Interviews

Following her 2019 interstellar-inspired debut, The Grand Tour, Melbourne based musician BATTS turned her sights back to earth on her sophomore album, The Nightline. Collaborating with American artists Sharon Van Etten & Deep Sea Diver, BATTS produced The Nightline in the Australian bush with analogue warmth and synth-pop psychedelica at its core. Tune in to Underground Love to hear BATTS chat with Jordan about the album while she serenades us with a couple of live, stripped down songs.

Anna and Julia from Moody Beaches drop in on Homebrew for a chat with Kurt about their 2020 Studio 5 Live session, their new single and upcoming album, and what they have in the works for the rest of the year.

Ripple Effect Band are an all-women’s rock band from Maningrida who sing about life in the top end of Australia, hunting, Country, cyclones and love. Tune in to Global Village to hear them play a couple of songs ahead of the show at the Northcote Social Club later that evening.

Naarm-based Aotearoa DJ Aroha will headline 'Dance Your Way,' the collaborative party event between Other Worlds Other Sounds and Area 3000 Radio. The party takes place at Loop Bar on October 7 and features a wonderful line-up of selectors. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear Aroha chat with Milo about the event before she plays an energetic mix on the Wheels of Steel.

'A Print of the Sun' is the debut album of L.A. Mood, solo project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Mudie. Inspired by a longing for the sun in places where it can seem hard to find, and written and recorded across Melbourne, Portland (USA) and Castlemaine. The album sees 60s harmonies, bright guitars and psychedelia mixed with plenty of grit, distortion and thumping drums. Dave stops by the station to talk to Crispi about the album.

Aptly titled ‘Welcome,’ the debut album from Melbourne-based double bassist and band leader Gordon Li, a.ka Don Glori is a kaleidoscopic free dive that features eight recordings of revolving jazz, Brazilian, soul and funk-inspired compositions. Excited to share more of his work with PBS listener, Don Glori drops in to the station to play Musical Chairs with Milo and to chat about his genre-bending LP.

Aussie alt-metal band The Butterfly Effect are touring the country and will stop over in Melbourne to play a gig at Northcote Social Club on October 9. Tune in to TNT to hear frontman Clint Boge talk about the tour and his band's new single 'Visiting Hours'.

Julian Medor from I Am Duckeye has been doing some solo stuff under the moniker The Long Hours and has an upcoming LP titled 'Wayward Serenades,' which will be released on Beast Records in Spain. Julian drops in to Shock Treatment for a yarn and to play a couple of acoustic numbers.

Tom catches up with Peter Jackson and Gary Jones of the Jackson Combo to talk about their latest recordings and upcoming gigs.

While based in the long standing traditions of blues jams, ‘Blues Roulette’ puts a unique spin on those traditions by placing Australia’s best known blues artists on the spot in front of the Roulette rhythm section to create a one time only performance based in the moment. Bassist Ben Wicks calls by Roots of Rhythm to talk about their performance at Marysville Music Weekend October 14 - 16.

With over 450 events in clubs, theatres, computer screens, galleries, parks and bars of Melbourne; including the return of the Festival Hub at Trades Hall and the introduction of a Festival Park at Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Fringe Festival is celebrating its 40th year and the first in-person festival in three years. Fringe artistic director Simon Abraham talks to Annika about this year's massive line up

After many reschedules instrumental post-rockers sleepmakeswaves are set to tour their 2020 album These are not Your Dreams. Tune in to Pojama People to hear Chris' chat with the band.

The Same Same is a new duo of Lisa Gibbs (USER) and Philippa Nihill (Underground Lovers). They have released 'Before and After Eno,' consisting of six reimagined Brian Eno songs. Lisa Gibbs stops by the studio to chat to Chris about the album.

Spoilsport Records founder Sam Lyons drops into PBS to chat about the label's legacy and the big 4th birthday show taking place at Thornbury Bowls Club featuring bands such as Gutter Girls, The Vacant Smiles, Delivery, Hooper Crescent and more.

June Jones' third record, 'Pop Music For Normal Women,' is an album that both sounds and looks more crisp, colourful, and 'pop' than anything the artist has done before. She drops in on Underground Love to tell us about the new album and how it reminds us that we are all forever in transition, at once heartbroken and hopeful, holding contrasting realities at all times, and that's kind of... normal.

Queer electro-pop duo nite fruit are releasing a new single, Won't Sleep, on October 3, with the launch taking place at Colour Club on Friday October 7 with Pillow Pro, DJ House Mum and Hyena. Kitty and Prani pop by Homebrew to chat with Kurt about what to expect and to share the track.

90s icons The Spoils are back for two special shows. Triumphant and fuelled with renewed energy after their appearance at the Punter’s Club reunion in July, The Spoils reform one last time to play The Old Bar and George Lane in October. The Spoils’s Sean Simmons pops in to Homebrew for a chat about getting the band back together.

After returning from their debut appearance at BigSound, and ahead of playing at Queenscliff Music Festival, Melbourne's beloved Folk Bitch Trio have dropped a new double single offering an original composition called 'Lost' along with a cover of 'Shivers,' 'Rowland S Howard's classic, as a B-side. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear the trio chat about the new release and some upcoming gigs while playing a couple of enchanting live songs at our studios.

Inspired by a dream of forbidden romance; elusive and mysterious, singer-songwriter Nigel Wearne's latest single 'Black Behind The Blue' captures the amnesic déjà vu that sleep brings. Nigel chats to Myles about the single and upcoming tour.

Visionary composer/percussionist Phil Stroud drops in on The Breakfast Spread to play a special guest mix on the Wheels of Steel. Tune in early on Friday!