Interviews

Taking time out from recording her 6th album, Kylie Auldist will grace the Brunswick Ballroom stage on August 5 to play a one-off special show featuring heavy soul cuts from her last two solo albums and an all-star band. Kylie catches up with Lyndelle to talk about the gig.

The Meltdown is back with a new live record. Recorded at The Night Cat on April Fools' day 2021, it encapsulates The Night Cat heaving and sweating through an awesome night of music during a time where Melbourne had been locked down for several months and the excitement of being out in the world again jumps out of the speakers. Vocalist and keyboard player Simon Burke drops by The Afterglow to talk about 'Live at the Nightcat' and its launch at The Night Cat on August 4.

Ko Shin Moon was born in 2017, at a crossroads between traditional Eastern strings and electronic music machines. Ko Shin Moon creates otherworldly, hybrid melodies where psychedelia meets space disco. Individually, they are Axel Moon and Niko Shin.

Future Static's vocalist Amariah Cook and guitarist Ryan Qualizza drop in to the studio to chat about their cover of Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina,' into an upcoming headliner at The Evelyn on September 8 and their upcoming tour of Europe.

I AM MORBID, the band featuring former Morbid Angel members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro “Pete” Sandoval (drums), will revisit the first four Morbid Angel albums on its upcoming Australian tour next month. David chats with Kene about celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the seminal album 'Covenant,' the enduring relevance of death metal, living in Texas and making country music.

Drummer for Norwegian black metal band Vreid, Jorn Holen (Steingrim) joins Kene on Burning Bitumen to talk about the band's new stand-alone single 'Flammen,' forming Vreid after Windir, playing on top of a Norwegian mountain overlooking a Fjord and the path forward.

LA-founded hard-rock hellraisers L7 will perform their landmark album ‘Bricks are Heavy’ in full when the original line-up bring their pure shock rock energy down under in December this year. Tune in to Firewater from 5pm on Tuesday afternoon to hear vocalist and guitarist Donita Sparks chat with Claire Stuchbery about the tour.

'Messages to God' is the eighth solo studio record by New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based Sarah Mary Chadwick. 'Messages to God' centres around Sarah's completely singular approach to song writing and storytelling, delivering one of her most dynamic records to date. Tune in to Underground Love to hear the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist catch up with David Pisker about the album.

Described as "soul soaked and heart healing," Velvet Bloom released her latest EP ‘Where You Are’ last month. Tune in to Homebrew from 3:30pm to hear a couple of tunes from Velvet Bloom.

La Mauvaise Réputation visits the Global Village to play a few tunes and talk about their new album which will be launched at JazzLab on August 5.

Joining DJ Ides for a live improvisation studio session, Dr David Haberfeld will show us how he continues to push the limits of electronic dance music with an improvisational, educated & energetic approach. Bringing a unique reputation that has spanned the decades of Melbourne electronica & given him notoriety around the world – this will be an acid dub improvisation set infused with the special Haberfeld innovative & creative touch for PBS FM listeners.

Following on from his 2021 debut album 'My Friend Defiance,' Jeb Cardwell is poised to release his latest single 'The River.' Jeb stops by Radio City to talk about its launch at The Gem on July 29.

Led by multi instrumentalist and studio producer Patrick Ryan, Cantrips is the Melbourne psychedelic funk and cinematic soul group behind the groovy new track Sharks On Three. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread on Thursday morning to hear Patrick play Musical Chairs with Iain Swift.

Steve Purcell's All Stars drop in to PBS to play a bangin' live set on Jumpin' The Blues with a healthy peppering of riveting R&B from special guests Yvette Johansson and Monique di Mattina. Tune in on Wednesday afternoon from 1pm.

'BLUES FOR A CAUSE' is a fundraising showcase for 'Support Act' presented by Blues Music Victoria Inc. Some of Victoria's blues talent will gather at Way Out West to raise funds for musicians in need. President of Blues Music Victoria Salty Trevarthen joins Helen to talk about this event happening August 12 at Way Out West.

One of the Australian blues scene’s most well-loved, exciting and original drummer/percussionists, Anthony “Shorty” Shortte, calls in to Roots of Rhythm to talk about his performance with Dan Dinnen at the Echuca/Moama Winter Blues Festival from July 27 - 30.

Acclaimed photographer and video artist Leila Jeffreys is best known for her captivating images of birds from Australia and around the world that explore and subvert the traditions of portraiture. Her avian subjects are photographed at a human scale with a startling attention to composition. Her practice asks critical questions about anthropomorphism and environmental impact. Leila calls in to State of the Art to chat with Annika about her exhibition at MARS Gallery.

Vocalist of progressive metalcore band Invent Animate, Marcus Vik talks to Ryan about the mechanics of the band being spread across the United States and Sweden, their new album 'Heavener' and upcoming first Australian tour.

Vocalist from Brisbane death metal band Gangs of Old Ladies, Jekyll Jones talks to Kene about their new EP 'Death Magic Volume One,' playing with legend of death metal Rick Rozz and getting many more big names involved in their projects.

Vocalist and bassist from Werewolves, Sam Bean, talks to Kene about their 4th EP in 3 years, keeping up with two highly motivated musicians, the next album and enjoying playing live.