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Deftones Chino Moreno's five sides Dec 02, 2022

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It’s a treat from the archives this ep, with Deftones back in Australia for the Good Things festival I thought it’d be a good chance to revisit a beautiful and eye opening chat with the legendary Chino Moreno. Back in 2016 he joined me to Take 5. Deftones have always balanced the brutal with the beautiful, and I wanted to discover the different parts of his musical heart. So I asked him to share five sides of Chino, across five songs.

What he showed up with, was a heartfelt connection to Australia. It’s testament to their ties to us, that he went this way… and hearing why he chose them is an enlightening ride. From Cat Power, to Olivia Newton John, to HTRK, this is the legendary Chino Moreno, Taking 5.

Vowws – The Great Sun
Cat Power – Peking Saint
Olivia Newton John – Magic
HTRK – Chinatown Style
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Henry Lee (ft PJ Harvey)

Groove Armada's quarter century Nov 25, 2022

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It’s fair to say that most of us have a connection to Groove Armada. Whether you’re a turbo fan, or you’ve been at a festival going off to one of their bangers, their connection to Australia is huge.

Andy Cato and Tom Findlay are celebrating 25 years together, and with it a new box set of greatest hits, and their final live shows all over the world. In Australia to perform for the last time with all the bells and whistles, I asked them to Take 5 with their quarter century. Cos when you think back to Groove Armada’s legacy, it travels across scenes and sounds that have changed markedly. From chillout classics, to sound system megahits, and heartfelt songwriting, Andy and Tom have always done things their way.

They’re also legendary humans, who know how to spin a yarn and have some wild stories in their memory box. From early raves to Cotswold cottages, and the basements they met some of their biggest collaborators, this is a capture of a quarter century not just for GA, but for the scene itself.

Ray Mang – Number One
Xpansions – Move Your Body
Chris Rea – Josephine (French Edit)
Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
Drew Hill – Talk To You (Groove Armada Remix)

Troy Cassar-Daley on country Nov 18, 2022

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If you talk about country in Australia today, one name comes immediately to mind. Troy Cassar-Daley. The proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man is one of our most celebrated artists; he holds the record for Golden Guitar Awards and has been making music and telling stories for more than 30 years.

Many of those stories are of Australian life, from people in towns big and small, and so I asked him to Take 5 “on country”, and share the songs of place that meant something to him. From Gadigal Land to Katherine, to places very close to home, this is beautiful capture of a music loving songman with a lifetime of stories.

Midnight Oil Ft. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie - Gadigal Land
Sara Storer - Katherine
Archie Roach - Down City Streets
Missy Higgins - The Special Two
Slim Dusty - Walk A Country Mile

IDLES' crossroads Nov 11, 2022

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One of the most exciting bands of the last five years, is IDLES. The Bristol group grabbed our attention early, and have held it; prolific in their output, profound in their outlook.

Joe Talbot is their lead singer, and it’s his life experiences that fuel their songs. Loss, mistakes, gratitude, redemption and joy fill their four records, and their latest is all about forks in the road. In Australia to tour it, Joe Talbot joined me to Take 5 with songs that had marked crossroads for him. What he shared, was a wildly varying collection of songs; and that reminder that music imprints itself on us. It’s our memory bank, and it never fades. From The Pharcyde, to classic Garage, to The Walkmen, these are the stories and beautiful consequences of Joe Talbot’s choices.

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
The Pharcyde - Runnin'
STICKY feat. Ms. Dynamite - Booo! [Original Dirty Mix]
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing
The Walkmen - The Rat

Laura Jean's art for art's sake Nov 04, 2022

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She's one of Australia's best songwriters

Pav's scrapbook Oct 28, 2022

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He’s the guy that famously brought Nirvana to Australia on their one and only visit, he toured bands like Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth, and put on the Summersault Festival in 1995.

Trailer: Take 5 with Zan Rowe Sep 19, 2022

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Join Zan as she travels to Los Angeles, Nashville, and Melbourne, and sits down with extraordinary people to hear about the songs that made them who they are today.

Guy Pearce, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins, Tony Armstrong and Tori Amos join Zan as Take 5 premieres on ABC TV and can be heard exclusively on the ABC Listen App.

Santigold's elevation Sep 16, 2022

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I still remember the first time I heard Santigold. It was like a bolt from the blue, an upload to Myspace that sounded like nothing else around.

The trilling high vocal, that deep bassy ownership of song. She came onto the scene demanding to be noticed, and I stood to attention with my ears wide open.

Her debut album would be a big hit, and I’d soon learn her backstory; in punk bands, working at labels, understanding the wild 360 of the music industry and spitting it back and making it her own. Santigold has always done it differently, and always been one of my favourite people to chat music with, which is why I asked her to Take 5.

From Jimi Hendrix to John Coltrane, hear the songs that elevate Santi White, and the pure poetry of her telling you why.

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Too $hort – Gettin’ It (ft Parliament Funkadelic)
Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Pt 1)
Otis Redding – A Change Is Gonna Come

Marlon Williams' renewal Sep 09, 2022

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One of the most beautiful voices performing today, is that of Marlon Williams.

The New Zealand singer has been a rising star over the past few years, not only with his music but increasingly on screen with roles in A Star is Born, The Beautiful Lie, and True History of the Kelly Gang. It’s been around four years since his last solo record, but he’s just returned with My Boy.

And it’s quite the flip from his last, full of jaunty rhythms, 80’s synths, and a lighter quality all round. On the day he released it, Marlon joined me to Take 5. From Maori children’s songs to Duran Duran, this is a beautiful and grounded conversation about renewal and finding you way back to your foundations.

Martin Gore – Complusion
St Joseph's Maori Girls College ft. Maisey Rika – Hine
Hirini Melbourne – Ruru
Lee Hazelwood – Easy and Me
Duran Duran – A View To Kill

Jess Ho's taste Sep 02, 2022

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If you’ve ever worked in hospitality, you’ve seen things. The long hours, the patrons, those blurry lines between work and play, and, if you’re Jess Ho, the complex world of what is good and bad taste.

Jess has game in hospo. They may have started off as a waiter, but would become one of the most iconic gatekeepers at Melbourne’s coolest restaurant, would go on to be a venue owner themselves, a food writer, a podcaster, and now, a debut novelist.

They capture it all in their memoir Raised By Wolves. It’s a brilliant page turner that not only takes down the bullshit of the foodie scene, but gives a heartbreaking insight into Jess’ personal life – the story of a fractured childhood and a found family with it’s own tragedies. I loved Jess’ book, so I invited them in to Take 5. From Bjork to Chris to LCD Soundsystem, this is the soundtrack to a curious and story filled life.

Bjork - Where is the Line
IDLES - Television
Elbow - Scattered Black and Whites
Christine and the Queens - Doesn't Matter
LCD Soundsystem- Losing My Edge

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