Virtual Unreality

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)

Rising star from Newcastle Piper Butcher was in the studio. We spoke to her about a year ago and we saw her open the show for Robben Ford at the Factory on his recent tour. Definitely one to watch.

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• Elevator ride – Jen Mize & The Rough N’Tumble
• Nonchalant – Imogen Clark
• Soul into sand – Piper Butcher
• Jenny don’t be hasty – Paolo Nutini
• Changes – David Bowie
• Read between lines – Piper Butcher
• Rain – The Teskey Brothers
• Before you’re gone – Piper Butcher
• A heartbreak – Angus & Julie Stone
• Lost in love – Piper Butcher
• Mousetrap heart – Thirsty Merc
• Green limousine – Badloves
• Come inside – Piper Butcher
• Telephone booth – Ian Moss
• Fortunate son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• So can you feel it? – Piper Butcher
• Signed, sealed delivered – Stevie Wonder

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• Haunting your thoughts – Piper Butcher
• My own worst enemy – Imogen Clark
• Be bad – Catherine Traicos
• Working man’s blues – Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed
• Gin no suzu – Penny Ikinger
• Of the sea – The Howlin’ Threads
• Fragile – Penny Ikinger
• Peter Brock Built My Hotrod – Grindhouse
• Peter Russell Clarke – Grindhouse
• Dapto Dazzler – Grindhouse
• Mustang – Josie Laver
• Tangled – Josie Laver
• Sixth Sense – The Nature Strip
• Little Queenie – The Rolling Stones
• Buried Alive – Ron Wood
• All the young dudes – Mott the Hoople

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• Buy/Sell/Trade – Screensaver
• Superheroes – Black Cab
• Goin’ back to Hoonsville – Datura4 with Dave Hole
• Keep your motor runnin’ – Dave Hole
• Highway Star – Deep Purple
• Big eyed beans from Venus – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
• Golden Birdies – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
• Her eyes are blue million eyes – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
• White Rock Beer 8 cents – Robben Ford
• The Sheik of Scrubby Creek – Chad Morgan
• There’s gonna be a showdown – The Johnnys
• Mustang – Josie Laver
• End of the World – Florence Dore
• Monsters – Charlie Horse
• Support you local nihilist – Frances Chang
• Choo choo train of tears – Mustang Jerx
• Like lovers do – Hannah Acfield
• Cockroach in a ghost town – Slang
• Burn it down – Gyasi
• Non è Ancora – The Umlauts
• Mama Tried – Eli “Paperboy” Reed
• Since You – Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink Marcy Marxer
• I Makes Money (Money Dont Make Me) – Steve Earle & The Dukes
• The charm – Body Type
• Forever Young – Bob Dylan

John was in the studio again ahead of the launch of his latest collection of Aussie indie classics covers.

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Coming soon!