Homebrewed: An Australian Music Podcast

Central Coast singer/songwriter Chelsea Berman joined Homebrewed for a record-equaling fifth time, and also treated us to a live acoustic performance of her new single 'If I Had A Daughter'. Chelsea also talks about finally going to Nashville, plans to return to the States, and more. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Learn more about Chelsea Berman here Like Home...

We're back for 2024, and we're starting by analysing triple j's Hottest 100 countdown from the weekend. We look at who did well, who we were bummed missed the countdown, as well as looking at some of the backlash and comments from the day. We'll also cast our eye forward to what the future of triple j might look like based on this year's trends and recent decisions made by the...

Holiday bonus episode! We're still on break, but we couldn't miss the opportunity to chat to the guys behind the Homebrewed soundtrack (Hoops by The Rubens). Cam and Eamonn were joined by Zaac and Scott from the band to chat about new music, getting nervous before a show, and their National Tour (including a stop at Drifters Wharf in Gosford on Thursday the 11th of January! Thanks for list...

From AI music to festival cancellations, from strip searching to ticket buying behaviour - we recap some of the biggest news stories we covered in 2023 for our last Music News of the year. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on  ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow Homebrewed on  ⁠Instagram⁠ Watch our content on ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out our Spotify Playlists  ⁠here⁠ Catch up on ev...

Elaskia is one of the hardest working musicians on the NSW Central Coast, and she joined Homebrewed to chat about her new collab EP with New Zealand group Chores, her touring schedule, and more. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Learn more about Elaskia here Like Homebrewed on  ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow Homebrewed on  ⁠Instagram⁠ Watch our content on ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out our Spot...

Last weekend, Rolling Sets Festival and Let The Good Times Roll Festival took place at The Entrance Memorial Park.

Molly Millington is a Central Coast musician on the rise. Beginning her music career at 16 years of age, Molly has consistently shown quirkiness, fun, and dedication to her craft. Joining Homebrewed for the second time, Molly chats to Cam and Eamonn about not taking life too seriously, writing an entire EP on a train ride to Sydney the same day she was set to record said EP, and why she feels she...

American-based music industry trade union United Musicians & Allied Workers has responded to the elaborate marketing campaign that is Spotify Wrapped with a reminder of Spotify’s payment inequity. “One stat you won’t find in your Spotify Wrapped is how much artists are paid for all that listening on the platform,” UMAW said in a post on social media. The union revealed that, due to a lack of r...

Tom Mahler from Central Coast band The Moving Stills joined Cam and Eamonn for the second time to discuss what the band have been up to. In this chat, we cover the new album 'Wabi Sabi', touring with Teenage Dads, doing triple j's Like a Version, and more. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Learn more about The Moving Stills here Like Homebrewed on  ⁠Facebook⁠...

AI has been building for a long time, but its fair to say it has hit the mainstream over the last couple of years. Chat GPT - the automated AI assistant thingy - has been a big part of this. But AI’s foray into music, and the moral, financial and legal implications that come with this have also been huge. AI builds its own knowledge by scouring data - this can be as wide as the entire internet, or...

Cam and Eamonn were joined by Ed Prescott (Double Drummer) and Lou Sawilejskij (Nala Music), two of the masterminds behind TUBULAR Festival and Central Coast Music and Arts to discuss the ongoing commitment to creative projects on the Central Coast. We will be taking part in a workshop this Wednesday (22nd of November) on helping musicians nail an interview for radio and podcasts! You can register...

Published this week, the 73-page document is a handguide to live entertainment in Australasia, an exploration of the hot spots, the weak points, and what makes concert-goers tick. Researchers from Tixel, the “honest” ticket marketplace, and Bolster, the culture marketing agency, tapped almost 4,000 event goers and a panel of music industry exports for the report, the follow-up to 2022’s Ticketing...

Jack McEwan from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets joins Cam and Eamonn for a third time to discuss the release of their sixth album 'Fronzoli', launching a record label and everything in between. It's a busy time for the WA Psych outfit and you can catch them on the Central Coast at Let The Good Times Roll Festival at The Entrance Memorial Park on December 10! Thanks for listening! Be sure to...

Since 1988, Australia's charts have been run by ARIA — the industry body for record labels — and calculated from music sales at retailers and, more recently, digital streams. While a decade ago you would typically see at least 10 Australian albums in the top 50 each week, now it's not uncommon for there to be just one or two. In fact, the first Australian in the charts comes in at number 3...

The so-called “nanny state” laws that govern Sydney’s live music venues and bustling pubs in the heart of city will be overhauled in proposed changes being introduced to the New South Wales parliament. The raft of changes proposed by the NSW government will make it easier for venues to host events – and more difficult for noise complaints to lead to them being shut them down. The reforms are essen...

TRIGGER WARNING: A sexual assault survivor-advocate is urging the New South Wales government to mandate safe spaces at music festivals. Safe spaces are on-site, secure areas for people impacted by sexual assault or harassment that include trauma-informed counselling, reporting facilities and medical services. Sarah Williams founded not-for-profit What Were You Wearing (WWYW) following her experien...

Today, it's Musicians Making A Difference Day, or MMAD Day for short. MMAD are a music-based charity with the aim of transforming young lives through music. Local musician and ambassador for MMAD, Fletcher Pilon, joined Homebrewed to talk about MMAD Day. Fletcher was an active participant of MMAD when he was 12, and has since gone on to become an ambassador and even run workshops of his own fo...

Announced in May this year, plans were scheduled to come into effect with the November 2023 royalty distribution but have been pushed back into the second half of 2024. At the August APRA Board meeting, an amendment was approved for a new start date. As a result, changes to the distribution practice for major concerts will be effective for all setlists provided after June 1, 2024. The go-slow was...

Little Quirks join Cam and Eamonn in studio for the fourth time! The Central Coast band are hot off the back of a big international tour, an appearance for Homebrewed Studio Sessions, and they have an album due before the year is out! You'll have plenty of chances to catch Little Quirks live in and around the Central Coast in the next few months, so check their socials (and ours) for that and...

What is this report? It has been described as a “collaborative review undertaken by the NSW Police Force and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission”.  Just for some clarity, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commision's primary role is to detect, investigate and expose misconduct and maladministration within the NSW Police Force. But the NSW Police force was involved in this review of its own practi...

Marshall Cullen is an experienced sound engineer and studio manager. He currently tours with Hoodoo Gurus and manages Damien Gerard Studios in West Gosford. Marshall joined Homebrewed to talk about his decorated career. He also shares his thoughts on how commercial radio can better support the Australian music scene, and he offers some insight into the future of Damien Gerard Studios. Thanks for l...

Music is one of the winners of the New South Wales state Budget, the first by a Labor government in more than a decade. The 2023-24 Budget includes $1.2 billion in investment music, arts, events and the night-time economy. includes $31.2 million invested over one year for contemporary music, including developing a Music Scene Plan, establishing Sound NSW and a venue support plan. Across 2023-24, t...

Eamonn recorded a conversation with Falls, Lost Lands and now Wanderer Festival founder, Simon Daly. Simon has been in and around Australian music for the best part of 30 years. In this conversation, you'll hear all about Simon's latest event - Wanderer festival - as well as the lessons he has learned across his career running some of Autralia's biggest festivals. Wanderer is a multi-d...

This That Festival will not be going ahead in 2023. The two-date festival tour was due to visit Sandstone Point, Queensland, and Newcastle, New South Wales, over the first two weekends of November. In a statement posted to social media, the event organisers said: the “difficult decision” to cancel was a response to “challenging economic conditions”. They explained that, due to “many factors that h...

Calvin Cheater is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist hailing from the Central Coast. Calvin has been on the show before, but under a previous project - Substance Practice. This time around, Calvin is bringing new energy to uncharted musical territory, drawing on a range of punk, hip hop, emo and dream pop influences for his latest work. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscr...