Interviews

MESS returns to The Substation with the seventh edition of the octophonic, commissioned concert series Sonorous. Sonorous VII presents new works by two favourites of the MESS community, Katerina Stathis and Jonnine Nokes, who have engaged with MESS’s vast collection of instruments to grow their sonic harvests into beautiful, multi-channel compositions. Katerina Stathis and Jonnine Nokes pass through The Sound Barrier to talk to Ian ahead of their performances at The Substation on July 29.

‘It’s Been A While Since Our Last Correspondence’ is the new collaborative spoken word and music record by renowned Australian solo artist and composer David Bridie. During the quiet of the 2020 pandemic, David reached out to 13 spoken word artists inviting them to compose and narrate a piece. David calls in to the Global Village to talk about ‘It’s Been A While Since Our Last Correspondence.’

Makepisi are a five-piece a capella group who sing contemporary and traditional South African songs in the style of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Sello Molefi calls in to Flight 1067 to Africa to talk about the group's performance at Burnley Brewing on July 14.

Grammy-nominated duo The Milk Carton Kids return to Australia this July, fresh off the back of releasing their first single Running On Sweet Smile from their forthcoming album. Joey Ryan calls in to 5ft High & Rising to talk to Myles about their upcoming Melbourne shows.

With a kindred connection to their homeland of New Zealand, Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields have discovered a natural chemistry as performers, creating a union of their songwriting abilities to enable them to explore new depths in their music. Matt and Kerryn join Myles on 5ft High & Rising to talk about their debut single 'Your Heart of Gold' and its launch at George Lane on July 8.

GLOW the Deejay is a Kenyan artist based in Melbourne/Naarm. During lockdown she discovered her passion for DJing and has quickly made a name for herself in the Afro music scene. Glow will be dropping a fire guest mix on this Friday's Afro Turn Up.

Retiree's latest full-length LP, Through The Smoke, is the follow up to their acclaimed House or Home album and is built around a poem written by singer Tori Holleman after a close escape from the Black Summer bushfires. Tori drops in for a chat about the new album with Milo, and to play a round of Musical Chairs.

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.