Latest Episodes from Curved Radio

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 23rd Jan 2022

While we take a curvy break, we'll be broadcasting a few previous episodes. This week we replayed Episode 397. Originally broadcast back in July 2021 from Gayle’s lockdown bedroom in Sydney and mr.K’s salon in Brisbane, we were also joined by our Curvy crewster in Moscow, contemporary classical composer, Victor Gashnikov. Victor presented music from Ilya Beshevli, Sirius Eyes and and new composition from himself. mr.K in Brisbane hit the medicine cabinet for his Kooky Kuts spot this week with music from Dody Goodman, Sailor and The B-52s all joining the party. And Gayle served up a very fine set including Louie Vega feat. Josh Milan, Ella Fitzgerald, Hiatus Kaiyote, Eels, Snarky Puppy, The Mountain Goats, Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band, Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth, Lisa Gerrard & Jules Maxwell & lots more! Step out with us why don't you? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 16th Jan 2022

While we take a break, we will be repeating previous episodes for your curvy pleasure! This show is a repeat of Episode 396. Originally broadcast back in July 2021 from Gayle's lockdown bedroom in Sydney and mr.K's salon in Brisbane, Gayle presents Ellen McIlwaine, Erland Cooper, Rostam, Afrika Mamas, Batuk, Jun Miyake & Arto Lindsay, The Specials, The Art of Noise, John Martyn, This is the Kit and lots more! mr.K goes lockdown kooky with some silliness from Chester Chicken, Beatle Barkers and yes, The Nutty Squirrels! Uh oh! Step out with us? Are you ready for the Curve? Playlist and show details are here : https://2ser.com/episodes/curved-radio-1000pm-11th-jul-2021/ Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 9th Jan 2022

While we take a break, we will be repeating previous episodes for your curvy pleasure! This show is a repeat of Episode 403. Full playlist and show details are here : https://2ser.com/episodes/curved-radio-1000pm-29th-aug-2021/ Some artists featured : Nick Drake, Chrissie Hynde, The Books, Aku Kadogo, Adia Victoria, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Renata Rosa, The Real Tuesday Weld, Mega Bog, Anni Hogan & Scanner, Nina Hagen, David Bowie, Faithful Johannes, The Rowan Amber Mill, HTRK, Oliver Cherer, Nico, & Marianne Faithfull. Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 2nd Jan 2022

While we take a break, we will be repeating previous episodes for your curvy pleasure! This show is a repeat of Episode 420. mr.K took the wheel of the good ship, with a short feature on English folk artist, song collector, educator and environmentalist, Sam Lee + an organisation of like minds Sam founded promoting cross-cultural folk music called The Nest Collective and in particular, one of the extraordinary events they produce, the yearly Singing With Nightingales experience which is held in Sussex. mr.K also shares three of the selections from 2SER’S FAVOURITE RELEASES OF 2021! which he and Gayle chose for this end of year list. And he spins everyone from Barbra Streisand to The Police to Robert Forster to The Art of Noise ... and all curvy points in-between! Join us on The Curve? Playlist and show details are here : https://2ser.com/episodes/curved-radio-1000pm-26th-dec-2021/ Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 26th Dec 2021

Coming up this Sunday, 26th December on 2ser’s Curved Radio, mr.K takes the wheel of the good ship, Curved while Gayle takes a little time out! Don’t fret, Gayle will be back in the studio next week! So what treats has mr.K got lined up for this weekend? Well, he does a short feature on English folk artist, song collector, educator and environmentalist, Sam Lee + an organisation of like minds Sam founded promoting cross-cultural folk music called The Nest Collective and in particular, one of the extraordinary events they produce, the yearly Singing With Nightingales experience which is held in Sussex. mr.K also shares three of the selections from 2SER’S FAVOURITE RELEASES OF 2021! which he and Gayle chose for this end of year list. And he spins everyone from Barbra Streisand to The Police to Robert Forster to The Art of Noise ... and all curvy points in-between! Join us on The Curve? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 19th Dec 2021

Coming up this weekend on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, we have a very special extended conversation between Sydney, Brisbane and Los Angeles with author, acclaimed music journalist, multi-instrumentalist and a man of many fantastic hats and musical stories, John Kruth. John joins us to talk about his volume, "Bright Moments – The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk", now in its 2nd edition, the legacy and influence of this artist as well as free-ranging over so many musical topics. A fantastic conversation and not to be missed. We’ll cross to mr.K in Brisbane who presents some cosmic folk deliciousness from Portugal-based Beautify Junkyards, a new song from the enigmatic and always brilliant The Mañana People and a brand new release from long-time Curvy fave, Viktor’s Joy. And Gayle keeps the Curved Radio controls set to the heart of Curvy in the Sydney studio as she does serving up lots of treats and musical surprises! Step out into the Curve with us! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 12th Dec 2021

Coming up this Sunday on 2ser’s Curved Radio with Gayle Austin and the Curvy crew, we’re joined by the fabulous Aku Kadogo beaming in from Detroit, USA who'll be sharing tracks paying homage to Nigeria with Sir Victor Uwaifo, Little Simz & Fela Kuti. mr.K in Brisbane will be all instrumental this week with selections from Kyron, Richard Chartier & Armen Ra. Gayle serves up the yummy with new Shriekback, Sparks, Adia Victoria, Rip Rig & Panic, Courtney Barnett, Delia Derbyshire with Anthony Newley, Moondog and whole lot more! Step out on the Curve with us? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 5th Dec 2021

In this 417th edition of Curved Radio with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, we're joined by award-winning Australian musician, composer & filmmaker, Simon Hunt who'll be talking to us about his new collaboration called blu.collective. Screening Jets' Peter Castaldi fills us in on The Wonderdome, a groundbreaking 360 immersive cinema experience coming to Sydney's Entertainment Quarter throughout December and January. mr.K pays homage to Stephen Sondheim with some very bold interpretations and Gayle keeps the curves curving with a fabulous set of old, new and soon to be faves. Join us on the Curve! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 28th Nov 2021

Coming up on 2ser’s Curved Radio this weekend, Gayle Austin steps out of the studio and mr.K takes the wheel for this week’s 416th episode. mr.K dips into a veritable mixed bag of musical metaphors for your ears with some new and some not so new tunes, you’re sure to find a flavour that puts a smile on your radio dial or a wiggle in your wobble. Step out with us, won't you? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 21st Nov 2021

Coming up on 2ser’s Curved Radio this weekend with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, we catch up again with singer/songwriter Angus Powell who’ll be beaming in from the UK. mr.K drops in to share some recent releases that have crossed his path from Sydney’s The Aerial Maps, Brisbane’s Ghostwoods and from the UK, a gorgeous track from the recent Anni Hogan release, Lost in Blue. mr.K will also have a chat with Gayle about one of his recent faves, the fabulous Beverly Glenn-Copeland and catch up about the recent documentary about this artist called ‘Keyboard Fantasies’ - a film by Posy Dixon, that has been playing festivals around the curvy sphere. And Gayle has a another brill set of curvy sounds and sonic yumminess to keep the toes twiddling among all these curvy twists and turns! Join us on the Curve! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 14th Nov 2021

Coming up on 2ser’s Curved Radio this weekend with Gayle Austin & the Curvy crew, Screening Jet’s Peter Castaldi beams in from the Northern Rivers with more Sydney Film Festival roundup sharing interviews he’s done with directors Ted McDonell (Like The Wind, year) and Jeff Daniels (Television Event, year). Musicians Inga Liljeström and Leigh Ivin join us from the UK and Australia respectively to discuss their new collaborative release, a limited edition CD release called, ‘Of Stars and Stones’. mr.K drops in from Brisbane to share with us a very tasty debut compilation from a new indie Berlin-based label called Woodland Creatures. And Gayle has another fabulous collection of new and not so new surprises to keep our collective curves curving as we bounce between universes, from here to there and back again! Are you ready to step out on the Curve? Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 7th Nov 2021

Coming up on 2ser's Curved Radio this Sunday, Gayle Austin is joined in the Sydney studio by our resident Curved screen aficionado, Screening Jets'  Peter Castaldi for a very special cinematic and Sydney Film Festival 2021 focussed episode! Pete will be sharing interviews he’s done with the directors of a few films in this year’s programme and playing tracks from soundtracks from this year’s lineup as well as a few personal musical faves. Gayle has also curated a very tasty selection of favourite tracks that have been featured in films … everything from Bowie to Erik Satie to Agnes Obel to Cat Power + more to keep the curvy camera clicking over! So Curvies, grab the popcorn and settle in a very special cinematic radio experience this Sunday when Gayle & Peter takeover the 2ser studio and dish up all things film, music and Sydney Film Festival. Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 31st Oct 2021

Coming up on 2ser’s Curved Radio this Sunday, mr.K flys solo in this week’s episode. This week he’ll feature a few new releases from indie French label, Born Bad Records – from outfits, Cyril Cyril (Switzerland), Star Feminine Band (Africa) and bandleader, Benny Bennett from Born Bad’s fabulous ‘Cha Cha Au Harem’ compilation of Exotica/Orientica from 1960 – 1964. He also takes a deep dive with a 35 minute feature into the extraordinary 1975 recording from the legendary Miss Peggy Lee called, ‘Mirrors’. With a suite of songs written by songwriting legends, Mike Stoller & Jerry Lieber backed by an 82 piece orchestra and arrangements by the great Johnny Mandel, mr.K delves deep some of the songs and background behind this unique album in Peggy lee’s career. As one fan says, “Its like a scandalous novel when you think about it!” mr.K couldn’t agree more. He also has a very curvylicious selection of tracks lined up from old faves and new faves to keep it all very curvy indeed! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 24th Oct 2021

Coming up on 2SER’s Curved Radio this weekend (Sunday 20th December), the always fabulous Aku Kadogo joins Gayle in the studio to present tracks from Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq, Carolina Chocolate Drops w Luminescent Orchestrii, 고래야 Coreyah and the brilliant Saul Williams. mr.K indulges in a spot of ‘radio gardening’ with the likes of Blossom Dearie, Yma Sumac and curvy faves, Shriekback. Radio gardening? What is that you may ask? Well, you’ll just have to tune in to find out! He also shares a couple of tracks from one of his latest fave raves, the psychelicious, The Rotary Fifth. Gayle keeps the curves spinning with tracks from Fiona Apple, Moses Sumney, Slow Twitch Fibres, Robert Wyatt & Björk, M.NOMIZED, Sade, Andy Fairweather Low and previews a new composition from Boi Akih from their new release, Storyteller. Sound curvylicious and delicious? You betcha! Read More

Curved Radio :: 10:00pm 17th Oct 2021

Have you ever wondered how 1960s pop hits would sound if performed by Clark Gable, Boris Karloff, WC Fields or Humphrey Bogart? And how does Tony Curtis in drag fit into these shenanigans? Well, you’ll have to tune in to 2ser’s Curved Radio this Sunday to find out when mr.K flys solo on this week’s Curve and presents a mini-feature on voice actor and mimic, Paul Frees. mr.K also has a veritable roll call of recent and not so recent curvy releases lined up for your collective earlobes with sounds from DK, Superette via Flying Nun Records, Raymond Scott Rewired, The Flying Lizards, Anna B Savage via City Slang, Japan, Sheila Kay Adams from the new Alan Lomax Archives release, Textile Ranch via Second Language, Mimi Hines, Casper Clausen via City Slang, Hiatus Kaiyote, Emily Saunders, Gudrun Gut via Monika Enterprise, brand new Harmonische-23, Human Sexual Response, Pierre Daven Keller & Barbara Carlotti, Abyssinia Infinite, Darkher via Prophecy Productions, Jo Quail, Judie Tzuke and serpentwithfeet. Curvylicious? You betcha! Read More