Countdown Anniversary

Countdown Anniversary

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities November 12, 2024 Duration: 55:16

Fifty years ago, on November 8, 1974, the first episode of Countdown went to air on the ABC. It would go on to have many Australians glued to their TVs for an hour a week, getting their dose of Australian and international pop music news, performances and interviews for the next 13 years. The impact of Countdown on Australian music culture cannot be overstated. It was an institution, a cultural phenomenon, and it helped to shape the musical landscape of a whole generation – a generation which included the hosts of this show. This week’s show celebrates the 50 year anniversary of Countdown’s first airing, featuring artists that performed during the Seventies.

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Every Saturday morning, Martin and Venetia open up a time capsule filled with denim flares, burnt orange kitchen bench tops, and the unforgettable soundtrack of a transformative decade. Their Living in the 70s podcast is more than a nostalgic trip; it's a deep and joyful exploration of the music that defined an era, from the birth of disco and glam rock to the funky numbers that became anthems. This weekly show, presented by JOY 94.9 for all our Rainbow Communities, digs into specific themes, uncovering the stories behind songs from disaster movies, pivotal movement anthems, one-hit wonders, and those gloriously daggy duets. Crucially, they highlight the disco and club tracks that steamed up dance floors in LGBTI venues, tracing the vital connections between the music and the communities that embraced it. Listening feels like flipping through a well-loved record collection with insightful friends who understand how these sounds shaped culture and identity. Each episode weaves together history and melody, creating a rich tapestry that celebrates the decade's audacious spirit. Whether you lived through it or are just curious about the era's iconic beats, this podcast offers a warm, engaging, and distinctly personal journey back to the seventies.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
Your cheating heart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:58
Who are they, and what are they to you? That’s what we want to know this week, as we explore Seventies songs about cheating and affairs. It’s all about lying eyes and cheating hearts and the wrong kind of loving. Oooooh…
We can work it out [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:06
This week we are revisiting the Sixties by way of the Seventies. A few weeks ago we looked at what the individual Beatles members got up to in the Seventies after they disbanded. On today’s show we explore how the music…
Precious (not heavy) metals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:37
On this week’s show we’re mining the archives for Seventies songs featuring some kind of metal in the title. We’ve found rich seams of gold rings and hearts, and silver eyes and ladies, and some less flashy metals, like…
More songs with names [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:06
While undeniably most songs about people are simply written to a nameless ‘you’, ‘she’ or ‘he’, some songwriters seem to be inspired by particular individuals and want to name names. This week we return to a theme we hav…
Fade to white [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:13
This week we are bookending last week’s all black show with a show featuring all tracks with white in the title. Simple! We do love an easy theme 🙂 But while the theme may be a bit trite the music is anything but. There’…
In the black [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:33
This week we’re getting a bit dark and moody. We thought to do a ‘black and white’ show, in which all the songs had either black or white in the title, but there turned out to so many we decided to break it up into two s…
Over to you [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:37
This week we’re getting a break from the heavy lifting as we have asked YOU, our listeners, to pick the tracks for the show. And, as usual, you’ve done a brilliant job. What a great show! What great taste you all have! A…
After the Beatles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:34
The Beatles were the band of the 1960s, but released their final album in 1970 and broke up amid bad feeling and significant artistic differences. Each member of the Fab Four went on to release solo recordings in followi…
Even more glam [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:28
We had so much fun getting glam last show, we thought we would do it again. So strap yourselves in for even more glam rock. Yes, bigger, hair, longer lashes, tighter pants and higher platform shoes – this show we’re dial…
Getting glam [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:35
Tight satin pants? Check. Long flowing locks? Check. Bit of lippy and some eye liner? Check and check. It’s glam rock! Where boys and girls will be whatever they like as long as the fans are adoring and the records are s…