EPISODE 55: OVER THE DITCH WITH L.A.B.
I caught up with Joel Shadbolt from NZ reggae inspired icons L.A.B to chat about their upcoming trip to Aussie shores for Over The Ditch festival this month - Feb 22 and 23 in Newcastle NSW.
Listen now to hear about Joel’s perspective on working for yourself in a numbers-based industry, burn out, musical influences, political, spiritual, and cultural commentary, creative control and development, his current top 3 NZ/AU music recs, and more!
EPISODE 32: SWOONING OVER VELVET BLOOM
We jump on a call with Maddy Herbert of neo-soul band Velvet Bloom to chat all about their latest release, their upcoming EP, christmas carols, songwriting processes, recording for vinyl, and fundraising for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, all featuring some adorable adopted kits and pups.
EPISODE 20: ODETTE AND KENNETH THE DOG
In this week’s episode we chat to the wonderful Odette, and her Bull Arab Kenneth.. We go over mental health and depersonalisation, her songwriting influences, her latest release 'Dwell', the story of her parents meeting on the set of TITANIC(???), and of course her Aussie faves and more!
EPISODE 16: MISS EMILIA IS A WOMAN WITH NEEDS
In this episode, we spoke with jazzy soul babe Miss Emilia about her latest solo release 'Woman With Needs', and what it's like being a woman in the modern industry and working world. We go over female empowerment, competition between the sexes (and amongst themselves…
EPISODE 9: YARA - HAIRY AND SAD
In this episode we’re talking to local emerging artist YARA about her new release ‘Manhater’, her experiences as not just a woman but also a person of colour in the music industry - and life in general, and her personal experiences and perspective on physical and mental health as someone dealing with PCOS and depression.