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.

Odd Girl Out: show 53

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A bit of an odds-and-sods show, with various compilations taking us in weird directions, as well as previews of the forthcoming MEN album and my Pinky! mix.

Show 53; 20/1/11, repeated 23/1/11
The Violets—Parting Glances
The Duke Spirit—Procession
God Is My Co-Pilot—Anatomically Correct
The Hundred in the Hands—Pigeons
Cobra Killer—Vitamine
Nouvelle Vague—Dusty Typewriter
Cevanne—We're Watching You
Superchunk—Scary Monsters
Glands of External Secretion—Demons on the Mountains
Lady Lazarus—Half-Life
Esben and the Witch—Warpath
Clara Luzia—All I Wish For
Music for One—A Day in Tiger Bay
Archbishop Kebab—interview
Archbishop Kebab—Where's the Spice
Free Kitten—Revlon Liberation Orchestra
Supersnazz—Sometimes
Butter 08—It's the Rage
Demander—Conversations
The Chefs—Love Is Such a Splendid Thing
MEN—Who Am I to Feel So Free?
Broadcast—Accidentals
Natacha Atlas—I Put a Spell on You
The Horn The Hunt—Raptor
Crazy Girl and the Dog—Seein Red
Low—Laser Beam (live)
The Shondes—Fire Again
Kathleen Hanna —I Wish I Was Him
Xmal Deutschland—Mondlicht
Nikki D—Daddy's Little Girl
Helium with The Bird—Puffin Stars
KORT—Wild Mountain Berries
Kristin Hersh—Your Dirty Answer
Spinnanes—Stupid Crazy

Coming up on Odd Girl Out show 53

This week's show will feature the delayed interview with Archbishop Kebab, plus a selection of tasty compilations and a sneak preview of my Japanese mix, compiled for next Sunday's Le Cinema des Femmes event in London.

I am also accepting suggestions for the Australian special, which will be show 54. Email address is in the sidebar.

Odd Girl Out: show 52

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A drippy January day made for an appropriately seasonal accompaniment to this winter warmer, featuring the irrepressible Shunda K in fine conversational form. Unfortunate channel dropouts were less welcome.

Show 52; 13/1/11, repeated 16/1/11
Pink Kross—Dragstar 2000
Black Tambourine—Black Car
Carol Bui—'Geisha' Means 'Open-minded'
Flore—Any King
Shunda K—interview
Shunda K—The Most Wanted
Carambolage—Tu Doch Nicht So
Pure Reason Revolution—Fight Fire
The Aquanettas—Whoa!
Asobi Seksu—Trails
Laura Veirs / Mount Analog—The Ocean
Hallie Ruth—Trees Swing
Bachelorette—The National Grid
She Makes War—A-hole
God's Boyfriend—Washers
Beach House—I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
Class Actress—Terminally Chill
Stereolab—Moogie Wonderland
White Hinterland—I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
Petula Clark—Downtown (German version)
Blonde Redhead—My Plants Are Dead
50 Foot Wave—Golden Ocean
Shunda K—interview
Shunda K—I Am Yo! Majesty
Tom Tom Club—Genius of Love (Pinker Tones mix)
Cibo Matto—Le Pain Perdu
Solvor Vermeer—Pocket Full of Memories
Un—Stairways
Gretchen Seager—One Million Skies
Lauryn Hill—Everything Is Everything
Caro Snatch—Up With Radiance
Ladyhawke—Back of the Van (VST mix)
The Moves—Watchout
Jale—Nebulous

Coming up this week on Odd Girl Out show 52

Well, I have already reached my 80th post, something of a landmark.

Anyway, this week's show features music and conversation with the exuberant Shunda K, once (and future) member of Yo! Majesty and now a solo artiste, whose debut album, The Most Wanted, bows this week.

Plus, tracks by Pink Kross, Class Actress, Cibo Matto, and many, many more!

Here is Shunda K in action:

Shunda K (Yo Majesty) at The Hidden Artists Show in Tampa! from changbang on Vimeo.

Odd Girl Out: show 51

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Live tracks galore on our first show of 2011. I contributed via live feedback and a stuck CD. All part of the live experience.


Show 51; 6/1/11, repeated 9/1/11; live special
Babes in Toyland—Bluebell
Delta 5—Shadow
Grýlurnar—Gullúrið
The Go-Gos—Blades
Candice Pedersen—interview
Courtney Love—Motorcycle Boy
Lucinda Williams—Side of the Road
The Velvet Underground—I'm Sticking with You
Yeah Yeah Yeahs—Our Time
Blondie—Ring of Fire
Pixies—Gigantic
Ferron—Our Purpose Here
LiLiPUT—Like or Lump It
Golden Diskó Ship—T in a Milk Glass
Michelle Tea—The Beautiful
Sweet Honey in the Rock—Where Are the Keys to the Kingdom?
The Tourists—Useless Duration of Time
The Slits—Number One Enemy (with Nina Hagen)
Bonfire Madigan—Locational Variations on Rachel's Song
Alex Thiele—interview
Bjork—There's More to Life Than This
Patti Smith—My Generation
L7—Packin' a Rod
Shunda K—DANCING
Pat Benatar—Promises in the Dark
Q4U—Creeps
Throwing Muses—Counting Backwards
Rose Melberg—My Day
Concrete Blonde—Roses Grow
Cocteau Twins—Violaine
Michelle T Clinton—Solitude Ain't Loneliness
Blake Babies—Over and Over
Hole—Softer Softest
Spinnanes—Jad Fair Drives Women Wild
Marci Blackman—Song of the South
X—Beyond and Back
Kreviss—Sandi's Song