A Sonic Youth

Oliver goes track-by-track and plays favourites from southern rockers Drive-By Truckers' 'lost album' The Big To-Do. This is an album which varies between country honks, alt-folk and big Crazy Horse guitar rockers. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Killer parties, citrus and liquor, hoodrat chicks and more as we look at The Hold Steady's powerhouse 2009 live album 'A Positive Rage'. This is a rock band at their peak, playing songs from their much-loved first four records. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Mixing cocktails with a plastic-tipped guitar, fruit-covered nails, and more weirdness as Oliver takes a track-by-track look at Pavement's raw and experimental debut album 'Slanted & Enchanted'. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Ep 180 is all about Australian indie superstar Courtney Barnett's 2015 debut album 'Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit'. It's now ten years old, so Oliver looks back on favourite tracks, including some live versions with some added gusto. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver looks at The Dandy Warhols! Yes, the ones that wrote Bohemian Like You! Oliver looks at their story and some of the other great songs from their catalog. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver plays new music from stoner/psych rockers Hooveriii, NZ legends The Chills, Patterson Hood and Niger's Mdou Moctar. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver plays favourite tracks from heavy psych rockers Dead Meadow. Plus a new acoustic track from Jason Isbell, and a celebration of records by Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and alternative country legends The Jayhawks. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver looks at favourite indie Americana jams from Silver Synthetic, including a new single. Plus, new music from Bully, Patterson Hood, and Ben Kweller, with the latter two featuring Waxahatchee. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver checks out the best indie new releases from the past few weeks. Including DOPE LEMON, Courting, Surf Trash, and Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis with a cover of The Cure. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver checks out the new record from Whirr, the band who are 'carrying the torch of proper shoegaze into the 2020s'. Also, new singles from upcoming albums by Jason Isbell and The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver looks at World Party and math rockers Les Savy Fav. Plus, new releases from Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood and NZ indie legends The Chills. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver checks out the three psych rock and shoegaze bands headed by Ripley Johnson. Moon Duo, Rose City Band, and Wooden Shjips. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Inspired by the newly released Bob Dylan movie 'A Complete Unknown', Oliver plays his favourite alt and indie rock Bob Dylan covers. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Part two of the 2024 year in review. Oliver plays favourite tracks from the past year including Silver Jews, DOPE LEMON, Squirrel Bait and Israel Nash. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver pays tribute to the recently departed ex-Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap with two covers by Chris Mars and Jeff Tweedy. Also, a selection of alternative Xmas songs, including three picks from the 'Psych-Out Christmas' compilation. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week, Oliver plays underated early shoegazers Drop Nineteens as they re-release their lost debut album. Also, L.A. psych rockers levitation room, including their new cover of Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver plays favourite tracks from Bill Callahan's lo-fi Americana project Smog, including a brilliant newly re-released live in studio performance. Also, favourite tracks from The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn's debut solo album. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

The greatest new indie rock releases including a new career retrospective from 90s rock band Cracker, and new releases from DOPE LEMON and Father John Misty. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver plays favourites from Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood's solo records, including a new single from an upcoming record, his first in twelve years. Also, a new single from New York indie rockers Momma. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Shortly before his solo electric gig in Auckland, Oliver looks at Bob Mould's post Husker Du career. Tune in for plenty of guitar noise with tracks from Bob Mould and his band Sugar. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Who does MJ Lenderman sound like? Dinosaur Jr? Son Volt? Silver Jews? Drive-By Truckers? Neil Young & Crazy Horse? Oliver makes a case for the label of 'punk rock Jason Molina' as he looks through Lenderman's pre 'Manning Fireworks' releases, including some awesome live tracks. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of...

Oliver checks out favourites from psych rockers The Entrance Band, including a cover of 60s psych legends Love. Also, new releases from Chuck Prophet, Chicago punk rockers Sincere Engineer, and Lowertown's Olivia O. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

America! This week Oliver marks the upcoming American Election with favourite songs about the psyche of America from the likes of Jason Isbell, Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

We have a somewhat politically charged episode this week, as Oliver looks into the new live album from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, a newly released live version of a Drive-By Truckers classic, and Rodriquez's greatest protest song. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.