78 Amped

Sam and Max find out if their ARIA predictions were correct, weigh up the economics of Coachella, make some bold stereotypes, and debate the importance of intermissions in live shows this week.

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It's back to the turn of the millennium as Sam revisits Limp Bizkit's biggest seller and seeks to understand the psyche of one William Frederick Durst. They also shout out a song from the DMs from Lean In.

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Sam and Max dial in with Liam Fray, frontman of Manchester's iconic Courteeners to speak about the release of their seventh studio album, "Pink Cactus Cafe". In Liam's first ever Australian Interview, the cover off the different kind of magics in a 50,000-person gig and a 300-capacity nightclub romp, collaborating with their musical mates (including some Aussie favourites), and how they manage to pick and choose a tour setlist from their massive back catalog.

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Sam and Max are out of alignment as they kick off this week, but they bring it around as they chat through new music, try to understand if lyrics matter at all, and get shitty at some Seasonal favourites before kicking off a game of Whamageddon.

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With an album that listeners across the world have made love to, will Max feel his sexiest unlocking a review from the depths of his loins? Along the way they cover a Coldplay fight, and then set Sam some red-hat rappin' and rockin' for homework.

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Max dials in with Illy around the release of his seventh album, "Good Life" to find out what inspired the genre-hopping record. Along the way they cover how a few of the bangers have been on the hard drive for nearly five years, what fans can expect on their return to Illy's triumphant return to the live stage, and whether a certain Manchurian band might have a spot for him at their shows.

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The boys are back from their little pre-recorded holiday, as Sam and Max find out if Australia is gate-keeping itself on our own Pop music, adjudicate on the correct date and time to play your first Christmas song, and definitively rank some big breakdowns.

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Sam's put on his deepest V-neck t-shirt and shutter shades to go back to 2009 and review Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "It's Blitz" album.

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Starting with some medium roast for a missing Max, Sam dials in with Aston and Dan of Adelaide band TOWNS ahead of the release of their debut album "sentimental slowdown". They dive deep on the behind-the-scenes processes that go into recording and releasing a whole album, coming to grips with Hockey, and how to elevate a cheese toastie. Maybe even stay late for some hidden easter eggs.

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It's all over the shop as Sam and Max pre-record this week. They cover a deeply scientific theory that Max is working on, find a stack of new genres, and go to the most morbid place this podcast has ever been.

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