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The Rock N Rollers podcast is a conversation between people with disabilities who have a passion for music journalism and Musicians, Artists, Creators, and anyone who works in the Creative Industry. We are aiming to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and artists by creating a community with passionate live music enthusiasts while building awareness through past experiences with accessibility in the world of live music.
To finish off our first season of the Rock 'N' Rollcast we have a chat with Zac, Isaac & Dani from Satin Cali! And what a way it was to finish the season!
These boys are just as gifted with the gab as they are with their music. We talk about Mental health, Religious beliefs, creating the band through covid, influences, accessibility in live music, and Zac's dog doing a kickflip... This is one you want to listen to!
Show notes:
1:00 - What was it like to finally play in Shellharbour and what happened during their set?
2:20 - What they want the average punter to feel when they attend a Satin Cali show and they talk about the stellar year that they have had!
5:00 - How one couch brought the boys together! How they met Gordie
6:40 - Zach opens up about their track “Bella'' why they think it's so important to speak up when you're not feeling okay and how relieving it is when you find the courage to talk!
8:30 - The boys talk about their new EP which will be released on the… Sorry we couldn't get it out of them but stay tuned!
9:30 - The boys talk about their latest single “one of these days” and what the Gong means to them!
12:10 - What's the largest venue the boys have played and what is their favorite venue to play and Zac's slip up at La La La’s!
14:20 - We talk about Zac’s religious background and how he grew up with Islamic and Christian parents. He talks about how religion has shaped him as a man being agnostic himself.
18:00 - The Ups and downs of their Journey so far.
20:30 - When did they all start playing music?
23:20 - How Zac recorded the vocals for “Orange” in one take!
24:30 - Their formula for making music
26:10 - How does Satin Cali define their genre of Music? “Alternative Surf Rock”
28:30 - How they change genres when creating music
29:30 - We talk about their ability to adapt in a time of crisis and how the pandemic shaped them as a band!
31:45 - How do they deal with burnout in the industry, breathwork, talking and Meditation?
36:30 - The boys talk about their track “Will I Die” and how they wrote it originally and how it changed to the belter it is today!
38:50 - We talk about accessibility in live music and Elsie’s struggles with access to Waves in Towradgi.
42:30 - What was the most inspirational album that they have listened to?
46:30 - Who is their favorite frontman/woman of all time?
48:30 - If triple j was to ask them to do a “Like a version” what song would they cover?
51:00 - Zac tells us about that time his dog did a kickflip…
52:45 - What was the best advice a musician gave to them? Some really good advice from the boys here!
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In this episode, we speak with Charlotte & Jasper from Charlotte & The Harlots!
Notorious for their Loud, High energy shows, This power pop/ Punk-rock / Grunge Four piece you, yes you the listener needs to get around! We speak to them live from the nation's Capital!
Show Notes:
1:00 - they talk about the creative process for their single “Too Free” and how they create their Debut album “Everything you are to me”
3:10 - Band practice in a horse stable!
5:40 - What's it like to record new music with Australian Rock royalty Jay from Frenzel Rom!
7:50 - Experimenting with new sounds using a harmonica and what Rock N Roll means to them!
10:00 - Talking about their recent tour with WAAX and how Charlott’s dad has inspired her to start a band!
14:30 - Writing songs that are cheeky, funny & ironic.
15:00 (good soundbite)
16:40 - Accessibility in live music for the Canberra region.
20:30 - How the lockdowns affected them as a band and how they adapted throughout that time.
25:00 - Jasper & Charlotte’s appreciation for their lead guitarist Luke!
28:00 - How the bass plays such an important role in their music and what bass players have inspired Jasper the most!
29:20 - Why they wanted to cover the Aussie Punk classic “My Pal" by GOD!
31:50 - If triple J was to ask them to do a Like a Version what song would they like to cover?
33:20 - What song do they listen to pump up to before a show?
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In this episode, we speak with Emmy, Alex, Ned & Craig from RedHook! This Episode is the second and final part of the RedHook Two-part series!
In part two we talk about Potential collaborations, What Australian hardcore bands we should be listening to, How RedHook are trying to make their gigs more accessible and what we can do as a nation to help make our gigs more accessible, cyberbullying and how important it is to find managers & agents that align with your ethics as a band and empowering women in music!
This is a huge episode with so many good moments, enjoy!
*Trigger warning we talk about some sensitive issues including Sexual assault and Cyberbullying.
Show notes:
00:30 - We talk about their music videos and how they came up with the ideas!
01:30 - Future collaborations and who they want to work with!
3:30 - Who would they like to cover in one of their songs?
5:00 - What it was like for Alex to work with the drummer of Polaris.
7:10 - Who is the best drummer of all time?
8:00 - What Australian Hardcore bands should we be listening to right now? Windwaker, The Last Martyr, Future Static & Fangz
11:00 - How the newest band member Ned joined the band and what it was like to be a part of the life-changing project.
13:10 - Do they know anyone with a disability? How RedHook has changed their booking contracts to work with venues that practise accessibility. Alex has seen first-hand how hard it is for his brother who has Autism to access live music.
15:20 - The difference between accessibility in Australia and Europe.
17:10 - What can we do to make our venue more accessible? How the government can step in and help our struggling venues?
19:20 - How Axl Rose was a huge influence on Emmy!
21:25 - How did Emmy join the Triple J crew and host Short, Fast, Loud and how she dealt with imposter syndrome.
25:30 - Redhook takes on the tough subject of Cyberbullying and how they were affected as kids.
27:25 - How to build a team around you that aligns with your morals and goals as a band and what upland coming artists should consider when finding a manager and agent.
30:45 - Emmy’s struggle with managers and how she focused on her music to block out the noise. “Don’t make any decision based on fear! You don’t have a used-by date!”
33:30 - Empowering women in music! Find out more about the double standard that female Artists face here.
35:30 - If Punk goes Pop asks Redhook to cover a pop song. Who they would cover.
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In this episode, we speak with Emmy, Alex, Ned & Craig from RedHook! This Episode is so big that we decided to split it in half for a two-part series!
In part one we talk about the time they played in Shellharbour and set off the fire alarms, Their massive nationwide regional tour, Their latest release Jabberwocky and Sexual Assault, Creative processes and everybody's favourite topic... Politics!
*Trigger warning we talk about some sensitive issues including Sexual assault and Cyber bullying.
Show notes:
1:00 - Talking about the time they played in Shellharbour and played so hard that they set fire alarms off!
1:40 - Redhook is supporting In Hearts Wake in a massive regional tour across the country and Craig gets to live out his childhood dream of playing in his hometown of Yass!
3:30 - What's it like to play in front of 90,000 people? Rock am Ring festival in Germany!
7:30 - Sculling beers on stage and stealing the show with some splits!
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Trigger warning - We are about to discuss sexual assault. If this has happened to you, please know that you didn't deserve it and there is always help available. Here are some Australian services that can help:
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1800RESPECT
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Health Direct
9:00 - Emmy talks about their latest release Jabberwocky and how she felt that there wasn't a song that represented her and took matters into her own hands by using her platform to raise awareness about sexual assault in the live music industry.
12:00 - The bitter-sweet moment when becoming an ambassador for sexual assault and then realising how common sexual assault is.
14:30 - How Emmy used the fictional beast the Jabberwocky as a metaphor to describe her assault and overcome her fears.
18:30 - What it's like to work with the industry heavyweight Jame Paul-Wisner.
19:20 - We talk about our mutual love for Paramore
21:30 - Their creative process when writing & recording music!
23:00 - Redhook continues raising the bar with new sounds by adding a Banjo to their new recordings!
26:30 - How do you categorize Redhook?
27:30 - We talk politics with Redhook!
31:00 - The cultural shift around politics and how the youth is beginning to care about politics.
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In this episode, we speak with Dom Littrich, the Drummer for Pacific Avenue and the Mastermind behind Big Twisty & The Funk Nasty! Dom is a very busy man with a lot of projects, we discuss how he manages to stay so focused and determined to continue smashing his goals while preventing burnout at the same time! We also talk about what mental health awareness means to him and his community and how they adapted throughout the lockdown. Stick around for the Interruption and Freestyle Rap at the End!
Show Notes:1:00 - Why is it so important to enjoy the Small wins in life?
2:50 - How Dom uses Gratitude to stay grounded and what he has learnt from local guru Ryan the Holistic Health coach.
4:30 - Three-day silent retreat with the Inspired Unemployed boys.
7:00 - How Pacific avenue first started in a sharehouse in Woonona
10:40 - Dom talks about the talent pool that is on the South Coast and how supportive and unique his friend group which includes the likes of The Inspired Unemployed, Big Twisty & The Funk Nasty, Pacific Avene, LSF and more!
14:30 - Pacific Avenue New Album in the works! 13 New Songs ready to go!
16:00 - RnR tech difficulties
19:00 - Dom talks about the mammoth task Pacific Avenue took on during the lockdown! They covered 30 Songs in 30 Days! And how they saw the description of Covid as an opportunity to think outside the box and gain new fans and keep their OG’s entertained!
21:00 - Dom is an ambassador for the Black Dog Institute and Mental health awareness, in this section we talk about why this means so much to him and how much Covid affected his town.
24:15 - How Dom manages to balance all of his projects, Stay focused and prevent Burnout.
26:30 - How Dom’s dad influenced his Music Career.
29:30 - Do you know someone with a Disability?
30:45 - How are Pacific Avenue & Big Twisty Psych up before a show?
31:50 - What do you want your audience to feel after a show?
33:20 - Which Harry Potter character do you most identify with?
36:00 - The one and only Big Twisty interrupt your airwaves!
36:40 - Is there any unfinished business with the Dune Rats?
37:30 - Does Big Twisty have time for love?
38:00 - Little Twisty the Untold Story.
39:00 - Would you rather see North Sydney Bears win a premiership or meet Ron Weasly?
39:50 - Freestyle Rap from the Twist man himself!
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In this episode, we speak with Billy & Zach from Hockey Dad! We talk about how their lives have changed in the past 10 years, working on their 4th Studio album and how they minimise stress and stay focused while keeping it local!
Show notes :
01:30 - What’s it like to finally be back on tour now that the world has opened up?
02:20 - Growing up in the small coastal town of Windag did you ever think you would support the likes of Third Eye Blind & Taking Back Sunday?
04:30 - Staying resilient during the Pandemic, Reconnecting with their old schoolmates, becoming more healthy individuals and enjoying the unpredicted break that they needed.
07:35 - In this world of distractions, how do they manage to stay focused? Billy and Zach’s Tic Tok ventures…
11:00 - What they do to minimise stress while on tour.
14:00 - How they pulled off “Hockey Dad - Live at the drive-in” in the most interesting time in recent memory!
16:00 - Recording in a haunted studio in Seattle with John Goodmanson
20:50 - Hockey dad goes Jazz?
22:00 - Talk about their upcoming album!
25:40 - Their next album is looking a lot more groovy than usual! Very excited!
28:30 - funny moment.
29:00 - Parkway Drive & Hockey Dad Collab?
30:30 - Do you know any music lovers with a disability?
32:30 - How the songwriting process for the boys has changed over the years.
34:00 - They recorded a whopping 13 songs in a week!
35:30 - The Offspring or AC/DC?
36:00 - How much life has changed in the last 10 years from playing the Windang pub balcony to international tours!
39:00 - How my personal favourite song “Itch” came to be, Zach's attempt for a ballad which ended up being heavier!
41:00 - How did Billy meet Zach and how did growing up in Windag influence their music?
43:30 - Why do they want to keep it local! Thanks, boys, No place like home!
45:30 - Any new projects in the works?
47:50 - What is the best-animated series of all time? Cuphead?
50:00 - Billy, in your opinion who is the best drummer of all time?
51:30 - Zach, in your opinion who is the best frontman or frontwoman of all time? Their mutual love of Amy from Amyl & the Sniffers!
54:00 - Billy & Zach answer to the allegations of cheating for this year's Surf of Origin…
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In this episode, we speak with Dylan Rodgers A.K.A. Warbaby! He is also the lead guitarist for LSF and Big Twisty & The Funknasty! We talk about what it's like to grow up in the small coastal town of Shellharbour, Dealing with daily distractions, Managing multiple projects, Staying focused, Ultra-Egos and Camping tips with Phil Pics!
Show Notes:
0:50 - Pt 1. - How did this track come about and is there a Pt 2?
4:00 - How Dylan balances a full-time job & three music projects Warbaby, LSF & Big Twisty & the Funknasty!
6:00 - How Meditation made led him to realise that he can only manage himself not others. The Kelee meditation practice.
7:30- Creating a unique sound by Recording “Cowboys Escape” on a tape recorder.
12:00 - Growing up in Shellharbour and being a part of the live music scene. How Dylans First band “kimono Pool” has been a driver for the Shellharbour live music scene and all the projects that have started from it.
14:30 - How to put up with the distractions of Partying…
16:00 - What's with the love of the Cowboys?
17:30 - Instrumental music.
19:20 - The blessing of having multiple projects with different genres!
21:00 - That time Dylan supported The Red Hot Chilli Peppers on their Aus tour… lol Jks.
22:30 - Why Ultra-Egos are so successful?
25:20 - How Dylan and Big Twisty started the funk nasty by jamming on a beach in Byron.
29:20 - WarBaby’s Favorite Gig to date!
30:30 - How to psych up for a show for each band.
31:50 - How Warbaby Changed from a recording project to a live project.
33:30 - How Parliament Funkadelic inspired the name “Warbaby”
35:00 - What next for Warbaby?
37:30 - Big Lez Show!
38:40 - You gotta Check out CHAI!
39:30 - How Phil Picks camping tips have changed Dylan's Life!
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In this episode, we chat with Tommy, Ben and Mike from The Moving Stills! In this episode, we talk about releasing their debut album, coming to terms with getting older, songwriting processes and Tommy's love for Vee Dubs!
Show notes:
1:00 - what it feels like to finally release their debut album “Sunshine Corner” and back playing live shows!
3:30 - How releasing music can help them overcome certain issues like overthinking & anxiety.
6:30 - how their music taste has changed as they have grown throughout the years From Aussie Hip Hop & Dubstep to indie rock
7:30 - How their earlier electronica influences have led them to include synths throughout their music
9:00 - The double meaning of their single “Waste My Time” and how cutting someone out of your life can lead to perusal growth but also challenges the concept of self-reflection when a relationship ends.
12:00 - what bands do they listen to on repeat, BRONCHO, Last Dinosaurs & Dope Lemon
14:10 - How songwriting can be cringy but once they start singing the song it all starts making sense & in their songwriting process.
18:30 - What the local live music scene is like on the Central Coast?
20:40 - Ad lib / technical difficulty with some raw authentic feedback from the Moving Stills!
21:20 - Were back! How their surf culture has influenced them personally and their music.
23:00 - Tommy's passion for V-Dubs!
30:00 - Pinpointing the moment when they wanted to pursue music as a career.
33:40 - Coming to terms with not being young forever!
35:30 - “If you guys didn't become musicians what would you be right now?”
39:40 - What's next for Moving Stills?
40:30 - Connecting with fans through intimate shows.
42:45 - Who would you like to collaborate with?
44:00 - “Who is Gene”
46:00 - Pre-show Pumps!
In this episode, we chat with Ciaranne and Jamie from Bakers Eddy! Originating from New Zealand, Bakers Eddy has quickly found a home away from home! They are still riding a high from releasing their debut album and in today's episode, we are going to talk all about it!
Show notes:
01:00 - How does it feel to finally have your Debut album out into the world?
02:40 - Opening track Concertina
04:20 - How Bakers Eddy trial songs in their live shows and uses the response from the crowd as a prerequisite for releasing new music.
07:30 - Why it's so important to find a producer that understands what you want to create
09:00 - Exploring new genres with their 50 songs in fifty days challenge and how they had to remove ego from their songwriting process.
14:30 - How much they have grown as a band and as individuals.
16:50 - Sharehouse living - Who is most likely to let the dishes soak rather than clean them immediately… “this is where the band breaks up”
20:00 - Love boredom Bicycles charted on the vinyl charts and their thoughts on the vinyl collecting scene!
21:35 - Their move from wellington to Melbourne, leaving friends and starting fresh.
23:20 - How Jamie’s hippy Dad was a huge influence on the band!
28:10 - “look after your ears and trust your gut!”
32:00 - How NZ punches above its weight.
34:20 - NZ comedy
35:50 - what they want a fan to feel like after one of their shows!
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In this episode, we speak with Jack McEwan the lead singer of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets!
If you thought their name was interesting, wait to hear what the frontman has to say about Radiohead-influenced creative process, cult followings, living & writing music in a horse barn, Jack’s very own philosophy, and thoughts on extraterrestrial life!
Show notes:
0:45: Their new release Night Gnomes, how the lockdown leads to new influences and sounds by using a spiraling outwards (inspired by Tom York from Radiohead) creative approach when creating new music for their night gnomes album.
5:50: Their DIY approach to creating a “studio album”, exploring song ideas from the shared house bedroom to the studio. How to follow up an ARIA chart-topping album and block out the noise to produce new music.
10:35: Their riff first lyric later approach and how jack used a Singstar mic to record most of their music to date!
13:50: Their overseas cult following, comparisons to Tool, and touring the Netherlands to boutique festivals in the US.
17:10: How Western Australia went back to its roots throughout the lockdown and focused on homegrown talent.
21:20: Living in a horse barn, surviving the winter & writing music with mosquitoes.
23:50: Their relationship with prog music and how their love for the genre has evolved.
25:30: Why psychedelic rock is so predominant in WA and how tame impala influenced their sound. Where Australia stands in the world of psychedelic rock!
28:30: Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band - their “Music is Dead” album is one of Jack's favourite albums in recent memory.
29:30: How band members Danny, Chris & Billy have influenced their sound and break classical music structure & music theory to produce their music.
31:30: Jack's big question “if a man is wrong in the woods, is he still wrong”
33:30: Bit of technical difficulties, missing out on Jack’s very own TED Talk.
35:25: Is there extraterrestrial life?
36:20: Hypothetical: if the cast from the mighty Boosh asked the psychedelic porn crumpets to collaborate on a new episode, what concept would they like to explore with them?
38:40: British comedy
39:40: Being compared to Eiffel 65’s classic “Blue (De Ba Dee)”
41:50: The question on everyone's lips, “how did you end up with your band name?”
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