We were very lucky to follow around Shane & Leanne all day to talk about both the venues they run; the Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar & the Tote!

They're fantastic publicans and even better people giving everything they can to help keep Melbourne's live music scene alive.

Make sure you get out to gigs at these venues that are cornerstones for Australian music.

Lasties:

thelastchance.com.au

thelastchance.oztix.com.au

instagram.com/thelastchancerockandrollbar

The Tote:

thetotehotel.com

thetotehotel.oztix.com.au

instagram.com/thetotehotel

Patto, Louis, and the giant himself Sean joined us on the couch to talk about their new album BENEATH THE MOUNTAINS, releasing 7th Jan 2026!Check out more of their music and pre-order their next album here:loreofgiants.bandcamp.comYou can follow them on social media here:instagram.com/giant.doomfacebook.com/GIANTdoomAnd check out their upcoming gigs on linktree:linktr.ee/giant.doom

We had Sophie, Dasha, and Chloe from Melbourne punk legends R.U.B on the pod to chat about everything from their favourite star sign to their upcoming tour of the UK to "borrowing" from Encierro.

Check out their music on bandcamp here:

rub-punk.bandcamp.com

You can follow them on instagram here:

instagram.com/rub.punk

And check out their upcoming gigs on linktree:

linktr.ee/rub.punk

JRoc and Dan caught up with Van and Michael from Kristol Pisstol and had a good yarn about everything from drain gigs to Michael Jackson's pet monkey (not a euphemism).They love playing live, and the best way to keep up with their upcoming shows is on their instagram:instagram.com/kr1stol_p1sstol

Local heavyweight Brendan Sloan from Convulsing, Altars, and Dumbsaint joined us for a long chat about everything from Vivaldi to moving across the country to martial arts.

You can check out Brendan's work in Convulsing here:

convulsing.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/convulsingman

And you can listen to Altars here:

altarsdeath.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/altarsdeath

Dumbsaint:

dumbsaint.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/dumbsaint

We've been dying to get Droid on the couch ever since Dr Colossus told us about the ongoing feud between the two bands. Lucky for us, they were free and keen to discuss everything from how it all started (the band and the feud) to some of their favourite local noise artists to blast beats in stoner doom to the newest slurs to gain widespread use.

You can check out more of their music here:

droiddoom.bandcamp.com

And they have a few links as well:

linktr.ee/DROID

And here's their social media:

instagram.com/droidaus/

facebook.com/droiddoom/

We've found a new home at the Bendi upstairs and Jon from Seas of Titan joined us for a chat about what's next for the band.

Make sure to check out their music video for Through No Fault:

https://youtu.be/Ba-hu8wlKco?si=PiQ9pAnliBPzXB0_

And of course don't forget to listen to them on Bandcamp:

seasoftitan.bandcamp.com

And social media:

instagram.com/seasoftitan

facebook.com/SeasOfTitan

Lewis from Blacksound Records was kind enough to show us around his store on Sydney Road Brunswick and we had a good chat about all the highs and lows he's had along the way.

Make sure to check out all the stock online at

https://www.blacksound.com.au/

You can find the store on social media too

https://www.instagram.com/blacksoundrecs

https://www.facebook.com/blacksoundrecs

We sat down with Elly and Dan from Mannequin Death Squad to chat all things from how they started out, being followed across continents by a banana, who'd win in a drum-off, and the best place to get a pie in Adelaide at 2am.You can check out more of their music at Bandcamp:https://mannequindeathsquad.bandcamp.com/Tickets to their Melbourne show at the Tote on 28 June are here:https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/11fb70f1-ae35-4313-abc3-8a76c72d20f6And here's a link to all their socials:https://linktr.ee/Mannequindeathsquad

We invited Melbourne post-metal three-piece Skin Thief on to the pod to chat about their new album Frozen in the Act of Breaking, the album launch show, and heaps more.After you've listened to this episode don't forget to check them out at one of the links below:

Album launch tickets

instagram.com/skin_thief_band⁠

facebook.com/skinthiefband

linktr.ee/skinthiefband