Karen Leng

25/11/2024

Caught up with Joey & Dave of PIXIES on Double J It was fun. I still remember the day I was working at Missing Link Records in Melbourne circa 1987 and the vinyl of Come On Pilgrim came into the shop and blew my mind.

Joey Santiago and David Lovering join Karen Leng to talk about supporting Pearl Jam's stadium shows, their unlikely ARIAs appearance, and their revolving door of bassists.

21/09/2024

Any box will do 😍

14/08/2024

Fully enjoyed being immersed in guitars & incredible music at The Forum in Melbourne this week ❤️ and Mark Gardener came & hung out for a chat on Lunch too. Pretty great week so far 🤩

12/08/2024

I've been a big fan of RIDEfor a long time & I loved meeting and chatting with Mark Gardener for Double J while they are here touring their latest LP 'Interplay'.. check it out!

The UK shoegaze pioneer reflects on Ride's early albums, the enduring popularity of shoegaze, and playing with Ratcat on their first tour in Australia in 1991.

02/06/2024

Huge fun in Sydney with my beau ❤️ 20 years married .. where did that time go? 🥂

24/05/2024

'When we did this album were were 26. I had a baby and we weren't sure if we could be musicians for the rest of our lives. In the songs there are lots of regrets of what we could have become... it's a good bye to our youth and to the innocence of it.'
- JB Dunkel of AIR shared the most beautiful memories of their 1999 masterpiece with me on Double J this week.

His poetic words made me feel quite teary at times because Moon Safari connects with us in a way beyond words that is just pure feeling. Take a listen to our conversation and fill your cup.

'This album is mellow and melancholic and full of love. I think music exists in paradise and you can feel this music is a strange interface between our world and something else... ' - JB Dunkel

AIR are in Australian to play Moon Safari in full at Vivid Sydney

Marking their era-defining debut album Moon Safari, French pop duo Air return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall to play the classic album for the first time live in its entirety. Jean-Benoit Dunckel from the band joins Karen Leng on Double J.

16/05/2024

Gotta lot of time for Manchester's porij & their very cool first album 'Teething'. Dancey, poppy, light as air & lots of feels.
Check out our chat for Double J & ignore my confusion over Billy Bragg's home town lol :)

Scout Moore and Jacob Macguire from Mancunian dance foursome Porij talk to Karen about their debut album Teething.

01/05/2024

Big party on & behind the scenes for 10th birthday 😁 wore my festival feathers too 🎉

29/04/2024

Happy birthday to us Double J. It’s been a wild decade & I’ve loved every second of being part of this great station 🎈

29/04/2024

I’ve had HUGE fun over the last 10 years . Where did that time go?

I still pinch myself that I have such a fantastic job, working with a team of very smart music lovers, sharing tunes with a beautiful family of listeners and supporting the artists who make our lives better. I’m very lucky 😁

Listen as we celebrate our 10th 🥂🎂🎈birthday tomorrow all day from 8am .. and and I’ll be in your ears 5-6 pm to party hard with live mix from & fun with 😘

08/04/2024

Yum. Satay 🌴☀️💕

07/04/2024

I’m totally addicted to the food at Vida’s organic cafe in Canggu…just looking at it makes me feel healthier 💪 and it’s such a work of art it seems a shame to even drink it😙

06/04/2024

Lovely family lunch overlooking rice terrace ❤️

03/04/2024

Bali nights.💕 this Villa pool view is going down well right now with my ice cold Bintang

22/03/2024

I chatted with one of my heroes Kim Gordon about her new solo album The Collective. Big thanks to Dan Condon for writing it up 📻

The founding member of Sonic Youth continues to push boundaries with incredible results almost 50 years into her career.

20/03/2024

Happy 85th birthday to our lovely mama Nancy 🥰

15/03/2024

Fun times, awesome music, brutally hot conditions and time with my lovely & great mates. ❤️ Golden Plains was a blast. Still trying to figure out the fella on the chicken ☀️Full props to for keeping us safe and hydrated in such crazy heat ✅ 😅

15/02/2024

What a freakin' legend. Had a lovely chat to J Mascis today & he sang some songs in studio during Double J lunch. Hear J cover Phoebe Bridgers + play an acoustic version of Dinosaur Jr. 'Little Fury Things' & a song from his new solo LP 'What do we do now'.

J Mascis joins Karen Leng for a career-spanning chat and a very special acoustic session, playing a solo song, a Dinosaur Jnr. number, and a Phoebe Bridgers cover.