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Joining Ernie on Swinging Doors this week is alt-country, americana artist Leslie D. King. His new single 'Gold' is a powerful anthem about finding genuine self-acceptance in a world that constantly asks us to measure ourselves against others. Tune in to hear about the single release show taking place at Lulie Tavern on September 5, with support from western outfit Misty Harlowe.

Tonight on Junkyard, Michael Mulholland will be joined by Hugo Race and Michaelangelo Russo to chat about the new album 'I Made It All Up For You'. Released back in March with his Italian band Fatalists, the record fuses together roots, electronica, Italian soundtracks and desert rock. With Giovanni Ferrario (Scisma, PJ Harvey) on guitars and synth, Francesco Giampaoli (Brutture Moderne) on bass and Diego Sapignoli (Sacri Cuori) on percussion, tune in to hear more about the album.

For the first time ever down under, US thrash metal legends Flotsam and Jetsam will join forces with Australian thrash pioneers Mortal Sin for a devastating co-headline tour across Australia this September and October. Fronted by the unmistakable voice of A.K. Knutson, Flotsam and Jetsam continue to thrive with their strongest modern lineup yet. Kene catches up with Eric from the band, tune in to hear about their show at Max Watt's Melbourne on October 2.

The Black Wreath, central Australia’s only dedicated music hub including record label, live venue, recording studio, rehearsal room, film studio, art space and more, is at risk of having to close its doors for good. Pirate catches up with Kene on Burning Bitumen to chat about The Black Wreath in Alice Springs, along with 'Blacken Forever', where 40 bands will perform simultaneously in support of the movement to save The Black Wreath.

Hailing from the banks of the brown snake, Slowcut deliver a cold distillation of atmospheric sludge and doom that is both relentlessly punishing and quietly calming. Blending towering riffs, suffocating heaviness and haunting ambience, they create vast sonic landscapes that pull listeners between crushing intensity and hypnotic reflection. Ahead of their first east coast tour, JRoc catches up with the band on The Doom Saloon.

Coming on to the show this week, is The Jawa Pitu Band, who are launching their second album 'Kapindho' at the Northcote Social Club on September 5. They will be joined by Sekar Kidul, Melbourne's Sundanese Kacapi Suling ensemble, and performances from Reog Ponorogo (Javanese Giant Mask Dance), Pencak Silat (Sundanese martial arts), and the Sanggar Lestari Indonesian dance troupe. Tune in as members of The Jawa Pitu Band visit the Global Village to talk about the new album.

Tune in to the second half of Global Village tonight to hear all things accordion. Sofia Chapman (Vardos and Victorian Branch President of the Accordion Society of Australia) and Dave Evans (The Band Who Knew Too Much and Vice-President) will be joining Roger to play some live music, and to chat about the free Gipsy Village Accordion Pavement Festival of the Sandy Street Art Collective in Sandringham on September 5 - with Vardos, Anatreptix, ASAVO accordion ensemble and more.

For nearly three decades, Saul Williams has occupied a singular place in Black Culture, resisting the confines of genre across music, literature, and film with almost militant consistency - to use art as a culturally transformative device. Named after his leap year birthday, Saul's new album 'Leap Life' arrives not like a conventional studio record - but a gathering of spirits, histories, frequencies and unfinished revolutions. Tune in this morning as Mike catches up with Saul Williams.