Interviews

2020 is the year of the vocalist at Wangaratta Festival's National Jazz Awards. Submissions are now open for high-level Australian vocalists aged 36 or younger. 2012 Voice winner Kirstin Berardi calls in Black Wax to tell Adam about the competition and the festival.

Winner of the 2019 Young Elder of Jazz Award, Josh Kelly rings into Dizzy Atmosphere to talk about the rebroadcast of his award winning piece, Displacement.

Amy from Melbourne soul-jazz group Squid Nebula chats to Lyndelle about her band's second EP ‘Connectivity’ before Lyndelle premieres their new single 'Electricity'

South Australian death/black metal Descend to Archeron talk about their new EP & video clip ‘The Transience of Flesh.'

Drew Gardner front-man of the Nicoteenagers calls into Firewater to talk about their new track ‘Heart in a Hold.’

Lazertits ring in and chat about their new single Self Care.

US synth alchemist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith celebrates the release of her stunning new album​ 'The Mosaic of Transformation​' with a special livestream premiere of the entire work on August 13. Tune in to Headhunters to hear her chat with Elle Young.

Acclaimed Melbourne based experimental electronic producer Third Space calls in to discuss his second EP 'Sun In My Mouth’ released via Nice Setting label & treats listeners to an immersive hour-long guest mix.

Roger talks with Oscar Jimenez about his Song Appetit on-line gig for the Boite on Wednesday 12th August.

The Blues Train is Australia’s longest running blues music venue and it needs your help. Organiser, Hugo T Armstrong calls into The Juke Joint to talk about the Go Fund Me campaign and ways the public can help out for it to survive.

Ed from the Upstart Award calls into Radio City to talk about the history and this year's award.

Jeremy Gronow from Blackbirds FC joins Crispi for this months Radio City Record Selector segment (formerly called Classic Albums), to talk about The Posies' album 'Amazing Disgrace.'

American composer, songwriter and producer Julianna Barwick calls in to chat about her stunning new album 'Healing is a Miracle', released recently on Ninja Tunes.

Next week on SOTA, sound artist/curator Justin Ashworth talks to Annika about the latest edition of the ongoing collaborative sound project Little Songs of the Mutilated. This has been created by an ever growing community of sound artists and musicians - mostly based in Melbourne - coming together to experiment and play with their medium. The project focuses on cultivating collective creativity, reveling in surprise, and investigating new possibilities for musical form and content in.

Victorian death metal band Aeons Abyss discuss their new single ‘The Great Hanging’ and the special guests Involved.

Ben Blackwell from Third Man Records talks about the new Iggy And The Stooges recording, Live at Goose Lake, released nearly 50 years to the date since it was recorded on 8th August 1970.

Vancouver-based art-punk collective Crack Cloud recently released their outstanding new album PAIN OLYMPICS. We loved it so much it was PBS Feature Album. Vocalist and drummer Zach Choy and keyboardist Mohammad Ali Sharar spoke to Jordan Oakley about the making of the album. Don't miss this great interview.

Yirgjhilya Lawrie calls into Homebrew to talk about her debut soul single 'Bagana.'

Winner of the Take Note initiative Holly Moore joins Owen McKern on Impressions to talk about how the initiative is addressing the underrepresentation of women in jazz by celebrating and promoting female leaders on stage and in high schools across Victoria.

Margo Price calls in from Nashville to chat with Myles about her new album That's How Rumors Get Started, produced by Sturgill Simpson and featuring some of America's finest musicians.