Helping you find the next great song in your playlist. Each week, the team from 78 Amped bring you the news, reviews and interviews you need to find the next great song for your favourite playlists!
Interrupting regularly schedule Vinyl Club reviews, Sam and Max looking back at 10 years of Tame Impala's most iconic record, "Currents". Early on, they both lay their critical cards on the table but…
Ahead of their mammoth 21-date tour of Australia, Sam and Max dial in with Jeph from The Used. They chat about the influence of groove Jazz music on his bass playing, why a one-lane road almost tanke…
After a real spread of new music from across genres, Sam and Max unpack a huge Hottest 100 weekend, talk about more artists moving away from Spotify, and then wretch their way through the biggest liv…
Dan joins Max as he looks back at the debut record from Parkway Drive, "Killing With a Smile". It's a two-pronged discussion of one of the biggest Metalcore albums, but will it be all killer no fille…
In the lead-up to "Lonely God", Sam and Max dial in with Ryan from Fit For a King. Along the way they talk about trying to write records to make everyone happy, what a "Bud Lite band" is, and how the…
There's a special guest in the studio this week as Dan from Virtues joins the Wednesday show. They chat new music, including Virtues' latest "Blasphemer", a real rollercoaster for European EDM fans a…
Chatting while they were the #1 Australian album in the country, we dial in with Josh from FANGZ to discuss their debut album,"Shui". Along the way, we cover how full-time jobs honed the record proce…
Sam is reviewing the UK's Franc Moody and their latest album, "Chewing the Fat", and will he get into a dance moment, or stand at the back of the metaphorical room with his arms folded?
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Max dials in with Justin from the Perth legends End of Fashion ahead of their tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut record. It's a super insightful peek behind the curtain at what lif…
It's capital letters galore as G Flip's going 80s, Sam's going Addison Rae, and Will Smith's going sexy(?) in Something New. Then, we dive into the quagmire of AI in music off the back of a huge admi…
Max bites the bullet and goes in on a review for a Radiohead record. Starting with 2007's "In Rainbows" will this finally sway the boys and see them become Radioheadheads?
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Ahead of the release of their upcoming album "Breaking Into Heaven", Max catches up with Loki from Gold Coast/Yugambeh band Selve. They chat about the globe-trotting writing and recording process tha…
Live bands giveth, and live bands Sabbath away. After plenty of new music, Sam and Max chat through rough Listen Out 2025 news, some positive Parkway Drive festival news, the return of Oasis, the end…
Sam's visiting the Isle of Wight to review the self-titled debut album from Wet Leg. Does he head to the Chaise Longue or is it all Oh No?
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On their road trip across the U.S., we dial in with Nathan from Atlanta band Microwave ahead of their tour Down Under. We catch up on the process behind last year's "Let's Start Degeneracy", the half…
The ARIA Charts are changing the game, hoping to get some more Australian artists climbing, Ben Lee is calling on us to help the local scene, and Bigsound is on its way, so we find out who's worth ca…
Max is looking over the latest drop from Maryland's Turnstile, finding out how much hardcore he can handle with Never Enough.
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Australian icons are about rocking their way across the country on an upcoming tour, and Triple J are settling the best Australian music debate once and for all.
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Sam is reviewing the 2015 release from Liverpool's The Wombats, and will this bring him around on anything more recent in their discography than "Moving To New York"?
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It's news galore as Max seems to want to highlight every gig happening in Brisbane between now and 2049 all in one go, then Sam unloads on the creatures he spotted while he was at the Counterparts gi…