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This week on Diff'rent Strokes... it's our last show on this time slot. In case you haven't heard, we are going "prime time".
Diff'rent Strokes with Jade and Dave will premiere at Wednesdays, 7-8pm on JOY 94.9 starting 6 July.
ONLINE:
Jade starts Hanging With Friends. The app, not literally. Although, when she does she'll probably be dividing her time between that and utilising some app anyway. Looks like we've found a new app obsession!
CULTURE:
Dave and Jade reminisce on their favourite board games and discuss whether games nights have a place in youth culture. Let's face it. They might be moving to a time in their lives where they'd prefer to have mates over for a board games than a wild night out clubbing. What's your favourite board game?
MUSIC:
Jade reviews Liam Finn's latest album FOMO. As his third solo release overall, FOMO has been described as a good collection of breezy indie/pop but will it be a defining record in his discography? Only time will tell.
Dave reunites with one of his most beloved upcoming singer/songwriters Wynter Gordon as she returns to Australia to launch the all important debut album: With The Music I Die.
They pair first hit it off in December when Wynter came to Australia for the first time (and into JOY studios) to promote her single 'Dirty Talk'. Since then, the song has gone #1 here with almost four times platinum sales - a success Jade will eternally attribute as the "Diff'rent Strokes bump".
Tonight, you'll hear our interview with Wynter where she discusses With The Music I Die and her definition of dance music, and opens up to Dave about how heartbreak inspired her writing.
Jade checks out Instagram - the photo sharing app that comes armed with all the hipster-friendly effects that Dave wants. It basically takes the vintage concept of "instant Polaroids" snaps to a digital era where you can snap, upload and share your pictures via your iPhone.
MAGAZINES:
Could this be the future of magazines? It's the perfect marriage of Jade's love for all things digital and Dave's deep appreciation for that glossy magazine style. 5mag is "the world's first digital lifestyle magazine" bursting with interactivity, video messages and interviews and yes, it even flicks like a real magazine.
Jade checks out Seeker Lover Keeper, a trio made up of A-grade indie singer/songwriters Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann. Think of this as the Young Divas of the indie pop world without the disco covers and struggling solo careers. Seeker Lover Keeper's self-titled LP debuted at #3, making it the highest-selling new album of the week.
ONLINE:
Dave creates a personal home page on About.Me, an online web directory for all his various social networking profiles. Is this the way to go for an overly connected generation of internet users? Check out Dave's About.Me page for a point of reference.
TV:
Jade checks on travel documentary series An Idiot Abroad, starring popular podcaster and author Karl Pilkington, comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It's a culture shock experience like nothing you've ever encountered as these blokes travel through China, India, Mexico, Egypt and various places. Hook on your seatbelts, it's time for take off!
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To celebrate this special I Love JOY edition, here's what's on tonight's show.
FLASHBACK:
Jade and Dave reminisce on 90s film icons and the defining movies of that era. Anyone say Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis? The list goes on. Who else was reigning the film industry in that era?
ONLINE:
You know we always got your best interest at heart when we suggest you more sites to procrastinate on. Presenting your new internet addiction: 9GAG. It's a website where all the fun of the interwebs go to play. Jade and Dave talk about the popularity of sites like 9GAG and why our parents should just get onto it rather than forwarding us chain emails of funnies.
MUSIC:
Yesterday Dave saw a popular digital music store packaging a "One Hit Wonder" compilation where you can buy these forgotten classics for a little over a dollar. This prompted much discussion about Jade and Dave's favourite one hit wonders and whether there's a similar sentiment applied to indie/underground bands.
Jade chats with Melbourne indie artist Jess McAvoy about her imminent move to America and artistic reinvention, and why she wants to have a debate with Dave about Lady Gaga. Jess even did an exclusive acoustic performance for Diff'rent Strokes, so tune in to experience it. In the meantime, take a look at her stunning video for 'The Sailor':
CULTURE:
Jade and Dave vent on the kind of passive aggression they come across at work and this hilarious blog dedicated to bullshit of that nature. Are you a victim of a workplace with confronting notes plastered all over the communal break room or kitchen? This one's for you.
ONLINE:
Dave checks out Paper.li - a website that allows you to create your own online newspaper built from your own Twitter and Facebook feeds. Who said print is dead? It lives on in the digital world.
Here's an example of well-functioning Paper.li publication: Justin Barbour Daily. We are having all kinds of drama getting the inaugural printing of Diff'rent Strokes Times out on Paper.li so we'll have to update you on it when it's ready for viewing.
Today is Geek Pride Day and all who need to know already knows. Jade and Dave ponders on this special day that started back in 2006 and was distinctly chosen to fall on 25 May (the day the first Star Wars movie premiered), and consider how the definition of geek has changed over the years. Is Geek Pride Day representative of all geeks in the community?
MUSIC:
Lady Gaga's Born This Way is without question one of the most intensely anticipated pop releases of 2011. The album was released globally this Monday after being shipped out early to music retailers in Australia last Friday. Hear Dave's thoughts on the record that everyone's talking about tonight. Gritty, camp and more experimental than ever before - Born This Way is the titan artistic statement Mother Monster has been dying to unveil.
ONLINE:
Jade and Dave have openly discussed their thoughts on making music playlists and "mixtapes" before but now is the time to share for real. Our DS duo checks out 8tracks - an internet radio site built on users creating and sharing short eight-track playlists.
Check out our special themed playlists:
Dave's Ice Queen mixtape of cyber-frosty electro pop tracks to soundtrack the winter drive, featuring Annie, Yoko Ono and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Jade's Melbourne Mix featuring her favourite home grown indie talents like Architecture in Helsinki, Art of Fighting and Children Collide.
Lady Gaga might've said in her Google interview that she wants kids to move away from the computer a little and experience her forthcoming Born This Way album in a real way. And next thing you know, she's struck a deal with Zynga to have her tracks streaming exclusively on Farmville before the album drops next week.
Jade and Dave checks out Gagaville and weighs up the pros and cons of this interesting new digital promo strategy.
TV:
Last week Australians were living for the premiere of Chris Lilley's new TV series: Angry Boys. The mockumentary-style show sees Chris once again play multiple characters in a similar fashion to his previous creations We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High. Hear Jade share her first impressions of Angry Boys and its controversial ensemble.
MUSIC:
Dave may have found a new idol in America's legendary drag superstar Rupaul when he started watching Rupaul's Drag Race but nothing could've prepared him for the complete package now that he's experienced Ru's new album: Glamazon.
Think of it as a fierce collection of empowering pop embodying influences from 80s pop, Eurodance and funk.
Jade gets a Virtual Girlfriend app and it's bringing a little too much Sims realness back into her life. It's a little fun - yes. But the question is, can this thing actually teach us anything about pleasing our woman in real life?
CULTURE:
Blogger Derek Miller's posthumous blog post drew 8 million hits - tonight Dave checks out the personal and uplifting message behind one man's final words, and how social media and blogging became the man's outlet when his four-year battle with cancer took a turn for the worse. Read Derek's last post here.
MUSIC:
Jade reviews The Wombats' brand new album: This Modern Glitch. The eagerly anticipated sophomore album has so far yielded three singles - 'Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)', 'Jump Into The Fog' and 'Anti-D'. The album debuted and peaked at #2 in Australia and 3 in the UK two weeks ago.
Davecatches up with Australia's new fave debutantess of dance: Wynter Gordon! So much has happened since thelast time they spoke in December - Wynter's smash 'Dirty Talk' has gone #1 (certified triple platinum sales), she's currently got five songs on our iTunes dance charts, and she's rocking festivals around the world.
Tonight you'll hearWynterchat about the new single'Til Death', the story behind her gay pride anthem'Putting It Out There', and her love for Aussie men.
The full interview transcript will be posted onDave's blog - Feed Limmy- after 10pm tonight.
CULTURE:
Behind every urbanised block in the world, there lies a little graffiti culture. Tonight, we're checking out Melbourne's graffiti art scene - where it's best found and how it adds to our city's look and identity.
ONLINE:
Jadechecks outBig Gay News, a hugely popular daily podcast of LGBTI news, and talks about the impact gay focussed media has on our culture and community.
Dave catches up with Kiwi indie soul sensation Kimbra to chat about her new single 'Cameo Lover', the gorgeous new video, and learn more about her forthcoming album Vows. Take a listen to 'Cameo Lover' here:
Didn't we tell you we're dedicated to finding you guys more amazing internet time-wasters? Behold Nyan.cat - there are no words to describe this other than nyanyanyanyanyanyanyan...
CULTURE:
Last year, the iconic Archie Comics series introduced their first openly gay character Kevin Keller and after an overwhelmingly positive response, we now learn that the blond Riverdale will soon be headlining his own comic mini-series. Dave will discuss the cultural impact this will have on Archie's traditionally conservative readership and image, and how the GLBTIQ community has responded to Kevin.
Jade chats with Kate of An Horse about their sensational new album Walls, how they have grown as a band, and why they're not even sure if they have any Aussie fans left back home.
Take a listen to several new tracks from the Walls LP:
Jade and Dave check out Tina Fey's hilarious autobiography Bossypants and explains why it's the ultimate for any worshipper of Liz Lemon and 30 Rock. Witty, intelligent and packed with enough awkward personal anecdotes to keep you cringing/gasping for air - this is everything you've ever wanted from our favourite American comedy queen.
ONLINE:
Dave shows love to a new online mini-series "Friends and Benefits" about a young gay man who turns to online dating after a horrid break up and all the drama that comes with finding love in today's scene. I'm sure we can all relate. Can I get an "amen!" up in here?
Be sure to catch the Melbourne-made series as webisodes unfold here on YouTube.
Dave chats with Polish diva Tatiana on her very first Australian radio interview about her debut international single 'Spider Web', cracking the UK and promises of a James Bond-esque album.
You can read the full interview on Dave's Feed Limmy blog after the show.
CULTURE:
Our Diff'rent Strokes divas may be living life in the limelight now but like many young'ins, they started off working in a fast food joint. Tonight they look at the cultural impact of fast food employment on our generation and reminisce a little on the good, the bad and the greasy.
ONLINE:
Jade and Dave checks out "That Can Be My Next Tweet" - this site that predicts your next tweet by scrambling morsels of all your previous Twitter updates. Oh, the mayhem.
We chat with upcoming indie pop sensation Matt Walters about his forthcoming LP Farewell Youth, growing pains, and treat ya'll to a live acoustic performance of his new single 'Conversation'.
Farewell Youth arrives in stores on 6 May - we're going right ahead to say it's an essential acoustic pop album for all fans of strummy la la realness.
ONLINE:
No more holding your heads in shame, bitches. There's now an app for the "morning after", designed to eradicate drunk tweets, pics and updates. Presenting: Last Night Never Happened! We won't say no names but one of our Diff'rent Strokes divas could do with this app.
CULTURE:
Dave talks about the photoblogging culture, how to get started and why sharing the beauty of the world around you has never been easier and more appealing. Check out four photoblogs we're currently trawling through:
Dave chats with Melbourne indie band Cuba Is Japan about their 7" vinyl single launch, its hand screen printed and knitted package, and why history's a big part of the band's story.
ONLINE:
Jade creates a life on eightbit.me and reminisces on the simpler days of 8-bit gaming graphics. The fun little avatar creation site is currently in beta mode so children, it's invite only. Expect a full-fledged launch to follow soon.
FLASHBACK:
As true children of the 90s, Dave and Jade reminisces on all the must-have toys/gaming shiz back in the day that we used to nag our parents for. Anyone say Trolls, Koosh balls and Nintendo Gameboys? Yes.
Dave checks out the sensational new Australian dramedy Winners & Losers and explains why this homegrown creation is one with international appeal. The series essentially revolves around the friendship and lives of four best gal pals who were high school "losers". The first episode kicks off with their reconnection at a 10-year high school reunion which was hosted by their bitchy oppressor.
MUSIC:
Jade checks out The Strokes' much talked about comeback album Angles and discusses their sonics and place in today's indie rock inflected market. The lead single 'Under Cover of Darkness' is already giving us a stir for more.
FLASHBACK:
We're looking at your old mobile phones this week, paying homage to all the functions and features that blew our minds back then. Monophonic ringtones, monochrome screens, Snakes game... buttons? Oh, have we got stories for you.
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Is the question, children. Tonight Dave reminisces on the iconic 90s TV show and video game extravaganza that took the world on a super sleuth, globe-trotting experience.
ONLINE:
Jade talks about fan forums - the online culture, the connections we make and the unavoidable intensities that is fandom. Are you part of a fan forum yourself? Shout out to you. Keep stanning hard for whoever you stan for.
MUSIC:
Dave checks out Clare Maguire's gem of a debut album Light After Dark and explains why this British artist is one of the most important new voices to discover in pop this year.
Jade and Dave experienced their first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras together over the weekend. Tonight we'll hear their thoughts about the parade and atmosphere up in Oxford Street - and to celebrate our duo's first "holiday" together, here's a little video of them living it up at the Mardi Gras Parade, featuring Rin from Rophydoes!
Do the Limmy Shimmy, ladies. Do the Limmy Shimmy.
MUSIC:
Dave checks out British pop sensation Jessie J's debut album - Who You Are - and finds out why she's one to watch for in 2011. The 22-year old has written for the likes of Miley Cyrus, and opened shows for Girls Aloud and Macy Gray. Her current single 'Price Tag' has global hit written all over and it's already getting decent radio support in Australia.
ONLINE:
Jade is big on procrastinating with apps and so it's no surprise that she's bringing another one to our attention: We Farm. Is this the app store's answer to Farmville?
