Satan On Weekends

Reservoir on Weekendz, episode 37 we're in the studio with rock 'n' rollers The Rartel chatting about an upcoming album, new singles, recording at home, recording wherever, playing all over town for beer, the struggles, challenge and successes and champagne lifestyle of being a young up and coming band in Melbourne. There is a bit going for this super busy threesome out of the Melbourne's northern suburbs including but not limited to having rad Rock 'n' Roll parents, Musicland in Fawkner, the Chats and ACDC, Loving Bon, Loving Ozzy, Grindhouse, rebuilding engines,  Marshall stacks, loving Powder Monkeys, navigating social media, marketing and promotion and what can be learnt from the school of Private Function, Crazy Dave, Touring, Kindered, Max and everything being powered in Big M.

New single Porcelain Throne out June 11th

New album, The Money Problem, out July 11th

Album release party will be at the Gem Saturday August 2nd, it will be fun 

All Rouge everything, episode 36, Terra Rouge aka Bri Brady joins us in the studio here in Collingwood to discuss the kick ass new Terra Rouge single, Kissing Girls, out this week, where this latest single fits with the rest of the back catalogue, what's going on, what's coming up, what's new, what's hot. Bri shares what is effectivity her master class on how to use Tik Tok to champion engagement, the joys, the strengths, the pitfalls and the results of embracing social media as a modern day media entrepreneur. We also chat about being a little bit gay, the 86 tram, Elvis Presley, Angst vs happy vs both joining forces, Rock vs Pop and again the beauty of joining those two forces, backup dancers and having your own personal chorographer, putting on a show, Maneskin and Eurovision dominance, Chappell Roan, Katy Perry, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Joan Jett, Pink, America, Sydney, the beauty of tiaras and of course unwinding at the end of the day with some casual True Crime.

Terra Rouge is releasing Kissing Girls this Saturday, May 3rd and to celebrate is throwing a party at Yah Yahs with help from Yagki - they'll put on a show and it will be awesome, get down

The coolest band in town on Weekendz, Episode 35, we're out on location in Preston with Split System, the whole band including a plus one. Initially scheduled for Moon Dog World things got loose and in the end it goes down at at Crosstown Soundstudio. Its a little chaotic but its a fun one, try to keep up. We chat all the things, its a catch up, an update and more. Heres all the things, in no particular order: Volume 3, Les Lullies, 7inch split, Chemicals, Rage refusing to play Splitties videos, Dad Rock, everyone in the band is a guitarist, Moog was used on Volume One and no one knows it, Cook Up Sessions, sex parties and how to clean sex toys, Touring Europe, Touring USA, Designing Split System tshirts, loving Sydney & Coffin, Speed Week have a new album coming out, Bad Dreems are busy, Metho plays with Eddy Current, Public House are going to Europe, Polute kicks ass in general, the Miffs new album is out, Hedge Burners rock, Elvis 2 also rocks and the Hives are coming to town, Split System would be a perfect support.

New single out May 8th called Chemicals 

Go check out On the Edge/On the Loose if you haven't already

There's another Europe tour coming up, end of May to middle of June as well if you want to party in the EU 

Jaded on Weekendz, episode 34, we're in the Collingwood studio with Ben, Matt and Tom from the 90s rock revivalists Jaded State. The boys were nice enough to stop by and share details about their new single, New Life, which will be released this Friday, their plans to release more singles and an album, we also chat about navigating the music scene as a young band on their own, the Ninch, their blueprint for winning the Battle of the bands at Stay Gold and getting a record deal, missing the bus on the Triple J red carpet, 90s rock, everything grunge, south side venues, I love Chloe Booth, the joys of social media, i falsely spread a rumour about Kyuss touring Australia, i also mix up Basket case and Brainstew, its a chaotic one but very fun we also chat about loads of bands like Oasis, Incubus, Sticky Fingers, Green Day, Grinspoon and of course Silverchair, we chat a lot about Silverchair

Give these boys a listen, they have a quality sound, solid 90s, post-grunge. They have boundless energy and a great big rock n roll hunger.

New Life single out April 18th on all platforms

Single Release party upstairs at the Tote the same day, April 18 supports from Chloe Booth and The Masons

Blow puns on Weekendz, episode 33, we're at the Bendi for the first time ever and joined by Kit, Andy and Shannon (the one from New Jersey not Adelaide). We chat about Blowers new single, and new videos, new album, new tour dates here and in Europe. The Europe dates will be with Sugar. There are shows everywhere except Portugal. New album is called Blowmania out via Chaputa Records (EU) & Trash Cult Records (AU) on 28th April. We also chat about Alien Snatch Records, Tony, Synth, Sushi in Portugal, Radio Birdman, Kylie, Brat Farrar, Andy's other side project which appears to be a lot more productive than he is willing to let on, Juliette Seizure and the Tremor-Dolls, the infamous Double-Rider and of course Tariffs. 

Blowmania out 28th of April

New single, Tonys in Hospital Again out now - video on your youtube also

Album release party is June 20 at Shotkickers

Themes and Memes on Weekendz, episode 32, we're in the Collingwood studio catching up with Marlee and Aaron from Mature Themes. There is a lot happening right now in Themes town and we go for a drive down main street. There is a new single, Sweet Release, a very cool new video to accompany it and its getting solid airplay on Rage, there will be more singles coming out, one a month, until the new album, Another Kind of Life, is released in about July. We talk about the bands origins and inspiration - drawing from BJTM and Dandy Warhol's, Spaceman 3, Spiritualized, the Verve, Happy Mondays and the list goes on. If the first single is anything to go off of, the album will be very special. We also digress and explore and toss and turn through a variety of other subjects and conspiracies like but not limited to; Diet Coke vs Coke Zero, curating a vibe, Keytars and their future place in the band, Rage, Recovery, Marlee having a profound life changing experience watching Hansen at Westfield Southland Shopping Centre, CDs vs records, Bad Randys, Baby Blue, Spice Girls, menthol cigarettes, TV screens, Videodrome and Debbie Harry and making a plea for a record label to pick them up (all enquires can be made directly to band by quoting the special one time only password "Satan On Weekendz rulez 4eva")

New single Sweet Release out now, check Spotify and keep an eye out on Rage for the sick video

Single Release party for Sweet Release is Saturday April 12th Shotkickers

Farm Rock on Weekendz, episode 31, we're back in the studio this week with Castlemaine's country rock 'n' rolling Queen Jess Parker. Jess is a very busy bee and super cool to catch up and find out all about everything she is up to, her solo work with new album in the works, the Jess Parker full band experience and of course the farm rock girl gang Paddock Bomb, also with music on the way. We chat about life in Castlemaine, Jess's sweet shed, Love Shack Burgers, recording down the street, riding lawnmowers around drunk after midnight and the towns dire need for a whiskey distillery. Also, im a little hungover and my brain doesn't work very well, Jess keeps the thing from capsizing, I mispronounce and mix up almost everything, i mispronounce Dua Lipas name for a start then move on to mixing up Clarkdale and Clarksville Mississippi, we chat about Mississippi for a bit, the music, the food, RL, Cedric, Reds Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi John Hurt, North Mississippi All Stars. We unravel the Moody Beaches, Party Pest, Hot Wings conspiracy. We also cover of on sexy tan lines, cowboy boots, C.W. Stoneking living in Broken Hill selling Ice Cream, IDLES, Fontaines, Cosmic Psychos and of course NASCAR.

Upcoming gigs:

Sunday March 30 at the Theatre Royal, Castlemaine (Paddock Bomb) - sold out but just trying sneaking in/bumping stamps 

Wednesday April 30 at the Drunken Poet (solo) 

Saturday May 15th at Shedshaker Brewing, Castlemaine (Paddock Bomb) 

Sunday May 16th at Shiraz Republic, Cornella (Paddock Bomb)

P-Cats on Weekendz, episode 30, we're at the recently sold Windsor Castle Hotel with one half of Digger and the Pussycats; Sam Agostino. We chat about all the things, everything Digger, including the early days, Beast Records, Spooky Records, P. Trash with Little Teddy, Diggers tours in Europe, the US and also China. It was fun to chat about the China gigs, I asked a few questions about this, think its very cool and thought it would be amazing for Melbourne bands to tour there again regularly. We also chat about the sale of the Windsor Castle, trying to book Kylie for a Satan On Weekends ep,  90's Aussie bands not needing to tour overseas because they were looked after so well at home, Croatian homemade bizzarro guitar pedals, Neil Youngs Dead Rabbits and Princes universe full of unreleased songs, Gene Simmons bartending back stage, what the hell Bob Dylan might be up to right now, Adventures of the Skin Trade, the book, the review, general Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll, supporting the Presidents of the United States of America, playing a Tote residency from now until the end of time and Digger on tv the travel edition.

Spoiler alert, we also chat about Sam's other 16 bands. Its a discogs nerds wet dream.

Digger and the Pussycats are supporting the Meanies next Saturday March 29th at the Evelyn - I cant go cause my Mums in town but you better be there

Sick licks on Weekendz, episode 29, we're in the studio, in the mess hall with Willie J's 6v6s, Willie, Cal and Seb. We chat about all Willies past bands including Line of Fire his first band from them early teenage years all the way through to the 6v6s, their single release party this Saturday here in the studio lobby bar(The Gem), as well as their upcoming debut album due out later in the year. We also chat about Russel Crowe getting violent with Cal at Cherry Bar, Melbourne rock legend Kosty, Willies brother Tim, the Lulie residency, Cliff Burton, Tab books, Stranglehold, seducing oldies with the classics, power chords, Angry Anderson and his Stones Green Ginger Wine, I try singing some Led Zeppelin, totally embarrass myself and Willie then fly's in and takes it away with something a little more palatable and finally we discuss the greatness that is 70's rock.

Come down to the Gem this Saturday (15/03) to catch Wille J's 6v6s release party for their new single Love on the Loose. They will be joined by Paddock Bomb and Vixen Scream

They'll also be supporting Rose Tattoo at the Bendigo Hotel May 30th and 31st

Debut album due out later in the year

Rock on

Billiam Worldwide, Billiam on Weekendz, episode 28 we're in the office here at the Gem on Wellington St in Collingwood, Billiam sans the Split Bills pops in for a chat on route to a Lothario gig at Nighthawks. Its been some time since we first  interviewed Billiam for the zine. We cover off on that last interview, give it a little review of its own including. We also chat about Power Pop, Autism Core, Punk Rock and we get a break down on Egg Punk. There is a new album in the works, Fang the Sniper, as well as an EP a few sweet songs and generally making new and cool music, we also deviate and chat about wide range of items including, Legless Records, Punk Rock flea markets in Berlin, making fans around the world, touring Europe, Club Matte, Curry Wurst, Tunisian Sandwich's, Billiams recipes, Oslo Billiam, Letherman and stealing their riffs, Checkpoint and their audio superiority, Vovos and their meteoric rise to stardom, The Clean and their beautifully unique sounds and most importantly we review the Official Satan on Weekendz Guide to Europe.

Billiam will have new music out this year, a couple of EP's & maybe an album out next year or 2 stay tuned,

PS Guide to Europe still remains lost, if it ever appears we will dust it off and xerox a few copies and dump 'em at Rowdys.