Brian Peel caught up with the gorgeous Alyce Platt in the JOY studios this week. Hear about the new album Funny Little World, take a nostalgic trip back to hear Alyce talk about her time on iconic Aussie game show Sale of the Century and 80’s soap Sons and Daughters plus listen to the amazing album track Glow.
We’ve been spoilt… our stages, radio airwaves, playlists, TV screens and award nights for close to 40 years – they’ve had 20 ARIA Top 40 singles in Australia & international success especially in Germany, UK, Norway and NZ – now they’ve just announced a brand new chapter in their amazing story, on the phone to share the news with Brian Peel is Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith from Mental As Anything!
Brian Peel speaks with Sheena Easton in this very special JOY 94.9Â Sound Museum interview.
Scottish recording artist Sheena Easton crashed the 80’s and gained worldwide success with hits such as 9 to 5 Morning Train, Modern Girl and For Your Eyes Only the theme song from the James Bond movie and We’ve Got Tonight, her duet with Kenny Rogers.
Her later work with Prince also proved a success, spawning Strut,Sugar Walls and U Got the Look.
She’s a two-time Grammy Award winner, has recorded 16 studio albums – 6 Gold albums and 1 Platinum – and has sold over 20 million records worldwide.
Sheena chats about her upcoming Australian tour, what it was like recording hits with the likes of Princeand Kenny Rogers, her love for her LGBTIQ fans plus Brian and Sheena take a look back on Sheena’s past catalogue of hits.
Sheena Easton commences her Australian tour on Friday November 20th – she plays The Palms At Crown in Melbourne on Saturday December 5 – Tickets on sale now
Rami Khalife and Aymeric Westrich are Aufgang, a critically acclaimed duo from France. Songwriter and pianist Rami joins Brian Peel on the phone from Paris for a chat about their great Aufgang sound and their latest single Summer.
Aufgang are said to have a DIY culture. Their knowledge of urban and electronic sounds blending with piano live drums and techno-inspired electronics set Aufgang aside in a league of its own.
With a very interactive catchy music video for Summer, Aufgang have already started to make an impact on the Aussie music market as the #1 Australian top 20 streamed tracks on MPE. Keep your eye out for more Aufgang in the years to come.
Join Rami and Brian for this special JOY 94.9 interview.
DJ Piero has been in the music industry for 15 years and he’s one of Melbourne’s best-loved, hardest working and professional DJs.
Piero speaks with Brian Peel on JOY 94.9 about how he sustains his energy, versatility and creativity through his sets plus what it was like collaborating with Sebastian Ivanov (aka Alius) on the brand new single When We Were Young.
Piero has several gigs lined up around Melbourne. Visit his social media links below to find out more, purchase some tickets or pick up a copy of the latest single.