Virtual Unreality

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.

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• Matahari Mimi – The Mezcaltones
• Thunderbird – Blue Moon Marquee
• Dangerous – Liz Stringer
• Liz Stringer – VU Interview
• Water and Dust – William Creighton
• Golden Age – Liz Stringer & William Stringer
• Nobody – Glen and Glenda
• A curse on you – Bob Short
• Serpentine – The lang Langs
• I’m sticking with you – The Light Brigade
• Lovers on the lam – Glen and Glenda
• Cousin Betty – Green Spiders
• Max Dupain – Glen and Glenda

In-studio guest was John Kennedy talking about his band’s new album – John Kennedy and the New Originals – and some farewell gigs before he buggers off to Europe forever. Cripes.

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• Modern day rip off – Iggy Pop
• Wishbone – Jim Lauderdale
• At the mercy of the sky – Rasing Ravens
• Cornered – Century Egg
• Wind up bird – Heartless bastards
• Discover me – John Kennedy and the New Originals
• A Stone’s throw away – John Kennedy (live)
• A man after my own heart – John Kennedy and the New Originals
• Girl of my dreams – John Kennedy (live)
• A different story – John Kennedy and the New Originals
• Rock and roll – The Vevet Underground
• It’s good to be here – John Kennedy (Live)

We were joined in the studio by Gillian and Eliot from Blue Mountains band Sideshow Annie to play records and talk shit.

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• Sideshow Annie – Hell or High Water
• The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (But I Like It)
• Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
• Sideshow Annie – Ambiguous Day
• Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive
• Sideshow Annie – Hamster
• Sideshow Annie – Tip My Top Hat
• The Cure – A Forest
• Talking Heads – Slippery People – Live
• Was (Not Was) – What Up Dog
• Sideshow Annie – My Warrior
• Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan
• Prince – Erotic City

Feature is a chat with Samantha Fish ahead of her first proper Australian tour next month.

We also talk to Adam from Sydney band Apocalypseboyo. They have a new single out today and it’s pretty soulful. True!

We’ll pay tribute to Jeff Beck and we’ll catch up with some of the legends we lost in 2022 we didn’t get to last week.

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• Stroll On – The Yardbirds
• Rollin’ and Tumblin’ – Jeff Beck
• Beck’s Bolero – Jeff Beck Group
• Over under sideways down – The Yardbirds
• Moving On – Apocolypse Boyo
• Faster – Samantha Fish
• Samantha Fish interview part 1
• All ice and no whiskey – Samantha Fish
• Samantha Fish interview part 2
• Brand New Cadillac – Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton
• Bullet Proof – Samantha Fish
• Joni Mitchell – Crank Williams and Pasty Decline
• Summer Wine – Crank Williams and Pasty Decline
• Jeff Pope interview (Crank Williams and Pasty Decline)
• My Love Forevermore – Crank Williams and Pasty Decline
• You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven – Jerry Lee Lewis
• Hello Hello Baby – Jerry Lee Lewis
• Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll – Robert Gordon
• The Fool – Robert Gordon
• Monster – Glen and Glenda
• Suffragette City – Seu Jorge

First show for the year!

Feature is a long chat with English feminist-socialist singer-songwriter-guitarist Grace Petrie ahead of her gigs in Sydney and Katoomba over the weekend.

Then we have our traditional obituary show where we honour some of the legends we lost in 2022.

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• Crank Williams and Patsy Decline – State’s most wanted man
• Grace Petrie – Storm to Weather
• VU Interview – Grace Petrie (part 1)
• Grace Petrie – IKEA
• VU Interview – Grace Petrie (part 2)
• Grace Petrie – We’ve got an office in Hackney
• VU Interview – Grace Petrie (part 3)
• Grace Petrie – Galway
• VU Interview – Grace Petrie (part 4)
• Grace Petrie – The Losing Side
• Archie Roach – Took the children away
• The Seekers – World of Our Own
• The Saints – (I’m) Stranded
• The Saints – Know Your Product
• Dead Kennedys – Nazi Punks fuck Off
• Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the UK
• Public Image Limited – Public Image
• The Clean – Tally Ho
• Doctor Feelgood – Roxette
• Brother Brick – Chip on My Shoulder
• Detroit Cobras – Hey Sailor
• Ronnie Spector – Hey Sah Lo Ney
• The Ronettes – Be my baby

We spoke to English-born, US-based guitarist Matt Schofield ahead of his Australian tour next month and we spoke to Mick Medew and Ursula ahead of gigs for both Mick Medew and the Mesmerisers and Mick and Ursula.

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• Where the wild roses grow – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with Kylie Minogue
• Poisoning pigeons in the park – Tom Lehrer
• Open Season – Mick Medew & Mesmerisers
• Love is calling – Mick Medew & Ursula
• Mick Medew and Ursula – VU interview
• Ice – Screaming Tribesmen
• Eviction Notice – East Coast Low
• Mick Medew and Ursula – VU interview
• Dream come true – Mick Medew and Ursula
• Igloo – Screaming Tribesmen
• Imaginary Friend – Mick Medew and the Mesmerisers
• Supersonic Hero – Jupiter V
• Back for more – The On and Ons
• is this all? – Alan Creed
• From Far Away – Matt Shofield
• Matt Shofield – VU interview
• Live wire – Matt Shofield
• Matt Shofield – VU Interview
• Shipwrecked – Matt Shofield

Sydney bluesman PJ O’Brien joined us in the studio to talk his new album and we were joined on the blower by Craig Barman about the next series of Gunk.

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• Workin’ Blues – Eli “Paper Boy” Reed
• Wallflower – The Lillypillies
• Dream come true – Mick Medew & Ursula
• Brand New Man – Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band
• You should’ve jumped when I asked – Nunnchukka Superfly
• High Cost of Living – PJ O’Brien
• Cash – PJ O’Brien
• All you gotta do (is calls) – Dave Brewer
• Queen of Broken Hearts – PJ O’Brien

First up, we talk to Mick Medew and Ursula about their wonderful new album Love is Calling.

Then, our in-studio guest is Rob Prior. We’ve had him in before talking about his band People Like That but this time we’ll talking about a new book he has written called The Healing Power of Cancer.

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• Rory Gallagher – Bullfrog Blues
• Mick Medew and Ursula – White Star
• Mick Medew and Ursula – Live Is Calling
• People Like That – The Healing Feeling
• People Like That – Turn Off The TV
• People Like That – Okay Today
• Devo – Freedom of Choice
• People Like That – The Man In The Moon

We had the Trash Baby – Corin and Reyhn in the studio and Taylah on the line from the ‘Gong – doing what we do best – talking shit and playing records.

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• Who Died And Made You King – Jaguar Jonze
• This Time Next Time – Trash Baby
• Goodnight And Go – Imogen Heap
• Human Crime – (The) Pixies
• Moonage Daydream – David Bowie
• Read Between The Lines – Piper Butcher
• FU – WAAX
• Little Birdy – Ween
• Going To The Western Shore – Wolf & The New World Disorder
• Fake It Flowers – beabadoobee
• Gallowdance – Lebanon Hanover
• Wound Up – Black Flag
• If The Kids Are United – Sham 69
• Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy – DEVO
• Are You Ready For The Country – Neil Young
• Missing – Flyleaf
• Macca the Mutt – Party Dozen

We talk to two legends. True!

First up we talk to the amazing Deena Lynch aka Jaguar Jonze about the debut album Bunny Mode and the headlining gig at OAF.

Then we talk to Texan Jesse Dayton ahead his first Australian tour. He’s worked with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Doe, Rob Zombie and he’s at the Bowlo at the end of the month.

Plus new releases and other stuff.

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(Coming soon – we promise)