Satan On Weekends

Snailgun on weekends, Rhys has been in to the clean the floors so theyre cleaner than ever and now he's questioning the actual cleaners, the tables upstairs however are another story and one in particular still shows remnants of illicit times of past. Adam and Dan join me at said table where we discuss their sweet new album Glass Walls. Snailgun are a three piece who have put together a very cool, very tight little outfit, theyre specialising in a tasty post-punk noise rock explosive, they also have mastered the art of the long song, they good at 6mins, they are good at 8mins. They draw influence from Shellac, Dinosaur Jr, Husker Du, Pixies and anyone else floating around in that noisy little pool. We chat about the album, the influences, the album release party at Cactus this Saturday, Black Flag My War, the incredible cover art and its back story, covering your own songs, Blood and Incantation, Going Swimming, country mini tours, a Chappell Roan cover and of course the Straight of Hormuz

Glass Walls out now - go listen

Album Release party Cactus Saturday May 2nd with supports from No Hoper, Waxman and Winternationale

Sprog Dog on Weekendz in the studio in Collingwood, ive got Nick at the desk, he is a really interesting guy and he has something very cool going on with his Sprog Dog project, the main thing that caught my attention that I needed to investigate further is the avalanche of creative output, how does this guy get so much done. I ask all the questions. We also chat about the v-line, Rza and Ghostface, that Ballarat shit, Fruity Loops and Ableton, samples, samples and more samples, the Bogalars, Damaged, Lauryn Hill, Eric B and Rakim, selling beats, making videos and sampling local tv ads from the 90's, finger drumming with Gnarly and of course how to invest in Ballarat and make your fortune.

Enola on Weekendz, here on the pod this week i catch up with Ruby from Enola. Im really drawn to Enola, i love the dream poppy post-punky sound, Ruby is a very talented song writer and puts together some excellent songs. We catch up to chat about the upcoming singles, the future EP due out this winter, as well as, All is Forgiven the first EP and both of our favourite song on EP , Miss you. It needs to be on a soundtrack, its beautiful. A special song. Big time we chat about the Fontaine's DC support, how that came about and how cool of an experience that was. Other bands Cigarettes After Sex, Mazzy Star, The Crying Nudes and Nilufer Yanya. To tour or not to tour, or make more sweet videos, how to capture an audience. Ruby makes sweet live recording videos, go check them out. Lil Kim is coming to Rising and she is cool but is she as cool as Ruby?

Next single Adore due out end of May

EP Nothing Lasts Forever out in late June

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JEANE on weekendz in the studio this week, Jazz and Luke come join us for a chat. I'm looking for the inside scoop on new music coming up, after 3 years of gigs all around Melbourne, we celebrate the new single Cash, hot of the press, with the follow up of a new EP incoming. We also review the Wild Life lemon tart Jazz brought to the show, we also review their recent Bergy Bandroom gig. Beck is a major influence and we explore that a little. Everyone plays in everyone's bands, and Butternut Sweetheart but mostly its friends playing music together. Also, there was a scraped EP maybe you didn't hear about that but there may also be a full length album out recorded later in the year. We talk about how your favourite bands might reach your ears, sex sells, fake cash, trains, ice skating, JEANE playing Golden Plains and there will be cash.

JEANE is playing their single release party for Cash at the Gem on Thursday April 2nd (Easter Eve) support by My Dog Satellite 

The new EP Sicko will be out May 21st

A tour will then take pace culminating in an EP release party back at Bergy sometime in the middle of winter

The Ians on Weekends, a band of pirates, drop in to join us in our Collingwood studios who are very good. So many singles will there ever be an album. I lecture the band about how they need to run their show. We chat about Laneway music and their surprisingly sharp algorithm  waterfall strategy for maximising Spotify streams, everything's working right now so who am i to ruin it. We also chat about all the guitarists in the band including one who disappeared and one who currently resides in Izmir, Three Phase Studios, Phoenix Bar in Canberra, Viagra Boys, Head Like A Hole, Nick Cavey, Osama bin Laden and Hank Williams, Health advice and Pro-Family, filming green screen videos in the living room, the life and times of being an Anti-NATO band, Smells like Teen Pirates, Victoria Bitter, secret hunches, the future angry industrial music, Headlopper and general angst in the community

The Ians are playing 14th of March at the Graveyard in North Coberg 

Go check out their Spotify, they have loads of great songs

Stepmother On Weekends, episode 62, we're in the studio this time, this is the second Stepmother interview, episode 3 saw us in a sketchy Laundromat in Brunswick a little while back. Again, Rob and Lee could not make it so Graham and i were left to steer the bus. A lot has happened since ep 3, there is new music and there has been international tours and now there is more music and more international tours planned. i love Stepmother and love the new music. As always Graham has many fascinating stories, so many more we didn't get to touch on. We also chat about Grahams employment history, X, Dangerhouse, numerous nardcore bands, Angry Samoans, USA tour with Krispy, Richmond Virginia, Europe tour in June, Rowdys on the 27th, Cujo, Billionaires and shooting, Future Suck, Horror Films and some motivation hacks

New album Absurdus Manifestus out in April

Gigs:

Rowdys 4th Birthday, 6pm, Friday Feb 27th

Nibbs Fest, Barwon Club, Saturday Feb 28th

Plastic Tones, Tote, Friday Apr 24th

Album Release Party, The Gem, Friday May 29th

Europe Tour, June

On this episode, Bek, Jason, Matt and Alex from local Garage Rock N Roll fun explosion The Stripp come join me in the studio to chat about their recently released new album Life Imitates Art. Their sounds has typically been compared to the Hellacopters and Turbonegro, but with the this latest album there are new sounds similar to the Datsuns and Radio Birdman. We also talk about their upcoming Australian tour as well as their much anticipated 19 date European tour as well as Sandro Botticelli, JR Horseman, Amyl and their producer influence, 2am Espresso martinis, the iconic Melbourne drone lick, Bek got a keytar, Alex's 2 floor toms, MF from Hell vs Slice of Heaven and why is there no love for Adelaide and Poland.

Life Imitates Art out now, check your streaming provider, vinyl available via band

Australian tour dates:

Fri 13 Mar Gold Coast Vinnies Dive

Fri 27 Mar Melbourne Shotkickers - Album Release Party

Fri 10 Apr Sydney the Duke

Sat 11 Apr Thirroul Ryans Hotel

Sat 25 Apr Bendigo Trash Cult

Sat 9 May Melbourne Deseret Highways

EP60, Ep 1 2026, Happy New Year, we're back and we're rough, recovering from the flu I'm joined in the studio by Sam and Aaron from Melbourne's newest hard hitting high voltage riffage raw rock n roll contenders Speed Bumps. Sam has been working hard to bring a great 8 band fundraiser fest line up to the Bendigo this Saturday night. The event is called Tough as Nails and the fundraiser benefits BPU (Black Peoples Union). We chat about this as well as the new music the boys will be releasing soon on their upcoming debut EP Warrnambool Wasted, due out Feb 1st. There will be a little tour to promote the ep shortly thereafter. We also chat more about Warrnambool and local legend Slim Krusty, sneaking in recording sessions, the official Speed Bumps road sign, Private Function and $10 pints of Skull Draught.

Tough As Nails Fundraiser Fest this Saturday night at the Bendigo Hotel featuring: Tommy Dynamite, The Bin Stompers, Skybelly, Keggin, Speed Bumps, Disgruntled Civil Servant and Unscored all proceeds benefit Black Peoples Union

Speed Bumps debut ep Warrnambool Wasted out on Feb 1st

Speed Bumps Tour:

Friday Feb 6th Gummo, Thornbury with Penalty and Nah

Friday Feb 13th The Barwon Club in Geelong with Cool Dad, G-Strong Nicotine and Muddy Rivets

Saturday Feb 14th Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool with Hard As Concrete and Muddy Rivets

Friday Feb 20th The Gem, Collingwood with The Bush Doofs

Saturday March 7th The Old Bar, Fitzroy with The Rartel and Oil Rig

Santa On Weekendz, ho ho hoes, we're in the studio for the final episode of the year, what a massive year, kinda cool, kinda a lot, kinda the best. Final ep is with local writer James Podhorodecki author of the novel Stayin' Alive in Channel Country, an honest, brutal and wild ride through the character and psyche of modern day Australia, experienced and written during covid, the story, decisively captured, paints a vivid journey of essential relationships and how they define you, relationships with your friends, relationships with lovers, relationships with strangers and relationships with the strangest of them all - the book is also supposedly about a camel race in outback Queensland. James and i have a great chat - hearty even - it goes a little long but its the last one of the year, so who is really counting at this stage, i let it run a little, its lose, its literature, its philosophy, but its mostly shit talk with a few tasty insights buried in the soup to add some flavour.

Its fun

You can check out more on the book here:

https://www.wordsofsloan.com/home

Also, there is a band(NoTurns - check them out they're very cool)playing downstairs so the sound is a little dynamic but ultimately Melbourne atmospheric 

Also also, being the final of the year and the xmas special we decided to loop back around and run the original Billiam Satan On Weekendz intro theme song

Satan on Weekends Episode 58, in the studio with Riley and Noa from The Refuge, Noa's girlfriend Jamilla also came along for the ride to help with quality control. We discuss the bands Otway's roots, the cold rainy landscapes influence on the sound and the beauty and the warmth of the music created. The guys a pumping out a few singles right now with an album taking shape for a 2026 release. The latest single Call My Own is an absolute banger and is out next Tuesday the 9th of December. There will also be an album release party for the single at the Bendi on Friday the 19th. We chat about many other miscellaneous items like how their drummer Leon couldn't make it but its cool because he a gun drummer and also a tik tok celebrity, the bass player Cam couldn't make it because he is a professional scooter dude and happened to be at a comp in Japan over the weekend, madness, as well as chatting about Houses of the Holy, Stretch Vampire Rock, Cave Rock, completing incomplete songs with the help from the theremin, Ayahuasca Mark, Deep Purple, Acdc, Castle Rat, Arabella and the Heist, the Miffs in Barcelona, playing shows in Portland and Tinder, Grunge, Grunge on Tinder

Call My Own out next Tuesday December 9th

The Refuge rock The Bendigo Hotel Friday the 19th of December, for the single release, supports from Arabella and the Heist as well as Dog Watch (who are also releasing the single The Switch)