Episode 119: Justin Young – The Vaccines
At the start of the 2010s, it felt like it was almost impossible to avoid The Vaccines if you were a fan of indie rock music. Hailing from the streets of West London, The Vaccines first came together at the...
Mixtape, Vol. 8
I’ve spoken previously about how my Photoshop skills were very poor when I began this venture of designing mixtapes, and if ever you needed proof, just look at this volume. Inspired Ross Gunter’s ‘Bridging The Gap’ poster, this was more...
Episode 118: J Mascis – Dinosaur Jr.
It’s almost impossible to imagine the world of alternative rock without the influence of Dinosaur Jr. Forming in Amherst, Massachusetts back in 1984, the core trio of guitarist and vocalist J Masics, drummer Murph, and bassist Lou Barlow first came...
Episode 117: Sam & Elliott Margin – The Rubens
It’s a little difficult to think about the Australian music scene of the past 15 years without thinking of The Rubens. Hailing from Menangle in New South Wales, the largely familial band (three of its five members are brothers, you...
Bonus Episode 9: Kevin Krauter & Nina Pitchkites – Wishy
If you’re someone who likes their indie rock and alternative music with a healthy dose of shoegaze, well I reckon you’d do pretty well to check out Wishy. Why’s that, you ask? Well, it’s probably because that’s exactly what the...
Episode 116: iOTA
When it comes to folks who ensure their life is surrounded by art, it’s hard to look past iOTA. Having launched into the world of music and drama as a teenager, both of these disciplines have been vital parts of...
Mixtape, Vol. 7
One of my favourite things that I did while putting these mixtapes together was spending copious hours searching for inspiration. I’ve mentioned before a lot of my reason for doing these designs was to improve my then-amateur design skills, and...
Episode 115: Ron Hitler-Barassi & Humphrey B. Flaubert – TISM
I’m going to preface things this week by saying this is going to be far from anything close to a normal podcast. ‘Why?’ I hear you ask, well, it’s because this week’s guests are TISM co-founders Ron Hitler-Barassi and Humphrey...
Mixtape, Vol. 6
I remember when I started making this mix that I wanted to open relatively strongly and, if anyone was looking at the tracklist, wonder why the hell it skipped from 1 to 3 without any indication of a hidden track....
Episode 114: Tex Perkins
I don’t think I’m talking out of school when I say that Tex Perkins is a man who wears many hats (and oh my, does he ever look stylish when he does). If you’re a casual consumer of music, then...