Interviews

Ensemble Offspring are a visceral, joyous music group that supports education, community and indigenous composer programs. Lead by internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, Cas from The Modernist chats to Claire about Ensemble Offspring and the many community-driven values that they share with PBS.

It's Radio Festival here at PBS106.7FM and local musician and sitar player, Jeremy Malcomson, will be joining Pradip on Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves to chat about all things PBS!

The Boîte community music organisation turns 45 with a big party on June 1st. Zulya Kamalova, Therese Virtue and Dr Jen Rose come into the Global Village to talk about the history and importance of the Boîte; and there will be live music in the studio from Misagh Zamani (Iran), Vinod Prasanna (India), Rosa Voto (Italy) and Ria Soemardjo (Indonesia), who will be playing at the party.

Ahead of their Melbourne show on May 24th, visiting Bosnian group Divanhana called in from Sarajevo to chat with Global Village's roving reporter Nela Trifković about sevdah and the band's modern interpretations of this traditional music. Tune in on Sunday from 5pm to hear from band members Selma Droce and Neven Tunjić.

British-born, New Orleans-based pianist, vocalist and songwriter Jon Cleary makes time between his concerts to drop in to PBS for a chat and to play a couple of live songs on The Juke Joint. Tune in this Sunday afternoon for some truly unmissable radio.

Straight from Brisbane, vaporwave producer TUPPERWAVE drops by to chat about exploring different styles of music and how this inspired his approach to his latest album 'Grocery Store Sunset'.

Alternative folk duo Norwood are set to release their latest single 'Big Talker' on May 10. Tune in to Radio City to hear more.

Celebrating its second anniversary, Fuzzy Sunday brings family-friendly vibes, delicious food and a healthy dose of distortion in its twang to Coburg RSL on May 19th. Boasting a banging lineup that includes The Wraylettes, The Sand Pebbles, and Bones Mackinnon, it's more 'Tonight’s The Night' than 'Harvest.' Event organiser Mark Adams drops in to Radio City to talk about the event.

Before they jet off for a string of international shows across Europe, Melbourne psychedelic jazz outfit Mildlife members Kevin McDowell and Jim Rindfleish play a round of Musical Chairs with Milo on The Breakfast Spread. Tune in early on Thursday morning for some riveting chats and tunes.

Vocalist for Newcastle heavy band Vilify, Amy McIntosh talks to Ryan about their new EP 'Fever Dream,' experience opening Cvltfest, aspirations for the band and headline tour this May.

Since the age of 16, Nocturno Culto has been part of black metal, Norwegian band: Darkthrone. Celebrating the release of their latest album 'It Beckons us all', Nocturno Culto shares the advantages of being a studio band, the ever-changing soundscape of Darkthrone, and how they keep the creative spark burning. Tune into the Burning Bitumen this Tuesday as Kene chats with Nocturno Culto.

Recorded in Philadelphia, Johnny Casino’s newest album ‘High Stone’ endured road blocks, detours and lost recordings before its completion in October 2023. Now ready for release - Johnny Casino joins Claire on Firewater to chat about this new album.

Zombeaches, the local 5-piece rock band celebrated for their live performances and punchy, punk-heavy tunes, return to the PBS airwaves this May. Ahead of the release of their sophomore album 'A Taste of Oxygen', Jordon chats with the band about their new album and upcoming Melbourne shows. Tune into Underground Love this Tuesday to hear more from Zombeaches.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of 'Dream It Down,' the third studio album from alt-pop visionaries Underground Lovers. To celebrate, the sextet will release the album on vinyl for the very first time ahead of their East Coast tour in July and August. In turn, we celebrate this by inviting Underground Lovers on Underground Love when two members from the band, Glenn Bennie and Vincent Giarrusso, drop in for a chat with Jordan Oakley. Tune in on from 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.

Nela Trifković and Lamine Sonko will visit the Global Village to talk about their joint show 'The Gathering, a night of Senegalese, Bosnian and Sephardic Jewish music presented at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda on May 19th. Tune in to hear original compositions, traditional melodies and stories that accompany them from a Senegalese Guewel (culture keeper) and a Bosnian song-teller.

Exploring melancholic introspection, dealing in alienation, impermanence, despair and darkness and revelation, songwriter Jess Locke attempts to make sense of a world that feels more and more unreal on her latest LP 'Real Life.' Jess calls by Radio City to talk about the album and her national tour, playing in stores at record shops.

Malthouse Theatre invites you to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and liberation with the world premiere of Homo Pentecostus, Joel Bray's intimate exploration of his secret queer identity within the confines of a 1990s Pentecostal Church. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear from the actor, dancer, and writer when he chats with Annika Priest on State of The Art.

Eloquent, spellbinding, monumental, exquisite, are the words used to describe the Germany-based ensemble: the Esmé Quartet. Launching their career by winning the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall, the quartet embark on their debut Australian tour this April – May. Tune into The Modernist as Cas chats with Yuni Ha from the Esmé Quartet.

Vocalist Kynan Groundwater and guitarist Braden Groundwater from Diamond Construct chats with Ryan about their sophomore album 'Angel Killer Zero,' being the first Australian act to sign with the US-based label Pale Chord Records and their upcoming headline tour in conjunction with AM//PM Emo Night.

Celebrating their first year as a band, black hole hardcore band Nebulam will join Kene to chat about their tracks and upcoming show at The Last Chance on May 18th.