This was interesting to hear. Thanks for posting

You may have sons or daughters who are big fans of pop stars – "stans" they call themselves these days, you may have seen the screaming fans of One Direction, you may have been one of them, screaming at The Beatles – well fangirls is now a rollicking musical, winning awards all over the place, coming to Wollongong from tomorrow, and it goes a bit deeper than just the screaming and the fainting.

Yve Blake wrote the show and the songs and spoke to Lindsay McDougall all about it.

Yve Blake talks Fangirls on ABC Illawarra

Written and produced by Putrika
Mixed and mastered by Michiya Nagai (Mixo Lydian)
Artwork by Putrika

Monologue

It was the news a whole lot people were waiting for. The International Court of Justice ruled Japan must immediately stop its whaling program in the Antarctic.

The Sea Shepherd ships have been in the Southern Ocean for 9 years trying to save the whales from the Japanese "research vessels", so I got their founder, Captain Paul Watson on a dodgy Skype line to give us their reaction.


Captain Paul Watson from Sea Shepherd talks to triple j about Whale "Research" ruling

Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the US only to find success in Australia and South Africa, has died at 81.

Most of the world learned about Rodriguez from the 2012 movie Searching for Sugar Man, but people like Jim Moginie and his mates from Midnight Oil, had been listening to Sixto's music since the 70s. They'd even played Tanelorn Festival in 1981 with Rodriguez and would seen him from time to time, like when he turned up to a Midnight Oil gig in Detroit in 2002 waving an Australia flag. 

So when the world was Searching For Sugar Man says Moginie "We knew where he was, he was hiding in Detroit the whole time".

After the film reignited interest in the reclusive artist he toured the world, using "pick-up bands" in the countries he played in. And for his 2013 Australian tour which included the Enmore Theatre and Bluesfest, that band was The Break, made up of members of Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors, and The Violent Femmes.

Jim Moginie joined Lindsay McDougall on ABC Illawarra to share his memories of Sixto Rodriguez.

"RIP Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023). We were his backing group in 2013 and by playing quietly (as Brian Ritchie said, saved him from the usual pickup band fate) witnessed a powerful singer and performer. Never was there a set list and often he would launch into the same song in different keys. You had to watch where he put his capo as well as his left foot. It was a good learning experience. And the audience loved him.

Godspeed Sixto."

Jim Moginie remembers Sixto Rodriguez

Gracie Otto talks about directing the new ABC TV series Ladies In Black with it's excellent cast. As well as Heartbreak High and Deadloch, working with her sister Miranda, making a movie about her Dad Barry, and freezing Mark Knopfler (in interview form). Also mentions of the Gypsy Kings, and escaping to St Barts to hang with the Zimmermanns.

Gracie Otto talks Ladies In Black, Miranda, Barry, and Mark Knopfler

Jakarta born, Sydney based DJ, producer and singer Putrika pays homage to her roots with a delicate mix brimming with Javanese lullabies, traditional Indonesian instruments and a smattering of her own productions.

READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH PUTRIKA HERE: https://www.lazy-daze.com.au/#/62-putrika/

//TRACKLIST//
1.	Lush - Félicia Atkinson
2.	Hulo Om - Raul Lovisoni, Francesco Messina
3.	Rebirth (Unreleased) - Putrika
4.	Pagan - Michael Stearns
5.	Dream - Saba Alizadeh
6.	Patalon (Introduction) - The Bali Balladeers
7.	Jegog (part 1) - Various Balinese musicians 
8.	Kalapa Garden - Young Marco
9.	Tatopani  - Zann
10.	Twisted Camel - Chi 
11.	Balafon Dub - Michael Banabila
12.	Drums - Laurie Spiegel
13.	II - Rupert Clervaux, Beatrice Dillon
14.	Petik - Space System
15.	Rain-Bow - Salamanda
16.	 White Tigress - Iona Fortune
17.	Jungle Book - YAZ-KAZ
18.	The Moon is Shining Above The Ricefields - Cybe
19.	Lelo Ledung (Unreleased) - Putrika
20.	And the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn - Daniel Schmidt

lazydaze.62 // Putrika

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Friday last week marked the 40th anniversary of the Hilton Hotel bombing in Sydney. Inside the Hilton Hotel were eleven visiting heads of government for the Commonwealth Heads of Government regional meeting. As a result of the bombing the CHOGRM meeting was switched to Berida manor in Bowral.

On 14th February 1978 for three days,  800 troops of the Australian Military occupied Bowral to protect the visiting heads of state. 40 years on we revisited this amazing moment in Australian history, joined by Rowan Cahill who co-authored the Wollongong University research paper on the 1978 military occupation of Bowral, the Mayor at the time David Woods and some audio from the ABC’s PM program from 14th February 1978 with Huw Evans and International correspondent John Highfield.

The 1978 Military Occupation of Bowral

US TV Series UnREAL is back on TV, and much has been made around here of its new star, because he’s from the Illawarra. Adam Demos was a Wollongong construction worker who has made his way to Hollywood, and in a show about Reality TV, that’s pretty unreal – also Adam is the cousin Hawks star Tyson Demos AND of a mate of mine and my wife’s, local musician Pauly Demos – and he called in to ABC Illawarra

Adam Demos - from Wollongong to unREAL

Yorta Yorta man Scott Darlow has been putting out music for a few years now, but this song has arrived at a specific time, just before Jan 26, when the conversation and debate around "Australia Day" is at its peak. Scott spoke to Lindsay McDougall about the song, the message of community behind it, all of his mates and footy legends in the video clip, and also how hard it is to play guitar and didgeridoo at the same time...

Scott Darlow's Forgotten Australia

I play in that Frenzal Rhomb band your Dad used to hate. I used to be that guy on triple j. And now I get to ask awkward and awesome questions to people and put the results up here!

Jim Moginie remembers Sixto Rodriguez

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