Take 5

Legendary Brisbane band Powderfinger broke the internet when they announced a long-awaited reunion tour.
The band sold out 26 shows across the country, and today announced extra shows, new cities, and an epic line-up of all-Australian support acts.
Joining them on the road next year will be bands like Violent Soho, Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music, You Am I, Something For Kate, The Living End, John Butler Trio, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + more.
Bernard Fanning and Darren Middleton joined Zan Rowe to talk about what prompted the reunion, and how they feel about being back on stage next year.

Take 5 is turning 20!
It started back in 2006 as a weekly radio segment on triple j, and since then it's grown into an award-winning podcast, and a beloved TV show in its sixth season.
The list of people who have graced the Take 5 is epic: Lorde, Jack Antonoff, Kevin Bacon, Paul Kelly, Mel C from the Spice Girls, Bernard Fanning, there's even been a Beatle (Sir Paul McCartney!).
To mark this special 20th anniversary, Zan Rowe has dug into some old shoe boxes and dusted off minidiscs and DAT tapes to bring to you a selection of vintage Take 5s.
These special episodes haven't been heard by anyone in nearly 2 decades.
From an absolute treasure trove of conversations, you'll hear from Calvin Harris, Anna Calvi, Aloe Blacc, DJ Annie Mac, and punk rock legend Denis from Refused.
20 Years of Take 5 songs:
AC / DC - 'Back In Black' (picked by Denis from Refused)
Little Dragon - 'Ritual Union' (picked by DJ Annie Mac)
Foo Fighters - 'Best of You' (picked by Aloe Blacc)
David Bowie - 'Sound And Vision' (picked by Anna Calvi)
Groove Armada - 'Get Down' (picked by Calvin Harris)
00:00 Introduction: 20 Years of Take 5
01:33 Dennis Lyxzén from Refused: The Reformation
04:15 "The Shape of Punk to Come": Ahead of the Curve
08:24 Rehearsals and Coachella: "The Best Band We Could Possibly Ever Be"
10:42 First song: AC/DC 'Back in Black'
12:22 Annie Mac: BBC Radio 1 and the Friday Night Show
17:07 Second song: Little Dragon 'Ritual Union'
21:13 Aloe Blacc: From Hip Hop to Soul
25:31 Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell and the Rat Pack: College Discoveries
26:52 Third song: Foo Fighters 'Best of You'
29:48 Anna Calvi: Songs of Desire and the Laneway Festival
33:42 Ennio Morricone, Bowie and a Roman Grandfather's Tangos
36:03 Fourth song: David Bowie 'Sound And Vision'
38:09 Calvin Harris: Amiga Trackers and Bedroom Production
42:38 Working with Kylie and Kathy Dennis: "Bring the Party"
44:37 Fifth song: Groove Armada 'Get Down' 
46:40 20 Years Later: Take Five as a Time Capsule

Pia Miranda is joy personified.
From her first TV gig on Neighbours, where her character Karen dated Toadie and made a dramatic final exit from the show holding a pavlova, to her breakthrough turn as Josie in Looking for Alibrandi, she has been one of Australia's most beloved screen actors for 25 years. But it's her second act that's surprised everyone, including herself: winning Australian Survivor in a unanimous vote, singing in a thong costume (the footwear kind) on The Masked Singer, and now co-hosting ABC TV's Recipe of the Year.
Growing up Irish-Italian Australian in Melbourne, Pia trained as a ballet dancer and dreamed of being Judy Garland. She studied performance art at university, imagined a future in avant-garde dance, and instead became the unofficial ambassador for a generation's coming-of-age experience. Looking for Alibrandi wasn't just a film, it became a cultural touchstone.
Her north star is simple: if something brings joy, she says yes. She is warm, funny, and completely herself, a quality she credits, in part, to an encounter with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe on Melbourne's Chapel Street in 1995.
Pia Miranda's 'joie de vivre' songs: 
Pulp - 'This is Hardcore'
Judy Garland - 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'
R.E.M. - 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)'
Cat Stevens - 'Miles from Nowhere'
Umberto Tozzi - 'Gloria'
00:00 Introduction: Pia Miranda, Joy Personified
01:15 Saying Yes: "Something Scares Me, But I'll Do It Anyway"
04:12 First Song: Pulp, 'This is Hardcore'
04:26 Jarvis Cocker: The Hall Pass and a Life-Changing Live Show
09:51 1998: CDs, Share Houses and Peak '90s
10:42 Neighbours: Karen, Toadie and the Pavlova Exit
14:14 Looking for Alibrandi: "We're Really Good in That"
19:34 Second Song: Judy Garland, 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'
19:55 The Wizard of Oz: "It's Pia's Night"
24:20 Recipe of the Year: The CWA and the Joy of Food
28:44 Third Song: R.E.M., 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)'
29:04 Free Tickets and Chapel Street: When R.E.M. Came to Town
34:47 Australian Survivor: "I Actually Won"
40:13 The Masked Singer: Playing Thong
42:45 Fourth Song: Cat Stevens, 'Miles from Nowhere'
42:57 Freedom and Travel: The Walkman Dream
48:30 Origin Odyssey: Italian Identity and "Cousins Everywhere"
53:53 Final Song: Umberto Tozzi, 'Gloria'
56:53 Zan's Wrap-Up: 20 Years of Take 5
Watch Recipe of the Year on ABC iview: 
Recipe of the Year - ABC iview

Take 5 is celebrating 20 years, and we're marking the milestone with something special.
Zan Rowe is bringing the show to record stores around the country for four intimate, live conversations with some of Australia's most loved artists:
The Presets
Kate Miller-Heidke
Dan Sultan
John Butler
Each guest takes on a theme and chooses five songs that speak to it, and what unfolds is always unexpected.
All four live Take 5s will drop right here on the pod throughout November as part of Aus Music Month.
PLUS: before those live shows, we've got a couple of extra special conversations coming your way. Kicking off next week, actor Pia Miranda, one of Australia's most accomplished performers, from Looking for Alibrandi to winning Australian Celebrity Survivor, The Masked Singer, Dancing With the Stars, and currently co-hosting ABC TV's Recipe of the Year. 
And right after that, we bring you one of the most exciting artists of the last decade: Sampa The Great, returning to Take 5 for another chapter in her extraordinary evolution.
So hit follow, favourite this podcast, subscribe, do whatever you need to get ready for a season of Take 5 that'll shift your perspective, make you laugh, introduce you to new songs, and maybe even make you cry.
And while you wait, there's plenty of great Take 5 episodes to explore, from Paul McCartney and Peaches to Tom Waits and TV on the Radio. Take 5 has been a radio and podcast favourite for 20 years. Let's celebrate.
Watch and listen:
Take 5 on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe
Other Take 5 episodes you might like:
Paul McCartney Takes 5 - triple j
Take 5 with Peaches - ABC listen
Tom Waits' songs that inspired 'Bad As Me' - ABC listen
Take 5 with TV On The Radio - ABC listen

Vika and Linda Bull are national treasures.
From their early days singing backing vocals with Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows to breaking out on their own with acclaimed records, they're part of the very fabric of Australian music, and they do it all in harmony. Their voices have soundtracked decades of Australian life, but it's the story behind those voices that makes them extraordinary.
Growing up in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster, they lived between two worlds: ordinary suburban school life during the week, and the rich, Tongan culture of their mother's homeland every Sunday at church. It was there, surrounded by four-hour services of soaring Tongan choral singing, that they learned harmony, not through formal lessons, but by feeling the floor vibrate beneath them. Their mother, a Tongan nurse who married an Australian man, taught them their parts at age five: Vika the high, Linda the low. A split that would define their sound for the next four decades.
Their career path was never straightforward. They started in their own band before taking a deliberate side step to join The Black Sorrows as backing vocalists; a six-year apprenticeship under Joe Camilleri that taught them everything from studio technique to stagecraft. It was Vika's voice on "Chained to the Wheel" that transformed the song, and the band's fortunes. But eventually, the pull to tell their own stories became too strong. A difficult conversation with Joe, encouragement from Paul Kelly to try writing, and a year of Thursday afternoon songwriting sessions set them on a new path.
This year, they released an incredibly personal new album reflecting on identity, culture, and mid-life (Where Do You Come From?). They were also inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, an honour that still bewilders two women who started as "a couple of backing singers."
This episode was filmed for Season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe at Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne, a rehearsal room the Bull sisters know intimately. They were warm, funny, and deeply emotional in exploring their extraordinary life across five songs.
Vika and Linda Bull's song choices: 
The Maopa Choir and Band - 'Halleluia Chorus (from The Messiah)'
The Rolling Stones - 'Gimme Shelter'
Bob Marley and The Wailers - 'Could You Be Loved'
The Finn Brothers - 'Edible Flowers'
The Staple Singers - 'Respect Yourself'
00:00 Introduction: Vika and Linda Bull, National Treasures
01:55 Childhood in Doncaster: Singing at Church at Five Years Old
04:15 First Song: The Maopa Choir and Band, 'Halleluia Chorus (from The Messiah)' 
07:11 Two Worlds: Suburban Doncaster and Tongan Culture
14:15 Visiting Tonga: "One of the Best Times of My Life"
15:51 Second Song: The Rolling Stones, 'Gimme Shelter'
20:58 Chained to the Wheel: Stepping Up in The Black Sorrows
23:21 Leaving The Black Sorrows: "We Gotta Give It a Crack"
27:44 Third Song: Bob Marley and The Wailers, 'Could You Be Loved'
30:48 Paul Kelly: "You Should Try Writing Songs"
35:21 The New Album: "Not Scared Anymore"
37:18 The Memoir: Finding the Confidence to Tell Their Story
38:46 The Punk and the Prefect: "Sisters First, Singer Second"
41:15 Fourth Song: The Finn Brothers, 'Edible Flowers'
45:06 Tim and Neil Finn: Sibling Harmony and Songwriting Lessons
47:23 Final Song: The Staple Singers, 'Respect Yourself'
51:38 ARIA Hall of Fame: "We Never Thought That Would Happen"
54:29 Zan's Wrap-Up: Season 5 Finale
This episode was filmed for Season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe on ABC TV and ABC iview. You can stream the whole season on ABC iview now.
Watch this episode of Take 5 on ABC iview 
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe