Interviews

Naarm cinematic journeymen Surprise Chef are celebrating the release of their Friendship EP with a couple of launch gigs this weekend at Brunswick Ballroom. Stuckey rolls in early Thursday morning on Brekky to chat about the gigs and to play some records with Milo.

Directed by powerhouse Liona Tatafu, HALO Vocal Ensemble features a diverse lineup of artists from different communities across Melbourne to perform collaboratively and simultaneously on one stage. Along with PBS's very own MzRizk, the ensemble performs reimagined arrangements of modern RnB, soul, jazz, gospel, house and hip hop in a special showcase this Friday night at Kindred Bandroom. Liona brings in vocalists Jacinta and Lani to chat with Lyndelle and perform a cappella on the Afterglow.

'MIRROR: New views on photography' showcases the photos of Rennie Ellis, Viva Gibb, Helmut Newton and more, combined with the words, performance and sounds of Alice Skye, Christos Tsiolkas, Jason Tamiru, Walter Kadiki and other storytellers producing new narratives of Victorian people and places. Exhibition curator Linda Short and performer Jason Tamiru call in to State of the Art to talk to Annika about the exhibition.

Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear from co-founder and producer of Strawberry Fields Festival Tara Medina as she tells Milo about the festival's partnership with PBS and its support for independent artists by giving them the gig of a lifetime.

Before turning her passion for music to the dance floor, Melbourne-based Filipina-Australian DJ Mendoza studied classical music and worked as a music journalist. Mendoza has become a regular fixture around Melbourne CBD and has flexed her party-hosting and mixing muscles at many of its venues in a short time on the Naarm/Melbourne DJ scene. DJ Mendoza joins DJ Matab for a chat and a special guest mix.

Vocalist for metalcore group The Motion Below, Thomas Katgert stops by Tyrannocoreus to talk about the band joining the Destroy All Lines roster, their latest single 'Fast Tracking My Collapse' as well as upcoming shows with Bloom at AM/PM Emo Night.

Guitarist and founding member of seminal death metal band Incantation, John McEntee talks to Kene about their upcoming tour, starting Incantation 30 years ago and how having eleven albums worth of material makes putting set lists together hard, as well as still creating music after 30 years and so much more.

Local death metal band Gravepeeler talk to Kene about their new split and upcoming tour with mates Hormagaunt.

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, Miss Kaninna and DancingWater join Mike on Mystic Brew for a guest mix and to talk about 'My Sis - A NAIDOC celebration of Blak women in music' at the Bergy Bandroom on July 8.

With strong ties to both punk rock and singer-songwriter roots, Human Noise have announced their new single 'Regulate,' out July 5 and to celebrate, they will be touring along the East Coast of Australia. Bandleader Eddie Boyd drops in to Homebrew for a chat ahead of their Melbourne show at Nighthawks on July 22.

Charlie Needs Braces is an outlet for trumpeter Charlie Woods, who tells personal and cultural stories about being a proud Guringai woman of the Garigal clan and Wannangine Nation. Charlie drops in to Homebrew to talk about bringing her solo project to Kew Court House for a concert for kids on the 6th of July.

PBS favourite Coda Chroma, aka singer-songwriter Kate Lucas, will launch her new album Dreamself at the Brunswick Ballroom on July 29th. To chat about the launch and to play a few live acoustic songs, Kate drops in for a visit on The Breakfast Spread. Tune in early on Monday morning to hear more.

'One Song: The Music of Archie Roach' will bring together First Nations voices and the MSO to perform Archie Roach's catalogue, including seminal songs 'Took the Children Away,' 'Jamu Dreaming,' and 'Weeping in the Forest.' Long-time musical collaborator of the late Uncle Archie Roach, Sally Dastey (Tiddas) joins Roger on Global Village to talk about 'One Song: The Music of Archie Roach,' happening July 5 and 6 at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

'The Bach Project' is the new album by Melbourne-based vocalist Michelle Nicolle, which reinterprets the music of J.S. Bach into a unique chamber jazz style. Arranged for quartet the pieces showcase the mastery of Bach’s compositions whilst adding a new flavour of improvisation that can be both found and lost in his works. Michelle swings by Jazz on Saturday to talk about their upcoming performance at Melbourne Recital Centre on July 4.

Spain's notorious one-man party machine, Nestter Donuts is coming to Australia bringing his raunchy and raucous brand of flamenco-garage-punk. Tune in to Thursday's Sunglasses After Dark to hear him play a couple of tunes and talk about his upcoming shows.

Written by Melbourne music legend Ollie Olsen, the 1987 song Rooms For The Memory holds a special place in Australian music history as it was Michael Hutchence's only solo single released during his lifetime. On a new project that pays homage to Hutchence and aims to raise funds for Olsen's medical bills, Mick Harvey joins forces with Adalita and Andrew Duffield to issue a heartfelt new rendition of the song. Mick drops in to PBS to chat more about the project with Michael on Junkyard.

After 10 years, three albums, and an EP, The Woodland Hunters are preparing to release their new double A-side single 'Golden Boy/The Arrangement' off their upcoming album 'Small Mercies.' Crispi is joined by Leroy, Ross, and Cam from The Woodland Hunters to discuss the release of the double A-side single on July 15 at The Union Hotel in Brunswick.

Melbourne will be transformed with art trails, sculptural illuminations and projections, and a non-stop program of gigs, as the City of Melbourne debuts its spectacular new 17-day festival, Now or Never. City of Melbourne Councillor Jamal Hakim joins Milo to chat about the program.

The Seven Ups return to their favourite local, Shotkickers to host a Monday night residency throughout July. Each week will feature tracks from their last four albums, including some super old pieces they haven’t played in ages, as well as new tracks from their upcoming fifth album. Guitarist Trent Sterling calls in to The Afterglow to talk about the residency and the band's new single 'Dimmed Lights.'

Steve Purcell's All Stars drop in to PBS to play a bangin' live set on Jumpin' The Blues with a healthy peppering of riveting R&B from special guest Tanya Lee Davies. Tune in on Wednesday afternoon from 1pm.