
Closer Than My Closest Friend (Part 2)
12/01/22 • 51 min
My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. In the second part of this two-part exploration of Australian musical siblings, we'll explore even more double, triple and even quadruple sibling outfits, including some of our most beloved and influential artists. Find the episode playlist on the Spotify Cara Diaria artist page. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the nation many of us call Australia.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be aware that this episode contains the names, voices and words of people who have died.
Sources:
- Wikipedia
- Byrne, D. "Family ties: Australia's best musical siblings" abc.net.au, 2018
- Jenke, T. "10 of the best sibling team-ups in music" Tone Deaf, 2017
- Stavropoulos, L. "A Family Affair: 20 Sibling Groups Who Rock" udiscovermusic.com, 2022
- Visentin, L. "Parents take a chance on Sheppard..." The Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 13, 2014
- Hollitt, E. "Interview: With Elliot Margin from The Rubens" Good Call Live, 2018
- "Island Home by Christine Anu" National Film & Sound Archive of Australia
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- Bisley, A. "Blackfella/Whitefella by Warumpi Band..." The Guardian, 2015
- "The Hanson brothers of Ball Park Music..." Guardian Labs/ Facebook, 2019
- Marshall, P. "Cosmo’s Midnight get deep..." Stoney Roads, 2018
- Newstead, A. "How Heidi Lenffer is rallying the Aussie..." abc.net.au, 2019
- Bloul, Scherry. "Rapper Genesis Owusu hits right beat..." Canberra Times, 2015
- "Strewth - Crowded House an Aussie band..." New Zealand Herald, 2006
- "Dannii Minogue - All I Wanna Do (1997)" YouTube.com
- Ramos, D. "Glaad interview with LGBTQ icon Kylie Minogue..." Glaad.org, 2022
My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. In the second part of this two-part exploration of Australian musical siblings, we'll explore even more double, triple and even quadruple sibling outfits, including some of our most beloved and influential artists. Find the episode playlist on the Spotify Cara Diaria artist page. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the nation many of us call Australia.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be aware that this episode contains the names, voices and words of people who have died.
Sources:
- Wikipedia
- Byrne, D. "Family ties: Australia's best musical siblings" abc.net.au, 2018
- Jenke, T. "10 of the best sibling team-ups in music" Tone Deaf, 2017
- Stavropoulos, L. "A Family Affair: 20 Sibling Groups Who Rock" udiscovermusic.com, 2022
- Visentin, L. "Parents take a chance on Sheppard..." The Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 13, 2014
- Hollitt, E. "Interview: With Elliot Margin from The Rubens" Good Call Live, 2018
- "Island Home by Christine Anu" National Film & Sound Archive of Australia
- Stafford, A. "Warumpi Band’s trail-blazing legacy..." The Guardian, 2021
- Bisley, A. "Blackfella/Whitefella by Warumpi Band..." The Guardian, 2015
- "The Hanson brothers of Ball Park Music..." Guardian Labs/ Facebook, 2019
- Marshall, P. "Cosmo’s Midnight get deep..." Stoney Roads, 2018
- Newstead, A. "How Heidi Lenffer is rallying the Aussie..." abc.net.au, 2019
- Bloul, Scherry. "Rapper Genesis Owusu hits right beat..." Canberra Times, 2015
- "Strewth - Crowded House an Aussie band..." New Zealand Herald, 2006
- "Dannii Minogue - All I Wanna Do (1997)" YouTube.com
- Ramos, D. "Glaad interview with LGBTQ icon Kylie Minogue..." Glaad.org, 2022
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Closer Than My Closest Friend (Part 1)
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be aware that this episode contains the names, voices and words of people who have died.
My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. Australia has a tremendous legacy of musical siblings. In this two-part episode, we're going to take a stroll through the streets of sibling-spawned Aussie music.
Find the episode playlist on the Spotify Cara Diaria artist page. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the nation many of us call Australia.
Sources:
- Wikipedia
- Byrne, D. "Family ties: Australia's best musical siblings" abc.net.au, Jun 18, 2018
- Jenke, T. "10 of the best sibling team-ups in music" Tone Deaf, Feb 6, 2017
- Stavropoulos, L. "A Family Affair: 20 Sibling Groups Who Rock" udiscovermusic.com, Apr 10, 2022
- "Why Bon Scott Is A Rock Legend" Society of Rock.
- "Song for the King – Vika and Linda Bull Interview" NFSA, 2005.
- Vikaandlindabull.com
- Bogna, J. "Whatever happened to The Veronicas?" Dig Mag, Sep 1, 2013
- Henriques-Gomes, L. "Remembering Get Born: Jet’s Debut And Still Their Crowning Achievement" Tone Deaf, Sep 13, 2016
- Guppy, S. "Talei Wolfgramm" Tone Deaf, Oct 30, 2012
- "The Wolfgramm Sisters – Don't Stop" youtube.com, Nov 18, 2011
- Kidd, S & Ursem, J. "To Love Somebody by The Bee Gees" Awesome Aussie Songs, Aug 14, 2022
- Simmons, R. "The 10 Best Songs Written by the Bee Gees – That Became Hits for Other Artists" Rebeat, May 20, 2016
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It's a Woman's Woman's World: Australian Soul (Part 1)
My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. In part 1 of this two part episode we deep dive (and I mean it!) into three titans of Australian soul: Renée Geyer, Marica Hines and Venetta Fields.
Find the episode playlists on the Spotify Cara Diaria artist page and on YouTube. Send questions or compliments to mykindofscenepod[@]gmail.com.
My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land many of us call Australia.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Burke, K. "Renée Geyer, Australian jazz and soul singer, dies aged 69," The Guardian, Jan 17 2023
- Baker, G. A. "Renée Geyer: Fiery vocalist was at the top of her class" Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 18 2023
- Dwyer, M. "Stares, whispers and heavy metal swing" Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14 2011
- Stafford, A. "Renée Geyer: Australia’s finest white soul singer was ambitious, unapologetic and too often overlooked" The Guardian, Jan 18 2023
- Condon, D. "Renée Geyer had a peerless voice and dogged tenacity..." Double J, Jan 17 2023
- Winsor, C. "Vale Renée Geyer" National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2023
- "Marcia Hines on coming to Australia as a teenager to perform in Hair" Anh's Brush With Fame, ABC via YouTube.com, 2018
- ThatSingerReactions. "Renée Geyer - Heading In The Right Direction 1981 | Reaction" YouTube.com, Apr 22, 2022
- ThatSingerReactions. "Renée Geyer -It's A Man's World@The Basement | Reaction" YouTube.com, Jan 2023
- Cold Chisel - The Last stand (55:00) YouTube.com, 1983
- Vanetta (sic) Fields – BMHOF Class of 2005, The Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame, 2005
- "The Christmas Song by Venetta Fields," National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1995
- Murphy, B. "Musicians Talk About Their Careers" National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2013
- Mottram, L. "Venetta Fields reflects on her inspiration, Aretha Franklin" ABC Radio, Aug 17 2018
- "Venetta Fields Is Probably Singing on Most of Your Records" Discogs.com, Apr 14 2021
- Cowan, J. & Petch, B. "Venetta's Studio Sessions" abc.net.au via web.archive.org, Aug 12, 2004
My Kind of Scene - Closer Than My Closest Friend (Part 2)
Transcript
Intro 00:00
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be aware that this episode contains the names, voices and words of people who have died.
Welcome to My Kind of Scene, where we uncover the past and present of Australian music.
I'm Cara Diaria, indie musician and music nerd, bringing my unique perspective to the hits and misses, the movers and shakers, the goodness and greatness that makes the Australian music scene, My Kind of Sc
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