It would be great if the likes of Triple M, Gold & Magic had a list with this much variety instead of the same old songs every day.
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Nova Network - First hour of Smallzyâs Surgery on Thursday, March 2, 2023
19:00
2023-03-02 19:05:19 ACDT Metro Boomin / The Weeknd / 21 Savage Creepinâ 3m 42s 2022
2023-03-02 19:08:20 ACDT Harry Styles Music For A Sushi Restaurant 3m 14s 2022
2023-03-02 19:12:01 ACDT Lizzo / SZA Special 2m 55s 2023
2023-03-02 19:15:01 ACDT Ava Max Sweet But Psycho 3m 7s 2018
2023-03-02 19:21:02 ACDT Latto / Lu Kala Lottery 3m 7s 2023
2023-03-02 19:24:02 ACDT Ed Sheeran Celestial 3m 29s 2022
2023-03-02 19:27:23 ACDT Liberty X Just A Little 3m 56s 2002
2023-03-02 19:32:44 ACDT Sabrina Carpenter Nonsense â 2022
2023-03-02 19:35:04 ACDT Ruel / Jvke Golden Hour (Remix) 3m 29s 2023
2023-03-02 19:46:06 ACDT Post Malone Wrapped Around Your Finger 3m 14s 2022
2023-03-02 19:51:27 ACDT Mimi Webb Red Flags 2m 22s 2023
2023-03-02 19:56:28 ACDT George Ezra Green Green Grass 2m 48s 2022
On this particular night, âSweet but Psychoâ by Ava Max (a regular on Nova these days despite the song being more than five years old) was played inside the first 20 minutes, a (rather annoying) Liberty X throwback was played and, 24 minutes later, Mimi Webbâs then-new song âRed Flagsâ was played for the only time on the network (before which Webb was interviewed ahead of the release of her debut album, âAmeliaâ). Wrapping up the hour was âGreen Green Grassâ by George Ezra.
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Iâve been doing a âRock In Stereoâ album theme for Rocktober on the Conga Line (though I call it Rockinâ October for IP reasons). Iâd appreciate feedback from those who grew up with FM104 such as @Brianc68 and @TV.Cynic . Hereâs todayâs log on Braidwood FM:
1500-1600
Icehouse- Electric Blue
Icehouse- The Kingdom
Icehouse- My Obsession
Style Council- My Ever Changing Moods
Style Council- Walls Come Tumbling Down
Rolling Stones- Black Limousine (WOLFIE)
Rolling Stones- Start Me Up
XTC- Senses Working Overtime
Robert Plant- Big Log
Robert Plant- Other Arms
1600-1700
Durrrr Durrrrr- Hungry Like The Wolfe
Durrrr Durrrrr- Hold Back The Rain
The Fixx- Saved By Zero
Men At Work- High Wire
Men At Work- Itâs A Mistake
Fiction Factory- Feels Like Heaven
AC/DC- Who Made Who
AC/DC- Chase The Ace
Joe Satriani- Big Bad Moon (MATT)
Van Halen- Unchained
Van Halen- Sinnerâs Swing
Last weekâs log featured plenty of FM104 classics:
1500-1600
Venetians- So Much For Love
Venetians- Amazing World
Public Image Ltd.- Seattle
INXS- Original Sin
INXS- Johnsonâs Aeroplane
Mondo Rock- Good Advice (WOLFIE)
Mondo Rock- Rule Of Threes
Love & Money- Halleluiah Man
Dire Straits- Money For Nothing
Dire Straits- Your Latest Trick
1600-1700
Midnight Oil- U.S Forces
Midnight Oil- Short Memory
Midnight Oil- Read About It
Matt Moffitt- Miss This Tonight
Matt Moffitt- All That Stuff
Heart- Who Will You Run To
Heart- Thereâs The Girl
Erasure- Star (MATT)
Police- Synchronicity II
Police- King Of Pain
Unfortunately last weekâs show is unavailable to listen to as we had streaming/logger issues at the station. You can otherwise hear the latest shows here:
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I was lucky enough to program the Andy Showâs music on Tuesday Morning at 7am on Braidwood FM 88.9. Thanks Andy!
Here is the playlist.
Running the Night Lionel Richie
Stay the Night Benjamin Orr
The Stranger John Farnham
Strangers on a Train The Sports
Hanky Panky Madonna
Hanky Panky Tommy James and the Shondells
Lady whats your name Swanee
Lady Writer Dire Straits
Til the End Toto
Endless Road The Time Bandits
Wrap her up Elton John
Wrapped around your finger The Police
Iâm Gonna Miss You Milli Vanilli
Missing Me Electric Pandas
My Brave Face Paul McCartney
Brave Kate Cebrano
Donât Blame Me Little River Band
No one is to blame Howard Jones
The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee The Hollies
I shot the sheriff|Eric Clapton
Good Morning Judge 10cc
Good Morning Good Morning Beatles
Dig a Pony Beatles
Digging in the Dirt Peter Gabriel
A bit of a double shot theme with the titles.
Also I tried to create some sort of story or link (a bit obscure) . Our fictitious character was running through the night and met a stranger on a train and it led to hanky panky. He fell in love but it got a bit too much for the new love interest especially he wanted to wrap her up and that Police song is creepy. So he started to miss her as they broke up. He had to be brave, then the blame game started. Then he went crazy and shot the sheriff and Sam McGee. Had to go to court to see the judge . Then it went a bit different with the Beatles I think he was still getting over her , finally he was digging the dirt, it was all over.
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Laoma, looked like an interesting list, but couldnât read it, must have been some foreign characters in there that made my âspeech to textâ software chuck a fit.
Anyway, going to do a different style of show this evening from 19:00 hrs Sydney time, on the fresh mix dot com. Will edit this post with the playlist closer to the allotted airtime. Theme of the show tonight is the lost box of 45s; will go for two hours 
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Program One
01 - Homer and Jethro - The battle of kookamonga (stereo) (1959)
02 - Pastoral Symphony - Love machine (1968)
03 - Jonne Sands - Mothers and fathers (1968)
04 - Marty Wilde - Abergavenny (1968)
05 - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Urban space man (stereo) (1969)
06 - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Don juan (1969)
07 - Ohio Express - Cowboy convention (1969)
08 - Ted Mulry Gang - Julia (1970)
09 - Santana - Evil ways (1970)
10 - Strangers - Melanie makes me smile (1970)
11 - Joe Cocker - The letter (1970)
12 - Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon - Blame it on the pony express (1971)
13 - Kevin Johnson - Bonnie please donât go (1971)
14 - Jerry Reed - Amos moses (1971)
15 - Ringo Starr - It donât come easy (1971)
16 - Brian Cadd - Show me the way (with don mudie) (1972)
17 - Cilla Black - Something tells me (somethingâs gonna happen tonight) (1972)
18 - Fortunes - Storm in a teacup (1972)
19 - Van Morrison - Wild night (1972)
20 - Beverly Bremers - Donât say you donât remember (1972)
21 - Donny Osmond - Puppy love (1972)
22 - Little Jimmy Osmond - Long haired lover from liverpool (1972)
23 - Bill Withers - Use me (1972)
24 - Donny Osmond - Why (1972)
25 - Barry Crocker - Susie darlinâ (1973)
26 - King Harvest - Dancing in the moonlight (1973)
27 - Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side (1973)
28 - Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down (1973)
29 - Jacksons - Dancing machine (1974)
30 - MFSB - Sexy (1975)
31 - Sweet - Fox on the run (1975)
32 - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Bad luck (1975)
33 - Peopleâs Choice - Do it any way you wanna (1975)
34 - Bobby Rydell - Sway (1976)
35 - Lou Rawls - See you when I get there (1977)
36 - Maggie MacNeal - Fools together (1977)
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My friend has just given me word that heâll countdown the ARIA monthly top 30 singles from November 1990. Heâs program commences at 21:00 hrs on the same station.
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Snap! - Cult Of Snap
Concrete Blonde - Joey
John Farnham - Chain Reaction
Bob Geldof - The Great Song Of Indifference
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Nelson - (Canât Live Without Your) Love And Affection
Maxi Priest - Close To You
The Cure - Never Enough
DNA featuring Suzanne Vega - Tomâs Diner
Icehouse - Miss Divine
Whitney Houston - Iâm Your Baby Tonight
InXS - Suicide Blonde
Wendy Matthews - Token Angels
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Technotronic - Megamix
Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory
Go West - King Of Wishful Thinking
Jimmy Barnes - Letâs Make It Last All Night
David A Stewart Featuring Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here
Angry - Bound For Glory
John Farnham - Thatâs Freedom
Taylor Dayne - Iâll Be Your Shelter
Betty Boo - Doinâ The Do
Janet Jackson - Black Cat
AC DC - Thunderstruck
Southern Sons - Heart In Danger
Snap! - Ooops Up
Young MC - Bust A Move
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Skyhooks - Jukebox In Siberia
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I got rid of the characters, hopefully the speech text software will be better now. The characters are there because I cut and paste from a google sheet. I also created a youtube music play list if you wanted to listen.
I missed your show but now listening to your friendâs show. Keep up the good work with The Fresh Mix!
November 1990 was about when I first started paying close attention to the charts. Great list.
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Lol, that was about when I started losing interest in the charts!
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It was at the very tail end of the best of pop and pop rock music thatâs for sure. From about the mid 90s onward I mostly prefer the rock and alternative charters.
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I think we are the same in some ways. Although I do dig around the charts in the 90s and up to 2005 for my Billy Bob requests for the theme I have. Could be a song that only made the top 100.
I did briefly follow the charts in 1999 or so.
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Itâs been 6 months since Mediaworksâ Channel X went online. Since that point, advertising has been slowly incorporated through local ads and branded ID spots but otherwise is still largely uninterrupted DJ-free music 24/7. Itâs also been slowly extending out its playlist scope, adding some early-to-mid 2010s songs into the mix. As such hereâs another sample of a typical hour, half a year after launch:
Channel X 94.0 - Southland, NZ
âYour Throwback Playlistâ
Thursday 9th November 2023 - 12-1pm NZDT
âCreepâ - Radiohead
âCosmic Girlâ - Jamiroquai
âCrawlâ - Atlas
âHold My Handâ - Hootie & The Blowfish
âBy The Wayâ - Red Hot Chili Peppers
âCool Me Downâ - The Black Seeds
âKeep The Faithâ - Bon Jovi
âWhat Is Love?â - Haddaway
âThe Greatest Viewâ - Silverchair
âOver My Head (Cable Car)â - The Fray
âEpicâ - Faith No More
âMs. Jacksonâ - Outkast
âBlurryâ - Puddle Of Mudd
âNot Given Lightlyâ - Chris Knox
âStill Into Youâ - Paramore
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One of the very few decent logs currently on NZ radio IMO.
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A quick sampler of Nige - Playing What He Feels Like
6.50pm-7.20pm Thursday 16/11/23
Burn Your Name - Powderfinger
SWEEPER: âRule no 4 - if you donât like what Nige plays, Listen to the other stations out there that play 300 songs over and over againâ - bonus points for having a crack at your own stations!
Rio - Duran Duran
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Tonight She Comes - The Cars
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
Hold The Line - Toto
Tomorrow - Silverchair
SWEEPER: âRule 1 and 2 - Nige only plays the music he feels likeâ
Boys Will Be Boys - Choirboys
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How much has Star 104.5 on the Central Coast of NSW changed in the last 5 years? 
Well, to find out, letâs look at their playlist on this day 5 years ago & compare it to now, courtesy of Lava.
The first one from this day in 2018 was not long after Star 104.5 hit #1 on the Central Coast radio ratings for the first time, just 0.1 ahead of (what was then) Sea FM.
Star 104.5 - Central Coast, NSW
âMore Music Varietyâ
Wednesday 21st November 2018 - 10am-12pm AEDT
10am
âWhat Is Loveâ Haddaway
âFinesseâ Bruno Mars
âTell It To My Heartâ Taylor Dayne
âRiptideâ Vance Joy
âGirls Like Youâ Maroon 5
âOne Night In Heavenâ M People
âBe Alrightâ Dean Lewis
âBadâ Michael Jackson
âThe Fearâ Lily Allen
âA Million Dreamsâ Pink
âWhen The Lights Go Outâ Five
âLove Me Like You Doâ Ellie Goulding
âGood Thingâ Fine Young Cannibals
11am
âLast Friday Night (TGIF)â Katy Perry
âAnd She Wasâ Talking Heads
âShallowâ Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper
âTo The Moon And Backâ Savage Garden
âNew Rulesâ Dua Lipa
âWalk Like An Egyptianâ The Bangles
âLego Houseâ Ed Sheeran
âPromisesâ Calvin Harris / Sam Smith
âMissingâ Everything But The Girl
âBefore I Goâ Guy Sebastian
â(Iâve Had) The Time Of My Lifeâ Bill Medley / Jennifer Warnes
âWhataya Want From Meâ Adam Lambert
âToo Funkyâ George Michael
Fast forward to today, and Star 104.5 has now been a clear #1 for the last 3 years, mainly due to the fact that (what is now) Hit 101.3 & Triple M (formerly 2GO) had become less local over the last 5 years.
Star 104.5 - Central Coast, NSW
âMore Music Varietyâ
Tuesday 21st November 2023 - 10am-12pm AEDT
10am
âWe Found Loveâ Rihanna / Calvin Harris
âGreedyâ Tate McRae
âGirls Like Youâ Maroon 5
âLetâs Get It Startedâ Black Eyed Peas
âTotal Eclipse Of The Heartâ Nicki French
âAs It Wasâ Harry Styles
â24K Magicâ Bruno Mars
âWhen The Lights Go Outâ Five
âRushâ Troye Sivan
âIt Wasnât Meâ Shaggy
âEverywhereâ Fleetwood Mac
âDonât Start Nowâ Dua Lipa
âBust A Moveâ Young MC
âClarityâ Vance Joy
11am
âPopularâ The Weeknd / Madonna
âBye Bye Byeâ *NSYNC
âIn Too Deepâ Belinda Carlisle
âPhotographâ Ed Sheeran
âCalm Down (Remix)â Rema / Selena Gomez
âLove Generationâ Bob Sinclar
âFlowersâ Miley Cyrus
âBaby, I Love Your Wayâ Big Mountain
âABC (Nicer)â Gayle
âAll Night Long (All Night)â Lionel Richie
âBad Blood (Taylorâs Version)â Taylor Swift
âPaint The Town Redâ Doja Cat
âGives You Hellâ The All-American Rejects
âIndependent Women (Part 1)â Destinyâs Child
As you can see, Star has become a bit more pop based, as well as playing less from the 80s, down from 3 per hour in 2018 to just 1 per hour in 2023.
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Hmm yeah I canât say Iâd go out of my way to listen to thatâŚ
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Todayâs Conga Line on 2BRW Braidwood FM:
1500-1600
Faith No More- Epic (ROCK IN STEREO)
Faith No More- Falling To Pieces (ROCK IN STEREO)
Faith No More- Ashes To Ashes (ROCK IN STEREO)
Julian Lennon- Say Youâre Wrong (INPHASE CLASSIC)
Bourgeois Tagg- I Donât Mind At All
Run DMC- You Be Illinâ (WOLFIE)
Jonzun Crew- We Are The Jonzun Crew (COOL MUSIC/2JJJ-FM 105.7 CLASSIC)
Skryptcha ft. Rachael Berry- Get Mine (COOL MUSIC/JJJ CLASSIC)
Scott Cain- Iâm Moving On (UNCOOL MUSIC)
Danielle- Tell Me If You Like It (UNCOOL MUSIC)
Spanky & Our Gang- Lazy Day (SMOKINâ OLDIE/COOL BILL SPECIAL)
1600-1700
MISSING SIX: Now Thatâs What I Call Music 24 (1993, UK)
Snow- Informer (BILLY BOB CASSINGLE/UNCOOL MUSIC)
Arrested Development- Tennessee
PM Dawn- Looking Through Patient Eyes (INPHASE/PZ CLASSIC)
Duran Duran- Ordinary World
Depeche Mode- I Feel You
Paul McCartney- Hope Of (Pizza) Deliverance
David Bowie/Pet Shop Boys- Hallo Spaceboy (MATT)
Groove Terminator- You Canât See (COOL MUSIC/JJJ CLASSIC)
Frenzal Rhomb- Ship Of Beers
Austen Tayshus- Put Down That Stubbie (WRONG SONG)
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To go down in history as the first solo winner of Popstars.
His wife, whom he met on the show.
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Yep, they are living near Warrnambool these days according to my research. Out of the music industry entirely.
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After Bardot, the remaining winners of Popstars (ScandalâUs, Scott Cain and Kayne Taylor) lasted no more than two songs.
From what I also know, Bardot became a four-piece in 2001 before going their own ways the following year. Both Katie Underwood (with Disco Montego) and Sophie Monk had solo careers of varying success, though itâs the latter who remains in the media today.
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