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Turn the Beat Around

Turn the Beat Around

JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 100 Episodes Aug 4, 2026

Turn The Beat Around is a specialist music show playing disco, soul and funk primarily from the classic 70s and 80s era as well as the 60s and 90s. Our disco tunes are mixed with song facts, chart statistics and historical information. NOTE: Due to music licencing requirements this podcast is unavailable outside of Australia.

Episodes

TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 1
TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 1 Aug 4, 2026 54:37 Pnau AHHCade This episode of Turn The Beat Around is dedicated to AHHCade, the brand‑new album from Pnau. Robbie guides you through the record track by track, unpacking the duo’s history and their ongoing reinvention of electronic pop. The show spotlights the global collaborators who shaped the album’s sound all bookended with a few Pnau classics. FOLLOW ME 2001 NIRVANA feat. EARTHGANG & sad
TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 2
TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 2 Aug 4, 2026 56:09 FUNKY DRUMMER In this episode of Turn The Beat Around, we unpack the story behind one of the most influential recordings in modern music: James Brown’s Funky Drummer. Recorded in 1969 and released in 1970, the track features Clyde Stubblefield’s legendary 20‑second improvised drum break — a groove that went on to be sampled in more than 2,000 songs across hip‑hop, pop, rock, dance, and electronic
TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 3
TTBA Replay 31JUL2026 Pt. 3 Aug 4, 2026 51:58 FUNKY DRUMMER cont.  In this episode of Turn The Beat Around, we continue to unpack the story behind one of the most influential recordings in modern music: James Brown’s Funky Drummer. Recorded in 1969 and released in 1970, the track features Clyde Stubblefield’s legendary 20‑second improvised drum break — a groove that went on to be sampled in more than 2,000 songs across hip‑hop, pop, rock, dan
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 1
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 1 Jul 26, 2026 38:38 A DIVA, A PIANO, A HOUSE TRACK – Pt. 1 In this episode of Turn The Beat Around, we dive into the golden age of 90s piano house — a decade when soaring vocals and bright piano riffs shaped the sound of the clubs. Across the hour, we revisit the anthems that lit up queer nightlife, the producers who pushed house music into the mainstream, and the stories behind classics like “Finally,” “Everyb
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 2
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 2 Jul 26, 2026 42:18 A DIVA, A PIANO, A HOUSE TRACK – Pt. 2  In the second part of our 90s piano‑house celebration, we continue our tribute to the divas who powered the genre — the women whose vocals, emotion and sheer presence turned bright piano riffs into dance‑floor anthems. This episode moves into the more soulful, emotional side of the genre, revisiting Sabrina Johnston’s powerful “Peace (In the Valley),”
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 3
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 3 Jul 26, 2026 50:24 DISCO MIXED TAPE This episode of TTBA is a classic disco mixtape, sliding from Taka Boom’s ‘Night Dancing’ and the Gibson Brothers into G.Q’s ‘Disco Nights’. The hour moves through cuts from the NYC Peech Boys, ABBA and Canadian duo The Raes, before ending on a high with Freeez and Whitney Houston. NIGHT DANCING Taka Boom 1979 QUE SERA MI VIDA Gibson Brothers 1979 DISCO NIGHTS (ROCK FREAK) G.Q 19
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 4
TTBA Replay 24JUL2026 Pt. 4 Jul 26, 2026 43:32 DISCO MIXED TAPE cont. This episode of TTBA is a classic disco mixtape, sliding from Taka Boom’s ‘Night Dancing’ and the Gibson Brothers into G.Q’s ‘Disco Nights’. The hour moves through cuts from the NYC Peech Boys, ABBA and Canadian duo The Raes, before ending on a high with Freeez and Whitney Houston. SINGING IN THE 80s The Monitors 1980 COMPUTER GAMES Mi-Sex 1979 DON’T YOU WANT ME Human
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 1
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 1 Jul 21, 2026 57:30 DISCO CHARCUTERIE This episode of TTBA is a classic mixtape of disco, funk and soul, moving from The Three Degrees and Donna Summer through Crown Heights Affair and Ellie Warren. The Queen of Soul lifts the centre of the hour, with Level 42, The Whispers and Hi‑Gloss keeping the groove steady. A straight‑up celebration of rhythm from the late‑70s into the 80s. RED LIGHT The Three Degrees 1979 LO
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 2
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 2 Jul 21, 2026 49:51 FRANCE JOLI  In this episode of Turn The Beat Around, we dive into the extraordinary rise of France Joli — the French‑Canadian prodigy who became a disco legend at just sixteen. From her early days performing across Montreal to the night that changed everything on Fire Island, we trace the story behind Come To Me, the song that crowned her a queer‑club icon overnight.  It’s a celebration of
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 3
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 3 Jul 21, 2026 50:42 69 RAUHOFER STYLE PT.2 Last month we kicked off our three‑part Peter Rauhofer / Club 69 special by tracing his journey from Vienna’s underground clubs to the New York dance floors he would ultimately command — The Roxy, WORK!, and the pop‑diva remixes that cemented his place in queer nightlife. In this second episode, we go deeper into the sound, the scene and the creative force that made Rauhofer
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 4
TTBA Replay 17JUL2026 Pt. 4 Jul 21, 2026 14:53 LOCOMOTION – 39th ANNIVERSARY In this episode, we rewind to the moment Kylie Minogue’s recording career truly began — a charity gig, a chance encounter, and a demo that changed everything. We trace the rise of Locomotion from an off‑the‑cuff performance to a decade‑defining No. 1, and peek into the two Melbourne‑made B‑sides that quietly shaped her earliest sound. It’s the story of how a Nei
TTBA Replay 10JUL2026 Pt. 2
TTBA Replay 10JUL2026 Pt. 2 Jul 12, 2026 59:56 PRETTY IN PINK – 40 YEARS LATER In this episode of Turn The Beat Around we celebrate one of the most beloved teen films — and one of the most influential alt‑pop soundtracks — of the 1980s: Pretty in Pink (1986). John Hughes’ suburban‑romance classic starred Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer and James Spader, but it was the music that turned the film into a generational touchstone.

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