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• Bonus Episode 9: Kevin Krauter & Nina Pitchkites – Wishy

  October 6, 2026 · 27 min

  If you're someone who likes their indie rock and alternative music with a healthy dose of shoegaze, well I reckon you'd do pretty well to check out Wishy. Why's that, you ask? Well, it's probably because that's exactly what the Indiana…

• Episode 116: iOTA

  October 2, 2026 · 39 min

  When it comes to folks who ensure their life is surrounded by art, it's hard to look past iOTA. Having launched into the world of music and drama as a teenager, both of these disciplines have been vital parts of his life since. A batch of…

• Episode 115: Ron Hitler-Barassi & Humphrey B. Flaubert – TISM

  September 24, 2026 · 31 min

  I'm going to preface things this week by saying this is going to be far from anything close to a normal podcast. Why? Well, it's because this week's guests are TISM co-founders Ron Hitler-Barassi and Humphrey B. Flaubert. Formed in…

• Episode 114: Tex Perkins

  September 17, 2026 · 58 min

  I don't think I'm talking out of school when I say that Tex Perkins is a man who wears many hats (and oh my, does he ever look stylish when he does). If you're a casual consumer of music, then band names like Beasts Of Bourbon or The…

• Episode 113: Josh Law & Ben Sadler – Getdown Services

  September 10, 2026 · 33 min

  As far back as I remember, I've never been someone to really find myself attracted to bands that generate a lot of 'buzz'. I mean, I remember realising as a kid that I had to listen to a song numerous times before it really clicked with…

• Episode 112: Harvey Geraghty, Leon Karagic & Itay Shachar – The Lazy Eyes

  September 3, 2026 · 29 min

  It's always really fun watching artists catch on quickly and suddenly seeing their popularity skyrocketing as folks catch on and pay deep attention to them. That's pretty much what happened with Sydney outfit The Lazy Eyes when they first…

• Episode 111: Everlast

  August 27, 2026 · 34 min

  It's always fascinating to see how songs can catch on and – in some cases – become emblematic of an entire era. For many, the early '90s hip-hop scene is typified by songs like 'Jump Around', the debut single from Los Angeles trio House Of…

• Episode 110: Juan Alban – Epicure

  August 20, 2026 · 51 min

  Cast your mind back to the early-to-mid-'00s, and it was pretty hard to escape Epicure. That is, if you were listening to triple j, the Ballarat outfit were a hot commodity. Having formed in the mid-'90s, a few formative releases gave way…