Introducing with Tim Blackwell

Introducing you to the wonderful Dasha! 'Austin' has blown up everywhere, country music is cool again, and Dasha is one of the princesses of the country scene.....from the Grand Old Opry to the Introducing HQ she brings the vibe in this episode....lots of swearing in this episode too, heads up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mostly English, with a dash of Australia, The Last Dinner Party are the best of everything....founded during iso in COVID Abigaille, Emily, Lizzie, Aurora and Georgia might just be one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. Tim caught up with them after their recent tour which had to be upgraded to bigger venues because of ticket demand, see, we told you....an exciting band! Hosted on Ac...

Introducing you to Glass Animals! No doubt you've heard of Heart Waves? Your Love? It's All So Incredibly Loud? .....they are awesome....and their new song I Love You So Fucking Much is out now, and.....they have Australian tour dates for us, hitting Melbourne, Brissie and Sydney though November. All happening. Enjoy the chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are they called Eliza & The Delusionals? We find out! ......also their new album is called Make It Feel Like The Garden, we talk about the inspiration behind that, and also that time they met Butch Vig. No biggie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing you to a set of musical twins! How cool!! Cosmos Midnight are a couple of singer/songwriters, producers, DJs, all the good stuff......'Stop Thinking Start Feeling' is the new album you should be searching for wherever you get your music. Also they're touring now, get on the internet for the dates. They've made K-Pop tunes too, we talk about that. All happening. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast....

Introducing you to a very lovely man, Nick Allbrook from Pond... His band has the record for best album titles ever (we made that up, but we're sticking to it), and they are touring through June and July, check gig tickets for the deets. Nick also talks about how he met Kevin Parker back in the day, and the beginnings of a little band called Tame Impala. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Get ready to be charmed, as we introduce you to Marlon Williams.... The kiwi lad is on tour at the moment off the back of 'My Boy' and his live show is amazing, lots of songs, an intermission (!!!) and all the puns. Also find out how he ended up alongside Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born, no joke. Search Marlon Williams wherever you get music, your browser, and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Introducing you to Caravana Sun, and their frontman Luke! You'll have heard their song 'Whale Song' on that amazing Netflix doco called Seaspiracy, they've now got more music for us to listen to....so go search for Caravana Sun Keep My Love Close which is very special. Tim and Luke also talk the nuances of punctuation and accents on letters - enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

A poet on the podcast! The multi talented Ziggy Alberts is a published author, wordsmith and singer/songwriter and this podcast has suddenly got a sh*tload smarter for having him on. A trainee dentist got a guitar, hit the Byron busking trail, and is now selling out the Enmore and the like....it's an age old tale. Enjoy this charming man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Introducing you to the very old soul....Stephen Sanchez...... He's been taking an extended break - with a couple of shows here and there - in Australia for a few months now, and it's been a whirlwind few years, from hanging out with Elton John, hitting 26million monthly listeners on Spotify, and dropping 'Angel Face (Club Deluxe)' which is out now wherever you listen to your music. Enjoy the very...

Introducing you to Olympia! 6'4, swears a lot, has worked with Peter Garrett, and makes amazing music....what's not to love about Olympia!? There's a tour coming up, a new EP called 'Love For One' which is out right now (search for it wherever you get your music) and in general we're loving Olympia. Enjoy the chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's been playing country music for over 30 years.....but, introducing you to Troy Cassar-Daley! In this episode with guitar in hand he chats through the new album 'Between The Fires' (it's out now), family, life, death and how country music is back baby! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing you to Chelsea Cutler! She's currently on tour (search Chelsea Cutler Tour where you search for things), Stellaria is the amazing new album (search it!!) and she pops in for a very jet-lagged chat with a bad neck on her first trip to Australia, how cool! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you grew up rocking out to triple j's house party over the past few years, you'd know KLP..... .....if you weren't, introducing you to KLP!!!! TV commercial amazing fact alert in this episode....and her new single 'Never Let Me Down' is out today. Search KLP in your music app. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a very talented family! Introducing you to Australia's brother and sister, Angus and Julia Stone. In this episode of the pod the guys talk about being based in Tassie, recording with Rick Rubin (with added Gaga and Eminem), their new album 'Cape Forestier,' and hitting the road, check the deets here - www.angusandjuliastone.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing you to the most un-googlable artist in the world! CXLOE!! You may have heard her amazing song called '12 Steps,' her new tune is called 'Shapeshifter' which is out today, and the album Shiny New Thing is out May 17th. In this episode the Tim and CXLOE talk the songwriting process, are albums making a comeback? Why she loves staying indie and living a best life in Los Angeles....enjoy!...

Introducing you to Australia's best friend.....Amy Shark. Pop singer, award winner, Idol judge, can deal with rowdy crowds, loves a piccolo and is a great chat. Amy's got new music on the way (but won't tell us too much about it) and in this episode she gives us an exclusive on probably the greatest day of her life, it's adorbs. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With their low key friend called Fred Again, it's all about spreading the joy! Whether it's big arenas, pouring down with rain, or the laneways of Melbs, Henry and Louis want us to be able to love the small joys. It's about community, appreciation, fun....and having a bit of a boogie. During a very busy two weeks in Australia Tim catches up with the boys in-between a couple of massive Fred Again g...

Our next guest needs absolutely no introduction - Peter Garrett! From years fronting Midnight Oil to tearing Canberra a new one as a Minister, Peter is back with his second solo album ‘The True North’. And at the age of 70, he’s not looking like slowing down - taking the album on the road covering the entire country. What a lazy bones! Please enjoy my chat with this Australian music icon.  Hosted...

You might know Ricki-Lee......ayo!!!!! Two mates sitting down talking about a 20 year career in one of the craziest industries you could work in, how good! Everything from Idol (back in the day), Idol (nowadays), Young Divas, growing up, family, sad things, happy things...it's all here. Ricki's new album called On My Own is out now, go search for it, all killer no filler, that is all. Hosted on Ac...

Introducing you to Luke, Adam, Jed & Gethin… AKA the Struts! The UK boys have just wrapped a tour of Oz with guitar God, Slash as well as two headline shows in Sydney & Melbourne. Playing tunes spanning four albums including their latest release ‘Pretty Vicious’… The boys are on fire and chat to Tim from their swanky Melbourne hotel. Get some struts in your life - enjoy! Hosted on Acast. S...

Gerringong's finest, and funnest, introducing you to The Terrys! The boys are all about fulfilling their creative urges, and building a community around mateship. It’s about spinning everything into a positive and always looking for the ray of sunshine, and the boys are just that! The vibes are also good because their sophomore album Skate Pop is out today! They popped in for a quick chat before h...

Introducing you to my favourite Aussie band right now! Royel Otis are Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic. They’ve had the craziest 2023 with headline slots at Splendour plus the UK’s Reading and Leeds.  And now, in 2024 comes the release of the debut album PRATTS & PAIN plus a massive Aus and European tour. At the risk of stealing Molly Meldrum’s vibe… do yourself a favour and put Royel Otis on t...

Bringing drum and bass to the world in a major way for over a decade Rudimental are one of the best live acts in the world.  Not to mention their huge tunes with a smattering of the world’s biggest voices, all desperate to get the Rudimental treatment - these guys have perfected their sound and style.  We talk everything from growing up together and making beats at school, to being wooed by Jay Z...

Sarah Griffith AKA Griff shot to the top of the BRIT pool after winning the Rising Star award at the age of 20.  Performing Black Hole in front of her idols before going on to tour with Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran and getting social media cred from a lil known pop star Taylor Swift. “Miss Me Too” is her new single and she never disappoints.  Speaking to Tim on her second trip down under in a month she is...