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Tonight on Burning Bitumen, Kene Lightfoot speaks with Diego Tello, the bass player from Chilean band Critical Defiance. Formed in Villa Alemana, Valparaíso in 2010, tune in to hear the latest from this violent thrash metal band.

Bassist Jimbo is part of local group Virulent Invocation. Formed around a shared love for ancient history, mythology, misanthropy, and pure blasphemy, the brutal five-piece will be taking their heavy dark metal music to 'Metal In The Mountains' next month. Tune in to hear about the band's upcoming shows, along with the new material they've been working on. 

Bali based DJ DITA was born in New Delhi, a melting pot of different Indian cultures that developed her interest in eclecticism. Taking her multicultural interest to Indonesia, DITA started DJing in 2014 when the diversity of Indonesian music culture pushed her to dig deeper with the founding of her collective 'Perky Club'. This weekend at the Collingwood's Children Farm, DITA will share her selections at Echo Beach. Jumping onto the Wheels of Steel, DITA drops by for a guest mix.

Iration Steppas Sound System is the foundation of the West Yorkshire, UK underground bass music scene. Mark Iration and Dennis Rootikal met in the early 1990’s when sound system culture was changing and the music was evolving, and their partnership led to the development of a progressive style of reggae and dub, which has inspired a generation of new sound systems and dub producers. Jesse I catches up with Mark Iration, chatting about his string of shows in Melbourne from Oct 31 - Nov 2.

'I Still Miss You' is the new album from award-winning saxophonist, composer and performer Cheryl Durongpisitkul. A highly personal and cathartic exploration of trauma, loss and grief, as Cheryl says: "The album draws on my lived experiences in a family shaken by my mother’s diagnosis of ovarian cancer and her battle with bipolar disorder." Tune in to Stars In The Static as Cheryl Durongpisitkul shares with Greg Sher what this record means to her.

Local musician Tilly Vickers Willis and her band pull listeners into the darkroom for her beautiful and haunting debut record, 'Silver Halide Film'. Guided by the conventions of photographic processes through sound and analog projection, the performance explores each song as a newly developed photograph, each with its own distinct, mysterious world, inky and wet to the touch. Ahead of her show at Brunswick Artist Bar on November 13, TVW drops by for an intimate, live performance.

This morning on Deeep Space, Anna Morley and Hand Clap will be coming onto the show to play and discuss their upcoming show hosted by Warm Mids Afternoon on November 8. Hand Clap is the moniker of Maya Borjesson, an architect and visual/sound artist, using synthesizers, spoken word, and field recordings. Anna Morley, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer crafts electro-acoustic music. Ahead of their show at Norla Dome, the duo drops in for a live performance.

Local desert stoner rock group Planet of the 8s is back after an extended hiatus. With some new material to share, the three piece are heading to the Old Bar on November 13. Tune in to Pojama People tonight as Chris Pearson chats with the band about their rebirth, and what we can expect at their upcoming show.