They said we'd never make it. But hey, we did! It’s Season Two and we’re here! An episode full of shenanigans, travel, moving and meeting up irl (rare occurrence!) The tunes that helped us through this fortnight are: Cry Club - DFTM Yeo - Restless Sweater Curse - (Hear You) Batts - Folding Chairs Waax - FU Egoism - Enemies You can stream the tunes on Spotify . Please go and support all of the artist we spoke about! You can also now support the show on Pozible! Couple of different tiers available...
Mar 05, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 1
And we’re back! The first episode of Season two for Australian Music Diaries will be in your feed next week! We are also on Play On Radio ! This means you can hear the episode before anyone else 6pm Monday nights and then replayed at 7am on Tuesday mornings. And then it’ll be available in podcast form, right here on Wednesday mornings, just like usual. We’re both super excited to launch this second season, and to be on board with Play On Radio . See you next week for Episode One! Thank you to th...
Feb 26, 2019•5 min
Rob Carrol is the latest guest for our bonus mini-episode run. Rob is a music publicist, writer, and general supporter of all things Australian music. Seminal indie night Rare Finds was one of Rob’s baby’s, growing it to a full east coast tour after a while. Rob now heads up Good Intent , a music publicity org. He also writes for the very good UK music blogs, The Line of Best Fit and The 405 . Rob has a good chat about discovering ‘Fucked Up Over You’, by Ro, one of his favourite songs of 2018. ...
Feb 17, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Adam Jones is a name you might not know. You definitely have heard his work though. In, fact you're probably about to hear it soon - Adam is responsible for the incredible theme music you hear each and every week on the pod. Adam and Miks go back a fair few years after meeting at an early Gang Of Youths show in 2013. Adam is a brilliant musician in his own right, producing music under the guise of The Ship Shape . He is currently working on sound for theatre shows and also does the theme for Mik...
Feb 12, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Melbourne music legend, Sabi Robertson has had a big couple of years. Sabi runs Maths and Magic, a boutique music management and publicity company. She currently manages Alexander Biggs who has also had quite the year or two. Sabi also runs Melbourne music site Mistmatch, as well as working in music publishing at Native Tongue. We’re super stoked to have Sabi jump onto the pod this week to share her favourite Australian release from 2018, ’A Place That I Don’t Know’ by Odette (featuring Greta Ra...
Feb 10, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Very excited to have Zac Abroms from Viceroyalty jumping on this bonus mini-ep. Zac manages an AMD fave Alice Ivy as well as a couple of others. If you've ever participated in the Melbourne music scene, you've probably come into some sorta contact with Zac. He's either organised the event you went to, did PR for the artist you love, or you've seen him at a show. Zac has a good ol' rave about CERES and their big tune from 2018, 'Viv In The Front Seat'. Stream it on Spotify here . Purchase it on b...
Feb 05, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Eilish Gilligan jumps on the the latest of our bonus mini-episodes to tell us about her favourite Australian release from 2018. We’ve been fans of Eilish for a while now. Eilish has just released her new single, ‘The Pull’. You can stream that here . We were big fans of her single, ‘Patterns’ last year, so it’s a bit exciting to have Eilish herself have a rave on the pod. Eilish chats bare about Angie McMahon ’s song, ‘Missing Me’. Stream ‘Missing Me’ here . Support the show on Pozible . Check u...
Feb 03, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We got an extra special bonus mini-ep this time ‘round, featuring not one, but two guests! Adam Buncher and David James Young make up half of the excellent podcast Hottest 100s and 1000s , that poddy that unpacks every single song of every single Hottest 100 poll. They’ve been going for a fair few years now, and finished their fifth season, talking through each song of the 1998 Hottest 100 last year. Both DJY and Adam have excellent taste, and both have chosen vastly different songs! You can hea...
Jan 29, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Another one of our bonus mini-episodes, this time with Spencer Scott . Spencer plays in excellent Newcastle punk band, Paper Thin . He also has a solo project, under his own name. If you're up Newcastle way, go see him play. On this episode of the poddy, you can hear Spencer talk bare about Ben Leece 's track 'Villians'. Stream it on Spotify here . Purchase it on bandcamp here . Check out more info about Ben Leece here . Check out more info about Spencer here . Thank you to the incredible and ge...
Jan 22, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It’s the second of our bonus mini-episodes featuring guests sharing their favourite song from 2018! Marc Deaz is a Melbourne based musician, playing in bands like Grandstands and Tenderhooks (we featured their song ‘Headcase’ in episode one last year!). Both Grandstands and Tenderhooks have records coming out in 2019. Marc is also releasing a solo record this year too! To say he’s prolific is an understatement. Marc has chosen ‘When What Changed Us Changed Us’, by Melbourne band The Finks . Stre...
Jan 15, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Over the next little while we’re going to be sharing some bonus mini-episodes of Australian Music Diaries! Each episode will feature new and old friends of the show sharing their favourite song of 2018. First up we have Gemma Bastiani , an excellent friend and supporter of Australian music. Gemma runs and hosts the Australian Jams podcast, and also runs Riot Expert, a music media org. Gemma has chosen an excellent song from Seavera called ‘Make Me Uncomfortable’ . Stream it on Spotify here . Che...
Jan 08, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Well, umm, surprise! We got a bonus episode this time around with our favourite tracks of the year. Both Jack and Miks chose 5 songs each which was just a little bit difficult. It’s been a YEAR in Australian music, that’s for sure. In absolutely no particular order, going back and forth, our fave songs of 2018 are: Jack: Hockey Dad – I Wanna Be Everybody Miks: Eilish Gilligan - Patterns Jack: Sports Bra - Survival Miks: JEFFE - Undecided Jack: RAAVE TAPES - SUDS Miks: Emma Louise – Wish You Well...
Dec 17, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
They said we'd never make it. But hey, we did! Episode Eight, the final one of season one is here. Jack and Miks share a whole heap of faves. Tunes in this episode: Neighbourhood Youth - Aim For The Head CLEWS - Crushed Obscura Hail - Bad Math Keeskea - Forfeit Hemm - Skin Emily Duncan - Silence Is Safe You can stream the tunes at australianmusicdiaries.com/episodes Please go and support all of the artist we spoke about! You can also now support the show on Pozible! Couple of different tiers ava...
Nov 19, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
New Australian music! Two people talking about and sharing their inner most thoughts! It’s the Australian Music Diaries podcast! We’ve both had a super busy couple of weeks, so we both sound somewhat exhausted, but still sharing in the excitement that is excellent new music from some of our friends and those we’ve never met before. Tunes in this EP: Jacob - The Rain King upsidedownhead - my cave (ft. Dave Jenkins Jr) Sports Bra - Survival The Ocean Party - Rain On Tin Rachel Maria Cox - Time Rub...
Nov 06, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dear Diary, AMD here. I mean, I know you already know that and everything, but still. Anyways, everything is going to plan! Episode Six is here, ready to be streamed and loved and shared and all of the good things. This one is really good. Like, it's actually the best (Sorry episodes 1-5 😏). The music is also sooooo good too. There’s tunes from a whole heap of, like, THE GREATEST artists. All of them are, like, the best. And I know you get me (even if you are just a book that I write my inner m...
Oct 22, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode Five. Well, I mean, now it’s just showing off. A great little mix of tunes this time around, accompanied by some lost voices, trips away and some general excitement. Tunes in this EP: Huntly - Drop Gear Treehouses - Old Friends Tim Shiel - Golden Satin Handsome - No Cowards Julia Jacklin - Body Polish Club - Clarity You can stream the tunes at http://australianmusicdiaries.com/episodes You can also now support the show on Pozible! Couple of different tiers available too. More details her...
Oct 08, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
It's Episode Four!! We hang with mates, get all quiet, and faff about. Big love to Obscura Hail, Sabi and Gemma (her poddy Australian Jams is heaps better than this one!) for hanging out in this ep! Soundtrack for this ep is from: Kilns - Go Slowly Bec Sandridge - Animal Tram Cops - This Is It Moaning Lisa - Comfortable Kira Puru - Say Something Enter The Jaguar - Fantasy You can stream all of 'em at australianmusicdiaries.com Thank you to the incredible and generous Adam Jones for the theme mus...
Sep 24, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We made it! Episode Three of Australian Music Diaries! Lunch breaks, meetings, late nights, and drinks. We also get a little heavy, in music mainly. The tunes that soundtrack these moments are: Homesick - Never Ceded Nat Vazer - Struggletown Burn in Hell - The Coward ARSE - Shit Future FRITZ - Summer Holiday Candy - Thankful Full playlist available here: australianmusicdiaries.com/episodes Thank you to the incredible and generous Adam Jones for the theme music you hear throughout the poddy. Chec...
Sep 10, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
It’s episode two of Australian Music Diaries! We sporadically share voice memos about moving (it’s finished I promise - no more going on about it), keeping quiet, high pitched voices (and in hindsight, embarrassing), coffee and tea, and #tourlife. We also meet up irl, where Jack sounds together and Miks does not. The tunes that soundtrack these moments are: Ainslie Wills - Society Sal Viejo - I’m Sorry JEFFE - Undecided Bilby - November Nights Emma Louise - Falling Apart E^st - I Don’t Lack Imag...
Aug 28, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
It’s episode one of Australian Music Diaries! We share the busy times, small mistakes, and taking stock of the good things. The tunes that soundtrack these moments are: Tenderhooks - Headcase Moonbase - Rebound (feat. Merky Ace) Tanaya Harper - The Well Outright - Holler Luca Brasi - Clothes I Slept In (Alice Ivy Remix) Tkay Maidza - Flexin’ (feat. Duckwrth) Full playlist available here: australianmusicdiaries.com/episodes Check us out online! Facebook - Facebook.com/australianmusicdiaries Insta...
Aug 13, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Australian Music Diaries is a podcast adding personal context to new Australian music. We share voice memo notes between each other, adding personalised stories to how we respond to new Australian music. It's hosted by Miks Everitt and Jack R Reilly. You can check us out at australianmusicdiaries.com, or search for us on Facebook or Instagram. First episode is out next week, and will be released fortnightly. Please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or in whatever app you're using to l...
Aug 07, 2018•2 min
