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Joining Milo on the show this morning all the way from the UK, is Royal Male. With a radio show called 'Do You! Radio', and also an NTS program with Red Laser Records, he'll be chatting about a show taking place at Collingwood Basement on October 17. Find out more about the show, along with a special guests mix, on The Breakfast Spread with Milo Eastwood. 

Berlin-based Norwegian DJ Fett Burger and DJ Telephones will be jumping on the decks on Tomorrowland for a guest mix with Edd Fisher. As one half of record labels Sex Tags Mania and Amfibia, DJ Fett Burger runs left-field experimental project Mongo Fett, and taste maker mix series Trushmix. Known for his eclectic approach, curveball-mixes and pure dancefloor hedonism, Telephones has over 25 years' experience behind the decks. Tune in for this special edition of the show.

Tonight on Audio Vitamins, Jonny will catch up with Brooklyn‑born surrealist blues poet, aja monet. Making her Melbourne debut this October as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, she'll be presenting her new album 'the color of rain', accompanied by her outstanding US-based trio, at Max Watt's on October 22. As the youngest winner of the Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam at 19, aja monet's performances have filled venues and festivals worldwide. 

On the first half of Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves today, Pradip will be joined by Prannay & Co. Prannay is an Indian origin songwriter, producer and guitarist currently based in Naarm/ Melbourne. His style brings together cutting-edge electronic production and thoughtful live instrumentation and vocals, with influences from Carnatic music, to Indian folk and rock. Tune in to hear about Prannay & Co's upcoming show at the Workers Club on October 23.

This week on the Gospel Show, Peter Miles is thrilled to be bringing some more incredible live music. Local musicians Bob Sedergreen and Carl Pannuzzo (Checkerboard Lounge) will be teaming up to bring a fine Gospel sound from PBS' Studio 3 direct to your ears. The musical blessing will begin from the second half of the Gospel Show, tune to hear the special music that's created when these two talented musicians meet.

Italian musicians Ciccio Nucera and Alessandro Santacaterina are in town from Calabria for the Segmento Tarantella Festival, which is happening over the weekend of October 23 - 25. They visit the Global Village to play some live music and talk about their traditional influences and modern adaptations on accordion and chitarra battente. As they say, “The tarantella is addictive”. Tune in to find out more.

Tune in to SITS tonight as Greg catches up with musicians playing at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. To start off, Greg will interview New York trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, chatting about a bold new collaboration that will unite Australian bassist Ross McHenry and Adam O'Farrill at the Jazzlab on Oct 21. The duo shares a restless creative curiosity, drawing on jazz, chamber music and experimental traditions to create music that is at once structured and spontaneous. 

For more than two decades, The Bad Plus have proven themselves to be the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention, they have consistently made their own rules with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Avoiding easy categorisation, The Bad Plus have won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide. Tune in as Greg Sher catches up with his heroes ahead of their show at Melbourne Recital Centre on Oct 21, as part of the MIJF.