Zan Rowe

How Aaron Chen went from being booted out of Sydney pubs to winning Logies and chasing global stardom.

With her first record of original music since leaving a major label, Gem, Meg Washington has approached songwriting from a fresh perspective, where she sings about what feels good.

Howlin’ Pelle is a joy to be around. As the longtime lead singer for Swedish garage rock legends The Hives, he brings big energy on stage and off.  The band are known for their live shows, and their forthcoming new album is one they wrote with a stadium sensibility in mind.  So when The Hives returned to Australia for the first time in 10 years, I asked him to choose his blockbuster songs. From AC/DC to Outkast to Billie Eilish, this is a fist pumping, heart filling conversation about music's power. AC/DC - Thunderstruck  OutKast - Hey Ya  Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun Billie Eilish - Bad Guy  Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

It was 2006 when UK band The Kooks burst onto the scene with their debut record Inside In / Inside Out. Six albums later, they're returning to the same raw energy that captured their beginnings, and a nod in the album title too. On the day Never/Know comes out, frontman Luke Pritchard joined Zan to Take 5, and celebrate the songs that capture that same energy.  From Lykke Li to David Bowie to The Police, this is a joyful chat about inspiration, indie-sleaze, and how music forms the foundations of our shared memories.\ Bob Dylan - 'Like a Rolling Stone' Lykke Li - 'Complaint Department' David Bowie - 'Oh! You Pretty Things'  The Strokes - 'Under Control' The Police - 'Walking On The Moon'

Millions of Australians know him as "that election guy", but ABC's outgoing chief election analyst is also an avid music lover, as Zan Rowe discovered.  

You’re about to hear a side of Antony Green you’ve never heard before.  The longtime Chief Election Analyst for the ABC is about to hang up his boots, after calling close to 100 elections in his time. He’s the guy we look to as the polling booths close, crunching the numbers, understanding the swings, and with a brain and knowledge bank that would rival the best computers. Antony is an icon, and arguably the most trusted person in Australia. But who is he behind the numbers? Get ready to find out, as we Take 5 and analyse the man himself across five songs. Traffic – 'The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys' Pretenders – 'Up The Neck' Pete Shelley – 'Telephone Operator' Simple Minds – 'I Travel' D:Ream – 'Things Can Only Get Better'

After 37 years and 10 albums, the New Zealand group are calling it quits — but not before one last all-out tour.

The Flaming Lips are currently on tour in Australia, and frontman Wayne Coyne dropped in for a chat with Double J's Zan Rowe about how music makes him fearless.

Casey Donovan has had her share of high and low points since winning Australian Idol in 2004, but the performer, singer and actor tells Take 5's Zan Rowe that she never wants to lose her vulnerability.

Bernard Fanning is no stranger to the limelight. With Powderfinger he sold millions of albums and rocked out to stadiums of adoring fans. Then he stripped it back as a solo artist and went Number 1 again. Bernard holds the record for the most amount of Hottest 100 number 1’s, he is adored by generations of Australians, and is one of the most enjoyable people to chat music with. Bernard’s new project with Paul Dempsey proves he’s still compelled to create music, and with all of this history, we sat down in Melbourne’s legendary Bakehouse Studios to Take 5. Interestingly, Bernard came up with his own theme for this one; he was super keen to explore the world’s of vulnerability and bravado. And from Bowie to Nina Simone, AC/DC to Bob Dylan, we unpacked a whole lot more. Settle in for this special extended cut of Bernard Fanning's Take 5. AC/DC – ‘Jailbreak’ David Bowie – ‘Sound And Vision’ Nina Simone – 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free’ Prince – ‘1999’ Bob Dylan