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Fresh off the release of her latest single, "Cost of Love", Max chats with Sydney pop artist Bec Sandridge. They cover the importance of the song's shuffling beat, the darkness on her upcoming EP, an…
Max dials in with Kaytetye electronic artist, RONA. to chat about the release of her debut EP, "Closure". They talk about RONA.'s deep connection to country, and how it plays out in the release, how …
Max chats with Sydney-based singer-songwriter Annie Hamilton on the release of her debut album "The Future is Here But It Feels Kinda Like The Past". They chat about how the landscape she's in when s…
Sam dials in Dale Tanner from Melbourne metal outfit Ocean Grove to chat about their latest album "Up in the Air Forever." They chat about how last albums have bookended the pandemic, the metaphorica…
Max dials in with Sydney-based singer-songwriter Charlie Collins on the release of her second album Undone. They chat about the two divorces in Charlie's life that have been instrumental in her first…
Sam and Max dive head-first into the Brisbane leg of the Full Tilt festival, talking to big name punk and metal acts around their huge sets on-stage!
00:33 - Alpha Wolf
08:41 - Thy Art is Murder
26:33 -…
To celebrate the release of their latest single "For Ages", we asked Sydney indie-pop duo Egoism to share with us their picks for Sydney's best up-and-coming acts in the freshly rebooted Hot Singles …
Sam catches up with Tim Carroll, one half of the Aussie hit-machine band Holy Holy in the midst of their upcoming Hello My Beautiful World Tour. They chat about the relaxing pleasure of jumping in th…
Max dials in with Connor Brooker, frontman of Brisbane power-pop trio BUGS to chat about their brand new third album, "Cooties". In an absolute rocket of a chat, they cover Connor's discussion about …
Sam and Max are back together chatting to twin brothers and dance music maestros Cosmo's Midnight. They cover their latest single "Can't Do Without (My Baby), how they wanted to incorporate their fir…
Max chats with dance/hip hop collective Haiku Hands ahead of their upcoming We Got Vinyl tour to find out exactly what goes into getting all that energy into every track! They chat about how they fel…
For our first podcast back in 2022, we catch up with Mehrt from New Zealand dream-pop four-piece Mild Orange ahead of the release of their third album, "Looking for Space". We find out why their rauc…
Max catches up with Gold Coast Groove-pop trio Greatest Hits to chat about their second up EP, aptly titled "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2". They cover a harrowing tale that almost led to a severed hand, how…
Max chats with singer-songwriter Alice Skye about the upcoming Wildflower Festival set to tour the East Coast in 2022. They chat about everyone's love of Missy Higgins, the anxiety of getting back on…
Max dials in with Caleb and Keiran of WA four-piece Spacey Jane to chat about their latest single "Lunchtime". They also cover why the band always look to add energy and bounce to the heavy topics, h…
Max hits the Zoom Room with Sydney indie duo Royel Otis, chatting about their debut EP, "Campus". Along the way they cover Otis' previous turn on stage and screen, Royel's darkest moment, and the inn…
Sam and Max finally reunite, and not a minute too soon, as they catch up with Harvey from Client Liaison to chat about their new album, "Divine Intervention". They talk about a full-scale Ansett revi…
Sam dials in with one of Australia's most storied names in pop music, Ben Lee, to chat about his latest single "Born for this Bullshit". They delve deep into Ben's love of the no-rules approach to mu…