Interview
Modern Woman by Sandra Ebert

The International Pop Underground: London Outfit Modern Woman Make Noisy Art-Rock Full of Conflict

The striking cover art for Johnny's Dreamworld, the debut album for London art-rock outfit Modern Woman, shows two girls fighting in a field, arms flailing, faces blurred.

Shot by photographer Sandra Ebert…

Interview
Cola by Kristina Pedersen

The International Pop Underground: Tim Darcy of Montréal Post-Punk Trio Cola is Excited to Be Touring Australia

"This is a guitar-rock post-punk band, that's the DNA of the sound of the albums," says Tim Darcy, frontman of the Montréal-born combo Cola.

Speaking with Anthony Carew on The International Pop Underground…

Interview
The Disappeared Project

Baseline: Missing While Blak with Dr Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson

Nana Owusu is joined on Baseline by Darumbal and South Sea Islander journalist, writer and academic Dr Amy McQuire, and Yuin lawyer and advocate Martin Hodgson, to discuss the ongoing crisis of the…

Interview
Chris Kraus - Author

Literati Glitterati: Chris Kraus On New Novel 'The Four Spent The Day Together'

Mel Fulton is joined by critically acclaimed American author and cultural critic Chris Kraus, author of titles such as I Love Dick, Aliens and Anorexia, and Torpor. Kraus speaks to Mel about her…

Interview
Debra Dank

Indigenuity: Dr Debra Dank On Her New Book 'Ankami' and Fracking In the Beetaloo Basin

Dr Debra Dank is a Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon woman, NSW Premier Prize-winning author and current Enterprise Fellow at Adelaide Univeristy. Her new book Ankami: Stolen Children, Shattered Families, Silenced Histories is written following…

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Sarah and Clem

Sometimes Always: Do All Music Biopics Suck?

Clem Bastow joins Sarah to dig into the weird, wonderful and occasionally cringeworthy world of music on film. They tackle all the big questions: Is 8 Mile underrated? Did Almost Famous make everyone…

Special Program
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Off The Record: New Orleans Jazz Fest Dispatch

Brian Wise broadcasts from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, bringing listeners a wide-ranging dispatch from the eight-day celebration across two weekends.

In the thick of the festival grounds and backstage, Brian captures…

Interview
bbsanii

Good Static: bbsanii, From Light to Dark on Murciélago

bbsanii joins Paul Gorrie and Lizzynice on Good Static to chat Murciélago, her new four-track EP out via Nightshop Records. Meaning “bat” in Spanish, Murciélago marks bbsanii’s first label release after a…

Interview
Flick and Deborah Mailman

Primal Screen: Deborah Mailman on Wolfram and Mob Stories

Deborah Mailman joins Flick Ford on Primal Screen to discuss Wolfram, Warwick Thornton’s spiritual follow-up to Sweet Country. Set in Central Australia, 1932 and inspired by family stories from Thornton and…

Interview
kait james

Banksia: Kait James on Kiss My Moom at Neon Parc

Wadawurrung artist Kait James joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about Kiss My Moom, a major solo exhibition at Neon Parc.

Presenting eighteen new works, Kait overlays these surfaces with bold…

Interview
Cinema Reborn

Primal Screen: Cinema Reborn Returns

The annual Cinema Reborn film festival is back! Focusing on the history of film and film preservation, the festival premiers a program of brand new film restorations from around the globe, shining a…

Interview
Georgia Fields on The Distant Sky

The Distant Sky: Georgia Fields Returns with 'Chameleon'

Naarm based art-pop singer-songwriter Georgia Fields is back with her brand new single Chameleon, a song that explores her autistic identity and experience being diagnosed as an adult.

Georgia joins Kate on…

Interview
Julia Cumming by Ebru Yildiz

The International Pop Underground: Sunflower Bean's Julia Cumming Goes Solo with LP 'Julia' & Anthem 'My Life'

Julia Cumming's My Life —the opening song and first single from her debut solo LP, Julia— is quite the introduction.

It finds the 30-year-old musician, longtime member of the rock outfit Sunflower…

Interview
Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis

Banksia: Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis on Channels work in NGV's FUTURE COUNTRY

Proud Pitta Pitta woman and artist Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about new photographic work Channels presented through the NGV's FUTURE COUNTRY exhibition.

As a continuation of her…

Interview
Anna Smyrk - Spectacular Denial

Banana Lounge Broadcasting: Anna Smyrk on Spectacular Denial

Anna Smyrk joins Banana Lounge Broadcasting to discuss her debut album Spectacular Denial. Produced and mixed by Anna Laverty, Smyrk wrote the record after the sudden death of her father and moves through…

Interview
Jacinta Parsons

Breakfasters: Jacinta Parsons Chats Sex, Love and Other Catastrophes

Beloved former Breakfaster and ABC radio host and author Jacinta Parsons joins the Breakfasters to chat about sex, modern relationships, changing bodies and deconstructing the patriarchy - or trying to!

She speaks ahead…

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Pauly P (Photo Credit: Brad Perkins)

Maps: Pauly P, 30 Years In

Fee B-Squared welcomes Pauly P on to Maps to celebrate his 30th year at Triple R. Alongside Tony Wilson, it's an afternoon of affectionate chaos and station lore. The trio look back on…

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Andy Griffiths and Sarah Smith

Sometimes Always: A Wild Musical Adventure with Andy Griffiths

The only thing beloved Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths loves as much as books is music. And maybe Triple R. As a teenager searching for adventure in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, he…

Interview
Dylan Bird and Alex Macfarlane

Future Perfect: Alex Macfarlane On His New Album and Venturing Across Genres

Dylan Bird sits down with Alex Macfarlane to chat about his latest album Gleams & Louring, his nocturnal music-making habits, his approach to writing across different projects and genres, the art of…

Interview
Money

Future Perfect: Is Economic Reform the Missing Mental Health Solution?

Dylan Bird is joined by Thomas Walker, economist, geographer and CEO of policy think tank Think Forward. to draw the link between the cost of living crisis and declining mental health for young…