Pod of Destiny

Joining them at the Brightside on  their Australian tour, Sam and Max sit down with Cal and Pat from The Southern River Band off the back of their brand new album, "Easier Said Than Done". They cover how unexpected genres that fuel their passion, their big upcoming connection to AC/DC, and how they ended up sandwiched between Chali XCX and Sabrina Carpenter for #3.Connect with the Southern River Band on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest record "Easier Said Than Done" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

On one of the hottest days of the year, Sam and Max start with good ol' fashioned weather chat, but quickly get into a range of summer heaters. They're talking a review of Tame Impala's latest album, "Deadbeat", a look back at the Temper Trap live show that Max ventured to, and predict the songs of the Summer coming up.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

The sad-boii shoe is on the other foot as Max gives Sam the 2012 emo pop queen Lana Del Rey and the iconic Born to Die record to review. Will it hit that heartstring for him?Relisten to "Born to Die" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam and Max sit down with Mike and Jeremy of The Devil Wears Prada while they were in town supporting the BFMV tour. They cover the band's upcoming album "Flowers", how they balance new fans and classic material, and whether we'll see them headlining anytime soon.Connect with The Devil Wears Prada on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest album, Flowers on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam and Max are blown away with the number of tours that have been dropped in just one week, MTV is dropping the "M" part across the globe, and then the boys do a good job unforgetting some bangers.Follow along with the song we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Get out of ma' swamp and into my ears, as Max looks back on the vinyl record of the Shrek soundtrack for this week's Vinyl club. We already know it's happily ever after, so it's mostly just some fun facts of niche 00s artists.Listen back to the Shrek Soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Ahead of the release of their latest album, "Rude", Sam and Max dial in with Michael Bingham, lead singer of the genre-spanning band Spiritual Cramp. They cover how the band feels so comfortable playing with so many sounds, how learned to let go with control, and who is programming Wild 87.Connect with Spiritual Cramp on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest album, "Rude" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Only three weeks after the actual milestone, Sam lovingly brings in a unique piece to celebrate our 200th episode. Then it's new tunes, Good Things sideshows, and another Good tour announcement. Finally, we set down some suggestions for niche music Halloween costumes to get set for the scary season.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam is looking back on an album that divided the metal community when it dropped in 2019. Will Amo be vindicated with the benefit of hindsight, or will the online whiners be given the win after all this time?Listen to Amo on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

The boys are left with no choice but to discuss the biggest drop of the week, the thing that's breaking the internet: Teddy Swims covering "TNT" at the NRL Grand Final. They also give their first impressions of Taylor Swift's new album, and some quick updates on two grim stories from weeks previous.Listen to the tracks we discuss with this week's Spotify playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max is sent straight back to the non-belonging chair with a follow up to his review to "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You", as he listens in to "Preacher's Daughter". Will his soft little heart survive this pincer movement stomping?Listen to "Preacher's Daughter" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Off the back of their debut album, Max dials in with NZ band Phoebe Rings. They cover how the album's eclecticism is its strength, why they are keen to step on each other's toes, and how vital good food recommendations are to the band's cohesion.Connect with Phoebe Rings on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their debut album "Aseurai" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam is in recovery after a big weekend spent barracking on the mighty Brisbane Lions to their victory, but we cover Snoop Dogg's performance, a hot take from the Live Nation CEO, and then help the NRL with their potential Teddy Swims problem.Follow along with the songs we discuss on this week's Spotify playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Find Sam in the centre of the dance floor having a chemically induced revelation this week as he reviews a mid-2010's electronic icon record for the club. Will he go like an animal, or will you need to say a prayer for him?Listen to "Bloom" on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max dials in with Adelaide indie rockers, Puree, ahead of the kick off of their tour with Bean Magazine. They chat about their latest single going a little heavy, their manager finally cracking a smile, and whether they'll be opening the pit for their huge support later in the year.Connect with Puree on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest single, "GO" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Despite knowing for months that it was approaching, Sam and Max fail to do anything spectacular for their 200th episode this week. Instead they cover the line up drops for Laneway Festival and Coachella, look at some of the disturbing facts about the D4VD situation, and look at 2012 as a year of great songs.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam has given Max homework that might be in his most-hated category - sad stuff. Will it drive Max over the edge, or will he finally come to terms with his emotions?Listen to "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You" on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Broadcasting live from a cramped green room at the Fortitude Music Hall during soundcheck, Sam chats with Brian and Daniel from The Home Team while they were in Brisbane. They chat the band's new(ish) record, their status as one of the sexiest bands in the scene, and why Seattle's six-figure tech salaries just aren't for them.Connect with The Home Team on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their 2024 album, "The Crucible of Life", on Spotify and Apple Music. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

After a surprisingly deep dive on one of Ian Thorpe's most iconic media appearances, Sam and Max unpack the Footy Finals mismatch, predict Laneway acts, and then crown the best songs of Sam's birth year.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

As she announces a new album, Sam listens back to the previous full-length drop from Brisbane's dream-pop queen, Hatchie. Sam dives deep with some of the biggest analysis in the game, so sit up straight and listen up; school is in session.Relisten to "Giving the World Away" on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

It's quite a graphic opener as Sam and Max dial in with Dan from The Wombats ahead of the Australian leg of their Oh! The Ocean tour. Along the way they find out that Dan could be Max's dad, how the tiny musical moments can be ready, and why there's a four-song run on the setlist that makes Dan feel like a Olympic-level athlete.Connect with The Wombats on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their most recent album, "Oh! The Ocean" on Spotify and Apple Music. Head to their website for more info on their tour and links to tickets.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

After a big week at Bigsound, Max sounds like a bag of rocks, and Sam's carrying the team. Alongside their favourite new music, the boys chat the first week of the ARIA chart's new rules, some tour news from two big female voices, and do a quick recap of the best of Bigsound.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Connect with RAGEFLOWER on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to her latest EP, "Infinite Highs, End of Times", on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max catches up with one of the coolest up-and-coming young artists in Australia, Theeth. They cover her brand new EP, brainstorm her fanbase's name, and put it out to Everton for a new club song.Connect with Theeth on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to her new EP "Love Sick", on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max joins the Chor Bazaar crew to chat about their unique and exciting place in the music scene. They cover the huge range of genres that CB play in, how they balance their creative input across six artists, and how, after a recent tour to India, they saw how international audiences lean into different sounds.Connect with Chor Bazaar on Instagram and TikTok and listen to their latest blend blend tapes on SoundCloud.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam sits down with Mel Blue ahead of the release of their second full-length album, "nomorejacketsplease". They cover how London's sound surprised them, the key differences between the European and Australian dance music scenes, and whether Phil Collins was an inspiration.Connect with Mel Blue on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to "nomorejacketsplease" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max sits down with one of the biggest names in Australian music Briggs to discuss his new heavy project, Big Noter. They cover where Briggs got his start in music, why Tom Morello's shirt has a target on it, and how he splits out the material he drops for each of his artistic outlets.Connect with Briggs on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to his new project, Big Noter on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

As Day 2 of Bigsound dawned, Sam caught up with Jet Walker, a 23-year-old country artist from Gympie. They chat about some surprising influences on his music taste, a big tick of approval from one of the best alt-pop artists of the last few decades, and how his very first live show went just a few hours before we hit record.Connect with Jet Walker on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to his latest single, "Backroads", on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Next in our series live from Bigsound, we're chatting with Polish Club. It's a chaotic deep dive into their hectic release schedule, how they've felt going indie has been for the band, and why they didn't last long enough for a car battery in a German sex club.Connect with Polish Club on Instagram and TikTok, and revisit their latest record "Pound Cake" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Starting our recap of the week that's been here on-ground at Bigsound, we're catching up with one of the best artists to break out of Brisbane over the last few years, Wafia. We chat her debut record, life in L.A., and why Garden City is the place to be in Brisbane.Connect with Wafia on Instagram and TikTok and revisit her debut album, "Promised Land" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

While Sam and Max spend the week at Bigsound, in Something New, it's big pop times across the board for both of the lads. In the news, a fan-favourite music venue in Brisbane is getting a facelift, and Apple Music is actively hunting disaffected Spotify users, and, over in the suitcase, we unpack which acts we're expecting to see as future headliners.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max is going back to the heyday of Australian alt-rock, with the 2003 #1 record from Something for Kate, "The Official Fiction". Will he be a Paul stan or a Dempsey  detractor?Listen to "The Official Fiction" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam and Max dial in for a chaotically fun call with U.S. rockers Hot Mulligan around the release of their latest album. Along the way they chat some of the wild song titles, which song might have been named "Boobs", and hear an exclusive live announce of an Australian tour... of sorts.Connect with Hot Mulligan on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest record, "The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

The summer festival lineups just don't stop, so we're covering the latest from Lost Paradise, Beyond the Valley and Wildlands, as well as Valley Fiesta. Then it's a rundown of Max's hot recommendations on who to catch at the Bigsound conference.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam's checking out the latest from Surf Rockers The Terrys, and ranking it against his long-term love of Australian indie rock.Check out The Terrys' self-titled album on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Before they drop their second album, "Sex Ed", and embark on a supporting tour, Sam and Max dial in with Playlunch. They chat about giving some rap bars to Barry Hall, whether there's a Milo ice cream song on the horizon, and which kids' TV theme song bettered anything from Bach.Connect with Playlunch on Instagram and TikTok and listen to their upcoming album, "Sex Ed" on Spotify and Apple Music. Find information and tickets to their upcoming tour here.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Our very own Sam is under the weather, but battles as he and Max chat new music, a very wholesome fundraiser for the Brisbane scene, a Splendour-killing line up, Good Things finally dropping their line up, and asking the big question: "where are they now?"Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max takes the opportunity to wax lyrical about the history of Disco and its impacts on dance music and release formats as he reviews Boys Town Gang's disco disc.Check out all the hits of "Disc Charge" on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Ahead of their second album, "Stay Relentless", Sam and Max dial in with Chas from Sydney heavies, Justice for the Damned. Along the way, they discuss what it's like to face a sophomore drop after a long gap, how personal struggles get shared across the band, and whether there's a secret Sleep Token connection.Connect with Justice for the Damned on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their upcoming album "Stay Relentless" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam takes aim at over-priced VIP packages at live shows, one of our YouTube commenters offers a wise insight on artists leaving Spotify, we both fret about how we discover new bands, and we both agree on the Mount Rushmore of Video Game soundtracks.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam's putting to the test his abject disinterest in the discography of one of the most influential bands of all time by tackling their number ones first. Will it sway him over finally?Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Off the back of the release of his latest record, "June", Max dials in with rocker De'Wayne. Along the way they discuss his collaborations with Australia's own Chase Atlantic, De'Wayne's journey to rock music as a listener, not just a performer, and how he's bringing the sexiness back to rock 'n' roll into the future.Connect with De'Wayne on Instagram and TikTok, and listen in to "June" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Roll up! Roll up! It's festival line-up season as we hear news from Big Pineapple Festival, Good Things, and potentially Tomorrowland arriving Down Under. Alongside that, it's some album deep cuts we love and plenty of new tracks we're jamming in our playlists.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Interrupting regularly schedule Vinyl Club reviews, Sam and Max looking back at 10 years of Tame Impala's most iconic record, "Currents". Early on, they both lay their critical cards on the table but will a re-listen change their mind?Rediscover Tame Impala's "Currents" on Spotify and Apple Music for its 10th Anniversary.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Ahead of their mammoth 21-date tour of Australia, Sam and Max dial in with Jeph from The Used. They chat about the influence of groove Jazz music on his bass playing, why a one-lane road almost tanked their Aussie debut, and why Jeph ended up with naked save for a pineapple.Connect with The Used on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their first three albums on Spotify and Apple Music. Head to their website to find more info and tickets to their live shows.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

After a real spread of new music from across genres, Sam and Max unpack a huge Hottest 100 weekend, talk about more artists moving away from Spotify, and then wretch their way through the biggest live music icks.Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Dan joins Max as he looks back at the debut record from Parkway Drive, "Killing With a Smile". It's a two-pronged discussion of one of the biggest Metalcore albums, but will it be all killer no filler?Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

In the lead-up to "Lonely God", Sam and Max dial in with Ryan from Fit For a King. Along the way they talk about trying to write records to make everyone happy, what a "Bud Lite band" is, and how the whole band took on all the roles in the album process this time.Connect with Fit For a King on Instagram or TikTok, and listen to their album,  "Lonely God" on Spotify and Apple Music. Get info and tickets for their upcoming Australian show at their website.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

There's a special guest in the studio this week as Dan from Virtues joins the Wednesday show. They chat new music, including Virtues' latest "Blasphemer", a real rollercoaster for European EDM fans at Tomorrowland, Ben Lee's Hottest 100 claims, and then name some pets.Follow along with the tracks we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Connect with Virtues on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest single, "Blasphemer", on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Chatting while they were the #1 Australian album in the country, we dial in with Josh from FANGZ to discuss their debut album,"Shui". Along the way, we cover how full-time jobs honed the record process into a tight schedule, what the perfect FANGZ Shui furniture might be, and who's got some Olympic level egg racing in them.Connect with FANGZ on their Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their ARIA #1 debut record "Shui" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam is reviewing the UK's Franc Moody and their latest album, "Chewing the Fat", and will he get into a dance moment, or stand at the back of the metaphorical room with his arms folded?Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.