the 135 PLAYLIST

In the year 1980 Singer, Songwriter John Lennon is murdered, ACDC frontman Bon Scott dies while Anika Moa, Michelle Williams, and Ashanti are born.  Jon Stevens has two hit songs in New Zealand that year and the musical films The Blues Brothers and Xanadu are released in theatres.

Join Linda, Pani, Cyn, and their special guest Cam from the WesWes Network as they each list a song from the year 1980 to fit into 3 categories "Road Trip Song" "Movie Soundtrack Song" and "Music Video"  

Sampling has been around for so long and the magical thing about it is it resurrects forgotten or unknown beats that help.us appreciate a song even more... We've put together a playlist showcasing: 1. Favourite sample done by a male or female, originally by the other sex 2. Favourite 2021 sample 3. Personal favourite sample

To celebrate our 20th episode we celebrate the enduring legacy that is 'Amy Winehouse'.  Following the ten year anniversary of her passing we revisit her life and music breaking down her songs that 1. Made us a fan, 2. Made us cry, and 3. We felt were most underrated.

Before the dawn of the music video (and later the internet), we were left to ponder what an artist or group looked like.. no one was more surprised at times to find that the singers didn't look the way you thought or even the race you thought! Join us on our walk of discovery (or not) as we tell you who we were most surprised by!

Join Pun Cyn and Linda on their new segment called "spotlight" where they share their views on the talented "Hawkins" album. They discuss his unique blend of soul, RnB and pop that gives his sound quality top-notch.  An album to add to your Spotify list for sure!

The music world mourns the death of Earl Simmons aka DMX the icon from the 90s who died at 50.  The first artist to ever see his first five albums all hit number one on the Billboard charts.  

Join Pani, Sean, Linda and Cyn as they discuss his struggles, celebrate his life and reminisce on his songs. 

R.I.P DMX 

Intro credit: (Prod. By Syndrome)

Originally written as a country duet to be sung with Stevie Nicks.  Purple Rains 6 hour do over turned it into a celebrated hit spawning a movie of the same name.  Join the girls Pun, Linda and Cyn as they discuss PRINCE and his classic hit PURPLE RAIN with their mate Sean who chose the song for this week. 

In our current climate with Black lives matters and everything else that is going on around our world, 23 years later this song is still very relevant TODAY! Join Pani, Linda and Cyn as they discuss the Tupac Shakur song CHANGES released in October 13th 1998.  The girls discuss categories for this song such as favourite lyric, what was happening in the artists life during the release, favourite music sample and the music video.