age and listened to a lot of his parent's records.
Some of his favorite acts include Pink Floyd, Led Zepelin,
The Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns n' Roses, AC/DC,
Split Enz, and Dave Graney's many bands. His favorite album
of all time is Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon"
After finishing school at Footscray City
College he wanted to become involved in Community Radio.
Apple fm were still getting up and running so in the middle
of 2000 he joined 979fm after being encouraged to do so
by 979fm announcers (and family friends) Roy Gabb and Mark
Ryan.
Lee-Roy presented Australian Independent
music show "Support Your Local Rock-Gods" from 2001 to 2004.
This show featured many artists who have since made it to
the mainstream and some have even won ARIAs. This show then
morphed into his current Monday afternoon show "Living In
The Land Of Oz" which covers all eras of Australian rock.
He is also a member of Saturday afternoon
sports show "The Benchwarmers" (Lee-Roy is a long suffering
supporter of the Richmond Tigers and the Bacchus Marsh Cobras)
and presented "The Classic Album Show" for two years
Lee-Roy is also a keen musician. He has
suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since he was 12.
Rather than watching the daytime TV line-up of soap operas
and Oprah he took up playing guitar to help pass the time
at home. He later took up bass guitar, singing and also
dabbles in other instruments. He studied music at Footscray
City, has played in bands Kathematics and Busker 7, and
reached the grand final in Melton Idol 2006. He has also
been involved with Not Your Average Production Company.
He played a talking tree and an emerald salesman in "The
Wizard Of Oz" (2001) and, after deciding he preferred to
in the pit rather then on stage, played rhythm guitar in
"Jesus Christ Superstar" (2004).
Lee-Roy has won the following awards
at 979fm:
Announcer Of The Year: 2008 & 2011
Judges Award: 2011
Program Of The Year (Living In The Land Of Oz): 2008 &
2010
President’s Award: 2004 & 2011
Community Program Of The Year: 2007 & 2011 (Living In
The Land Of Oz)
Community Program Of The Year: 2004 & 2005 (The Benchwarmers)
Most Improved Announcer: 2001
Me receiving an Above And Beyond Award by Member
for Lalor (and Prime Minister of Australia) Julia Gillard
for
my volunteer work at 979fm, Apple FM and Not Your
Average Production Company
An article from Inpress Magazine's Howzat! column 20/1/2010.
By Jeff Jenkins
As the name suggests, "Living In The
Land Of Oz" is all-Australian, and it's one of Howzat!'s
favourite radio shows. It's on 979fm from 2 to 4pm on Mondays
(streaming live at www.979fm.net). Host Lee-Roy Stancliffe
started the show in 2001, when he borrowed the name from
The Shine - "Support Your Local Rock-Gods". The latest name
references Ross Wilson's first solo single. The first radio
interview Lee-Roy did was with Dave Rogers, who was then
with Klinger. Since then, Lee-Roy's chatted with many of
his rock heroes, including Angry Anderson, Phil Judd, Greg
Macainsh and Dave Graney. "I sometimes have 'holy crap,
I'm talking to …' moments," Lee-Roy smiles. "Having Defryme,
one of my favourite 90s bands, announce they had reformed
on my show was special." You can hear Lee-Roy's interviews
at www.livinginthelandofoz.com. His site even comes with
some drummer jokes: What's the last thing a drummer says
in a band? "Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?"
Toughest interview?
"I interviewed a band called Ward C, who didn't tell me
they were going to be 'in character'. Their premise was
that they were in a mental asylum. When asked how they formed,
they said the aliens had told them to start a band. It was
a rocky start, but it ended up being an okay interview."
What was your 2009 album of the year?
"Sarah Blasko's As Day Follows Night. I first saw Sarah
perform many years ago at the Town Hall Hotel supporting
Petronella. It's great to see how far she's come."
Your 2010 musical hopes?
"The broadcasting authority to ban Nickelback from the airwaves."
Aussie act you'd most like to interview?
"I'm a big Split Enz fan (they're Australian, right?) and
I'd love to interview Tim Finn, Neil Finn and Noel Crombie.
I got to interview Phil Judd, which was a highlight."
What are the major challenges facing Australian
music as we enter the 2010s?
"Aussie music seems to be in a good place at the moment,
but obviously illegal downloading is still affecting the
music business. Having the major labels merging and downsizing
doesn't help either. I think we need a record company that
really promotes Aussie music like Mushroom Records did,
and a TV show along the lines of Countdown or Recovery to
put these bands in the public's eye. It's good that Hey
Hey is returning, as they were great at showing local talent."
An article from the Melton Express Telegraph 29/6/2010.
Story by Meg Sobey, photo by Shawn Smits
Oz rock: Leigh Stancliffe with some
of the Australian music he plays on his radio program
As Melton's community radio station 979FM celebrates its
30th anniversary, reporter MEG SOBEY talks to some of the
presenters about their programs.
AS a bedridden teenager, Australian music
was Leigh Stancliffe's main form of entertainment. Since
the Bacchus Marsh resident was diagnosed with chronic fatigue
syndrome at age 12, radio has become an important part of
his life. "I started listening when I was unwell rather
than watching daytime television," he says.
Ten years ago, Stancliffe started at 979FM,
and since 2004 "Lee-Roy" has been hosting his show, Living
In The Land Of Oz. "It's all Australian music, and a bit
from New Zealand acts we claim as our own," he says. He
plays everything from Johnny O'Keefe to the Whitlams, with
the obligatory AC/DC in the mix.
"Growing up in the late '80s and '90s,
there was lots of great Australian music," Stancliffe says.
"There's still a great scene here - local bands who could
make it big overseas but choose to play in this county."
Each week has does an interview with an unsigned band or
well-known names such as Angry Anderson or Vanessa Amorosi.
But he most likes supporting up-and-coming musicians starting
out on the path to fame. "I saw Sarah Blasko at a gig before
she was famous. I contacted her and we did an interview.
A year later she was nominated for an ARIA. And someone
gave me John Butler's music when he has just released his
first EP, so I played that."
One of his favourite all-time bands is
Split Enz, the Kiwi outfit that has been claimed as local.
"They cross so many genres. Neil and Tim Finn are brilliant
songwriters." He is always discovering new music, which
he also plays on his show on Bacchus Marsh's Apple FM. "I
like to think I educate people about our country's music.
I try to play a broad range. On commercial radio they tell
you what to play. I like the freedom of community radio."
Stancliffe is a musician himself, playing
guitar, bass and singing, and was a member of former local
pop-punk band Kathematics. He also recently made it to the
finals of Melton Idol. He regularly tries to get to gigs
in the city but sometimes, with his condition, is unable
to. "I like going to see a local band in a small venue,
not at the back of a stadium. I like to try have a chat
with them after."
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