Interviews

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, Roger is joined by vocalist and song-keeper of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music Jessie Lloyd to talk about her latest album 'Ailan Songs Project,' which explores popular historical songs from the Torres Straits through a contemporary lens.

Melbourne-based Malian musician Aboubacar Djelike Kouyaté has recorded his new single 'Babe Chocolat' at Pughouse Studios along side Lucky Pereira on drums, Jaya Pawarta on bass guitar, Moses Carr on keys and Amadou Suso on kora. Tune in to hear Stani's talk with Aboubacar.

Award-winning electronic music duo and self-described ‘feminine brothers,’ Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross, aka Electric Fields, are giving their sounds a special orchestral treatment in their debut concert with the MSO at Hamer Hall on July 7 for NAIDOC Week celebrations. Tune in to Subway Sounds to hear them chat with Suzi Hutchings about their collaboration with MSO under the baton of Noongar man Aaron Wyatt.

Beloved Melbourne electronic duo Sleep D have been working tirelessly on some exciting forthcoming releases. They also have some fun events coming up; a Butter Sessions showcase at SubClub on July 8 followed by some grand party vibes with Darcy Justice at 24 Moons on July 16. And they are finally delivering their previously postponed Melbourne Music Week showcase at The Forum on July 30. Ahead of these big things, they drop in on The Breakfast Show to play a big mix on the Wheels of Steel!

Sonic aGender and City of Yarra are excited to present Rah! Rah! #2.2: a feminist punk retrospective of Melbourne music. This sequel event brings together generations of female and gender diverse artists from Melbourne’s punk rock scenes as part of this year’s Leaps and Bounds Festival. Tune in to Fang It! to hear from Anna Lienhop who'll share more about the panels and intimate performances that will take place in the regal surrounds of the Rosina Auditorium at the Abbotsford Convent on July 2.

Expressing themes of transformation through pain and loss, universal and cosmic themes of love and transcendence and deep human stories that tracks her own internal journey. Jodi Phillis (The Clouds) returns with her sixth solo album ‘We Need to Be Free' releasing July 1 on Cheersquad Records. Jodi talks to Crispi about ‘We Need to Be Free' and show at the Brunswick Ballroom on August 18.

In these times of floods, the pandemic and gruelling election speak, there can be only one remedy: rock ’n roll! and who better to deliver that than Sunnyboys. The fab four of Jeremy, Richard, Pete and Bill will emerge from the gloom to deliver a handful of low fuss, no-frills, hi-energy rock ’n roll across three states this winter, reminding us of better days and sunnier times to come. Lead guitarist Richard Burgman calls in to chat about the group's tour.

Recorded in an effort to fight racism and raise funds for charity NSW hardcore band The Owen Guns release their new single 'Pulling on the boots (Racist Dickhead).' Front man Sean “The Bastard” St. Leone calls in to Shock Treatment to tell listeners about the single and how all sales via Bandcamp will go to Sunset Soup Kitchen in Darwin.

Leaps and Bounds presents 'Fitzroyalty.' Celebrating the soul, funk, blues and hip hop legends of Brunswick street as well as iconic Fitzroy venues including The Evelyn, The Night Cat, Rainbow Hotel and Bar Open. Blues singer Kerri Simpson chats to Helen Jennings about Fitzroyalty happening July 2.

Telling the stories of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr the wives of Britain’s notorious Tudor King Henry VIII. SIX The Musical remixes history and retells their stories from their perspectives. Six the Musical's Australian Associate Director Sharon Millerchip talks to Annika Priest about the musical on State of the Art.

Keep an eye on your livestock & pineapples because New Zealand's fastest speed metal bands Stälker return to Australia to cause mischief and mayhem. Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear the trio talk to Kene about their show to support their 2020 album 'Black Majik Terror' happening at The Bendigo Hotel July 2.

Werewolves are a Melbourne-based technical black/death band which features members of Abramelin, The Berzerker, King, Psycroptic, Ruins, The Amenta and The Anti-Christ Imperium. Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear the group talk about releasing their third album 'From the Cave to the Grave' and playing their second ever gig.

Members of Blood Duster, Captain Cleanoff, The Kill, Fuck I’m Dead, King and The Day Everything Became Nothing have formed a Melbourne-based death-grind supergroup called Remains. Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear them talk about their forthcoming debut album 'Grind ‘Til Death' and launch at the Old Bar August 20.

Celebrating their new single 'Garbage Man,' their only release in four years Jeff The Brotherhood make a surprise return to Australia with a slew of shows. Guitarist and vocalist Jake Orrall calls in to Firewater to tell listeners about the shows.

Local producer Sig Nu Gris comes into the PBS studio to chat about her debut album 'Threshold' out through Spirit Level and shares some tracks which inspire her.

Middle Name Dance Band is the keyboard, bass, drum machine and synth trio of Sampology, KUZCO & Sam Stosuur. Ahead of embarking on their debut Australian tour to celebrate their new single ‘Move Into It,’ this fun loving threesome will officially launch the single at The Evelyn on June 30. Tune in to Mystic Brew to hear the band chat with Mike Gurrieri about the single and the tour ahead.

Amos Roach & HCM&E are hosting The Yarrabah Dancers in Narrm, connecting the Whale Songlines from Yarrabah, Far North Queensland to here. Led by Uncle Mala Yarrabah, the Dancers recreate the journey and the habit of the whales and their surrounds. Tune in to Homebrew to hear Uncle Mala tell Maddy & Kurt the story of the whales and the their migration along the coast all the way down to Narrm.

Known for creating beautiful improvised performances based on traditional folk and original songs that have strong folk, Italian, Celtic and Gypsy influences. Kavisha Mazzella returns fresh from a singing tour in Italy, with a rare intimate duo performance with violinist Matthew Arnold. ARIA award winning singer and guitarist Kavisha Mazzella calls by the Global Village to talk about this performance at The Boîte on July 1.

Offering a non-linear mosaic of moments, illuminating the metaphysical nature of ancient musical spheres in a remote area of Senegal where people live within an ancient sound world where music, rhythm and ritual are the fabric of collective experience. Roger Holdsworth talks with composer, artistic director and multi-instrumentalist Lamine Sonko about the premiere of his short documentary film 'DEUP' screening at ACMI on 1 July.

Since their inception in 2014, Gauteng and Durban South Africa 5-piece band Sun Xa Experiment have been creating Ancestral spiritual avant-garde music that tells stories of spiritual Ancestors and who we are as the global community without race, colour or nation. Tune in to hear the band's chat with Stani.