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Releasing music under the stage name A K U, Akshay Kumar Vig is a designer and record producer, who in both practices is a cultural collagist and collector. The LA-based producer creates pieces that unveil cultural connections by blending ideas and creative languages from ethnic communities and subcultures. The result is a dynamic brew of Arabic, Afro and Indian genres with jungle, footwork, and trap beats. Tune in to Dounya to hear A K U chat with DJ Matab.

Emerging, independent folk artist Rupert Bullard from Lutruwita/Tasmania is set to release his debut album with acclaimed producer John Castle (Vance Joy, Paul Kelly) in 2026. Chatting with David Pisker, Rupert drops in to PBS to promote his latest single 'Breathe Out,' and to reflect on his recent tour of Britain and Ireland. Tune in to Underground Love from 3pm to hear more.

Joining Chris Pearson on Pojama People this Tuesday is local artist Danielle Whalebone. Delivering a mesmerising night of art rock, spoken word, and experimental sound, Danielle Whalebone presents 'Whispers of Shadows', an immersive live performance that blends music, projections, and emotion at the National Theatre in St Kilda. Tune in to hear about her upcoming show on January 24.

Tune in to Tyrannocoreus this week as Ryan catches up with Oliver Rae Aleron, vocalist for Canadian technical death metal group Archspire. They'll be chatting about the band's upcoming fourth album 'Too Fast To Die', going independent, along with their upcoming shows at the Froth And Fury Festival - taking place in Perth on January 24, and Adelaide on January 31.

This week on Southern Style Jan is joined in the studio by Jason Colville who programs and presents the show “Cackalacky" on OCR FM, Colac. Tune in as Jan and Jason share some favourite tracks including the song Cackalacky by Jim Lauderdale and Si Kahn - the inspiration for Jason's long-running program.

After a decade of multi-award-winning music with RVG, Romy Vager debuts her new musical chapter with a very special intimate preview of her new album on Friday 23rd January at Northcote Social Club. Ahead of this unmissable show, Romy drops in to PBS for a round of Musical Chairs with Milo. Tune in early to The Breakfast Spread to hear more.

Ahead of their "Return to Prison Island Australian Tour" later this month, Belgian death metal band Aborted chat to Kene about their penchant for blending technicality with brutal, often horror-themed lyrics.

Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear Kene's conversation with Finnish melodic doom/death band Swallow the Sun about their first Australian tour, spiders and being kicked in the head by a Kangaroo.