Midsummer Catch-Up

I guess it doesn't seem like anything much is happening on the Odd Girl Out front, as I haven't posted any new shows or podcasts for some months. I am just starting to write my dissertation, so am unlikely to do any new shows for awhile.

But, I have not been idle. I regularly post old shows to Mixcloud, and they link to playlists on here, so you should still have a "new" show from me every week. Do check them out!

Odd Girl Out ELR4

Odd Girl Out ELR4 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

My fourth podcast for East London Radio is a report from last week's launch of the 28th edition of what has been BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, now entering its next [spoiler alert!] chapter.

The podcast features contributions from: Bev Zalcock, Clare Stewart, Selina Robertson, Roz Kaveney, Muffin Hix, Christa Holka, Naz Jamal, Brian Robinson, and a cameo from Lisa Gornick.

Music:
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
Lata Mangeshkar - Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya
Rae Spoon - You Can Dance
The Julie Ruin - Come On!

Odd Girl Out ELR3

 

Odd Girl Out ELR3 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

In this third Odd Girl Out podcast for East London Radio, Val Phoenix meets musician Kristin Hersh to discuss the new Throwing Muses release, Purgatory / Paradise, a combination book/CD, excerpts of which soundtrack this show. The live clips and readings come from Kristin's appearance at Big Green Books, London in October, 2013.

Throwing Muses - Freesia instrumental
Throwing Muses - Milan
Kristin Hersh - Purgatory / Paradise reading
Kristin Hersh - Morning Birds 1 (live)
Kristin Hersh - Purgatory / Paradise reading
Kristin Hersh - Sunray Venus (live)
Kristin Hersh - Purgatory / Paradise reading
Throwing Muses - Film instrumental
Throwing Muses - Static
Kristin Hersh - Wayfaring Stranger (live)
Throwing Muses - Bluff instrumental

Odd Girl Out ELR2

Odd Girl Out ELR2 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

Experimental filmmaker Bev Zalcock undertakes a dérive that explores lost punk, queer and activist histories in the East End, culminating in a quest to locate a “crucial site of desire”!

This is the second Odd Girl Out podcast for East London Radio.

Odd Girl Out ELR2

LaBelle - Lady Marmalade

X-ray Spex - Let's Submerge

The Slits - Shoplifting (Peel session)

Patti Smith - Gloria (live at CBGB)

Blondie - X Offender

Sweet Honey in the Rock - Song of the Exiled (live at Carnegie Hall)

Poison Girls - Menage Abattoir

Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection

Suzi Pinns - Jerusalem

Odd Girl Out ELR1

 

Odd Girl Out ELR1 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

Artist Erica Scourti speaks about her life in Hackney Wick in an interview recorded in June 2013. In addition to excerpts from her work, the programme also contains artists and tracks suggested by Erica. This is the first Odd Girl Out podcast for East London Radio.

Odd Girl Out ELR1

Erica Scourti - Into the Garden excerpt

Erica Scourti -  Life in AdWords excerpt

PJ Harvey - You Said Something

Erica Scourti - Citizen Choice excerpt

Tricky - Feed Me

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (Dynatonic Mix)

The  Bug ft. Warrior Queen - Poison Dart

New Station to Launch.....

So, I am very excited to be part of the programming for a brand new station launching in the autumn. East London Radio will be available on the web, and Odd Girl Out will be a fixture of the evening schedule. Stay tuned for details...

In the meantime, to keep you occupied, I have posted two more shows: OR12 and OR13. More to come!

Plans for the summer

Alas, there has been another long gap in my posts, but I am pleased to say that things are moving, and I am hoping to be back on-air soonish, with an exciting web-based project.

In the meantime I have posted OR11, which includes an array of delights from Vienna.

Hope things are warming up where you are.

Hello again....

It's been awhile, but I have resumed uploading shows to Mixcloud, the latest of which is OR9, originally aired in January, 2010 and a doozy, if I do say so myself.

Currently, I am on the lookout for a new home for Odd Girl Out, which I would like to air live monthly, so if you know of any London-based web stations with a studio, do let me know.

Shows on Mixcloud

I have been posting old Odd Girl Out shows to my Mixcloud account for awhile now.

Currently residing there are three shows I did over the summer, as well as the first eight shows I did on Optical in 2009. Something for your holiday listening!

Odd Girl Out podcast 9

This edition of the podcast features an interview with filmmaker Kate Hardie, as well as music from Jude Cowan Montague.

Odd Girl Out podcast 8

As I have less time to do podcasts now, I am doing mini versions, and this one is dedicated to the Music and Liberation exhibit currently touring the UK, featuring music from the companion CD and a chat with curator Dr. Deborah Withers

Odd Girl Out podcast 7

My three live shows over the summer meant no podcasts, but I am back with a bang with this edition, featuring: my visit to the Whitstable Biennale to meet director Sue Jones; the E17 Art Trail to chat with Auntie Maureen and Catherine; plus a Skype call with Club des Femmes' Selina Robertson.

Odd Girl Out: RR1

Odd Girl Out RR1 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

This was last week's My Summer special on Radeq Radio's Summer of '12 series. I was meant to broadcast up to sunset at 19:49, but it actually stopped at 19:40. Nonetheless, I managed to cram in some field recordings, Pussy Riot trial testimony and loads of summer- and sun-themed music. I will upload the recording once it's edited.

RR show 1; 30/8/12
Vanessa Daou—Waiting for the Sun to Rise
Lois—Staring at the Sun
Lucinda Williams—Big Red Sun Blues
Shonen Knife—Tower of the Sun
Juned—Sisters of the Red Sun
Pussy Riot trial testimony excerpt 1
Janis Joplin—Summertime
Lonely Drifter Karen—Some Summer Days
Cocteau Twins—Summerhead
Buffalo Daughter—Cold Summer
Juliana Luecking—H-Heat
Kristin Hersh—Sundrops (string version)
Autoclave—Summer
Weekend—Summerdays
Pussy Riot trial testimony excerpt 2
Kendra Smith—Valley of the Morning Sun
Still Corners—Endless Summer
Archive—Love in Summer
Pussy Riot trial testimony excerpt 3
Low—Sunshine
Chalk and Numbers—Summer Nights (and Summer Days)

This Thursday live on Summer of '12

This Thursday evening I shall be doing an experimental Odd Girl Out show live from Sound Fjord as part of radeq's Summer of '12 series. I shall be broadcasting from 18:30 BST to sunset, before the station hands over to New Zealand!

Very much looking forward to it, and I have been busy compiling, editing, and digitising field recordings from my travels this summer for the occasion. Will also be playing summer- and sun-themed music (with a sprinkling of rain--this is Britain!).

Odd Girl Out: SCR2

Odd Girl Out SCR2 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

Odd Girl Out: Summer Club Radio show 2
My second and last show for the short-term station hosted by V22 featured a plethora of newish tunes, plus a recent interview with Bildwechsel organisers Chris, Kate and Eva and an archive chat with LLGFF programmer Naz Jamal.

28/7/12; SCR2
She Keeps Bees—See Me
Stefanie Sourial—Hide and Seek
Julia Holter—In the Same Room
Haroula Rose—Lavender Moon
The Dark Shadows—Eisbär
The Glass Child—Hypnic Jerk
Sellofan—I Want It Now
Chris, Kate, Eva of Bildwechsel—interview
Gudrun Gut—Garten Orginal (Trimmed)
Azealia Banks—Aquababe
Ladyhawke—Sunday Drive (Gigamesh mix)
Sex Jams—Gone Chillin’
Cat Power—Ruin
Jolly Goods—If I Were a Woman
Corin Tucker Band—Groundhog Day
Video Love—Jalouse, Moi
Rose Elinor Dougall—The Night
Jude Cowan—Malearang
Naz Jamal—interview
The Raincoats—Babydog
Santigold—Big Mouth
Decibelles—The End of a Reign
Plaided—So What
Sharon van Etten—Serpents
Pollyanna—Boy [yes, I know Book of Love were from Philly. My bad!]
She Makes War—Shields and Daggers
La Sera—Break My Heart
Dolly Parton—Jolene
Poliça—Lay Your Cards Out
Caro Snatch—Mary Rose (Sci-Fi Sol Ultra Dub)
2:54—The March
Pussy Riot—Putin Has Pissed Himself
Sleigh Bells—Demons (Diplo mix)
Laetitia Sadier—Find Me the Pulse of the Universe

Odd Girl Out SCR2

Summer Club Radio had server problems today, but the show did go out, and I will post a playlist and recording soon.

Coming up on Odd Girl Out...

On Saturday afternoon I have my second and final show on Summer Club Radio, from 13:00-15:00 BST.

I am still compiling a playlist, but will feature lots of tracks from the last six months or so, plus an interview with the Bildwechsel crew and an archive chat with Naz Jamal of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

Odd Girl Out: SCR1

It took a bit longer than expected, but here is the playlist, with an embed (hurrah!), for my special show on Summer Club Radio two weeks ago. As requested by the station, it was archive-heavy, hence the unusual number of interviews. And I decided to make it queer-themed to tie in with Pride.

28/6/12; SCR1—Queer Special
Luscious Jackson—Daughters of the Kaos
Miss the Occupier—The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Le Tigre—Dyke March 2001 (Reid's Aphro-Dykey mix)
JD Samson—interview
Meshell—Mass Transit
The Moves—Heavenly Creatures
Plaided—My Heart Is On Desire
Golden Diskó Ship—Out of the door, into the fields, to be seen no more
Beth Ditto—interview
Gossip—Move in the Right Direction (CSS mix)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts—Crimson and Clover
Factory Acts—Stock Exchange
Susan O'Shea—interview
Bettina Köster—Confession
Sleater-Kinney—I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
Räuberhöhle—I'm Not Part of the Shit
Electrelane—Between the Wolf and Dog
Fifth Column—interview
Fifth Column—Don't
Sick of Sarah—Not Listening
Echobelly—Give Her a Gun
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra—Do It With a Rock Star
Karin Michalski and Renate Lorenz—interview
Peaches—I U She
The Haggard—Feminist Bullshit
Phranc—'64 Ford
Meshell—Devil's Halo
Shunda K—interview
Shunda K ft. Lady Lash—Chasin' Dat Sound
Tribe 8—Butch in the Streets
The Shondes—Nothing Glows
The Au Pairs—It's Obvious 
Lesley Woods—interview
Bratmobile—There's No Other Way / No You Don't (Peel session)
ani difranco—Shy
Abstract Random ft. KJ—Vacant Living (DJ Murr (LAL) mix)
Susan O'Shea—interview
Scream Club ft. Rhani--Spit and Glitter

Odd Girl Out SCR1 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

Odd Girl Out on Summer Club Radio

Sorry for the gap in posting. Have been busy.

I am pleased to report that Odd Girl Out will return for a one-off live broadcast next Thursday, 28 June at 19:00 BST on Summer Club Radio. This is a short-term installation in Bermondsey, with loads of artistic components.

Presently, I am assembling the show, which will have the theme Queer and feature loads of archive interviews, plus music.

The player is a bit fiddly, so am giving you loads of notice to get it up and running. The shows go out live Thursday-Sunday, and then it loops, as I understand it.

3 July
Sorry I have been slow to put up the playlist. Will do very soon! 

Odd Girl Out podcast 6

In which I visit CRiSAP's Sound::Gender::Feminism::Activism conference to meet the organization's boss Cathy Lane and speakers Annie Goh, Helena Lopes Braga and Laura Seddon. Plus, I find myself overcome with the urge to rap upon meeting Toronto's Abstract Random.