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James Blundell and The Like Minded Felons on Mornings

James Blundell may have gone Way Out West with James Reyne, but he's way down south at the moment touring with Nik Phillips and Karl Broadie. Together they make up The Like Minded Felons.

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Want to get the Blues this Easter?

Want to hang out backstage with John Fogerty, Ray Davies, or Keith Urban? Statewide Mornings with Tim Cox is giving one listener (and a friend) a very special ticket to a rather special event.

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Local musician Adam Cousens unplugged

Local folk-rock musician Adam Cousens has been touring the globe with his trusty guitar and captivating voice - watch him in action in this music video.

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Music from Let the Cat Out (not in podcast)

From a five piece band based in Hobart we heard 'Lee Roy' from their debut cd, 'Get it Like That'.

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Hobart band Agent Fontaine celebrate chart topping success

A relatively new and unheard of Hobart band, Agent Fontaine, have made a big splash in the Australian music charts, with a number one hit in the Unearthed charts.

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Hanggai - keeping traditional Mongolian music alive

Chinese-based Mongolian pop/rock/punk/folk band Hanggai are in Hobart to perform in this year's opening street party for MONA FOMA.

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AC/DC rock replay

An all-girl band has recreated the AC/DC anthem It's a Long Way to the Top as part of Hobart's MONA Festival.

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Mark Evans

Mark Evans joined the almost-unknown AC/DC when he was just 19, just before they hit the big time.

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Rock Revival

Jim Keays still rocking on, refusing to let cancer beat him

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Brian Ritchie

Violent Femmes bassist, Brian Ritchie has been busy with diverse musical projects since moving to Tasmania.

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Ron Tremaine

Ron Tremaine has run dance clubs, pubs and venues everywhere between Alice Springs and Adelaide.

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Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller is acclaimed by critics and fans alike as a sublime songwriter with a very distinctive voice.

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Tim Rogers talks football, convicts and suppressed memories

You Am I frontman, Tim Rogers, dropped into the ABC Hobart studios to discuss the band's tour and career and some unusual touring he's been doing in Tasmania.

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Andrew Mueller

Andrew Mueller left Australia for London in the early 90s and became a writer for the rock music paper 'Melody Maker'.

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Damien Lovelock

Damien Lovelock is the lead singer of the rock band 'The Celibate Rifles'.

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Lily Brett

Australian writer and poet Lily Brett grew up in a home filled with sadness, but also with love and laughter.

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Mary Wilson (Digital Radio Only)

Mary Wilson is a founding member of 'The Supremes'.

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RareCollections: Across The Border with Peter Campbell

Peter Campbell was a favourite on both the secular and catholic coffee house circuit in the early 70s.

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Tasmanian death metal band draws fans from around the globe

Death metal group, Psycroptic, may not be that well known in their native Tasmania but have attracted a loyal band of fans around the globe over the past 15 years.

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Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy took INXS from a band playing Sydney pubs and clubs to one of the biggest in the world.

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Molly Meldrum celebrates 50 years in the entertainment industry

Guest presenter Rebecca Levingstons talks to Australian music legend, Molly Meldrum.

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Musicians Vic Simms and Luke Peacock bring new life to 'The Loner'

Vic Simms and Luke Peacock have re-recorded 'The Loner', an album Vic wrote and recorded in prison in the 1970's.

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Billy Bragg's songwriting roots - entwined in England's folk and punk movements

Billy Bragg has written some of the most powerful, enduring songs of his generation. (R)

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EYE Yamantaka brings CIRCOM to Dark Mofo

It's hard to avoid being framed by the media as a wild and unpredictable character if your claim to fame is founding the 'Japanoise' rock band Boredoms. But this has made experimental musician EYE...

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Jeremy Oxley and Mary Oxley Griffiths: love and the Sunnyboy

Jeremy and Mary talk about the life they've made together, and how mental illness shattered the band, Sunnyboys.

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John Brewster Jones: inside The Angels

John Brewster Jones was a founding member of one of Australia's most popular rock bands.

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Music Jamboree 2015: Robert Forster

Go-Betweens founder, Robert Forster explores the influence of the best of the 1970s singer-songwriters.

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Sam Cutler tour-managed some of rock's biggest names

Stories from Sam Cutler's life in music.

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Chris Murphy on the making of INXS

Chris Murphy guided INXS from a pub band to international stardom. (R)

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Musicians Vic Simms and Luke Peacock bring new life to 'The Loner'

Vic Simms and Luke Peacock re-recorded 'The Loner', an album Vic wrote and recorded in prison in the 1970's. (R)

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Geoff Corbett is a drug and alcohol counsellor working with young people

Geoff helps young people who are struggling with substance abuse. (R)

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Elton John kicks off Once In A Lifetime regional tour with first ever show in...

Almost six months to the day since Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit north Queensland, the region is poised for the arrival of another force of nature British superstar Elton John.

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Luca Brasi lets kids call the shots as they rock out for latest music video

What's it like to have a punk rock star as a teacher? Well, sometimes you end up in the band's video clip.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea entertains crowd in Hobart during band's...

The bass player of one of the world's most popular bands performs handstands across the stage to entertain the crowd after a power outage temporarily cuts the sound system midway through the second song.

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