Interviews

Vocalist for Sydney progressive metalcore band Reliqa, Monique Pym calls in to Tyrannocoreus to talk about the band's appearance at Monolith Festival, their new EP I Don't Know What I Am and future plans.

After a lengthy hiatus acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Jordie Lane returns with the first in a series of solo acoustic EPs made up of spontaneous prose style folk songs titled The Empty House Tapes Vol. 1. Jordie calls by the station to play a couple of tunes and tell listeners about his upcoming gig at The Brunswick Ballroom on October 1.

Legendary Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus return to the stage to reignite their 40th anniversary celebrations in September 2022 (Previously April 2022). Vocalist and guitarist Dave Faulkner chats to Crispi about their tour.

Just a day before The Murlocs drop their brand new album Rapscallion, frontman Ambrose Kenny-Smith visits PBS to play Musical Chairs with Milo and to chat about the making of the new album and how it came to be steeped in danger and delirium and the wide-eyed romanticism of youth. Do not miss this one!

Come from Away is a musical that tells the true story of the unexpected landing of 38 planes in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, during the fateful September 11 attack. The story portrays a depth of human kindness so rare that every night this show gets a standing ovation. Julie and Lucy talked to director Daniel Goldstein about how the show grew to be the success it is today and it’s opening night in Melbourne.

Seminal Australian hip hop act Skunkhour share Blue, their first single in more than 21 years taken from their forthcoming EP, and announce a national tour in celebration. MC Del Larkin talked with Lyndelle ahead of the band's Melbourne show at the Croxton Bandroom on September 17.

Everybody's favourite funk and soul band, The Bamboos, has a busy couple of months ahead with gigs aplenty. Beloved band leaders Lance Ferguson & Kylie Auldist drop in on The Afterglow to tell Lyndelle about their busy schedule and to spin some of their favourite songs.

Seminal Californian hardcore punks Circle Jerks are coming to Australia for the first time in their 43 year history, to play along side Hermosa Beach legends Pennywise. Vocalist Keith Morris spoke to Kene about the tour.

In 2021, White Hills discovered a vintage looking hard drive and a small journal in an old WWII naval trunk that had been propping up some gear in their studio. The journal contained handwritten notes detailing a concept and flow for their 2007 album 'Heads on Fire.' The hard drive had to be sent away to be fixed, upon its return they found long forgotten music. Ego Sensation and Dave W called in to talk about the 2022 extended version called The Revenge Of Heads On Fire.

One of Victoria's heaviest duos DEAD are launching their latest LP The Laughing Shadow at the Cactus Room. DEAD call in ahead of its launch to tell listeners about it.

Kardajala Kirridarra are the descendants of a mysterious bush woman and is band of strong women from the N.T. communities of Marlinja and Kulumindini. Melding the contemporary with the traditional, the band sing in both Mudburra and English. They grace Victoria in November for Bendigo's brand new three day music festival, 'Almost Summer', ahead of which bandleader Eleanor Dixon chats with Mike Gurrieri about the way her band tells the story of connection between Aboriginal women and country.

PBS has settled in to Collingwood Yards and it’s time to celebrate! We are doing it in style with the help of some of our favourite artists, one of whom is the inimitable Cash Savage who calls in on The Breakfast Spread to tell Milo all about it. Tune in to Brekky to hear more!

Don't miss the world-premiere of Blonde Revolver's new single, The List, alongside a chat with singer Zoe Mulcahy.

Setting the benchmark for Australian Jazz singers since the late 70s, Vince Jones is that rare genre-defying artist who creates music without borders. Calling in from NSW Vince gives listeners the details about his performances at the Jazzlab September 16 - 17.

Jazz bassist and bandleader of TCP Youth Band, Toshi Clinch drops in to the Ports of Paradise to talk about the TCP Youth Band and their upcoming performance of Stan Kenton's landmark Cuban Fire suite (originally recorded in 1956) on September 15 & 16 at Melbourne Polytechnic Fairfield Campus.

With a diverse musical taste that explores the introspective, melancholic and euphoric nature of music, Melbourne based artist Bex creates sets filled with driving basslines and minimal grooves. She visits PBS to play a guest mix on the Wheels of Steel. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread early on Friday morning for a little taste of the big fun that the weekend will bring.

Unplugged in St Kilda is a podcast created and presented by Sally Moore that celebrates and documents St Kilda's fantastic music scene of the 1970s - 1990s. Each episode features a musician who lived and gigged there during that period. Sally drops in to the studio to talk about creating an audible history of St Kilda's music scene and play tunes from recent guests.

Formed in 2010 by James Tom and Dylan Lieberman, Krakatau is a band with an interest in the freeform side of late '60s/early '70s psychedelic music. Over the years, their influences shifted in direction to that of long form jazz composition, minimal music, and progressive left field sounds. They're putting on an evening of music in the Estonian House Theatre, on September 17th. James drops in on Eternal Rhythm to tell Shio about this show.

Giving the World Away, the sophomore album from Hatchie, is the truest introduction to the songwriter/bassist at the helm of the project, Harriette Pilbeam. Although her sound arrived fully-formed, a dazzling dream-pop and shoegaze tangle, it’s here that Pilbeam fully distills the core of herself into a record. She joins Milo on The Breakfast Spread to chat about the album.

Featuring some of the absolute cream of Melbourne's Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues and Rock n Roll singers and musicians, Brian El Dorado and The Tuesday People play two sets at Shotkickers on September 15th for the Tectonic single/vinyl launch party. Brian drops in to PBS for a chat on The Afterglow alongside Choi Records founder Ivan Khatchoyan. Tune in for 5pm.