Music Is My Life

I used to work with Tim Shiel at triple j. He is a video game music composer and solo artist that also used to play in Gotye's band. These days he has taken up a position as community organizer for the not-for-profit Green Music Australia. On this episode we discuss all of this and many large existential topics.

Nick and Stu, shredders from New Zealand technical/progressive death metal band Blindfolded and Led To The Woods, speak on the journey from their accidental appearance on a kid's TV show going viral to their forthcoming fifth album 'The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me'.

Owen and Paige are the couple behind The Pitch of Discontent, a fantastic heavy and alternative music podcast based out of Melbourne. In this somewhat meta episode I took my podcast studio to theirs and we talked shop and reminisced about days past as young music journalists and emo club night enthusiasts in Brisbane. Check them out here: https://linktr.ee/tpdpod

Crippling Alcoholism make music as depressing and addictive as the name would suggest. With a voice that sounds like a thousand cigarettes, vocalist Tony Castrati speaks on the Boston band's uniquely dark grindcore origins, reddit inspirations, prolific pop aspirations, and the deliciously sordid forthcoming third album 'Camgirl'.

Sam Octigan of Melbourne hardcore veterans Iron Mind talks about their killer new record 'Test of The Iron Mind', his career as a visual artist, becoming a father, and his fond memories of Magic The Gathering.

Alana K Vocal is a veteran singing teacher that specializes in extreme metal vocal coaching. After experiencing a downgrade in my vocal ability, I went to visit Alana for a tune-up. After the lesson we sat down to talk about what was going on and her journey on this path so far, leading Melbourne's Heavy Choir and her new band Yakṣī . https://www.instagram.com/yaksi.band https://www.alanakvoca...

Nick Adams, guitarist and backing vocalist of Sydney's Justice For The Damned speaks on the band's forthcoming third album 'Stay Relentless', as well as his recent permanent addition to Texan mosh institution Kublai Khan.

Mikey Arthur, vocalist, composer, and conceptual overlord behind Melbourne metalcore group The Gloom In The Corner has a quick chat about the band backstage before doors open on the Narre Warren stop of the Make Them Suffer regional Australia tour.

Paul Seidel is a drummer from Berlin most well known for his work with post-metal group The Ocean before recently wrapping up his 13 year stint with the band. He was also a formative member of the now defunct metalcore band War For A Harlots Mouth, the creative core of which went on to create the avant garde tech death unit Nightmarer. He also recently provided his session skills to Melbourne band...

It's time to talk the Chalk with Tasmanian life enthusiast Matthew Chalk, whose heavy metal resume includes performing in Psycroptic, Iciclan, M.S.I and Mephistopheles, as well as promoting gigs through Dark Mofo and his own Southern Extremities Productions.

Zachary Ezrin, founding singer/guitarist of avant garde death metal power trio Imperial Triumphant, gives Lochlan Watt a history lesson on his band, a rundown of new album Goldstar, explains why Portal is the best band of all time and more at Dark Mofo 2025.

Tyler Richardson, frontman of legendary Tasmanian punk rockers Luca Brasi tells the tale of his son's victory against cancer and how a life spent building community in music made it possible.

Janine Morcos is an absolute weapon of a heavy music publicist and a total legend. From her days at Roadrunner Records to Soundwave Festival and starting her own firm 'Dallas Does PR' she has a liftime of insight to share.

Melbourne hip hop artist turned punk/metal band leader MUDRAT discusses Andor, being radicalized by genocide, latest single 'You Don't Care About Poor People', mutual aid, hope for the future, and plenty more.

LA industrial duo Youth Code dispute their supposed absence, discuss signing to Sumerian Records, and hype up their killer new EP 'Yours, With Malice'.

Jack Bergin, vocalist of Melbourne's Void of Vision converses with Lochlan Watt about their decision to go out on top, as well as their shared experiences in helming heavy music at triple j and brain injuries.

Johnny Health chats about the band's lighter side during Knotfest Australia 2025.

Jacob Duzsik, singer/guitarist of LA cum metal visionaries HEALTH speaks about always being the odd band out, abandoning their hipster noise rock origins, the band's forthcoming sequel to their Rat Wars album, collaborating with Lamb of God, his journey of sobriety, and much more.

Mikael Stanne, vocalist of legendary Swedish melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity , speaks about his journey of musical discovery, the band's 13th studio album Endtime Signals , rediscovering the meaning in what they do in a post-pandemic world, as well as his new supergroup The Halo Effect.