Pod of Destiny

Sam brings a live reaction for some of his favourite new music, then Max leads us through the news segment as Sam laptop restarts for the first time in 12 months. It's a new concert series for Brisbane, A.I. taking over the top of the charts, and finding new ways to Aussify your playlists. Then, it's straight to the lock up where we try to recognise artists in a police line 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.

Sam has set Max the task of venturing into the jungle that is Disney's Tarzan, and one of the most iconic animated film soundtracks. It's at the core of one of the most contentious debates of the show, but has Max switched his allegiances?Relisten to the Tarzan soundtrack 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 with Andy and Jackson from Brisbane's GrizzlyShark ahead of the release of their latest track, "Brand New Tragedy". They cover how important Bionicles lore is to the GrizzlyShark sound, how they'll celebrate the reopening of one of Brisbane's best alternative venues, and why the acoustic cigarette is coming back.Connect with GrizzlyShark on Instagram and TikTok and listen to them on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max returns from a triumphant gig at Oasis' return to Sydney, Sam moots his Bluesfest virginity, and they both look at the Grammy's nods. Then it's a good ol' fashioned song-off as we put bands against their own best tracks.Follow along with the songs we discuss in this week's Spotify Playlist.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Sam's popping the cowboy hat on as he looks and listens back to the 2018 Grammys Album of the Year, Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour. Will he be feeling the country time blues, or is he going to go full Velvet Elvis?Relisten to Golden Hour on Spotify or Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Celebrating the release of the band's second record, "GLORY", Sam and Max chat with Anna from Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers. They cover how the band make setlist decisions, how their U.S. shows differ from their hometown hits, and why Eddie Vedder sent an apology gift pack.Connect with Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest record, "GLORY", on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Kicking off the episode with some terrible audio after the session crashed, Sam and Max chat the latest from some new friends of the show, look back at a stormy Big Pineapple Festival, and then analyse the best of the internet's favourite pop-punk-turned-pop darling, Hayley Williams.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.

Live from the sweaty backstage area at the Big Pineapple Music Festival, we catch up with some of the best up-and-comers on the line up. We chat the Euro club scene with IVANA off the back of her signing with a German dance label, and we get the lowdown on how their thick, heavy sound came to be in Byron Bay.Connect with IVANA on Instagram, and listen to her latest track "Need Your Love" on Spotify and Apple Music.Connect with Headsend on TikTok and Instagram, and listen to their debut track "Stove" on YouTube.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Max has been set the absolute enigma that is the debut LP from British artist King Krule. He's a little lost right from the get-go, but will he have anymore understanding by the end of the review?Listen back to "6 Feet Beneath the Moon" on Spotify or Apple MusicDiscover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

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.