So What’s Been Happening?

EP130 - So What's Been Happening? - Bombers Take Flight

EP130 - So What's Been Happening? - Bombers Take Flight
Is this the start of something? The Essendon Bombers have started the season W-L-W and head to Round 4 super confident of beating Port Adelaide in Adelaide for Gather Round this week, we digest the season so far for the bombers and see if they are the real deal? Who else is the real deal this season in the early stages of the season. We chat to special guest "The Hardest Working Cowboy" Dan Brodie about his new single releases including "I Am The Shit" and "Here We Go Again" from the album "The Ballad of Cowboy Dan" and upcoming gigs.
Join in the chat LIVE from 8.00pm AEDT - 3rd April on Facebook and YouTube. See you then.

EP129 - So What's Been Happening? - It's a Testing Time

EP129 - So What's Been Happening? - It's a Testing Time
The AFL Drug testing regime is under severe attack, explosive claims today are reporting that the clubs and the AFL have been involved in conducting secretive private "off site" and "off the books" drug testing on players and the contact mystery adds more fuel on the fire surrounding the sudden late withdrawal of players from games, is this the reason? How's your team going so far this year? We check out the winners and losers.
Join us for a chat LIVE from 8:00pm AEDT on Wednesday 27th March on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP128 - So What's Been Happening? - Harvey Russell

EP128 - So What's Been Happening? - Harvey Russell
 
"A troubadour that can attract listeners who enjoy the storytelling of Paul Kelly, John Mellencamp and more, Russell effortlessly infuses traditional country with Americana music."
COUNTRYTOWN Harvey Russell knows his way around a country song, both its traditional form and its contemporary manifestations as alt-country and Americana. His ability to swing from a honky tonk dance floor gem to a brooding country rock ballad is one of the keys to why Pure as the Flame is such a rewarding album. Stylistically, Russell also has an innate ability to channel the sounds of classic American songwriters and blend them with an Australian sensibility. Match that with the stellar guitar and pedal steel playing of Aaron Langman and you've got an absolutely compelling collection of Antipodean twang. Russell's band The Widowmakers, a crack unit both in the studio and on stage, brought songs such as first single 'Honey Come Back to Me' to life in the rehearsal room and recording studio. Sounding like a hip-shaking honky tonk classic, the song's chorus also revealed Wilco-like chord changes and a streak of melancholy, acting as a beautiful counterpoint to the lively verses. It's a song loosely inspired by the cat and mouse, dark competitiveness of the distorted relationship depicted in novel, Gone Girl.
FOR FANS OF: Turnpike Troubadours, John Mellencamp, Paul Kelly, American Aquarium.
Join us for a chat and a few LIVE tunes from 8.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 19th March on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP127 - So What's Been Happening? - James Harrison (Fleeting Persuasion)

EP127 - So What's Been Happening? - James Harrison (Fleeting Persuasion)
 
Fleeting Persuasion is the latest project of prolific Melbourne-based creative James Spencer Harrison who has also released several well-received albums, singles and EPs under the J M S Harrison moniker. The last of which, 2017’s Traced Out, was leading James towards a denser and richer full-band sound. That inspired a change of name and Fleeting Persuasion was born. In 2019 Fleeting Persuasion released the album Forever Caught, capturing a set of songs that possessed echoes of The Cure, tightly woven post-rock and Australian acts such as Bluebottle Kiss filtered through his own brand of heart-on-sleeve melancholia. It was certainly indie rock but the kind that resides in the shadows, always carving out new angles and creating interesting dynamics. Now, in 2023, there are a further two Fleeting Persuasion albums in the works. Splitting his time between Fleeting Persuasion and solo pursuits has established Harrison as a regular fixture on the live music scene, opening for renowned artists including Painters & Dockers, Steve Kilbey (The Church), Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss), Peter Fenton (CROW), Hermitage Green (Ireland), The Clouds, China Crisis and She Wants Revenge. "There is very much an early The Cure sparseness and melodic thrust, with a refrigerated edge that sends shivers up the spine." Backseat Mafia on 'Still Dark'
FOR FANS OF: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Swervedriver
Join us for a chat and a few LIVE tunes from 8.00pm AEDT on Thursday 14th March on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP126 - So What's Been Happening? - Football's Gravitron

EP126 - So What's Been Happening? - Football's Gravitron
 
Footy's Back and we step back inside one of Luna Park's greatest rides, the 'Gravitron' and discuss the trades and changes your beloved team has made and how they will go in season 2024. It's been a big off season, larger for some than others it seems. We dust off the couch and endeavour to morph into the best armchair critics we can be. Music festivals have been the rage again this summer, gigs and album releases have dropped since the start of the year.
Join us for a chat with a couple of special guests LIVE from 8:00pm AEDT on Tuesday 5th March on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP125 - So What's Been Happening? - Merry Christmas

EP125 - So What's Been Happening? - Merry Christmas
 
Merry Christmas everyone and love to all of your families. Be safe over the festive period and get some well earnt rest, it's going to be a big 2024. We discuss the recent passing of Melbourne Furniture icon from Brunswick and Footscray Franco Cozzo. We discuss some of the great moments of 2023.
 
Join us for a chat with a couple of special guests LIVE from 7:30pm AEDT on Thursday 21st December on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP124 - So What’s Been Happening? - Al Matcott

EP124 - So What's Been Happening? - Al Matcott
 
It was a period of many firsts for Al Matcott: his first time working with a producer; his first time recording in an established studio; and his first time collaborating with his live band - Brendan West (he/him; bass), Miranda Holt (she/her; drums) and Steve McLennan (he/him; guitar). Summer’s Coming was written over two years and recorded under the watchful eye of producer Wade Keighran (The Scare, Wolf & Cub, Elvis - music supervisor) between Head Gap Studios in Naarm/Melbourne, Golden Retriever Studios in Eora/Sydney and The Tender Joint in Colomatta/the Blue Mountains.
 
Join us for a chat from 8.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 19th December on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP123 - So What’s Been Happening? - Good Will Remedy

EP123 - So What's Been Happening? - Good Will Remedy
After their run of impressive singles, Brisbane alt-country band Good Will Remedy release their new album Sunshine State. Good Will Remedy have been serenading and rocking Australian audiences for half a dozen years now. In that time most bands might release a couple of albums, but the prolific and hard working GWR already have five albums under their belt.
Now they bring you their sixth full length release, Sunshine State. The title of the new album is "more a state of mind than location," explains songwriter, singer and bassist Will Lebihan. "The title track is an anthem to all things good and positive - oh and Queensland of course!" A hallmark of Sunshine State is the way GWR apply a wide stylistic palette to their songs.
From heartland rock to 80s alternative rock, Tom Petty to the Black Crowes, and a clear nod to home-state compatriots The Go-Betweens, Powderfinger and Halfway, the band absorb and acknowledge their influences, in the process creating their own musical identity at the junction of those twin pillars – country and rock.
Join us for a chat from 8.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 12th December on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP122 - So What’s Been Happening? - Big League

EP122 - So What's Been Happening? - Big League
Big League have been serving as one of the finest purveyors of indie-rock on the scene these last few years. Created over loungeroom recordings by husband & wife team Travis & Marie, the endearing quartet have fast found a name for themselves not just at home, but abroad as well. 2022 was the band's busiest year, with tours at home and in the USA.
The band's second visit to the USA had them playing to packed rooms while enjoying regular airplay on college radio, ending with their second album A Symbol Like A Cloud appearing on the yearly Top 100 lists of several stations. 2023 began with Big League heading into the studio to begin recording album number three (due early 2024). Opting for a more typical studio environment, this record marks a departure from the home studio lo-fi sounds of their previous album, instead embracing the sonic textures the group can conjure from years of playing together, all the while maintaining the rock edge and catchy melodies that make the band special.
With their male/female vocals, Big League present uplifting alternative pop-laced guitar rock that is sure to warm the hearts of even the most jaded music fan. Through their distinctive language of distorted melodies, Big League spin tales that celebrate the often unappreciated details of suburban Australia. FOR FANS OF: Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr, The Clean, The Psychedelic Furs "This is raw and brutal indie at its most dynamic and invigorating, typical fare from a band that has built up an admirable reputation for visceral authentic rock." Backseat Mafia
Join us for a chat from 8.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 5th December on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.

EP120 - So What’s Been Happening? - Jeremy Fish

EP120 - So What's Been Happening? - Jeremy Fish
Looking forward to a LIVE online chat with Jeremy Fish Artwork. We celebrate "Jeremy Fish Day" (yes it's a real thing) Jeremy Fish was born in Albany, New York in 1974 and relocated to San Francisco in 1994. Finding a balance between exhibiting his work across the US, and internationally in galleries and museums. While producing commercial illustration projects for a wide range of corporate and independent clients all around the world.
Exciting news is Jeremy will be in Melbourne for his solo exhibition "The Koalabee Champ" this week. “I will travel to Melbourne for my first solo exhibition in Australia. The work is a collection of 100 different screen prints from the last 15 years. Primarily artist proofs from sold out editions, and also some rare and new prints as well. As an artist who loves to draw animals, it is a thrill to discover and draw different species of critters I have never drawn before from down under. The title of the show involves two of those infamous Aussie animals, combined with a play on the name of me and the Ghostface Killah's favorite shoes. Hope to see you there!” Jeremy Fish
"The Koalabee Champ" On The Corner Gallery - 82 Stanley St, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria - November 24th-26th 2023
#jeremyfishmelbourne Join us for a chat from 8.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 21st November on Facebook live and YouTube. Join in the chat anytime.