Interviews

This month the Australian Art Orchestra celebrate 30 years of progressive, innovative creative output with a huge celebration at the Melbourne Recital Centre on November 15. Tune in to Black Wax this week to hear AAO Artistic Director Aaron Choulai chat with Adam about recent AAO projects and the incredible musical legacy of this Melbourne music institution.

'Dawn is A Melody' is the new album from local musician Finn Rees, an album that melts your soul into a free-flowing river of spiritual, deep and textured jazz. He is the keys player for 30/70 and Allysha Joy, as well as a core member of Close Counters. Tune into Mystic Brew as Finn Rees drops in for a catch up with Mike Gurrieri.

Local rock band with a country flair The Brakes are launching their long awaited LP ‘BIG ROCK’ on Legless Records this November. With swampy rock and tear-jerking ballads, the LP launch will be happening at The Old Bar alongside Program and The Antics on Nov 15. Tune into Firewater as the band swing by to chat with Claire about the upcoming release.

Keeping the death metal burning since the 90's is Melbourne band Alarum. They're releasing their long-awaited album 'Recontinue' this Nov 8, and they'll be hitting the road for a lineup of shows across the country with Dutch band Pestilence. Tune into Burning Bitumen as Kene chats with Alarum ahead of their tour and album release.

‘Strictly Ballroom’, ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘Shine’ are just a few of the globally recognized films David Hirschfelder has written the screen-composition for. He is an Oscar nominee and x2 BAFTA winner, as well as a prolific keyboardist. This Nov 8, David will perform alongside world-leading contemporary Guzheng artist Mindy Meng Wang at Darebin Arts Centre, for an evening of rich original music. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread as David Hirschfelder chats with Anika about his upcoming show.

Award winning singer-songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri has lived a life filled with music. He's been a member in multiple bands from Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons to The Black Sorrows, played saxophone alongside Sade and formed the Jazzhead record label in 1996. Helen chats with Joe ahead of the new Black Soorows album, tune in for this exclusive Roots of Rhythm interview.

The Jezabels front woman Hayley Mary has released her debut LP ‘Roman XS’. The album is drenched in indie-pop ballads, from the uplifting opening track ‘One Last Drag’ to the gothic-synth tune ‘Eighteen’. Tune into The Afterglow Radio Show as Hayley drops in to play some of her songs live, and to chat with Lyndelle about her current tour.

Local afrobeat and sunshine-pop band Bananagun leap from one exotica to the next, grabbing inspiration from the likes of Fela Kuti to the Beatles with their latest piano driven song ‘With The Night’. Their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Why is the Colour of the Sky?’ is set for release on November 8th via Anti Fade Records & Full Time Hobby. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread as the band come in to play Musical Chairs with Milo.

Aotearoa’s singer-songwriter Delaney Davidson has been a staple figure in New Zealand’s country blues scene for the last decade. He released his 10th solo studio album earlier this year called ‘Out Of My Head’, an album themed with murder ballads and the darker side of things, and he’s also just dropped an album with Barry Saunders titled ‘Happiness is Near’. Tune into What The Folk as Kerryn Fields chats with Delaney about his upcoming Melbourne shows.

Born out of a mutual love for songwriting, Folk Bitch Trio write confessional music, layered thick with beautiful three-part harmonies. Having opened for local rockstars Courtney Barnett and Julia Jacklin, their latest single ‘God’s A Different Sword’ will bring you both joy and heartache. Tune into Radio City as the band come in for a special Studio 5 session, and a chat with Crispi about their latest tunes.

Making a name for herself on a global scene is Netherlands DJ Suze Ijó. Her upbringing in Europe's largest seaport town has influenced her sound for deep-cut RnB and pulsing soul house music. She'll be playing at Collingwood Children's Farm on Nov 9, and at Strawberry Fields on Nov 15. Groove into The Breakfast Spread as Milo is joined by Suze Ijó for a guest mix and a chat about her shows in Australia.

Melbourne born but Brussels based DJ Aldonna is gaining global attention with her supercharged, 90s driven dancefloor bangers. She's the founder of label Re-Leaf and playing at Strawberry Fields this month. Aldonna brings in her deep sonic bag of goodies to Tomorrowland, tune in for this special guest mix and chat with Edd Fisher.

Copenhagen based Melbourne musician Lena Douglas is a unique yet clever pianist, experimenting with voice samples as piano notes and swirling autotune amongst her soft vocals. Her study for composition is evident in her new EP ‘Stockerz’, which she’s written while studying a Masters of Music Creation at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. Tune into The Breakfast Spread as Lena comes in for a special live performance, playing some of her recent works.

Parquet Courts frontman A.Savage is coming back to Australian lands this November for his first ever solo tour. He’ll be releasing his new album ‘Several Songs About Fire’, an album which asks questions of wealth and poverty, self and other, and showcases his gift for knowing when to narrate and when to vanish into the music. Tune into The Breakfast Spread as A.Savage pops in for a live acoustic performance and chat with Milo about his upcoming Melbourne show.

Melbourne band Lunatic specialise in fuzz and rock’n’roll, and their second album ‘Incredible’ is about to be released. The band come into Firewater to chat with Claire about their upcoming album release show, happening upstairs at The Tote on Nov 16, alongside Party Pest, Snub and Yabby.

Emerging from the depths of the rocky underworld is Sydney metal band Battlesnake. This 7-piece band will be dominating the stage with their high-impact live performances and theatrical songwriting at this year's LULIEPALOOZA. Tune into Pojama People as Chris chats with the band ahead of their show on Nov 23.

Grinding together angelic vocals with heavy metal guitars is local metal band In Eden Slain. Their fourth coming album is soon to be released, and the band stop by Burning Bitumen to chat with Kene about their new album.

Heavy metal band Annihilist have just released their new album ‘Reform’. Band member Miki Simankevicius also plays with other bands Hurt Division & Gravemind, and joins Ryan on Tyrannocoreus for a chat about his busy year.

Local music podcasters What We Did On The Weekend and Pulse The Zine are putting on a fundraiser event for Refuge Victoria this Nov 16. The line up has 8 bands playing, from Outright, Gravitate, and Stressed to name a few, and it will all be taking place at Stay Gold in Brunswick. Tune into Tyrannocoreus as Jason Mack from WWDOTW and Allison Watter from Pulse The Zine have a chat with Ryan about the big fundraiser event.

Blues Music Victoria is entering its 5th awards ceremony this year, rolling the red carpet out at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda on Nov 27. Who will be inducted into the BMV Hall of Fame? Tune in to Roots of Rhythm to hear BMV Vice President Barry Maxwell share some blues intel.

Take a slice of Ella Thompson’s new delicious, modern soul track ‘One More Step’. It’s the third single from Ella’s new album ‘Ripple On The Wing’, which the beloved Melbourne musician is set to release on Nov 14. Tune into The Breakfast Spread as Ella pops by to play a round of Musical Chairs on the day of the album release.

Blending together their roots from Ghana, Benin & Germany, Jembaa Groove are a soul and jazz band taking the Ghanian Highlife sound and cranking it up a notch. They’ve been on tour for the last two years, stopping off at KEXP and BBC 6 along the way, as well as working with legends such as Tony Allen, Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas. Tune into Audio Vitamins as band leader Yannick Nolting chats with Jonny about the band’s upcoming releases.

Complex guitar licks and interwoven narrative songwriting is the signature sound of Tasmanian-born musician Maeve Grieve. Think Joni Mitchell meets Radiohead. ‘Midnight Commute’ is the name of her upcoming EP, which Maeve will release at The Gaso on Nov 14. Brining in two acoustic guitars, she joins Milo on The Breakfast Spread for an intimate, stripped back live session.

‘The Joys of Being Pure at Heart’ is the name of the soon to be released album from local artist Hachiku. She’s recently dropped a feel-good electric pop single called ‘Tell Your Friends You Love Them’, a song layered in bubbly synths which you can catch live at the Merri Creek Tavern throughout November. Listen in to Underground Love as Hachiku comes in to plays some live songs and for a chat with Jordan.

Sydney heavy-rock outfit RedHook are a four piece band lead by charismatic punk-star Emmy Mack. She lead the band to success with their debut LP 'Postcard From A Living Hell ‘ last year, and their new album ‘Mutation’ has fans anticipating for the release. Emmy comes in to Tyrannocoreus, tune in for a run down on the bands recent tour, and their plans for an album release party.

For over the last decade, Perth band Make Them Suffer have been killing it in the metalcore scene. Nov 8 is the date of their new self-title album release, which features a new lineup of musicians and 11 tracks of inventive ferocity. Guitarist and songwriter Nick McLernan joins Ryan on Tyrannocoreus, tune in as they chat about the new album and Nick's gym routines.

Kiwi pianist and vocalist Louis TM is popping over to Naarm for a night of soul and R&B with flavours of Aotearoa sprinkled throughout the mix. PBS's Miss Goldie will be warming up the stage at Shotkickers on the 23 Nov, along with Fulton Street and Oscar LaDell. Tune into The Afterglow Radio Show as Louis pops in for some chats about the big night.

The seventh studio album of 3x ARIA Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer Sarah Blasko has just been released. It's an album that reflects on goodbyes, grief, new beginnings, and friendship, which all wraps under the album's name 'I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain'. Sarah Blasko joins Milo on The Breakfast Spread, tune in as she chats about the new album, and takes a turn on the Musical Chairs.

Local DJ Mikey Goodfellow spins a mix of disco, punk, soul and techno. Tune in as he grooves by the Breakfast Spread to take over the Wheels of Steel.

Renowned for his deep affinity with rebetika (Greek Blues), Fotis Vergopoulos represents the new generation of Greek musicians. On his return visit to Melbourne, Fotis joins Roger on Global Village to talk about his music and to play some live tunes ahead of two concerts at the Brunswick Ballroom, joined by key figures from the local rebetika scene.

New Jersey deathcore band Fit for an Autopsy have had a massive year touring North America and Europe. They've just dropped their seventh studio album 'The Nothing That Is', and the band are making plans to come back to Australia next for a bunch of shows. Tune into Tyrannocoreus as guitarist Pat Sheridan swings by for a chat with Ryan.