Beers Beats & The Biz

Episode 64. Step Up featuring Peter Frickman aka Madhouse It’s an honour to be joined by B-Boy Allstar and pioneering writer Peter Frickman for the 64th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. A pioneer of breakdancing and graffiti in Australia, Peter Frickman aka Madhouse is a legend of the scene and shares some classic stories with us via Skype. From the formation of the B-Boy Allstars and the sto...

Episode 63. Creating the Internet featuring Overproof Pete We are stoked to be joined by an unheralded legend of the Brisbane hip hop scene for the 63rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz, Overproof Pete of the 750 Rebels. From his roots in bands to investing in streetwear and production equipment and on to his role in the 750 Rebels, Overproof Pete has played a pivotal role in the development o...

We are back, live and direct with our first quest for 2021 on Beers, Beats & The Biz, Sydney city’s Tommy Rock. It was dope catching up with Tommy - who has been a critic of this show in the past - and sitting down to hear about his history and thoughts on a life spent in hip hop. From breaking down the layout of Sydney and it’s many factions to petitioning Triple J for a local hip hop show and on...

Ep.61 - We back! (Instagram Live) by Beers Beats & The Biz

Ep.60 - Mr Nobody featuring Maundz

We are absolutely honoured to be joined by The Queen of culture in this country, Sharline Bezzina aka Spice for the 59th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From founding breakdancing crews with her older brother in the early 80’ to being one of the first women painting Sydney’s train lines and on to being pressed to wax, Spice is our matriarch. A determined and ambitious woman, Spice breaks dow...

We are live this morning with Raphael Felix, One Nation’s candidate for the seat of Southport and former member of Terrafirma, for the 58th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. It’s all about communication and in this episode we sit down and talk politics, philosophy, spirituality and what motivates a person to run as a One Nation candidate. We are heavy on politics in this episode and we talk it...

We are stoked to be joined by hip hop’s longest serving booking agent and promoter, Trent Slingshot for the 57th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Founding Slingshot Touring in the mid 90’s to fill a void, Trent has gone on to become hip hop’s biggest booking agent in the Australia having organised the tours of everyone from Company Flow to MF Doom, A Tribe Called Quest and on to KRS ONE. From hi...

Episode 56. Wogs on Pods featuring Hosper The Horrorble aka Hosflair. We are stoked to be joined by our old mate, Hosflair aka Hosper The Horrorble for the 56th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Hos is one of our favourite people pushing culture forward in Australia today, from sneakers to grime, we talk the talk with a true character. Hos currently runs the fortnightly IG Live show, Isshoes,...

We are finally back with episode 55, and it’s an honour to be joined by Bill and Jamie Moulton aka Exit & Seiz, aka Broke & Boesta aka The Hype Twins! From their earliest years in Canberra, to the foundations of an empire and on to the drugs and chaos that tore it all apart, this episode is crazy. Bill and Jamie are never less than candid, in a chaotic conversation where the two brothers finish ea...

Episode 54. World Class featuring DJ J-Red It’s an honour to be joined by Australia’s only crowned DJ champion and Lyrical Commission grandmaster, DJ J-Red for the 54th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Very few people have mastered all facets of their craft like J-Red, from radio and club DJ to battle and scratch DJ, a selector of records, group member and mentor, J-Red has it all covered. We...

Episode 53. Some Guys Can’t Stop featuring Kasino aka Jason Dax Woodward We are stoked to be joined by global graffiti giant and purveyor of records, Kasino for the 53rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. For this episode, we put formalities and old differences aside and sat down with one of Australian graffiti’s most polarising figures for an amazing discussion. This conversation goes everywhe...

Episode 52. Krishna, Karma and Killer Koftas featuring 10Duckets aka Tendancee We are stoked to be joined by Duckets aka Tendancee, formerly of Pure Product and Deadbeats Society for the 52nd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Duckets joins us for a great conversation, we talk everything from work and philosophy, to religion and music with an individual that has been about his business in Brisb...

Episode 51. Adventures in Diggin’ featuring Johnny Idem We are stoked to be joined by legendary Melbourne digger, Johnny Idem for the 51st instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. If Johnny Idem had a dollar for every time he has been mentioned on the show, he’d be good for a $10 loan at least. We sat down for a great conversation via Skype and spoke on all things digging, producing and Melbourne his...

Episode 50. Between Drinks... featuring Robbie Ettelson aka Rob Nat We are honoured to be joined by Robbie Ettelson (aka Rob Nat) of Unkut.com for the 50th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From discovering Ultramagnetic MC’s and BDP to his time as a founding member of Lyrical Commission, we finally sat down with the blogger formerly known as Rob Natrule. Robbie, via his blog Unkut.com, has be...

Episode 49: The Anti Moses featuring Greeley It’s an honour to be joined by Big Greelz for this, the 49th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We had a cracker of a time with Greelz for our first episode back post the recent Covid pandemic, breaking down the come up with one of Tassie’s finest. From splitting his teenage years between Tasmania and the US to starting a national battle league in a...

Episode 48. The Return of Oath featuring Ken Oath We are honoured to be joined - for the second time - by the one and only Ken Oath for this, the 48th episode of Beers, Beats and The Biz. For this episode, we thought we would bring the big man back to talk about some of his classic appearances and songs, from the never released Kingswood Country and all the way through to his last feature, with a...

Episode 47. Where It Began - Brisbane Graffiti from 84 to 94 featuring Aaron “Bratski” Reimer It’s an honour to be joined by Aaron Reimer aka Brat of WAR CRU for this, the 47th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Where It Began: Brisbane and Gold Coast Graffiti ‘84 to ‘94 is the forthcoming book from Brisbane writer Aaron Reimer aka Bratski, documenting the graffiti scene in South East Queenslan...

Episode 46. Jim Celphie featuring Dwizofoz It’s an honour to be joined by Brisbane’s own, Dwizofoz for the 46th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. At this point in the game Dwiz is a legend, four independently released albums, a battle league, a gig promoter and event organiser, he’s put people on and continued doing it his way. We talk that and more. From his difficult upbringing to his resili...

Episode 45. It’s Not Unusual featuring Mortar of Clandestien It’s an honour to be joined by Mortar of Clandestien, Grand Lodge III and the mighty Syllabolix crew for the 45th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From Alice Springs to Perth and on to the rest of the country, in this episode we catch up with one of the country’s most influential and prolific producer/MCs, Mortar of Clandestien. We...

Episode 44. The Great Northern featuring Lee Harnden aka Linz of Ironlak & 750 Rebels. It’s an honour to be joined by Linz of the Ironlak writer team and the 750 Rebels for the 44th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We are back for 2020 with an old friend, world traveler and legend of the game. Big Linz talks everything from growing up in Townsville and discovering graffiti during trips to Bri...

It’s an absolute honour to bring you part two of our conversation with The Lostralian himself Delta, for this, the 43rd instalment of Beers Beats & The Biz. It’s our last show for 2019 and it’s a cracker of an episode that picks back up where we left off, the stories, influences and adventures of Delta’s second and third albums; The Second Story and Pyramid Schemes. From the travels and digging st...

It’s an absolute honour to be joined by a man who helped shape the sound of hip hop in this country; Jase, aka Shem of RDC joins us for this the 42nd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This episode is a classic from the outset, we get into exactly where all this begins for Jase, from meeting Prowla and the formation of RDC and Nuff Said and on to the creation of some of this cultures greatest s...

It’s an honour to be joined by an old friend and Brisbane’s own, DJ Dcide for this the 41st instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. After a few weeks off we are back like we never left and we’re talking the early 90’s along the Beenleigh line with a former wild style technician, DJ and label-head, DJ Dcide. From Gav’s early years growing up in Woodridge on Brisbane’s Southside as a member of THC, TB...

Ep. 40 - Bulletproof Limousines Ft Dave Dogg Atkins It’s an honour to be joined by veteran Brisbane musician and Resin Dogs drummer, Dave Atkins for the 40th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This episode is an epic, from Dave’s early days discovering music to his time spent in The Valley’s live music scene and on to his success as a member and drummer for the Resin Dogs and Wolfmother. We cha...