Living in the 70s

As Marty is currently cohosting all the way from Malta, and the Eurovision song contest is in full swing, we thought that on this week’s show we would focus on European artists from the Seventies. Some of these songs were well known here in Australia, others may have been a little more niche, but all of them are by artists who were very successful in their own countries of origin. It’s...

As this weeks show went to air on May the 4th, we decided to be inspired by the Star Wars movies and feature songs that have something to do with space. Yes, the final frontier, the place with the groovy bars, with even groovier bands,  where no one can hear your playlist, and where we’d like to all  get lost. Turns out space inspired music is out of this world The post May the 4th be with y...

This week, as has become tradition here on our show, we are featuring tracks from Australian and New Zealand artists in honour of ANZAC day.  Some of these songs will be very familiar to you, but hopefully we have als0 managed to sneak in a few blasts from the past that you haven’t heard for a while. just a little reminder of the immense talent that emerged from the Antipodes back in the day...

This week it’s our Easter show, and just in case you haven’t yet had  sugar overdose on chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, we thought we might add just a little more sweetness to your system. Yes, all our songs this week are sweet as – but amazingly calorie free. The post Sweet treats for Easter appeared first on Living in the 70s .

Some weeks we just aren’t feeling a theme. So instead we just pick a handful of songs each that we have lying around and put them together to make a show. And some how, it’s always magic. This week it’s your hosts’ choice. Five tracks from Marty, five from Venetia, and ta da! The post It’s the hosts’ choice appeared first on Living in the 70s .

Down here in Australia’s South, the days are getting shorter, the mornings crisper, the leaves are turning and we are all putting on extra layers to stay warm. There’s a definite feeling of  Autumn in the air. So, this week, we thought we would play some Seventies tracks with an Autumn feel. It’s turned out to be a lovely, mellow playlist, perfect for relaxing around a cosy fire...

This weeks show went to air on the 23rd of March 2025. We thought we would look back through the Seventies and see what notable musical events happened on this date. Turns out, quite a few – bands signing to record labels, singles released, concerts held. As a theme, it’s created a great mix of classic 70s tracks – all related in some way to a single date in March. The post On th...

It’s Marty’s birthday. Hip, Hip, Hooray! And for his birthday, Venetia has put together a playlist of some of his favourite artists. It’s a Marty flavoured blend of pop and rock with a sprinkling of country and a pinch of soul. All it needs is a great big bow and some candles on top. Happy birthday, Marty. The post Happy Birthday Marty! appeared first on Living in the 70s .

This week our show is made up of all women artists of the Seventies – in part to balance our recent show featuring all men called David, and also to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. And what a show we have. Women really were doing it for themselves in the 1970s, and doing it well. We have funk, we have pop, we have a little bit of punk. Women were everywhere, making thei...

It’s Venetia’s birthday this week, so she got to sit back and relax while Marty did all the hard work of picking the tracks, finding some of her favourites as a little birthday treat.  He did a wonderful job – as usual – including some of the usual suspects but also a few extra special artists that haven’t made an appearance in her birthday list previously. Venetia th...

So many Davids! When you think of Seventies music it’s hard not to think of at least a few artists called David – David Bowie, David Crosby, David Cassidy, David Essex, to name but a few. As an organising theme, it makes for an easy to put together play list and it’s a bit of fun too. So this week, all our artists have the first name David. What is the collective name for a group...

This week our hosts are going a wee bit dark and playing tracks from the Seventies all about murder and death. The murder ballad has a long history, all the way from folk through country and even pop. Along with love and money, it’s one of life’s great themes, after all, explored in every art from, including music. And Seventies music is no exception. But despite the gruesome subject m...

Aaah love. The obsession of songwriters since time immemorial.  And just as well, as every relationship and every breakup must have its soundtrack. Who hasn’t wept into their pillow after finding just the right song to express their heartbreak, or sung along to a joyful ditty while in the grip of heart racing new love. Well, if you are experiencing either of those states, this show can provi...

As we do every year, on this weeks show we look back and pay tribute to just some of the fabulous artists active in the 1970s that we lost in the previous year. Though they are gone, their music lives on. Some of them were well known to all, some were only well known to those who utilised their talents, like the fantastic session musician who created the iconic bass line for Walk On the Wild Side....

This week it’s our annual all Australian show, featuring Australian tracks by Australian artists (and perhaps a wee contribution from across the ditch). Some of these we’ve played before, some we haven’t, but they are all fabulous and serve to showcase the incredibly diverse musical talent present in Australia in the Seventies. Enjoy The post Wizards of Oz appeared first on Livin...

Welcome to 2025. As has become tradition, here on our little radio program, on our first show of the year we look back to songs released 50 years ago. Which means, of course, that this year we are playing tracks from 1975.  Songs released a whole half century ago, but just as vibrant, wonderful and engaging today as they were back then. What a great year it was for music. And what a treat to liste...

Happy New Year! Yes, 2024 is coming to a close and it’s out with the old and in with the new – except for Seventies music, that is, particularly Seventies dance music. What better way to bring in a new year than by dancing, and what better music to dance to than those great disco and funk dance tracks from the Seventies. So cheers, everyone. Here’s to a fabulous 2025! The post NY...

After five years of crafting Christmas shows from cheesy Seventies Christmas albums, Venetia put her foot down and declared this year a cheesy Christmas free zone. Instead we offer for your listening pleasure some of the tracks we might ourselves choose to play on Christmas day, as we prepare and share a meal with friends and family and then repose in a food coma on the couch. We wish all of you,...

It’s almost the end of the year. And as has become tradition on our show, at this time of year we look back to the songs that made it to the top of the charts 50 years ago. This year, that means the tracks we play on this weeks show are all number one hits from 1974. Not all of them were number one in America, or on the pop charts – they may have been number one in Australia, or the UK...

On the third of November this year, Quincy Jones passed away at the age of 91 after a 70 year career in music. Acclaimed producer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and film scorer, Jones produced and/or contributed to some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and helped shape the raw talent of some of that decades brightest stars, including Michael Jackson, Patti Austen and Chaka Khan. On this weeks...

This week the show went to air on December 1, which happens to be both World AIDS Day and JOY’s 31st birthday. Arising from a desire by JOY’s founder, John Oliver to bring community and comfort to HIV positive gay men isolated in hospital during the AIDS crisis, JOY first went to air on World AIDS Day in 1993. 31 years later, Australia’s first LGBTIQ radio station is still going...

A few weeks ago we shared a show featuring tracks from classic Seventies debut albums. Well, there are so many to choose from that we had to do another show. This week we feature tracks from Foreigner, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Marcia Hines and more. All great artists, and all debuting in the Seventies. The post More classic debut albums appeared first on Living in the 70s .

Soul – one of the great musical genres to come out of mid 20th Century America, and a sound that still reverberates through pop music today.  Sharing it’s gospel roots with jazz, funk, blues and even rock, soul can be a hard genre to draw a neat boundary around, but it’s one of those things that you know it when you hear it.  Tending to favour virtuoso vocals, horns, rhythm secti...

Fifty years ago, on November 8, 1974, the first episode of Countdown went to air on the ABC. It would go on to have many Australians glued to their TVs for an hour a week, getting their dose of Australian and international pop music news, performances and interviews for the next 13 years. The impact of Countdown on Australian music culture cannot be overstated. It was an institution, a cultural ph...

This week our hosts are taking a break from the themes and just picking a few tracks they feel like playing. As usual, it’s an eclectic but tasty mix. Some we’ve played before, some entirely new. But all guaranteed to satisfy even the pickiest Seventies connoisseur. Enjoy The post We’re a bit picky appeared first on Living in the 70s .