Sunday 6th December

Final show of the season, taking a break to go help Santa out in the North Pole. I'm really good at wrapping presents.

Yesterday we unwrapped some early presents from AMRAP and the CBF, some very nice microphones and a new mixing desk, invited some ladies along and had a singalong.

The results were played today on the show, with more recording happening this week. The CD The Best of Local and Vocal live will be distributed via AMRAP. Woohoo!

Music Log:

Eva Popov - The First Day of Summer

The Bedroom Philosopher - Tram Inspector

Flap! - Something More

Mal Webb - Carrot

Black Skies - Ball Park Music

Escaping April - Wait For Us (live on Local and Vocal)

Ruth Katerelos - Captured My Heart (live on Local and Vocal

Coby Grant - Young Love (live on Local and Vocal)

Georgia Fields and the Freeways - Summer Everyday

Little Scout - Paper Aeroplanes

Mark Boulle and the Haba Dudes

Pico - Morning Sun

Teeth and Tongue - Sad Sun

The Jezabels - The Man is Dead

Kylie Auldist - Made of Stone

Ella Thompson - My Philosophy

Ladi6 - Call You Out

Franklyn James - So Far, So Good

Sia - Electric Bird

Jimmy Dowling - The Gate

Liz Stringer - Over The Sea

Blackchords - Sinking Like Stone

Pikelet - Miss Her

The Spoils - Happiness

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Sia at the Palace, Madman DVD garage sale

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

Coby Grant!

NEXT WEEK

Three Chords and the Truth is back

Sunday 15th November

Music Log

Dan Sultan - Voices (live)

Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea - Fear Is Like A Forest

Paul Kelly - Your Lovin Is On My Mind

April Maze - Wisdom Teeth

The Mess Hall - Bell

Ball Park Music - Sea Strangers (I Don't Really Know You)

Flight Of The Conchords - Friends

Tara Simmons - Long After The Boy

Boat People - Echo Stick Guitars

Jordie's music choices:

Jordie Lane - Fell Into Me

Jordie Lane - Dig Straight Through

Karen Dalton - It Hurts Me Too

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue

Downhills Home - Pluto's Blues

My feature artist this week was the very handsome Jordie Lane who will be playing a matinee show at the Corner in Richmond next Sunday, supported by Fireside Bellows and Downhills Home. You should vote for him in the EG awards here for best album.

More of my choices

Mama Kin - Tore My Heart Out

Angie Hart - Glitter

Laura Jean - It's Supposed To Be Summer

Whitley - Head, First, Down

Music Obsession Of The Week

My friend Jordie Lane of course. Still stuck on Sleeping Patterns, it really is a tip top album.

What I'm Looking Forward To

CBAA Conference in Brisbane!

Next Week on Local and Vocal

A Capella group Aluka and Georgia Fields. I'll be away so Lisa will be filling in for me!

Sunday 8th November 2009

Hot hot hot. Hot weather can create cravings for all kinds of music - quiet, laid back tunes are popular whilst languishing in the shade. Perhaps you get all fired up and want to hear some hot dirty rock or blues? Perhaps you want to go with the madness and have a fun freakout. Today's playlist was all about exploring those options.

My guest in the first hour was Mr Black and Blues and I had the great pleasure of a seeing him play live in the studio. Michael had an incredible story to share, about breaking his neck and losing the use of his left arm for a long time - through music and expressing himself Michael found his way back to health and mobility. His album The Morning Light is sensational and worth checking out - why not pick up a copy at one of the many gigs he has coming up?

He is a lovely fella, do support him in his musical career if you can!

I also had a chat with Andrew Morris of the Wilson Pickers about the month of Sundays he has coming up at the Retreat. His album Needs and Wants is sensational, and he'll be playing a solo set as well as a band set, with some great support acts over the weeks including Kim Dellavadova and Sime Nugent. They're free as well!

MUSIC LOG

Mr Black and Blues - Two Forty Two

Mr Black and Blues - Going Down Slow (live)

Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' (acoustic)

Eric Bibb - Guru Man Blues

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Wail

The Maladies - Can't You Smell Me Burning

The Beautiful Girls - Don't Wait

Benny Walker - They Say

The Jezabels - Hurt Me

Bridezilla - White Feather

Whitley - Bright White Lights

The Lucksmiths - Even Stephens

Flap! - Tetris

Tinker - Til The Very Day I Die

Aluka - Shadow

Ego Lemnos - Balibo

Tom Cooney - Sadness?

Andrew Morris - Hilltop

Jordie Lane - War Rages On

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Sleeping. I think that cold I fought off a few weeks back has resurfaced. Bum bum bum! Feeling crummy. Want an icypole. Wah!

MUSICAL OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

Aluka! I am all about Aluka. Fab.

NEXT WEEK ON LOCAL AND VOCAL

Jordie Lane and Leah Flanagan

Sunday 1st November 2009

My feature artists this week were The Spoils and it was great to have them in to talk about their unique sound, full of rich texture and juxtaposition of light and shade. Sean and Bryony came in to represent the group, and brought in some great tunes. Their album The Crook, The Cloak and The Maiden not only has magnificent cover art, but is chock full of ripper tunes as well.

MUSIC LOG

The Spoils - I'll Be Gone

The Spoils - Love Betray Me

The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties

Main theme from Rosemary's Baby

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Summer Wine

The Spoils - The Crook The Cloak and The Maiden

Second hour:

Crowded House - Everything Is Good For You

Washington - Teenage Fury

Josh Pyke - Memories and Dust

Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors - It'll Come To Pass

Chase the Sun - Princess

Jaimi Faulkner - Five Flights Up

Luluc - I Found You

Bertie Blackman - Sky Is Falling

Tobias Hengeveld - Sawdust

Mr Black and Blues - Going Down Slow

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

Kid Sam are getting a big workout at home - also The Whitlams after Yvette played them last week.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Seeing the Michael Jackson film, having a day off on Tuesday, sewing class with Ali on Monday.

NEXT WEEK ON LOCAL AND VOCAL

Mr Black and Blues

Sunday October 25th 2009

Today I had a special pal in the studio with me - Yvette Spaghetti came in with a sack of grouse tunes to spend your Sunday afternoon singing along and jauntily dancing to.

In the first bit I had a chat with this lady:

Kylie Auldist is a very funky lady. Her album Made of Stone is well worth a listen, it will put some tood in your bizzle, that's for nizzle. Or something. Good music. She's playing at the East Brunswick Club supported by Ella Thompson who has a decent set of lungs herself.

Here's the tunes I played in the lead up to Yvette's stellar playlist:

Stephanie McKay - Sure Feels Good

Cookin' on Three Burners - Cookin'

The Bamboos - The Bamboos Theme

Kylie Auldist - Made Of Stone

Kylie Auldist - Ship Inside A Bottle

Cloud Control - Gold Canary

Then this lady buzzed into the studio and took over - ahoy!

Frente! - Ordinary Angels

The Bank Holidays - Can't Be Beat

Big Heavy Stuff - Homesick

Kat Frankie - Fake

Something For Kate - Happy Endings

Gotye - Coming Back

Love Outside Andromeda - Third Dimension Colour Scene

The Waifs - The Waitress

The Lucksmiths - Synchonised Sinking

Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea - Better Off Dancing

The Whitlams - Melbourne

Butterfly Boucher - Soul Back

Blanche DuBois - Stay

You Am I - Weeds

Lucie Thorne - Under The Night

Sarah Blasko - Queen Of Apology

Missy Higgins - Peachy

Jebediah - Leaving Home

NEXT WEEK ON LOCAL AND VOCAL

The Spoils will be coming in for a chat and playing some tunes. They're like Nick Cave, if more rose petals were involved

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

I have been playing Kris Kross - Jump on repeat all week. Don't judge, go listen. Tell me you didn't have a good time. I won't believe you, because it's a freaking cool song!

The daddy mac will make you - JUMP JUMP!!!

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Long freaking weekend - yeah yeah yeah. Cup Day is on Tuesday, will probably work Monday but never mind. Good good good. Good. Holiday. Yes.

Josh Pyke, Gin Whigmore and Fergus Brown at the Palace on Thursday

Looking at a boat race from Andy's place on Saturday afternoon.

Kylie Auldist at the EBC Saturday.

Sunday October 18th 2009

Today's show was truly a pleasure! I was joined by two fabulous fellas, Henry from The Holy Sea and Scott Davis, who's on holiday from the Gay and Lesbian Liaison unit. He put me onto this sensational band so I thought who better to share the interrogating with than our very own good cop.

It was great to have such a thinkerer in our midst, you should check them out live on November 7th at the East Brunswick Club. It's sure to be a hum dinger.

Here's the list of tunes Henry brought in:

The Holy Sea - Bad Luck

The Holy Sea - King of Palm Island

The Rosemary Beads - Breath

Gareth Skinner - Looking for Vertical

The Broadside Push - The Dog and the Moth

My picks for the week -

Bridezilla - Beaches

The Orbweavers - Periods of Light and Rock

Gossling - Days are Over

Sia - Lentil (live)

Danny Widdicombe - Cannonball

Mr. Black and Blues - Muddy Water

Black Arm Band - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Gurrumul - Djaimirri

Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies - The Lost Music Blues

I had the great pleasure of chatting on the phone with Shellie Morris who is performing in the

Black Arm Band in this year's Melbourne International Arts Festival, the themes focusing on lost Indigenous languages. It's sure to be a thrilling and passionate show, featuring a massively talented group of Indigenous performers from around the country. Can't wait!

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Clare Bowditch at the Thornbury Theatre, and Black Arm Band at Hamer Hall

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

I'm absolutely HOOKED on the Bridezilla album The First Dance, as well as Leena who I spoke with last week. Her track Mean Old Clock has got under my skin in a major way, and I have to say I'm enjoying it - not itchy at all!

NEXT WEEK ON LOCAL AND VOCAL

Really looking forward to chatting with soul lady Kylie Auldist next week, as well as having co host extraordinaire - Yvette Spagetti.

Sunday 11th October

It was a great pleasure to have Marita and Stewart in from The Orbweavers today, they brought in some choice tunes - perfect for a Sunday!

MUSIC LOG

The Orbweavers - Pins and Hummingwire

The Orbweavers - Met Her On My Way Home (live acoustic)

Grand Salvo - Ocean Liner

Oliver Mann - Dancing

Luluc - I Found You

Neil Finn - Astro

Jim Kane - 90s Magazine

george - Still Real

Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors - Pilgrammage

Falloe - A Colour Blue

The Wilson Pickers - Can't Steal My Love

Gosteleradio - Elysium Fields

Leena - Mean Old Clock

Leena - Universe Can Wait

Clare Bowditch - The Start Of War

Tinpan Orange - Romeo Don't Come

Jordie Lane - When There Once Was Life To Come

MUSIC OBSESSION OF THE WEEK - Leena's EP Mean Old Clock has been getting plentiful spins, it's beautiful.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Seeing Whip It at the movies

NEXT WEEK ON LOCAL AND VOCAL

The Holy Sea, Black Arm Band