My Mixtape

Lochlan Watt has helmed triple j's heavy metal show The Racket for the past seven years now, he's also written for a number of alternative media outlets, and fronted a number of different heavy metal…

Jordan Dreyer is the vocalist and lyricist of the emotional post-hardcore outfit known as La Dispute. A Michigan native, Jordan grew out of harsh winters and a strong local music scene. Through these…

The crazy Canadian called Lauren Babic is a human of incredible talent. Known for fronting both Crazy Eighty Eight and Red Handed Denial, as well as a slew of covers of heavy acts on her YouTube chan…

Paul 'Browny' Brown has been a champion of the Australian music scene for a long time. He is the creator, boss, occasional Nostradamus at Wall Of Sound, and one of the hosts on the popular Wall Of So…

Noga Erez is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist hailing from Israel who creates electronic based alt-pop/hip hop music. Noga sat down with Joshua Redbeard on a sunny & rainy Melbourne afternoon to …

Richie Hardcore has spent his life in the alternative scene, through music finding the power to heal his trauma, and turn to a life of education and public speaking to help others heal theirs. Late o…

Drew Gardner of Sydney's Totally Unicorn is a true presence both on and off the stage. On stage he is a wildly chaotic teddy bear wearing tie-dye underwear, offstage he is the same the more appropria…

The elusive but ever insightful Tobias Forge, creator behind the mask that is Swedish gothic metal act Ghost, joins Joshua Redbeard on this episode of My Mixtape to peel back the layers of everything…

Host of triple j's Good Nights, avid wrestling fan, and the champion of Australian Music, Bridget Hustwaite comes at music from a genuine fan's point of view. She joins Joshua Redbeard to discuss lif…

John Safran wears many hats; author, television host, person who enjoys ruffling more than a few jimmies. In this episode of My Mixtape, John takes the concept and turns it straight on it's head, div…

Kye Smith is known for many things. He has drummed with basically every band in the Australian punk scene from Local Resident Failure to Frenzal Rhomb, he has created a very popular YouTube series do…

Australian singer / songwriter Alex Lahey sat down with Joshua Redbeard to draw back the curtain on the inspiration behind becoming a musician, and the musical references that would become her new al…

Marcus Bridge's voice is unmistakeable. Equal parts beauty and venom, he's made himself truly an integral part of the machine that is Northlane, but his musical depths go far beyond metal. Marcus too…

If you've ever had the pleasure of seeing a Bronx show, you can attest to the fact Matt Caughthran is a dynamic enigma all to his own. True to his own style, Matt took the concept of My Mixtape and t…

Graham Nixon is a legend of the Australian alternative scene. He is the owner of Resist Records, home to Parkway Drive, Polaris, Confession, and a slew of amazing young Australian hardcore bands. He …

Tom Ballard is a man of many hats. Currently a stand up comic and writer, he also hosted breakfast on triple j, and Tonightly on the ABC, among other creative pursuits. Tom and Redbeard geek out and …

Michelle Grace Hunder is one of the most respected photographers in the Australian music scene, but beyond that is also the co-creator of Her Sound Her Story, has published a photography book about t…

Andrew "Marshy" Marsh is the guitarist for Australian deathcore act Thy Art Is Murder. As well as managing Thy Art Is Murder, Marshy is also heavily involved in the next generation of heavy acts via …

Nikki Brumen fronts Melbourne's "goth 'n' roll" darlings Pagan, who after releasing their debut album Black Wash through EVP Records have begun to slowly take over the world. She's also been known to…