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Healthy Negativity on Rotations

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2026/03/15

Are you ready to be sad? Are you ready for misery? Antimony presents a collection of tunes for some healthy negativity, a playlist of the best of new wave, dark synth and electro post-punk, to counter the world's toxic positivity.Track list: Bucket Listener / Headache Mission Impossible III / Headache Quantum Leap / John Maus California Dreaming / Denial Cities in Dust / Garbage Care / SS-Say Thrash me! / Malaria Some Other Time, Some Other Place / Rockets Hammer and Nail / Virginia Wing Dark

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War is Bad; Music is the Medicine

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2026/03/01

Ex-Music Matters co-hosts Maisie and Gracie take a trip down memory lane by teaming up to spin a selection of fresh local releases from far and wide across the lands of the Kulin Nation.Playlist: 1. EXEK - Visiting Dust Bunnies 2. Snowy Band - Shortchanged 3. Billy Cart - Advice for a Long and Superstitious Life 4. Daisypicker - Birthday/Funeral 5. Glimmer - Chlorine 6. Hannie Day - Bicycle 7. Cry Club - Monster Of The Week 8. R.U.B. - Tell Me Why 9. Miss Genius - Gathering 10. The Robbies

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Afro house x Rotations

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2026/02/08

Afro house is more than a genre - it’s a cultural movement. This week, returning guest host Ayan Shirwa plays Amapiano, deep house, and other sounds inspired by Afro House. Ready For You / Black Coffee feat. Celeste Wadada Qul Qul (Ghost Remix) / SaiSoundsAtalaku / AsnaChat / Scorpio QveenBelong / Chymamusique & AfrotactionNo Contest / Culoe De SongPasilda / Afro MedusaAgolo (Shimza Remix) / Angelique KidjoS’bonga Abazali / MalaikaFalling / Elderbrook and Shimza Image: Supplied by Ayan Shirwa

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70s psych rock and new wave

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2026/02/01

New volunteer Antimony presents a playlist of 70s psych rock and new wave. Νοστράδαμος / Ατλαντίς (Μαγική Πολιτεία)Tao Longue De Mim / Os BrasosSoy Una Nube / Elia Y ElizabethLovemaker / Calum BryceI Had Too Much To Dream Last Night / The Electric PrunesSilence Of The Morning / Glass SunHaunted With The Minutes Drag / Love And RocketsI See The Rain / The MarmaladeYou Keep Me Hanging On / The Vanilla FudgeDar Enteha (At The End) / Kourosh YaghmaeiLost in Time / The SatellitersRaven On White

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RAMdragon on 3CR Rotations

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2026/01/25

Regular guest on Freedom of Species, Ruby Ramsden, spins some tracks as Naarm-based DJ and Producer, RAMdragon. This set moves from house to hyperpop and bass,showcasing Australian EDM artists, political dance music, and an unreleased track. Setlist: Must Be Love / TSEBA feat. Electric Fields (jamesjamesjames remix)Easier / Bad HoaxFrankfurt / PrydaProsper / Memphis LKRVR2SEA / KharachiFloating Away / Alison WonderlandI'm So Hot / CrybabyCSIRAC / NinajirachiBreathe / Kai CultI Don't Like It /

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WOMAdelaide 2026

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2026/01/18

Joe, 3CR Music Coordinator and co-presenter of Music Sans Frontieres and Music Matters, features tracks from artists appearing at WOMADelaide 2026.Kurungal Kurungal - Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight); Wirlmarni [2024]*Aua Atu Ra - Marlon Williams; Te Whare Tiwekaweka [2025]*(Song intro) 4.5.0. (Ft. Marichka) - Daughters of Donbas; Songs of Stolen Children [2025]MERMAIDS - GANNA; Single [2024]*esorcismo (ft. alfio antico) - Go Dugong; Meridies [2021]*Encanto - Maryam Rahmani; KAMAND [2025]*CAMEL ON

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Rotations: A Sunday crate-dive

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2026/01/11

Brendan and (Grandpa) André go crate-diving into a section of their super organised music collection. Old and just-released music on vinyl, digital and even cassette!Tracks played:Still Tea // Stellar MoonAll of My Thoughts // Spiritualized Mask // Sasha Millar Where Did Our Love Go? // The Supremes Sweaty // Soup on Tap Skindeep // The Stranglers Caller ID // Pippa Swanwick // Wild at HeartBirthday // The Sugarcubes Cherry // Signal Chain Alone // The Sprouts Insanely Jealous // The Soft Boys Like

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Rotations: with Leon Rosselson

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2026/01/04

Jacob Grech from 3CR’s A Friday Rave speaks with legendary political singer/songwriter Leon Rosselson.At 91 years of age, Leon has been writing songs about the state of our world for more than 70 years. Most recently performing a “Live From His Loungeroom” gig in September with long time collaborator Robb Johnston.Leon speaks about how it all started and reminisces about the background to a few tracks.Track Listing:Bringing the News From Nowhere, title track from his 1986 albumThe Battle Hymn of the

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Rotation with Dippers

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2025/12/21

Guest hosts Innez and Matt of Dippers share songs and sounds that soothed and inspired them through 2025. Some new, some old, looking forward, looking back and all that. Marvis / Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes / 2025Side by Side (feat Jeff Parker) / Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer / 2025Guardadas / Navy Blue / 2025Bog an Lochan / Brighde Chaimbeul / 2025The Townie Polka / Lankum / 2017Ardi Cuan / Skara Brae / 1971Dheanainn Sugradh / Clannad / 1974 Spectatoring / Oh Boland / 2024Vulture Street /

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the new voice of summer

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2025/12/07

Matt Munster of Planet X, officially named himself the new voice of summer, and this is his playlist.The Parable Of Glenn McGrath's Haircut / TISMChristmas with Satan / James ChanceBugs for Christmas / Deja VoodoPsychotic Reaction / The FadeawaysI walked with a Zombie (live) / Roky Erickson and the ExplosivesMy Confusion / The EliteWhen do I get to sing My Way / Redd KrossLove on the Terraces / Serious DrinkingReconnez Cherie / Wreckless EricNightmare/ Daddy Long LegsI like to Hurt People / Sam

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Cold winter in hell

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2025/11/30

Michele Vescio, 3CR volunteer and audio editor, presents a mix they put together over a decade ago for a now-defunct project called Cake Bar, something they and their friend Lennox O Diamonds created together. Cake Bar was a dessert-degustation and sound event that had a short run in Narrm back in 2012.The mix in this episode is a shorter, redux version of a much longer original. Even after all these years, it still feels like the kind of music Michele listens to now. Mullholland Drive/Love Theme /

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The Hits Collection in the Mind of Warwick Moffat,...

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2025/11/23

One day in the Summer of ’86, Warwick (later to be known as Madison) Moffat looked at their budding record collection purchased from the proceeds of a new kitchen hand job and thought 'I’ll make a compilation'. They called it 'The Hits Collection in the Mind of Warwick Moffat, Tape 1'. It spurred thoughts of one day being a DJ.40 years later, things have come full circle, and Madison Moffat is playing songs from that tape on radio. Yipppeeeeee! Madison is a presenter and producer with Trans-creator

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In Sickness and in Health

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2025/11/09

This week's theme for Rotations is "In Sickness and in Health", playing songs (and telling stories) related to illness, disease and addiction, as well as love, marriage and devotion. Presented by Celine and Brendan at 3CR.Tracks played:Magnolia Tree / Truckstop HoneymoonSick Day / The Old Married CoupleYu Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin / Gary DohPlastic / JoppyHospital / Eilish GilliganGet Better / Alt-JWalang Hanggang Paalam / Joey AyalaIf I had Stayed Married to Andy / Q.ECatch My Disease / Ben

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Blacken Open Air

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2025/11/02

Musician and founder of the Black Wreath record label, Pirate, lives in Alice Springs, Mparntwe.Pirate joined Marty (Wednesday Breakfast) in the studios of 3CR recently to discuss the Black Wreath's celebrated heavy metal festival Blacken Open Air, held at Ross River in September. In addition to this year's festival, Pirate also organised the successful Shadows of Uluru concert, featuring Sand Diego's Earthless, desert rock pioneers the Brant Bjork Trio, Pitjantjatjara musician Jeremy Whiskey, and

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Our Stories Our Flats vs Rotations

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2025/10/26

Ayan Shirwa, broadcaster and presenter, guest hosts this week's episode with a selection of her favourite tracks - lush vocals, laid-back grooves, and feel-good nostalgia from Mary J. Blige and Aaliyah to Jadakiss, Tracy Chapman, and Barkaa.Ayan is the writer and editor of Our Stories, Our Flats, a four-part podcast series about living and thriving in the Carlton Flats. Listen to the series via 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats. Mary Jane (All Night Long) / Mary J BligeGet It Together / 702 Miss You /

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Bush Bands Bash 2025

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2025/10/19

In September, the 21st annual Bush Bands Bash concert was held in Alice Springs, Mparntwe.Marty (Wednesday breakfast) attended the concert, and associated four-day music workshop that runs each year in Ross River, prior to the concert. This episode of Rotations features interviews with members of Ilkari Maru, Fejo & the Cruizers, Garrangali Band and more. A crowd of about 2,000 people attended this year's concert, and were treated to a spectacular night of live music.Tracks played:Five Songlines

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Historical Songs of Struggle, Peoples' Rebellion &...

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2025/10/05

Today, Vittorio (Radio FILEF) and Karina (City Limits) take us on a by-no-means-exhaustive trip through history with songs of popular resistance throughout the world.When we use the terms struggle, rebellion, peoples resistance, we are not speaking about violence for the sake of itself, but of the fundamental aims of why we struggle: peace, joy, love & freedom... and we hope that this is reflected in the songs we share today.We'd like to extend a special thanks to our guests and other 3CR community

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Remembering Chile: Songs for the Revolution

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2025/09/14

September 14 marks the 52nd Anniversary of the US-backed coup in Chile that ousted democratically elected President Salvador Allende. The brutal dictatorship that followed saw widespread repression, but also resistance and hope. On this episode, guest hosts Pilar and Karina present songs to remember the detained and disappeared, and celebrate the legacy of joy and steadfastness of Chilean musicians, martyrs, and comrades, with discussions around Victor Jara, Allende’s last words on Radio Magallanes,

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A Contemplative Selection

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2025/09/07

A selection of mostly local contemporary composers, with introspective pieces infused with their respective worlds.Music played:Mad World (Tears for Fears cover) / Rose RieblNgarwul / AllaraAbandoned Places I. Pripyat, Ukraine / Celia CraigVoices from Gaza / Saied SilbakFar Winds and Following Seas / Imogen FerdinandoA medley from dormant, I lay. / Helen Svoboda

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From live to the lounge

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2025/08/17

This all vinyl playlist is dedicated to some of the incredible artists guest presenter Michaela Stubbs has had the privilege to see perform their music live in Naarm-Melbourne and whose creations they continue to enjoy on the record player at home. Paint me Still / Lady Lash / Spiritual Misfit (2022)Magma / Cold Hands Warm Hear / Luxury Bat (2023).Give Me Your Love / Lisa Salvo / I Could Have Been a Castle (2014) EastmintRed Sands / Ajak Kwai / Red Sands (2021). Music in ExileNgurrmarla (Love Song)

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