Odd Girl Out: show 59

 

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We had server problems earlier in the day, but were able to broadcast without incident. When will London get warm? It's almost spring.

Odd Girl Out show 59; 17/3/11; repeated 20/3
Sleater-Kinney—I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
Mary Timony—Poison Moon
Raveonettes—Forget That You're Young
Golden Disko Ship—Chewing Young Hedge Hogs
Alice Lyons—interview
Clare Maguire—The Last Dance (Danny Byrd mix)
Massive Attack—Dissolved Girl
The Kills—DNA
Belly—It's Not Unusual
The Dark Shadows—Denial
Retsin—Pink River
Kelly McRae—Highrises in Brooklyn
Bellatrix—Altogether Now
Jenny and Johnny—Scissor Runner
Fleabag—Curb Appeal
Elisa Randazzo—Colors
Nightnurse—Wet Blanket (acoustic)
Dominatrix—Against Human Testing
Björk Viggósdóttir—Before Sundown
Kate Shenton—interview
The Moves—Heavenly Creatures
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion—Target on Your Heart
Marlene Dietrich—La Vie en Rose
Scantron—Sweet Song
Dede Vogt—Butterfly Wing Powder
Angus and Julia Stone—Big Jet Plane (Michael Brun bootleg)
Pagan Babies—Quiet Room
TBA—In the White
The Pogues—I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
The Butchies—Sex (I'm a Lesbian)
The Thermals—Not Like Any Other Feeling
Peggy Luxbeurk—Sueur Froide
Doria Roberts—Perfect
Blondie—Youth Nabbed As Sniper
ani difranco—Shy

Coming up on Odd Girl Out 59

This week's show features two on-location interviews done at Birds Eye View film festival. London-based director Kate Shenton speaks about the appeal of horror, while expat artist Alice Lyons talks about transferring her poems to film, and the economic situation in her adopted country of Ireland.

Odd Girl Out: show 58

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Back live again and both speakers were working. But, gremlins crept into one of the CD players, which had to be replaced mid-show. And then I had a brain wave in the last three minutes. But, the other 114 minutes were awesome. Honest.


Show 58; 10/3/11; repeated 13/3
Carambolage—Was hat das für einen sind?
The Knife—One for You
Thao and Mirah—Eleven
Helen McCookerybook—Women of the World
Batwings Catwings—Misbehaving
Plaided—It Is Over Toni
Les Reines Prochaines—Opfer dieses Liedes
Die Krupps—Stahlwerksinfonie B
Eva-Maria Gößling—interview
Beach House—Wedding Bell
Tattle Tale—Erica
Yelle—Safari Disco Club
Breakbeat Era—Life Is My Friend
The Human League—Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane mix)
Pixies—Wave of Mutilation (live)
Christina Vantzou—11 Generations
Eileen Myles—Memorial
The Golden Filter—White Nights
Pervers—Asozial
Acrylics feat. Caroline Polachek—Sparrow Song
The Violets—Troubles of Keneat
MNDR—Jump In (Discmann's Off the Wagon mix)
Laurie Anderson—World Without End
Class B Band—Don Simon and the Class B Band
Luscious Jackson—City Song
Sophia Maj—A Love Story
The Decadent—Opposition Proposition
AGF—Danger (2010)
Kaia—Peyton v Your Boyfriend
Darlings—Spit It Out
Pixies—Isla de Encanta (live)

Coming up on show 58

This week features an excerpt from a chat I had with Eva-Maria Gößling, formerly of Die Krupps and Mania D, last autumn in Berlin. I shall also be playing tracks by Thao and Mirah, Pixies and MNDR.

Odd Girl Out: show 57

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A rare pre-record, as I had business to attend to on Thursday. We had another freeze on the first track, but otherwise, it went pretty smoothly.

Show 57; 3/3/11, repeated 6/3/11
Brassy—Secrets
Mocket—Law of Averages
MEN—Make It Reverse
The Sugarcubes—Pump
Sweet Bulbs—Down on My Life
The Knitters—Rock Island Line
Stefanie Sourial—Amsterdam
Aimee Mann—Par for the Course
Lady Lazarus—Kurosawa's Dreams and Me
Odetta—interview
Odetta—Saro Jane
Laura Stevenson & The Cans—Master of Art
Sinead O'Connor—Red Football
Asobi Seksu—Perfectly Crystal
Jean Knight—Mr. Big Stuff
Salem—Asia
2 Foot Flame—Already Waiting
Animal Prufrock—0+0=0
Noun—Outerspace
Shunda K—Chasing Dat Sound
Foehn—Thanks for Saying Goodbye
Kid Sister—Gucci Rag
Heavenly—Ben Sherman
Vivian Girls—I Heard You Say
Shirley Bassey—Light My Fire
TBA—Nothing Ever Changes, Just Rearranges
Pork—Regret
The Dirtbombs—Sharevari
Woolf—Flying
The Third Sex—Time Bomb
Zoey van Goey—The Cake and Eating It
Velocity Girl—I Can't Stop Smiling
Laurel Halo—Supersymmetry
Erykah Badu—On and On
AGF / Craig Armstrong—Nature's Bride
Robotanists—On/Off the Ledge

Coming up on show 57

This show has been recorded, as I shall be elsewhere on Thursday. I can say that it includes an archive interview with folk legend Odetta, plus tracks by The Knitters, Lady Lazarus, Shunda K and 2 Foot Flame. Back live next week.

Odd Girl Out: show 56

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In-studio shenanigans such as a missing speaker couldn't stop the funk! Or the show featuring a two-part Skype chat with Sydney rockabilly hellraiser Brigitte Handley.

Show 56; 24/2/11, repeated 27/2/11
My Bloody Valentine—You Made Me Realise
Semiautomatic—Rock, Roll and Whatnot
Batwings Catwings—Jealousy
Sex Jams—Once in a House on Fire
ilex—Work
Brigitte Handley—interview
Brigitte Handley and the Dark Shadows—Pesticide
The Concretes—What We've Become
Amanda Palmer—On an Unknown Beach
New Bloods—The Cycle Song
Oh Land—White Nights (Twin Shadow mix)
Come—Wrong Side
Sleigh Bells—Rill Rill
Melt-Banana—Dig Out!
The Duke Spirit—Villain
Lucinda Williams—I Just Wanted to See You So Bad
Sarabeth Tucek—Get Well Soon
TBA—When Dreams Become Responsibility
Brigitte Handley—interview
The Dark Shadows—Requiem
Alex Winston—Choice Notes
Talulah Gosh—Beatnik Boy
Stefanie Sourial—Sick and Tired
Barbara Morgenstern—Sign O' the Times
Ellie Goulding—Lights (WIRED dubstep mix)
Bambix—Little Miss Sunshine
Electrelane—Only One Thing Is Needed
MNDR—I Go Away
2raumwohnung—Sexy Girl
Clare Maguire—The Last Dance (Chase and Status mix)
Memoryhouse—Lately (Troisieme)
DOM—Bowl Cut (Aislyn mix)

Coming up on show 56

This week's show features a freshly minted interview with Brigitte Handley of Aussie gothabilly trio The Dark Shadows. Plus, the expected melange of old and new tunes.

Odd Girl Out: show 55

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Delayed from last week and, I hope, worth waiting for, even with the unwanted feedback and slow transitions. Featuring a world premiere for The Strumpettes and an inadvertent l-u-r-v-e set two-thirds through.

Show 55; 17/2/11, repeated 20/2/11
Crass—Where Next, Columbus?
The Raincoats—Adventures Close to Home
Best Coast—When You Wake Up
ESG—Dance to the Beat of Moody
Gemma Mitchell—interview
The Strumpettes—Sing Sing Sing
Sofia Talvik—You Plate Your Heart with Gold (remix)
Gail Ann Dorsey—Losing You
Quiet Lights—No More Canyons
The Hundred in the Hands—Dressed in Dresden
The Ladybugs—How Do You Do It?
YarleN—Portal to Portal
Noblesse Oblige—Equinox
Sleigh Bells—Tell 'Em (Diplo mix)
Kristin Hersh—Speedbath
Lykke Li—I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek mix)
Quickspace—Ennio's Blues
Gillian Gaar—interview
Juliana Hatfield—Everybody Loves Me But You
Eternal Summers—Pure Affection
Gudrun Gut—Rock Bottom Riser
Amanda Palmer—Vegemite (The Black Death)
The Termites—Tell Me
Megan Washington—Clementine
Bags—Survive
Batwings Catwings—Endless Summer
Missy Elliott—Take Ur Clothes Off
Floating di Morel—Seek You
Metal Mother—Billy Cruz
Sleeping Dogs—I Got My Tan in El Salvador
The Go! Team—Buy Nothing Day
The Softies—Fragile Don't Crush
Yuck—Coconut Bible

Coming up this week on Odd Girl Out

It's the delayed show 55, featuring interviews with Gemma Mitchell and Gillian Gaar, plus a host of tracks, including one fresh out of the studio by The Strumpettes.

Show postponed

Tonight's planned show is postponed until next week, owing to engineer illness. Will try to reschedule with Gemma Mitchell.

Tonight will be a repeat, most likely show 43.

Coming up on Odd Girl Out show 55

This week we are back! Joining OGO in-studio is YARNfest producer Gemma Mitchell, discussing her multi-strand festival. There will also be a vintage chat with Gillian Gaar, author of She's a Rebel. Plus, loads of fine tunes.

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Tonight: show 26 repeat

Well, it was meant to be show 43, but the Optical Radio randomizer appears to have picked out show 26, the goth special. Ah, well. Enjoy, creatures of the night!

This week: repeat of Odd Girl Out 43

This week's show is a repeat of show 43, my one-year anniversary celebration. Jam-packed with interviews and my favourite tunes from the preceding 12 months.

Odd Girl Out: show 54

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The big ol' Australian special, featuring a horde of tracks from Down Under, accompanied by an interview with MEN's JD Samson and a rather embarrassing technical faux pas mid-way through, lest I rest on my laurels.

Show 54; 27/1/11, repeated 30/1/11
Suicide Squad—New Kids Army
Chicks on Speed—We Don't Play Guitars
Sia—Clap Your Hands (Prince Vince mix)
AGF / Craig Armstrong—The Tree
The Paradise Motel—Hollywood Landmines (Juniper mix)
Ladytron—Ace of Hz (Punks Jump Up mix)
Frente!—Burning Girl
Viv Albertine—The False Heart
Lady Lazarus—Twilight on a Steinway
JD Samson—interview
MEN—Life's Half Price
Caroline—Gone
Jasmina Maschina—City Fever
Sally Seltmann—Harmony to My Heartbeat
Jen Gloeckner—52nd Thrill
XL Capris—My City of Sydney
The Last Kinection—Rhythm Is a Dancer
MNDR—Cut Me Out
Danielle Spencer—Citizen
Angus and Julia Stone—Big Jet Plane
Amanda Palmer—Map of Tasmania
Woodbine—Mound of Venus
Sarah Blasko—All I Want
Operator Please—Volcanic (Dublin Aunts mix)
Brigitte Handley and the Dark Shadows—Time to Fight Back!
Seja—I'll Get to You
Angie Hart—Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Divinyls—Pleasure and Pain
NitOCriS—Sycophant
Wrong Kind of Stone Age—Run Amok
DUSTdevils—Receiver
Gash—Lovegame Bullshit
The Distillers—Warriors

Coming up on Odd Girl Out show 54

This week the long-awaited interview with JD Samson airs, ahead of the release of MEN's debut album. Plus, more than a sprinkling of Aussie tunes.