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Karen Leng

Melbourne

Host, Curated at Double J

Host of Curated @doublejradio & music is my passion / ex 3RRR / she / her / on Wurundjeri country / Instagram @karen_l_leng FB: @KarenLengDJ

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  • DJ Joey Lightbulb's PUMP UP mix

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | Karen Leng |Dylan Saville

    Fresh from following PJ Harvey and Fontaines D.C. on stage at Victoria’s Golden Plains Music Festival, DJ, music writer and AFL footy mascot Mikey Cahill, AKA Joey Lightbulb, jumps back on the decks for a pre long weekend PUMP UP mix on Double J. Strap in for a bit of funk, R&B, house and some turbo riddims.

  • You Am I celebrate Hi Fi Way's dirty thirty

    4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Karen Leng |Dylan Saville

    This year marks 30 years since You Am I released their much-loved second album Hi Fi Way. Released in February 1995, it remains an Australian classic. It snagged the band an ARIA, earned them 3 spots in that year’s Hottest 100, its songs have been covered tons of times, and it’s influenced generations of Australian musicians This year band are hitting the road in April and May to celebrate, playing Hi Fi Way as well as their third album Hourly Daily in full all over Australia.

  • PJ Harvey on poetry, folklore and reinvention

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Karen Leng |Dylan Saville

    PJ Harvey is back in Australia in Australia in 2025, her first tour here in 8 years, delivering magical sets with her band and long time collaborator John Parish. Over recent years PJ Harvey has found inspiration in writing poetry. The ancient folklore of her hometown Dorset to write the poetic narrative Orlam, and then to create the spell bindingly beautiful album I Inside the Old Year Dying. It sees another dramatic reinvention in a career marked by constant change.

  • DARKSIDE's Nicolás Jaar unpacks 'Nothing'

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Karen Leng |Dylan Saville

    Pioneering electro-psych group DARKSIDE’s third album Nothing has just dropped, and their first as a trio. Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington are joined by longtime friend, collaborator, instrument designer and drummer Tlacael Esparza which has seen them re-imagine and reinvigorate their rich sound with even more sonic textures. Born out of jam sessions recorded at the band's Los Angeles-based rehearsal space (an abandoned shop front), Nothing is their first studio album as a creative 3-some.

  • Hottest 100 of 2004

    Jan 23, 2025 | abc.net.au | Karen Leng

    Karen Leng takes you through to the middle of Double J's countdown of the Hottest 100 of 2004.

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Karen Leng
Karen Leng @Lengbeats
24 Jul 24

heyho! today @JoeHotChip chats with me about his excellent new solo LP #harmonics + new music @nickcave #longdarknight #wildgod So come join me for rad tunes on @DoubleJRadio lunch or listen back on demand after x @Dominorecordco https://t.co/hMTQdHxf4c

Karen Leng
Karen Leng @Lengbeats
24 Jun 24

DIRTY THREE Interview !! Thrilled to have @warrenellis13 join me on @DoubleJRadio lunch today to natter about the new #dirtythree album #lovechangeseverything & current Australian tour. The live shows are incredible. Join us 12-3 pm or on demand later https://t.co/kFldzJhYvV

Karen Leng
Karen Leng @Lengbeats
23 May 24

**AIR INTERVIEW** #MoonSafari @airofficial is a stunning timeless cosmic adventure. AIR are here to perform it @VividSydney @SydOperaHouse 😍today JB Dunkel of AIR joins me on Lunch. Come vibrate with us @DoubleJRadio or on demand after. https://t.co/mhgCAcsFT7