Lochlan Watt has helmed triple j's heavy metal show The Racket for the past seven years now, he's also written for a number of alternative media outlets, and fronted a number of different heavy metal acts. Suffice to say he lives and breathes heavy music. He sat down with Joshua Redbeard to talk being a nerd, chasing your dreams, and sometimes those dreams not turning out the way you'd hoped.

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Jordan Dreyer is the vocalist and lyricist of the emotional post-hardcore outfit known as La Dispute. A Michigan native, Jordan grew out of harsh winters and a strong local music scene. Through these experiences Jordan developed a passion for story telling and metaphor within the creative process. Together with Joshua Redbeard he opened up about the musical influences that set the tone for his life both in and out of music.

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Stevie Williams fronts Melbourne's fastest crowing punk rock export Clowns. The second Australian band signed to the infamous Fat Wreck Chords, as well as their own label Damaged at home, Stevie embodies the DIY punk rock eithic. So together with Joshua Redbeard, Stevie shares what music inspired him to chase this life.

The crazy Canadian called Lauren Babic is a human of incredible talent. Known for fronting both Crazy Eighty Eight and Red Handed Denial, as well as a slew of covers of heavy acts on her YouTube channel, Lauren shared stories of her youth and how she went from a fan singing along in her room, to storming stages everywhere.

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Paul 'Browny' Brown has been a champion of the Australian music scene for a long time. He is the creator, boss, occasional Nostradamus at Wall Of Sound, and one of the hosts on the popular Wall Of Sound podcast. Browny sat down with Joshua Redbeard to discuss just how people can find and accept who they truly are through music, and then to find the strength to share that with the world.

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Noga Erez is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist hailing from Israel who creates electronic based alt-pop/hip hop music. Noga sat down with Joshua Redbeard on a sunny & rainy Melbourne afternoon to share exactly what music means to her, and how it shaped the human being she is today.

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Richie Hardcore has spent his life in the alternative scene, through music finding the power to heal his trauma, and turn to a life of education and public speaking to help others heal theirs. Late on a Monday night, Richie sat down with Joshua Redbeard to talk about the power and importance of music.

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Drew Gardner of Sydney's Totally Unicorn is a true presence both on and off the stage. On stage he is a wildly chaotic teddy bear wearing tie-dye underwear, offstage he is the same the more appropriately dressed. Drew recently sat down with Joshua Redbeard to talk about the Australian punk scene, and how to not illegally bring international bands into the country.

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The elusive but ever insightful Tobias Forge, creator behind the mask that is Swedish gothic metal act Ghost, joins Joshua Redbeard on this episode of My Mixtape to peel back the layers of everything that lead to this point in his life; music, family, and The Great Rock And Roll Swindle.

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Host of triple j's Good Nights, avid wrestling fan, and the champion of Australian Music, Bridget Hustwaite comes at music from a genuine fan's point of view. She joins Joshua Redbeard to discuss life in rural Australia, first experiencing true fandom, and how important the Veronicas are to a lot of Australian emos.

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