Interviews

Acoustic blues and folk artist Leigh Sloggett will be launching his first new album in a decade titled ‘Wait for the Change.’ Leigh drops by Roots of Rhythm to talk to Helen about its launch at the intimate concert setting of Jimmy Hornet on October 21.

Junk Store Records is a plunderphonics DJ show that pays homage to one of the great Melbourne pastimes of op shopping, crate digging and listening to live music with your friends. Searching from Footscray to Ferntree Gully, Boyd blends gaudy live comedy while beat juggled with sci-fi movie sound tracks, lounge music will blend into flop pop hits and 70s sound effects will punctuate b-side soul music. Creator Boyd Kelly talks to Annika about the show on State of the Art.

Oakland death metal icons Autopsy have released their new album 'Morbidity Triumphant.' Drummer Chris Reifert calls in to Burning Bitumen to talk about the album and how they created a film clip to satisfy his inner teenage boy.

Hailing from Fargo, North Dakota guitarist for death metal band Phobophilic Josh Poer calls in to Burning Bitumen to talk about their debut album 'Enveloping Absurdity,' Fargo's metal scene, touring, complex lyrics, influences and having a love for Australian death metal.

Blow out the cobwebs this Halloween because Bar 303 are putting on special Spooky music and spoken word line up and art exhibition. Keyboardist Carla Crème Brûle calls by Pojama People to talk about the spine tingling night.

Planet of the 8s and Duneeater have combined forces for a split 12'' titled Turned to Stone Chapter 5, and to celebrate its release they are embarking on a national tour. Planet of the 8s call by the station area of their show at the Evelyn October 21.

Readying themselves for their highly anticipated third album Endless Motion sees Press Club explore different themes and approaches towards their song writing. Drummer Frank Lees and vocalist Natalie Foster call by Firewater to talk about how current events shaped Endless Motion and its launch show at Brunswick Ballroom October 17.

Fergus Sinclair from power-pop group Romero drops in to PBS to talk about the band's upcoming show at Nighthawks and their first-ever EU/UK tour. Tune in to Underground Love to hear more.

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.