In 2017, a music book came out that had everyone talking. Meet Me in the Bathroom was an oral history capturing a definitive era in New York City indie music. At almost 600 pages long, everyone from Karen O to Julian Casablancas, James Murphy to Regina Spektor were part of it, and it instantly became a bestseller. In the last year, the book has been adapted for screen; captured in a documentary that brings to life the early days of some of our most loved bands, and how it all began. Lizzy Goodma...
Mar 30, 2023•1 min
In 2017, a music book came out that had everyone talking. Meet Me in the Bathroom was an oral history capturing a definitive era in New York City indie music. At almost 600 pages long, everyone from Karen O to Julian Casablancas, James Murphy to Regina Spektor were part of it, and it instantly became a bestseller. In the last year, the book has been adapted for screen; captured in a documentary that brings to life the early days of some of our most loved bands, and how it all began. Lizzy Goodma...
Mar 30, 2023•1 min
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are one of my favourite bands. Ever since when I first heard Ffunny Friends, I was hooked. And also intrigued… their music is often a beautiful mystery, layered with hidden meanings and textures you unpick with every listen. I remember listening to Multi-Love, then reading about the poly relationship that had inspired it, and the songs just cracked open. It’s a bit the same with their latest record. Cos while “V” sounds like a sprawling, nostalgic, and at times laidback ...
Mar 23, 2023•44 min
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are one of my favourite bands. Ever since when I first heard Ffunny Friends, I was hooked. And also intrigued… their music is often a beautiful mystery, layered with hidden meanings and textures you unpick with every listen. I remember listening to Multi-Love, then reading about the poly relationship that had inspired it, and the songs just cracked open. It’s a bit the same with their latest record. Cos while “V” sounds like a sprawling, nostalgic, and at times laidback ...
Mar 23, 2023•44 min
Mo’Ju is a shapeshifting artist. Over more than a decade, they’ve explored different sounds, stories and scenes… forever disrupting our expectations. Their new album is Oro, Plata, Mata. It’s a concept record based in cycles, and very much rooted in Mo’Ju’s sense of self and where they’re headed. A week out from it’s release, Mo’Ju joined me to Take 5 and explore this new era. Take 5 sings when my guest embraces the theme. And Mo’Ju did that, lacing in some extraordinary pieces of music with the...
Mar 16, 2023•47 min
Mo’Ju is a shapeshifting artist. Over more than a decade, they’ve explored different sounds, stories and scenes… forever disrupting our expectations. Their new album is Oro, Plata, Mata. It’s a concept record based in cycles, and very much rooted in Mo’Ju’s sense of self and where they’re headed. A week out from it’s release, Mo’Ju joined me to Take 5 and explore this new era. Take 5 sings when my guest embraces the theme. And Mo’Ju did that, lacing in some extraordinary pieces of music with the...
Mar 16, 2023•47 min
If you know the music of Angel Olsen, you know she feels and communicates emotion deeply. Across six albums, we’ve heard her lay it all on the line. Or at least, we thought we had. Big Time is Angel’s most raw and personal record to date. And with good reason. It was recorded in a time of great love, grief, and change for Angel. At 34, she met a new partner and came out as queer to her parents. Days later, her father died. A few weeks later, her mother also passed. Three weeks after that funeral...
Mar 09, 2023•41 min
If you know the music of Angel Olsen, you know she feels and communicates emotion deeply. Across six albums, we’ve heard her lay it all on the line. Or at least, we thought we had. Big Time is Angel’s most raw and personal record to date. And with good reason. It was recorded in a time of great love, grief, and change for Angel. At 34, she met a new partner and came out as queer to her parents. Days later, her father died. A few weeks later, her mother also passed. Three weeks after that funeral...
Mar 09, 2023•41 min
It was less than a year ago that Wet Leg released their debut album. A little more than that, when we first met them with Chaise Longue. In that time they’ve blown up; hit #1 on the album charts, won 2 Grammy’s, 2 Brits, and fans all over the world… including Harry Styles. Back in Australia supporting Harry in his stadium shows, I invited Rhian and Hester to Take 5. I wanted to hear, from the sources themselves, about their wild year. From the headspin of the Grammy Awards, to discovering an Aus...
Mar 02, 2023
It was less than a year ago that Wet Leg released their debut album. A little more than that, when we first met them with Chaise Longue. In that time they’ve blown up; hit #1 on the album charts, won 2 Grammy’s, 2 Brits, and fans all over the world… including Harry Styles. Back in Australia supporting Harry in his stadium shows, I invited Rhian and Hester to Take 5. I wanted to hear, from the sources themselves, about their wild year. From the headspin of the Grammy Awards, to discovering an Aus...
Mar 02, 2023
It’s a big World Pride celebration for Take 5, as the party comes to Australia for the first time and on the same weekend at Mardi Gras. Music (and dance music in particular) came from queer culture, and queer clubs are some of the most welcoming and magical spaces in the world. So it’s fitting to have a woman who has found herself in the clubs, Take 5. HAAi was born and raised in Australia, but has made her name in music in London, where over the past decade she’s been dj-ing and refining her s...
Feb 23, 2023•41 min
It’s a big World Pride celebration for Take 5, as the party comes to Australia for the first time and on the same weekend at Mardi Gras. Music (and dance music in particular) came from queer culture, and queer clubs are some of the most welcoming and magical spaces in the world. So it’s fitting to have a woman who has found herself in the clubs, Take 5. HAAi was born and raised in Australia, but has made her name in music in London, where over the past decade she’s been dj-ing and refining her s...
Feb 23, 2023•41 min
For more than twenty years, Urthboy has been part of the Australian hip-hop scene. From his early days with The Herd, to setting up the Elefant Traks record label, he’s made a name as a solo artist, with now seven albums under his belt. His latest is called Savour, it’s Urthy’s exploration of masculinity, of vulnerability, and of capturing and enjoying life while you can. And ahead of it’s release, he joined me to Take 5. This is a heartfelt convo where his love of the scene is on full display, ...
Feb 16, 2023•39 min
For more than twenty years, Urthboy has been part of the Australian hip-hop scene. From his early days with The Herd, to setting up the Elefant Traks record label, he’s made a name as a solo artist, with now seven albums under his belt. His latest is called Savour, it’s Urthy’s exploration of masculinity, of vulnerability, and of capturing and enjoying life while you can. And ahead of it’s release, he joined me to Take 5. This is a heartfelt convo where his love of the scene is on full display, ...
Feb 16, 2023•39 min
This Take 5 is something of a reunion. It’s been six years since Julia Jacklin first joined me and picked the music. Since then, she’s released two more brilliant albums, made a name for herself across the world, and shared her stories in every way. Julia has always had a knack for knocking us out with her incredibly personal songs. And in giving so much of her own experiences in her art, we’ve been witness to the many changes she’s experienced as she’s grown up. Change is a constant in all of o...
Feb 09, 2023•46 min
This Take 5 is something of a reunion. It’s been six years since Julia Jacklin first joined me and picked the music. Since then, she’s released two more brilliant albums, made a name for herself across the world, and shared her stories in every way. Julia has always had a knack for knocking us out with her incredibly personal songs. And in giving so much of her own experiences in her art, we’ve been witness to the many changes she’s experienced as she’s grown up. Change is a constant in all of o...
Feb 09, 2023•46 min
Irish band Fontaine’s D.C. formed over a shared love of poetry. In the early days, the band would meet at the pub, write verse, and recite it to one another. And that’s carried through to the music they make; across three albums they’ve created a compelling mood punctuated by some brilliant lyrics. It’s why I gave them the theme of verse, and from Sinead O’Connor to A$AP Ferg, to The Pogues, this is, itself, a poetic conversation about the power of verse. Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says Nick...
Feb 02, 2023•32 min
Irish band Fontaine’s D.C. formed over a shared love of poetry. In the early days, the band would meet at the pub, write verse, and recite it to one another. And that’s carried through to the music they make; across three albums they’ve created a compelling mood punctuated by some brilliant lyrics. It’s why I gave them the theme of verse, and from Sinead O’Connor to A$AP Ferg, to The Pogues, this is, itself, a poetic conversation about the power of verse. Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says Nick...
Feb 02, 2023•32 min
Every year, while our sister station counts down the Hottest 100, on Double J we relive the countdown from 20 years ago. It’s a wild trip down memory lane, and a reminder of the music that has stood the test of time, and the songs you’d completely forgotten about (sometimes, for good reason). As we readied to live in the 2002 countdown once again, I thought it’d be fun to invite some of triple j’s most beloved presenters from that time. And people who – just like us listeners – were getting thei...
Jan 26, 2023•59 min
Every year, while our sister station counts down the Hottest 100, on Double J we relive the countdown from 20 years ago. It’s a wild trip down memory lane, and a reminder of the music that has stood the test of time, and the songs you’d completely forgotten about (sometimes, for good reason). As we readied to live in the 2002 countdown once again, I thought it’d be fun to invite some of triple j’s most beloved presenters from that time. And people who – just like us listeners – were getting thei...
Jan 26, 2023•59 min
It’s the finale of Take 5 for 2022 and honestly, I couldn’t think of a more perfect guest to see us into the summer break. Jon Hopkins has been one of my favourite artists for many years. His music has soundtracked the highs and lows of my life, it’s kept me grounded when I needed it most and it’s helped my transcend when life has boxed me in. Whether crafting beats, or composing music for psychedelic therapy, Jon makes everything feel lighter, everything connected – which is why he’s seeing us ...
Dec 15, 2022•42 min
It’s the finale of Take 5 for 2022 and honestly, I couldn’t think of a more perfect guest to see us into the summer break. Jon Hopkins has been one of my favourite artists for many years. His music has soundtracked the highs and lows of my life, it’s kept me grounded when I needed it most and it’s helped my transcend when life has boxed me in. Whether crafting beats, or composing music for psychedelic therapy, Jon makes everything feel lighter, everything connected – which is why he’s seeing us ...
Dec 15, 2022•42 min
Melbourne band Press Club have only played together for a handful of years, but in that time they’ve made a name for themselves; their live gigs are the stuff of legend, with frontwoman Natalie Foster throwing herself around the stage while belting out pitch perfect indie rock. Press Club have always recorded their albums with the same kinetic energy - short, sharp bursts in the studio that capture the essence of who they are. Their latest album was done a little differently… the pandemic killed...
Dec 08, 2022•34 min
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 Austral...
Dec 01, 2022•21 min
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 Austral...
Dec 01, 2022•21 min
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 bac...
Nov 24, 2022•41 min
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 bac...
Nov 24, 2022•41 min
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...
Nov 17, 2022•35 min
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...
Nov 17, 2022•35 min
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 ...
Nov 10, 2022•37 min
