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In Studio
Steph Strings
Thu 15 Jan 2026 10:00
Local musician Steph Strings is set to release her long-awaited debut album 'Feel Alive' in early 2026. Her new single, 'Devil Woman', showcases her intricate guitar work and emphatic lyricism, layered with driving beats, hazy textures and hypnotic melodies. Fresh off an extensive North American tour, she’ll be joining Lauren Plant on Down By The River to chat about the new record and play a couple of songs live-to-air. Tune in from 10am to hear from Steph Strings.
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In Studio
Crime and the City Solution
Thu 15 Jan 2026 19:00
on Junkyard
Returning to their Australian origins for their first comprehensive tour in over a decade, rock group Crime and the City Solution are bringing their acclaimed sixth studio album, 'the killer', to the Brunswick Ballroom on January 24. Originally formed by Simon Bonney in 1977, the band released their new album in October 2023. Tune in to Junkyard as members of the band join Michael Mulholland for an interview, chatting about their career to date and what it’s like to be back where it all began.
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In Studio
Mortem Solis
Thu 15 Jan 2026 22:15
Last year, Brazilian one-woman black metal band Mortem Solis released her debut album Hermetic, a seven-track journey of melancholy and deep introspection. Kene chats to Null, the woman behind this captivating project, to discuss the themes of her new record and how it fits in the Brazilian metal scene.
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In Studio
Germ
Thu 15 Jan 2026 23:15
Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear Kene chat with Tim from Australian post-black metal project Germ who are playing at home for the first time in a decade support Polish band Batushka's tour down under.
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In Studio
Jadrah Tupai // Signature Choir
Sun 18 Jan 2026 10:00
One of New Zealand's leading vocal ensembles, the Signature Choir joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a night of powerful storytelling on January 31. With more than 90 voices in harmony, performing gospel, classical, modern and traditional Pasifika music in a sound that is fresh, moving and unmistakably Pacific. Choir Co-Director Jadrah Tupai drops in to The Gospel Show to chat with Peter about this very special collaboration.
Interview
In Studio
Aborted
Thu 22 Jan 2026 22:15
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.
Interview
In Studio
Swallow the Sun
Thu 22 Jan 2026 23:15
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.
Interview
In Studio
Hydroplane
Mon 2 Feb 2026 08:00
Joining Claire Dickson for an intimate, live in-studio performance this February 2 is local atmospheric pop trio Hydroplane. Having released their new album, 'A Place In My Memory Is All I Have To Claim' late last year - their first music after more than two decades of radio silence - Andrew Withycombe, Kerrie Bolton, and Bart Cummings return to the gentle, close-quarters musical world they shared around the turn of the century. Tune in from 8am to hear this ambient, electronic performance.
Past Interviews
Interview
In Studio
The Devil Wears Prada
Wed 19 Nov 2025 00:00
The ninth album 'Flowers', from metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada marks the beginning of an epic new chapter for the group. They’ve just spent the summer playing some of the biggest shows of their career, performing in amphitheaters across the globe, and their single 'For You' is the band’s first-ever track to chart on both the Mediabase and Billboard Active Rock charts in the US. Tune in to Tyrannocoreus to hear Ryan Evans chat with the band’s vocalist, Mike Hranica.
Interview
In Studio
Flitcraft
Tue 18 Nov 2025 22:00
Local band Flitcraft have returned with their new album 'Transmission Echo’, and it's filled with heavy melodic rock like 70’s Priest or Scorpions, but also quirky and modern, giving it a progressive flair that somehow the term 'progressive metal’ doesn’t quite fit. Tune in to Burning Bitumen as Kene and Leah catch up with the band about their new record, along with their upcoming show at Bergy Bandroom on November 29.
Interview
In Studio
Child
Tue 18 Nov 2025 20:00
Known for giving a visceral musical experience and living for their art, the pubs, the endless highways and the blues, Child are about to go on an international tour. Tune in to Pojama People to hear about their upcoming show at Nighthawks on November 21.
Interview
In Studio
Khan
Tue 18 Nov 2025 20:00
Melbourne-based progressive heavy psych trio Khan present their fourth studio album 'That Fair and Warlike Form // Return to Dust'. The concept album, featuring two 23 minute songs, explores the suffering of a man possessed by the spirit of the god of death, Erlik (Turkic/Mongolian mythology). Tune in to hear about their album launch, taking place at Northcote Social Club on November 29.
Interview
In Studio
Luqman
Tue 18 Nov 2025 13:00
on Dounya
Tune in to Dounya this Tuesday for an interview with Syrian / Lebanese DJ and producer, Luqman. Creator of the party series 'Club Unity' and radio host on MainFM and AREA3000, listen in to hear an upbeat guest mix from the Naarm/Melbourne based DJ.
Interview
In Studio
Gregor
Tue 18 Nov 2025 08:00
'Milk Thistle Salmon Blush', a psychedelically minimal spectacle and the eighth release from Melbourne/Berlin artist Gregor, came out last month. The new record interweaves disparate elements and double meanings that coalesce into a cohesive whole, exploring themes of preoccupation, communication, fear, temptation, and yearning. Gregor joins Claire Dickson on The Breakfast Spread to chat about the new album - tune in to hear a selection of tracks that he's brought in to share with Claire.
Interview
In Studio
Carla Geneve
Mon 17 Nov 2025 16:00
on Homebrew
Hailing from Albany, Western Australia, Carla Geneve has just released her new album ‘Don’t Be Afraid.’ A collection of songs with raw honesty, unfiltered and luminous in its depth, the tracks expose the ache of lived experience, and the quiet force of survival. Inspired by Seamus Heaney’s final words, it is a meditation on fear, compassion, and empathy, brought to life on a secondhand piano. Tune in to Homebrew as Brooke is joined by Carla for a stripped-back, live in-studio performance.
Interview
In Studio
IKSRE
Mon 17 Nov 2025 09:00
on Deeep Space
IKSRE, which stands for “I Keep Seeing Rainbows Everywhere” is the project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound healer, Phoebe Dubar. Written, recorded and produced in a solar powered caravan during an epic, 20,000km road trip to some of the wildest, most remote places in Australia, IKSRE’s new album ‘expansion a (south)’ is set for release this November. Tune in to Deeep Space for an ambient, soul-healing live performance from IKSRE.
Interview
In Studio
Cat Hope
Sun 16 Nov 2025 22:15
World-renowned Australian composer, performer, and academic, Professor Cat Hope will be joining Ian in the studio to talk about her gripping art-music work, ‘Speechless’, newly released on CD and Bandcamp. ‘Speechless’ brings forth the voices of refugees from around the world. Cat is especially known for her work with groundbreaking animated graphic scores, bass drones, and new and often rebellious notions of where music is placed and how it can speak to us both artistically and culturally.
Interview
In Studio
Spirograph Studies
Sun 16 Nov 2025 20:00
In this edition of Stars In The Static, Greg Sher catches up with Tamara Murphy to talk about her project, Spirograph Studies. After a 4 year wait between albums, Spirograph Studies are set to release 'Melody Driver', a record that pushes their hypnotic, textural approach to improvisation into new directions, textures, and dreamscapes. Tune in to hear about their album launch on November 18 at the Jazzlab.
Interview
In Studio
Seckou Keita
Sun 16 Nov 2025 15:00
Regarded as the 'Hendrix of the kora', Seckou Keita is revered as one of the world's great instrumentalists. Ahead of a special show at Memo Music Hall, Keita swung by PBS to play an exclusive in-studio set, and to have a chat to Stani about his career and his exploration of the music of southern Senegal.
Interview
In Studio
Nestor Torres
Sat 15 Nov 2025 12:00
on Fiesta Jazz
Equally fluent in jazz, classical and Latin music, Nestor Torres’ rhythmic and melodious flute sound sets him apart in a class all by itself. His career spans over 35 years and includes 18 Cds, 4 Latin Grammy nominations, 1 Latin Grammy Award and a Grammy nomination, as well as collaborations with the likes of Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Dave Mathews, Gloria Estefan, and performances with, among others, The New World, Cleveland and Singapore Symphonies. Tune in as Saúl catches up with Nestor.
Interview
In Studio
Jorge Pardo
Sat 15 Nov 2025 11:00
on Fiesta Jazz
Joining Fiesta Jazz from the motherland of Flamenco this month is Jorge Pardo. He's played with many musical legends, including Paco de Lucia, and jazz legend Chick Corea, whose compositions 'Spain', '500 Miles High', and 'Windows' are now considered jazz standards. In 2013, Jorge won an award for Best European Jazz Musician by the French Jazz Academy in Paris as a tribute to his expertise. Tune in to hear about his show at Bird’s Basement on November 20 and 21.
Interview
In Studio
WITCH
Fri 14 Nov 2025 15:15
Tune in to this edition of The Breakdown as DJ Manchild is joined by the living legends of Zambia’s 1970s underground music scene: WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc). Blending psychedelic rock, funk, and Afrobeat rhythms, their new album ‘SOGOLO’ is laden with powerful messages of hope, and even more powerful riffs. True custodians of the Zamrock sound, their performance at Town Folk Festival this weekend is one not to be missed!
Interview
In Studio
Tiago
Fri 14 Nov 2025 14:00
on Tomorrowland
Having held down a residency since 1998 at Lux Frágil - one of the best, and most infamous clubs in Portugal - Tiago will be joining Edd Fisher for the second half of Tomorrowland. With many musical releases via notable labels including: DFA, Public Possession and Jolly Jams (to name a few), Tiago is about to set off on a tour through, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and for his first time in 6 years, Australia. Tune in to hear about his show at Trades Hall - Music Room this Friday.
Interview
In Studio
Sound Metaphors
Fri 14 Nov 2025 13:00
on Tomorrowland
Currently celebrating 10 years of their Berlin Record Store and Record label - Castro and Nemo of Sound Metaphors are in Naarm/ Melbourne for an all night party at Solace this Saturday. Expect many flavours of music from the dance floor, with deep crates of Europes finest. The celebrations will include support from local acts bobo and Toby (ID), Lily July and Mansman and Bridget Small. Stopping by Tomorrowland, tune in to hear Edd Fisher catch up with Castro and Nemo while they're in the city.
Interview
In Studio
SHOUSE
Fri 14 Nov 2025 08:00
On November 27, The Breakfast Spread hosts Milo Eastwood and Claire Dickson will take the show down to Fed Square for a very special outside broadcast. Joining them for the morning will be soul artist WILSN and best friend collective SHOUSE. Known for their 2017 hit single ‘Love Tonight’, SHOUSE embodies collective effervescence, communal ecstasy, singing, dancing, and being together as one. Tune in this Friday morning as they take over the Wheels of Steel.
Interview
In Studio
Suzannah Espie
Thu 13 Nov 2025 16:00
Cheersquad Records and Tapes and Suzannah Espie are proud to announce the vinyl relaunch of her much-loved album 'Sea Of Lights'. Two special intimate shows with Suzannah Espie and the Last Word will be taking place at The Lomond Hotel this Friday and Saturday, along with other very special guests. But first, Suzannah joins Ernie on Swinging Doors to play a couple of live songs. Tune in to hear her intoxicating mix of country, folk, blues, and soul music.
Interview
In Studio
The Human Highway
Thu 13 Nov 2025 15:15
To kick off Swinging Doors this November 13, Ernie will be joined by WA group The Human Highway - a six-piece band coming together to celebrate the 80th birthday of one of the most influential and idiosyncratic artists of our time, Neil Young. Fronted by longtime Neil Young fans David Hyams and Rose Parker, the group will perform at The Night Cat later that evening. Tune in to hear three members of the band perform their versions of 'Comes a Time' and 'Ohio'.
Interview
In Studio
Minor Gold
Thu 13 Nov 2025 15:00
Tune in to Swinging Doors for a lush live performance from ARIA-nominated group Minor Gold. Comprised of songwriters Tracy McNeil and Dan Parsons, their sophomore album 'Way to the Sun' is a harmony-drenched blend of cosmic country and folk. Recorded over seven sun-soaked days in California, the album slowly emerged like a hazy mirage from a cosmic suburban dream. Listen in from 4pm for an intimate, live performance from the duo.