Each week, the team from 78 Amped bring you the news, reviews and interviews you need to find the next great song for your favourite playlists!
Max is looking over the latest drop from Maryland's Turnstile, finding out how much hardcore he can handle with Never Enough. Follow along with all 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 ....
Australian icons are about rocking their way across the country on an upcoming tour, and Triple J are settling the best Australian music debate once and for all. 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 reviewing the 2015 release from Liverpool's The Wombats, and will this bring him around on anything more recent in their discography than "Moving To New York"? 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 ....
It's news galore as Max seems to want to highlight every gig happening in Brisbane between now and 2049 all in one go, then Sam unloads on the creatures he spotted while he was at the Counterparts gig. 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 back in his sweepiest-hair era, reviewing the oft-forgotten Paramore album, Brand New Eyes. Will he be able to enjoy his angsty teen years now that he's a mature, old-ass man? 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 dials in with Mikaila from the pop-punk band Yours Truly ahead of them embarking on the Australian leg of their Toxic tour. They cover how a songwriter's emotional turmoil turns into a fan's favourite song, which of their songs started life as a Bossa Nova, and why some of the tracks might sound a little different in the live setting. Connect with Yours Truly on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to their 2024 album "Toxic" on Spotify and Apple Music . Find tickets to the shows closest to you...
It's a spicy week this week as Sam and Max build a some playlists with VERY different tones, review a stack of new music that dropped over the last few weeks, and stop down on Parkway's big impact around their Opera House show. Follow along with the songs we discuss on with this week's Spotify playlist. This Men's Mental Health Month, if you or someone you know might be experiencing mental health struggles, consider speaking with organisations like Headspace who can offer support and strategies....
Sam is going to Scottish house parties in 2007 as he reviews Calvin Harris' debut album, "I Created Disco". 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 and Max dial in with Brisbane band Dopamine off the back of the release of their latest single, "Someone". On a dusty Sunday afternoon, they cover how the band were experimenting with some fresh sounds, how the junkies in the Fortitude Valley shaped them as musicians, and when they'll get back to their Stevie Ray Vaughn roots. Connect with Dopamine on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to their latest single "Someone" on Spotify and Apple Music . Discover more new music and hear your favourit...
Fresh Amity, refreshed Taylor, and some deep cuts from the 00s that will have Max scratching his head. 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 on-task to review the second album from guitar maestro Mk.Gee, and tries to determine if it's artistic genius, or just weird guitar. 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 ....
Between all the new tracks of the week, and a deep dive on some bands that just absolutely should have been bigger than they were, we check in on two of the biggest artists on the charts; one of them on top of the world, and one of them having a dip. 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 looking back at a key album in 90s Big Beat, with Fatboy Slim's 1998 release, and finding out that dance music may, in fact, be in his wheelhouse. 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 microphone simply refuses to play ball, leading to a lot of mayhem throughout the episode. Then the boys cover off some big announcements for shows and tours, and Sam accepts the cringe with some of his favourite artists. 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 reviewing the 2013 album that put The Story So Far on the map in the pop punk world. Will the big melodies and energy be enough to get him through a chopped lettuce salad on the drum kit? Follow along with the songs we discuss on with this week's Spotify Playlist . Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
Digging back into the archives, it's our 2021 chat with Royel Otis around the drop of their debut EP. Throughout the chat, we cover a thespian turn, boxing on with Justin Bieber, and surviving a power outage in The Strokes' studio, alongside their then-up-and-coming musical project. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok .
It's a big week for the lads, as Sam goes through some big changes which leads us to another new studio. Along the way, we unpack one of Sydney's most iconic birthdays, another update on the Hellbound cruise, and, thank our parents for the great music taste. 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 on reviewing duties for Lorde's second album, "Melodrama", as he digests some big pop belters ahead of an upcoming follow-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 revisits a genre he misses dearly, checks the shipping report, and then gets cries over Spilt Milk. Then it's an important analysis: Bands that are no one's favourites. 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 given Max quite a hefty task as he reviews the Australian deathcore group's 2015 album. For a fella that loves girly pop, how will a heavy review sit with him? 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 ....
It's another interview from the archives this week as we revisit one of our favourite chats from 2021 with some of Australia's biggest exports, Chase Atlantic. Right around the drop of their third album, "Beauty in Death", the chat dives into the band's move to L.A., how they check their ego at the door with songwriting, and how to properly network without getting chewed up. Connect with Chase Atlantic on Instagram and TikTok , and revisit their third album "Beauty in Death" on Spotify and Apple...
Lorde's cross, Sam tees off about Dashboard Confessional, and Katy Perry's still a space cadet. Then, Bluesfest has maybe told us a little white lie, and Sam wants to geek out about guitars. 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 their Coachella sets, Sam's reviewing Green Day's 1997 album Nimrod, and finding out that it goes well beyond pop punk. Will he have the time of his life? 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 and Max sit down for a chat with Ciarann Babbington, lead vocalist of Melbourne pop-punkers Bakers Eddy, on the release day of their latest single "Dust on My Brain". They cover the long-fought process that goes into backing vocals, how Ciarann found his voice from mental health struggles, and why listeners are going to hear some Drum 'n' Bass on their next release. Follow Bakers Eddy on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to their latest single, "Dust on the Brain", on Spotify and Apple Music...
Sam and Max are RIPing the pontiff this week, followed by a few big announcements out of the Australian heavy music scene. Then, Sam's pondering the end of the world as he looks to soundtrack when it all comes to a close. 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 one of the biggest albums of all time to review as his homework, so no pressure. Will he go the way of Syd Barrett? 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 still loves new Skrillex and Max finds some heavy Finnish material for the new music mix, then they cover off a gig they caught together, and touch base on the biggest sets from Coachella so far. 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 gets his 80s and 90s dance pants on as he reviews the second album from Client Liaison, the Corporate Kings of the Australian music scene. Will he make it Strictly Business, or will it take him to the House of Holy? 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 ....
It's Bro-step time as Sam and Max uncover the latest hectic drop-a-thon from Skrillex, Sam defends himself from some Sleepyheads, and then we float the all-important concept of a "Do Not Playlist". 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 looks back at a 2012 pop punk classic from the UK outfit Basement. Aside from their absolute hate of both the space-bar and capitalisation, what will Max glean from this album? 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 ....
