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My guest this week is Dom Ventra, joining me from Adelaide, SA. We have a great catchup chat surrounding music, as well as diving into Dom's music journey, from his early passions playing guitar & bass, to taking an indefinite hiatus, which then circled around into the opportunity to join his current band, Rocky’s Pride & Joy, who’ve just released their first album, All the Colours of Darkness, there’s spirituality, finding the fun side of COVID restrictions and Rat Daddy, join us and lets get conversing. 

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Intro song: Warning - Footprints

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My guest this week is James Gray who joins me from Nottingham, UK. We discuss his venture through music, including some stories from his band Aviira, including some insights into their next album, we also reminisce about our Download Festival experiences, he shares some behind the scenes knowledge on his drum covers and we go on a Big Lez Show rant to cap off a brilliant discussion.
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Intro song: Back for More - Aviira 

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This week my guest is New Zealand born artist Rachel Trainor otherwise known as Nighteyes, who joins me from Melbourne, Australia. We talk about her move from New Zealand to Melbourne with her band Honey Bone, touring with a circus as a session musician, playing fringe festivals in Adelaide and Edinburgh and collaborating with London based artist Laurie Black, we also talk about her newly released single Plenty, from her upcoming debut album The way back down, she also shares with us a behind the scenes fact about one of the Lord of The Rings movies.
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https://linktr.ee/nighteyesmusic

Intro song: Plenty - Nighteyes

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This week my guest is Spencer Morphy from the Canadian band the Velveteins, he joins me from Vancouver, we've touched down in Canada!  We talk music, the formation of The Velveteins, their latest album Declarations of the 3am Freeway, he also chats about his time in Adelaide and we bond over our experiences at the Crown and Anchor, he also talks some tour wisdom from his ventures touring in America, The UK and Europe.
Check out their music & videos and hit them up with a follow, and enjoy the ride they'll take you on @thevelvetiens 
http://www.thevelveteins.com/

Intro song: Strange Medicine - The Velveteins 

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This week we’re breaking new ground! My guests this week is Zach & Sam from the Utah based band Roseburg, formed in Oregon in the US, we’ve touched down on another part of the world! We have a brilliant conversation about the 2 of them meeting as missionary's, writing each other letters, filled with music and ideas which lead to the formation of their band. We also talk about their newest EP 2 in a Million and they tell us how they celebrated their 5 year anniversary with their fanbase and community. Follow them on their journey @roseburgband and head to their website to discover more
https://www.roseburgband.com/

Intro song - Good Morning - Roseburg

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This week my guest is Sam Massacci from the Alt-Rock Grunge band Larsen from Adelaide, South Australia. We talk about his musical beginnings and formation of the band, into EPs, albums and touring, and also talk about his work in film studies and creating music videos
Check out their music and videos here
@larsen.music

Intro song: Overflow - Larsen

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This week I have two guests! Cameron & Adam (Wez) From the Brisbane based band Two Times Shy. We talk about their beginnings, their sold out EP Headliner show, an upcoming tour as well as the new single and getting play on Friday Night Football. Follow the band and keep up to date with everything, and be sure to stream the newest single Witts End wherever you listen to your music 
@twotimessyband - Insta & YouTube

Intro Song: Witts End - Two Times Shy

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My guest this week is Gracie Mack, from the band Menajerie in Brisbane, Australia.
We have a wonderful chat about their latest single Holding Pattern, as well as Gracie's musical life which includes a degree in Jazz and working in Musical Theatre, to eventually becoming apart of Menajerie, as a pianist and vocalist. Follow her journey with Menajerie and check out all their songs and videos
@gracie.mack.music
@menajerie.band

Intro song: Holding Pattern - Menajerie 

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This week my guest is Clayton Francis, and we talk about his debut EP 'Best Friend' as well as that we talk about his beginnings from learning the violin, to learning about music through producers and being in bands, to writing his EP and creating some simplistic yet passionate music videos to follow them.
Check out the EP where ever you stream your music, and be sure to follow Clayton and keep up with his journey
@claytonfrancismusic
https://www.youtube.com/@claytonfrancis1746

Intro Song: Best Friend - Clayton Francis 

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This week I answer some of your questions
Thank you again for putting them forward to me
Check out The CHASM Review with Mish Sharma for "Damaged" the new track by Torizon and give it a listen, and check out Benevolence the new track by KAZARAN (the band I front in Adelaide) featuring Falter, and watch our new lyric video for it!

The CHASM Review - Damaged by Torizon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP3E1s03sBo&t=10s

KAZARAN ft. Falter - Benevolence (Lyric Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcR88vQC5g

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