The Sound of Now with Triana Butler and Alana Rosso

In this week’s aftershow: Triana and Alana jump in the car and drive to JOY presenter Tamzyn’s 50th birthday party. (Happy birthday, Tamzyn!)

This week’s Let’s Make A Playlist: “Songs To Cry To On Your Horse”.

Hear Tamzyn on Geeks OUT.

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Western Sydney artist Nicole Issa joins Triana Butler and Alana Rosso to talk through her debut EP “Bring It Back To Me”, her new YouTube series Live From The Area, and her work raising awareness for endometriosis.

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This week: Triana and Alana play the new record from Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson just as the studio computer malfunctions.

Plus, new records from Slayyyter, elme, Stormy-Lou, Sycco, and Remi Wolf.

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In this week’s aftershow: Triana and Alana are joined by Rachel Morrison from JOY Daytimes.

Rachel reflects on her JOY career, and what JOY was like when COVID hit. Alana asks Rachel about how she keeps her on-air content fresh. The team reflect on some of the worst radio interviews of all time. Triana and Rachel talk about coming out to their parents. Rachel brings more suggestions for last week’s Let’s Make A Playlist. Triana asks “Where did you hear a Robbie Williams song”, and detour via Coldplay’s back-catalogue.

This week’s Let’s Make A Playlist theme is: Songs to open a breakfast radio show (at 7:00am).

Hear Rachel on air on JOY Daytimes on Fridays from noon on JOY 94.9.

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Out-and-proud Naarm/Melbourne artist Tom Nethersole joins Triana Butler and Alana Rosso to talk through his EP “Father, Son & the space in between”, growing up queer in regional Victoria, and his new release “The Village“.

Plus, Tom reveals whether it was him up a tree out the front of Festival Hall screaming for Lara from KATSEYE after their Melbourne pop-up show, and Tom and Triana fangirl over Charly Oakley.

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This week: Triana and Alana play new records from Lizzy McAlpine, Charli xcx, Nat Luna, and Miles Phillips – yes, the seven-year-old behind Eastern Rosellas.

Alana reflects on ten years of Alex Lahey’s B Grade University. Triana offers a suggestion about why the new KATSEYE single sounds a little unexpected.

Presented in loving memory of Sandra Garner.

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In this week’s aftershow: Triana and Alana are joined by Steven from JOY 94.9’s Now Boarding and Hannah from JOY 94.9’s Local Roots.

Alana tries to change her Instagram account handle. Steven and Alana try to name the top ten songs in the Jason Mraz Essentials playlist on Apple Music. Steven and Triana play Think Quick. Hannah waxes lyrical about Tiffany Day. Triana talks about the time she appeared on Jeff Probst from Survivor’s podcast. Alana shares her thoughts on the new music from Carly Rae Jepsen. Triana asks whether seven songs counts as an EP, mini-album, or album. The gang discuss artists performing live at shopping centres.

This week’s Let’s Make A Playlist theme is: Songs that actually are about Jesus, but they slap.

Hear Steven on air on Now Boarding on Saturdays from noon on JOY 94.9.

Hear Hannah on air on Local Roots on Tuesdays from 8:00pm on JOY 94.9.

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This week: Triana and Alana play new records by Oliver Cronin, daine, and Stand Atlantic.

Triana and Alana are joined by Producer Poppy to unpack the news that Josh Fawaz’ viral cover of Like a Prayer is AI slop. JOY 94.9’s Music Director Michael Polh provides a statement on the song’s removal from rotation at JOY.

Alana celebrates the new EP from Holly Hebe. Triana attempts to speak Spanish.

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In this week’s aftershow: Triana introduces Alana to a potential new addition to the soundboard, via our friends from Norway. Then, in a very special conversation forum, Triana, Alana, Producer Annie, Joel, and Little Jase discuss the use of generative AI in music.

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Hear Annie and Joel on air on JOY Weekend Breakfast on Saturday mornings.

Here’s the video of Skrillex proving he made Justin Bieber’s Sorry and didn’t sample it from somebody else.

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This week: Triana and Alana play new records by Rebecca Black, REDD., Jaguar Jonze and KIRE, 3% and The Terrys, and Daniel Seavey. Tom Nethersole makes the gang emotional. Triana and Alana share their distaste for the use of generative AI in music. Alana and Producer Annie react to the new country-flavoured single by former R&B artist Ne-Yo.

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