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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic
Back in the early '90s, a little band called Slowdive were making waves in the UK. With wall of sound, they dwelled in the same realm as My Bloody Valentine, a real shoegaze sensibility, and they thrived. Then they hit a wall. As the loud, brash sounds of Britpop rose, the press soured on shoegaze, and the band decided to call it a day in the mid '90s. In 2013 they made a comeback and a few years later they made their first ever visit to Australia.
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic
Lucy Dacus is one helluva songwriter. Whether collaborating with boygenius, or crafting solo songs, she’s gathered a dedicated following across the world. Lucy just recently put out her fourth album Forever is a Feeling, but back in 2019 she was in Australia touring her second Historian, and I swooped at the chance to have her Take 5. She was 23 at the time, but already showing a wisdom that proved she’d have a long songwriting road ahead of her.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic
Dylan Alcott is a deadset legend. He's a four-time gold medallist at the Paralympic across multiple sports, he's the first male in history in any form of tennis to win the Golden Slam, he helps Australians with disabilities with his foundation, and he founded Ability Fest - Australia's first and only inclusive and fully accessible music festival. Unsurprisingly, in 2022 he was named as the Australian of the Year. But it was before a lot of that, when he joined me to Take 5 in 2015.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic |Gabrielle Burke
Sarah Blasko has a voice that never lets you go. Her debut album The Overture & the Underscore was released 20 years ago, and she’s been a constant presence ever since. Always pushing the boundaries of her art and anchoring everything she does with that transcendent voice. Two decades on from her debut, and 6 years since her last album, Sarah Blasko is back with new music.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic |Gabrielle Burke
Who knew cooking competitions would take over Australian television? Back in 2010, the finale for the second season of MasterChef became the most watched non-sporting event of that year. And the winner? Adam Liaw. He'd been working in Japan when he decided to enter the TV cooking comp, and he quickly became a firm favourite. After his win, everything changed.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic |Gabrielle Burke
Vika and Linda are national treasures. We first met the Bull sisters alongside the Black Sorrows, doing backing vocals for Paul Kelly, and then bursting out on their own with their debut album. That record turns 30 this year, and to celebrate, I’m taking you to a glorious Take 5 from the archives with Vika and Linda. The year was 2019, and their theme was “sibling songs”. They picked it too, and you’ll see why. Families singing together is the very backbone of what they do.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Gabrielle Burke |Liza Perkovic
Back in 1989, Neneh Cherry released her debut album. Raw Like Sushi was a smash in the UK and here in Australia. This young Swede based in London caught all of our attention, and through the 90’s she’d release two more albums before taking a breather from music. But her creative life began way earlier. With an artist mother and jazz legend Don Cherry as her stepfather, Neneh’s childhood was a life less ordinary.
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May 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Gabrielle Burke |Liza Perkovic
Can you remember when Ill Communication first came out? If you came of age in the 90’s like me, it was a huge album. Bursting outta the gates with 'Sure Shot', with hits like 'Get it Together' and 'Sabotage'... it’s one of Beastie Boys most varied and loved albums, and in 2024 it turns 30 years old. The sound of this album is as fresh as it was in 1994, and to mark this big anniversary I dug into the archives to dust off one of my favourite conversations of all time. The one and only Mike D.
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May 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Zan Rowe |Gabrielle Burke |Liza Perkovic
Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear helped shaped the sound of modern indie music. Across their five albums they layered intricate and nuanced guitar music with choirboy vocals and a whole lotta heart. They broke through in 2006 with their second album, Yellow House, but it was 2009’s Veckatimist which took Grizzly Bear to a whole new plane and became one of the most loved albums of the decade.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Myf Warhurst |Zan Rowe |Liza Perkovic
What a wild week. Fred again.. announces an arena tour within days, a Wonka Fest in Glasgow gets the Fyre treatment, and Pizza Shapes are now hot cross buns? Don't worry, Myf and Zan are here to explain it all for you. There's news on the small screen too, with Bobby Berk's replacement announced for Queer Eye, and an update on "...And Just Like That" character Che Diaz. And have you noticed that 10 year olds are gurning for really spenny beauty products?
