tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14326012094976747752012-01-25T13:59:54.175-08:00Because disco is a terrible price to pay for being gay; 3 chords and the Truth, only on Joy 94.9 in Melbourne 1-3pm on Sundays. Contact hosts: Andy Mack and Alex on threechordsandthetruth@joy.org.auAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-56413586546222238442012-01-25T13:59:00.000-08:002012-01-25T13:59:54.182-08:00

It's an All-Australian hour on Three Chords and the Truth this Sunday. Yes, we'll be donning our speedos and cracking a tinnie in the studio, as we play some awesome Aussie artists for you. Oi Oi Oi. Join us 1pm Sunday 29 Joy 94.9

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-31576697515323614942012-01-17T14:15:00.000-08:002012-01-17T14:15:03.715-08:00

This week's hosts are: Andy (the old hack - you know him) and Katie (themer-twitterer-Lambertarian - do we need to say more?). And the theme for music in the first hour is a surprise (that's right - we haven't decided yet). However it goes without saying that we will have fantastic laid back rootsy music and fun stories (hear about the disturbing large block party on this week at Andy's apartment

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-9760166979225267522012-01-04T12:38:00.000-08:002012-01-04T12:38:10.993-08:00

Yes, it's that old chestnut - boys v girls. Taryn will be spinning the man songs and Andy languishing with the ladies. The first catfight for the new year.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-24364746394347213512011-12-19T02:09:00.000-08:002011-12-19T02:09:26.286-08:00

A new year presents a fresh start. It symbolises freedom, freedom to leave the old year behind and unlimited possibilities that a new year presents. On Jan 1, Alex and Hugh are tearing down the barriers and presenting music from the whole spectrum, 'the full catastrophe'. Because it's a new year, the sky is blue and in 2012 you can have it all. Catch us on Joy 94.9, 1pm Sunday January 1,

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-60999266720265103222011-12-12T01:24:00.000-08:002011-12-12T01:24:17.398-08:00

NO!! This week's hosts Andy and Andrew aren't getting married - however their theme in the first hour is old and new: Original roots versions of songs that later became well-known in another way, New songs sampling old roots songs, Strange connections between old and new songs. Then in the second hour, they'll play whatever they feel like. Plus lots of wandering conversation - hear about

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-12199018234365858052011-12-06T12:58:00.001-08:002011-12-06T13:00:11.933-08:00

Katie and Andy are bringing you the letter M this Sunday, 1pm to 3pm. No, it's not Sesame Street, it's 3 Chords & the Truth, so it should be more Mavis Staples than Milli Vanilli, but who knows?

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-42361740113597896632011-11-26T19:53:00.001-08:002011-11-26T19:56:12.954-08:00

This Sunday, 3 Chords & the Truth is hosted by Zoe and Andy. The theme for the first hour is Indigenous. And, of course, the second hour will be great music & blabbing, including an update on the Queenscliff Music Festival, especially the Michael Jackson Roots Music Tribute! Be there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-44378132767102536852011-11-06T17:43:00.000-08:002011-11-06T17:44:00.610-08:00

Join Andy and Alex as we sail down the male line checking out the genes of acts like Jakob Dylan and Liam Finn, and musicians inspired by their fathers and their sons. Do we deserve the fathers we get? Are we built from the same tree, or different wood? Do we even see our fathers while they are alive? We will be delving where few dare to tread, Sunday 1pm, Joy 94.9 or www.joy.org.au

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-2078203995269424512011-11-03T15:06:00.000-07:002011-11-03T15:06:04.250-07:00

It's time to do a summing up - what has 2011 brought us, how was it for you? Andy will be joined by Little Fish, Hannah, for an hour of the indie music that has lit up the year. Join us 1pm, Sunday, Joy 94.9.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-69008703271884591072011-10-27T21:37:00.000-07:002011-10-27T21:37:18.499-07:00

This week we  are celebrating the beautiful Victorian countryside. We'll have stars from all over Victoria, songs about Victoria and just songs that celebrate the country life we're all pining for at this time of year. And we speak to Alex Gow from Oh Mercy ahead of his appearance in the 'They will have their way' tribute to the Finn brothers. A special treat is a recording of the first track he

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-24098453542359429592011-10-04T23:17:00.000-07:002011-10-04T23:17:06.495-07:00

This week Andy & Zoe are going WEST. Songs from the west, about the west, but probably not any actually by Go West.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-92195319398753768252011-09-10T21:44:00.000-07:002011-09-19T00:37:00.998-07:00

Gentle. Man. Two ingredients make gentlemen. Have you got what it takes? Our artists this week are men that are not afraid of their softer side. Maybe they can teach me to be a gentleman too? And we have the incredible Lucie Thorne joining us. What more could you want? Tune in to Three Chords and the Truth, Joy 94.9, www.joy.org.au 1pm Sunday.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-2249464089866220242011-08-28T23:48:00.000-07:002011-08-28T23:48:18.915-07:00

It doesn't matter, if you don't quite have the stature. We're all just right - if not for Snow White. Do you feel inadequate? Or have you been provided with a bigger trunk than Jumbo? If you've got size issues, come Jana Vendt with us. Tune into Three Chords and the Truth, Sunday 1pm, for songs for little people, about being little or just by Jimmy Little. We'll also be playing our interview

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-80356269554949518852011-08-22T04:03:00.000-07:002011-08-22T04:03:56.485-07:00

This Sunday Andy and Zoe cover the myths behind songs. Was Sadie really a cleaning lady, or was she a callgirl? Was Lola a callgirl or quite the opposite? Is the song that was written about Warren Beatty "You're so vain", or is it - as he thinks - "The impossible dream"? Listen in and learn... or correct us when we get it wrong! Tell us the myths you've heard about songs too.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-33708602976565744612011-08-07T04:37:00.000-07:002011-08-19T16:31:02.783-07:00

Today's show is brought to you by the names James. James Cagney, James Dean and Jimi Hendrix are just a few in a long line of iconoclasts to own or adopt this name, and become entertainment bywords. So we are going to touch on this influence with songs by Jims, Jameses and Jimmies. By Jimminy this is going to be a great show. Join Alex and Andy 1pm Sunday, 94.9, joy.org.au or the Joy App. So many

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-29284990957498091172011-07-18T22:30:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:34:52.354-07:00

Not trendy, us? How dare you? We reserve the right to be as flash in the pan, here today gone tomorrow as the rest of you. This Sunday it's all NOW NOW NOW on Three Chords and the Truth from 1pm. We have a special hot and happening guest in the studio - Cilla Jane Leighton Daly. Be there!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-1090620780611436352011-06-13T19:48:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:48:03.607-07:00

Kaz and Alex bring you an hour of Divas from the blues, country and rock worlds. Because you don't have to dress like a bridesmaid, or turn up late, to be a diva .... You just have to have ATTITUDE! Hold on to something - these divas will blow you away. 1pm Sunday Joy 94.9

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-13877537500546143942011-06-07T16:16:00.000-07:002011-06-07T16:52:22.739-07:00

Neil Finn is touring with his new outfit Pajama Party, and we are speaking to Alana Skyring from his band on Three Chords and the Truth this Sunday. Our theme in the first hour is Indigenous World, showcasing artists from many countries who are the indigenous inhabitants ... not feral ring-ins like Andy and me. Join us 1pm Sunday on Joy 94.9 or joy.org.au And if you love Joy, make sure to sign

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-71854727062818036792011-05-29T23:34:00.000-07:002011-05-31T16:07:56.686-07:00

It's radiothon and Alex and Andy are doing a Yoko and John and jumping into bed for a big gay love-in. We won't leave till we have wrangled you into a Joy membership. Love-in? Think messy, sloppy or sensible. Love can break you or make you, it makes you greedy or passionate, and sometimes it come out tough. But love makes the world go round! If you love Joy by signing up as a member, we'll play

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-28392128238543890462011-05-25T04:49:00.000-07:002011-05-25T04:49:23.868-07:00

It takes a special artist to write a special album. And most only have one classic album, the quintessential album that defined them. To nail it from beginning to end, to tackle a theme, or define a generation. These are just some of the things that a classic album can achieve. This week, Andy and Alex present songs from some classic albums, from the 60s to the teens of the millenium! Three

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-2281097035004027842011-05-17T15:10:00.000-07:002011-05-17T15:10:24.056-07:00

Before you diddly well know it, Three Chords is hosting: Henry Wagons Cilla Jane Leighton Daly Kavisha Mazella Leah Flanagan Bobby Long and Tracy McNiel! Bags full of rootsy excellence - Three Chords and the Truth.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-72297901929933584912011-05-10T02:36:00.000-07:002011-05-10T02:36:41.713-07:00

Auburn wind swept hair, jade eyes reflecting the white caps on seas that sunk the Spanish Armada. Picture the scene, and ready for your idol returning from that blustery headland in to your arms. Get in to the mood with tunes from Three Chords and the Truth. Yes it's our Celtic special. Alex and Kaz will take you to the Celtic fringe and bring you the fiddles and voices that have inflluenced

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-62912763449533345012011-05-03T05:23:00.000-07:002011-05-03T05:23:59.588-07:00

Get your flares and your curling tongs out - it's time for That 70s Show. Kaz is getting all nostalgic after the death of Poly Styrene. So she's ready to lead you through the dangerous waters of the campest and most taste-challenged decade there ever was. Put a flower in your hair and go Double Denim. What better way to lead you into Cafe Latte in this Eurovision month? Three Chords and the

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-41034555148195565942011-04-27T02:07:00.001-07:002011-04-27T02:07:47.520-07:00

The boys are back in town and it's time to delve into some Creeeepy love. You know, when you can't believe you just did that, when you're sabotaging their every move, when you can't figure out how to leave. The creepiest love around - Three Chords and the Truth, Sunday 1-3pm. PS news just in: Kinky Friedman singer of 'Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other' and 'They do't make jews

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-37872676443526614922011-04-18T04:59:00.000-07:002011-04-18T04:59:10.254-07:00

Alex and Andy have buggered off to Byron Bay for a hippy weekend in the hills. So we have a treat - your Easter bunny is Kaz! For this Kaz-a-rama spectacular, make sure to buckle up.... you are due for 2 hours of musical highways and byways. And if you are having Andy withdrawal make sure to check out his Indigo Girls interview in which Amy from the IGs talks about life, music, her ongoing

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-49597676904228450632011-04-11T02:39:00.000-07:002011-04-11T02:39:55.795-07:00

So basically this show has a blues hour. That didn't seem gay enough somehow. So we gayed it up. Hope you like it! We MAY wear hotpants and mascara while spinning the discs, but no promises. Andy Mac and Alex 1pm Sunday 17th. April

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-59874289298146340652011-04-02T20:11:00.000-07:002011-04-02T20:11:26.660-07:00

It's boys vrs girls squaring off with a twist. Join Kaz and Andy for some biffo.... Sunday 10 April.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-73900857951762026682011-04-02T20:10:00.001-07:002011-04-02T20:10:10.689-07:00

It's a homily to homeliness. Be there!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-66051129793303870942011-03-21T22:38:00.000-07:002011-03-21T22:38:29.262-07:00

Yes it's an hour of New Zealand tunes, and stories from the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames. Join Andy and Alex, 1pm Sunday, Joy 94.9

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-2093666960118717152011-03-02T23:13:00.000-08:002011-03-02T23:14:49.065-08:00

Nostalgia, prizes, great music and daggy stories. Just a regular week of music with meaning, which just so happens to be the 250th one of these we've done. To be special we need you listening in. Join the party, 1pm Sunday March 6. Andy Mack and Alex

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-50978983311055828572011-02-19T19:32:00.000-08:002011-02-19T19:34:07.273-08:00

is extreme sports meets relationships. We shine the torch light through the car window on: idolatry, stalking, manipulation, low self-esteem, inappropriate couplings and unhealthy urges. Maybe you have something to contribute? Join Andy Mack and Alex, Feb 27, Sunday 1pm. And watch out on March 6 when we are back for Three Chords and the Truth's 250th show!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-48193108503791415872011-02-08T17:56:00.000-08:002011-02-08T17:56:45.735-08:00

Andy & Kaz interview Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls in depth exclusively for JOY; and will explore the Indigo Girls' career and music. Sunday 20 Feb from 1pm - be there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-2726708185643103272011-01-18T15:51:00.000-08:002011-01-18T17:28:00.622-08:00

Images of the flood crises beamed into our homes have affected us all. On 3 chords this week we are taking the time to reflect, in the rising waters, our thoughts for everyone involved. We will be joined by the sensational, fast rising Canadian indie/folk/singer songwriter, Dan Mangan, fresh from the sodden Woodford Folk Festival, with his tales from the road.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-3986143883918956932011-01-15T01:07:00.000-08:002011-01-15T01:07:09.150-08:00

is featured on 3 Chords very soon, when intrepid boy reporter Andy Mac interviews an Indigo Girl prior to their April concert! Tune in in the coming weeks for more. Meanwhile we are having a Carnival break, so the only thing to say is Happy Midsumma everybody. From the Three Chords and the Truth team.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-61543601508417190942011-01-03T16:30:00.000-08:002011-01-03T16:30:38.766-08:00

Check out the podcast of our interview with James Blunt at www.joy.org.au/threechordsandthetruth

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-81956269695199334562010-12-12T19:08:00.000-08:002010-12-12T19:08:08.422-08:00

If you are a bit too fond of the Christmas spirits in the plum pudding, Scrooge and Cratchit (aka Andy and Alex) dish up a timely warning of Christmas future in our over-indulgence edition. On the menu for this blowout: Dixie Chicken, Pumpkin Soup and Molasses and Stone(is that right?). There will also be a hefty serving of singer-songwriters with nothing to do but hang out in cafes being "

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-7310565822609001582010-12-06T17:02:00.000-08:002010-12-06T17:02:44.272-08:00

No, it's not the rellies arriving for Christmas. But Australian folk royalty Paul and his brood, visiting Andy and Maureen for this Sundays Three Chords and the Truth.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-9039774364075244692010-11-28T20:31:00.000-08:002010-11-28T20:31:47.000-08:00

...whistle in the wind and twirl like a weather vane. It's summer and our minds are floating out of the city. Lie back and daydream of the big sky. We'll bring you a sound track for your summer in the Aussie bush. It's all Aussie country hour on Three Chords and the Truth, Sunday December 5, 1pm. Listen out for special guests: Colin Hay (from Men at Work) and out and proud US songwriter Mary

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-7084921538723774372010-11-22T19:53:00.000-08:002010-11-23T18:39:42.021-08:00

Would you like to Get Off with Prince? Or Just Do It with Andy Baylor? Andy, dressed in a mankini and Alex, sporting a unitard, will be joined by songwriters who just want to get raunchy... Perhaps yould like to find out what happens when James Blunt break away from his folky troubador past and writes songs like Stay the Night and Turn me On? Get ready for sexy shenanigan as we interview James

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-50392025921210776132010-11-14T16:00:00.000-08:002010-11-14T16:00:15.503-08:00

Our singer songwriters have become the poets of this generation. Prepare to be slam dunked on a sensational Sunday celebration of sonnets, stanzas and stories in song. Slip under our Dylan covers, and cuddle up with Cohen and Costello. We'll be joined by a mobile phone poet and next big thing folk-upstart Leroy Lee. 

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-75181622903616809102010-11-08T03:01:00.000-08:002010-11-08T03:22:38.836-08:00

Hey! Get off the grass, man, and feel the love. Maureen & Andy are playing an hour of Reggae this Sunday - everything from the obvious old stuff, to new funky stuff that you'll have to think about to realise that it is actually reggae!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-86050079409933334362010-11-02T16:48:00.000-07:002010-11-02T16:48:55.702-07:00

Andy's back to share his experience on his round the world trip. And we're going inter continental with music from every continent on the planet. That and tracks from artists touring you should get out and see: including Leroy Lee, an up and coming star from NSW, who we'll be hooking up with before his visit to Victoria.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-90549750514182690372010-10-20T20:14:00.000-07:002010-10-27T21:04:55.736-07:00

This week: Check out our American girls special, which will be a little bit Alt. Country +++, and our interview with the guitarist from 3 Chord's favourites: Little Red.   The podcast is up for our interview with Dixie Chick Emily Robinson on www.joy.org.au/threechordsandthetruth Andrew asks her the inspiration for her song 'Ain't no son' about a father's rejection of his gay son, and if you

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-92053245661391584422010-10-11T21:59:00.000-07:002010-10-11T21:59:19.136-07:00

One of the creepier things about being same-sex attracted is the line that you cross when you fail to see the beauty in the opposite gender. But regardless, we are putting our big tackety boots on, jumping that PC line and stomping around! Cos it's ON - the Battle of the Sexes is here. In the ladies corner, Lisa is spinning her fave song-smiths from the fairer sex. Alex will be trailing his

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-50542849267330755422010-10-06T20:21:00.000-07:002010-10-06T20:21:55.148-07:00

Our theme this week is Love Songs. "Just" love songs. Well, I reckon love songs are pretty damn important, so we are giving them their place in the sun. And make sure to tune in as we give you a chance to attend the Melbourne Festival closer: Seven Songs. It's not a gig, it's a phenomenon. Join Alex and Hannah, 1pm Sunday on Three Chords and the Truth.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-24160371325296117872010-09-22T21:48:00.000-07:002010-09-22T21:48:45.622-07:00

Dixie Chicks Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have pulled out of October's Melbourne appearance by their side-project Court Yard Hounds as they reroute their tour. But on Three Chords & the Truth, the show must go on .... so 1pm Sunday check out our Chicks and Hounds special featuring our interview with Emily, the best of the new album, and some Dixie Chicks classics!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-42541037800179163712010-09-19T17:23:00.000-07:002010-09-19T17:23:10.346-07:00

Join Andy and Alex as we interview Emily Robison from the Dixie Chicks, touring Australia soon with fellow Chick Martie Maguire in their duo, Court Yard Hounds. We ask Emily about their new song 'Aint no son', about a father disowning his gay son, about the effect of the Iraq war controversy on their lives, and about becoming song writers as their careers progressed. We'll play the highlights of

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-68643296794391164442010-09-12T03:51:00.000-07:002010-09-12T03:51:26.174-07:00

This week Wendy & Andy will be taking you everywhere, playing great roots songs about exotic places.  You shouldn't expect "I left my heart in a Melton disco", there isn't a song with the line "If you get lost between the moon and Melbourne City", and you certainly won't hear "Don't cry for me, Wagga Wagga." But you will hear sone surprising and groovy stuff - if you listen - be there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-69466737064796103032010-09-09T16:40:00.000-07:002010-09-11T19:58:38.005-07:00

Andy and Alex are reminding themselves what fine men Australia produces by dedicating hour 1 of 3 Chords this week to the blokes. There's plenty of got women's shows on Joy - this is a chance for the men. We've got men's men, macho men, metrosexual men, and men who like men. It's SNAGS on the barbie people.. Every flavour, something for every taste, 1pm Sunday. Join us.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-60016177885428127872010-08-28T18:10:00.001-07:002010-08-28T18:10:39.659-07:00

In the blue corner, reigning heavyweight, Andy Mac. In the red corner, lightweight, returning from overseas, Alex. Prepare for a battle royale of international music, Sunday 1-3pm.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-17112116705541054882010-08-21T00:40:00.000-07:002010-08-21T00:40:23.844-07:00

Theme for first hour: Australian Folk. 2nd hour: just the regular roots flavoured music. Join Wendy and Andy 1pm Sunday 22 Aug for music and blabbing.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-73868209986851804802010-08-08T01:46:00.000-07:002010-08-08T01:46:04.581-07:00

Jolene. Fernando. Barbara-Anne. Angie. Roxanne. Maxine. Billie Jean. Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Eleanor Rigby. Ruby don't take your guns to town. Just like Tom Thumb's blues. We are playing songs with names in them for the first hour. Hosts: Maureen & Andy. See you then.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-37880213441868007732010-08-06T15:05:00.000-07:002010-08-06T15:05:30.295-07:00

This week Maureen & Andy are going to feature LIVE tracks in the first hour. Plus lots of the usual blabbing. Be there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-85413939523673862472010-07-17T21:48:00.000-07:002010-07-17T21:48:34.977-07:00

We're telling dirty little secrets .... about the songs we love, even though we're a bit ashamed to say so! Join Wendy and Andy and their very special guest too - Kerryn Tollhurst, from the band The Dingoes, live in the studio. Sunday 1pm.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-87167184947169014032010-07-12T20:47:00.000-07:002010-07-12T20:47:32.050-07:00

Let's ask our people's poets, the ones who write songs for our amusement - what are the right questions? An hour of questions, for your edification, on Joy 94.9 this Sunday,1pm, on Three Chords and the Truth. Join us!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-71483567077679105032010-07-04T01:36:00.001-07:002010-07-04T01:38:45.081-07:00

Join Andy Mac and Maureen with their special guest this Sunday, Matt Corby. Since appearing in Australian Idol, Matt has taken the time to develop his own style and matured into a fine artist. Join us for an acoustic set on Three Chords and the Truth this Sunday.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-83862218968029932492010-06-27T19:30:00.000-07:002010-06-27T19:38:15.708-07:00

All good country music was produced after 1989? We think so .... but judge for yourself when we have a party in the back paddock this Sunday. Popping along are: Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Ryan Adams, Wilson Pickers and the Dixie Chicks, and you're invited too. It’s kicking off 1pm - Join us.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-42527103028716428482010-06-26T00:27:00.000-07:002010-06-26T00:27:52.858-07:00

As Kath says to Kimmie, "I've got just one word, just one work." Theme for the first hour this week songs with one-word titles. Hosts Wendy & Andy. See you there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-57821737427688266212010-06-08T20:53:00.000-07:002010-06-08T21:08:27.024-07:00

What would Three Chords and the Truth have sounded like 25 years ago? Top notch my friend!June 2010, Choose Joy, and vote for independent, community radio for a queer audience. To celebrate Radiothon, we are are going back to the future in our flying Lamborghini - praying in The Church, supping with The Waterboys and watching out for The Stranglers. We'll send Hunters and Collectors into the

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-41225595158043603402010-05-31T22:53:00.000-07:002010-06-04T02:48:09.372-07:00

Who’s for a knees up and a bit of a sing song? Alex and Andy are going: end of the night disco, once round the camp fire, and all the way up the highway, for a show of songs everyone knows the words to. I’m thinking KD vrs Missy, Bette Midler meets Don McLean and up on to the tables to throw our arms around Mark Seymour. So take me home country roads – I better be home soon. It’s Radi-oke mikes

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-69954364649660213662010-05-26T04:51:00.000-07:002010-05-26T23:38:45.695-07:00

We are surfing away, just like you, to find great artists and keep track of the artists getting us a little hot under the collar... So what are we looking at for Three Chords and the Truth coming up ....? Check out the new Myspace links on the blog, and hear tracks before we even get them on the show. Alex

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-1381674426854141032010-05-17T21:40:00.000-07:002010-05-17T21:40:11.419-07:00

For our first hour, we are going the last 12 months and the last century: putting the roots of the Roots side by side with the latest flash in the pan. Representing Gen Y will be the lovely Jade, while Alex will sit in the corner of Gen 'Can't remember Y'. In case of any confusion, let me make it clear: this theme is young and old music NOT young and old people. I am in my middle-age not my

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-4627847583794815142010-05-10T05:08:00.000-07:002010-05-10T05:08:34.904-07:00

This Sunday 16 May. 1pm-3pm. Hosts are Lauren & Andy. Theme for first hour is THE HOUR OF POWER meaning lots of Gospel, a little full-throttle Blues, and other stuff to shock you out of a Sunday reverie. Be there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-7127808050823326292010-05-02T21:30:00.001-07:002010-05-02T21:30:49.497-07:00

How many hundreds of thousands of songs have been written and recorded, and how many do we ever get to hear? This week our theme in the first hour is ‘Hidden gems’ and Sonya and Alex will do their best to outdo each other to bring you random, obscure and just plain unUUUUsual. The smellivision version would feature damp record covers and the crackle of old recordings, as well as the touch and

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-90145458937380949612010-04-29T09:48:00.000-07:002010-04-29T09:51:04.340-07:00

Put snow shoes on your feet, a Maple Leaf baseball cap on your head, and something strangely french in the middle... This week the theme for the first hour is CANADA. 3 Chords & the Truth. Presented this week by Maureen & Andy.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-44980319580217294822010-04-20T17:06:00.000-07:002010-04-20T17:06:46.018-07:00

Person 1: I've had the time of my life. You're the one that I want. Don't go breaking my heart. Person 2: You don't bring me flowers. Candy. Person 1: Baby it's cold outside. Don't give up. I've got you babe. Person 2: Stop dragging my heart around. Where the wild roses grow. Person 1: I knew you were waiting for me. Person 2: Too much, too little, too late. No more tears. Person 1:

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-82686842873626796232010-04-11T22:28:00.000-07:002010-04-11T22:28:47.129-07:00

Strummy la la is not the musical format for a boxer to tell their story of reaching the world title fight. Do not strobe light an indie folk singer. The Brandenburg concerto have never featured a Strummy la la program. But it is the core of Three Chords and the Truth and we’ve got the strummiest chick in la la town, Ms Jade Gulliver, joining Alex Sunday 1pm to explore just what a girl and her

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-6651838487866997592010-04-05T21:39:00.001-07:002010-04-05T23:01:12.045-07:00

You don't need to smoke cigars and wear a fedora to know all about the blues and use it to inspire your music. We're throwing away the script and going groovy with our blues on Sunday; groovy, rocking, melancholy, funky and poetic. Join Andy and Alex, 1pm Sunday 11 April because if you aint had the blues, you don't know Joy.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-39422225224514242372010-03-27T21:11:00.000-07:002010-03-27T21:11:25.225-07:00

... it's country hour on Three Chords and the Truth. Get ready for Andy and Sonya presenting a show of country music that is guaranteed yodel-free. There was a very good reason Alternative Country was invented - to take the cringe out of country. Tune in as Three Chords and the Truth celebrates song-writing benchmarks such as the eradication of wife beating, and 45% less mangy dogs per song and

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-20546655959772998802010-03-15T21:32:00.000-07:002010-03-15T21:49:44.009-07:00

... are the themes of the next 2 editions of Three Chords and the Truth. Wendy and Andy will be playing artists doing covers because ... well I'm guessing originality was a bit too hard that day maybe? The thing about covers is it's only great songs that get that treatment, and if they put them out there, an artist is pretty much saying they believe they are adding something to them in their

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-43033860530240160692010-03-02T03:28:00.000-08:002010-03-02T03:33:07.482-08:00

we're going a little bit kiwi and focussing on my personal favourite subject - men! tune in to Andy & Sonya and Kaz & Alex as we storm in to March. Alex

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-50907594813183917692010-01-13T22:08:00.000-08:002010-01-13T22:13:07.186-08:00

A Midsumma special edition, the next Three Chords and the Truth is a Queer special with an hour of songs by GLBTIQ artists only.17 January 3 Chords takes a break for Carnival, and is back raring to go on 24 Jan.Watch out for podcasts of our conversations with dykons Kaki King and Mia Dyson coming soon!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-14007645517863483122010-01-07T23:36:00.000-08:002010-01-07T23:37:53.902-08:00

So make sure you join us on Three Chords and the Truth and find out how Mia's career move to the US is going and what's next for this Aussie blues star.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-88406540088566295802010-01-03T20:48:00.000-08:002010-01-03T20:56:31.154-08:00

So get the cheat sheet on breaking up the right way, when we feature a dozen songs of heartbreak, direct from Splitsville. [We promise Three Chords and the Truth will balance this with unremitting songs of doey-eyed admiration when Valentines day comes round ... Now that's what a broadcasting code of practise worth it's salt would be about...]

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-63548232143049133952009-12-28T07:34:00.000-08:002009-12-28T07:37:50.490-08:00

Ah vanity, sweet vanity, how I love you so. Stand by 3 chords and the truth lovers for an hour of Songs of the Rich and Famous. Respectful, scurillous and everything in between.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-58784842555237398532009-12-07T16:21:00.000-08:002009-12-07T16:38:19.993-08:00

Andy and Alex are back on air Sundays 1pm, with the best back-to-basics, local and international music-making, singing n songwriting going round. First hour is themed and this week you are in for a big surprise. The end of the world is nigh: Sneak previews this summer start Sunday 13th December!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-65268286828445773042009-12-01T14:35:00.000-08:002009-12-01T14:38:00.971-08:00

Imagine a wholegrain herbal tofu steak rolled in crushed nuts in a fairy bread sandwich with a side of refried beans and a dollop of grits. That’s Three Chords and the Truth. And it’s back, Sunday December 13, 1pm.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-63329600204921651982009-09-28T16:49:00.000-07:002009-09-28T16:55:36.937-07:00

All it took for Craig and Leo to get married was love, passion and a 17,000 km journey from Melbourne to Montreal.Just one of the true stories we told on this season of Three Chords and the Truth. Check out the podcast on: www.joy.org.au/threechordsandthetruth

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-44834197342398159772009-08-30T18:51:00.001-07:002009-09-03T07:46:33.813-07:00

This week, our final show for the season, Sunday coming, is an 'Hour of Power' featuring songs of pride and strength. Then it's over to Jenny to bring you everything special, colourful, magical, Local and Vocal. Catch us again in December!

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-37881394044473295642009-08-24T00:02:00.000-07:002009-08-24T00:03:09.697-07:00

This show reflects what songwriters write about. And this week we’re crook as a dog’s hind leg. If there is one thing that musos are full of, it’s alcohol and every other self-indulgence that’s going. Since 1pm on a Sunday a lot of our audience are still registering the night before … we think this week’s theme hits the nail on the head (though we promise we’ll hit it very, very gently without

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-49228150300360345362009-08-17T01:33:00.000-07:002009-08-17T01:36:52.658-07:00

Hi Y'all. Alex is back from his OutGames/Copenhagen/Amsterdam/Belgium/Spain/Scotland Women's Weekly World Tour for this week's show. Catch up on "truths" he will share with us all. Andy.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-12514619908950556962009-08-11T17:57:00.000-07:002009-08-11T18:01:10.531-07:00

This week the theme for the first hour is BLASPHEMY. Hoping we won't be struck by lightning. Sunday 1pm-3pm. Hosts: Andy Mack & Jenny.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-8189560660678422322009-08-03T03:47:00.000-07:002009-08-03T03:50:41.840-07:00

This week the regular hosts of 3 Chords, Alex and Andy, will both be absent. Alex is on his Copenhagen-Amsterdam-Amsterdam-Bruges-Sitges-Glasgow International Gay Tour. Andy is going to see his nephew perform in Spamalot. Therefore listeners, Local & Vocal's Jenny will be taking the reins for the week - ENJOY.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-57383185171858154412009-07-13T23:31:00.000-07:002009-07-14T15:45:52.005-07:00

The things that inspire songwriters makes you wonder about the company they keep. Crimes and their punishments is our theme in the first hour of Three Chords and the Truth this Sunday. The right side of legal, but just as heinous, we'll also be talking crimes against fashion, and I'd love a song about the crime Bruno commits: 'Carbicide'. Joy is throwing a party while we are on air this Sunday so

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-28573292242190072482009-07-10T18:19:00.000-07:002009-07-10T18:25:12.141-07:00

We're back back back. If you need to wash all that "Allegro Non Troppo" inoffensive soft-classic white-bread confetti-music out of your system, keep listening to JOY for a swig of something real, gritty and wholemeal. "3 Chords & the Truth": Blues, country, folk & gospel. 2 hours of rough diamonds for your listening pleasure. JOY 94.9, joy.org.au

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-22976892262005469242009-07-05T00:03:00.000-07:002009-07-05T00:08:28.040-07:00

This weekend only, journey with us as Three Chords and the Truth takes you where lyrics form rinds, plots eat their tales, and everyone is related! Riedel will be played by Andy Mac, Striker is played by Alex. Who is our Special Guest Star? And will he play a long-lost second cousin or the love-child of guitar-poke who played for One Night Only in 1979?Where we're going you'll need a local. And

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-37999633561788940882009-06-23T21:33:00.000-07:002009-06-23T21:41:27.067-07:00

Here's a little video from America's Betty Bower on what a bible based marriage is all about.If you don't really agree with Betty, maybe you would like to come on to Three Chords and the Truth on Joy 94.9 and tell us about your OMG 'long term loving relationship between a man and another man' Is this right? 'Women spending their whole lives together'. Take a letter.....! Contact us on

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-64976072844479148672009-06-03T18:49:00.000-07:002009-06-04T01:59:18.394-07:00

For the Equal Love gathering, show off your love to the world on Joy. If you are in a long term relationship, come in and play the songs that mean something special to you and your partner, and talk about your lurve. Three Chords and the Truth is all about songs with meaning, and we're going mushy in July for a good cause! All together now ..... awwwwwwwwwwwww.If your dying to shout your love

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-85040990144072950722008-10-13T16:04:00.001-07:002009-05-09T15:01:39.611-07:00

3 Chords & the truth is about simple, moving songs: all you really need for a good song is 3 chords and the truth. Can the songwriters provide a truth worth telling?We're back July 2009 for Sunday lunchtimes with choice picks from artists like:Adoration on the Gospel Train, Angus & Julia Stone,Ani DiFranco, Andy Baylor, Anika Moa, Ash Grunwald, Bertie Blackman Bette Midler, Bic Runga, Blue King

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-4802593396746829812008-08-24T17:58:00.000-07:002008-08-24T18:05:09.355-07:00

Sunday 31st, our theme is perfect manners. While we're normally kicking gay stereotypes in to touch, this week we're going to be nice well-mannered boys, minding our ps and qs.Simple songs about doing the right thing, that you can hear the words to.And I will be back to control Andy's urge to support hairspray-wielding country singers with more money and illegitimate relatives than brain

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-16446759143783190922008-08-16T22:23:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:05:44.345-07:00

The theme for the first hour on 24 Aug is Heaven & Hell - expect Blues, Country, Folk & Gospel with evil and godly tinges. Compulsory listening if you have the mind of a Catholic nun but the libido of a horny goat on viagra.It will be an Alex-free show. He's in for therapy.Andy

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-64079699235501090992008-08-12T00:33:00.000-07:002008-09-29T01:17:58.136-07:00

Coming up, check out our show on Accents, the very many accents proliferating in music nowadays, battering Received Pronunciation into submission and leaving it for dead on the street.Join us 1-3pm on Joy 94.9

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432601209497674775.post-70158257025284831652008-08-12T00:29:00.000-07:002008-08-12T00:32:37.452-07:00

Hello peeps!Welcome to the Three Chords and the Truth blog.It will no doubt be just as off-the-wall, kinky, unusual, irreverent and unscripted as Three Chords elsewhere. Probably just as unresearch and undoubtedly very daggy.Hang in there.

Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468767996949538764noreply@blogger.com0