Take 5
Episodes
Dave McCormack's cornerstone songs
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dave McCormack has one of those voices. As lead singer of Custard, his husky tones and the band’s playful indie rock beamed out of Brisbane in the ...
Adrianne Lenker's songs that get under the skin
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrianne Lenker feels things deeply. You hear it in every one of her songs, whether solo, or with her band Big Thief. Lucky for us, she shares it all...
Comedy Best Of
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well I hope you’re up for a laugh, cos this Take 5 is a special one. As comedy festival season kicks it around Australia, I’ve dug into the Take ...
Laurie Anderson's songs of duality
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Anderson is bucket list. The artist, violinist, and poet has been exploring the world in her unique way for decades. She caught our breath rel...
Jack Antonoff's turning points
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Antonoff is one of the most celebrated producers working today. With 10 Grammys under his belt, including three in a row for Producer of the Yea...
Catherine Marks' big picture songs
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s fair to say, boygenius’ debut album was highly anticipated. But did you know that it was an Australian producer that helped bring it to life...
The Streets' songs of then and now
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 00’s The Streets burst onto the scene. Original Pirate Material was like nothing else around, combining garage beats with everyday sto...
Cameron James' mixtape
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Cameron James loves music. For years he’s been telling his stories through song, ploughing through personal history with a hook and a melo...
Zoë Coombs Marr's everything
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zoë Coombs Marr has been making us laugh for years. You might have seen her doing award winning stand up comedy, often doing meta shows that twist ...
Kylie Minogue's disco ball
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a big week for Kylie Minogue. 20 years after she won her first Grammy, she backed it up; grabbing Best Pop Dance Recording for "Padam Pad...
Rove McManus Takes 5 with gold
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off the 2024 Take 5 season with an absolute legend. He’s a star of the small screen, a comedian, a children’s book author, he’s...
Caroline Polachek's volcano songs
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s fair to say 2023 has been a year for Caroline Polachek. Her second solo album soared into our hearts on Valentines Day, and stayed there. I...
Britt Daniel's pop songs
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spoon are one of those bands that are quiet achievers. Over 25 years they’ve put out 10 albums and toured all over the world… they’ve weirdly n...
Gaz Coombes’ arse kicking songs
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re like me and came of age in the 90’s, then Supergrass loom large. The UK band exploded into the Brit Pop scene like a firecracker, with ...
Rhys Nicholson Takes 5 with the unexpected
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rhys Nicholson grew up making people want to laugh. As a kid in Newcastle, they were supported every step of the way, with a family of wild creatives...
Flight Facilities
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than a decade now, Flight Facilities have been bringing the party. Starting life as DJ’s in Sydney’s club scene, they began making their...
Liz Stringer's cycles
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Stringer is one of Australia’s finest songwriters. And she’s been doing it for years, honing her craft across six albums and countless storie...
Pendulum’s whole shebang songs
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 20 years, Pendulum have been at the top of the D&B game. Hailing from Perth but breaking through to the London scene, their massive...
Celine Song’s past and present songs
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few months, a steady murmur has been building about a film called Past Lives. It’s the story of childhood friends, sweethearts even, ...
Julia Zemiro’s map
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve watched any Australian telly over the past 20 years, then you’re well acquainted with Julia Zemiro. She’s charmed us as the host of R...
A hip-hop Take 5 from the crate
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
August 11, 2023 marks 50 years to the day since hip-hop was born. It’s a genre, a scene, a philosophy that has changed the world; not just in music...
Sampa the Great’s songs that made her great
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This year, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. On August 11, 1973, a party went down in New York City. DJ Kool Herc was there, and he’d be...
Body Type's sweet and sour songs
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney band Body Type draw us in with their pop hooks, before chewing us up and spitting us out with their visceral take downs.They’ve got a knack ...
Stella Mozgawa’s labyrinth
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stella Mozgawa is one of those artists who orbits many worlds. She’s the drummer with Warpaint, but on stage she’ll often join Kurt Vile and Cate...
Tom Gleisner’s songs that set the scene
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do The Late Show, Utopia, The Castle, and Have You Been Paying Attention? all have in common? Tom Gleisner. As a part of Working Dog, he’s bee...
Danielle Walker's foundations
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who has ever seen Danielle Walker, becomes a fan. If you’re yet to witness this award winning comedian, you’re about to become one too… ...
Electric Fields' songs that soar
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Electric Fields first burst onto the scene, they grabbed everyone’s attention. This South Australian duo of Zaachariaha and Michael brought be...
Jason Donovan's songs of life
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re like me and you were a child of the 80’s, then Jason Donovan was your world. He burst onto our screens as the star of Neighbours, Scott...
The Waifs tour diary
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Waifs are one of those bands many of us have a connection with. It felt like they came up as we came of age, the soundtracks to our own first adv...
Tim Ross' legacy songs
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Ross is one of those fella’s you want to bail up in the kitchen at a house party. Better known to many as simply Rosso, he’s a triple j legen...
Thundercat’s all over the shop songs
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Take 5 is a dream come true. Ever since I first met Thundercat, I wanted him on this podcast. Stephen Bruner is one of those magical hu...
Ed Le Brocq's songs on the road
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for some incredible stories? Take 5 always gifts us with some cracking yarns, but this week’s episode takes the cake. In fact, I’ve...
Boy & Bear's songs that shimmer
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boy & Bear have been making beautiful music for more than a decade now. The Sydney band are ARIA award winners, have won the Australian Music P...
Gabrielle Zevin's muses
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm excited to bring you this week's Take 5. Cos Gabrielle Zevin wrote one of my favourite books of the last year. The bestselling American author is...
Alison Goldfrapp's Songs of Euphoria
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last two decades, Goldfrapp have delivered some of the coolest, smartest, and most exciting electro around. Out front, Alison Goldfrapp’s ...
Colin Hay's songs of service
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Hay is the kind of guy you want to have a yarn with. He’s a master songwriter from his days in Men at Work, and the long solo career that has...
Cash Savage's love songs
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a minute between albums for Cash Savage and the Last Drinks. But the Melbourne songwriter has returned with her band after five years, an...
Methyl Ethel’s metamorphosis
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an extraordinary Take 5. There’s something a bit different about capturing an artist at a particular moment in their creative life. Not tal...
Frenzal Rhomb's the times
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know you’re going to have a good time when Frenzal Rhomb join you for a chat. The Sydney punks have been making short, fast, and very funny son...
Lizzy Goodman's songs from the scene
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, a music book came out that had everyone talking. Meet Me in the Bathroom was an oral history capturing a definitive era in New York City ind...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra's V songs
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are one of my favourite bands. Ever since when I first heard Ffunny Friends, I was hooked. And also intrigued… their music...
Mo'Ju's new era
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mo’Ju is a shapeshifting artist. Over more than a decade, they’ve explored different sounds, stories and scenes… forever disrupting our expecta...
Angel Olsen's full spectrum
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you know the music of Angel Olsen, you know she feels and communicates emotion deeply. Across six albums, we’ve heard her lay it all on the line...
Wet Leg's wild year
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was less than a year ago that Wet Leg released their debut album. A little more than that, when we first met them with Chaise Longue. In that time...
HAAi's pride songs
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a big World Pride celebration for Take 5, as the party comes to Australia for the first time and on the same weekend at Mardi Gras. Music (and...
Urthboy's songs to savour
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than twenty years, Urthboy has been part of the Australian hip-hop scene. From his early days with The Herd, to setting up the Elefant Traks...
Julia Jacklin's changes
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Take 5 is something of a reunion. It’s been six years since Julia Jacklin first joined me and picked the music. Since then, she’s released t...
Fontaines D.C.'s verse
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish band Fontaine’s D.C. formed over a shared love of poetry. In the early days, the band would meet at the pub, write verse, and recite it to on...
Class of 2002
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, while our sister station counts down the Hottest 100, on Double J we relive the countdown from 20 years ago.It’s a wild trip down memor...
Jon Hopkins' songs that transcend
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the finale of Take 5 for 2022 and honestly, I couldn’t think of a more perfect guest to see us into the summer break.Jon Hopkins has been on...
Press Club's lightning songs
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne band Press Club have only played together for a handful of years, but in that time they’ve made a name for themselves; their live gigs ar...
Deftones Chino Moreno's five sides
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a treat from the archives this ep, with Deftones back in Australia for the Good Things festival I thought it’d be a good chance to revisit a...
Groove Armada's quarter century
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s fair to say that most of us have a connection to Groove Armada. Whether you’re a turbo fan, or you’ve been at a festival going off to one ...
Troy Cassar-Daley on country
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you talk about country in Australia today, one name comes immediately to mind. Troy Cassar-Daley. The proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man is one...
IDLES' crossroads
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most exciting bands of the last five years, is IDLES. The Bristol group grabbed our attention early, and have held it; prolific in their o...
Laura Jean's art for art's sake
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
She's one of Australia's best songwriters
Pav's scrapbook
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He’s the guy that famously brought Nirvana to Australia on their one and only visit, he toured bands like Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth, and put on ...
Trailer: Take 5 with Zan Rowe
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Zan as she travels to Los Angeles, Nashville, and Melbourne, and sits down with extraordinary people to hear about the songs that made them who ...
Santigold's elevation
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I still remember the first time I heard Santigold. It was like a bolt from the blue, an upload to Myspace that sounded like nothing else around.The t...
Marlon Williams' renewal
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most beautiful voices performing today, is that of Marlon Williams.The New Zealand singer has been a rising star over the past few years, ...
Jess Ho's taste
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever worked in hospitality, you’ve seen things. The long hours, the patrons, those blurry lines between work and play, and, if you’re...
Alexisonfire's outsiders
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexisonfire have been releasing brilliant albums for more than twenty years, but it’s been a good thirteen since their last.That changed recently...
Hilltop Hoods' show business
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilltop Hoods are legends.For more than twenty years they’ve dominated the local scene, with multiple Hottest 100 entries, ARIA’s and the record ...
Spiderbait's songs in the key of J
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not overstating it to say that Spiderbait are one of Australia’s most loved bands.For more than 30 years, this power trio have ripped it up ...
Casey Donovan's guiding lights
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Donovan, is one of Australia’s greatest voices. We first met her as a 16 year old on Australian Idol. Her audition grabbed us immediately, an...
Phil Jamieson's solo songs
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where do you start with Phil Jamieson? If you grew up in Australia, he’s been part of the musical fabric for decades. His band Grinspoon were the f...
Joy Crookes' self
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The South London singer joins Zan Rowe to Take 5.It’s so good to be back with a new Take 5 in the feed! ICYMI, over the last few weeks I’ve been ...
Lykke Li's sensory songs
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lykke Li has one of those voices that stops you in your tracks. It’s husky, it’s sweet, it can sound like love itself, then heartbreak in the nex...
Joan as Police Woman's musical heroes
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Wasser is prolific. As a musician, collaborator, and instrumentalist, she’s one of those people who needs to create to feel alive. Her career ...
Briggs' foundations
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yorta Yorta man Briggs is a real renaissance man. We may have met him first as an MC, but in the years since he’s shown his creativity knows no bou...
Bat For Lashes dedications
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember, around 15 years ago, when Bat For Lashes first broke onto the scene? This Pakistani-British singer created haunting, dramatic music....
Gary Calamar's songs he's put on the screen
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know songs hold a lot of power. When they pair with iconic scenes from film and television, they become etched in our memory; and sometimes el...
Kae Tempest's songs that speak their language
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kae Tempest is one of the most powerful voices speaking today. A poet, playwright, author, and musician, they capture their world of South East Londo...
Aldous Harding's voices
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aldous Harding is one of the most compelling voices of our time. Across three albums she has shapeshifted in every song, her voice bends and changes ...
Steven Oliver's life in song
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Oliver has been lighting up stage and screen for years now. A proud descendent of the Kuku-Yalanji, Waanyi, Gangalidda, Woppaburra, Bundjalung...
Que Minh Luu's songs that bond
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As this episode of the Take 5 happened, everyone is talking about Byron Baes. The first show commissioned for Netflix Australia is a glorious hate wa...
Lina Abascal's bloghouse
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remember that time between the mid to late 00’s, when indie and dance clashed, when we scoured Myspace for the most exciting new tunes and remixes,...
Beach House's reveries
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Baltimore duo Beach House have been making epic, beautiful and dreamy music for eight albums. For the latest, they upped the pretty by adding a strin...
Nancy Bates' songs that bring stories to light
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Bates is a proud Barkindji song woman, a mentor, and a curator. She recognises the power of song in sharing stories; particularly the songlines...
Claudia Karvan's acts
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia Karvan has been a fixture on our screens for the last three decades. We watched her light up the screen on The Big Steal and The Heartbreak K...
Kelly Lee Owens' flow state
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of electronic music, do you think of the wild? Even as a synthetic creation, is it music that anchors itself in nature, in the sounds ...
Bodyjar's rituals
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bodyjar are a band many of us grew up with; seeing them at all ages shows and festivals, hearing their music on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and voting ...
Best of 2021
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re wrapping up the Take 5 for another year and even though 2021 still kept a lot of us apart, these conversations helped me find a community aga...
Fran Kelly's life (so far)
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Fran Kelly announced she was leaving RN Breakfast after 17 years, everyone I know had a little cry. Maybe it was the same for you too, because t...
Stella Donnelly's songs that belong
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first time I heard Stella Donnelly, I knew she was a star. Then I saw her live, and the heavy weight and brutal honesty of her songs made way for...
Damon Albarn's universe
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Damon Albarn is one of the busiest men in music. We first met him as frontman for Blur, he kicked off Gorillaz a decade or so after that, and in betw...
Amy Taylor's Australia
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As soon as I heard Amyl and the Sniffers, I was hooked. The name for one: genius. And this band out of Melbourne, with a phenomenal frontwoman and wi...
Billy Bragg's songs for the soul
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When people ask me who’s on my bucket list to Take 5, Billy Bragg is up there. The poet and activist has been part of my life since I was born. He’...
Ruby Wax's survivor songs
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Wax is an icon of comedy and interviewing.Through the 90’s and early 00’s Ruby’s BBC TV specials saw her chatting with the most famous peo...
Chanelle Henderson's music therapy
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever seen those videos online where someone hears a song, and they’re instantly transported back to a moment? It could be someone with Alz...
James Blake's heartbreak anthems
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, James Blake has gone from grabbing our hearts with the Wilhelm Scream, to collaborating with some of the biggest names on the p...
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine absolute beginners
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sufjan Stevens is one of the most prolific songwriters working today, and it feels as though his drive to write songs is as much about the creation o...
Grunge heroes
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a special Take 5, as we mark the 30th anniversary of Nirvana releasing Nevermind. This was the record that brought grunge into the mainstream,...
Matthew E. White's full spectrum
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew E White is a jack of all trades. A producer hailing from Richmond, Virginia, he’s worked with everyone from Sharon Van Etten to Natalie Pra...
Gracie Otto's island songs
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The AIR studios in Montserrat are the stuff of legend. Back in the 80’s, Sir George Martin set up a place to record in the middle of the Caribbean....
Steph Tisdell's greater good
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Steph Tisdell is here to help. Literally. The proud Ydinji woman may be up on stage telling jokes these days, but a few years ago she was at...
John Parish's great ideas
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Parish has crafted some of the indie music’s most acclaimed albums. The Bristol producer has been behind Aldous Harding’s last two records, ...
Danny Cohen's fantasy songs
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Cohen is the creator of wild dreams. His music video’s have seen King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard crawl inside a giant custom built vulture...
Mr Jukes and Barney Artist's songs for us
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might know Jack Steadman as frontman for British indie band, Bombay Bicycle Club. But for the past few years he’s stepped out as a solo artist,...
Tony Armstrong's tales
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know when someone comes along, and everyone who meets them falls under their spell? Tony Armstrong is that someone. The freshly minted sports pre...