9 The O Soundtrack My Heart Edition
How important are film soundtracks to our perception of music? Can made-for-movie tracks transcend the blockbuster from whence they came? On the eve of the release of Baz Luhrman’s ‘Great Gatsby’, we take a look back at arguably one of his best films, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ and discuss what effect the silver screen has on our ears and our heartstrings.
We then hit a jugular with Des’ree’s ‘Kissing You’, while we check out new music from Rudimental collaborator John Newman, as well as a classic rap banger from Big Pun and new Swedish pop from NoNoNo.
Tracklist:
100$ Bill – Jay Z – Great Gatsby Soundtrack
Crazy In Love (Kid Koala Version) – Emeli Sande and The Bryan Ferry Orcehstra
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (It’s All We Got) – Fergie, Q-Tip, Goon Rock
Young Hearts Run Free – Kym Mazelle
Kissing You (Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet) – Des’ree
Still Not A Player – Big Pun ft. Joe
Still Not A Player – Incubus
Pumping Blood – NONONO
Lovefool – The Cardigans
8 The Flight Facilities Special Edition
Flight Facilities are moving so fast at the moment that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them. Today we premiere our first artist-only podcast on the boys, which we made for Sydney-based record label Future Classic.
We recently sat down with Jimmy2Sox to discuss the ups and downs of being one of the most in-demand production pairs in Australia. He told us about finding new female voices in your junk mailbox, why a mixtape is the best kind of business card and discussed whether putting a gold record on your wall makes you a dick.
You’ll also hear their brand new single with Elizabeth Rose, an alternative edit of ‘Crave You’ and some of the highlights of their recent Decades mixes for triple j Mix-Ups. It’s everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Sydney’s favourite production duo in one bite-sized morsel.
Tracklist:
Flight Facilities ft. Giselle – ‘Crave You’ (Version 2)
Flight Facilities ft. Elizabeth Rose – ‘I Didn’t Believe’ (Extended Mix)
Flight Facilities ft. Christine Hoberg – ‘Clair De Lune’
Flight Facilities for ‘triple j Mix Up Exclusives’: 1982-1992 (snippet)
Cassius/Outkast – ‘Feeling For Rosa’ (1999)
Jamiroquai/Notorious BIG – ‘Notorious Insanity’ (1996)
7 The Hashtags And Heartbreaks Edition
Is social media strangling music? This week we look at Mariah Carey, Thicke and Busta Rhymes’ recent #hashtag tracks and see if there’s something too all that chatter or if it’s just a way to keep the kids interested. We time travel back to Jonno’s first ever online writing with Midnight Juggernauts, learn about Polish-American models with Robin Thicke, make fun of Mark’s parents’ obsession with Simply Red and discuss why everyone’s taking a punt on Chance the Rapper.
Be sure to listen in for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Rudimental’s ‘Home’, thanks to Warner Music.
O: Mariah Carey ft. Miguel – #beautiful
J1: Midnight Juggernauts – Into The Galaxy
D1: Robin Thicke ft Pharrell – Blurred Lines
J2: Simply Red – Fairground
D2: Chance The Rapper – Cocoa Butter Kisses
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Other songs we mentioned
Miguel – Adorn
Diplo – Express Yourself
Katy Perry – California Gurls
Ke$ha – Tik Tok
Midnight Juggernauts – Shadows
Robin Thicke – When I Get You Alone
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell – Get Lucky
Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push
Kanye West Power
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6 The Rihanna Is My Elvis Edition
In light of Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ record breaking runs on both sides of the Atlantic, we look at chart figures and wonder what they even mean in the 21st century. After that we enjoy some vintage Gorillaz, meet the newest XXL freshman, Logic, teach Mark about Bill Withers and reminisce over Nike ads with JXL’s famed remix of Elvis’ ‘Little Less Conversation.’
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O: Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’ (Star Slinger Refix)
J1 Gorillaz – 5/4
D1 Logic – Nasty
J2 Bill Withers – Use Me Up
D2 Elvis vs JXL – Little Less Conversation
Outro: Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell – ‘Blurred Lines’
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Other songs/artists we mentioned:
Simply Red – ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’
Rihanna – ‘Umbrella’
Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis – ‘Thrift Shop’
PSY – ‘Gangnam Style’
Blur – ‘Song 2′
Gorillaz -’Feel Good Inc’
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5 The Snorting Coke And What-Not Edition
Staring down the barrel of podcast No. 5, we confirm Jonno’s Splendour predictions and discuss the festival’s relevance, as well as having an exclusive chat with Danny Rogers, co-founder of St. Jerome’s Laneway Festval and manager of Gotye and The Temper Trap. After that we go balls-deep on our Classixx premiere, review the second coming of Josef Salvat, get sexy with Cassie’s mixtape and hopefully talk about PSY for the last time ever.
J1: Classixx ft. Nancy Whang – All You’re Waiting For
D1: Josef Salvat – Hustler
J2: Cassie ft Wiz Khalifa – Paradise
D2: Psy – Gentleman
Outro: Bill Withers – ‘Just The Two Of Us’
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Other songs/artists we mentioned:
Lana Del Rey – Video Games
Snoop Dogg ft. Wiz Khalifa – Young, Wild & Free
Ciara – Body Party
Rick Ross, generally.
LCD Soundsystem – Shut Up & Play The Hits [Film]
Carley Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
PSY – Gangnam Style
Will Smith – Just The 2 Of Us
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*Photo by Hobogestapo
4 The Throwbacks Edition
For our fourth podcast, we try to figure out why skinny white bands are so obsessed with black music from the 90s. Using Coachella as our case study, we also look closer to home with Chet Faker’s cover of ‘No Diggity’. We then race across the Tasman to discover new wunderkind Lorde, get a second sensual serving of Rhye, fall back in love with The Preatures and reacquaint ourselves with one of the best one hit wonders ever, ‘Groove Is In The Heart.’
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Opener: Chet Faker – No Diggity
J1: Lorde – Million Dollar Bills
D1: Rhye – Open
J2: The Preatures – Is This How You Feel?
D2: Dee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
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Other songs/artists we mentioned:
Blackstreet – No Diggity
Phoenix – 1901
Aaliyah – Hot Like Fire
Ben Folds – Bitches Ain’t Shit
Mark Ronson ft. Q-Tip, MNDR – Bang Bang Bang
A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation
Sufjan Stevens – That Dress Looks Nice On You
Drake – Girls Like Beyonce
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3 The ADD Edition
For our third podcast, we look at Daft Punk, Major Lazer and The Knife and question how long is too long to wait between album releases in today’s attention-deficient culture. We also speculate as to how real Snoop Lion’s persona really is, discover bhangra music in Brooklyn, take a trip back to 1981 with Rick Springfield and relive 2006 with an epic Bang Gang remix of Lost Valentinos.
and never miss a beat.
Opener: Major Lazer – Get Free (What So Not Remix)
J1: Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
D1: Snoop Lion – Ashtrays and Heartbreaks
J2: Lost Valentinos – CCTV (Bang Gang vs Van She Tech Remix)
D2: Red Baraat – Shruggy Ji
Other songs/arists we mentioned:
M.I.A – Galang
Glee Cast – Jessie’s Girl
Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre – Gin & Juice
Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre – Still D.R.E
Snoop Dogg ft. Justin Timberlake – Signs
Midnight Juggernauts – Shadows
The Cat Empire – Hello Hello
so we can feel better about ourselves
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2 The Different Strokes Edition
For our sophomore podcast, we discuss whether The Strokes are still ‘a thing’, the perennial allure of Crowded House, why Miguel will be the biggest thing in neo-soul and whether Calvin Harris can actually call out new London producer Jakwob for stealing a chord progression.
and never miss a beat.
J1: Sticky Fingers – These Girls
D1: Miguel – Adorn
J2: Crowded House – It’s Only Natural
Other songs we mentioned:
Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone
John Legend ft. Kanye West – It’s Over
The Strokes – One Way Trigger
The Strokes – All The Time
so we can feel better about ourselves
Thanks for listening. We love you.
1 The Ultra Aussie Edition
Podcast #1: The Ultra Aussie Edition
On our inaugural podcast, we discuss David’s recent trip to Miami to cover Ultra Music Festival, whether EDM is actually eating itself, how long it will take Swedish House Mafia to actually retire, the serene magic of Golden Plains and what makes Ben Lee’s first single from 1997 such an Australian classic.
D1: Zedd – Clarity ft. Foxes [Listen]
D2: Swedish House Mafia vs Benny Benassi – Satisfaction [Listen]
J2: Dick Diver – Keno [Listen]
J2: Ben Lee – Cigarettes Will Kill You [Listen]
Other songs we mentioned:
Major Lazer – Pon De Floor
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls)
Ben Lee – Catch My Disease
Ben Folds – Brick
Madeon – Finale
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so we can feel better about ourselves
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