Sunday 27 November 2011

This week's repeat: show two

This week's repeat is show two, from October 2009, featuring interviews with Gossip singer Beth Ditto and Mad Chicks.

Here is some live old-school Gossip.

Monday 21 November 2011

This week's repeat: show one

This week begins the re-run of Odd Girl Out from the beginning. And, so, to show one, which featured an archive chat with Ari Up and her mum, Nora.

Here's a gem I found online.

Friday 18 November 2011

Odd Girl Out: show 85

Susie MacMurray; photo by Val PhoenixMy final show on Optical featured a selection of old faves. So, that's all, folks. 
Avengers—I Believe in Me 
PJ Harvey—Yuri-G 
Peaches—I U She 
Julie Ruin—Aerobicide 
Sinead O'Connor—Just Like U Said It Would B 
Foehn—Isolate 
Susie MacMurray—interview 
Scrawl—Your Mother Wants to Know 
Vanessa Paradis—Joe le Taxi 
Gossip—Heartbeats 
X-ray Spex—The Day the World Turned Day-Glo 
Pixies—Ana (BBC session) 
The Long Blondes—Giddy Stratospheres 
The Go-Gos—(Remember) Walkin' in the Sand 
The Au Pairs—Come Again 
Mekons and Michelle Shocked—Prince of Darkness 
k.d. lang—Pine and Stew 
Belly—Dream on Me 
Malaria!—Einsam 
Dee Rees—interview 
Eurythmics—Jennifer 
Pat Benatar—Fire and Ice 
Altered Images—See You Later 
Blonde Redhead—Hated Because of Great Qualities 
Kristin Hersh—A Cleaner Light 
Heavenly—She and Me 
Cyndi Lauper—Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Hydrogen Bootleg mix) 
Ladytron—He Took Her to a Movie 
Phranc—Surfer Girl 
Cocteau Twins—Wax and Wane (Peel session) 
Lauryn Hill—Ex-Factor 
Marianne Faithfull—Broken English 
Lucinda Williams—Passionate Kisses 
Bjork—Play Dead 
Blondie—Underground Girl

Monday 14 November 2011

Coming up on show 85

This week's show features two sparkling new interviews, the first with artist Susie MacMurray, and the second with director Dee Rees, discussing her new film, Pariah.

This week will be my last show on Optical Radio. Odd Girl Out will then go on hiatus and may return in some new form. Keep an eye out here for information. In the meantime, the show will be repeating in the usual slots on Optical, at least for awhile.

As this will be the last show, I thought I would make the music a selection of tunes that mean something to me, a musical My Life Story.

Here is the trailer for Pariah.

Friday 11 November 2011

Odd Girl Out: show 84

Dangerous Dinky; photo by Val Phoenix The New Special, featuring music from the last few months, was pre-recorded, in order for me to attend a gig and see what this crazy "live music" thing is all about. Kooky. 
Show 84; 10/11/11; repeat 13/11 
Feathers—Heartbreakers 
Laura Gibson—La Grande 
David Lynch ft. Karen O—Pinky's Dream 
Jasmina Maschina—Retrospective Hallucination 
Dangerous Dinky—interview 
Julia Holter—Goddess Eyes 
Chairlift—Sidewalk Safari 
A Sunny Day in Glasgow—Hybrid Moments 
Daughter—Love 
Sleeper Agent—Get Burned 
Cate Le Bon—Work 
Givers—Meantime (Bombay Bicycle Club mix) 
Kimya Dawson—Driving Driving Driving 
High Places—Year Off 
Roseanne Barrr—You Lie 
Sin Kitty—Skin Crash 
Suburban Mousewife—My Idol Is Me 
Gazelle Twin—Changelings 
New War—Ghostwalking (Wild Body live dub by HTRK) 
Lea De Laria—interview 
Meshell Ndegeocello—Dirty World 
Bleached—Searching Through the Past 
Asobi Seksu—Little House of Savages 
Princess Chelsea—Too Fast to Live 
Sahara Hotnights—Let You Down 
Anna-Anna—Cat-Eyes 
Fleetwood Mac—Rhiannon (Flying White Dots Diskomiks) 
Terrible Truths—Diamond 
Lianne La Havas—Don't Wake Me Up 
Carter Tanton ft. Marissa Nadler—Fake Pretend 
North Highlands—Steady Steady 
Chains of Love—Breaking My Heart 
Metronomy—Everything Goes My Way (CazeNove mix)


Tuesday 8 November 2011

Coming up on show 84

Otherwise known as the "New" special, show 84 has already been recorded and features music from the last three months, plus interviews with musician Dangerous Dinky and (in a vintage chat) comic Lea DeLaria.

Here's Lea in her other career as a jazz singer.

Friday 4 November 2011

Odd Girl Out: show 83

Miranda July at London Film Festival; photo by Val PhoenixAn unseasonably warm and definitely seasonably wet autumn day's show. Enjoy it while you can... 


Operator Please—Cringe 
Cocoon—Chupee 
Shunda K ft Snax—Time to Get Paid (Dickey Doo's Ol' Skool mix) 
LCMDF—Take Me to the Mountains (Derek Allen Mad Decent mix) 
Pat Laureate—interview 
Lung Leg—Whisky-a-Go-Go 
Gazelle Twin—Men Like Gods 
Solex—Solex Feels Lucky 
AGF—Rooster Beats 
Dubstar—St. Swithin's Day 
Korallreven—Sa Sa Samoa 
Exene Cervenka—Woman of the Year 
Camille—Ta Douleur 
Grimes—Oblivion 
Supersnazz—Middle of the Way 
Me&LP—Bonnie Says (No Shitty Ride) 
Rubeo—Movie Star 
Viv Albertine—Never Come 
Lucy Stoners—Mental Xtrakshun 
Miranda July—interview 
The CeBe Barnes Band—She's a Winner 
Edith Frost—Temporary Loan 
Tennis—Tell Her No 
Yael Naim—New Soul 
The Slingbacks—The Beach Song 
Katie Herzig—Free My Mind (RAC mix) 
Gash—The Future 
1000 Spoons—It's Not Totally Enormous But It's Okay 
Keren Ann—Ailleurs 
Zambri—Heather Heather 
Lana del Rey—Blue Jeans (Penguin Prison mix)