Interviews

Moor Music and Northcote Theater present Kalopsia Vol 1.5, a two-stage 13-hour event that transcends boundaries and ignites the senses. Blending live music, vibrant DJs, delectable food vendors, captivating lighting and visuals, and art installations, Kalopsia aims to be uplifting and celebratory of Melbourne's beloved music community, showcasing genres ranging from neo-soul, jazz, funk, disco and more. Moor Music founder Josh Olave joins Brooke to talk about this event happening on January 20.

Berlin-based Norwegian DJ and producer Telephones is known for his free-spirited curveball-mix ranging from balearic tutti-frutti, proto-house and percussion-workouts to cosmic techno, discokraut-gymnastics and outer-worldly explorations. He drops in to PBS for a special guest mix on Tomorrowland today. Tune in from 1pm for some Friday arvo magic!

Tune in to Tomorrowland today to hear from the one and only Bradley Zero, DJ extraordinaire, broadcaster and founder of revered South London label Rhythm Section INTL. Do not miss this one!

Prolific music educator, curator, presenter, and DJ Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy has an impressive resume in music that includes working with David Mancuso on the Loft parties in NYC, and hosting cult favourite shows like Classic Album Sunday and Balearic Breakfast on Worldwide FM. Following her standout Melbourne performances this holiday season, Cosmo dropped in to PBS for a chat with Ella Stoeckli. Tune in to Stardust to hear more.

Benny & The Flybyniters have been a stalwart of the Melbourne roots music scene since 1999. Tune in to Jumpin' the Blues to hear Tom catch up with Benny about The Flybyniters' gig at George Lane on January 28

The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee are Virginia’s torchbearers of the old-time sound. Their powerful harmonies and energetic instrumentals have captivated audiences. Deep knowledge and appreciation for traditional music enables the band to craft tasteful original songs and instrumentals that blend seamlessly alongside the classics. Tune in to Southern Style to hear a special live set from The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee.

The iconic London-based label Swamp 81 is known for bringing bass, grime and breaks to the forefront of the UK electronic music scene. Heavyweights Loefah, Snowy and Chinese Daughter drop in to PBS for a big jam on The Blend. Tune in Monday night from 10pm.

Romy Hernandez is a classically trained pianist who draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of Latin jazz, classical influences and cinematic elements to create compositions that have a depth of emotion and musical complexity. Romy joins Jaun Colombo on Fiesta Jazz to talk about her latest album 'Poems of Bliss and Loss' and its launch at the Jazzlab on January 9.

Back in October 2023, David M Western released his second album titled ‘On, On & On.' Recorded almost entirely live with minimal overdubbing, it showcases and cements David’s status as one of Australia’s most cutting and exciting young songwriters. David speaks to Crispi about the album and upcoming shows.

A stalwart of the UK reggae scene, Adam Dewhurst - aka Daddy Ad - is gearing up to bring his might Trojan Sound System down under as part of When Pigs Fly. Ahead of this New Year's Eve event at Collingwood Children's Farm, Adam chats with Rick Howe about all things reggae and riddim. Tune in to Riddim Yard late morning on Friday to hear more.

Andras & Oscar return with 'Temperature of Love', their first single since cult albums Embassy Cafe and Cafe Romantica almost a decade ago. The new single takes it back to the start; a 909, a microphone and an echo machine rolling along under Oscar Key Sung's improvised vocals. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread on Thursday morning to hear from this dynamic duo as they chat and spin tunes with Milo.

Drummer of American metalcore band Of Mice & Men, Tino Arteaga chats to Ryan about their latest album 'Tether,' touring the USA and their upcoming Australian tour in 2024.

Vocalist Brenton Harris and guitarist Dean Gordon of Melbourne/Naarm alt-rockers Catholic Guilt speak to Ryan about their latest single 'Can You See Me?,' supporting Guttermouth and when we can expect more material.

Founding member and drummer of Floridian death metal legends Obituary, Donald Tardy talks to Kene about their tour in early 2024, choosing songs from a nearly 40 year long catalog, fighting and performing alongside brother, the state of death metal today, writing songs with the new member who's only been in the band for a decade and their love of Australia.

The Vovos explore the exquisite pain of one-sided love in their typically bratty and boisterous way on their latest single 'Hanahaki Disease.' Tune in to Homebrew to hear Brooke chat with the band about it.

Double-ARIA-nominated pianist and composer Nat Bartsch has been announced as Melbourne Recital Centre’s new Artist-in-Residence. In this year-long, role, the proudly neurodivergent artist plans to embark on several cross-genre projects and champion neurodiversity in music. Tune in to Black Wax to hear her chat with Adam about her aims to reduce stigma and support artists and audiences of all needs and abilities.

Part of the Melbourne-based collaborative modular synth community Modular Theme Time, Mr. Rachele is a live techno artist who embraces a truly improvisational approach with his hardware. His sound has a melodic driving quality informed by his modular synth manipulations, but all purely techno. Tune in to Electric Sunset as Mr. Rachele and DJ Ides share their love of modular synths, chat, listen, learn, share and play.

Kalyani is an idiosyncratic DJ with her finger firmly on the pulse of cutting-edge tunes from music scenes across the globe. Her unpredictable and versatile DJ sets are always fun and dynamic, full of unexpected twists and turns. Ahead of her performance at Sun Cycle, Kalyani plays a special guest mix on Tomorrowland.

Tom Harris AKA Hidden Spheres has had a relentlessly busy few years since bursting onto the scene in 2015. Consistently putting out hits on Rhythm Section International, Hidden Spheres has evolved both as a producer, broadcaster and DJ. Just as he wraps up his tour of some of our capital cities, he drops in to PBS for a chat with Edd Fisher on Tomorrowland.

After three albums with the Warumpi Band and one with Sammy Butcher, Neil Murray cements himself as one of Australia’s finest songmen with new album The Telling. His 10th original solo album, The Telling marks Neil's recording career of four decades. He drops in to PBS to chat about this and more with Ernie on Swinging Doors.