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Take 5

Peter Garrett Takes 5 with his 'songs of change'

Peter Garrett has been an unstoppable force of Australian music for decades. As the iconic frontman for Midnight Oil, a grassroots activist, and a former Federal Parliamentarian, he's spent a lifetime driving change. 
Peter Garrett and Zan Rowe at the Oxford Art Factory
Duration: 56 minutes 39 seconds

Published: Topic: Take 5

Best Bits: Paul McCartney on The Beatles and writing a song

This is one of the best bits from Take 5. One of the greatest songwriters of all time sat down with Zan Rowe to open his songbook and dive deep into the making of five of his greatest. 
Zan Rowe with Paul McCartney backstage in Melbourne recording Take 5 for triple j Mornings
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds

Published: Topic: Take 5

Best Bits: Kacey Musgraves on Tame Impala and Dolly Parton!

This is one of the best bits from Take 5. Kacey Musgraves is a straight shooter, a woman of conviction. In person and in song, the bridge she creates with her fans is something else, and it’s made her one of the most loved artists around.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

Published: Topic: Take 5

Best Bits: Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge on the 80’s songs that changed his life

This is one of the best bits from Take 5. Founding member of Blink-182, Angels and Airwaves, and UFO enthusiast, Tom DeLonge hung out with Zan Rowe back in 2012, while in the country to play Soundwave Festival.
Tom DeLonge and Zan Rowe standing in a hallway with their hands pointed into an A shape.
Duration: 9 minutes 57 seconds

Published: Topic: Take 5

Feature Albums

Phil Jamieson — 10Charlie

The Grinspoon frontman's second solo effort shows him developing his songwriting chops on more personal songs with an expansive sound.
Yellow-green tinted image of Grinspoon's Phil Jamieson lying in a suit and tshirt on an old metal-frame bed by bedroom window

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Rowena Wise — Bad Things Feel Good*

Whether fronting a live band or in intimate solo mode, Rowena Wise proves to be a sharp songwriter of complex subject matter on her second album.
Portrait of brunette woman in her early 30s, hair hanging , the light exposure blows out her hair and features to surreal degree

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DOBBY — MARSHMALLOW

A time-travelling hip hop opus? The Filipino-First Nations rapper-producer-composer's second album is another ambitious, one-of-a-kind listening experience.
Face of Filipino/First Nations man peering out of a pile of white & pink marshmallows. Red text reads: DOBBY

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Body Type — Tally

The Sydney band's reflective third album confidently softens their spiky rock sound without sacrifcing their cheeky, pointed lyricism or interlacing sound.
Red backdrop with graffiti-style text reading: Body Type Tally, through letters can see colour collage and graphics

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