The BackBeat Podcast

The end of an era! I say goodbye to Gabby and we go over some of her highlights in her time as co-host on the BackBeat. Will we see her on here again? Only time will tell!

We catch up with Nick & Tristan from Brisbane band, Waxflower, about songwriting, search engine optimisation, mental health, developmental changes, and of course their latest single 'Soak'

We jump on a call with Maddy Herbert of neo-soul band Velvet Bloom to chat all about their latest release, their upcoming EP, christmas carols, songwriting processes, recording for vinyl, and fundraising for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, all featuring some adorable adopted kits and pups.

We chat to our very own photo whiz, Lauren, to chat about all things photography, study, imposter syndrome, touring, rebranding, career dreams, and....geese? It's a long one, so strap in.

This episode we've got another all girl party, with Jaz Yates from JY Management Group and 'Your Music, Your Business' podcast, talking about mental health, cancel culture, artist management, and "proving how being a young, entrepreneurial, and driven woman comes with strength & mistakes."

Moaning Lisa give us the low on their latest album release 'Something Like This But Not This', touring plans, living and gigging in Canberra, their experiences and focusses on gig etiquette and social activism, and of course, their 'BIG 3' star signs (the important stuff, we know)

We're super excited for this one - we get to chat to Ben Lee about social media presence, indigenous awareness, personal identity, tik tok, collaboration, and heaps more; and of course his latest release 'Born For This Bullshit'.

We’re back and almost better than ever, with everyone on their own mic and sounding great! In this episode we chat to Sez, a comedian, musician, tik-tok creator, podcaster, and otherwise creative Brunswickian originally from the Blue Mountains NSW. As her triple j unearthed bio confirms, she has stories that will scare you and make you feel warm and fuzzy at the same time, and we’ve caught just a...

We've returned from another unplanned hiatus and this time we're back with Jimmy and Cam from The VANNS! We chat about the new single 'Feels Good Now', COVID life, Triple J lols, BTS funnies, and more.

This episode is a hot mess. It's been a while and we're out of practice, but settle in for 45 mins of updates, shit-talking, and a chat with Sly Withers!

Welcome to BackBeat’s first episode of 2021! In this one we are out in the field, on-site at Stay Gold in Brunswick for the Teenage Joans / TOWNS co-headliner, chatting to them about all things tour, new releases, crazy Adelaide stories, and their Aussie faves. Due to being recorded on-site at the actual venue right before their show, there is a bit of background noise, mostly music from the front...

Hello and welcome back to The BackBeat In this short episode, I chat with Josh Walker from local rock band Stuck Out about their new EP, the process and meaning behind it, the niche of the Australian music scene, collaboration and inspiration, and of course his current Aussie faves. 

Stuck Out have just yesterday released their new EP ‘Lie Through Your Teeth’ and TONIGHT have their EP release sho...

CW: Mental Health and Suicide Otherwise, welcome to this funky, albeit short, episode with Sydney indie-pop artist Carla Wehbe! Given the mention of mental health and the trigger warning at the start, if you are in need of assistance, attention, help at all or just a shoulder to cry on, please reach out. Be sure to check on your mates, especially in these weird times, but also year round. Coronavi...

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Backbeat Podcast! In this episode we chat with Cath Haridy. Cath is the executive director of the Association of Artist Managers, and is also an artists manager herself for her own management company. She is an ambassador for APRA/AMCOS and Support Act and a member of the board for Music Victoria. We talk all about supporting womxn in the industry, the two fa...

In this week’s episode we chat to the wonderful Odette, and her Bull Arab Kenneth.. We go over mental health and depersonalisation, her songwriting influences, her latest release 'Dwell', the story of her parents meeting on the set of TITANIC(???), and of course her Aussie faves and more! Check out ‘Dwell’ and the incredible music video for it out now, and keep your eyes peeled for her upcoming re...

This time we chat to the duo behind Bubble Productions, a local ‘ethically focussed’ photography and videography production company who cater to events, advertising, documentaries, weddings and modelling - and now, music! Nick and Sheri chat with us about their early beginnings since meeting at uni, funky production stories, favourite documentaries and films, the end of the world, and of course th...

In this hilarious episode we chat to Dylan and Liam from local alt-rock band ‘Reside’, who’ve recently released their track ‘Fallen’. We chat about all things beginnings, lockdown, creativity, emotional support, memes and local band ‘beef’, and more! This is probably one of our favourite episodes so far so we hope you enjoy as much as we did! Next week we chat to the due behind Bubble Productions...

This episode we chat to Josh Hicks, founder of Robot Jaw Records, to go over their latest project 'The Be Good Project’ - a creative collaboration album and artwork collection all about mental health awareness. As of right now we believe the digital version of the Be Good project is available, and the physical version will be out next week so be sure to check out Robot Jaw Records and all the awes...

In this episode, we spoke with jazzy soul babe Miss Emilia about her latest solo release 'Woman With Needs', and what it's like being a woman in the modern industry and working world. We go over female empowerment, competition between the sexes (and amongst themselves), personal industry experiences with sexism, objectification, discrimination, and more, including some of her positive experiences...

We Skype chat to Ben Stewart - Slowly Slowly frontman - about his new-ish project, 'Congrats', and the process in the creation of the pop solo project. Ben goes over mental health, philosophy, his new pupper Rosie, his personal influences, and more! We had a ball chatting to Ben and are absolutely loving the new Congrats releases - Lobotomy is out now on Spotify and wherever you consume your fave...

This is another mini episode Due to face to face and travel restrictions, we’ve had a few more phone interviews than usual, serving as our episodes for this little while In this minisode I chat to Aussie indie-rocker Jack Bratt. We go over his change to a solo career, his creative process, the story behind his latest single ‘The Outsider’, staying humble, his love of basketball and Rolling Stone,...

This is another mini episode, as given the covid situation, Gabby and myself are separated between cities and lets just say, we weren’t entirely prepared for it. Due to face to face and travel restrictions, we’ve got a few more phone interviews than usual, serving as our episodes for the next little while. In this minisode I chat to Aussie folk troubadour Josh Pyke. After a 5 year break, Josh is b...

This is more of a mini episode, as given the cove situation, Gabby and myself are separated between cities and lets just say, we weren’t entirely prepared for it. Due to face to face and travel restrictions, we’ve got a few more phone interviews than usual, serving as our episodes for the next little while. In this minisode I chat to Harper Bloom about her upcoming debut EP ‘Faith, Sex and Skin’,...

In this episode we chat with with Jack Pierce, one half of acoustic folk duo The Pierce Brothers, where we chat all about what isolation has looked like for him, the new Pierce Brothers’ releases, working with a twin, and his new-found passion for woodwork. Check out The Pierce brother’s latest release KANKO and keep your eye out for the new singles coming over the next few months in lead up to th...

Once again, we’ve been a bit absent on the episodes front, but we hope to make up for it with new episodes both this week AND next, not to mention they feature some amazing local guests. In this episode we bring you up to speed on our iso-hiatus and new developments, and we chat to Ryan from The Motion Below about their latest releases, his advice on how to make the best of your band, and his Auss...