Birthday Extravaganza
Big love to everyone that got together to make for an awesome show on Thursday- Lauren, Phil and Face, Rex and his tech crew, Helen, amazing musicians and poets, good weather, listeners near and far- t’was grand!
Get Marc’s lowdown here and look out for more pictures and things as we compile it all. Exciting stuff! Next on the schedule is helping out with the Ballarat Acoustic Music Festival on March 26th x
Get Your Mojo on
Great fun last night having Lauren back in the hot seat (and no orange beard hairs to be found in her mic so all good) and treated to a visit from Jeremy and Lauren of local band Cooper Black (also a heavily weighted, old style serif typeface designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper in 1921). Good times. Lauren went home with the playlist but we heard from the 27 Club- Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrsion, Curt Cobain and the equally talented and tragic losses of Otis Redding, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley of the almost 27 Club. This is one of the only photographs of RJ:
We then decided to feature some live and kicking young Australian musicians- Sietta, The Belle-Phonics and Ballarat band The Indian Skies who will be joining us in the studio soon! Oh and how could I forget Beyonce.
Other stuff:
When I came home to enjoy the sounds of Off the Tracks I was delighted to be treated to the sounds of the ‘queen of New Orleans soul’ who I had never heard of!! Irma Thomas- she’s fab and after 50 years of performing she’s still at it- doing a gig at The Corner Hotel on April 20th. I wanna go!
Jeremy of Cooper Black also runs Left of Elephant Recording Studio and is offering a free day’s recording to artists- such a great opportunity, get int touch! jeremy@leftofelephantsound.com.au
And just a brief note on my trip to Rediscovery yesterday, proud sponsors of Voice Fm! yes that could be you too, get in touch if interested. Anywho it is surely one of life’s pleasures to have time to wander through a book or music store (combined with being free of the need to go to the toilet!) with no particular purpose in mind and come away with some treasures.
I picked up Ballarat band Young Werther’s 2007 album Treasure- a beautiful collection of songs featuring Mick Young’s smooth vocals and evocative lyrics and even a soaring choir on the track The Sun is a Merry Go Round. Look out for Young Werther’s work as part of the ABCOpen WxSW film clip project.
I also grabbed a couple of the indispensable Mojo compilations Lauren and I are always banging on about- Southern Soul and the Who picks their favourite stuff. Thanks guys and if you have time for strolling through their collection of cds and records I highly recommend, and don’t forget to visit my fave second hand bookshop/cafe a few doors down at The Known World- treasures await!
See y’all next week for the full live show celebrating birthdays and Voice Fm and all things good really. x
PS- New albums from Radiohead and PJ Harvey- very exciting. Will be giving them a spin for you soon.
Joy!
Feb 10th, What ye heard:
This World Can Make You Happy: Amaya Laucirica 
The Faint- Hearted Ones: Kat Frankie (as recommended by fabulous artist Lily Mae Martin)
I Don’t Like the Man That I Am: Pete Molinari (love this song! & album- Mojo’s New Dictionary of Blues and Soul)
Electric Counterpoint: Steve Reich
Dawn to the Night: The Raah Project
Team Persecution: Dishpan Fingers
Hotel California: The Eagles (for Frank)
Legs: ZZ Top (for Annie- thanks for the biscuit!)
I’m Leaving: Swing Republic (for Lauren)
Royal Garden Blues: Louis Armstrong (european tour 1955!)
Sing Sing Sing: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
visit from Louis J Kelly and a tour through some of his awesome record collection:
Honky Tonk Woman: The Meters
Get Out My Life Woman: Allen Toussaint
Brother John: The Neville Brothers
Mama Roux: Dr John
Check Your Bucket: Eddie Bo
Hook n Sling Pt 2: Eddie Bo
Give my Love to Rose: Johnny and June
No Name on the Bullet: Sly and Robbie
Masengo: Mulatu Astatke
Beautiful Woman: Toots and the Maytals (for Elijah)
Reach for the Sky: Beth Orton
Mama You been on My Mind: Jeff Buckley
Exciting stuff coming up: next week February 17th we’ll have the theme show 27 Club as chosen by trusty listener Kelly Brett (your prize is on the way!). Get in your requests.
And the following week, Feb 24th as promised we’ll be celebrating our first birthday with the help of Phil and Face from Off the Tracks, the team at Voice, Rex and his crew of University of Ballarat Production students, and of course some beautiful artists doing their thing live. Check it out:
Celebrating female musicians from our own back yard, sing it sister!
Playlist:
Higher Than the Sun: Primal Scream (amazing to be part of he 20th anniversary celebrations of Screamadelica on Wednesday @ the Forum/ ‘Don’t Fight It, Feel It!’)
Toby Light: Pikelet
Get Happy: Monique DiMattina (For Annie, Happy Birthday!)
Animation in My Head: Flying Scribble
Don’t Give Up on Me: Kimbra
Love I Found a Flood: Liz Stringer
Between the Tea and the Toast: Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set
481: Viv Denham (local artist part of the ABC Open SxSW filmclip project)
Shyness Blues: Jess Cornelius (inspired by a scene from Leanne Hall’s fabulous book This is Shyness
There is a Lightness to my Bones: Teeth & Tongue (Feb residency at the Grace Darling Hotel)
A Heart That’s Pounding: Sally Seltman (nominated for the Australian Music Prize along with Pikelet)
Satellite: Georgia Fields (written by Judith Hamaan, performing around town)
Stevie: Lisa Mitchell (for Stevie Looney)
Rambling Man: Laura Marling (for Tex)
Sleeper Awake: Sarah Blasko
Higher Than the Sun: Bat for Lashes cover
Weather w Jenny Morris, oh yeah
Bitterness: Chelsea Wilson (playing tonight at the Empress, 8.30)
On the Sly: The Bamboos (Kylie Auldist on vocals, hot mama!)
The Dap: The Cactus Channel
Leviathan Lane: Freya Hollick (recorded on UBLive 2009)
I Hope I Never See You Again: Lisa Miller (from She Will Have her Way, and as Off the Tracks corrected me a Split Ends cover)
New Joan as Policewoman album The Deep Field, can’t wait to have a good listen!
Hope everyone out there enjoyed the show as much as I have enjoyed exploring these talented local ladies, and there was lots more I didn’t get to play so tune in next week for more! Catch you then x
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Tinderbox Adventures
Hey folks, hope you’re keeping cool! Lots of exciting stuff is happening in Ballarat creative land at the moment. Check out the current ABC Open project we visited last week and tune in tomorrow night for more creative news and tunes! Drop us a line and say hello at tinderboxradio@gmail.com, and don’t forget to keep the 24th free for Tinderbox birthday celebrations : )