So I went through the K-Rock tape I had from 20-odd years ago and have logged what is available of the entire 90 minutes the medium afforded me of their ‘Awesome 80s’ playlist from their Saturday nights at the time
FM 95.5 K-Rock - Geelong, VIC
‘Awesome 80s’ Saturday night - circa late 1990s (date unknown)
The Eagles – Hotel California
Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver
Devo – Girl U Want
Kids in the Kitchen – Current Stand
Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters
Phil Collins – Invisible Touch
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
INXS – The One Thing
Kim Wilde – Kids in America
Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
The Members – Radio
Duran Duran – Girls on Film
Hunters and Collectors – When The River Runs Dry
Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
The Go-Betweens – Streets of Your Town
Ultravox – Vienna
The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
The Vapors – Turning Japanese
The Flying Lizards – Money
U2 – Desire
Rick James – Super Freak
Apart from the fact that there’s no way in hell K-Rock would ever play any of those songs nowadays, what are the thoughts on an 80s playlist, especially given the era this was recorded in (the late 90s)? Apart from the fact that some of the songs aren’t from the 80s (Go Your Own Way was released in 1977), there’s actually a few great tracks in there. Adam and the Ants, the Thompson Twins number and Devo stand out, and make up for the presence of Kim Wilde and Ray Parker Jr for mine
Triple M Aussie Digital is launching tomorrow. Here’s what the station should sound like, imo:
Triple M Aussie Digital “It’s Bonza, Mate!” 26 Smarch 2019 0000-0100
Treaty- YOTHU YINDI
Solid Rock- GOANNA
Cattle & Cane- GO BETWEENS
The Real Thing- RUSSELL MORRIS
Black Betty- SPIDERBAIT
Ufo- SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM***
Supposed To Be Here- PRIMARY
Teflon- JEBEDIAH
Heart’s A Mess- GOTYE
Let Me Down Easy- GANG OF YOUTHS
Cathy Come Home- THE TWILIGHTS
Big Balls- AC/DC
(Don’t think they’ll fit more than 12 songs/hour in with the amount of ads SCA put on their DAB channels).
**Yeah, yeah- this ain’t rock, but they shouldn’t be afraid to throw in suitable non rock tracks.
NEW SENSATION - INXS
POWER AND THE PASSION - MIDNIGHT OIL
SOUNDS OF THEN - GANGGAJANG
KHE SAHN - COLD CHISEL
THE HORSES - BRAITHWAITE
DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK
RECKLESS - AUSTRALIAN CRAWL
THROW YOUR ARMS - HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS
FLAME TREES - COLD CHISEL (2 AN HOUR AT LEAST)
BOYS IN TOWN - DIVINYLS
PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON - MIDNIGHT OIL (2 AN HOUR AT LEAST)
Working Class Man and You Shook Me All Night Long for the next hour? They might throw in a Crowded House tune, i’m half expecting the awful Straight Lines by Silverchair to feature as well.
I was running the radio in the background for MMM Aussie. The most “wow track” ; Everywhere I Go by Qed
7 Minutes by Dean Lewis
The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea
Gravity by The Superjesus
This Time by Dragon
Fear And Trembling by Gang Of Youths
Living Type by Powderfinger
Dead Heart by Midnight Oil
Chateau by Angus & Julia Stone
Mascara by Killing Heidi
It’s Too Late by Evermore
When The War Is Over by Cold Chisel
Leave Me Lonely by Hilltop Hoods
I Touch Myself by Divinyls
Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet
Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy by Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs
Dancing In The Storm by Boom Crash Opera
Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer
Freak by Silverchair
Ashes And Dust by Bernard Fanning
Everywhere I Go by Qed
Lines by Pete Murray
Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
Nancy Wilson - (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am
Fleetwood Mac - Sara
Etta James - At Last
Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise
Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
Carpenters - It’s Going to Take Some Time
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
Buddy Holly - That’ll Be the Day
Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue
Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart
Grover Washington Jr [+] Bill Withers - Just the Two of Us
Lou Rawls - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
Earth Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone
Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
John Paul Young - Pasadena
Lionel Richie - Stuck on You.
Roy Orbison - Cry Softly Lonely One
Queen - You’re My Best Friend
Beatles - Come Together
James Taylor - Shower the People
Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling in Love
Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain
Four Seasons - Sherry
Elton John - Candle in the Wind
I am not actively listening just capturing the song logs . Some nice songs in there mixed in with some songs not my cup of tea.
Seekers - A World of Our Own
Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas
Gale Garnett - We’ll Sing in the Sunshine
Bruce Channel - Hey Baby
Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Marrakesh Express
Nancy Wilson - (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am
Billy Joe Royal - Down in the Boondocks
Zombies - Time of the Season
Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster
Captain & Tennille - The Way I Want to Touch You
Boz Scaggs - Harbor Lights
Temptations - Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
Dionne Warwick - I Say a Little Prayer
Association - Cherish
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Beatles - And I Love Her
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Making Love
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
Roy Head & the Traits - Treat Her Right
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda
John Farnham - Please Don’t Ask Me
Billy Thorpe - Over the Rainbow
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Eagles - Best of My Love
Lionel Richie [+] Diana Ross - Endless Love
Smokey Robinson [+] the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E’ Is in Love
Earth Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone
Sergio Mendes [+] Brasil 66 - Mais Que Nada
John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads
Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You
Christopher Cross - Arthur’s Theme
Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies
John Lennon - Woman
Frank Sinatra - It Had to Be You
Olivia Newton John - I Honestly Love You
Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
Toto - Africa
Fear And Trembling by Gang Of Youths
D.A.F. by Powderfinger
Down Among The Dead Men by Flash And The Pan
Confidence by Ocean Alley
Soul Revival by Johnny Diesel And The Injectors
Lines by Pete Murray
That’s Freedom by John Farnham
7 Minutes by Dean Lewis
Don’t Change by INXS
We Are The People by Empire Of The Sun
Rush You by Baby Animals
With The One I Love by Paul Kelly
I Want You Back by Hoodoo Gurus
Comparing the two CHR Networked Stations tonight, between 6:30pm-10pm
Hit Network
'Ash London LIVE’ 15th February 2019
6:30pm-8:00pm (AEDT)
(Hughesy and Kate finished at 6:33)
(The Trending 10) 6:39 11 Minutes- Yungblud and Halsey 6:42 Bad Liar- Imagine Dragons 6:46 Break Up with your Girlfriend, I’m bored- Ariana Grande 6:54 Who Do You Love- The Chainsmokers 7:00 Sicko Mode- Travis Scott 7:03 Bury A Friend- Billie Eilish 7:11 Close To Me- Ellie Goulding 7:14 I’m So Tired- Lauv 7:17 Giant- Calvin Harris 7:21 Please Me- Bruno Mars and Cardi B
7:32 Like I Remember You- Vera Blue 7:35 Sunflower- Post Malone 7:37 Woke Up Late- Drax Project and Hailee Steinfeld 7:45 Sugar- Peking Duk 7:51 Soaked- Bene 7:55 7 Rings- Ariana Grande Hit Network
'Danny Lakey Late Show’ 15th February 2019
8:00pm-11:00pm (First two hours) (AEDT) 8:05 Sweet But Psycho- Ava Max 8:13 Dancing With A Stranger- Sam Smith 8:15 So Close- NOTD 8:22 Swan Song- Dua Lipa 8:25 11 Minutes- Yungblud and Halsey 8:37 Nothing Breaks Like A Heart- Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus 8:44 Waiting- Kian 8:48 Who Do You Love- The Chainsmokers 8:56 Lie To Me- 5 Seconds Of Summer 9:04 Wow- Post Malone 9:06 Body Talks- The Struts and Ke$ha 9:11 Close To Me- Ellie Goulding 9:16 7 Minutes- Dean Lewis 9:26 Talk- Khalid 9:33 Giant- Calvin Harris 9:37 Anxiety- Julia Michaels 9:48 Please Me- Bruno Mars and Cardi B 9:57 Break Up with your Girlfriend, I’m bored- Ariana Grande
Nova Network
'Fitzy and Wippa Replay’ 15th February 2019
6:00pm-7:00pm (Last Half Hour) (AEDT)
6:32 Swan Song- Dua Lipa 6:38 A Million Dreams- P!nk 6:48 Promises- Calvin Harris 6:52 Before I Go- Guy Sebastian Nova Network
'Smallzy’s Surgery’ 15th February 2019
7:00pm-10:00pm (AEDT) 7:05 Body- Loud Luxury 7:07 Break Up with your Girlfriend, I’m bored- Ariana Grande 7:10 Sunflower- Post Malone 7:13 365- Zedd and Katy Perry 7:15 Let You Love Me- Rita Ora 7:18 Sugar- Peking Duk 7:24 Juice- Lizzo 7:27 1999- Charli XCX 7:30 Who Do You Love- The Chainsmokers 7:40 Waiting- KIAN 7:46 Giant- Calvin Harris 7:50 Bad Liar- Imagine Dragons 7:56 Talk- Khalid 8:06 Love Someone- Lukas Graham 8:09 Close To Me- Ellie Goulding 8:12 Please Me- Bruno Mars and Cardi B 8:16 Before I Go- Guy Sebastian 8:22 11 Minutes- Yungblud and Halsey 8:25 I Wanna Know- NOTD 8:31 Losing It- Fisher 8:34 A Million Dreams- P!nk 8:43 Shallow- Lady Gaga 8:47 Nothing Breaks Like A Heart- Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus 8:53 Swan Song- Dua Lipa 8:56 Woke Up Late- Drax Project and Hailee Steinfeld
(Top 9 At 9) 9:04 Happier- Marshmellow and Bastille 9:08 3 Nights- Dominic Fike 9:11 Bury A Friend- Billie Eilish 9:14 Sunflower- Post Malone 9:24 Who Do You Love- The Chainsmokers 9:27 Dancing With A Stranger- Sam Smith 9:30 7 Minutes- Dean Lewis 9:33 Sweet But Psycho- Ava Max 9:44 7 Rings- Ariana Grande 9:47 Anxiety- Julia Michaels 9:52 Remind Me To Forget- Kygo
IMO, Personally in terms of newer music I think Hit might have the edge just… But in terms of more music, Nova definitely plays a lot more than Hit, as Danny Lakey is certainly more centered around talk… Thoughts and Comments?
I heard Rita Ora in the morning at 8.55am and then on the way home at 4.40pm and then on the way to the gym at 7.15pm.
I also heard Loud Luxury in the morning at 8.17am and a million other times this week.
Just so repetitive.