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!
Launching with some Karaoke from Max, the boys jump into a wash-up from the Hottest 100 countdown over the weekend, try to understand why Bruno Mars is leading the charge on horny boy pop in 2025, and implore you to always go to the support act. 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 in his musical theatre era, and has tasked Max, a person who famously doesn't enjoy musicals, with a review of the soundtrack to the film version of Wicked. The result will shock you. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok .
Sam and Max sit down for a bittersweet chat with Jack Bergin, lead singer of Void of Vision, ahead of their final shows. They chat about what led to the band pulling up stumps, what fans can expect on their final trip around the country, and which song they'll be happy to see the back of. Connect with Void of Vision on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to their final album, "What I'll Leave Behind" on Spotify and Apple Music . Find tickets to their final shows . Discover more new music and hear ...
Time to break out the 2025 playlist as we serve up our first helping of new music for the year, followed by unveiling out Hottest 100 votes, and coming clean about bands we have absolutely never, not once, listened to* *maybe. 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 chat through the vinyl hauls they scored over the Christmas break, and then Sam sets Max a big broadway production for homework. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok .
Sam and Max are back for the year as they talk through their Summer listening, breakdown the Bonaroo lineup, and discuss whether it's better to vote with your heart or your head when it comes to the Hottest 100. Then, Sam opens up on one of his most heartfelt rants in defence of Robbie 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 ....
We're back for 2025, and to kickstart the new year, we've tinkered with an old favourite format to relaunch Hot Singles in Your Local Area. Once a month, we'll be checking in with guests from inside and outside the world of music for a chat themed around some of their favourite songs, albums and artists. Starting strong, we sat down with Sydney comedian Andy Procopis to discuss MusICKs; those little annoying bits in songs you otherwise love. Along the way we breakdown Kylie's full dating history...
Warning: A bit of blue language in this one. Here's a collection of some of the dumb jokes, weird one-liners or stupid stuff-ups that didn't make the final cut throughout the year. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok .
Sam and Max are set up in a new studio as they look back at 2024, and think about the best moments in music across the year, before looking ahead to 2025. It's a look back at what we found, what we loved, what we think will be emblematic of the year, and what kinda sucked from throughout! Follow along with the songs we loved this year with this week's Spotify Playlist. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
In our final Vinyl Club episode for the year, Sam snuggles up next to the fire to review the "MMMBop" hitmakers' 1997 festive feature, "Snowed In". Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok .
To celebrate the festive season, Sam and Max build the ultimate(?) Christmas playlist, bouncing between old favourites, soon-to-be classics, and some out-there options. Happy Holidays, y'all! Listen to the final playlist on Spotify or Apple Music . Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
Benny from The Gaslight Anthem joins Sam and Max as they wrap their interview run. They cover some of the big moments since the band's return from hiatus, including a duet with the Boss, as well as ganging up on why they'd all bash Sam to save the world. Connect with The Gaslight Anthem on their Instagram and Facebook , or listen to their latest album, "History Books", on Spotify or Apple Music. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
Max sits down to a quiet cup of tea and a relaxing run through Counterparts' latest EP, "Heaven Let Them Die", and along the way he and Sam discuss why Metalheads are the worst gatekeepers. 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 ....
[Editor's Note: This was the only interview that had major tech issues, apologies for some shoddy sound quality.] Max and Sam are joined once again by Marcus from Northlane just before he hits the stage at Good Things Festival. They cover how the band is going multi-media with tracks in video games, and which developers should hit them up next *cough* Rockstar *cough*. Connect with Northlane on their Instagram and TikTok , or listen to their latest single, "Welcome to the Industry", on Spotify o...
Sam and Max are joined in the sauna by Liverpool's genre-defying metal band, Loathe. They cover some inter-band beefs, compare themselves to that other band from Liverpool, and get a heads-up on a bit of an album. Connect with Loathe on their Instagram and TikTok , or listen to their latest album, "The Things They Believe", on Spotify or Apple Music. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
Sam and Max catch up with Kellin and Nick from Sleeping with Sirens after their first chat at Good Things 2022. They find out their research skills are lacking, but also hear about the band's big call out to Weezer, and how the San Diego scene shaped their sound. Connect with Sleeping with Sirens on their Instagram and TikTok , or listen to their latest album, "Complete Collapse", on Spotify or Apple Music. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and Ti...
Joining us after their waterfall-of-bodies pit at their live show, Mitch from Alpha Wolf dishes the goss on how they got so tour-tight, what it's like being in tour therapy, and his takes on the latest Star Wars material. Connect with Alpha Wolf on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to their latest album, Half Living Things on Spotify and Apple Music. Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
Reporting from the backstage area at Good Things Festival, Sam and Max chat with Mark from Australian rock icons, Jet, about their latest single, "Hurry Hurry", a unique musical fact about their huge debut album Get Born, and ranking themselves against the Beatles via a proxy. Connect with Jet via their Facebook and Instagram , and listen to their latest single "Hurry Hurry" on Spotify and Apple Music . Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok...
Sam and Max look back at their sweaty, moist day at Good Things Brisbane, debate whether it's blasphemous to seek out a setlist before seeing a show, and then talk deep about the formative albums that shaped their music tastes. 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 going full electro-clash once again, reviewing the debut album from The Dare. Along the way, we answer the age-old question of phones at concert, and whether or not to catch public transport. 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 try their hand at a radio intro for their favourite new songs and apologise to one get who recognised them in public, before Sam spins a yarn about some of the show's he's caught lately including Troye Sivan and TOWNS. 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 feels his most soulful and loungey reviewing the debut album from British Singer-songwriter, Olivia Dean. 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 find out if their ARIA predictions were correct, weigh up the economics of Coachella, make some bold stereotypes, and debate the importance of intermissions in live shows this week. 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 back to the turn of the millennium as Sam revisits Limp Bizkit's biggest seller and seeks to understand the psyche of one William Frederick Durst. They also shout out a song from the DMs from Lean In. Listen along to 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 Liam Fray, frontman of Manchester's iconic Courteeners to speak about the release of their seventh studio album, "Pink Cactus Cafe". In Liam's first ever Australian Interview, the cover off the different kind of magics in a 50,000-person gig and a 300-capacity nightclub romp, collaborating with their musical mates (including some Aussie favourites), and how they manage to pick and choose a tour setlist from their massive back catalog. Connect with Courteeners on Instagra...
Sam and Max are out of alignment as they kick off this week, but they bring it around as they chat through new music, try to understand if lyrics matter at all, and get shitty at some Seasonal favourites before kicking off a game of Whamageddon. Listen along to 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 ....
With an album that listeners across the world have made love to, will Max feel his sexiest unlocking a review from the depths of his loins? Along the way they cover a Coldplay fight, and then set Sam some red-hat rappin' and rockin' for homework. 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 Illy around the release of his seventh album, "Good Life" to find out what inspired the genre-hopping record. Along the way they cover how a few of the bangers have been on the hard drive for nearly five years, what fans can expect on their return to Illy's triumphant return to the live stage, and whether a certain Manchurian band might have a spot for him at their shows. Connect with Illy on Instagram and TikTok , and listen to his latest album, "Good Life", on Spotify and App...
The boys are back from their little pre-recorded holiday, as Sam and Max find out if Australia is gate-keeping itself on our own Pop music, adjudicate on the correct date and time to play your first Christmas song, and definitively rank some big breakdowns. Follow along with 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 ....
Sam's put on his deepest V-neck t-shirt and shutter shades to go back to 2009 and review Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "It's Blitz" album. Follow along with the tracks we discuss this week in our Spotify Playlist . Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok ....
