Liza Richardson and Stephanie Gilmore

Guest DJ Project: Stephanie Gilmore

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 10:38

Professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore is a four-time world champion and, for her Guest DJ set, she selected songs that bring back memories of her travels and favorite surfing trips. Read the full description.

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L1050318_small Professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore is a four-time world champion and, for her Guest DJ set, she selected songs that bring back memories of her travels and favorite surfing trips, including fellow Australians Tame Impala, all-girl punk band the Slits and more.

For More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Gilmore

Tracks
1. Tame Impala - Sundown Syndrome
2. The Slits - I Heard it through the grapevine
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date with the night
4. Tom Waits - Gun street girl
5. Radiohead - There There

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Piece Description

Professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore is a four-time world champion and, for her Guest DJ set, she selected songs that bring back memories of her travels and favorite surfing trips, including fellow Australians Tame Impala, all-girl punk band the Slits and more.

For More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Gilmore

Tracks
1. Tame Impala - Sundown Syndrome
2. The Slits - I Heard it through the grapevine
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date with the night
4. Tom Waits - Gun street girl
5. Radiohead - There There

Transcript

Liza Richardson: Hi, I’m Liza Richardson from KCRW and I’m here with professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore who is a four time world champion. And today, we’re going to be talking about songs that have inspired her over the years as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. Stephanie, welcome. How’re you doing?

Stephanie Gilmore: Thank you. I’m really good.

LR: Welcome, I’m glad you’re here.

SG: Thanks for having me.

LR: Tell us what you’ve brought for us today.

SG: I’ve brought, probably, my top five favorite songs. I picked out a couple that, you know, they make me think of good memories of surfing trips or stuff that I listen to maybe before heats to psych up or...just stuff that I love.

LR: Good, I want to hear about each one and the story behind each one.

SG: Alright.

LR: So, what are we going to start with?

SG: One of my all-time favorite albums, Tame Impala.

Song: Tame Impala – “...
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