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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Loz Taylor // While She Sleeps
Wed 25 Sep 2024 00:00
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.'
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Simon Dower // Abramelin
Tue 24 Sep 2024 22:00
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.
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Glen "Lucy" Luck // Armoured Angel
Tue 24 Sep 2024 22:00
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.
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Mike Rudd // Ariel
Tue 24 Sep 2024 20:00
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.
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Emu
Tue 24 Sep 2024 20:00
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.
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Freya and Alannah // The Antics
Tue 24 Sep 2024 16:00
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.
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MJ Lenderman
Tue 24 Sep 2024 15:00
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.
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musclecars
Tue 24 Sep 2024 11:30
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.
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Hannah Kate
Mon 23 Sep 2024 16:15
on Homebrew
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.
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Damon Smith
Mon 23 Sep 2024 11:15
on Black Wax
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.
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Ben Deane-Johns // Captain Darling
Sun 22 Sep 2024 17:00
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.
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Mothafunk
Fri 20 Sep 2024 08:00
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.
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Velvet Parade
Thu 19 Sep 2024 20:00
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.
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Hugo Race & Michelangelo Russo
Thu 19 Sep 2024 19:00
on Junkyard
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.
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James Ellis // James Ellis and the Jealous Guys
Thu 19 Sep 2024 15:00
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.
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Kid Sam
Thu 19 Sep 2024 14:30
on Radio City
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.
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Benny J Ward
Thu 19 Sep 2024 14:00
on Radio City
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.
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David Rowden
Wed 18 Sep 2024 05:00
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,
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Tanya Elizabeth // Monochromatic Black
Wed 18 Sep 2024 00:00
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.
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Marco Ieritano // Crypt Crawler
Tue 17 Sep 2024 23:00
Perth death metal purveyors Crypt Crawler recently released their new album, The Immortal Realm. Laden with sharper riffs and heavier harmonies, the album offers a sound that’s been sorely missing in modern death metal. The band's Marco Ieritano chats with Kene about the making of the album.