From a very early age Ben Lee knew he wanted to be a pop star. He started writing songs in his bedroom as a 10-year-old before fronting the high school rock band Noise Addict at 14. The group drew the attention of Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth after they were discovered by a record label boss who happened to hear them play at a community sausage sizzle. His solo career has taken many twists and turns—with albums about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll sitting alongside records that take on...

Filmmaker David Lynch has been subverting our senses since his feature length debut Eraserhead in 1977. He’s consistently tread a hazy line between dream and reality, comfort and menace, innocence and perversion with television and films like Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and Wild At Heart. At the very centre of his cinematic world are the soundtracks, many of them featuring the compositions of Angelo Badalamenti and the voice of Julee Cruise.  In light of the...

UK dance duo Basement Jaxx are responsible for iconic music videos and classic dancefloor tracks like ‘Where’s Your Head At’, ‘Red Alert’, ‘Good Luck’, ‘Romeo’ and ‘Do Your Thing’. Across seven studio albums—from 1999’s debut Remedy, to 2003’s Grammy-winning Kish Kash, and their latest, 2014’s Junto—they’ve always kept us guessing where their musical heads are at. Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe have teamed up with guest vocalists like Dizzee Rascal, Yoko Ono, Siouxsie Sioux, Lisa Kekaula...

Sharon Van Etten is one of the most revered singer songwriters of our time and her songs make us feel things deeply. From 2009's sparse and delicate Because I Was In Love, to 2022's textured synth epic We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Sharon has experimented with her sound across six studio albums. Her melodic writing and soaring contralto voice capture our hearts from the first notes every time.  Artists flock to collaborate with Sharon Van Etten, including Josh Homme, Angel Olsen,...

When Outkast burst onto the scene in the early 90s they quickly shook up the notion of what hip hop could be. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia the duo put Southern rap on the map and showed the world that the South had something to say. Across two decades Outkast released groundbreaking albums like 1998's Aquemini, 2000's Stankonia, and 2003's epic Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - with hits like 'Hey Ya', 'Roses', 'The Way You Move' and 'Ms Jackson' getting everyone up on the dancefloor. The duo...

Double J’s music doco show The J Files is coming back! Bringing you the stories behind the music you love.  We’ll be diving deep into tonnes of iconic bands and artists like Ben Lee, The Cruel Sea, Sharon Van Etten and Outkast. The J Files is back Thursday nights at 7 on Double J, or listen to the podcast anytime on the ABC Listen app or your favourite podcast app. 

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