Virtual Unreality

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.

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Playlist

• Max Merritt and the Meteors – Western Union Man
• Century Egg – Ring a bell
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Consider me gone
• The Grateful Dead – New Speedway Boogie info
• The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme some lovin’ info
• Eric Burdon and the New Animals – Sky Pilot
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Between the lines
• The Parwills – Sentimental
• Doc Watson – Don’t let your deal go down
• The Del McCoury Band – Sally Jo
• Katie Brianna – To the bottom of the drink
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Let it rain
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Salty Tears
• John Kennedy and the New Originals – Girl of my dreams
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Northern Star
• Nick Lowe – House for sale
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – New tattoo

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.

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Playlist

• Fannie May – Max Merritt and the Meteors
• The Midnight Special – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Words (Big mouth) – Ian Hunter
• Buried Alive – Ron Wood
• In Falls Everything – Hard ons
• Sousa – Meanies
• Link Meanie – VU interview
• Sorry about the violence – Meanies
• Balence Bonanza – Bagful of Beeze
• Anyone’s girl – Catherine Traicos
• Rollercoaster – Checkboard Lounge
• Uncivil Compliance – Checkboard Lounge
• Get out your ear’s way – Lachy Doley
• Run Dry – Amber Kenney
• Trouble – Jess Crossman
• Whiskey helps the sun go down – Looch Lewis and the Press Gansters
• Cuttin’ wood – T.C Jones
• That spell’s gone – Vixens of Fall
• Sally Jo – The De McCoury Band
• Drunk – Ronnie Joudo
• Sentimental Scum – Suzie True
• A.W.C.W.D – The Verlaines

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.

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Playlist

• The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
• Ike & Tina Turner – Honky Tonk Women
• Bob Dylan – Rainy Day #12 & 35
• Slim Dusty The biggest disappointment
• Jen Mize & the Rough ‘n’ Tumble – Askin’ Enough
• Jen Mize & the Rough ‘n’ Tumble – Do we go from here
• Jeremy Edwards – Boy
• Booker T & the MGs – Green Onions
• Roy Buchanan – Green Onions
• Jen Mize & the Rough ‘n’ Tumble – All riled up
• Bonnie Raitt – Thing called love
• Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – Pink Cadillac
• Jen Mize & the Rough ‘n’ Tumble – One of these days
• Checkerboard lounge – Amazing Grace

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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
• Mark Lucas and the Dead Setters – Northern Star
• Alan Caswell – Grumpy old pickers like us
• 8 Ball Aitken – Only guiding light
• The Hello Darlins – What is a broken heart for?
• The Settlement – Story of me and you
• Fleur Wiber – Walk me
• Miguel Rios – Chase the hour
• Sand Brothers – Adelaide
• Hard ons – Grandiose
• Hard ons – In falls everything
• Chris Masuak and Dog Soldier – Tract home chippy
• Abby Johnson – Watch the angel go
• Natalie Rose LeBrecht – Holy
• Vanity Mirror – Somehow you know
• Jen Mize and the Rough and Tumble – Elevator Ride
• Jen Mize and the Rough and Tumble – All riled up
• Caledonian Castaways – Glasgow latino
• Turnpike Troubadours – mean old sun
• Sun Years – Granddad’s song
• Chris Rose – Cold beer buzz
• Wombo – Slab
• Checkboard Lounge – Bottle your love

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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Playlist!

• 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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Playlist

• 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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Playlist

• 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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Playlist

• 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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Playlist!

• 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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Playlist!

• 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