Virtual Unreality

First up, we talk to Andrew Coates of Melbourne band Black Cab. They have new music plus they’re doing a Sydney show at the end of month.

Then we continue our chat with Peter Tillman and Mark Taylor, both formerly of the Lipstick Killers about the AI-produced rock opera “The Shining Stone”.

Along the way we have new music from the Womack Sisters, Jen Mize and the Rough and Tumble, Piper Butcher and much more!

Links!

• Black Cab at the Factory Floor
• The Shining Stone

Listen!

Pllaylist!

• Katsuko Kanai – Mini Mini Girl
• The Womack Sisters – Chauffeur
• Barry Adamson – The Last Words of Sam Cooke
• The Womack Sisters – My Sisters And Me
• LUNG – Isolated Gun
• French Film – Crude Charm
• Team Dresch – Growing Underground
• Black Cab – New Speedway Boogie
• The first VU interview – Andrew Coates of Black Cab part 1
• Black Cab – One Night
• The first VU interview – Andrew Coates of Black Cab part 2
• Black Cab – Strange Attraction
• Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble – Double Talk
• Zoë Fox – Skipty Doo
• Piper Butcher – Porcelain Pillars
• Sunny Cowgirls – Weather Dad
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Fly In The Face Of Fools
• The VU second interview – Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman part 3
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Third Eye Dreaming
• The VU second interview – Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman part 4
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – In The Basement
• Billy Peril – Tornado
• Cure For Youth – Scars
• Megasound – Dog Leash
• Killing Flaw – Shame

We have the first of a two part interview with Peter Tillman and Mark Taylor, both formerly of the Lipstick Killers about a monster rock opera they produced.

We have our first studio guest since we’ve been a podcast. Rob Chapple of Blue Mountains blues band Killing Flaw will be talking about their new album Better Late Than Ever and playing live.

Plus we have new music from Richard Thompson and Jeannie Lewis as well as Jen Mize and her band The Rough ‘n’ Tumble.

Links!

• The Shining Stone
• Killing Flaw on Facebook
• Mid Mountains Blues Festival

Listen!

Playlist!

• Richard Thompson – Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking
• Jeannie Lewis – Martha
• Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble – Shake Somethin’ Loose
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Overture (The Third Eye)
• The VU interview – Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman part 1
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Wild Suspicion
• The VU interview – Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman part 2
• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Hindu Gods (Of Love)
• Studio guest – Rob Chapple of Killing Flaw
• Killing Flaw – Message to Love
• Killing Flaw – I am
• Kypo – Topic
• Steve Edmonds – Lenny and the Iceman
• Killing Flaw – Shame
• Simple Stone – T.O.A
• Killing Flaw – Friends
• Mustang Jerx – C that my grave is kept clean
• Gyasi – Man From The Mountain

Following on from last week, we have the second part of our interview with Crow front man Peter Fenton.

Chard talks to Alex Veslliev, the man behind the inaugural Mid Mountains Blues Festival coming up at the end of August.

And we have the usual grab bag of new releases that tickled our fancy during the last couple of weeks.

Links!

• Crow Hold Sway Bandcamp page
• Mid Mountains Blues Festival

Listen!

Playlist!

• Mark Taylor and Peter Tillman – Hindu Gods (Of Love)
• Charlie Musselwhite and GA-20 – Crazy Love
• The first VU interview – Alex Veslliev on the Mid Mountains Blues Festival
• Killing Flaw – Magic Sam
• Blend Eleven – Bourbon Dance
• Crow – Run For Cover
• The second VU interview – Peter Fenton of Crow part 3
• Crow – Time
• The second VU interview – Peter Fenton of Crow part 4
• Crow – I can’t lose you
• Munroe – My Time
• Damien J. Johnson and The Damien J. Johnson Band – I Don’t Listen to The Radio
• Broham – Relax
• No PROMISES – Siren
• The Third Voice – Dry as the River
• Day Dreamers – Earshot
• Lenny Kaye – Pennsylvania Girls

The ninth podcast of VU features the first of a two part interview with Peter Fenton, front man of legendary Sydney band Crow, talking about the new album Hold Sway and the recent death of co-founder Peter Archer.

And we have some great new music from Lenny Kaye, The Fleshtones, The Womak Sisters, The Datsuns and more!

Links!

Crow Hold Sway Bandcamp page.

Listen!

Playlist!

• The Womack Sisters – If I Let You
• Lenny Kaye – Goin Local
• Killing Flaw – Magic Sam
• Charlie Musselwhite with GA-20 – I’ll Change My Style
• Crow – Give Them What They Want
• The VU interview – Peter Fenton of Crow part 1
• Crow – Cathcart Johnny
• The VU interview – Peter Fenton of Crow part 2
• Crow – Skyline
• Olana – Price Of The House
• Kypo – Greed, Fear and Evangelists
• The Fleshtones – Float Your Showboat
• The Datsuns – Moonstruck Man
• Interpol – See Out Loud
• The Golden Gaytimes – I’m Not Going Anywhere
• The Vernons – Don’t Give a Damn If You Don’t Believe Me
• Ups and Downs – Out Of Thin Air
• The Dresden Dolls – My Alcoholic Friends
• Cindy Blackman Santana – Illumination
• Lenny Kaye – World Book Night

In the latest edition of the Virtual Unreality podcast, we have lots!

First up, we talk to Darren Trew of Sydney hard rocking outfit The Stallers. We caught them opening for the New Christs at the Marrickville Bowlo a week or so back. Hint – Stallers rock!

Then we have our feature interview with Arch Law, drummer of Melbourne band The Huxton Creepers. Their “12 Days To Paris” album is being reissued on vinyl and they’re doing a bunch of east coast shows in support of it.

Along the way, we have a bunch of new releases.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Blood Sweat and Tears – when I die
• The New Christs – The Ledge
• The first VU interview – Darren Trew of the Stallers
• Sonic’s Rendezvous – Heaven
• Fancy Weapon – I’m Not Done
• Blank Instrument – Brand New
• Huxton Creepers – My Cherie Amour
• The second VU interview – Arch Law of the Huxton Creepers part 1
• Huxton Creepers – King of the road
• The second VU interview – Arch Law of the Huxton Creepers part 2
• Huxton Creepers – Life fit for a king
• The second VU interview – Arch Law of the Huxton Creepers part 3
• Huxton Creepers – I will persuade you
• Swapmeet – Halfway
• Day Dreamers – Wreckage
• PJ Harvey – Voyager
• Blondshell – Violins
• Grander Things – No Time
• Danielle Ponder – Power
• Mississippi Shakedown – In One Ear (and out of the other)
• Shane Flew and Matt Ross – How Long Blues
• C.W. Stoneking – Brave Son Of America

We have an interview with Perth-based singer and songwriter Catherine Traicos about her new album – In the Heart of the Night – which is largely improvised. She has a Sydney gig at Church Street Studios on 26 June.

Plus we have a bunch of new music, including Lenny Kaye, Jack White, Datura4 and more.

And we play some New Christs because they have a gig at the Marrickville Bowlo on Friday.

Links!

• Catherine Traicos Bandcamp page
• Church Street Studios
• New Christs at the Marrickville Bowlo

Listen!

Playlist!

• The B52’s – Planet Clare
• The Huston Creepers – My cherie amour
• The New Christs – The burning of Rome
• Catherine Traicos – Beauty Of The Moon (Radio Edit from Scene 1)
• The VU interview – Catherine Traicos (part 1)
• Catherine Traicos – Don’t Tell Anyone (Radio Edit from Scene 2
• The VU interview – Catherine Traicos (part 2)
• Catherine Traicos – Anyone’s Girl
• The Afghan Whigs – Jungle Roux
• Billy Peril – My Kind of Madness
• Stella Dunai – I Love You Too Eagerly
• Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble – North Carolina
• Jack White – Derecho Demonico
• Keb’ Mo’ – Fussing And Fighting
• The Pretty Littles – Terracotta
• The New Pornographers – Spooky Action
• Sylvan Esso – Hot Slob
• Datura4 – Under A Rock
• Butthole Surfers – Intelligent Guy (Astronaut Version)
• Lenny Kaye – Solstice

We conclude our chat with Johnny Casino and have some new stuff.

You can grab a copy of the album – Une nuit á Rennes – here.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Otis Redding – Respect (live)
• BB King – Introductions / Every Day I Have the Blues (live)
• The Johnnys – Injun Joe (live)
• Thee Johnny Casino Syndicate – Cowboys and Indians (live)
• The VU interview – Johnny Casino part 3
• Thee Johnny Casino Syndicate – Trick my boat wrong (live)
• The VU interview – Johnny Casino part 4
• Thee Johnny Casino Syndicate – Ghosts in your mind (live)
• Theradiomusicola – Coz We’re Girls
• Tom Woodward – Sitting On A Railing
• Turnover – I’m Up, I’m Up
• Trauma Party – Speak To Me
• Black Cab – Combat Boots (live in Sydney)

We start off with a little birthday tribute to His Bobness.

Our feature interview is the first of a two-parter with Johnny Casino about the new Johnny Casino Syndicat live album – Une nuit á Rennes. Hint: it rocks! You can grab a copy from his Bandcamp page.

Then we finish of the show with a bunch of new releases, including Jon Spencer, Jeannie Lewis, Modest Mouse, Tanita Tikaram and heaps more.

Listen!

Playlist!

• Leslie West – This Wheel’s On Fire
• Johnny Winter – Highway 61 Revisted
• Bob Dylan – Song to Woody
• Bob Dylan – Melancholy Mood
• Bob Dylan – Love Minus Zero-No Limit
• Thee JOHNNY CASINO Syndicat – You still got nothing to say
• The VU interview – Johnny Casino (part 1)
• Thee JOHNNY CASINO Syndicat – Ghosts in your mind
• The VU interview – Johnny Casino (part 2)
• Thee JOHNNY CASINO Syndicat – Twenty Twenty
• Amber Farnan – When I Get Better
• Gina Malcolm – Traps
• Lala Vale – Obvious
• Modest Mouse – Third Side of the Moon
• LAGUNA – Myrtle
• Jeremy Beggs – Mess I’m In
• Rodney Crowell – If I Could Speak To Leonard
• Caroline Rose – Yip Yip Yow
• Broham – Wheel of Fortune
• Jeannie Lewis – Live In The Light
• Tanita Tikaram – Sweet Feather The Storm
• Jon Spencer – Orange Slice Blues
• The Dresden Dolls – Backstabber
• The Persuasions – The Man in Me

Episode three of the Virtual Unreality podcast features a feature interview with Peter “Blackie” Black of the Hard Ons, Nunchukka Superfly and solo stuff.

We also have new releases from Datura4, Bagful of Beez, Emma Donovan, and heaps more. True!

Listen!

Playlist

• The Who – Young man blues
• Datura4 – Dirty Laundry
• Bagful of Beez – FeverDream
• Emma Donovan – Wash My Soul In The River’s Flow
• The Womack Sisters – Chauffeur
• Piper Butcher – Better
• Peter Black – PestoPizza
• The VU interview part 1 – Peter Black
• Redd Kross – Stay Away From Downtown
• The VU interview part 2 – Peter Black
• Poison Idea – Alan’s on Fire
• Nunchukka Superfly – Bleary Eyed
• The VU interview part 3 – Peter Black
• Hard Ons – Old and Whys
• Lambchop – Weakened
• Hop Along – Laments
• Salonistas – Take Me Home
• Eleni Mandell – Hard To Be Lonely
• Thalia Zedek – You’re A Big Girl Now

No studio guest this week, but some really cool new releases. Some are really, really cool. True!

We DO have a studio guest next week – Peter Black! Also true!

Listen!

Playlist

• Hole – Violet
• The On and Ons – Leave Me Out
• Shane Flew & Matt Ross – How Long Blues
• LAHGO – Puppet
• The Vors – You Treat Me Like An Asshole
• The Vors – Pretty Normal
• Girl Monstar – HateTrain
• Bleak Squad – World Go To Hell
• Fancy Weapon – Squid
• Manorism – Something I Can’t See
• Gia Margaret – Good Friend
• David Safran – Muttering Continues
• Linda Perry – Albatross
• Steve Poltz – Folksinger
• Radio Birdman – We’ve Come So Far (To Be Here Today)
• Cola – Hedgesitting
• Ally Row – Tail Lights
• Alan Fletcher – Under The Stairs
• The Pleasures – This Might Hurt A Little Bit
• Taj Mahal – Time
• Hannah Aldridge – Psycho Killer