Electric cars are seen by many as the one of the solutions to climate change ­– a switch that people can make on an individual level that will have global impacts. But the…

Melbourne-based muso Michael Beach has just released his new album Dream Violence. From a Tassie holiday, he calls into Neon Sunset to chat about the process behind his fourth record: from recording…

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its final report to the federal government recently, outlining recommendations after two years of hearings, workshops and public submissions. Senior reporter for The…

The remarkable scenes across the county as tens of thousands on women and men rallied across the country to rally against the ongoing oppression of women as part of the March for Justice…

In tragic news, Neil Richards has passed away since this interview went to air. We are sending all our love to Neil's family and friends at this time.

Neil Richards was an Australian…

The lockdowns in Victoria last year gave a lot of people a lot of time – some were able to channel that into productivity, others needed to slow down to take care of…

From his time spent as a percussionist touring with the likes of Theo Parrish, Floating Points and Chance the Rapper, Junior Alli-Balogun was inspired to create the kind of club-ready jazz music he…

Brian has an illuminating chat with Craig Finn, singer-songwriter and frontman of Brooklyn, New York six-piece rock outfit The Hold Steady about the release of their eighth studio LP, Open Door Policy…

Melbourne locals Bitch Diesel join Tristen to showcase some of the songs that have inspired them. The punk trio have been playing together almost five years – a year for each of their…

Cam Smith has a chat with chef-turned-vintner Adam Foster of Syrahmi Wines about the weather: chiefly, how the weather pattern created by La Niña has affected this year’s vintage. The weather system, according…

The new documentary Girls Can’t Surf depicts competitive surfing culture in the 1980s and 1990s – rearranging competition times so women had worse waves or putting their competition on at lunch so the…

More than 450 Aboriginal people have died in custody since the Royal Commission's final report was published 30 years ago. On average, that’s about one Aboriginal death in custody every three weeks over…

Taxidermy has ceased to be taught in Australia from the '70s until now. Since 2014 Natalie Delaney-John has been breathing life back in the 'dying arts.' Aisha and Melbourne based artist and taxidermist…

Lael Neale's first 'proper' LP, Acquainted With Night, is an album whose making and themes percolate with isolation. Which makes it an album that feels in tune to recent pandemic history.

The…

Guest hosts Ben and Guy from Chapter Music chat to Sarah Mary Chadwick about her new album, Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby. Sarah explains how her newest release ties off her…

Mooncake brings us Filipino electronic tunes this week with its second-ever guest mix, compiled by Manila-based electronic music producer Pamcy. Discover sounds from the likes of LUSTBASS, crwn, UDD and The Vince Noir…

Mike Hadreas’s ever-morphing pop project Perfume Genius released his fifth album Set My Heart On Fire Immediately last year. Like each album before it, Set My Heart builds and expands on the Perfume…

Throughout his lengthy career, San Francisco’s Glenn Donaldson has lived many musical lives in such bands as Skygreen Leopards, the Giant Skyflower Band, and the Jewelled Antler Collective, among many others. However, it’s…

Jessi and Al from Melbourne electro-pop duo Blisstake chat with Jazz Feldy ahead of their launch at the Gaso this Thursday for their debut 7”, Beauty / Girl. They spill the beans…

Aunty Geraldine Atkinson is a proud Bangerang/Wiradjuri woman and co-Chair of the First People Assembly of Victoria. She Joins Mission host Daniel James to discuss the establishment of the a truth-telling process through…