Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Geek Pride Day, Born This Way and 8tracks

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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?

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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.

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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.



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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Gagaville, Angry Boys and Rupaul

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wednesdays 9pm on JOY 94.9

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

My Virtual Girlfriend, Derek Miller's Last Post and The Wombats

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wynter Gordon Interview, Melbourne Graffiti Art and Big Gay News

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Dave catches up with Australia's new fave debutantess of dance: Wynter Gordon! So much has happened since the last 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 hear Wynter chat 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 on Dave's blog - Feed Limmy - after 10pm tonight.

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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.

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Jade checks out Big Gay News, a hugely popular daily podcast of LGBTI news, and talks about the impact gay focussed media has on our culture and community.

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Wednesdays 9pm (AEST) on JOY 94.9
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