So What’s Been Happening?

EP46 - So What's Been Happening? - Joyce Prescher

EP46 - So What's Been Happening? - Joyce Prescher
Carefully crafted lyrics, haunting melodies and rich velvety vocals, Joyce Prescher takes you back to days long gone. Her words delivered with such honesty and melancholy, you cannot help but be roped in and left mesmerised. One easily picks up on her love of seventies folk music yet is left wondering just who she reminds you of. But never mind. If you didn’t feel anything yet, she is sure to make you feel things. Her songs deeply introspective, exploring hardship and distance, mortality and love. Best listened to wrapped in a warm blanket, with candles lit and perhaps a fireplace close by. Sit back, immerse yourself and enjoy the ride.

EP45 - So What's Been Happening? - Matt Joe Gow

EP45 - So What's Been Happening? - Matt Joe Gow
Very few artists wield so much charisma that they can sell you just about anything before you’ve realised what’s happened. Matt Joe Gow has the charisma to be one of those artists – but he isn’t. Matt prefers to concentrate on the conviction. You don’t have to listen to more than thirty seconds of Matt’s debut 'The Messenger' or new album 'Seven Years to appreciate that. And that voice. Rich, resonant. A baritone cloak of many shades and shadows. A songwriter whose swagger has taken him from the dusty influences of Townes Van Zandt, Ryan Adams and others, to the swirling urban chime of electric, ambient pop . . . and back again.
"Matt's voice has an engaged emotional sounds and that's alot of what its all about in my view" Steve Young

EP44 - So What's Been Happening? - Lockdown 5.0

EP44 - So What's Been Happening? - Lockdown 5.0
With Lockdown 5.0 restrictions putting the padlocks back on Victoria's recovery plans, we discuss what we can do to help support each other in these tough times. What's the likelihood of it being only 5 days? We will discuss what we can do to enjoy the weekend, new tunes? and a catchup on what's the sporting landscape.

EP43 - So What's Been Happening? - Ben Mastwyk

EP43 - So What's Been Happening? - Ben Mastwyk
Melbourne cosmic-country-rocker BEN MASTWYK writes his songs on the move. Planes, trains, rivers and highways set the mood. “There’s something about the rhythm of the world rolling by that stimulate the process” he explains. With his seven-piece rhinestoned band THE MILLIONS, songs erupt into swaggering, psychedelic bar-room gems. As a teenage noise-rocker, Mastwyk's love of twang was instilled when he watched family members produce a country record, exposing him to artists such Cash, Kristopherson and Parsons, confirming his love of classic country music. After ceasing music to explore Fine Art, Mastwyk was thrust back into the country music scene when a borrowed guitar spawned a flood of songwriting. Twice nominated for Best Country Album (Music Victoria Awards), Mastwyk has received high nation rotation on ABC Radio and toured his songs around Australia, NZ and the USA. His third album, 2021's LIVIN ON GOLD STREET, debuted at #1 on the Australian Independent charts, #2 on ARIA Australian Country charts. “Mastwyk plunges headlong into Seventies country-soul glam with lashings of cosmic American pedal steel and psych-guitar glitz. COUNTRY UPDATE MAGAZINE "The songs are rich with meaning and truth…real and raw, just as true country music should be.” RHYTHMS MAGAZINE

EP42 - So What's Been Happening? - Nick Barker

 
Nick Barker has been a familiar painting hanging on the walls of the Australian music scene since the late 1980s. He left his suburban home at 17 and began his career as a bass player in Melbourne’s eclectic inner city post-punk scene, cutting his teeth in iconic venues like the Ballroom and the Prince of Wales with bands such as The Curse, Beach House and A Singing Dog, precursor to the now infamous Lubricated Goat. The most notable of these was The Wreckery, with whom he played on five albums. In 1988, Nick’s new band, Nick Barker and the Reptiles, began playing bars around town, sparking interest from The White Label. They had their first break through with the Chris Bailey-produced single, ‘Another Me’, followed by four crazy years of booze-soaked pub rock. The Reptiles released two albums: ‘Goin’ to Pieces’ in 1989, which included the hit cover version of Steve Harley’s ‘Make Me Smile’ and ‘After the Show’ in 1991, recorded in Melbourne and Memphis, and produced by Joe Hardy (ZZ Top, Georgia Satellites, Steve Earle). Sadly, The Reptiles fell apart in 1993 after the release of ‘Loose’, an EP that gave an insight into the band’s true potential. A tireless songwriter and performer, Nick has toured the UK, Europe, North and South America and Asia. He’s written songs with the likes of Tim Rogers, Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes, Earl Slick, Mick Thomas and Felicity Urquhart - just to name a few. Nick has seen the Australian music industry spin, chase its tail, die, resurrect and do it all over again. Thirty-five years later, he’s still here and no one is more surprised than him.

EP41 - So What's Been Happening? - David Bowie Tribute

EP41 - So What's Been Happening? - David Bowie Tribute
Joining us on the show will be some of our favourite Melbourne Based musicians all performing a couple of their favourite Bowie songs. Ashley Naylor - Even , Rusty Brown - Electric Mary and George Carroll Wilson - Pollyman.
We honour the legacy of he great David Bowie, highly regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. We can't wait to have a chat with the boys about their favourite David Bowie memories and the influence he has had on their music journeys.

EP40 - So What's Been Happening? - Let's Get Out There

EP40 - So What's Been Happening? - Let's Get Out There
With Lockdown 4.0 restrictions beginning to slowly lift in Victoria, we discuss what we can do to help support each other through the rebuild. The pathway we are navigating and frustrating thats for sure, but we can't absorb another lockdown. We discuss upcoming sports and music gigs locally that we can look forward to and have a largely positive discussion around these latest re-openings. It's not easy to do though we must say.

EP39 - So What's Been Happening? - James Young (Cherry Bar)

EP39 - So What's Been Happening? - James Young
James is Melbourne's first NIGHT MAYOR, owner of the Cherry Bar, Yah Yah's and Hotel Westwood. The campaign ignites to get live music venues and the hospitality back up on its feet and off it knees as soon as this lockdown 4.0 in Victoria ends. A super passionate music industry legend, James is one of the most committed people you will ever meet. Let's all join forces to support both music and hospitality venues that Melbourne is renowed for, we discuss with James how we can all help.

EP38 - So What's Been Happening? - No Promises

EP38 - So What's Been Happening? - No Promises
A chance meeting in South Gippsland, Victoria, brought about by a drought of live performances during the COVID-19 period of 2020, saw the birth of No PROMISES. Janine Garvey and Eric Collier – both established musicians in their local area – discovered a strong artistic connection during a number of writing and rehearsal sessions in the middle of the year. The result was the decision to create their own collaborative project, culminating in the formation of No PROMISES.

EP37 - So What's Been Happening? - Mitch Dean

EP37 - So What's Been Happening? - Mitch Dean
Evocative storytelling, rich musicality and the heartfelt conveyance of human emotion. Those are some of the hallmarks of Holding Back The Levee, the exceptional debut solo album from Melbourne songwriter Mitch Dean. After the success of his Suburban Speakeasy EP (2017), Mitch has delved deeper into his creative well and crafted an album that blends soulful Americana from its key components of country, folk and the blues.