Introducing with Tim Blackwell

If your New Year's resolution was to eat better, can I interest you in some Psychedelic Porn Crumpets? Jack and Chris join Tim for the first ep of 2024 before hitting the stage on the Royal Blood Tour backstage at Sydney's Hordern Pavillion. The boys talk barn raves, Perth pubs, getting through customs with the word 'porn' in their name and releasing six albums over seven years including the crack...

Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, gymnast, ASMR enthusiast… what can’t Keiynan do?! Growing up in Western Sydney, Keiynan has made waves across the globe. From Louis Vuitton fashion shows, to the big screen and earning himself a GLAAD Award nomination for breakthrough artist.  Keiynan’s mixtape The Heart Defence is out now, with a second studio album on the way. Enjoy the chat! Hosted on Acast. S...

As English as the countryside but as International as they get… Every corner of the globe has fallen in love with Jessie Ware! She’s five albums deep. Done collaborations with our Kylie. Throw in a hugely successful podcast with her mum that has guests bigger than this humble series… Jessie is as connected as she is talented.  We grabbed her hours before heading back home to see her family in Lond...

Foy Vance. No relation to Vance Joy by the way… ......Foy needs no introduction. The Irish lad has been honing his craft for sometime now and never ever wanted a writing buddy, until Ed Sheeran came along! He’s in Australia playing sold out shows and celebrating the 10th anniversary of his magical tune ‘Guiding Light’ with a little help from Ed and a couple of up-and-comers Keith Urban and Elton J...

Introducing you to Kwame! The New Zealand born, Blacktown and Parra raised rapper, producer, collaborator and all ‘round good guy is here to chat about the release of his brand-new tune “Daydream”. He’s shared the stage with Peking Duk and Holy Holy (just to name a few) and now he’s here to talk about what’s next in his plan for world domination! Check out this interview on YouTube too, search for...

You’re Only Great Always - and you are! It’s also what Y.O.G.A. stands for. The epic side-hustle of Peking Duk’s all time silly-billy Reuben Styles.  This project has done wonders shining a light on mental health and the tracks and clips bang like crazy! Joined by drag superstar Jimi the Kween for their latest release with Y.O.G.A. “Interstellar”, hear the great vibes right… now!  Help is out ther...

Jack's band Bleachers recently dropped the first single off their fourth studio album, it's called 'Modern Girl' and you need to get involved. This episode is one from the archive and if you're new to the pod, also, get involved. Jack Antonoff is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Aside from his work with Bleachers and Fun, he has worked as a songwriter and record producer with va...

We love Tkay, so much so we want to give her new album some love (it's called Sweet Justice and it's out now) and re-pub a chat we had with her back during COVID.......Tkay is also out on the road this month tkaymaidza.com.au/tour is the place to go to check out the dates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were first smashed over the face by her incredible voice with 2019’s debut ‘Salt’ and today, we have a new album to get excited about! ‘Light, Dark, Light Again’ was four years in the making. With a pandemic and a ‘work trip' to North Carolina in between. And it was worth the wait!  Tim chats to Angie at Sydney’s Metro Theatre in a little dungeon room while her band rehearses above. Hear her ma...

Introducing you to ‘Automatic’. Izzy, Halle and Lola are as cool as a girl band from LA gets.  They’ve had support slots with Julian Casablancas, Tame Impala, IDLES and more recently Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as a killer set at Splendour.  Their new album ‘Excess’ is a must for this weekend as is my lil chat with them. Enjoy. This interview was recorded back when the guys were here for their set at...

Where do we start with Claire Rosinkranz? She was always going to be a star! Living in LA, signed at 16, musical family and BOOM here she is on her first trip to Australia where she’s already had over 60 million streams. She’s the real deal. Killer songs. Killer attitude. What more do you need?  Tim caught up with the 19 year old on the eve of her Splendour in the Grass debut and just before the r...

Let us introduce you to Forest Claudette.  Tim has only met them a handful of times but this chat will prove, it’s like they’ve known each other for years.  Such a confident, beautiful artist keen to share their joy and talent with the world.  Writing and performing tunes with the ease of a veteran, Forest is sharing their new EP ‘Everything is Green’ with us now and you simply MUST listen.  After...

We’ve got ourselves a reader!  Yep, for the first time on Introducing - we’re talking books!  Ben Gillies & Chris Joannou chat to Tim about  ‘Love & Pain’ … the epic times and crooked lines of life inside and out of S ilverchair .  The boys have been all over the news lately, finally able to tell the story of Australia’s most awarded musical act from their perspective.  Get yourself a comf...

Harry, Michael and Ben are SAFIA! The Canberra boys have a distinctive sound and their new album ‘A Lovers Guide to a Lucid Dream’ is like a comfy, SAFIA-soaked blanket. It floats perfectly from beginning to end. The boys chat about enjoying the Canberra’s lack of ‘clique’ as well as showing off their their year six Radford College school pic. Cuties! They’re hitting the road & taking their co...

Introducing Teddy Swims... A larger than life football star turned musical theatre power house who set the world on fire with his YouTube channel. Now here he is, in Australia for the second time on the eve of the release of his debut album "I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)." This episode of the podcast was recorded on August 16th 2023. Check out the podcast on Insta, tap here. See omnys...

Introducing you to MAY-A… From busking with her sax on the beach to the number one tune on the Hottest 100 with Flume, she’s packed it all in. Her new EP, Analysis Paralysis smacks you over the face in the best possible way.  Her neck tatt says ‘LUCKY’ but from what you’ll hear it’s none of that and all raw talent. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Meet Tom & Jeremy… AKA Busby Marou! Two of the nicest dudes in music who love a yarn, a beer and a tour of tiny towns all over the country! Tune in to hear how it all started, from singing covers in Queensland to recording five studio albums and sharing a stage with some of Australia’s biggest names. Their new album ‘Blood Red’ is a cracker and if you Google ‘Busby Marou tour’ chances are they...

Introducing: Guy Sebastian, heard of him? It was 20 years ago we first sat down together at Nova in Perth days after he won Australian Idol and look at us (mainly him) now! We cover ALL the bases in this chat... from songwriting in Bali to being a golf dad, his work mantra and what’s planned for album number 10, oh and his famous fried rice! Not to mention all the music he’s listening to right now...

Introducing Kita Alexander. She’s been in our face (in the best possible way) since 2015’s ‘My Own Way’, which got the attention of Elton John... Since then she has been a release machine all while finding time to get married and raise her kids - it’s the Byron dream! And this year has been her biggest to date… she’s embarked on a headline tour all while releasing a country tune with Morgan Evans...

The man that needs no introduction… is on Introducing! Pete Murray has been part of our lives for 20 years. He’s celebrating by hitting the road for his Greatest Hits Tour and releasing two decades of hits on his new Best Of album. And here we talk about it all! From saying goodbye to a life of sport and picking up a guitar in his 20’s… to moving to London and getting a little kick up the musical...

Tim chats to Tim & Oscar from Holy Holy ahead of the release of their fifth studio album. We cover all bases, from the boys living, writing and recording in different parts of the country to where it all began, their chance meeting in Thailand. This album features a stack of collaborations with artists like Tasman Keith, Kwame and Tia Carys. And their new single ‘Ready’ featuring Sumner is out...

Where to begin with Nick Littlemore? Fronting PNAU and Empire of the Sun. Sure. But there is so much more! Nick’s life was never going to be run-of-the-mill since he first hit the rave scene with best friend and collaborator Peter Mayes from the tender age of 13! Tim chats all things synths, sampling, sage-ing Hollywood mansions, Elton John and what’s planned for their incredible closing set at th...

Dan Sultan is a fixture of the Aussie music scene but here, he chats about his proudest work to date. Having released five albums over his award winning career, Tim sits down with his old mate to talk about this self-titled record that fills him with pride. ‘Dan Sultan’ is available on August 22 and it’s a cracker. And so is this chat… (Warning, if you make it to the end - the boys talk about that...

Where do we start with Jake Shears? Singer, songwriter, Scissor Sister (obvs), Broadway star, podcaster, actor, friend of Elton, oh and one of the nicest guys in the biz! Here, Tim chats to Jake from his New Orleans home studio to talk all things house parties. Which is exactly what inspired his new solo album ‘Last Man Dancing’. Featuring our very own Kylie Minogue, this release also packs a punc...

Hair. Guitars. Rock. More hair. That’s The Vanns in a nutshell! Since releasing their debut in 2019, the NSW boys are back with a stunning sophomore release, “Last Of Your Kind”. Tim hangs with Jimmy and Cam as they tease a mega tour to celebrate the album release later in the year, their first Splendour and we go deep into their voice memos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...