Interviews

Reservoir Stomp is heading to the Kingsbury Bowls Club on Saturday 30 April to host another massive afternoon of music in the ol' 3073 postcode. Tune in to Brekky to hear festival organiser and PBS's very own Emma Peel chat with Milo about the event's fabulous line-up as well the barefoot bowling, and local food and drink vendors you'll expect to see on the day.

The enigmatic Fenn Wilson recently dropped 'Laying With The Bones,' the second single lifted from the forthcoming sophomore album 'Honey Dates Death / Ghazals,' which is due for release early 2023. Ahead of the single launch at The Tote on April 15, Fenn visits PBS to serenade Milo and Brekky listeners with some live songs. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear Fenn's gorgeous set.

Trumpeter Phil Slater calls through on Soak this week to chat to Owen about his upcoming duo concert with Matt McMahon at the Melbourne Recital Centre, April 29. Slater and McMahon have performed and recorded with legendary figures including Archie Roach, Peter Sculthorpe and Lou Reed. The artists’ intuitive bond, cultivated over decades of shared performance history, brings clarity to their work as a duo. The gig is part of the Melbourne Jazz Coop's 40th birthday.

SAFF is a not-for-profit event organised by a group of passionate volunteers to showcase South African talent, culture and diversity and support educational opportunities for disadvantaged children and made it's debut as Sydney South African Film Festival in 2019. In May 2020, in response to COVID 19, the festival went online Australia-wide. Stani talks to Collins about the 2022 program.

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys are excited to present Swinging Doors: A Celebration of Merle Haggard at the Brunswick Ballroom. The band will perform two sets of songs from Haggard's catalogue. James calls in to 5ft High & Rising to talk about paying tribute to one of country's biggest songwriters.

Melbourne-based producer Alex Dickson, aka Pugilist, is playing the Modern Hypnosis label showcase at Colour this Friday night before he embarks on his European tour. He drops in to PBS ahead of his show to play a special mix of bass selections, spun live on Tomorrowland with Edd Fisher. Tune in from 1pm.

Local producer and DJ Raudie McLeod, aka River Yarra, has been busy putting the finishing touches on two upcoming projects. The first is a solo EP called 'Swamp Magik,' and the second is a collaborative trip hop album with Jess Zammit under the project name Zam Ram. He drops in to PBS to chat and play a guest mix on Wheels of Steel before he jets off to Paris for the next little while. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear more.

Just like a gigantic robotic machine with pre-determined instructions, failure was never an option... No matter what obstacles may have come their way in the past, Crashdïet have always marched forward, delivering their own style of Sleaze Metal they have become so well known for. 'Automaton' contains 11 powerful sing-along anthems with massive drums, guitars, bass, and powering vocals. Tomarch speaks Martin & Peter about the album.

Cantrips' Patrick Ryan is the man behind Dune Castle, a new local record label and rotating cast of session players that is just about to put out 'Dark Ages Martial Arts,' an acid western funk tale portrayed through the lens of 70s Kung Fu films and fantasy comics. He joins Lyndelle on The Afterglow to chat about this exciting new project. Tune in from 5pm.

Actor, Musician & Producer, Karen Davitt calls in to ask PBS listener about becoming extras on her latest project 'Bring it Home'. A musical broadcast for Seniors. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Derek Guille, Maggie Beer, All Day Fritz, Alison Ferrier, Rebecca Barnard and many more.

'Her Story, Through Her Song' is a new and exciting first-time event for Geelong showcasing six women from the music industry, all with strong connections to the Greater Geelong region. featuring local artists, Sarah Carroll, Sweet Felicia, Rach Brennan & more. Performer Andrea Robertson calls in to Roots of Rhythm to discuss bringing women together to share their story as musicians, singers and song-writers through conversation and song.

This week on State of the Art Annika chats with Yaron Lifschitz, Artistic Director of contemporary circus company Circa. This week Monash Performing Arts Centre is delighted to present the World Premiere of On by Circa, and Annika will chat to Yaron about how the work came to exist, and PBS listeners will also hear excerpts from the score by composer Jethro Woodward.

After 2 years of postponements, Howlin' Rain finally make their way to Australia to play Boogie! Guitarist & vocalist, Ethan Miller rings ahead of their tour to talk to Chris about Boogie Fest, sideshows with Endless Boogie and latest album 'The Dharma Wheel'.

Local rocker Zak Brown from Easy Browns chats to Jordan about their fourth studio album 'Commercial Fluff + Unbelievable Dust,' out on Critter Records March 25.

Easter Saturday is a special day in the beautiful Wombat State Forest town of Blackwood, as the sounds of Blackwood Woodchop & Easter Carnival ring out over the forest. Operating in various forms for over a century, the carnival returns on April 16 with an exciting program of bluegrass, country, and old-timey vibes. Tune in to Southern Style to hear more about the carnival from festival organiser and bluegrass practitioner Nick Dear.

This week Jan chats to banjo player Peter Somerville from The Burning Bridges, who have a CD launch on Friday 8th at The Lomond Hotel. As we open up our studios to guests for the first time we're also hoping Peter will bring in a banjo and play something live-to-air.

Texas psych-funk masters Khruangbin are bringing their First Class Tour to Australia in November/December with the support of American spiritual saxophonist Kamasi Washington and local psych-fusion band Mildlife. Tune in to Mystic Brew to hear dummer Donald Ray "DJ" Johnson Jr. chat with Mike Gurrieri about his band and their Australian tour.

Moon Lantern Festival is a festival made with the community for the community that has been running in North Richmond for 27 years. Acclaimed Chinese/Australian avant-garde composer Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 is one of the performers at the festival. She joins PBS regular fill-in Sarita Ryan for a chat about the event and what it means for the community. Tune in to Headhunters from 5pm on Monday.

Queensland group Mzaza are coming to Melbourne and East Gippsland to tour their album 'The Birth and Death of Stars', after earlier plans were thwarted by bushfires and then COVID. Pauline Maudy and Greta Kelly will chat about the album and tour in the Global Village on Sunday 3 April. They are playing Open Studio in Northcote on Saturday 9th April as well as gigs in Bruthen, Orbost and Lakes Entrance en route to the National Folk Festival in Canberra.

Celebrating the release of his Grammy-nominated album, '662' out on Alligator Records, heir to the Delta blues crown Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram joins Matt to speak about his album and upcoming Byron Bay Blues Fest performances and sideshows.