The Meldrum Tapes was a weekly Australian music television show hosted by Molly Meldrum. The show was a mixture of interviews (mostly taken from Countdown interviews) and music clips with each episode focussing on a different band or artist. [1] [2] Artist featured included The Rolling Stones, [3] Madonna, [4] Sting, Howard Jones, The Fixx, Simply Red, John Cougar Mellencamp, Simple Minds, Eurythmics, Dragon, Stevie Nicks, Models, Spandau Ballet, Icehouse, Billy Joel and Cyndi Lauper. [5]