Interviews

After 18 months of being out of town, Matt Joe Gow makes his return to the Melbourne roots scene. Tune in to 5ft High & Rising this Saturday to hear what he has been up to and show at The Brunswick Ballroom on July 11th as well as heading out on tour with Ben Mastwyk.

Known for singing from behind his drum kit, Pitjantjatjara man Bart Willoughby is a pioneer, not only because he fused reggae with Indigenous Australian music in No Fixed Address, but because he's been a force in the growth of Indigenous music in Australia since the late 1970s. On July 20 he plays an intimate set Live at Charcoal Lane as part of Leaps & Bounds. Ahead of the show, he chats to Rick Howe about music, indigeneity and global politics. Tune in to Riddim Yard from 11am to hear more.

Vocalist from Light The Torch, Howard Jones calls into Tyrannocoreus to discuss Light The Torch's latest album 'You Will Be The Death Of Me,' the future of his side project SION and promoting mental health awareness.

Liam Fowler, guitarist for Melbourne metal band Pridelands calls through to chat with Ryan this week about their latest single Heavy Tongue, their response to signing to Resist Records and their upcoming gig at the Evelyn Hotel on 9th July.

As part of the 2021 Leaps and Bounds Festival the City of Yarra are presenting a celebration of Melbourne's inner north under the banner 'Fitzroyalty', Saturday July 17 at Fitzroy Mills. This week on Acid Country Ernie fills in and jumps on the phone with Dan Sultan, one of Fitzroy's favourite musical sons.

Tune in to The Breakfast Spread during NAIDOC Week to catch a very special instalment of Musical Chairs with Wergaia/Wemba Wemba songwriter and artist Alice Skye who is set to release her highly-anticipated second album 'I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good' on July 23. She's also playing at the Bad Apples House Party for Leaps & Bounds Festival on the same date. It's all very exciting news that she will tell Milo about while playing some of the music that has influenced her over the years.

Aussie punk icons Cosmic Psychos are geared to release their 11th studio album. The album is titled Mountain of Piss is is set for release on July 9 via Go The Hack Records. Tune in to Shock Treatment to hear Ross Knight chat about the recording of the album in his farm shed back in 2019.

Trent Sterling, guitarist from Melbourne's heavy groove combo The Seven Ups calls in to chat to Lyndelle about their fourth album 'The Old World'. The album was premiered on The Afterglow and the response has been huge. Tune in to find out everything you've ever wanted to know about this hard-hitting 7 piece funk juggernaut.

Acclaimed Indigenous woman of soul Emma Donovan has some rather exciting news to share. Tune in to The Afterglow to learn more and to hear Emma chat with Lyndelle about the importance of NAIDOC Week.

Melbourne legends of Hammond-driven soul, hard funk and boogaloo return to the Corner Hotel on July 16 with special guests Stella Angelico and Raleigh Williams. Just after 4 this Wednesday Jake Mason calls through to chat to Vince about the gig, and why it's so important that soul folks get out and dance in these post-lockdown times!

James Wakeling rings into Roots of Rhythm to talk about the CD Launch of James Wakeling & The Brothers in Law 'The Song is Everything,' happening on July 11 at Newport Bowls Club.

Tomorrow on State of the Art, Annika is joined by Rachel Swain co-artistic director of musical group Marrugeku to talk about Jurrungu Ngan-ga (Straight Talk). Marrugeku turns the spotlight on Australia’s approach to locking people up, in a visceral, turbo-charged new dance work. Jurrungu Ngan-ga examines the common thread that connects outrageous levels of Indigenous incarceration to the indefinite detaining of asylum seekers.

Punk rocker, RRR announcer and Yorta Yorta woman Vanessa Morris joins Jordan on Underground Love to chat about NAIDOC Week and her many musical endeavors.

On Saturday July 24 Melbourne post-punk warriors Plaster of Paris will launch their new album 'Lost Familiar' at The Old Bar as part of Leaps & Bounds. The long-awaited debut smoulders with the band's frenetic energy and razor-sharp lyricism. Tune in to Underground Love to hear vocalist and songwriter Zec chat to Jordan about the album launch.

Singing songs in both Kunwinjku and English, Black Rock Band is the band from Kakadu that celebrates a deep musical tradition embedded in connection to country. Tune in to Mystic Brew to hear Mike chat with front man Richie Guymala about the importance of NAIDOC Week.

Proud Noongar woman BUMPY has emerged out of Melbourne’s expansive music scene to forge her own truthful and captivating sound. Performing an intimate set in Leaps & Bounds Festival's 'Live At Charcoal Lane', BUMPY will bring her blend of soul, pop and jazz to Gertrude Street on July 16. Tune in to Mystic Brew to hear more.

This week on Sound and Vision Xan chats to Trisha Morton-Thomas about her new satirical film History Bites Back, which will be premiering on NITV for NAIDOC Week on Sunday 11th of July at 8:30pm.

Ahead of revisiting DRMNGNOW's powerful Drive Live set from 2019, Elle Young chats to lead musician Yorta Yorta man Neil Morris about his recent return to home country where he has been stepping more than ever before into the responsibilities of being gifted with song. Tune in to Headhunters on Monday from 5pm to hear more.

Ziggy Ramo recently reconstructed the iconic Paul Kelly classic 'From Little Things Big Things Grow' and turned it into an anthemic song that retells Australia's modern history, delivered with the sharp lyricism of a breakthrough First Nations hip hop artist. Ziggy joins the Homebrew team for a chat about the power of music in addressing injustice and redressing history's errors.

Bassist/vocalist Warrigo Tyrrell from Cairns neo-soul project Izy calls through to chat to Adam about the success of the debut album 'Irene' and to let listeners know what to expect when the band play at the Good Times Festival in late July.