Interviews

Condensing the 15,000km journey between Australia and France into a day trip full of sun, fun, live French musicians and flowing Champagne, So Frenchy So Chic makes its return to Werribee Park for 2023. Festival Founder and creative director Jean-François Ponthieux drops by State of the Art to tell listeners about what's in store for the festival for 2023.

Melbourne psych-rock outfit CHILD start the new year by bringing the gift of "everything" and will be playing their entire catalogue of music, album by album, throughout January at Shotkickers. Tune in to Pojama People to hear more.

Cool Out Sun make Afro roots music, peppered with hip hop goodness and a sunny disposition. The cross-cultural supergroup brings its intoxicating energy to the City of Stonnington on January 15 for Sunset Sounds, Malvern's annual music picnic. Ahead of the show, vocalist N’fa Jones and drummer/producer Sensible J drop in to PBS to spin a few tunes and yarns with MzRizk on Boogie Beat Suite.

Wax’o Paradiso is celebrating a decade in dance with their biggest open air yet! 10 years of throwing outdoor discotheques in the most unlikely of places will culminate in a celebration this January 14th on the sprawling heritage lawns at the Abbotsford convent. Simon TK rolls in to PBS for a chat about this event and to play a guest mix on The Wheels of Steel.

'It's Prine Time' is the celebration of the lyrical genius of country legend John Prine. Universally recognised by peers as the songwriter’s songwriter, Prine’s songs are known for their subtle and unique view of the variables of the human condition; the enigma that is America, and his personal journey. Rising Americana star and music director Lachlan Bryan passes on through Swinging Doors to talk about 'It's Prine Time' and play a couple of Prine tunes.

Guitarist of Melbourne's Yacht Rock Extravaganza Kahlua Breeze Ben Murphy sails in to Radio City to co-host a 'Yacht Rock' special ahead of the band's New Years Eve gig at the Old Bar.

The trio of Izzy Glaudini, Lola Dompé and Halle Saxon, post-punk band Automatic have been crafting contemporary no-wave kitsch since 2017. They have released two studio albums to wide acclaim, the most recent of which inspires their Australian tour next month. Ahead of their show at Northcote Social Club on Wednesday 11th of Jan, Automatic's bass player Halle Saxon chats with Michael Mulholland. Tune in to Junkyard from 7pm on Thursday night.

Legendary Melbourne sludge doom Band CLAGG are famous for tearing holes in the ozone layer with their brutal sounds. They are about to return for a Yuletide special gig with some of Melbourne's finest doom bands. Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear more.

UK post-punk rising stars Dry Cleaning have wrapped up their debut Australia tour. Tune in to Underground Love from 3pm on Tuesday to hear PBS's Iain Swift chat with Florence Shaw and Tom Dowse as they reflect on their first visit to our shores.

The don of deviant disco, Dimitri from Paris, is a producer extraordinaire who has been in the game since the mid 1980s. The Docklands' newest floating oasis, ATET, will host Dimitri's first Australia return in over five years on new year's day for a Sunday sesh like no other. Ahead of this special gig, Dimitri chats with Mike about his approach to producing and remixing, and how he has managed to pizzazz everyone from Daft Punk to Mark Ronson. Tune in to Mystic Brew from 9am on Tuesday morning.

Naarm psych-folk-blues singer-songwriter/guitarist Dom Brinkley joins Lucas in to the studio to play a couple of tunes and talk about his recent release 'Live & Well.’

Long time contributor to Melbourne hip hop culture Dyl Thomas has many alter egos and noms de plume. But it is his prolific output over the last two decades on the local Pang Productions label that is the subject of Ronan's upcoming special edition of Hippopotamus Rex. Tune in from 8pm on Monday night.

Ania Reynolds aka Synthotronica was recently in Gwangju, Korea for the Buskers World Games, which brought together street musicians from across the globe, with Korean artists of all genres. Ania comes in to the Global Village to share some of the music she brought back, as well as do some of her own busking live to air in the studio.

Best known for their high energy party vibes, delivering a sweet blend of afro-jazz funk rhythms Alárìíyá are readying themselves to release a new single. Trumpeter Olugbade Okunade aka GP Saxy catches up Stani on Flight 1067 to Africa.

Colac singer/songwriter Dave Wright is reassembling his eight-piece 'Electric Horns' for his four annual Christmas Spectacular at George Lane on December 23. The band will play material from the newly released compilation '2012-2022 A Decade of widescreen rock n roll,' and will see support from Matt Joe Gow and Little Wise (solo). Dave calls in to 5ft High & Rising for a chat ahead of this special show.

Melbourne’s 9 piece posse The Counterfeit are bringing 'The Most Dangerous Show In Town' to Thornbury Theatre February 4. Performing iconic theme songs of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars and Django. Fender bass VI player Delaney Stewart and guitarist Harley Stewart ride on in to the Ports of Paradise to talk about the night of gunslinging themes of classic Spaghetti Westerns.

Melbourne's raw disco & house selector and producer Francis Inferno Orchestra is back in town playing a string of shows this month. He headlines the Other Worlds Other Sounds and Stereo Ferment party at Angel Music Bar this Saturday night but he first drops in to PBS on Friday morning to play a special mix on the Wheels of Steel.

Legless Records creator Aaron Mawson and Jackson Reid Briggs joins Michael on Junkyard for a Legless Records special.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Chris Wilson's extraordinary debut solo album Landlocked. Cheer Squad Records will release a re-issue under the title 'Landlocked. Faithless and Free' - the original album on vinyl alongside additional tracks never previously released. On Swinging Doors this week Wilson's wife Sarah Carroll drops in to chat about the re-issue and her husband's incredible legacy. We'll also hear what Sarah has been up to and might even have her play a song in the studio.

Shane O’Mara, Andrew Tanner, Stu Thomas and Leroy Cope have joined forces to form a new Melbourne supergroup called The Silversound. 'Shaker' will be their first single from their forthcoming album. The band stops by Radio City to talk about the 'Shaker' single launch at The Union Hotel Brunswick Sunday December 18.