Virtual Unreality

We had Melbourne-based musician Steve Ryan-Gledhill on the phone.

His is an interesting story. After building a career as high-flying corporate executive in the finance industry, he’s chucked it all in to be a musician.

And we had a bunch new releases.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Once bitten, twice shy – Ian Hunter
• I can feel the fire – Ron Wood
• Blabber ‘n Smoke – Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
• First High – Nikki Lane
• It happens every day – Steve Ryan-Gledhill
• Steve Ryan-Gledhill part 1 – The VU interview
• Back in Balmain – Steve Ryan-Gledhill
• Steve Ryan-Gledhill part 2 – The VU interview
• Now I feel the rain – Steve Ryan-Gledhill
• Steve Ryan-Gledhill part 3 – The VU interview
• Echoes Of The Valley – Steve Ryan-Gledhill
• No happy endings – Emma Swift
• Inevitable Sorrow – Freya Josephine Hollick
• Made to roam – JC & the Tree
• No Rain No Tears – Veronica Fusaro
• Sow the path – Sally Dige
• Where’s my shit – Nympho
• Forecast – Shepparton Airplane
• Girl on fire – The Airport 77s
• Pocket money – Tomorrow’s Forecast
• La Música de Tu Dolor! – MOLD!
• Sleeping on the job – The Electorate
• My Bojangles – Pete Hawkes

We had Charlie and James from Sydney band Great Job! in the studio and they even played for us.

Listen!

• Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
• Outlaw Laws – Bob Dylan
• Get sad, stay home – Great Job!
• Freedom – Rage against the machine
• Powderfinger – Neil Young and Crazy Horse
• Take your meds – Great Job!
• Borders and Statelines – Luca Brasi
• Get sad, stay home (live) – Great Job!
• Smells like teen spirit – Tori Amos
• This is it – The Smith Street Band
• No reaction – Midnight oli
• Downtown – Soyboy
• Uncle Ken – Frenzal Rhomb
• I haven’t seen Harry Potter (live) – Great job!
• Clap Clap; Clap – Great Job!

On tonight’s show we talk to Graham Hood about a new live album from The Johnnys and some upcoming gigs.

We have new releases, including a new single from Chris Klondike Masuak.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Julia – Pavlov’s Dog
• Keep on running – Spencer Davis Group
• The Kiss off – Viveiro Wave Riders
• Slip slap fish’n – The Johnnys
• Graham Hood (The Johnnys) part 1 – The VU interview
• Move it – The Johnnys
• Graham Hood (The Johnnys) part 2 – The VU interview
• Injun Joe – The Johnnys
• Ride on, cowboy – Penny Ikinger
• Part time – Dave Favours & the Roadside Ashes
• Jails, Death & Institutions – Van Ruin
• You Can Have Your Women I’ll Stick To My Booze – Chad Morgan
• Sooner or later – Carolyn Wonderland
• Off in the blue – Samantha Fish
• Put a record on – Ryan Sterling
• No one else like you – Peter Simpson
• The Palace – Halfway
• Turning point – Michael Carpenter
• I’m a mess – Tornado Sky
• The greys – Shane Smith and the Saints
• Anjali – Skyscraper Stan
• Content creator – Paper Castles
• Things I do – Pretty Rude
• Set you up – Kate Greta
• Young man’s blues – The Who

Tonight’s packed to the gunwales installment of Virtual Unreality!

We have shitloads!

• First up we chat with Hannah Acfield about her new single and forthcoming album.
• Then we talk to Richard Lawson about a project he has been working on with the Acacia Quartet. It’s being launched later this month in Parramatta.
• Then we talk to Jez Finlayson of Melbourne band Budd. They have a new single split and they’re playing shows in and around Sydney over the weekend.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Redgum – The Federal Two-Ring Circus
• The Victims – Television addict
• Jill Sobule – Rainy Day Parade
• Hannah Acfield – Winter
• The VU interview 1 – Hannah Acfield
• Hannah Acfield – I got you
• Steve Ryan-Gledhill – Now I Feel the Rain
• Tom Woodward – Termination Day
• The Acacia Quartet – Naarm. Your place of Last Resort
• The VU interview 2 – Richard Lawson
• The Acacia Quartet – This is A Recipe
• Jill Sobule and Joe Doe – Never my love
• Budd – Banger
• The VU interview 3 – Jeremy “Jez” Finlayson from Budd
• Budd – Kneecap
• Don Morrison’s Raging Thirst – I shook hands with Muddy Waters
• Justin Davies – Cloudy Thinking
• Cedarsmoke – Kicking Drugs
• The Necks – Sex (excerpt)

On tonight’s show, we had two things.

1. We talk to Samantha Fish about her new album “Paper Doll”.
2. Studio guest is Robert Francis Cranny of Sydney band Party Crashers. They have just released their debut album and it’s pretty bloody good.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Samantha Fish – Paper doll
• The VU interview – Samantha Fish part 1
• Samantha Fish – Rusty razor
• The VU interview – Samantha Fish part 2
• Samantha Fish – Don’t say it
• Party Crashers – Party Crashers
• Don Walker – My ex wife
• Elliott Smith – Son of Sam
• Party Crashers – Hands on me
• Frank Black – Fiddle Riddle
• Drive by Truckers – Self-destructive zones
• Guided by Voices – Fine to see you
• Cold Chisel – Home and broken hearted
• Party Crashers – Stoked With Your Diagnosis
• Hannah Acfield – I got you

Our in-studio guest was Pete Ross of Pete Ross and the Sapphire, talking shit and spinning the tracks.

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Playlist!

• The Stranglers – Hanging around
• Iggy Pop – Frenzy
• Pete Simpson – Good times gone bad
• Electric Light Orchestra – Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
• Devo – Gut feeling
• Alice Cooper – Living
• The Animals – It’s my life
• Bob Dylan – Maggie’s Farm
• Indio Mau – Wake up dead
• Elvis Presley – I just can’t help believing
• Pete Ross and The Sapphire – Pleased to meet you
• Country Joe McDonald – I fell like I’m fixing to die rag

We spoke to Barry Adamson (The Magazine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) about his upcoming gig at the Factory and his career in general.

We also spoke to a couple of guys from Melbourne folk trio Faces in Street about their album.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Kinski – Do you like long hair?
• Vika & Linda – Raise your hand
• Deline Briscoe – Heartbeat
• The Cruel Sea – Straight into the sun
• SXY XMS – You’ll never know
• Pete Ross and the Sapphire – This is war
• Barry Adamson – Cut to black
• The VU interview – Barry Adamson part 1
• Barry Adamson – Demon Lover
• The VU interview – Barry Adamson part 2
• Barry Adamson – The last words of Sam Cooke
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Long black veil
• Eli Paperboy Reed – Stop in your sleep
• Majelem – Stuck with you
• Faces in the Street – House falling down
• The VU interview – Faces in the Street
• Faces in the Street – Together
• Samantha Fish – I’m done running
• Simon and Garfunkel – 59th Street Bridge Song

We had Mitch from Scattered Order in the studio. They have a new record out today (March 14) and it’s called “Continue”.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Throwing Muses – Bywater
• Kristin Hersh – Ms Haha
• Scattered Order – Aimless
• Scattered Order – Daisy and Lucy
• Edgar Broughton Band – Death Of An Electric Citizen
• Roxy Music – Mother of Pearl
• Brian Eno – On Some Faraway Beach
• Donovan – Atlantis
• Donovan – The Intergalactic Laxative
• Scattered Order – Atonement
• The Loved Ones – Sad Dark Eyes
• Scattered Order – Lesser spotted anton

The album from Kim Salmon’s latest project “Smoked Salmon” is out.

Pete Cornelius has a new record and shows.

Bruce “Cub” Calloway from the Hovering Spooks joined us in the studio!

Listen!

Playlist!

• Robben Ford – Indianola
• The Unwoke – Discontent.mp3
• Pete Cornelius – Sick Of This Town
• The VU Interview – Pete Cornelius part 1
• Pete Cornelius – Greasy RNRNB
• The VU Interview – Pete Cornelius part 2
• Pete Cornelius – On The Road
• Smoked Salmon – Flawed
• The VU Interview – Kim Salmon
• Smoked Salmon – How Did They Ever Manage
• Hovering Spooks – Andy Says
• Hovering Spooks – Creeping Jean
• The Stooges – I Got a Right
• Johhny Cash – San Quentin #2
• Gillian Welsh – Tear My Stillhouse Down
• Bob Marley – Concrete Jungle

We were supposed to have a couple of rip snorter interviews, but we had to hold them over for a week due to (ahem) technical issues.

But, we had Josh from Sydney band The Electorate in the studio, talking shit and picking the tunes. Big fun!

Listen!

Playlist!

• Carla Bozulich and Willie Nelson – Can I sleep in your arms?
• Pete Cornelius Band – Devil in the company car
• Genevieve Chadwick – Wildfire
• Smoked Salmon – These grooves are haunted
• The Electorate – Peace love & kindness
• Victoria – Justify
• Rubber Necker – Pine lime splice
• Models – God bless America
• Beasts of Bourbon – The Low Road
• Beasts of Bourbon – The Ballad of Rock n roll
• Bughouse – Cry
• King Gizzard and the Lizard Gizzard – People vultures
• The Flaming Lips – Ego tripping at the gates of hell
• Loose Fit – Exhale
• The Electorate – Face of a giant
• YEEVS – Reason we went to war