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Tuesday, 14 April 2026

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Clear Sky, Very Comfortable 13-24ºC, 40% Humidity, Easterly Winds 5kts

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It can't be spring if your heart is filled with past failures. Byron Pulsifer

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The largest known organism is a massive underground fungal network.

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Old School Wisdom - A dab of Vicks on the soles of your feet can help ease a cough overnight.

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Music from the Movies
Music from the Movies

Music from the Movies

This April

This April, we're celebrating the unforgettable music that helped bring some of cinema's most memorable moments to life. Music from the Movies showcases classic hits from the 1960s through the 1990s that found their way onto the big screen across comedy, adventure, drama, horror, action and musicals.

From beloved classics to more recent favourites, the soundtrack of film history is filled with songs that instantly transport us back to iconic scenes.

A cinematic mix of songs you know and love, with a few surprises along the way. Tune in and relive the music that made movie moments unforgettable.

Your Day Sounds Better

Tune in to A Better Music Mix all day long, and don't miss these fantastic specialty shows coming up later!

Whether it's nostalgia, community insights, or just great company, Coast FM 963 has something for everyone.

Coast FM 963 - Music History

Artist of the Day - Pick Withers

David "Pick" Withers (born April 4, 1948 Leicester, England) was the original drummer for the rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as "Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Skateaway." Before that, he was a house drummer at Dave Edmunds' Rockfield studios. Withers's style with Dire Straits was distinct for being restrained, favoring spare snare drum and hi-hat combinations over heavy beats, speed and pyrotechnical flourishes.

Like the guitar playing of the band's famous frontman, Mark Knopfler, Withers's style was blues-based and instantly recognizable as part of the pop music the band perfected beginning around the midseventies. Knopfler met Withers in 1973 in London when he joined the blues band Brewer's Droop, for which Withers was playing at the time. In 1982, after Dire Straits completed the album Love Over Gold, Withers left the band to spend more time with his family and to pursue jazz music. He reportedly told an interviewer that he had succumbed to a growing feeling that there was nothing left in the music for him, that he was in danger of "becoming a rock drummer."

His replacement in Dire Straits was the dynamic Terry Williams who provided the band with a harder rocking style as opposed to Withers' jazzy approach.

Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits, 1978)
Water Of Love (1978)
Down To The Waterline (1978)
Lady Writer (1979)
Tunnel Of Love (Part 1) / Tunnel Of Love (Part 2) (1980)
Romeo And Juliet (1981)
Industrial Disease (1982)
Twisting By The Pool (1982)
Walk Of Life (1985)
Brothers In Arms (1985)

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