Interviews

Today the full program for Melbourne's winter arts festival RISING is announced. Co-Artistic Directors Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek drop in to PBS to chat with host Greg Sher about the program, and what it takes to put on a multi-faceted arts and cultural festival of this scale.

Between her Australian concerts, Bosnian singer Amira Medunjanin catches up with Nela Trifkovic to talk about sevdah-related music and its place within Balkan society. As well as her two shows in Melbourne at RMIT's Storey Hall on March 16 and in Keysborough on March 17. Tune into Global Village to hear their conversation.

After four years between new albums, jazz-funk masters Horns of Leroy are bursting with new music on their third album 'Monster In Your Head.' Trumpeter Travis Woods joins Andrew on Jazz on Saturday to talk about the album and its launch at Howler on March 16.

DJ MMV aka Melbourne Music Vibe has been a major player in the Afro-Caribbean scene in Melbourne since 2018. Every event she plays, DJ MMV strives to share her passion for fusing rare tracks with known music with the crowd in order to create a memorable experience and get the dancefloor moving. Tune in to Afro Turn Up for a special International Women's Day set by DJ MMV.

Celebrating International Women's Day, Emily Holding talks to local singer/songwriter Kit Genesis about music by women and gender diverse artists who inspire us and play some of Kit’s new music.

Legendary Australian singer/guitarist Ross Wilson drops in to Radio City to talk to Crispi about his 'NOW LISTEN! WE'RE STEPPIN' OUT! 50 YEARS OF HITS TOUR' that includes a show at Thornbury Theatre on March 15.

Renowned Glasgow five-piece Teenage Fanclub will perform six headline shows next Autumn in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay, Brisbane and Auckland. The tour comes in celebration of the band’s upcoming 11th studio album, Nothing Lasts Forever – set for release on September 22. This week on Radio City Raymond McGinley Zooms in to tell Crispi all about it.

Sonic explorers of hypnotic dance-punk Gut Health have teamed up with Crown Ruler and Slow Clap for Brunswick Music Festival to put on a cutting-edge musical banquet called Highly Contagious happening on March 9. Gut Health's vocalist Athina joins Milo for a round of Musical Chairs. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread on Thursday morning to hear more.

On a recent trip to Perth for the WWE Elimination Chamber, Simon got to speak with Adelaide's WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley about her love of metal and how music has influenced her career. As well as WWE Hall of Fame inductee, Triple H about the importance of music in wrestling and former WWE Women's Champion Becky Lynch about what music has been playing in her house since becoming a mother. Tune in to TNT to hear their conversations.

Formally the frontman of legendary Finnish band HIM, Ville Valo is now touring in support of his debut solo album 'Neon Noir,' which was released under the name VV. Valo will be playing tracks from the new album as well as classics from the HIM back catalogue when he headlines The Northcote Theatre on March 15th. He chats with Tomarch and Takla on TNT.

The New Order is Melbourne's longest continuously running goth night. In anticipation of International Women's Day, founders of the night, Jacqui and Anneke join the Bleeding Black Hearts Revue to talk about how they've managed to keep the night going for over a decade and play some of their favourite female artists.

Double Trouble Blues Sessions celebrates International Women's Day Music at the Richmond Central Club Hotel.. Featuring blues women from the emerging to the iconic matriarchs, including Kaliopi & The Blues Messengers, Tanya Lee Davies Trio, blues rock Icon Michelle Parsons and women In blues alumni Michelle Johns. Kaliopi Stavropoulos, Tanya-Lee Davies and Michelle Johns join Helen in the lead up to International Women's Day (March 8) to talk about the event.

Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life is the hilarious and moving memoir by Kristine Philipp about women at work, pay inequality and the alienating nature of the 21st century workforce. Having spent 45 plus years in the workforce, Kristine's story is one of resilience and reinvention, and it is also a story about how we are not human resources, we are human beings. Kristine talks to Annika about the book. Tune in to State of the Art from 8am to hear their conversation.

On the cusp of the release of their tenth studio album, English stoner metal band Orange Goblin are making the trek back to Australia for the first time in 11 years. Promising to pull out all the stompers for an intense and intoxicating atmosphere show that will truly behold the power and might these British heavyweights are armed with. Singer Ben Ward speaks to Kene about the tour and forthcoming album.

Psychic Hysteria and It Records have teamed up for a split 7" with two of Naarm's favourite synth punk acts, Cong Josie and Hearts and Rockets. Tune in to Underground Love on Tuesday as Jordan chats with both of them about their split 7" launch at Brunswick Ballroom on March 7.

Taking the lead in the recent eruption of punk in Greece, Crete-based siblings Apollonia, Adonis and Nick Xylouris have formed savage punk instigators Frenzee. The trio drops by Underground Love to talk about the Brunswick Music Festival show on March 9 at Estonian House.

At the beginning of the year, enigmatic local singer-songwriter Rowena Wise gave us ‘New Years,’ a song that shines as a beautifully tender introspection and honest reflection on change and letting go. She has since announce her new album 'Senseless Acts of Beauty', and shared a new single 'We Are Nothing.' She visits Milo on Brekky to chat more about the upcoming album and to play a couple of live songs in-studio.

Mumbai-based artist and multilingual singer Bidishah blends traditional Hindustani vocal music with contemporary pop and R&B, reflecting a deep understanding and respect of her musical heritage while pushing the boundaries of genre and expression. She offers a lens into the complexities of love and aspirations from the perspective of a queer artist navigating the Indian cultural landscape. Tune into Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves to hear her conversation with Pradip.

Latin Grammy-winner Gaby Moreno joins this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival line-up to celebrate her 2023 album 'X Mí (Vol 1).' Adam Rudegeair spoke to Gaby ahead of Port Fairy Folk Festival, March 8 - 11. Tune in to Black Wax to hear their conversation.

Artistic Director of the Australian Art Orchestra Aaron Choulai chats with Lloyd Briggs about the upcoming Brunswick Music Festival concert that celebrates the Coburg Town Hall organ. On March 6th, the AAO will present a program of newly written works, solo, duo and trio performances, exploring the sonic and spatial potentials of the Coburg Town Hall, from inside the organ itself, to the upper balcony. Tune in to Deeep Space from 9am to hear more.