Interviews

Vocalist for Connecticut metalcore band Boundaries, Matt McDougal speaks to Ryan about their third album 'Death Is Little More,' upcoming first Australian tour opening for UK metalcore giants While She Sleeps and plans for the rest of 2024.

Vocalist for UK metalcore giants While She Sleeps, Loz Taylor talks to Ryan about their love affair with the Australian heavy scene, Australian headline tour and latest album 'SELF HELL.'

This week Kene speaks to Simon Dower from local death metal stalwarts Abramelin about their new album, keeping up with the youngsters, and changes in the line-up creating a more active approach to their art.

Originally formed in 1982 as Metal Asylum by Glen "Lucy" Luck on bass guitar and Rowan Powell on guitar before being renamed Armoured Angel in 1984. Armoured Angel pushed the musical boundaries of the local thrash metal scene and were pioneers of Australian death metal before disbanding in 1999. Mainstay and bassist Glen 'Lucy' Luck joins Kene to talk about some recent re-releases and share some stories of the early years of Australian extreme metal.

Featuring original members Mike Rudd and Bill Putt, and Glyn Mason, Tony Slavich and Iain McLennan, Ariel played many shows at Martinis in Carlton from 1973 to 1977. Recorded on November 30, 1976 'Ariel LIVE at Martinis 1976' is the 39th release from Australian Road Crew Association’s (ARCA) Desk Tape Series. Ariel's guitarist and vocalist Mike Rudd catches up with Chris about the album and its launch at St Kilda Sports Club on September 29.

Sunshine Coast's riff sorcerers Emu make their return to Melbourne to launch their self-titled debut. Tune in to Pojama People to hear the band talk to Chris about the album and its launch at Shotkickers on September 26.

Newly formed pub punk band The Antics are bringing back the hard and fast energy of old school Aussie punk. Singer Freya and drummer Alannah drop in to PBS for a chat with Alannah Sawyer on Underground Love and to promote their debut single 'Masked,' coming out on a self titled tape on Rack Off Records in October. Tune in on Tuesday afternoon from 3pm.

Recorded at Asheville’s Drop of Sun over multiple four-day stints during downtime from touring, MJ Lenderman's fourth full-length 'Manning Fireworks' shows a development as an incredibly incisive singer-songwriter, whose propensity for humor always points to some uneasy, disorienting darkness. MJ spoke with Jordan about 'Manning Fireworks.' Tune in to Underground Love to hear their conversation.

musclecars are the producer/DJ duo of New York natives Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield. The duo took a little time off their Aussie tour to have a chat with MzRizk and to gift us a special guest mix full of goodies. Tune in to Boogie Beat Suite on Tuesday from 11am.

After a brief pause following the release of 2020s ‘Sunday Mourning,' Hannah Kate and her band are back. With a new direction and a slightly darker tone, ‘Test Run’ is easily the band's most dramatic release yet, with lyrics drenched in existentialism, the track exudes the same energy as earlier releases but with slightly burnt edges. Hannah joins Brooke to talk about the single and its launch at the Cactus Room on October 5.

On October 2nd, acclaimed writer & pianist Damon Smith will perform "Crazy Arms: A Few Centuries of Piano Tinkering" Live at The Count's at Monash in collaboration with Melbourne Cabaret Festival. The virtuosic pianist pays tribute to some of the great musicians that have ‘tickled the ivories’ spanning the origins of the piano from its birth in 1709 through to the 20th century. Tune in to Black Wax to hear Damon chat with Adam about the show and play a couple of tunes live-in-studio.

Local quartet Captain Darling weave together traditional Irish and Scottish tunes with lesser-known gems from the Breton and Cornish traditions. They visit​ the Global Village to play some music from their new album 'Live and Kicking' in the lead-up to its launch at the Evelyn Hotel on September 29. Composer Ben Deane-Johns chats about the group's history and repertoire.

Chicago born and bred Mothafunk is a DJ, Black music historian, and self proclaimed dance floor queen. With Chicago's legacy of dance music at the centre of her curation, Mothafunk drops in to PBS for a spin behind the Wheels of Steel and to tell Milo about her upcoming appearance at Strawberry Fields.

Velvet Parade are Melbourne's newest supergroup, featuring Ripley Hood (Lime Spiders), Vincent J Kramer (Cold Harbour), Don Drum (Fraudband), Pete Azzopardi (Claire Birchall's Phatom Hitchhikers) and Ashley Jones (Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits). Tune in to Sunglasses After Dark to hear Phil talk to the band about their debut album 'Ghost' and its launch at the Last Chance Rock n' Roll Bar on September 26.

Following on from their 2017 release 'John Lee Hooker's World Today,' Hugo Race and Michelangelo Russo have released '100 Years.' Recorded in a two-day live studio session, '100 Years' focuses on the duo's sonic alchemy with electric harmonica, echoing guitars, smoky vocals and primal beats in a hypnotic wall of sound suspended in time and space celebrating endurance and redemption, hand-made from ancient roots. Hugo and Michelangelo join Michael at Junkyard to talk about the album.

Local country and honky-tonk band James Ellis and the Jealous Guys have just released the first taste from the band's forthcoming album, 'The Party Might Be Over.' The band’s new single 'Don't Drink All By Yourself (If You Can't Be Drunk Alone)' was recorded in Nashville and features an array of Nashville’s finest musicians. Tune in to Swinging Doors as James drops by to chat with Ernie about the new album.

First performing at small venues in Melbourne's inner north in 2006, Kid Sam's self-titled debut turned into a cult classic of the late-00s. After a fourteen-year hiatus, Kid Sam makes their return for a rare gig at the Northcote Social Club. Drummer Kishore Ryan joins Crispi on Radio City to talk about reforming Kid Sam and their reunion show on September 20.

Rinehearts' Benny J Ward has formed a power pop super group called The Psych Ward featuring an all-star cast of Melbourne musicians, Davey Lane (You Am I), Link Meanie (The Meanies) and Matt Cotter (Even). Benny calls in to Radio City ahead of the first ever shows with The Psych Ward at The Gem on September 20 and Trash Cult in Bendigo on September 21.

Cas talks to artistic director and clarinetist from the Omega Ensemble, David Rowden, about their forthcoming Australian tour featuring a world premiere by exciting new Australian voice, Harry Sdraulig,

Vocalist for Long Island, NY deathcore band Monochromatic Black, Tanya Elizabeth talks to Ryan about their new EP 'Predacious,' touring the United States, working in the animal rights movement and working on their second LP.