FIVE FROM SEVENS AND TWELVES
Our hosts, Dave and Mark, are two music obsessives who first met in 2008 at the community radio station RTRFM 92.1 in Perth, Western Australia. Bonding over a love of post punk and other alternative music genres, they soon began making music together and are still heavily involved in the city's fertile local music scene. They also like nothing more than a yarn about music, and their favourite (or not so favourite) bands. These conversations are often amusing, sometimes serious and occasionally, potentially libellous. Thus, the idea for this podcast was born. Each episode the lads choose a theme and each select five songs to explore the topic. The show is free flowing and so the facts are sometimes hazy and the chat can go in any direction. This is not your typical music show.
Episodes
The majority of religions have a concept of an afterlife, where we are rewarded for good deeds on earth. We don't know much about religion on the show, but we do know about music. Here's 5 tracks that may or not be about heaven.
Shared : Pixies, "This monkey gone to heaven" , (Official video)
https://youtu.be/EHC9HE7vazI?si=fMpN76LOo16jfP5A
Dave: OPM "Heaven is a half pipe" (Officially ...
Time, we can't escape it and everyone seems to always want more of it. It's also inspired many a song. Here's five we chose to unpack the topic.
Link to playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2C49nesfu4FiVy7KUqAKjb
Shared track : Eddy Current Suppression Ring, "Get up Morning" (Official video)
https://youtu.be/B9VDoK4UDjI?si=ZiSOlqLmKGT6U8JP
Dave: XTC, " Day in, day o...
In all cultures, friendships are important, these relationships continue throughout a person’s life. We've chosen 5 songs, exploring some of the different elements of friendship.
Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RNNqEkr93e3bWvBgACnow?si=GK0DC0kYTLSeXq85FXD9gg
Shared : LCD Soundsystem, "All my friends", Live Glastonbury 2024
https://youtu.be/WqxRFxseT98?si=PlUZXExJA-keLTXo
Mark: Red Hous...
Cult leaders often use music as a tool to unify their followers on an emotional level and it is used as a control mechanism. But is any good? We have chosen 5 examples of music created by cult leaders and followers or people who have escaped.
Playlist : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KpaIaXfOQUdlz110TpsGj?si=68f5234945d941ec
Shared :Charles Manson, "Look at your game girl", https://youtu.be/ncufspI_d6...
Dave's challenge is a tough one, he has to convince Mark that Bruce Springsteen is actually fantastic. Bear in mind, this is someone he has no interest in. Dave's only got 5 tracks to do it.
Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47u1BGPGqtBeFQv2gDoj11?si=6hTtsiUmTD6t3-_eZvI63g ...
Mark's challenge is to convince Dave that Reggae is great. A genre he has never listened to or knows anything about. He's got 5 tracks to do it.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ce99AcpUj3Txz7qeJuhoS?si=GagevQsGTuuBzeZl8rv-Zw Track 1: Toots and the Maytals, "54-46 was my number",(Audio) ht...
On today's episode we are discussing whether plants like music, are they sentient and can they also make music? Chat includes: The CIA, Stevie Wonder, Woods, Vampire Weekend, Hurray for the riff raff and The Band.
Massive playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MZNeXDCcTA3qG3LKMyR8o?si=0Ayg19CWRHq4j7sWvha2dQ
Track 1, Shared: Stevie Wonder, "The Secret Life of Plants", (Video...
2024 was an absolute ripper for new music. We got together to share some of our favourite tracks.
Here's a couple of belting playlists for you:
Mark's 24 from 24
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fwvm6Pb16DcYqAcUJNZp8?si=NKXqKU59QdqVmlroQGbZ7g
Dave's 24 from 24:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zEMGTq6O4Qcl3GKr9Nk4Q?si=KZxajlI-Qo-Au9Zsq8Jq7A
Shared tracks:
Waxahatch...
The obvious follow up to our last episode, songs about being a kid. Now we turn our attention to the parents. Or rather songs that explore the experience. Choosing tracks ranging from the sickly sentimental, to the dilemma of what to say when your kid asks you if you've ever taken drugs.
Episode playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TTOkpF2x2OrBAMp3N1Tbc?si=Gffqw_eoTfOXHv2Bl3LCYg
EPISOD...
Songs about childhood often have a bitter sweet scent of loss. Beautiful nostalgic fragments of early memories from a time long gone. We took five songs that have this in common, just the locations and the people change.
Check the playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uOY3PVTUvm3TBWqC2rvPJ?si=gZtlVjChSmSu3RJ66aHMyg
Track 1: Shared : The Go Betweens, "Cattle and cane". 't...
Welcome to our third exploration of underground music scenes around the world. This time we take a deep dive into what is happening in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It is safe to say it completely exceeded expectations and it was a real struggle getting it down to just 5 songs for this episode.
The playlist is an absolute belter, check it out here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZvMLAEqmvxy6mxH4ps45d?si=...
We might not be quite as focused on snacks as Scooby and Shaggy but we had a lot of fun with this topic. We suffer for our art on this show, eating a classic yet disgusting Aussie snack before recording. Can you guess what is was?
Check out the snacks playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G85ole6eZukiaXfXOHz1C?si=cddf7d434c034267
Track 1: Shared track : The Undertones, "Jimmy...
It's been a lot of fun checking out a bunch of songs about the paranormal, spirits, ancient beliefs and a lot of witches. There's a huge number of them, just look at the play list. We've picked five to dive into.
Make sure you check out the playlist for the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rbmUeARy87J2uJveZSfQY?si=c2bcc2d24e004792
Track 1: Shared, Screaming Jay Ha...
Its safe to say that us humans have always been curious about what exists beyond what we can see with our own eyes. By 1400 BCE, discovered Hindu texts show that we were already beginning to map the space around us. Astrology can be broadly considered the search for human meaning in the sky. It makes sense then, that artists, including musicians and film makers, have always found huge inspiration in the space around u...
Given his somewhat unhealthy obsession with music documentaries, Mark takes the lead on this episode. Focussing on five lesser known documentaries, covering the stories of some really interesting bands. From the challenges of touring in a small van, for weeks on end, to dealing with profound loss. All these films have something in common, they are all: fascinating, entertaining and heartbreaking . The thread that lin...
In this episode Dave takes the lead to discuss his love of 80's Cartoon Theme Songs.
Song 1 - Transformers (1984)
Transformers: Generation 1 - Theme Song | Transformers Official (youtube.com)
Song 2 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
4K - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Intro - AI Upscale (4K) Test Demo (youtube.com)
Song 3 - Duck Tales (1987)
DuckTales - Theme Son...
We got together to share a bunch of tracks and albums we've been digging over the first half of 2024.
Check out the playlists here:
Mark's Mid term report, 2024:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3f3xYr8Jzxj9Kl1XdDkSjz?si=566fc01ed29a41e2 Dave's best of 2024:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1A2PHKpQRf1gOyh6z9MdXC?si=09a94fa1b9ae4832
Track 1: Dave, Waxahatcee, "Right ...
In 2017 comedian James Acaster had a breakdown. This followed the end of his relationship with his long term partner and also his manager. He sort solace by immersing himself in the music of 2016, leading to him strongly believing that 2016 was the greatest year for music ever, amassing over 700 albums to prove it. We explore this claim and answer the question, was it really the best year for music ever?
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Lets face it, most of us can't get away with walking very far barefoot. The first shoes emerged in the ice age in 40000bc and were made of bark. By 2023, the footwear industry is estimated to be worth around USD 403.18 billion.
It's hard to avoid footwear when it comes to songs. Red shoes are a particularly popular topic for example, as are celebrations of sneaker brands.
We're talking Shoes a...
Even as far back as ancient Greece, Plato believed in the power of music to affect and move the masses and suggested using it to inform and inspire people.
Modern protest reflects the modern world, so we're talking about how this is reflected in music. Covering such topics, such as; gender politics, the Black lives matter movement and the me too movement through the choice of five great tracks.
Make...
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