We feature a long interview with Queensland-born now Canada-based singer-songwriter Mikhail Laxton and spinning tracks off his debut album. Plus we play some newish stuff. True! Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/vu-september-8-2023-mikhail-laxton-debut-album/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1] Playlist! Sock puppet – Glitoris Hurricane – Chickenstones … Continue reading →

We talk to Katherine Berger, director of the Sydney Underground Film Festival that kicks off on Thursday. No studio guests, but we have some newish releases to trawl through. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/vu-1-september-2023-sydney-underground-film-festival-newish-releases/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1] Playlist! Like a rolling stone … Continue reading →

In-studio guest is Bruce “Cub” Calloway who has resumed residence in Sydney. He was in the Virtually Unreal hot seat, singing and playing and playing records and talking shit. Plus we talk to Ronnie S. Riskalla, director of a new … Continue reading →

Franky Valentyn was in the studio to promote his new album “Pop Songs” and to chew the fat generally. Plus Shane Flew dialled in to give us the good oil on a couple gigs he has coming up, including an … Continue reading →

Our in-studio guest was author Stuart Coupe. We love Stuart’s books at VU, but this is different – it’s about himself. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/august-11-2023-stuart-coupe-in-the-studio/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1] Playlist! Choose your fighter – Glitoris Waltz in the electric church – … Continue reading →

Mark Lucas and the Deadsetters have a new album – Onward into the Fog – and we were joined by Mark to talk shit and play records. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/virtual-unreality-june-09-2023-mark-lucas-in-the-studio/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1] Playlist Max Merritt and the Meteors … Continue reading →

We spoke to Link from the Meanies bout their forthcoming gig and what’s been up to generally. We also got a text from Blackie from the Hard Ons, so we got him on the line too. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/june-2-2023-link-meanie-and-blackie-on-the-blower/ width=100% … Continue reading →

We were joined in the studio by Jen Mize and Jeremy Edwards from Brisbane band Jen Mize and the Rough ‘n’ Tumble play records and talk shit. We even got them to play live. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/may-26-2023-jen-mize-and-jeremy-edwards-in-the-vu-studio/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1] … Continue reading →

Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/may-12-2023-alone-in-the-studio-with-new-releases/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1] Playlist Uriah Heep – Stealin’ Sideshow Annie – Hell or high water The Holy Modal Butcher Birds – 27/04/23 09:11 John Kennedy – From St Peters to Kings Cross The Pleasures – Paranoid … Continue reading →

Maria and Steve (aka Glen and Glend) joined us the studio to talk about their new album and Liz Stringer was on the blower to talk her gigs coming up. Listen! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/2rrr885fm/24-march-2023-glean-and-glenda-in-studio-plus-liz-stringer-on-the-blower/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1] Playlist! Matahari Mimi – … Continue reading →