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Oscar Byrne, NewFangled – Guest Mixtape Series

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We invited Oscar Byrne, host of 2SER’s new music show NewFangled, to share a mixtape of his favourite tracks of 2022. Andy Golledge – Rescue Me A song best served live ! Get your cowboy boots on for this swinger of a tune.  Blood – Self Improvement Blistering punk rock that makes you wanna bounce off the floor like Iggy Pop.  Wet Leg – Chaise Lounge A song that makes you automatically want to sing a long.  Automatic – Venus HourThe slickest and coolest track from 2022, with bouncy bass lines and smooth female vocals this is one you’ll want to spin on your next drive down the freeway.  Fontaines DC – Roman Holiday Fontaines DC never fail to deliver with their iconic Dublin accent spoken word vocals.  Girl and Girl – Garden Song The Brisbane post punkers serve up a 80’s sound that is reminiscent of The Go Betweens.  Ty Segall – Hello, Hi The Californian psych wizard is back and better than ever with fuzzed up guitar lick heaven.  Flowertruck – Crying Shame Crying Shame is a buzzing alternative rock anthem …

Euterpe – Guest Mixtape Series

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We invited Sydney local band Euterpe to share their ideal mixtape. This is is the first in our band/artist guest series. Your mum shows you this song in the car with the speakers on full blast. You think to yourself “my god, this is gonna catalyse a passion for alternative rock and Ancient Greek modalities”. -Bianca (vocals/guitar) The Nagging Doubts are a great local post-punk act. This song toes the perfect line between groove and soundscape, in my opinion. -Oscar (guitar) My trumpet teacher gave me this album in year 5, and I played it on repeat for years because I didn’t have any other music on my iPod -Conrad (drums) This song is so beautiful and haunting, but somehow simultaneously danceable (or at least foot-tappable…) –Mim (bass) Walking home from uni on a crisp windy Sydney afternoon, you listen to the liquid vibratos of an amber voice coupled with a discordant, fractured guitar. There’s something weird going on out there, man -Bianca This more reflective cut from Lianne La Havas’ 2020 album trades the …

CLOSED MIXTAPE EIGHT: MAKE AN ENTRANCE

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We are hyped up for Mixtape Eight. We want the song you would make an entrance to. It’s a song that you strut into a ring with (Eye of the Tiger banned). One that makes everyone’s head turn as you walk into a room. Or maybe one that makes you feel alive as you stride into the streets of a city you love. Show us your vibe as you make your entrance! DEADLINE 13 Oct 

MIXTAPE SEVEN: TIME MACHINE

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We asked you to  turn back time and hear a song that made an impact on you in your youth. Give us your teen angst,  music you would dance to wildly in your room, coming of age song. Falco – Der Kommissar Yes, I was a member of the Falco fanclub in my youth. I’ve started to hear this song in a lot of recent films. Who’s the cool kid now?AGE: 12 Oasis – Supersonic This song made me feel like I was really COOL getting the bus to school when I was 14. I felt like a real rock n roll star….. couldn’t have been further from it.AGE: 14 Police – Bring on the Night Reminds me when I was sitting for hours in front of the stereo in the leaving room, headphones on, listening to my favourite vinyls and feeling the music so deeply in my whole being.AGE: 13 Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone I freakin love this song. Teenage angst at it’s best.AGE: hmmm…early teens? Orange Juice – Blue Boy I …

MIXTAPE SEVEN – TIME MACHINE

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Hey There We hit the pause button a little too long. But we are back! I love thinking about the possibility of going back in time (or to the future). Our latest call out is the next best thing.  Mixtape #7 – Time Machine We want you to turn back time and hear a song that made an impact on you in your youth. Give us your teen angst, music you would dance wildly to in your room, coming of age song. DEADLINE: 27 August Let’s go!  Want to play? – sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hteWff

MIXTAPE FIVE: REMEDY- LOCKDOWN RELIEF

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Whether you’re still in lockdown or on the other side – the song that has been by your side in your lockdown. Track 1: Cacao – Remasterizado – Grupo Algo NuevoSome days lockdown makes me feel like my skeleton needs to pop out of my skin just for something to do. When that feeling comes on I put this banger on and shimmy through each room in the apartment a couple of times. Track 2: What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye50 years since this song was released and still as relevant today as it was then. Track 3: Breeze Blocks – Alt -JA song that appeared in my life during lockdown and stayed on rotation. Track 4: Karaköy – Brazilian GirlsMy obsession for this band grew over lockdown. This song in particular – really beautiful lyrics. Oh and the lead singer is super cool. Track 5: White Elephant – Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhite Elephant is from the first ever Nick Cave and Warren Ellis album (that is not a movie soundtrack); released during …

MIXTAPE FOUR: BUCKLE UP

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Buckle up. Your favourite commute song – whether it is a short trip to the shops, your commute to work or a longer road trip. A song that keeps you company, daydreaming and moving when traveling. Choose your mode of transport: Car ride, scooter, walking your dog, ferry, skateboard, train, roller skating, bus, plane, rocketship, submarine, yacht, jogging – you decide. Track 1: Hear This – JaramiMode of transport: Car roadtrip My daughter and I have this loooong playlist for our roadtrips and every time this song shows up, and especially when the contagious bass kicks in, it made us sing along and wanting to go on a crazy adventure beyond borders and dreams. Track 2: Big Chief – Professor LonghairMode of transport: car roadtrip This song has kept me company on recent roadtrips. Track 3: LA Woman – The DoorsMode of transport: Bus route Sydney to Canberra (the last long bus trip I took) I believe LA Woman is the greatest road trip song of all time. It has hypnotising back beat that will …

Contribute to Mixtape #4

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Buckle up. We want your favourite commute song. Whether it is a short trip to the shops, your commute to work or a longer road trip. A song that keeps you company, daydreaming and moving when traveling. Choose your mode of transport: Car ride, scooter, walking your dog, ferry, skateboard, train, roller skating, bus, plane, rocketship, submarine, yacht, jogging – you decide. Want to contribute – sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hteWff