Homebrewed: An Australian Music Podcast

Characters is the mesmerising, difficult-to-define project of Benjamin Myer Welch and Alistar Karl-Crooks. Born on the Central Coast, Characters only exists thanks to both men upending their lives to create music together based solely on a gut feeling. Their output so far vindicates that call. They've released three tracks to the public and have dozens more to share. What we've heard to th...

Gia Darcy is an independent musician from the Central Coast, now residing in Sydney. The pop sensation joined Cam and Eamonn to dicuss her new single and EP, both titles 'Crash Test'. Gia also talks about writing in LA and Nashville, while giving us a behind the scenes reveal of filming a music video at a working car wreckers. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Learn more...

Sydney Uni has joined a movement for founding set of principles relating to AI and music creation. Fast stats/info: 25% of music producers are using AI (music business worldwide) 20% of independent artists have used AI music tools (Music Ally) YouTube Music (formerly Google Music) are adding an AI DJ Sydney University has joined a 50-strong coalition of supporters for a founding set of principles...

Sydney Shoegaze/Alt Rock crew ADORER have certainly made an impact since their somewhat unlikely formation in 2022. Less than a year since their first live show, the band have already dropped a self-titled EP and made waves both here in Australia and overseas. We got the chance to catch up with Kris and Liam from the band as they prepare to release their first single since the ADORER EP dropped ba...

Kalani Artis has been on our radar for a little while now. We exchanged messages back and forth for a couple of months before finally teeing up time for a chat at Sonora Studios. While Kalani is relatively new to us, he's been making music in and around The Central Coast for years. After a bit of time away from recording and playing live, Kalani is back and more determined than ever to build a...

In this rambling episode of the Music News, Cam and Eamonn discuss Spotify's new partnership with EAG and Sabrina Carpenter to give exclusive ticket access to top fans ahead of her Short N’ Sweet US tour in September. Cam starts by declaring he was considering leaving Spotify, but the lack of alternatives, plus a good user experience is what kept him on the streaming service. Eamonn meanwhile...

Central Coast banjo-infused Austalian punk trio Spicy Lemons joined Cam and Eamonn fresh off their new release, 'Matt's Place'. Toby, Luke, and Zac joined us at Sonora Studios for a free-flowing and tangental chat about all things Spicy Lemons, motorsport, sleeping on planes, and of course, music. Toby and Zac surprise Cam by revealing that they're brothers, despite not looking too alike. The brot...

Alex Masso is a busy man - he's an ARIA award winning musician with The Vampires, a teacher at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Manager of the Australian Music Association (AMA), and in 2024 he's managing the AMA's Make Music Day campaign. Make Music Day is the international day of making music, held on the 21st of June each year. No matter who you are, where you're from or...

Sound NSW releases inaugural ‘State of the Scene’ report, which purports to be a “first-of-its-kind piece of social and economic research to better understand the current state of the NSW live music industry and to provide guidance on how to support the industry to thrive in years to come. Key findings: 90.7% of the NSW public who attend live music agree that live music contributes to the vibrancy...

Joel Leggett - the Central Coast singer, songwriter, band have-er extraordinaire - has had a great 2024 so far. He's dropped some great new music, toured the East Coast AND he's about to jump on a show with Pete Murray. In this episode of Homebrewed, Joel sits down with us for a long overdue chat about his journey to now, what makes him tick as an artist, and he even shares some (so far) e...

Central Coast Psych/Dream Pop duo Lucille Two join us at Sonora Studios hot off the release of their debut, self titled album. Catch that release wherever you stream music, or via their youtube channel . Trudy and Jarrin share the origins of the Lucille Two project, how they had to hurriedly write six songs to get their debut album ready to release, how they cant sell stuff to Mexico and a bunch m...

Zailya is an emerging singer/songwriter from the NSW Central Coast. She has a new single out now called Forgotten, available on all streaming services. Zailya joined Cam and Eamonn to discuss her unique upbringing - she was born in Switzerland to a Swiss mum and a Congolese father. Learning English at just eight years old, Zailya found comfort in music. Zailya also shows her brilliant outlook on l...

Michael McMartin, the late, great artist manager who guided the career of Hoodoo Gurus for more than 40 years, was a big champion for Australian music. One policy he, and Hoodoo Gurus live engineer and Coastie Marshall Cullen pushed for was that an Australian must support touring bands in Australia. Now, a music body is pushing for policies to be adopted to help support the Australian music scene...

We're back! And we're joined by Central Coast musician ASHA! You may know her from gigging across the Coast, or from The Voice Australia. Asha joined us in our new recording space and discussed her experience on The Voice, and how she balances her solo work and her band, Smrt Casual. Asha also gets tears talking about her love for her brother, who is also in Smrt Casual. Thanks for listening! Be s...

The full recording (minus songs) of our final ever radio show on Coast FM 96.3, broadcast on the 15/04/2024.

Eamonn comes to us from Hayman Island this week. But, the week prior, he was down in Victoria at Pitch Festival, which was ultimately cancelled due to a fire danger and extreme temperatures. The cancellation has raised a number of questions in relation to patron safety, insurance payouts, and who should ultimately make that call. Eamonn shares his experiences, and Cam gets his thoughts on last wee...

Spotify is officially adding support for music videos. The audio streaming service describes the feature as a “beta” with only a “limited catalog” available as of today in 11 markets. Supported artists include Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and Asake, with Spotify’s global head of consumer experience Sten Garmark saying that Spotify’s full music video catalog will eventually include “thou...

Have you ever come home from a gig with a ringing in your ears? Or everything's sounded a bit muffled after getting stuck by a speaker stack at the club? Usually, it's a temporary feeling that sorts itself out after a good sleep, but what if it didn't go away? Could you damage your hearing for life? In a word, yes. Being around loud sounds, music or environments for extended periods of...

Times are tough, the cost-of-living crisis is real, inflation sucks. On the flip side, young Victorians still love live music. New research commissioned by Music Victoria, and published last week (Feb 21), finds that four in five young Victorians plan to attend at least one live music event each year. Of the 500 young Victorians (under-35) surveyed for Perceptions of Live Music report: 82% had bou...

Dialectic is an electronic musician from the Central Coast. He joined Homebrewed to discuss his misunderstood genre, and the elements of electronic live shows which really make the good ones stand out. Dialectic also discusses the theme of using music as a 'counterweight' to his everyday life. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Learn more about Dialectic here Like...

Rumours began to swirl on Monday, by Wednesday it had been confirmed: Groovin The Moo - one of Australia's biggest regional music festivals - would not be going ahead in 2024. The post-COVID years have not been kind to many Australian music festivals, with Groovin The Moo (GTM) being the latest event to shut up shop, pointing to low ticket sales amidst a worsening cost of living crisis. GTM ha...

Tijuana Cartel are a genre bending, sound traversing act out of the Gold Coast. The band is led by Paul George and longtime friend Carey O'Sullivan, who have spent the best part of the last twenty years working to fuse their 'world music' influences with electronic and dance sounds. In this chat, Paul chats with Cam and Eamonn about Tijuana Cartel's 2023 album 'Alectura', t...

It looks like you won't be hearing songs by Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish and more of the world's biggest artists on TikTok. The app has drawn millions of users through the creation and sharing of music content, but one of the world's biggest record labels is pulling its artists from TikTok. Universal Music Group (UMG) is pulling its catalogue of millions of songs — by everyone fr...

Straight outta the Central Coast, Jan. have already turned a lot of heads in their couple of years together. It's only now, though, that the band reckon they've found their sound. Their latest single 'A Place to be Alone' is an epic example of this sound, blending their sweet signature melodies with hardcore elements, and some measured screaming. Jake and Neil from Jan. sat down wi...

The The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning to Aussies after it revealed that over $135,000 had been lost to Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of her Eras tour this year. 273 people are reported to have fallen victim to scams. The ACCC’s warnings have come via its Scamwatch website, which raises awareness about Scams in Australia Scammers are getting crafty: Th...