So what’s been happening?

EP97 - So What's Been Happening? - Chris Carrapetta   Sydney, NSW alt-country and Australian Americana artist Chris Carrapetta proudly releases his most fully realised and personal album – Nothing Left To Lose. Musically Carrapetta draws on the rich history of folk rock and country music. Avoiding the cliches of commercial country music, he's found his home in the established yet still expanding a...

EP96 - So What's Been Happening? - Mark Moldre NSW Central Coast songwriter Mark Moldre has come along way since his early releases with his band Hitchcock’s Regret in the early 2000s. Now four albums deep into his solo career, he continues to refine and develop his craft of songwriting, arranging and playing, and on the new album Nambucca Fables he dives deep into highly personal material that wi...

EP95 - So What's Been Happening? - Nathan Seeckts Geelong, VIC alt-country and Australian Americana artist Nathan Seeckts proudly releases his second album Something Rare And Beautiful on vinyl, CD and digital formats, ahead of his NSW, VIC & ACT tour dates. In 2019 Nathan Seeckts released his debut album The Heart Of The City, an album that was nominated for Country Album of The Year at the 2...

EP94 - So What's Been Happening? - COLD IRONS BOUND We welcome back Melbourne Rock/Americana band COLD IRONS BOUND and this time we chat about the NEW ALBUM "NO PLACE I CAN'T FIND YOU" OUT NOW, FEATURING SINGLES "CONVERSATION" & "I WASN'T THINKING AT ALL" Cold Irons Bound recall the distorted twang that runs through The Long Ryders, REM, & The Jayhawks while also keeping an ear keenly tune...

EP93 - So What's Been Happening? - HEARTBREAK TO HEROES One week its can be heartbreak, and within a blink of an eye it can turn into a heroic effort than no one forgets. This can happen in sport, music and every day life. We discuss heartbreak songs and music heroes, as well as sporting heartbreak and hero's. Some notes from 1993... - AFL Grand Final - Carlton v Essendon - Super Bowl - Dallas Cow...

EP92 - So What's Been Happening? - GONE TOO FAR? First it was the bump, now is the tackle also dead? Have we 'gone too far' and altered too much of our great game of AFL, to "protect the head" in the fear of what could become in the future from the result of impact collisions possibly causing CTE? We discuss Round 16, it's heating up now in the race to the AFL finals. Some notes from 1992... - AFL...

EP91 - So What's Been Happening? - BEST PUB MEAL DEBATE We debate the "Best Pub Meals", the Parma or is it Parmi? Steak cut, cooked how? and with what sauce? accompanied with what? chips or salad? Surf 'n Turf, salt and pepper calamari, the burger (which one), chips or wedges. The half way point of the season, the AFL's Round 12. Who's at the pass mark and who's disappointing us at this stage of t...

EP90 - So What's Been Happening? - 'Ding Ding' - Round 10 Here we are for a preview of the AFL's Round 10. We discuss who's performing well in the season so far and who's been the most disappointing. We predict the Round 10 Winners, the losers, the surprises and the future sliders. - 1990 ... The drought breaker Grand Final between Collingwood and Essendon? Some notes from 1990... - Allan Border i...

EP89 - So What's Been Happening? - It's Go Time Here we go for season 2023 in the AFL, we discuss and predict the Winners, the losers, the surprises and the sliders to prepare you for the season. - We kick off the season and we try and predict who wins the round 1 clashes. - Key recruits for all of our favourite clubs - 1989 ... Was it the greatest Grand Final ever between Hawthorn and Geelong? So...

EP88 - So What's Been Happening? - Cold Irons Bound Wednesday 1st March 2023 from 8.30pm AEDT - LIVE We can't wait to kick back into our interviews and first up for 2023 we chat to rock/americana four piece ‘Cold Irons Bound’. Influences include a mix of classic Indie (The Church, R.E.M., The Replacements, Teenage Fanclub) and Americana (Dylan, Young, Petty, The Jayhawks). Cold Irons Bound play pu...

EP87 - So What's Been Happening? - Joyce Prescher We catch up for a show favourite Joyce Prescher who after falling in love with the exquisite George Lane earlier this year, is coming back with band to launch her new album Out Of My Mind. Losing yourself, your mind, a loved one, then slowly piecing yourself back together to find your way back to yourself Out of my mind is an intimate, soul-baring...

EP86 - So What's Been Happening? - Queenie We are super excited to have rising talent Eloise Thetford aka QUEENIE join us for a chat about her life and musical journey as well as play a few tunes live for us. We also catchup with the boys and see whats been happening in their lives the past few weeks. See you live on facebook and youtube from 8.30pm AEDT Wednesday 16th November, join in the chat a...

EP85 - So What's Been Happening? - We're Going Back We will cover the great win in the AFL Grand Final by the Cats and the disappointment of the Swans. Preview the NRL Grand Final between the Panthers and the Eels. We discuss 1985 when 'Back to the Future', "Teen Wolf' and 'The Goonies' graced our big screens and MacGyver took centre stage, and who can ever forget the birth of the Compact Disc. Up...

EP84 - So What's Been Happening? - Preview The Decider We preview the AFL Grand Final between the Cats and the Swans, goodbye to The Pies and the Lions. We discuss where it will be won and lost as well as our predictions on the game. We will also chat to some Sydney and Geelong supporters in the weeks lead up. Updates from "Lovey Loses it" and "Cuz's Classic" Some quotes from 1984... “In the face...

EP83 - So What's Been Happening? - The Final Moments The End of an Era for iconic Australian Rock band 'Midnight Oil' as they play their final farewell shows. Is this the end of the road for the Oils? We chat about the era of Music that was the Oils. AFL Finals are down to 4 teams, goodbye in straight sets to last years Premiers, the Demons as well as favourite the Dockers. We discuss where it all...

EP82 - So What's Been Happening? - Down to Six DOWN TO SIX - First week of the AFL finals are done and we are don to 6 teams, exit stage left were the Bulldogs and the Tigers. We chat about the upsets and the next round certainties. We discuss where each team sits and what to expect in this next round of finals between the Demons and the Lions, The Magpies and the Dockers. Updates from "Lovey Lose...

EP81 - So What's Been Happening? - Heartbreak for Some IT'S FINALS TIME - We'll chat about season 2022's winners and losers and which clubs should be optimistic in 2023. Who wins in Round 1 of the finals and who could be the biggest smokey of this years finals series. Updates from "Lovey Loses it" and "Cuz's Classic" Some quotes from 1981... "Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda "I am your fathe...

EP80 - So What's Been Happening? - Rodney 'BALLS' Grinter SPECIAL GUEST - Former Melbourne Demon Defender Rod Grinter is most remembered for an incident early in the 1988 VFL season when he struck Footscray's Terry Wallace in the face with his forearm, where he received a six week suspension for 'bringing the game into disrepute' and finished the year in Melbourne's losing Grand Final side against...

EP79 - So What's Been Happening? - Katie Bates Melbourne Americana singer-songwriter Katie Bates has been performing live for over a decade. Obsessed and inspired by the music of the classic and alternative country artists from the 1960s and 70s. Katie’s songs brim with honesty and more than a hint of grunge and grit. She brings an attitude to the table that is seldom seen in the Americana/roots s...

EP78 - So What's Been Happening? - A Little More Action Please In 1978 Grease and Superman movies were released and what an impact they were to have on pop culture for generations to come, the first test tube baby was born in the UK, the first ever mobile phone was released and Space Invaders was born - In the AFL, the Cats and Pies are flying, can they continue the momentum, the Swans have been f...

EP77 (PART 2) - So What’s Been Happening? - CELEBRATE NAIDOC WEEK 1977 Saw the birth of the Star Wars empire, Elvis dies at 42, New York City Blackout lasts for 25 hours and North Melbourne won the VFL premiership. - We celebrate Naidoc Week and have a chat to one of the Naidoc 2022 award winners Nikita Rotumah and Crow Youth Boxing - THE WIGGLES make the cover upcoming Rolling Stone Mag. - How do...

EP77 (PART 1) - So What's Been Happening? - MATT JOE GOW and KERRYN FIELDS - We check in with two of our show favourites, superstar musicians Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields about their upcoming gig on July 9th at George Lane in St Kilda, Melbourne.

EP76 - So What's Been Happening? - Normality Resumes Normality Returns... or does it? - Demon's are back with a big win over the more favoured Lions, how did the other teams jostling for the top 8 perform. - The bump is back in the news, shootings on the streets?? is this the new normal? - We review NRL State of Origin - QLD v NSW - Game 2 in Perth - Live music wrap and upcoming gigs. "Lovey Loses...

EP75 - So What's Been Happening? - Nothing to See Here - APRIL 30, 1975 saw the end of the Vietnam war - 1975 was the birth of MICROSOFT - The VCR hits the market with the VHS and BETAMAX the recording options - JAWS and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW hit the cinemas - “Thrilla in Manila” – the heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Some quotes from 1975... “Two...

EP74 - So What's Been Happening? - The Birth of the Jaffle  - 1974 saw the birth of the electric jaffle maker, became a game changer for sandwich connoisseurs!! Whats your favourite jaffle? What's the bread, filling, jaffle machine? margarine on the outside pre or post toasting? - Album of the year was Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Blvd. US President Richard Nixon resigned, the Rubix cube was released...