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Manchester artist Freak Slug is touring Australia for the first time, ahead of the release of her EP ‘Loose Tooth And a Short Skirt’. A visual artist and painter as well as an unconventional, self-taught songwriter and musician, everything that fuels the creative output of Xenya Genovese aka Freak Slug, is about raw, authentic, sometimes weird but always totally true self-expression. Catch her chatting with Jordan on Underground Love before she headlines The Night Cat later that night.

On October 17, the ferocious act The Maggie Pills will take over The Night Cat to launch their sophomore album, 'Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss'. With twelve tracks packed with grunge distortion and fuzz-drenched menace, 'Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss' explores themes of loss, desire, fear, and defiance in equal measure. Argentinian front woman Delfi Sorondo and guitarist Sarah Blaby join Jordan on Underground Love, tune in to hear more about their upcoming album launch show.

Phil MacDougall aka 'Prince of Darkness' has been on the PBS FM airwaves since September 1980, with his iconic, long-running Thursday evening program Sunglasses After Dark. Marking the 45th birthday with a big celebration on Sunday October 26 at The Tote in Collingwood, Phil joins Claire on Firewater to chat about the big party, which kicks off at 3pm.

This Tuesday on Burning Bitumen, Kene and Leah catch up with Marcus aka Infernal, the founding member of black thrash band Desaster. Formed in Germany in 1988, Marcus joins the show to talk about the band’s tenth album 'Kill All Idols', and how the past 37 years have shaped Desaster.

Sydney melodic hardcore band Bloom are set to release their sophomore album 'The Light We Chase' later this month. Lyrically, the album delves into themes of personal grief, broken trust, and the ongoing struggle with hope. Vocalist Jono Hawkey and drummer Jack Van Vliet join Ryan on Tyrannocoreus to talk about the band’s monumental growth over the past two years, tune in to hear how international audiences are connecting with their music.

'Bitter Disappointment' is the debut album from local nu-metalcore band Glow, and members of the band drop by Tyrannocoreus to chat with Ryan about how the release is going so far. Tune in to hear what they’ve got planned for the rest of 2025.

On this episode of Roots of Rhythm, local guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, producer, Jeff Lang drops in to chat with Helen Jennings about his upcoming shows. Having built a reputation for making startling music that is accomplished, intricate, gutsy, melodic and loaded with soul, Jeff has consistently inspired audiences with a stylistically diverse catalogue spanning 32 albums. Tune in to hear about Jeff's upcoming appearance at the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival on November 2. 

Part two of the CD series 'Legacy', featuring Doc Watson being interviewed by and performing alongside David Holt, will be airing on Southern Style. This part two concludes with 'The Legacy Concert', a live performance by Doc and David. Tune in to hear this special recording.