Yesterday on SMARTARTS...

Here's the run-down on yesterday's show, if you didn't catch it, or if you didn't catch all the necessary details about a particular guest or guests:

The Lucksmiths chatted about the band's longevity, international couch-surfing, their slow drift away from quick and easy pop songs towards more thoughtful song structures, and the launch their new EP A Hiccup In Your Happiness at the Northcote Social Club this Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of April.

Sculptor Peter Schipperheyn joined us to talk about his latest work, and Australia's largest male nude, the four metre high bronze figure, Thus Spake... at McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park in Langwarrin, which has caused significant controversy in the Zoroastrian community.

Next up I played the interview I recorded a few weeks ago with Georg Holm, bassist with Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros, who play The Palais in St Kilda next Tuesday.

Author James Bradley joined me in the stduio to talk about his latest novel The Resurrectionist (partially inspired by true-life murderers Burke and Hare) but by the end of the interview, he was surprised to find himself talking about how he hopes to avoid dark and gloomy themes in his next novel.

An exhibition called The Industry of Working is currently showing at the Centre for Contemporary Photography in George Street, Fitzroy - I spoke with the artist behind it, Grant Hobson.

Next I was joined by playwright Hannie Rayson (the writer of Hotel Sorrento and Life After George) who, together with Hillary McPhee, has adapted a series of monographs from the book LOST: Illegal Abortion Stories, edited by Jo Wainer. Performed by actresses including Sigrid Thornton and Margaret Harvey, and directed by Kate Cherry (who also joined me in the studio), A Series of monographs from LOST is being performed this Sunday 9th April in the Merlyn Theatre at the CUB Malthouse, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank at 2.30pm. Bookings on 9685 5111.

Getting into the home stretch, I played a pre-recorded interview with Tamlyn Henderson and Warwick Allsop, whose absurdist theatrical production A Porthole into the Minds of the Vanquished opens next week as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Performing in The Regent Room, Melbourne Town Hall, April 13 - May 7. Bookings thru Ticketmaster: 1300 66 00 13 or www.comedyfestival.com.au.

Finally, two regular segments: Cerise Howard joined me to talk Screen Culture, and Lucinda Straughn with our arts news and gossip segment Shoot the Messenger.

After so busy a show, no wonder I went home for a nap afterwards! (I also was struggling to get over a nasty stomach bug that had me up puking for most of the night before. Ewwww.)