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Episode 35 features Jaydon Martin, a Brisbane-born filmmaker currently residing in Melbourne. Jaydon's debut feature film Flathead has just recently been screened throughout MIFF. The docufiction film follows Cass Cumerford a man in his later years , who finds his way back to the region of Bundaberg, the place he grew up in. The film follows Cass and the thoughts that spring from being a man...

Episode 34 features Dev, a Melbourne-born musician and animator. Dev makes music under the name Death of Labour, releasing his debut album this year, 'Wurundjeri Spur Is Burning'. I was first introduced to Dev through Wilhelm Philipp, a Melbourne-based photographer. Wilhelm published a story on Dev, 'A near miss with the abyss,' which gave Dev the first real chance to talk in d...

Episode 33 features David Mirra.  Mirra's story is pretty unique and special, having spent 8 years at Box Hills VFL program becoming the club's longest-serving captain, playing 150 games, attaining two premierships, and winning himself a couple best and fairest. Just as Mirra was ready to hang up the boots and make his way to local football, he got the call from Hawthorn and had his AFL...

Episode 32 features Melbourne-based musician and visual artist Paris Richens. Paris is a member in the bands Parsnip and Hierophants and also goes by the solo guise of PP Rebel. Parsnip's album 'Behold' releases this week via Anti Fade Records. On this episode, Paris speaks on Kriya yoga, chanting/meditation, touring, her writing process, current practices, daily living, Parsnip, eg...

Episode 31 features Buddhist practitioner and teacher Damian Auton. Damian has been a practitioner and teacher for over a decade, teaching at Kadampa's meditation centre in the Dandenong Ranges and also teaching weekly classes in Hampton. Damian lived a life of travelling, teaching, rock climbing, and cycling before turning to Buddhism. Damian speaks on his journey, Buddhist teachings, medita...

Episode 30 features Peter Milne, a Melbourne-born photographer and visual artist. Milne's early photography documented Melbourne's punk scene through the 70's and 80's. Milne would also later document Melbourne's early comedy scene, capturing the likes of Bill Hicks and more who would float through and tour Australia. Milnes current work tends to engage more montage and co...

Episode 29 features Mikey Young, guitarist and member of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Green Child, Ooga Boogas, and Total Control. It's a bit different to do a write-up here on Mikey, as he's sort of become this underground music mystic who's had his hands in countless well-respected albums and recordings and, as of more recent years, has had international artists, labels, and...

Episode 28 features Emily Jans, a boxer, kickboxer, and drummer in Australian hardcore band Straightjacket Nation. Emily, who won the 2012 Australian Amateur Boxing title and now retired, is training and coaching others in her new clinic, 'Off the Wall', a boxing community space in Collingwood also run by Kristy Harris, a x4 time National Boxing Champ. In this episode, Emily speaks about...

Episode 27 features Ben Clement, a photographer, director, filmmaker, and the founder of Good Sport magazine and AM:PM.RC. Ben's work is centred around sport and movement. Having worked with the likes of various brands and well-known athletes, as well as local runners and smaller sporting communities, Ben has intertwined his early love of different subcultures and music scenes and is now brin...

Episode 26 features Melbourne-based street photographer Chucky Edge. Chucky documents a lot of his travels around South-east Asia. Photographing  people and communities on the outskirts of society, often capturing the things he is most drawn to from hardcore shows, tattoos, and real-life happenings around Melbourne. Chucky speaks on his recent travels around India and Thailand, his recent show &ap...

Episode 25 features Steph Hughes, a Melbourne-based illustrator, musician, artist, and community art collaborator. Steph has been a part of various bands over the years, including Dick Diver and the Boomgates. Has made gig posters for the likes of Courtney Barnett and The Feelies, and continues to collaborate with people of all ages through community artworks and murals, via a range of different w...

Episode 24 features Sam Octigan, a painter, artist, and frontman in Melbourne hardcore band Iron Mind. On this episode, Sam speaks on Melbourne’s hardcore scene, straight-edge culture, how he stepped into the role as a frontman, early influences, solitude, social media, and more. You can find him over at : https://www.instagram.com/samoctigan/   I appreciate anyone who has been tapping into these...

Episode 23 features Brendan Huntley, painter, sculptor, and frontman for Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Brendan’s roots run deep within Melbourne's music and art scenes. Growing up in a creative family and exploring graffiti in his youth, before turning to lyrics, painting and sculpture, Brendan has always used different mediums to express himself to the fullest, switching forms when it feels...

Episode 22 features Campbell Somerville, a professional boxer from Melbourne currently holding a 3-1 (2KO) professional record with 75 fights as an amateur (x3 time Australian amatuer champion) and who was fortunate enough to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Campbell speaks on how he got into boxing, his teen years, the surgeries that delayed the start of his...

Episode 21 features Mark Lording, a tattoo artist who is currently working out of Frankston Tattoo. Mark's work is heavily based on the environments and areas he grew up in, tattooing pieces that he is familiar with and that go back to his roots, such as Australian icons, animals, trees, train lines, beaches, and more. On this episode, Mark speaks on how being amongst various subcultures infl...

Episode 20 features Anu Kumar. Anu is a photographer born in India and raised in Australia who has used photography as a medium to connect her two homes. In 2022, Anu released a book titled "Ghar", a series of photos that contemplate the complexities of "home" and all that comes with that. Most of the photos in the series capture the inherent familiarity of home, family, and co...

Episode 19 features Toby Zoates, a Melbourne-born artist, author, animator, and filmmaker now based in Sydney. Toby has created animations and films like "Darling It Hurtz" and "The Thief Of Sydney." He has written books about his experiences living within Sydney’s public housing  and spiritual adventures in India. Toby has also designed various early punk gig posters and flyer...

Episode 18 features Kia Binch, a cycling advocate and regular bike packer. Kia has bike-packed the likes of the Australian Alps and various other regional Victorian spots and is continuing to promote and include more female participation in these areas that she is heavily involved in. Kia speaks on how she got into bike packing, what bike packing has given her, the peace of mind that cycling can b...

This episode features Ellen Virgona, a Sydney-born photographer. Ellen has been a photographer for over a decade now and has a way of capturing small moments and gestures we often take for granted or turn a blind eye to in our day-to-day lives. We discuss why these moments are so real and honest, and just how Ellen formed her own style. We also discuss her early influences from film and David Lync...

This episode features Oscar O’Shea, director, filmmaker, photographer, and co-owner of MOM Publishing. Oscar has worked with the likes of These New South Whales, CLAMM, Floodlights, and Civic and is heavily involved in Melbourne's underground punk scene. He has also created, alongside Lawrence McCrabb, a publishing company called MOM, a space for emerging creators and artists to share, promot...

My first episode from my short Sydney stay was with Marto, a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Sydney. Marto has been creating handmade ceramic mushroom incense burners for the last 3 years and has really formed his own style and lane with these pieces. Marto has also used his platform to share psychedelic and mushroom info, specifically in the mental health space, and how, when used res...

This was a pretty special episode to close out the year, got to sit down with John Kaye in his Coburg studio. John is an artist currently based in Melbourne, who’s been in the scene creating for over 15 years now, John grew up among the graff scene which would later inspire and mould into the widely respected pieces and forms of art he creates today.   On this episode, John speaks on his travels,...

I had the pleasure of chatting with James Gorter, a New Zealand-born filmmaker currently residing in Melbourne. James spent his early adult life squatting around Europe and playing in various punk bands before getting immersed in filmmaking. James’s films and work have the ideas of fate, spirituality, death, and violence running right through them in a raw and intense way. James is currently worki...

Bruce Milne is a radio presenter, music journalist, band promoter, and former record label owner who played a prominent role in Melbourne's early punk and post-wave scenes. Bruce began as a band promoter at Swinburne College, alongside Rowland S. Howard and Nick Cave. He would later co-found Au-Go-Go records, signing the likes of Spiderbait, Magic Dirt, The Scientists, and The Meanies, as wel...

Queensland born Dougal Gorman is a photographer currently residing in Sydney. On this episode, we speak about his move to Sydney, his love for capturing live punk gigs, how he got into music photography, black and white film, and more. You'll hear just how humble Dougal is and feel his love for being behind the camera and wanting to archive the Australian underground punk scene. You'll a...