Interviews

Malthouse Theatre invites you to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and liberation with the world premiere of Homo Pentecostus, Joel Bray's intimate exploration of his secret queer identity within the confines of a 1990s Pentecostal Church. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread to hear from the actor, dancer, and writer when he chats with Annika Priest on State of The Art.

Eloquent, spellbinding, monumental, exquisite, are the words used to describe the Germany-based ensemble: the Esmé Quartet. Launching their career by winning the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall, the quartet embark on their debut Australian tour this April – May. Tune into The Modernist as Cas chats with Yuni Ha from the Esmé Quartet.

Vocalist Kynan Groundwater and guitarist Braden Groundwater from Diamond Construct chats with Ryan about their sophomore album 'Angel Killer Zero,' being the first Australian act to sign with the US-based label Pale Chord Records and their upcoming headline tour in conjunction with AM//PM Emo Night.

Kene and Ryan have teamed up for an interview with founding member and guitarist of Jungle Rot, Dave Matrise. Tune in to Burning Bitumen and Tyrannocoreus on April 30 and May 1 to hear them speak about their first Australian tour in their 30-year history and much more.

Celebrating their first year as a band, black hole hardcore band Nebulam will join Kene to chat about their tracks and upcoming show at The Last Chance on May 18th.

Our Carlson stops by to hang with Jordan and discuss his upcoming show at Northcote Social Club on May 4th, featuring a one-off performance from WA hip-hop artist C.R.A.I.G as well as local bands Zig Zag and Blonde Revolver.

Dynamic Geelong duo Winksy visits Underground Love to chat about their newly-released debut album 'My Anatomy.'

Fusing Latin sounds, deep basslines, melodies, vogue crashes, futuristic drum machines, Tina Disco aims to break barriers, capturing the spirit of a generation in constant flux, recontextualizing concepts and stereotypes on her EP 'LATAM IS BURNING'. Tina joins Elle on Headhunters to chat about her new EP and spin some tunes.

John Cage's Variations form a set of eight works composed between 1958 and 1978 that radically changed how music is formed. Decibel is one of Australia's leading ensembles of new music exploration, noted for its use of graphic and animated notation. Professor Cat Hope and Aaron Wyatt will talk to Ian about a new recording from Decibel New Music Ensemble of John Cage's complete Variations.

Dr Sure's Unusual Practice tackle lofty issues through a hopeful lens on their third album 'Total Reality.' Taking its title from the Philip K Dick sci-fi novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ 'Total Reality' sees the group in constant forward motion, finding new sounds and new ways to express their joy and catharsis in making music together. Mastermind of Dr Sure's Unusual Practice Dougal Shaw catches up with Phil about the album.

Spread across eight songs that ooze frantic and focused energy in equal measure, S:Bahn captures the arc of love from flirtation and lust, through betrayal and regret with their latest album 'Love Story.' The band calls in to Sunglasses After Dark to talk about the album and its launch at the Cactus Room on May 4.

The Clouds present their first four albums, Penny Century, Octopus, Thunderhead and Futura, on vinyl in one collected box set called RetroActive. In celebration of the boxset, the band will head out on the RetroActive Tour in May, which sees them revisit our capital cities to play their greatest hits. Vocalist Jodi Phillis joins Michael on Junkyard to talk about the boxset.

Cordrazine have released their first single in fifteen years. 'Hey Man' will be the first of a series of releases scattered throughout 2024 and 2025, culminating in an album release toward the end of 2025. To celebrate, the band have a number of shows planned throughout Australia, the first at the Northcote Social Club on April 27. Hamish Cowan catches up with Crispi about the single and its launch show.

Beginning as a solo project fronted by Rhea Caldwell, Baby Blue is now a fully-fledged five-piece bringing new depth and energy to the raw yet playful story-telling. After a two-year incubation, Baby Blue has emerged with a refined sound as well as the debut full-length album 'Of My Window.' Rhea calls by Radio City to talk about the album and its launch at Northcote Social Club on May 3rd.

Melbourne-based independent theatre company The People unveil their latest offering Peacemongers. What started as an exercise in rehearsal, Peacemongers is a real-life attempt at utopia. It's documentary theatre at its most absurd, and an act of rebellious and delusional hope. Witness a group of ordinary people who set out to write a play about an ideal society, one in which bigotry doesn’t exist. Composer Zak Pidd talks to Annika about the play.

Vocalist for Californian metalcore act The Ghost Inside, Jonathon Vigil talks to Ryan about their first Australian tour in 10 years supporting Parkway Drive this September, new album 'Searching For Solace' and how fortunate the band are to be performing again after a tragic bus accident in 2015.

On this edition of Burning Bitumen, Kene speaks with Jarvis Leatherby from Night Demon/Cirith Ungol about first and last tours of Australia, helping reform a classic band, and the return of classic no bullshit heavy metal.

Considered as the first house song to become a hit in the US, Technotronic's 1989 classic 'Pump Up The Jam' fused house, electro and hip hop in what was an early example of the hip house genre. But you already knew that. What you might not have known is that Technotronic will be joined by Black Box and N-Trance for what promises to be a grand celebration of the '90s dance revolution at the Forum tomorrow night! Tune in to Boogie Beat Suite to hear more from Technotronic's very own Eric Martin.

The Xhabarabot Voice Machines, led by Rully Shabara (one-half of seminal Indonesian experimental band Senyawa) in collaboration with Australian artists Brian Fuata, Abby Sunborne and Jocelyn Tribe, will present an evening of improvisation showcasing the diverse application of AI Voice Machines at the latest presentation from sound art collective Liquid Architecture, April 24 at Darebin Arts Centre. Rully and Liquid Architecture Co-Director Kristi Monfries drop in to tell Paul all about the show.

On Monday, beloved indie-pop sisters Charm of Finches drop in to PBS bright and early to chat with Milo about their dreamy new album 'Marlinchen in the Snow' and to play a couple of live songs in-studio. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread and start the new week the right way.