Virtual Unreality

We spoke to Leah Shapiro, the drummer of powerhouse trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ahead of their tour as part of Under the Southern Stars with Cheap Trick, Stone Temple Pilots and Bush.

Later, we spoke to Canadian bluesman Matt Andersen about his new album House to House.

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• Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs – No More War
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Questions Of Faith
• VU interview – Leah Shapiro (BRMC) (part 1)
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – King Of Bones
• VU interview – Leah Shapiro (BRMC) part 2
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -13 Haunt
• Electric Mary – The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
• Cheap Trick – Ain’t That a Shame
• The Black Ryder – Let Me be Your Light
• Matt Andersen – House to House
• VU interview – Matt Andersen (part 1)
• Matt Andersen – Other Side of Goodbye
• VU interview – Matt Andersen (part 2)
• Matt Andersen – Time for the Wicked to Rest
• Kent Steedman – Lockdown Shuffle
• The Celibate Rifles – Salute
• Joeys Coop – Trouble
• The Nature Strip – Surgery

We kicked off the show by talking to Sydney jazz legend Alister Spence about the collaboration between his trio and Ed Kuepper.

Then we were joined in the studio by Mark Roxburgh and Brett Myers from Sydney band Joeys Coop to talk about the new album Lachlan Valley Dirt and to play some tracks live in the studio.

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• Mark Lanegan Band – The Gravedigger’s Song
• Asteroid Ekosystem – Caught at All
• VU interview – Alister Spence part 1
• Asteroid Ekosystem – Nature
• VU interview – Alister Spence part 2
• Asteroid Ekosystem – Face of the Atom
• Joeys Coop – Trouble
• Joeys Coop – Lachlan Valley Dirt
• Joeys Coop – I Stand Alone
• Mark Roxburgh and Brett Myers (Joeys Coop) – I am alive (live)
• Mark Roxburgh and Brett Myers (Joeys Coop) – You put me down (live)
• Mark Roxburgh and Brett Myers (Joeys Coop) – Marketplace (live)
• Ola Belle Reed – Ola Belle’s Blues
• Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk – The Inflated Tear
• Procol Harum – The Dead Man’s Dream

We had John Encarnacao and Pete Marley of Sydney band The Nature Strip in the studio to talk what they’ve been up to.

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• Leadfinger – One more day
• Steve Tyson & The Train Rex – Gare Du Nord
• The Nature Strip – Surgery
• Marveline – Evil Worm
• Warmer – Fishes Swim and Corals Grow
• The Beatles – Baby you’re a rich man
• Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig)
• Lump – We cannot resist
• The Triffids – Spanish Blue
• Devo – That’s Pep!
• The Nature Strip – King Biggie
• Laura Veirs – Galaxies
• XTC – Burning with Optimism’s Flames
• The Moles – (don’t know)
• Orange Juice – Out for the count
• The Nature Strip – Push the past away

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• Hard Ons – Home sweet home
• Jupiter 5 – Supersonic Hero
• Leadfinger – Girl on a Bus
• Swedish Magazines – Lap of Hell live on PBS-FM
• Nick Barker – Hell Sux
• Hairpin Culvert – What A Way To Go
• Urban Guerillas – So Hard
• Warumpi Band – Route66
• Marvellous Hearts – Get Up
• The Kindly Ravens – Bittersweet Lie
• Lucie Tiger – Do Me Right
• Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros – New Speedway Boogie
• Black Cab – It’s OK
• The Dead South – People are strange
• Those Pretty Wrongs – Its About Love
• Los Straitjackets – April Showers
• The Fleshtones – Mi Engañaste Bien
• Johnny Casino – Another Girl
• Ruby Gilbert – Die Young
• Liz Stringer – The Metrologist
• Checkerboard Lounge – Money Man
• Ernest Honny – Kofi Psych
• Joe Meah – Dee Mmaa Pe
• Laura Lee & the Jettes – Wasteland
• Lonnie Smith – Sunshine Superman

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• Leadfinger – The Fall of Rome
• Interview – Stewart Cunningham
• Leadfinger – Girl on a Bus
• Leadfinger – Older And Wiser
• Ron S. Peno and the Superstitions – Everything Has Changed
• Tammy Pinto – The Holiday
• Subtle Mullets – Cross Street
• Potty Mouth – Not Going Anywhere
• Swedish Magazines – Bottles & Barstools
• Interview – Van Walker part 1
• Swedish Magazines – Ballbag Boogie
• Interview – Van Walker part 2
• Swedish Magazines – Movin’ Shakin
• Jupiter 5 – H-Bomb
• Van Walker – You Know Who You Are
• Urban Guerillas – So Hard
• Johnny Casino – Another Girl
• Genghis Nash – The Swamp

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• Pink Floyd – One of These Days
• Swedish Magazines – Movin’ Shakin
• Howlin Threads – Body Movin’
• Volkman and the Whiskey Priests – Alive and Well
• Bagful of Beez – Balene Bonanza
• Interview – Link McLennan part 1
• Bagful of Beez – Syco
• Interview – Link McLennan part 2
• Bagful of Beez – FPlus for Trying
• Grindhouse – SLR 5000
• Even – Dandy Stomp
• Interview – Ash Naylor part 1
• Even – Too dumb to quit
• Interview – Ash Naylor part 2
• Even – Cinnamon Edge
• Interview – Valerie vande Panne
• Tammy Pinto – Oh, Say

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• Jack Bruce – Politician
• Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – Blabber ‘n Smoke
• Kelley Stoltz – Too Beck
• Sublte Mullets – See Level
• Even – CHERRY AFTERGLOW
• Swedish Magazines – She’s Evil
• Hanna PK – Mirror Mirror
• Chickenbone Slim – Queen of the Wires
• Nikki Hill – Get Down, Crawl
• 11 Guys Quartet – Black Cat Bone
• Chickenstones – Black Cat Moan
• Deena – Black cat
• Casper Skulls – Thesis
• Corrina Repp – The End of a Gun
• Interview – Valerie van de Panne
• Billy Bragg – Should Have Seen It Coming
• Focus – Hocus Pocus
• Speedy Ortiz – Frankenweenie
• The Money War – Blood
• Shutups – Shit Opus (MillionaireEmDrivePowers OutTech Reject)
• Swedish Magazines – Ballbag Boogie

Valerie vande Panne is back after a lengthy absence plus we play a load of new stuff.

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• The Hard-Ons – Hold Tight
• The On and Ons – Vanishing act
• HAIRPIN CULVERT – TEABAGGIN’
• Raising Ravens – Evil On Call
• Chris Wilson – Who Do You Love
• Dave Graney and Claire Moore – The Smoking Years
• Courtney Barnett – Rae Street
• Grant-Lee Phillips – All That You Can Dream
• Nancy Wilson – 4 Edward With Love
• Hanna PK – Bad Woman
• The Hard-Ons – Needles and Pins (sic)
• Shybits – Bitumen Dreams
• The Mary Veils – Home Video
• Liz Stringer – First Time Really Feeling
• VU – Valerie Vande Panne interview
• Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
• Tracey Barnett – Cold Heart
• Rejoicer – Coliformia
• David Ornette Cherry – Cosmic Nomad
• The Hard-Ons – Fucked up Party

We talk to On and Ons bassist Clyde Bramley about the new album – Back for More, plus we explorer some new tracks and other stuff too!

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• Jerry Lee Lewis – Hello baby
• Barry Ryan – Kitsch
• Barry Ryan – Love is love
• The On and Ons – Vanishing Act
• VU – Clyde Bramley Interview part 1
• The On and Ons – Back for more
• VU – Clyde Bramley Interview part 2
• The On and Ons – Hideaway
• Dave Graney and Claire Moore – Everything was funny
• 2 Inch Tape – Hit me
• Darren Hanlon and Shelley Short – I figured you out
• John Kongos – He’s gonna step on you again
• Dave and Ansel Collins – Double Barrel
• Rolling Stones – Bitch
• Angus Gill – Caught between a rock and heartache
• Tex Perkins and the Fat rubber band – Place in the sun
• Hairpin Culvert – Teabaggin’
• Command Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen – Boppin’ the blues
• The Rubinoos – I think we’re alone now
• Chime School – It’s true
• Steve Tyson – Gare du Nord
• Georgia State Line – The ones we love
• Motrick – Silver Twin
• Jerry Lee Lewis – End of the Road