The Ghost Interviews Graham Nash (1986)
British singer-songwriter Graham Nash (of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fame) has released six solo albums throughout the course of his career (the first of which was recently re-issued). Stephen…
Steve Gunn in Conversation on Breaking and Entering
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Steve Gunn joins Breaking and Entering live in the studio ahead of his forthcoming Australian shows. He tells us his recent EP Acoustic Unseen came about because he always…
Max Headroom: The Musical Genius of Daniel Johnston
The Golden Age of Piracy’s Tristen Harris leads us through the world of Daniel Jonhston, the singer/songwriter whose songs have been covered by The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes…
Witches, Satanists and Exorcists: John Safran Explores the Occult on Breakfasters
Do you believe in the occult? Exploring the unthinkable, author and broadcaster John Safran has spent months among witches, Satanists, and exorcists recording his latest podcast John Safran vs The Occult. He…
Out on the Patio: Going Solo with Tiny Ruins
Hollie Fullbrook, singer/songwriter and frontwoman of the acclaimed New Zealand band Tiny Ruins, joins Out on the Patio (with fill-in host Kate Kingsmill) to chat about her latest album and life on tour.
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JVG Radio Method: Jo Pearson and Chicken Mary Show’s Gary Young Play Live
Jo Pearson and Gary Young join Jon Von Goes to play some music and chat their upcoming show as the Joey & Gazza duo. ‘Not much has changed since I was last here,’…
The Glasshouse: Portrait Writing with Maxine Beneba Clarke
Celebrated writer Maxine Beneba Clarke (The Hate Race, Foreign Soil) visits The Glasshouse to discuss her newest book, The Saturday Portraits. A collection of biographical portraits of various personalities…
Breakfasters: What to Expect from the ‘Children of the Evolution’
The Due West Arts Festival is a celebration of artists and creators who hail from Melbourne’s western suburbs. One of the shows, ‘Children of the Evolution,’ sees an all-child cast pick ‘manifesto topics’…
Neon Sunset: Total Control on Their Eclectic Sound and ‘Celebrating the Absurdity of Life’
James Vinciguerra from Total Control laughingly describes the band’s creative process as ‘a big, stupid stew’ of influences and ideas. On Neon Sunset, Annaliese discovers how a grand organ and a choir…
Good Fortune: Japanese Rock Trio The Let’s Go’s Chat About the Aussie Rock Scene and Beer
Japanese rock trio The Let’s Go’s have made serious waves in the music world with their powerful live shows, punchy studio albums, and general badassness. Touring Australia for the first time this month…
Breakfasters: Beci Orpin Shares the Inspiration Behind Her New Book ‘Take Heart, Take Action’
Melbourne illustrator/designer Beci Orpin felt ‘disheartened and frustrated’ after the last federal election, so she channeled that feeling and made a graphic for her Instagram. That graphic went viral and has now been…
Even Scientists Get Imposter Syndrome: Professor Laura Mackay on Breakfasters
Einstein A Go-Go’s Professor Laura Mackay recently nabbed the Prime Minister’s Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and, just a few months ago, the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early…
Underground Lovers’ Vince Giarrusso Joins Neil Rogers on The Australian Mood
Underground Lovers are back with their tenth studio album, A Left Turn, and founding member Vince Giarrusso tells The Australian Mood’s Neil Rogers that the band still thinks in terms of ‘albums’…
Greedy Algorithms: The Pros and Cons of AI with Personality on Byte Into IT
Would you trust an algorithm? Melbourne Law School researcher Hui Xian Chia has been investigating artificial intelligence and wondering how we develop trust with algorithms. She joins Byte Into IT to discuss whether…
Breakfasters: X-Men Producer Jason Taylor Explains the Power of Science Fiction
Science fiction films delve in to the heart of what it means to be human. Hollywood and Broadway producer Jason Taylor joins Breakfasters in the studio to chat about his experiences working in…
Breakfasters: All Aboard the Melbourne Music Bus!
What has 25 seats, visits the sites of Melbourne’s storied musical history, and has a different musical luminary acting as tour guide on every outing? Why, it’s the Melbourne Music Bus, that’s what…
Uncommon Sense: Is the New Logging Announcement Enough to Rescue Our Native Forests?
Last week, the Victorian Government announced that they will begin transitioning away from logging native forests over the next ten years and stop logging old growth forests immediately. But will these changes be…
Respect the Rock: Shining a Light on Suzi Quatro
Legendary rocker Suzi Quatro recently released a hard rock record. As Tait Brady, producer of the documentary Suzi Q, asks, ‘What 69 year old grandmother does that?’
Tait and the film’s director…
‘Always Searching for Beauty in Tiny Miracles’: Meow Meow on Breakfasters
Cabaret singer Meow Meow returns to Melbourne for Apocalypse Meow: Crisis Is Born, on now at The Malthouse (and proudly presented by RRR). She joins Breakfasters to chat about the ‘off-peak, bargain…
Mad Professor Shares His Life Story with Systa BB
Modern dub pioneer Mad Professor joins Systa BB on The Good, The Dub and The Global. The accomplished solo producer and remixer of artists such as Massive Attack, Sade and Grace Jones…