The boys tee off with Australian snack food's biggest geometric argument, before Sam reviews one of Brisbane's favourites, Ball Park Music, and their 2014 release, "Puddinghead". Listen along with the songs we chat about in this week's episode on the Spotify Playlist. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagra…

After opening the party with some quick covers, Sam and Max look back a huge Parkway Drive show, dive into some new tracks, sleuth through the internet to see if Metallica might be about to announce an Australian, and then discuss is losing your hearing due to stubbornness falls into the "cool" category. Listen along with the songs we chat about in…

Sam highlights a few of the best comments from our listeners about his on-going Australian children's TV show content, and brings a DJ mix made especially for us. Then, Max dives deep into his review of the 2019 Metalcore album, The Dark Pool, before setting Sam some local homework for next week. Follow along with all the songs we discussed in this…

With the release of their fifth studio album, "SODA", Max sits down with Sam and Elliott of Australian music icons, The Rubens. They chat about the journey to getting to their most sonically dynamic album yet, the one spot on their tour that hasn't been locked in yet, and what it's been like adding "label managers" to their CV. Connect with The Rub…

After a look back at the Fidlar and Dune Rats show in Brisbane, Max goes absolutely bananas for The Dare's debut album. Then, we discuss yet more World Tours that are deciding that Australia's third largest city isn't worth the jet fuel, and Sam highlights some up-and-coming bands that need more love. Follow along with the songs we discuss on this …

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The club is open as Sam FINALLY reviews his birthday present, a copy of the Digimon: The Movie soundtrack on crisp 180g vinyl. It's a tour-de-force of the best of late-90s and early-00s pop, rock and electronic hits all encompassed in our favourite anime memories. Then, Sam sets Max a bit of Australian metalcore homework for his week. Follow along …

Sam and Max dial in with Newcastle producer, LUPO.THEBOY, after his blazing sets at BIGSOUND. They cover the journey that he's been on to reach this current project, how he works in both his chill, emotional electronic music and the harder drops, and what his best man's wedding speech will sound like. Connect with LUPO.THEBOY on Instagram and Faceb…

Note: Apologies for some of the dodgy mic work from Max - tech troubles. Sam and Max are joined by new Amper Kelsey, who makes her debut on the mic live from Catalog Music at BIGSOUND. We all catch up with Brisbane's own rock trio Bean Magazine and return friends of the show, NZ's Park Rd to chat about which acts were highlights, what it's like in …

After a huge week roaming the streets of Fortitude Valley, Sam and Max look back at a mammoth Bigsound. Then they look into a theory for what the sound of the decade may be showing itself to be, and it's getting us hot under the collar. Along the way, we cover a festival come back and a heavy hitter from a local artists. Follow along with the track…

Sam has set Max a very heart-on-sleeve, emotional and raw album as homework this week, in the form of Citizen's 2013 release, "Youth", but will Max's emo side finally shine through? Then Max delivers Sam a long-awaited, oft-talked about birthday present, only a month late. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Ins…

With the release of their latest EP, Real or Staged, we dial in with Melbourne Rockers Fan Girl. They chat about how they're blurring reality in the tracks, how they overcame a truly tragic event that reshaped their perspective, and whether they're feeling jazzy with these tracks. Connect with Fan Girl on Instagram and Facebook and listen to their …

Off the back of a long list of fresh new tracks, Sam and Max get excited to go back to the 90s, going beyond the Oasis reunion news with a batch of great Britpop classics, as well as the big announce that Brisbane is finally getting its very own Boiler Room set. Finally, Sam sets the task to discover which bands peaked right out of the gates with t…

Straight to the point with Vinyl Club this week, as Sam dives deep into the second album from the New Zealand dream pop band, Mild Orange. Will the slow builds and reverbed guitars sit tightly with Sadboi Sam, or will he not have the Time of [his] life? Follow along with the songs we discuss in this week's show on our Spotify playlist. Discover mor…

This week, it's an absolute scorcher of a chat with Sydney Singer-songwriter, tiffi ahead of her show at BIGSOUND. Along the way, we dive deep on just about every topic, including the Western Sydney/Inner West divide, have a frank discussion about trying to limit your own fame to save your mental health, how to get onto the Knotfest line-up, and sh…

Experimenting with a live call on the show, Sam and Max get a first-hand review from an old friend on a recent live show, before diving into their favourite new tracks from the week. Then it's looking through the big hitters hitting BIGSOUND in a few weeks, and re-visit to Festy Corner as the summer line-up drops don't stop. Sam unzips the suitcase…

After a quick drive-by on both the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony and our social followers ignorance about pants-off dancing, Max tucks into the main course, reviewing Ocean Grove's The Rhapsody Tapes. Then, Sam's homework diary is topped up with a friend of the show! Follow along with the Spotify playlist of the week. Discover more new music and hear…

Max and Sam really get their wheels spinning on their new music picks for the week, then they send their little hopes sky-high by looking at some of the biggest and best summer festival line-ups dropping all this week, like Rolling Sets and Beyond the Valley. Then, it's bittersweet news as Byron Bay Bluesfest announces the end of an era next year, …

Scan in your club card and join the conversation as Sam and Max look back on "This Modern Glitch" by British indie darlings The Wombats as they're announced on the Rolling Sets line up. Sam discovers he might quite like a little bit of Synth, and sees the connection between a 2011 indie deep cut and an all-time Britpop classic. Follow along with th…

After Sam sets the tone early by nailing the band's name, we get an insight of Story of the Year's Page Avenue 20th Anniversary Tour live in Brisbane. They cover a huge range of physical injuries over the years, staying limber enough to flip around in your 40s, and pitch a rock supergroup between two narrative bands. Connect with Story of the Year …

Sam and Max wrap up on the greatest moment of Australian athleticism that has ever happened, then re-examine the Good Things line up now that we know when it's dropping, and look at Green Day's upcoming sequel. Then, buoyed by a growth in international listeners, they establish some of the most iconic Australian musical quirks so that everyone's on…

Stepping onto the stage for the first time as its own format, Vinyl Club finally has a chance to shine. We chat through the controversy of Sam's rock band rankings, then Max reviews "Discovery" by Daft Punk. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.…

Ahead of their hectic week of back-to-back shows, Max sits down with Brisbane Pop duo Juno. They chat about how to get so much smouldering confidence into their sound, how they plan to analyse their run of shows over a huge week ahead, and how up-and-coming artists can know their worth in the face of sketchy industry types. Connect with Juno on Ins…

It's a format change for the show as we realise that it's so much nicer if we don't overstay our welcome. From now on, Wednesday drops will be just Sam and Max talking shit about the news and reviews that are big in the music world! This week, we continue with our Olympic inspired musical content, look at some shred that Disney is bringing to the t…

It's another day of sad news and Sam and Max have to report that yet ANOTHER Australian music festival is shutting the gates, but then they bring the vibes back by discussing which musicians could bring the heat at some Olympic events as competitors. Then, in vinyl club, it might have been Sam's birthday, but he's delivering Max a disco gift, follo…

Sam and Max cover the gamut from operatic metal to the best of modern country in the first ten minutes, then follow it up with a sad moment of silence for a fallen soldier: Splendour in the Grass (and Max's dignity). After they perk back up, they want to cement some modern day classics. Then, in Vinyl Club, the boys reminisce about the very first c…

Max challenges Sam to tell us which hits he would slap on if he was handed the aux cord at your next party, then they dive into some bands that are completely underrated. Over in Vinyl Club, Sam makes a massive reveal about his relationship with Radiohead, they check out the latest from some friends of the show, then Sam reviews M83.'s most iconic …

Sam and Max find what will really get our Olympians hyped to bring home the gold over our official track. Then, Sam tries to discover if he can be swayed by the Beatles, and chats with Max about the best of Nickelback. Then, they dial in with Joe Hansen from Australian Rock Royalty Grinspoon to chat about their latest single and mammoth touring sch…

Sam and Max unpack why the Aussie music scene is off Triple J currently, and unpack how and why the Australian media landscape broadly is letting down Aussie music. Then, they look back at a stellar Glastonbury that was, and then explore a real potpourri of strange thoughts from Sam's suitcase. Benny from Newcastle lax rockers Rum Jungle dials in f…

Sam and Max get right into the big issues, figuring out why people don't like Coldplay, and run through a list of Sam's very first big tracks of 2024 (in June). Then, they look into the Bigsound line up that dropped this week ahead of Brisbane's most exciting week in September. For the interview, they head to the Triffid to chat backstage with NZ i…

Recovering from a silly start (and a wheezy lung), Max and Sam tuck into some emo rock cringe, two interesting music-adjacent developments, and then unload on their musical pet peeves. Max and Sam dial in with Kai, lead singer of Brisbane band Girl and Girl to talk through their debut album, "Call a Doctor". They cover how the monologues went down …

Sam and Max have a stab at the upcoming Good Things festival line up, and then try to solve the issue of cancelling festivals once and for all. Sam brings a few big hitting breakdowns to soil Max's ears with. Then, they dial in with Newcastle's dancefloor punks, Raave Tapes, following the release of their self-titled debut album. They cover how har…

Max and Sam have a punt at predicting the Listen Out line-up (in the past), seeing fans in the street, and analyse the tuckshop line economics. Sam brings Max a stack of new stuff to explore, and commissions a video from one of the big wigs on the 'Gram. Then, they catch up with Dave from WA band Old Mervs ahead of their appearance at Spin Off Fest…

Sam succumbs to a character moment as a Southern gentleman, before they cover some really family-friendly tunes from Cannibal Corpse. They take a very non-legalistic look at the Live Nation Anti-Trust lawsuit, and how it might impact the Aussie industry. Then Max dials in with Nick Allbrook from WA legend POND off the back of their latest single "S…

Sam and Max take it easy this week after two very rant-fuelled episodes in a row and chat about the Jungle gig in Brisbane, and Billie Eilish's latest, before playing some games. They start with Red Dead Redemption 2, then the Covers Game, and finally some Breakdowns of the week. Then in Vinyl Club, Max drops a fun fact, Sam reviews Justice, and th…

This week, we dropped our chat with Brenton from the Breaking Through Podcast in our feed, but the banter was so good we just couldn't keep it all from you. In this extended chat, we dive deep in to how we all ended up in the music podcasting game, and look back at some of our best festival experiences. Connect with The Breaking Through Podcast on …

Sam and Max talk all things Eurovision, and analyse why big artists are skipping the home of the 2032 Olympics before sitting down with Brenton, host of The Breaking Through Podcast for a QLD lovefest. In a crossover event for the centuries, they cover everything they think needs work in the Aussie music scene, from rooms and radio to touring and t…

Sam and Max are in mourning as they talk about the closure of one of the country's best music venues, the Zoo in Brisbane. They also cover some new finds and a quick spot of this or that. Then, Sam jumps on a call with British singer/songwriter Frank Turner, chatting about Frank's memories of the Zoo at his first Aussie show, what it's like making …

Max and Sam have both been busy at gigs this week, and we look back at their experiences at 6lack and Niall Horan. Then they get serious for a sec, and talk about what the sound of the 2020s is (or isn't), before Max dives into a chat with another Sam, from brand-new Sydney metal band Dark Hours. In the interview, they cover how a collection of the…

A few weeks back, we published our episode with British pop band Bad Sounds about their latest EP, "Escaping from a Violent Time Vol. 4". This week, we're sneaking back into your feed to give you the full-length cut of the chat including a few extra minutes talking about their upcoming second album, also entitled "Escaping from a Violent Time", due…

Call Jason Derulo, because Sam and Max are Ridin' Solo this week. They dive into their review of Taylor Swift's latest, The Tortured Poets Department, chat about Sam's experience at SZA's live show, and then list out more of the greatest film soundtracks for alt kids. Then, in Vinyl Club, Max reviews "Medusa Weeps" by Paraphernalia, Sam reviews CHV…

Sam and Max come back to the hot debate about encores and setlist design and then test their knowledge with some one-second songs. Then, they head to the Fortitude Music Hall to chat with Boys Like Girls on the Brisbane leg of their tour with Simple Plan. They cover the key differences between NFL, AFL and Rugby, how the band came back together to …

Sam and Max dig into the greatest cinematic masterpiece of all time, the Digimon Movie, and then get stuck into some musical evolutions to help you build out your musical knowledge. Then, Sam has some technical difficulties, but manages to connect with Jake from Melbourne Pop-Punk outfit Between You and Me to discuss their current U.S. tour and the…

Max and Sam talk through the impact on UMG's withdrawal from TikTok now that some of the dust has started to settle and two songs fill the vacuum, and they rule on some good and bad band names. Then, Max dials in with the UK's Bad Sounds, speaking with brothers Callum and Ewan about their huge four-volume EP release, and what might be coming next f…

Chaos ensues as Sam and Max podcast raw without a guest. They cover their favourite gigs, a little bit of Splendour wash-up, and provide the motivation you need for your biggest dreams. Then, on the vinyl club, Sam provides his Green Day review, and sets Max some homework from some of the longest Friends of the Show. Discover more new music and hea…

Max and Sam dive into Australian music's biggest issue: gig etiquette in 2024. After that, Max has a two-week long chat with Australian Drum 'n' Bass royalty ShockOne before and after he drops his latest album, Organism Algorithm. They get stuck into the other biggest questions in the industry, including A.I. producing music, liveability as an arti…

Sam and Max look at the big issues with the Australian music industry's funding model that may have impacted Groovin' The Moo's cancellation in 2024, and unpack the mystery of Pitbull's new album before Max dials in with 360 ahead of his Back to Life regional tour. They chat about 360's return to the industry after struggling with both addiction an…

Love is in the air as Max and Sam go through their favourite (and least favourite) love songs for Valentine's Day, recap the Super Bowl halftime show, and talk about a few favourite video game sound tracks, before Max dials in with Any Girl to talk about her latest single, "Talk About You". On the chat they dive deep into the benefits of songwritin…

Sam and Max recap the Grammys, ponder what songs they'd delete and do a little more Red Flag, Green Flag with some artists, before jumping on the line to chat with Sydney psych rockers Slim Jimz about their latest track, "Now You're Gone". They cover how a few break ups inspired the part-punk, part-funk sound on the track, where the East Coast's be…

No guest this week as Sam and Max take on the wash up of the most controversial Hottest 100 (til next year's). Along the way they cover some sad songs, tell people to grow up, and look ahead to see which artists the Grammys will let down this year. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.…