Katie’s guest this hour is Stuart Coupe – independent music publicist, radio presenter, author of 14 books, band/artist manager, record label instigator, music writer, crime-writing enthusiast (and founder of the Ned Kelly Awards), and much more. Stuart generously shares his wisdom and experience of doing publicity work for artists, how to publicise music in the information age, and the craft of music writing. He and Katie also chat about the exceptionally high quality of the material currently available from Australian singer-songwriters; the sheer amount of good music being released; and Stuart’s latest book, Shake Some Action, and the experience of narrating the audiobook version. Here is the playlist:

O Lana – Georgia Gets By

Chapel Street – Wayne Gillespie & Famous Blue Raincoat with Rob Grosser

What Is It Really That I Need? – Michael Menager

North of Nowhere – Ange Boxall

Keeps Getting Greener – Jazmyn

Follow Stuart Coupe on Instagram and Facebook, and find his books, including Shake Some Action, at your favourite independent bookstore or your local library.

Above: Photo of Stuart Coupe and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!