Teenage Hate: CIVIC Chat About Their Debut LP, Future Forecast
Melbourne punks CIVIC drop the studio to chat about their long-awaited debut album Future Forecast. Coming off the back of their EP New Vietnam and a string of singles, the band’s debut…
The Australian Mood: The Apartments’ A Life Full Of Farewells Re-issued
After years of thinking the master tapes were lost forever, Australian chamber pop band The Apartments have recovered them and re-issued A Life Full Of Farewells. Peter Milton Walsh joins The Australian Mood …
The Mission: Tati Tati Man Brendan Kennedy On The Damage Being Done To The Murray Darling River Basin
Brendan Kennedy was born at Robinvale on Tati Tati Country and is a descendant of the Tati Tati, Wadi Wadi and Mutti Mutti tribal lands and language groups. He has seen up close…
Maps: The Perks Of A Lockdown With Brendan Huntley
“It’s probably one of my most liberated shows yet.”
This is Brendan Huntley, member of iconic local rock band Eddy Current Suppression Ring and local clay sculpture artist. He joins Fee B-Squared on…
Slow Mushrooming Explained On Uncommon Sense
It wasn’t until the mid-twentieth century that fungi was classified as its own Kingdom, separate from animals or plants. Co-author of Wild Mushrooming: A Guide For Foragers Alison Pouliot says in Australia, and…
International Pop Underground: Danish Punks Iceage On Plagues, Change, Confusion, Disgust & Defiance
Since debuting with 2011's New Brigade, a furious blast of post-punk noise, Danish outfit Iceage have continually changed shape, making dark, oft-uncomfortable music that feels eternally restless. Along the way, that's meant…
International Pop Underground: Julia Steiner Talks 10 Years of Ratboys
Ratboys have a new record. Or, a new recording of old recordings. Happy Birthday, Ratboy does as it suggests: celebrating the Chicago combo's 10th anniversary by re-recording their earliest material.
Formed by Julia…
International Pop Underground: Spanish Punks Lisasinson Find Feminist Joy in Playing Together
In the liner notes to Perdona Mamá, the debut LP for noisy Madrid punks Lisasinson, the band wear their hearts on their sleeve, declaring "getting a group together has been one of…
International Pop Underground: Crumb's Ambitious Music Transcends Their Unambitious Beginnings
When US outfit Crumb were formed, their beginnings weren't exactly auspicious. Drummer/producer Jonathan Gilad didn't want to make a Facebook page, and was "pretty sceptical" of how far they'd go. The rest of…
International Pop Underground: In Pandemic Times, Kero Kero Bonito's Future Pop Turns Apocalyptic
In their early days, English trio Kero Kero Bonito were routinely considered cute. Matching the bilingual Japanese/English lyrics of Sarah Midori Perry to bubbly, MIDI-heavy, video-game-ish production from Gus Lobban and Jamie Bulled…
Radiotherapy: The Highs And Lows Of Being A Surgeon
Dr Yumiko Kadota, Dr Natalie Ngan and Dr Kate Martin are all surgeons. They join the Radiotherapy crew to chat all things surgery and their experiences in medicine.
Yumiko wrote a blog post…
Byte Into It: Emojis, Dating Apps And Consent With Kath Albury
Are you partial to a fun emoji every now and then? Has your love language become filled with little colourful images? Would you ditch someone that wasn’t ‘emoji compatible’ with you?
Whether it…
Maps: Pinch Points' Jordan Oakley Gives The Lowdown On Recent Recording Sessions and Their Upcoming Croxton Show
Jordan Oakley from local post-punk band Pinch Points, joins Fee-B-Squared on Maps.
After a year of ups and downs, cancelled tours and paused production, Pinch Points are back at full force. Moving on…
LiveWire: The Continuing Teaches Of Peaches
Canadian-born, Berlin-bred electroclash iconoclast Peaches calls into LiveWire to chat about her new single “Pussy Mask”, out through Third Man Records. She also talks about her post-COVID tour plans, laments the predictable reactions…
Far and Wide: Creation Records’ Alan McGee On His New Biopic
As the founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee played a key role in British indie music’s ’80s ascendence and ’90s dominance. From managing the Jesus and Mary Chain to signing Oasis, McGee brought…
Real Estate Head Into The Dark Room
Chelsea King, host of overnight pop-up show The Dark Room, talks to Alex Bleeker from highly acclaimed outfit Real Estate about the release of their new EP, Half A Human. They…
Out On The Patio: Green Your Noise Explained
Musicians Acacia Coates from Pinch Points and Winnie McQuinn from Sunfruits are conscious of the carbon footprint that the touring lifestyle causes – driving and flying around Australia and putting on events. They…
Still Here: Barkaa On The Healing Power Of Rap
Only a year into her rap career, Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper Barkaa has already made a name for herself with her powerful delivery and lyrics. Calling in to Still Here, she talks…
The Mission: Gunai/Kurnai Author Veronica Gorrie On Her New Book, Black and Blue
Black and Blue is the remarkable story of Gunai/Kurnai woman Veronica Gorrie who worked as a police officer and fought for justice from within a system that attacks and kills our people on…
The Golden Age of Piracy: Tomahawks’ Duane Denison Shares His Formative Five
Duane Denison from American band The Jesus Lizard joins Tristen to share five of the tracks that have influenced him over his extensive career. The guitarist is also in super-group Tomahawk, who have…