On "A Mixed Bag with Chris B" tonight, we explored the theme of Androgynous Singers.  We've been looking for themes that might be a bit "out there" or a little bit different, and Denise has come up with the theme of Androgynous Singers.
Songs on our playlist this evening included:-

• Joan Jett with Androgynous
• Culture Club with Karma Chameleon
• David Bowie with Changes, and Ziggy Stardust
• Dead or Alive with You Spin Me Right Round
• Selection of songs from the Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams, There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) and Who's That Girl
• Lou Reed with Walk On The Wild Side
• Jeff Duff with his cover of Walk On The Wild Side
• Kush with Easy Street
• Queen with Radio Ga-Ga and We Will Rock You
• K.D Lang with After The Gold Rush, Bird On A Wire, One Day I Walk
• Patti Smith with Free Money from the album Horses
• Song from the movie The Crying Game (The Crying Game)
• David Bowie with John, I'm Only Dancing
• Michael Jackson with Billie Jean.

Next week we are going to continue the theme of Androgynous Singers, but expand the topic out to include Gay Musicians and other related topics, so if you live in the Bega Valley tune into 93.7 Edge FM next Tuesday evening between 6 pm and 8 pm.

Last Tuesday night on A Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme was Heroes.  We played songs about heroes of the silver screen (Elton John's Roy Rodgers), bush ranger heroes (Dr Hook's Wild Colonial Boy), heroes of rock (The Rolling Stones), working class hero songs (John Lennon's Working Class Hero and Jimmy Barnes with Working Class Man), and of course songs with the word Hero or Heroes in the title, David Bowie's Heroes, Bonnie Tyler's I Need A Hero and a song from Aussie band Little Heroes called One Perfect Day.
Chris B is looking for ideas for a theme for the show.  The crazier, the more "left of centre", the better!
If you have any ideas for a theme, please email amixedbagwithchrisb@gmail.com and Chris will choose the best theme, present a show with your theme idea, and of course, you will get all the credit!
For example, one theme idea suggested was Androgynous Singers, and Chris will present this theme on a Mixed Bag next Tuesday night between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm on 93.7 Edge FM, so if you live in the Bega Valley, tune in.

Jump!

Tonight on A Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme was "Jump" and we heard quite a few songs with the word "jump" in the title.  This Saturday, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will be holding a Jump to Cure Diabetes.  It is the ultimate challenge, where you can face your fears by jumping out of a plane, and raise funds for type 1 diabetes research at the same time!!
The ACT is not that far from the Bega Valley and there will be two opportunities in the ACT to raise money for this very worthwhile cause.  These tandem Skydiving jumps will be held this Saturday 29 March 2014 and the following Saturday 5 April 2014.  You need to be 12 years or over to participate and numbers are limited.
Click on the link below to hear an interview with Mel Eveille from JDRF, and below that, a link to the JDRF website.  If you need more information you can also contact the Canberra JDRF office on 6249 8555.

https://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-mel-eveille

http://www.jdrf.org.au/jump

Some of the tunes we heard tonight for our "jump" theme were Van Halen's "Jump" (an obvious choice!), Jump for my love by the Pointer Sister's, Jump for joy by Peggy Lee, Jump in my car by Ted Mulray Gang, a couple of songs with a calypso rhythm - Jump in the line (Harry Belafonte) and Jump right in by the Zac Brown Band. Jump, Jive and Wail by the Stray Cats provided us with a little swing music and Taylor Swift's "Jump then fall" and Gary Barlow's beautiful ballad "Jump" highlighted their song writing abilities.  Of course, the Rolling Stones had to be included with everyone's favourite, Jumpin' Jack Flash!

Next week, our theme will be "Heroes", so if you live in the Bega Valley, tune into 93.7 Edge FM between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm for "A Mixed Bag with Chris B".

Back now after a short break

After a three week break, A Mixed Bag with Chris B has returned to 93.7 Edge FM between 6.00 and 8.00 pm on a Tuesday night in the Bega Valley.  Tonight our theme was travel - a few themes rolled into one really - travel, destinations, leaving, modes of transport etc.
Having just returned from a trip overseas I thought presenting a theme about travel would be a good way to ease my way back into the show after a bit of a break.
I'd like to ask for suggestions for future themes for a Mixed Bag with Chris B, the stranger or more obscure the better.  So, please put on your thinking caps and see if you can come up with any ideas.  The person who comes up with the best idea (most original) will have the honour of having a show dedicated to them and their theme.  I will give you more details of how to contact next week, but have a think about it in the meantime.

Tonight's playlist included the following songs:-

• Road, dirt and rail - Lloyd Spiegel
• Leaving on a jet plane - John Denver
• Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
• LA International Airport - Susan Raye
• 1963 The Holy Grail - Peter Howe & Tim Gaze
• St Kilda to Kings Cross - Paul Kelly
• North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
• Driving Wheels - Jimmy Barnes
• Flame Trees - Cold Chisel
• Traveling Man - Ricky Nelson
• Open All Night - Bruce Springsteen
• Refuge of the Road - Joni Mitchell
• Night Boat to Cairo - Madness
• Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
• San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
• Anchorage - Michelle Shocked
• Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt
• Armstrong - Lyndsay 
• Train - Leo Sayer
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
• Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
• Every F*n City - Paul Kelly

Morning theme and interview with Albert Falzon of Morning Of The Earth fame

Last night on a Mixed Bag with Chris B on 93.7 Edge FM, our theme was "Morning".  We heard songs like Morning has broken (Cat Stevens), What's the story morning glory (Oasis), My baby takes the morning train (Sheena Easten),  Easy like Sunday morning (Faith no more), Angel of the morning (Juice Newton), There's got to be a morning after (Maureen McGovern), and Sunday morning coming down (Johnny Cash).  We heard lots of other songs with the word "morning" in the title.
We also heard some songs from the original Morning of the earth soundtrack, as well as new music from the Spirit of Akasha soundtrack.  Spirit of Akasha is a new movie which is a celebration of Morning of the earth.
Check out the link to the Spirit of Akasha website, and below that you can listen to an interview with Albe Falzon on a Mixed Bag with Chris B by clicking on the second link.

http://www.spiritofakasha.com/home

Interview with Albe Falzon (click on the link below)

https://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/albe-falzon-interview-for-a

Next week on A Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme will be famous songwriting duos, e.g Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Simon and Garfunkle, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Tune in next Tuesday evening between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm on 93.7 Edge FM if you live in the Bega Valley.

A watery theme on a Mixed Bag last night

Last night on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, we had a watery kind of theme.  The playlist was made up of songs with the word sea, ocean, beach, harbour and other water based tunes, including Bridge Over Troubled Water, It Never Rains In California, Zeno Beach, The Sea, Smoke On The Water, Down By Harbour Lights, Night Swimming, Swimming, Deep Water, Blue Bay Blues and Take Me To The River.
Last weekend I went to the Thredbo Blues Festival.  It was great to catch acts like Minnie Marks, Jesse Valach and Blues Mountain, Doggin It, Jungal and Ray Beadle. At the end of the show last night we heard a couple of tracks from artists who played at the festival.  Wendy Matthews was a highlight for me and below are a couple of photos from the weekend.

Minnie Marks

Wendy Matthews

Next Tuesday night on 93.7 Edge FM between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm, our theme will be "Morning", so tune in if you live in the Bega Valley.

Silverchair

Tonight's theme on A Mixed Bag with Chris B was Silverchair, and we played lots of tracks from Frogstomp, Freakshow, Neon Ballroom, Diorama and Young Modern.  It was interesting to find out about their music, their lives and the band's history and realise how the band grew artistically from their grungy youthful angst reflected on Frogstomp to the grand orchestral arrangements on Diorama and the more poppy Young Modern album.  So much has been achieved and still so young!
Of course they aren't playing together at the moment after their "indefinite hibernation" announcement in 2011.
Next week our theme on a Mixed Bag with Chris B will have something to do with Swimming, Diving, Pools, the Ocean - somthing like that!  Haven't quite worked it out yet.