Kiss My Arts
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Two musical worlds collide
The two worlds of new classical music and indie rock rarely collide and yet why? Both push the boundaries of sound, form and instrumentation. One extraordinary night at the Thornbury Theatre will see seemingly opposite [...]
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Rachael Zella and The Blackbirds
Talented Sydney-based singer/songwriter Rachael Zella joins us on the show. Her music is real, emotive and deliciously colourful, and will take you on a heart-felt journey from start to finish. If you combine the storytelling [...]
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The ultimate independent artist, Daniel Bastow
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer Daniel Bastow joins us on the show to talk about how he creates and produces all of his own music, right from his home studio. Everything you hear in the [...]
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The Tiger and Me
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Silverchair’s Co-founder / Drummer Ben Gillies’ new solo...
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W3INDIA
As a women, it is unsafe enough as it is...to think about holding hands or being public in India, I think that would be really painting a target on myself, says Rashmi, from India. Sam, a gay man from India agrees. Hear their thoughts on the slow social progress in a nation where the laws are swiftly changing.
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JOY 94.9 - World Radio Day
To celebrate world radio day 2013, BBC London 94.9 invited JOY 94.9 Melbourne to share our drive show with their breakfast show live. The interview aired at 6:20am in London, and at 5:20pm in Melbourne on February 13th. A celebration of radio on a very special day, specifically celebrating the 94.9 frequency of both stations on opposite ends of the globe. Special thanks to BBC for the invite and Matthew Nick for technical support. Podcast produced by JOY Production Manager - Jason Gipps
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Kiss My Arts 57 (28/01/2013)
On tonight's show, we are joined by an artist who shot to stardom alongside her brother Angus, winning 5 ARIA awards and 2 APRA Awards, as well as album of the year and single of the year for their hit "Big Jet Plane". Julia has stepped out on her own with a new album and joins us on Kiss My Arts to talk about vintage dresses, mangoes and the silence she aims to achieve in her every day life.
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Kiss My Arts 56 (21/01/2013)
Diafrix have an unusual story. Both gentlemen from the hip-hop duo were African refugees. Now based in Melbourne, their music is an inspiring example of two dreamers overcoming hardship.
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Kiss My Arts 55 (14/01/2013)
The ultimate story of love is transformed by The Australian Shakespeare Company in their new and edgy production of Romeo and Juliet in the Royal Botanic Gardens. We chat with the stars and even have some live Shakespearean theatre in the studio.
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Kiss My Arts 54 (07/01/2013)
Amy brings in the new year with superstitious style, sharing a bunch of songs called "Thirteen" and throwing in some interesting facts about this supposedly unlucky number.
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Kiss My Arts 51 (17/12/2012)
Amy counts down her top 10 songs from 2012. There are a few surprises in there with a real mix of styles!
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Kiss My Arts 50 (10/12/2012)
Amy is blown away by the post-rock ambient sound of newcomers Beloved Elk. They treat us to some absolutely astonishing live songs, complete with cello, mandolin and drum kit! Amy also chats to award-winning jazz outfit Leigh Barker and the New Sheiks.
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Kiss My Arts 49 (03/12/2012)
"eturn to Youth join Amy in the studio for some stellar live acoustic performances. They smash out 3 live songs just for us and give us all goosebumps in the process. Amy also chats with the incredibly talented Perth/Melbourne band, Split Seconds.
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Kiss My Arts 48 (26/11/2012)
Amy delves into the wonderful world of film music. Starting right back at silent films at the turn of last century, Amy weaves her way through the decades, checking out the very first scores ever written for film, looking at the influence of jazz and rock music on film scores of the 40s and 50s, the experimental phase of the 60s and 70, the synthesizers of the 80s and the use of computers and electronics in the 90s and 2000s. Max Steiner, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Bernard Hermann, Rachel...
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Kiss My Arts 47 (19/11/2012)
Amy delves into the infectiously groovy world of Soul music and takes us on a historical journey of Soul from its origins in the 50s with Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles to its use in music today. Checking out the original soul music legends as well as contemporary artists such as Chiddy Bang, Amy Winehouse, Aloe Blacc, Saskwatch, Animaux and Randa and the Soul Kingdom.
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Kiss My Arts 46 (12/11/2012)
Feel like you want to be part of something special? Well, join the club. This episode of Kiss My Arts is all about bands that have the word "club" in their name. Amy chats with Jordan from Bleeding Knees Club and explores the music of Bombay Bicycle Club, Two Door Cinema Club, Polo Club, New Young Pony Club and Culture Club.
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Kiss My Arts 45 (05/11/2012)
Songs about horses on the eve of Melbourne Cup...a strange twist of luck or brilliant radio programming?? Hmmm. Lots of horsing around on this episode of Kiss My Arts with everything from Goldfrapp's "Ride A White Horse" and Ellie Goulding's "Guns and Horses" to "Horsehead" by The Jezabels and "Break In Horses" by Polo Club.
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Kiss My Arts 44 (29/10/2012)
Amy is thrown out of her genre comfort-zone into the world of electronic hip-hop, beat-making and producing. Amy spends the hour chatting with Dyl and Adam from Melbourne€™s Polo Club.
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Kiss My Arts 43 (22/10/2012)
Amy chats with Kira Puru & the Bruise about their unique style of doom pop. They are fierce, fiery and down-right sexy. A riot of guitar licks. A rhythm section that gets so far under your skin, you can€™t tell it from your own pulse. Amy also interviews piano virtuoso and composer, Daniel Rojas. Imagine the rhythms of Latin America, fused with the dynamic character of the piano, injected with intriguing experimental sounds under the hands of a master virtuoso piano extraordinaire.
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Kiss My Arts 42 (15/10/2012)
Amy€™s pigeon hole has been overflowing with CD€™s from incredible artists and shares some gems she discovered. Amy also checks out the new theme song by Adele for the latest Bond flick Skyfall and compares it with the theme that might have been, €œSupremacy€ by Muse. Also, The Perfections, The Tiger & Me, Aluka, Tinpan Orange, Oliver Tank, and Charity Turner.
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Kiss My Arts 41 (08/10/2012)
Maxi€™s music is infectious, groovy and full of soul. She delights us with some gorgeous live performances from her latest EP. Yen Nyugen is the mastermind behind the folktronica outfit Mechanical Pterodactyl. Yen is a craftsman of music, a multi-instrumentalist, an incredible song-writer, a talented producer and experienced music engineer. Lots of killer live performances in this episode!
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Kiss My Arts 40 (01/10/2012)
From the delicate harmonies, sweeping strings and piano driven melodic lines of Solla Sollew to the sampling and beat-making of hip hop duo Hermitude. Solla Sollew serenade us with piano and cello live in the studio. Amy interviews Hermitude about the process of taking hip hop, mashing it up with a touch of jazz, adding a pinch of classical and garnishing it with electronica to produce their incredibly unique sound.
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Kiss My Arts 39 (24/09/2012)
Side-splitting humour from comedy duo Slow Clap. Vachel Spirason and Stephanie Brotchie join Amy live in the studio and it doesn€™t take long before Vachel slips into one of his stage characters (a fiery flamencodancer) and has us all in stitches! The beautiful Amber Nichols shares some live acoustic gems from her latest EP. Her luminous vocals, combined with her delicate melodies are both uniquely haunting and soulfully uplifting.
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Kiss My Arts 38 (17/09/2012)
British India join Amy live in the studio. It feels like a chat with an old friend around the BBQ on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Amy also interviews writer/director Emma LaGrutta and producer Angela Moran about their fabulous and interestingly titled new film, FagHag2000.
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Kiss My Arts 37 (10/09/2012)
Amy has a studio full of instruments in this episode of Kiss My Arts. These instruments (including saxophones!) belong to a band that will jump through your speakers and infect you with their funky rhythms. Animaux spice up the studio! Amy also reviews the latest album €œCoexist€ from The xx.
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Kiss My Arts 36 (03/09/2012)
Cat Power has released a surprisingly upbeat album called Sun. Amy reveals her thoughts on the music and the troubled past of the songstress. Jen Knight and the Cavaliers are a Melbourne band that fit a whole lot of funk, soul and pop into their suitcase. They join Kiss My Arts for a chat and some incredible live acoustic songs that will make you melt.
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Kiss My Arts 35 (27/08/2012)
Amy gets her dance on with the Russian Ballet in this episode of Kiss My Arts. Amber Miller, an esteemed ballet dancer talks about life on the stage and her experiences of touring with the Eifmann Ballet (who graced Melbourne for performances at The Regent Theatre during September). Amy also chats with Melbourne band Alpine about their infectious grooves and debut album, "A is for Alpine".
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Kiss My Arts 34 (20/08/2012)
Amy delves into the world of crowd funding, chatting with Anna Whitelaw from Pozible. So many bands that have joined Amy on Kiss My Arts have made use of this new source of music funding. We now get an insight into the minds behind this latest musical trend. Tom Dickins (a Pozible artist) chats to Amy about his experiences of crowd funding. Amy also chats with Melbourne soul/funk band, Saskwatch, who have just released an incredible new album.
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Kiss My Arts 33 (13/08/2012)
Amy discovers a new music genre after interviewing Heather and Sonja, the girls from Brisbane duo "Love Like Hate". They have coined their music 'dark pop'. Think The Jezabels mooshed together with Pat Benetar and PJ Harvey! Amy reviews the latest album from Melbourne band "Apline", who's sound could be mistaken for a Swiss ethereal disco!
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Kiss My Arts 32 (06/08/2012)
Amy chats with Hannah and Leyla about the lounge room music movement sweeping the globe. Sofar Sounds have held pop up gigs in over 18 cities worldwide, and we find out more about its secrecy Perth musician James Teague joins us for a chat about his music and we are treated to a couple of live performance gems. Roland Peelman, director of the Song Company talks with Amy about his latest epic (and rather wet!) musical project, Sunken Dreams.
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Kiss My Arts 31 (30/07/2012)
Amy has an extremely lively and animated interview with Josh from Melbourne band Buchanan. Josh has Amy in stitches with his hilarious stories and wicked sense of humour, but also treats us to some intimate live performances on his keyboard and guitar. Amy chats with Gerard Smyth, the director of "When A City Falls", the acclaimed feature documentary about the two earthquakes that struck New Zealand in 2010 and 2011. The film is currently screening as part of the Melbourne International Film...
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Kiss My Arts 30 (23/07/2012)
Amy is joined in the studio by the lovely Naomi Braun, who talks about her latest album ""Through the Devils Wood"" and the 8-years it took to write and produce the album from her home studio. Naomi treats us to some incredible live performances, with her stunning vocals and exquisite keyboard accompaniment. Sydney singer/songwriter Rainbow Chan talks with Amy about her regular trips to vintage fairs, sourcing bits and pieces to record and implement into her electronic-pop music. Amy shares...
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Kiss My Arts 29 (16/07/2012)
Andrew Lim's many genre slashes (pop/country/rock/blues) nearly causes a studio meltdown, with the computer refusing to play his track. Luckily for us, he came with his guitar in hand and treats us to two live acoustic renditions of his latest single ""Closer Now"" as well as a brand new track. Andrew talks about how a skateboarding accident transformed his life and lead him to becoming a musician. Amy reviews the latest album from Melbourne's Mechanical Pterodactyl, another genre-slashing...
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Kiss My Arts 28 (09/07/2012)
This week on Kiss My Arts, Amy takes a look at the latest piece performed by the London Symphony Orchestra€a piece written entirely by computer, without a skerrick of human intervention in the compositional process. Amy reveals what the music you listen to says about your personality; and Nick and Damian from Melbourne's Blackchords join us live in the studio to talk about their new album and play us a couple of acoustic tracks.
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Kiss My Arts 27 (02/07/2012)
Amy and the five band members of Melbourne band Canary (with their array of instruments) squish into the studio to chat about their incredible debut album, Dear Universe. Armed with their trumpets, double bass, drums, guitars and harmonious voices, we are indulged by a live in-studio performance. Amy also gets fired up about the news that 2012 London Olympics won't be paying musicians, and reviews the official olympic theme song from Muse.
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Kiss My Arts 26 (25/06/2012)
Amy chats with Gareth Hudson, composer, producer and front-man of quirky string-laden pop outfit, Hudson Arc. Hudson Arc have just released an album of exquisite songs, full of lush string arrangements and intricate loops. Amy also reviews comeback album, "The 'Ol Razzle Dazzle" from Missy Higgins, and talks about Missy's standing ovation show at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.
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Kiss My Arts 25 (18/06/2012)
Amy chats with the beautiful and talented Butterfly Boucher. Together, they laugh and banter their way through Butterfly's stories of growing up in a motor home, life as a solo artist, her trials and successes and her most recent collaboration with Missy Higgins. An in-depth conversation with this wonderfully witty and incredibly inspiring musician. Butterfly treats us to some live performances too! Amy also chats with Jack Colwell, a classically trained composer turned alternate pop artist.
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Kiss My Arts 24 (11/06/2012)
Rik and Anna from Impro Melbourne talk about their experiences of being on stage with a given scenario...and nothing more. Life on the improvised edge. They entertain us with live improvised theatre, complete with love scenes and Scottish accents! Georgia Fair talk about their Heavenly Sounds Tour of the country's churches alongside Lisa Mitchell. Georgia Fair also treat us to some heavenly live acoustic performances.
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Kiss My Arts 23 (04/06/2012)
Amy talks with Miranda Hill (double bassist and director of "3 Shades Black") about JOY's role in supporting local independent artists. Amy and Miranda also chat about the weird and wonderful work places that listen to the Joy 94.9 frequency.
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Kiss My Arts 22 (28/05/2012)
Amy explores the beautiful baroque-pop sounds of Regina Spektor's latest album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. Amy is also joined live in the studio by folk/roots artist Little Wise, who indulges us in some live performances from their new album, Moments of Clarity.
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Kiss My Arts 21 (21/05/2012)
Amy talks to Circuit Breaker, a new Melbourne-based company that guides short and feature films through their festival release. Beatrix Coles (writer and creative producer) and Anna Kojevnikov (producer) open us up to the world of independent film-making. Amy chats to Corrie Chen (writer and director) about her short films, including Wonder Boy and Bruce Lee Played Badminton Too. Amy reviews the latest, and somewhat disappointing album from The Temper Trap.
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Kiss My Arts 20 (14/05/2012)
Amy talks a lot of garbage on this episode of Kiss My Arts. Literally. Garbage have a brand new album out, and despite being called "Not Your Kind Of People", these genre-defying rock stars from the 90s are still Amy's kind of people, and hopefully yours too. Beach House release a gorgeous new album called Bloom and Amy delves into the nitty-gritty of both albums, sharing some thoughtful musical insights.
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Kiss My Arts 19 (07/05/2012)
Amy is joined live in the studio by two incredibly talented singer-songwriters. Jack Carty is a musical poet and a genius of folk instrumentation. He fills us in on his journey since we spoke with his last in March. Since then, he's released a gem of an album and we hear all about his difficult, yet inspiring journey. Jess treats us to a live performance of an unreleased song and talks about writing music in her bedroom.
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Kiss My Arts 18 (30/04/2012)
Amy takes a look at the world of musical collaborations and reflects on some of the good, the bad and the embarrassing. Amy is joined in the studio by five artists who have banded together for a one-night-only show of musical collaboration. Jen Kingwell (from The Jane Austen Argument), Xen Pow (from A Lonely Crowd), Kim Boekbinder (from The Impossible Gir) Karen Heath (from Ennis Tola) and Carly Fern contribute to the conversation about musical collaboration.
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Kiss My Arts 17 (23/04/2012)
Amy interviews the wonderful Aidan Roberts from The Maple Trail, a Sydney musician who is making waves with his latest album Cable Mount Warning. Amy also reviews the latest albums from Jack Carty and Rufus Wainwright, both of which get a resounding nod of approval. Carty's album is a piece of musical poetry and Wainwright delves into a world of embellished fantasy.
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Kiss My Arts 16 (16/04/2012)
Amy delves in to the world of the music business. How do independent artists do it? What is the role of record labels in today's music industry? How crowd-funding is changing everything. Hannah, Leyla and Katie join Amy in the studio to talk about Sofar Sounds and the lounge room gig revolution.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Fourteen
Yann Tiersen is famously known for writing the soundtrack to Amelie. Surprisingly though, he doesn't like being referred to as a "composer". Amy and Yann chat about his latest album, his tour and why he hates talking about Amelie.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Fifteen
On Kiss My Arts this week, Amy gets cosy with two local Melbourne bands. The Blackchords head into the studio to talk about their incredible rise to stardom. The four incredibly good-looking guys play "As Night Falls", which was written for the film "Blame", live in the studio, as well as a brand new track off their soon-to-be-released album. Amy also reviews the debut album "Dear Universe" from Canary, and gives it a darn good thumbs up.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Twelve
On tonight's show we have the passionate documentary film-maker Nickolas Bird talking about his film, "Ballroom Rules," Amy reviews Chiddy Bang and The Shins. Kylan reviews The Rum Diary and 21 Jump Street.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Eleven
On tonights show Kylan talks to NZ actor Robbie Magasiva about his role in Sione's 2: Unfinished Business. Amy talks about Saskwatch, Lanie Lane, 1st Aid Kit & Bon Iver at Golden Plains 2012. Kylan reviews 50/50 and 2 films at this years Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Ten
On tonights show, Amy talks with JD Samson of MEN fame. She also reviews that latest EP from Adam Eaton "Next." Kylan reviews Project X, Like Crazy and Sione's 2.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Nine
On tonights show Amy interviews Carnival of Suburbia founder Mark Burchett, Amy reviews the Sleigh Bells and The Wooden Sky; Kylan reviews Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and talks about the Oscars.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Eight
Singer / Songwriter Jordie Lane plays live in the studio. Amy reviews 2 flicks from the French Film Festival and The Paper Kites gig. Kylan reviews My Week with Marilyn and The Grey.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Seven
The lads from I, A Man are in the studio singing live. Amy reviews the lastest album, 'Go Fly A Kite' from Ben Kweller as well as art-film doco Leonardo Live. Kylan reviews Shame and Chronicle.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Six
The amazing musician Jack Carty plays live in the studio. Also Amy reviews the Homophonic gig that played at Midsumma and analyzes Hermitude. Kylan reviews 'Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene' and the oscar winning film 'The Artist.' Enjoy Kiss My Artses.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Five
On tonight's show Kylan interviews UK actor Chris New (who you can see in Weekend). Also, he reviews J. Edgar & A Few Best Men. Amy gives us her opinion on the First Aid Kit album and the Albert Salt gig.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Four
Tonight we have the pleasure of having Kerryn Fields playing live in the studio. Also, Amy reviews Ani DiFranco & the Alpine gig. Kylan lends us his views on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy & Weekend
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Kiss My Arts: Show Three
Tonight on the show we have Miranda Hill from Homophonic. Amy reviews The Maccabees and the Beirut gig. Kylan reviews The Descendents, Hugo and The Muppets.
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Kiss My Arts: Show Two
Amy is in the studio for the first time talking about her trip to Vietnam and rates her top 3 albums in 2011. Kylan reviews Tin Tin and The Iron Lady as well as directs banter and makes a fool of himself.
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Kiss My Arts: Show One
Kylan talks about his top 5 films of 2011 and he also interviews Amy who gives us her top 5 albums of 2011.
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