Anthony Whitlock's Podcast

Wrapping UP the massive Mardi Gras 40yr Anniversary celebrations is a new edition of Men, focusing on some of the massive hits by male artists played at Mardi Gras parties over the years. This set focuses on artists from the earlier years of the party such as Culture Club, Dead Or Alive, The Police, Michael Jackson & Australia's Air Supply. Even Barry Manilow features here along with Queen. Th...

Mardi Gras' 40 year anniversary has come & gone. Cher came, she performed & she was awesome. As promised, this year was going to be a 4 part edition of MG anthems. The final installment moves into more recent anthem territory with diva anthems galore. Tracks from Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Mel's B & C, Gloria Estefan, Kristine W and Cher herself are given the remix treatment by th...

Powering along with the 40 year anniversary editions of Mardi Gras Anthems, part 9 takes a different track to the previous releases. In the 90's & early 2000's there was a dedicated trance and vocal trance following at the parties including the annual Sleaze Ball party which was held in October. This edition leans towards the softer, more vocal trance sound from those days. Almighty, Wayne G....

Part 8 of March's 2018 Mardi Gras Anthems picks up from part 7. Keeping in the tradition of highlighting major dance floor hits from the 40yr history of the party itself. This edition has classic hits from Thelma Houston, Jennifer Holliday, Sarah Washington & Amber to name a few. Remixes come from Hex Hector, Barry Harris, Almighty, Joe Gauthreaux and a colossal anthem from Jonathan Peters to...

It's that time of year here in Sydney - March means Mardi Gras. The festival, the parade and the party. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and it's gonna be huge with Cher as the headline performer. In keeping with the status of the event, I'll be releasing a series of 4 Mardi Gras anthem podcasts detailing a history of some of the biggest songs to grace...

Summer is drawing to a close Down Under, although you'd never know it. It's been a scorcher this year. Sydney is preparing for the 40th Anniversary of the annual Mardi Gras festival & party and it's gonna be huge with Cher coming to perform. More on that next month with a massive MG anthems release in the works. The February '18 edition of UP! is filled with delicious house tracks from Kylie M...

So, here we are in a brand new year & with a brand new stash of music to kick it off. So Happy New Year to all. January '18's edition of UP! starts strong with some vocal house anthems in the form of "Revival" & "Done With Your Love". Toy Armada & DJ GRIND turn in a stunning mix of "When You Got Love" by Ron Carroll. Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain" has had the full remix package treatm...

The December '17 edition of UP! is jammed full of commercial and club hits. The front end of the set house has a smooth house feel with tracks such as "I Miss You", "Say A Prayer" & "Summervibe". Sam Smith's massive hit "Too Good At Goodbyes" has a great remix by Jacked as does Niall Horan's "Slow Hands" mixed by Barry Harris. The back end of the set moves into more club anthem territory with...

The second installment in the essential P!nk collection contains a mixture of tracks from her early career to current releases. Remixes come from Division4, Barry Harris, Funk3d & Tracy Young to name a few. Enjoy Anthony 1/ "GET THIS PARTY STARTED" (Division4 Club Mix) 2/ "JUST LIKE A PILL" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) 3/ "FUCKIN' PERFECT" (Funk3d Club Mix) 4/ "HEARTBREAK DOWN" (Funk3d Remix) 5/ "SL...

The next artist I wanted to feature in the Essentials series is P!nk. She has been a force in popular music since the start of this century and has now pretty much reached iconic status. P!nk has an uncanny ability to write songs that speak to a broad cross section of the public. She is hugely popular here in Australia with her concert tours selling out every time. Part 1 focuses on her early care...

The October '17 edition of UP! is a luscious house journey with a combination of new, charting tracks and some classic tracks which have been given a new makeover. The set kicks off with Ultra Nate's classic "Free" made over by Sean Finn. 70's dance legend Sylvester has two of his hits covered by Lady Bee and Vizin. You will recognise them instantly when you hear them. The Cube Guys & Barbara...

This month's edition of UP! starts with a more progressive house feel with tracks from Ally Ryan, DJ Khaled and Joe Gauthreaux & DJ Grind. The set moves into more vocal house territory with Katy Perry's track "Swish Swish" and Taylor Swift's "Look What U Made Me Do". Esteban Lopez does a killer cover of Anastacia's classic "Left Outside Alone" ft. Alicia Nilsson & the Barry Harris remix of...

The August '17 edition of UP! starts off with some nice commercial house tracks in the front end and powers into some thumping club tracks in the back end. Big commercial hits such as "Came Here For Love", "Shape Of You" and "Despacito" share space with great remixes of classic tracks such as "So Emotional" by Whitney, "Alive" by Sia and "Live You All Over" by Deborah Cooper. 90's pop group Steps...

June and July are traditionally GLBT Pride months in the northern hemisphere. So, baring that in mind, I've tailored July 2017's edition of UP! to be full of past and present Pride anthems. Dirty Disco take on Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand's massive hit "Enough Is Enough" as well as Kim English's club smash "Unspeakable Joy", which was re released in support of the victims of the Orlando mas...

The June '17 edition of UP! has a nice mix of new & classic tracks on it blended into a smooth musical journey. Moto Blanco, StoneBridge, James Anthony, Perry Twins & Guy Scheiman mix tracks from JoAnna Michelle, URBANO, Lady Gaga, Kendra Erika & Clean Bandit. Tony Moran, Bimbo Jones & Wideboys give us mixes for some classic Nicki Richards & Inaya Day tracks. The extraordinary...

The May 2017 edition of UP! is a journey through different styles of house, electro house & house anthems. The set kicks off with the 7th Heaven mix of "Where I Am" by Anja Nissen. Adam Turner nails another mix with "Crazy" by Bird. Christina Aguilera & Deborah Cox both make an appearance & Dirty Disco turn in a killer mix of "Say Yes" by Tony Moran & Jason Walker. 7th Heaven featu...

The 10th edition of Men has been a long time coming but I think it's worth the wait. This edition celebrating male artists has tracks from Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Nathan Sykes, Steve Grand & even the Biebs. Stand out mixes come from Tony Moran, Division 4, Danny Verde & of course, the amazing 7th Heaven to name a few. This all male testosterone hit should keep you UP! & dancing all night...

The April '17 edition of UP! is a house journey full of current and remixed house anthems. New tracks from Katy Perry, Cheat Codes, Kygo and Bello Boys are remixed by 3rd Impact, Country Club Martini Crew, Barry Harris & Funky Junction. The always amazing Adam Turner has two remixes here for DI & Eva. Barry Harris also turns in a killer mix of the Blacke Eyed Peas classic "I Got A Feeling"...

Hot on the heels of Mardi Gras Anthems 5 comes Mardi Gras Anthems 6. An all out, hands in the air club anthems tribute from artists such as Katy Perry, Sia, Emeli Sande, Peyton & Sheena Easton with remixes from Barry Harris, Danny Verde, TV Rock & HQ2 (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle) just to name a few. Enjoy Anthony 1/ "FIREWORK" (Barry Harris 2017 Pride Remix) - KATY PERRY 2/ "DREAMER" (Bar...

Just in time for this years Sydney Mardi Gras party comes the 5th installment of Mardi Gras Anthems. Once again these are classic tracks that have made their mark at the big party. Some have had newer remixes done but they all still maintain their original dance floor energy. Enjoy Anthony 1/ "BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW" (Movers & Shakers 12" Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE 2/ "NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO B...

Nearly 2 years after the amazing day club UP! closed it's doors, our lovely promoter Randel decided to hold a reunion party. He gathered all 10 of the original DJ's & threw an open invitation to all fans of the event and any new friends they wanted to invite. The result was a completely sold out event held at the Midnight Shift club on Sydney's Oxford Street on Saturday the 19th of November. T...

Part 2 of the Essential Justin Timberlake kicks off with the excellent Division 4 remix of "Can't Stop The Feeling". It also has the Junior Vasquez remix of "Rock Your Body" where I think Junior was at his best. JT has collaborated on several occasions with Madonna & this set features 2 tracks with her "4 Minutes" and "Dance 2Nite". He also dueted with Ciara on "Love, Sex, Magic" remixed here...

The second male artist I've selected for the Essentials series is Justin Timberlake. I've always liked his music & his style - he's just cool. Part 1 has a selection of tracks from his early & mid career such as "Rock Your Body", "Cry Me A River" & "Love Stoned". As well as more recent hits such as "SexyBack", "Suit & Tie" and his current hit "Can't Stop The Feeling". I've also inc...

Part 4 of the Mardi Gras anthems series kicks off with some classic Michael Jackson remixed by Matt Pop. Cher, Deborah Cox & Kylie Minogue all feature here with remixes by DJ Laszlo, Hex Hector & Joe Gauthreaux. Conchita Wurst is performing at the Mardi Gras party in 2016 & her Eurovision winning song from 2014 is remixed here by Carlos Gallardo. Joe Gauthreaux also delivers an outstan...

It's that time of the year again when Sydney gears up & plays host to the world for the annual GLBT Mardi Gras festival & party. Continuing on from 2015's two Mardi Gras anthems editions comes this years editions - part 3&4 Part 3 has classic anthems in it from start to finish. Some of the tracks have had updated remixes such as "Holiday", Time After Time" & "I Will Always Love You...