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The Take 5 is a music podcast where the people you love, share five songs they love. Each guest has a different theme, and the memories attached to their most beloved songs flip them to fan mode, often giving a rare insight into their creative heart. Hosted by Zan Rowe.
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- 2 days ago51 min
The Presets Take 5
The Presets are Australian electronic music royalty.From their beginnings as classically trained percussion students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to their breakthrough as synth-wielding dancefloor destroyers, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes have spent three decades making music that refuses to sit still. Their 2008 album Apocalypso made them the first electronic act to win the ARIA for Album of the Year, and singles like "My People" became anthems for a generation.Before The Presets, there was Prop: a minimalist percussion ensemble blending Steve Reich with spacey synths. The transformation from that to "caveman synth rock" happened one afternoon in Kim's living room in Erskineville, jamming AC/DC riffs on synthesizers. The rest is history: EPs, beloved records, international tours, and a legacy that helped define Australian electronic music.Now they are celebrating that era with Forever After, a festival brimming with noughties legends like Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Bag Raiders, and the spirit of Daft Punk's infamous Never Everland 2007. Recorded in front of a live audience at Crosstalk Records in Sydney, Jules and Kim theme was First Contact: the songs that made their universe a much bigger place.The Presets' song choices: Kraftwerk - 'Tour de France'The Cure - 'A Forest'Trans Am - 'Futureworld'Single Gun Theory - 'Fall' (Abstract Gladiators remix)Daft Punk - 'Da Funk'00:00 Introduction: The Presets, First Contact at Crosstalk Records01:20 Record Stores: Pre-Streaming Days and Musical Education03:52 First Song: Kraftwerk 'Tour de France'04:18 Breakdance: The Movie That Changed Everything for Jules09:58 Kim's Childhood: From Bon Jovi to Hip-Hop11:06 Sex Pistols on the Train: Punk Opens the Door12:00 Second Song: The Cure 'A Forest'15:22 Living in Headphones: Music as Catharsis18:02 Meeting at the Conservatorium and Forming Prop19:19 Julian's Dad's Synth: "I Think This Is It"22:48 Jamming AC/DC Riffs on Synths: The First Presets Session20:21 Third Song: Trans Am 'Futurworld'24:13 "Caveman Synth Rock": The Birth of The Presets28:21 Fourth Song: Single Gun Theory, 'Fall'31:17 Climbing the Anzac Bridge (Under Construction)36:35 The Big Day Out Boiler Room: Electronic Meets Mainstream37:48 "Shared Witness": 30 Years of Making Music Together40:48 'My People' Live for the First Time at 50,000 People44:06 Sound Relief: Playing in the Rain at the SCG45:16 Fifth Song: Daft Punk 'Da Funk'49:57 Zan's Wrap-Up: Aus Music Month on Double J
- 1 weeks ago47 min
Powderfinger on their sold out reunion tour, adding extra shows & epic support acts
Legendary Brisbane band Powderfinger broke the internet when they announced a long-awaited reunion tour.The band sold out 26 shows across the country, and today announced extra shows, new cities, and an epic line-up of all-Australian support acts.Joining them on the road next year will be bands like Violent Soho, Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music, You Am I, Something For Kate, The Living End, John Butler Trio, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + more.Bernard Fanning and Darren Middleton joined Zan Rowe to talk about what prompted the reunion, and how they feel about being back on stage next year.
- 1 weeks ago49 min
20th anniversary special: Calvin Harris, Annie Mac, Aloe Blacc & more
Take 5 is turning 20!It started back in 2006 as a weekly radio segment on triple j, and since then it's grown into an award-winning podcast, and a beloved TV show in its sixth season.The list of people who have graced the Take 5 is epic: Lorde, Jack Antonoff, Kevin Bacon, Paul Kelly, Mel C from the Spice Girls, Bernard Fanning, there's even been a Beatle (Sir Paul McCartney!).To mark this special 20th anniversary, Zan Rowe has dug into some old shoe boxes and dusted off minidiscs and DAT tapes to bring to you a selection of vintage Take 5s.These special episodes haven't been heard by anyone in nearly 2 decades.From an absolute treasure trove of conversations, you'll hear from Calvin Harris, Anna Calvi, Aloe Blacc, DJ Annie Mac, and punk rock legend Denis from Refused.20 Years of Take 5 songs:AC / DC - 'Back In Black' (picked by Denis from Refused)Little Dragon - 'Ritual Union' (picked by DJ Annie Mac)Foo Fighters - 'Best of You' (picked by Aloe Blacc)David Bowie - 'Sound And Vision' (picked by Anna Calvi)Groove Armada - 'Get Down' (picked by Calvin Harris)00:00 Introduction: 20 Years of Take 501:33 Dennis Lyxzén from Refused: The Reformation04:15 "The Shape of Punk to Come": Ahead of the Curve08:24 Rehearsals and Coachella: "The Best Band We Could Possibly Ever Be"10:42 First song: AC/DC 'Back in Black'12:22 Annie Mac: BBC Radio 1 and the Friday Night Show17:07 Second song: Little Dragon 'Ritual Union'21:13 Aloe Blacc: From Hip Hop to Soul25:31 Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell and the Rat Pack: College Discoveries26:52 Third song: Foo Fighters 'Best of You'29:48 Anna Calvi: Songs of Desire and the Laneway Festival33:42 Ennio Morricone, Bowie and a Roman Grandfather's Tangos36:03 Fourth song: David Bowie 'Sound And Vision'38:09 Calvin Harris: Amiga Trackers and Bedroom Production42:38 Working with Kylie and Kathy Dennis: "Bring the Party"44:37 Fifth song: Groove Armada 'Get Down' 46:40 20 Years Later: Take Five as a Time Capsule
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Take 5 with Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda is joy personified.From her first TV gig on Neighbours, where her character Karen dated Toadie and made a dramatic final exit from the show holding a pavlova, to her breakthrough turn as Josie in Looking for Alibrandi, she has been one of Australia's most beloved screen actors for 25 years. But it's her second act that's surprised everyone, including herself: winning Australian Survivor in a unanimous vote, singing in a thong costume (the footwear kind) on The Masked Singer, and now co-hosting ABC TV's Recipe of the Year.Growing up Irish-Italian Australian in Melbourne, Pia trained as a ballet dancer and dreamed of being Judy Garland. She studied performance art at university, imagined a future in avant-garde dance, and instead became the unofficial ambassador for a generation's coming-of-age experience. Looking for Alibrandi wasn't just a film, it became a cultural touchstone.Her north star is simple: if something brings joy, she says yes. She is warm, funny, and completely herself, a quality she credits, in part, to an encounter with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe on Melbourne's Chapel Street in 1995.Pia Miranda's 'joie de vivre' songs: Pulp - 'This is Hardcore'Judy Garland - 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'R.E.M. - 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)'Cat Stevens - 'Miles from Nowhere'Umberto Tozzi - 'Gloria'00:00 Introduction: Pia Miranda, Joy Personified01:15 Saying Yes: "Something Scares Me, But I'll Do It Anyway"04:12 First Song: Pulp, 'This is Hardcore'04:26 Jarvis Cocker: The Hall Pass and a Life-Changing Live Show09:51 1998: CDs, Share Houses and Peak '90s10:42 Neighbours: Karen, Toadie and the Pavlova Exit14:14 Looking for Alibrandi: "We're Really Good in That"19:34 Second Song: Judy Garland, 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'19:55 The Wizard of Oz: "It's Pia's Night"24:20 Recipe of the Year: The CWA and the Joy of Food28:44 Third Song: R.E.M., 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)'29:04 Free Tickets and Chapel Street: When R.E.M. Came to Town34:47 Australian Survivor: "I Actually Won"40:13 The Masked Singer: Playing Thong42:45 Fourth Song: Cat Stevens, 'Miles from Nowhere'42:57 Freedom and Travel: The Walkman Dream48:30 Origin Odyssey: Italian Identity and "Cousins Everywhere"53:53 Final Song: Umberto Tozzi, 'Gloria'56:53 Zan's Wrap-Up: 20 Years of Take 5Watch Recipe of the Year on ABC iview: Recipe of the Year - ABC iview
- 3 weeks ago4 min
Take 5 with Sampa The Great, The Presets, Pia Miranda, Dan Sultan and John Butler
Take 5 is celebrating 20 years, and we're marking the milestone with something special.Zan Rowe is bringing the show to record stores around the country for four intimate, live conversations with some of Australia's most loved artists:The PresetsKate Miller-HeidkeDan SultanJohn ButlerEach guest takes on a theme and chooses five songs that speak to it, and what unfolds is always unexpected.All four live Take 5s will drop right here on the pod throughout November as part of Aus Music Month.PLUS: before those live shows, we've got a couple of extra special conversations coming your way. Kicking off next week, actor Pia Miranda, one of Australia's most accomplished performers, from Looking for Alibrandi to winning Australian Celebrity Survivor, The Masked Singer, Dancing With the Stars, and currently co-hosting ABC TV's Recipe of the Year. And right after that, we bring you one of the most exciting artists of the last decade: Sampa The Great, returning to Take 5 for another chapter in her extraordinary evolution.So hit follow, favourite this podcast, subscribe, do whatever you need to get ready for a season of Take 5 that'll shift your perspective, make you laugh, introduce you to new songs, and maybe even make you cry.And while you wait, there's plenty of great Take 5 episodes to explore, from Paul McCartney and Peaches to Tom Waits and TV on the Radio. Take 5 has been a radio and podcast favourite for 20 years. Let's celebrate.Watch and listen:Take 5 on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-roweOther Take 5 episodes you might like:Paul McCartney Takes 5 - triple jTake 5 with Peaches - ABC listenTom Waits' songs that inspired 'Bad As Me' - ABC listenTake 5 with TV On The Radio - ABC listen
- Oct 8, 202656 min
Take 5 with Vika & Linda
Vika and Linda Bull are national treasures.From their early days singing backing vocals with Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows to breaking out on their own with acclaimed records, they're part of the very fabric of Australian music, and they do it all in harmony. Their voices have soundtracked decades of Australian life, but it's the story behind those voices that makes them extraordinary.Growing up in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster, they lived between two worlds: ordinary suburban school life during the week, and the rich, Tongan culture of their mother's homeland every Sunday at church. It was there, surrounded by four-hour services of soaring Tongan choral singing, that they learned harmony, not through formal lessons, but by feeling the floor vibrate beneath them. Their mother, a Tongan nurse who married an Australian man, taught them their parts at age five: Vika the high, Linda the low. A split that would define their sound for the next four decades.Their career path was never straightforward. They started in their own band before taking a deliberate side step to join The Black Sorrows as backing vocalists; a six-year apprenticeship under Joe Camilleri that taught them everything from studio technique to stagecraft. It was Vika's voice on "Chained to the Wheel" that transformed the song, and the band's fortunes. But eventually, the pull to tell their own stories became too strong. A difficult conversation with Joe, encouragement from Paul Kelly to try writing, and a year of Thursday afternoon songwriting sessions set them on a new path.This year, they released an incredibly personal new album reflecting on identity, culture, and mid-life (Where Do You Come From?). They were also inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, an honour that still bewilders two women who started as "a couple of backing singers."This episode was filmed for Season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe at Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne, a rehearsal room the Bull sisters know intimately. They were warm, funny, and deeply emotional in exploring their extraordinary life across five songs.Vika and Linda Bull's song choices: The Maopa Choir and Band - 'Halleluia Chorus (from The Messiah)'The Rolling Stones - 'Gimme Shelter'Bob Marley and The Wailers - 'Could You Be Loved'The Finn Brothers - 'Edible Flowers'The Staple Singers - 'Respect Yourself'00:00 Introduction: Vika and Linda Bull, National Treasures01:55 Childhood in Doncaster: Singing at Church at Five Years Old04:15 First Song: The Maopa Choir and Band, 'Halleluia Chorus (from The Messiah)' 07:11 Two Worlds: Suburban Doncaster and Tongan Culture14:15 Visiting Tonga: "One of the Best Times of My Life"15:51 Second Song: The Rolling Stones, 'Gimme Shelter'20:58 Chained to the Wheel: Stepping Up in The Black Sorrows23:21 Leaving The Black Sorrows: "We Gotta Give It a Crack"27:44 Third Song: Bob Marley and The Wailers, 'Could You Be Loved'30:48 Paul Kelly: "You Should Try Writing Songs"35:21 The New Album: "Not Scared Anymore"37:18 The Memoir: Finding the Confidence to Tell Their Story38:46 The Punk and the Prefect: "Sisters First, Singer Second"41:15 Fourth Song: The Finn Brothers, 'Edible Flowers'45:06 Tim and Neil Finn: Sibling Harmony and Songwriting Lessons47:23 Final Song: The Staple Singers, 'Respect Yourself'51:38 ARIA Hall of Fame: "We Never Thought That Would Happen"54:29 Zan's Wrap-Up: Season 5 FinaleThis episode was filmed for Season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe on ABC TV and ABC iview. You can stream the whole season on ABC iview now.Watch this episode of Take 5 on ABC iview https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe
- Oct 1, 202659 min
Take 5 with Genesis Owusu
Genesis Owusu is one of Australia's most thrilling new artists.Born Kofi Owusu-Ansah, he immigrated to Canberra with his family when he was just two years old. Almost immediately he felt like an odd one out. And he used that feeling to get weird.20 odd years later, his music, visuals, and storytelling has resonated with millions. He's won the ARIA for Album of the Year twice (first for Smiling with No Teeth in 2021, and then with Struggler in 2023), and leads the nominations again this year for his third album, Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge. All across the world people sing his praises. Barack Obama has a Genesis song on his summer playlist ('Gold Chains'). And he's done it all, his way.Genesis Owusu's song choices: Cibo Matto - 'Birthday Cake'N.E.R.D. - 'Rock Star'Lupe Fiasco - 'American Terrorist [Ft. Matthew Santos]'Prince - 'All the Critics Love U in New York'Tyler, The Creator - 'I Think'00:00 Introduction: From Ghana to ARIA Award-Winning Musician00:25 "Strap in for a Conversation Where You Could Frame Just About Every Sentence"00:33 Born Kofi Owusu-Ansah: Immigrating to Canberra at Two Years Old00:49 "20-Odd Years Later, His Music, Visuals, and Storytelling Has Resonated With Millions"01:10 Barack Obama Has a Genesis Song on His Summer Playlist01:20 "It's a Pretty Big Call to Give a 28-Year-Old Artist the Theme of Evolution"01:45 Extended Podcast Edit: The First Video Game Play to Make It Into a Take 502:06 Kofi's Drive and Self-Belief: Going Back to Early Days in Canberra02:07 "I Was Born Into a Family of Music Appreciators, Not Music Technicians"02:17 Immigrating From Ghana: Ghanaian Highlife Music and "Sizzling Jollof on the Stove"02:32 Mom the Gospel Choir Leader: "Her World Was Gospel"02:39 "She's a Good Singer, Right? Runs in the Family"02:45 Older Brother's World: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana02:54 Dad Buying Random Records "Just 'Cause It Looked Fun": Saturday Cleaning Days03:08 "One Weekend Was Missy Elliott, Then the Next Weekend Was Missy Higgins"03:22 The Youngest in the Family: "The Converging Point for All of Those Different Worlds"03:27 "This Feels Like a Whole Bunch of River Systems All Guiding to One Spot"03:42 "My First Experience of Art Was an Amalgamation From All Sides"04:01 "It's a Language. That's What I Use It For. I Use It to Communicate"04:22 "The Emotions I Want to Elicit Sometimes Can't Be Described Through Words"04:48 First Song: Cibo Matto, 'Birthday Cake'04:56 "A Wild Song to Hear When You're Five Years Old"05:03 "So Much of My Life and Artistry Comes From Fusion"05:15 The Biggest Creative Influence: Jet Set Radio Future on the Original Xbox05:18 Rollerblading Graffiti Artists in Neo Tokyo: "The Last Bastion of Resistance"05:48 Soundtracked by a Pirate Radio Station: DJ Professor K06:04 "I Turned on the Game, and It Was Like a Gust of Wind That Blew All My Hair Back"06:28 "It's Super Abrasive and a Bit Ugly. It Taught Me That Ugly Was Also to Be Appreciated"06:41 "20 Years Later, the First Song on Each of My Albums Is Always the Most Abrasive"06:55 "Mutually Assured Destruction": The Opening Track Gauntlet07:06 Pirate Radio: The First Song on His New Album Comes From This Game07:15 "The Biggest Creative Influence in My Life": Music, Visuals, and Themes in One Pandora's Box07:45 "In the Same Way My Parents' Different Worlds Created My World"08:08 "All These Different Puzzle Pieces Laid Bare... to Create What Will Eventually Become Genesis Owusu"08:53 "So Many of My First Musical Experiences Were Heraldied From This Original Chunky Xbox"09:05 Burning CDs and Saving Music to the Xbox: "Crazy Frog Went Platinum on That Xbox"09:22 First Ever Favorite Song: 'Gravel Pit' by Wu Tang Clan09:38 "10 Years Later I Actually Realized That Was Wu Tang Clan"09:47 First Time Hearing the Rolling Stones Was From Guitar Hero09:53 "It's How Music Transports Itself Through the Generations"09:58 "You Were Two When You Immigrated to Australia From Ghana"10:01 Why Canberra? "The Only Person They Knew in Australia Was My Dad's Sister"10:06 "Five Kids in a Four Bedroom, Then We Crashed With Them as Well for a Few Months"10:31 "Were You Aware of the Sacrifice They'd Made?"10:39 "I Grew Up Slowly Recognizing More and More What That Sacrifice Actually Meant"10:49 Driving Past the Childhood Apartment: "So Much Smaller Than I Remembered"11:11 "Seeing Where We Started and What My Parents Toiled to Give Me and My Brother"11:34 Second Song: N.E.R.D., 'Rock Star'11:44 "The Puzzle Pieces Were Starting to Be Laid in Front of Me, but There Was Still the Task o
- Sep 24, 202652 min
Take 5 with country music superstar Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson is a force of nature.Raised in the tiny farming town of Baskin, Louisiana (population 170) she grew up between corn fields and country radio, where music wasn't a genre but a way of life. From writing her first song at nine years old to hauling a camper trailer to Nashville at 19, her path to becoming one of country music's biggest stars was anything but overnight. It took a decade of hustle, a Hannah Montana wig, and an unshakable belief that if she could just get one opportunity, she could do the rest.Now she's selling out arenas across the world, winning back-to-back CMA Entertainer of the Year awards, starring in Yellowstone, and counting Dolly Parton as a friend who called her "sister." Through it all, her southern charm and small-town values remain her compass; ride horses, sit on the front porch with your dogs, and never forget who you are.This episode was filmed for Season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe. Lainey was warm, funny, and generous in sharing her extraordinary journey across five songs. The theme that emerged was clear: staying grounded is a choice you make every day, and being yourself is the bravest thing you can do.Lainey Wilson's song choices: Mel McDaniel - 'Louisiana Saturday Night'Lee Ann Womack - 'I Hope You Dance'CCR - 'Lookin' Out My Back Door'Brothers Osborne - 'I'm Not For Everyone'Tim McGraw - 'Humble and Kind'00:00 Introduction: "If Dolly Parton Believes in Me, Then I'm Fine"00:24 From Yellowstone to CMA Entertainer of the Year: "Cowgirl of the Night"00:52 "If You Tell All Your Business, You Ain't Got None": Lainey's Daddy's Wisdom01:06 Filming Take 5: Songs That Keep Her Grounded01:26 Growing Up in Baskin: Music as a Lifeline to the Outside World01:48 "I Wanna Make People Feel That Way": The Power of a Three-and-a-Half Minute Song01:55 Where Did Your Passion Come From? Daddy's Guitar, Mama Singing in Church02:22 "Country Wasn't a Genre, It Was a Way of Life"02:44 First Song: Mel McDaniel, 'Louisiana Saturday Night'03:06 Baskin, Louisiana: Population 17003:30 "You're Either Helping Your Daddy in the Field or Sitting Around a Table Telling Stories"03:47 Farming and Music: "A Storm Could Roll Through and Wipe It All Away"04:17 Sowing Seeds With Faith: Farming as Metaphor for a Music Career04:33 "My Brother Bill and My Other Brother Jack": Feeling Like They Were Singing Your Story04:54 "Redneck People Say Things Kind of in a Backwards Way"05:15 The Beauty of the Everyday: A One-Eyed Dog and a Single-Shot Rifle05:33 The People of Baskin: "I Will Give You the Shirt Off My Back"05:50 Moving to Nashville: Finding Your Village of People06:11 A Louisiana Saturday Night: Drive-Through Daiquiris and Backyard Bonfires06:55 "As Long as You Don't Poke the Straw Into the Cup"07:18 "Dance in the Kitchen Till the Morning Light"07:47 Did You Know You Had Talent? "I Knew I Needed to Believe It"08:18 Writing Songs at a Sleepover and Singing A Cappella to Mama08:35 Mama as Sounding Board: Songs in the Bathroom at 11 Years Old08:52 "I Had to Believe It First, Then the People Around Me Started Believing"09:24 Nine Years Old in Nashville: "This Feels Like Home"09:42 "I Just Knew It": A Calling Discovered on the Interstate10:04 Writing About Tequila and Cigarettes at Nine10:18 Finding Her Own Voice: "The Songwriting World Was Getting Bigger"10:37 "Every Song I Write, I'm Finding More of My Voice": 5,000 Songs and Counting10:55 Songwriting as Therapy: "Let Me Dump This on You"11:05 Learning About the World Through Other People's Shoes11:26 First Performance: Kindergarten Graduation Dressed as a Butterfly12:09 The Cherry Incident: "I Spit It Into My Granny's Hands"12:27 "I Should've Known This Was Gonna Be a Shitshow"12:43 The Hannah Montana Impersonator: Five Years of Birthday Parties13:04 "This Is My Moment": Volunteering in Eighth Grade13:29 "It Spread Like Wildfire": Touring Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas13:49 Opening as Lainey Wilson Before Becoming Hannah Montana14:06 "Ain't Nobody Else Gonna Go Get It for You"14:23 Changing Behind Trees: "You Just Do What You Gotta Do"14:39 Second Song: Lee Ann Womack, 'I Hope You Dance'14:59 Sixth Grade: The Teacher Walked in With a Boombox15:18 "For the First Time in My Life, a Song Hit Me Different"15:27 "Lee Ann Womack Made Me Feel Like I Could Do Anything"15:49 Watching the Music Video on CMT and Dreaming16:13 "I Hope You Still Feel Small": An Anthem for Throwing Your Hat in the Ring16:26 "Go Stand Beside an Ocean and Remember There's a Much Bigger Plan"16:56 Keeping Your Feet Planted on the Ground17:23 "Give Fait
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