Simon Winkler talks to Mick Earls, one of the founding members of the iconic disco punk band "Use No Hooks." "Use No Hooks" were a funky outfit who took pains to avoid commercial…

Steve Cross recreates Johnny Rotten’s playlist from his takeover of a show on London’s Capitol Radio on 16 July 1977. Says Steve, “If you’ve never heard his selection of tunes, I think you’ll…

Over the week, Steve Cross had an idea: what about a full episode of Beat Orgy dedicated to punk and post-punk artists doing covers? He managed to assemble 100 tunes... The final result…

Very sad news came through recently that Dave Thomas, frontman of Geelong punk band Bored! and member of Magic Dirt, has passed away at age 56. Neil Rogers, host of The Australian Mood…

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All good things… For nearly 40 years Polyester Records has stood sentry on Fitzroy’s Brunswick Street, supporting and selling interesting local music. Sadly, the news has emerged that, at the end of March…

Plato’s Cave regular Sally Christie talks to iconic independent filmmaker, producer and screenwriter Penelope Spheeris. Penelope describes how her filmmaking lane for punk documentaries and dramas comes from a wider interest in human…

Bruce Milne and Clinton Walker lock in for a very special episode of Where Yo Is?, where the old pals reflect on broadcasting together at Triple R in the late ’70s and…

Seven years after the release of her second solo album, Amanda Palmer is back with a personal new record and accompanying one-woman show, both titled There Will Be No Intermission.

The Dresden Doll…

Ninchfest is back in 2020 (proudly presented by RRR) on Saturday 11 January at St Andrews Beach Recreation Club in Victoria, just an hour and a half outside of Melbourne.

Phoebe Taylor and…