Monday July 14 with Claire Knight July 14, 2008

Thespians from Bad Company joined us on the show today to discuss Threshold for Sara, a play dealing with the delicate subject of self harm. Laina, the inspiration for the script, spoke about her personal struggles with self inflicted mutilation. We were also joined by actors Nina Pearce and Paul Herbert and playwrite Kurt.

Today’s tunes:

Dan Sultan - Your Love is Like a Song

The Decemberists - Soldering Life

The Look of Love - Sergio Mendes feat. Fergie

The Hold Steady - Sequested in Memphis

Madazulu - Deep Forest

Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook

The Winnie Coopers - Substance

Perfect World - Cookie Baker

Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

Iron Maiden - Aces High

Hanggai - Four Seasons

Mark Ronson and Lily Allen - Oh My God

Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world

Emiliana Torrini - Heartstopper

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis - Honalulu Rock-a Roll-a

The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign - Nine2Five

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls

FCS - Yeah I Know

Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee

Monday July 7 with Claire Knight July 7, 2008

Happy NAIDOC week! We heard from Jardine Kiwat at Queensland’s Dreaming Festival speaking to Big Boy Brim and Lindsay from Indigenous group Zennith.

We were also talking 90s punkrock with with Below Par Records and Robot Academy Films founder, Jai Al-Attas. Keep an eye out for his docco One Nine Nine Four featuring Tony Hawke, Blink182, Bad Religion and Green Day to name a few.  

Today’s tunes:

Krista Polvere - The sinking sea

Howling Bells - In the woods

West Texas Crude - Triggershy

The Shins - Caring is creepy

Gabriella Cilmi - Messy

The White Stripes - Cold Cold Night

Greenday - Hitching a ride

Blink182 - What’s my age again?

Radiohead - Creep

REM - Living Well is the best revenge

Eddy Perfect - Hooray for Ray

The Galvatrons - When we were kids

Nabarlek - Kunburray

Zennith - Love

The Sounds - Tony the beat

Augie March - One crowded hour

Ben Folds Five - Kate

Monday with Claire - June 30 June 30, 2008

Bobby Flynn’s live set on the Friday Sessions last week that I felt compelled to bring a piece of it to Monday’s show. I also played the final installment of the epic Broken Hill film interview. Here’s today’s music:

Bobby Flynn - The Boy Had Trouble

Little Red - Coca Cola

Weezer - Pork and Beans

Asa - Subway

The Fratellis - Flathead

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling - Young Love

The Click Five - Headlight Disco

Skye Harbour - Drama on the Dancefloor

Architecture in Helsinki - Like it or Not

Fionn Regan - Be Good or Be Gone

The Dandy Warhols - The World the People Together

Born Ruffians - Hummingbird

Zeta - Runaway

Jason Mraz - I’m Yours

The Boat People - Awkward Orchid Orchard

Shadefoot meets the Senors - Hey Senor 

Monday June 23 with Claire Knight June 23, 2008

Straight outa Hollywood, Broken Hill writer/director Dagen Merrill, Napoleon Dynamite’s Chris Wyatt and miss SpyKid herself, Alexa Vega told me all about their new Australian project.

We also heard music from:

Plastic Palace Alice - The Molly Club

British India - Teenage Mother

The Subways - Girls and Boys

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone

Mirhirangi - Poi Song

Former Child Stars - Yeah I Know

LCD Soundsytem - North American Scum

Mystery Jets - Young Love

Lou Reed - See that my Graves kept Clean

The Holidays - Holiday

Birds of Tokyo - Silhouettic

Nicky Bomba - Dial PBS *Feature

TZU - Logical

The Red Sun Band - Heartbreaker

Dinah Washington (Truth and Soul remix) - Cry me a river *feature

Monday June 16 with Richard Ensor (filling in) June 16, 2008

Richard Ensor hijacked Claire Knight’s Range Train and took it down the following tracks:

 

LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (Sound Of Silver)

Rorschach - It Might Be… (Straight From the ‘Art, Volume 2)

Ben Harper - With My Own Two Hands (Diamonds On The Inside)

Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)

Claire’s interview with The Donnas (Part 2)

Maryam Mursal - Somali Udiida Ceb/Somalia (Don’t Shame Yourself) (Paul Oakenfield Mix) (Spirit Of Africa)

Lemon Jelly - A Tune For Jack (KY)

OK GO - Get Over It (OK GO)

Mellie Mel - Freestyle

Ash - Vampire Love (Meltdown)

The Avalanches - Close To You / Diners Only (Since I Left You)

The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Up For Sale (Your Choice Live Series)

Eden Altman - Dream Attack (Gourmet Scavenger)**

Blonde Redhead - 23 (23)

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, The Drug of the Nation (Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury)

** - Radio Adelaide’s Feature CD this week (it’s reeeeally good)

Monday June 9 with Claire Knight June 9, 2008

Due to today’s public holiday, The Range loving lasted a whole 2 hours… and they were two hours of frivolity and madness with !!! (Chk chk chk),  The Donnas and sneak peaks at new film Broken Hill.

Heres the entire hit list:

Mika - Big Girl

Mr Scruff - Get a Move On

No Doubt - Don’t Speak

Radiohead - Paperbag writer

!!! (chk chk chk) - Heart of hearts

The Pixies - Monkeys gone to heaven

Gabriela Mendes - Tradiçao

Former Child Stars - Take it Back

Madonna and Kanye West - Beat goes on

The Yearlings - Henry *feature

Enigma - African Love

The Donnas - Bitchin

Howling Bells - The Bell Hit

Jane Bedler with Sir - I love everything *feature

Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing in the street

Waikiki - Here comes september

Sparkadia - Too much to do

The Vines - Winning Days

Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats

The Futureheads - Radio heart

Monday June 2 with Claire Knight June 2, 2008

Stav from Bluejuice called us from Brisbane airport where he was heading home to Sydney after a massive tour with the Paper Scissors. He’s still bowled over by the phenomena of single Vitriol and the sensation of free falling out of an aeroplane, whilst singing, for the Reductionist clip. He’s looking fine in his tighty whities on the cover of LP, Problems, but isn’t considering a career in male modelling / soft pornography just yet.

Locals Mona Lisa Overdrive were also in, chatting about stealing names of novels and singing blind covers amongst other things.

Today’s playlist:

Wiley - Wearing My Rolex

The Black Keys - I Got Mine

The Teenagers - Feeling Better

Bluejuice  - Vitriol

Bluejuice - The Reductionist

Jason Mraz - Lucky

M.I.A - Bamboo Banga

Illzilla - Milk and Honey

Kisschasy - The Way They Walk

The Donnas - Wasted

Mona Lisa Overdrive - Now That You’re Gone I See Much More of Myself

Mona Lisa Overdrive - Poor Little Scene Girl No27

Dukes of Windsor - No Disguise

John Steel Singers - Submarines and Kayaks

Portishead - The Rip

The Range Monday May 26 May 26, 2008

Today’s show featured Kisschasy’s Darren Cordeaux who called in to chat about B sides, Kevin 07 and Kickin it with The Donnas.

Tunes today =

Institute Polaire - The Fauna and the Flora are Too Closely Allied

Matmos - Les Folies Francaises (feature)

The Kooks - See the Sun

Kisschasy - Reminder

The Teenagers - Starlett Johansson

Katie Noonan - Little Boy Man

Pete Murray - You Pick Me Up

Giora Feidman - Dancing With The Rabbi (Feature)

Afro Dizzi Act - Rise

Former Child Stars - Take it Back

The Herd - The King is Dead

The Pixies - La La Love You

Motion City Soundtrack - Everything is Alright

M.I.A - Sunshowers

The Panics - Get us Home

Jackson Jackson - Angel Dust

Interpool - Public Pervert

Ash Grunwald - Hey Baby

 

Monday May 19 May 20, 2008

Thanks to Jimmy and The Mirrors who proved to be ever so resourceful when it came to unlimited clown costumes, pectrons and underwater villagers…

today we also heard from:

Fat Segal - Skins

Agency Dub Collective - Infinite *Feature

The Shins - Phantom Limb

Kisschasy - Darkside (acoustic)

Santogold - LES Artistes

Blue King Brown - Come check ya head

The Yearlings - Candyman Kiss

TZU - Recoil

Dawn Landes - Bodyguard

Jimmy and The Mirrors - People are Calling / Scream and Shout

Andy Palacio - Sin Precio *Feature

The Galvatrons - Donnie’s on TV

Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Development

Meg White - Cold Cold Night

Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet Dirty Damp

The Wellingtons - Sight for Sore Eyes

Frances Langford - Blue Moon *Feature

Mondays with Claire - May 12 May 13, 2008

Big thanks to Rob of Gyroscope and Drew from The Panics who were ever so kind to call up and tell me all about their respective tours to Adelaide this week.

Today’s music:

Pete Molinari - Oh so lonesome for you *Feature

Architechture in Helsinki - Heart it Races

Gyroscope - Snakeskin

Gyroscope - 1981

Ben Lee - Gamble everything for love

Ash Grunwald - Give Signs

Port O’Brien - Stuck on a boat *Feature

Crowded House - Pineapple Head

The Panics - Get us Home

Emiliana Torrini - Heartstopper

The Merrg - TI My Island Home *Feature

The Hollies - Jesus was a crossmaker

Regina Spektor - That time

Wolfmother - Minds Eye

Astud Gilberto and Tom Jobim - Agua De Beber

John Butler Trio - Company Sin

The Shins - Young Pilgrims