Broods - Free
NZ duo Broods tell you how they wrote breakthrough hit 'Free' as a secret message to the people around them - a middle finger to the man.
Dec 03, 2018•10 min
Inspired
Lucy Smith talks to artists to find out the stories behind your favourite songs.
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Episodes
The Preatures - Is This How You Feel?
The Preatures burst out of the gate in 2013 with the tense, impeccably produced and irresistibly catchy "Is This How You Feel?" - a perfect synthesis of the band's playful style and classic rock sensibilities.
Nov 19, 2018•10 min
Paul Kelly - Dumb Things
The Australian icon on how the line at the pub and '80s comedian Yahoo Serious both had a hand in the making of one of Aussie rock's evergreen classics.
Nov 12, 2018•14 min
The Rubens - Hoops
They'd just wrapped recording on their then-untitled second album - and then inspiration struck in the middle of the night.
Nov 05, 2018•10 min
Lily Allen - F*** You
Despite the huge success of first album Alright, Still, Lily Allen still felt pressured by the music industry to conform. Hear how she went against the grain, in this episode of Inspired.
Oct 29, 2018•11 min
Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau
For their fifth album Snow, Angus & Julia Stone holed up in Angus' Byron Bay studio to write and record.
Oct 22, 2018•15 min
Hermitude - The Buzz
Blue Mountains duo Hermitude know their way around a banger, and they're meticulous in the way they craft their drops.
Oct 15, 2018•14 min
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Enigmatic Swedish outfit Little Dragon scored a big crossover hit with the wonderfully complex Ritual Union - a reflection on the cyclical nature of relationships.
Oct 08, 2018•9 min
Wolf Alice - Beautifully Unconventional
London quartet Wolf Alice's second album 'Visions Of A Life' was a critical and popular success, with stand-out track Beautifully Unconventional an off-the-wall tribute to one of singer Ellie Rowsell's school friends.
Oct 01, 2018•10 min
The Living End - Prisoner of Society
1997 saw the Melbourne trio release 'Prisoner Of Society': a short, sharp invitation to thrust your fist in the air and shout.
Sep 25, 2018•10 min
The Jungle Giants - Feel The Way I Do
Jungle Giants frontman Sam Hales explains how Ernest Hemingway helped him overcome writer's block in Paris to make 'Feel The Way I Do'.
Sep 17, 2018•10 min
Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune
The duo lay out the song's year-plus-long conception: its origins in, fittingly, an airport, and the film soundtrack that spurred them to take a stylistic leap that paid off.
Sep 10, 2018•13 min
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Scottish band's Alex and Paul untangle the complex web of influences, inspirations and revisions that fed into 2004's Hottest 100 number one.
Sep 03, 2018•17 min
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Frontman Dougie Mandagi reflects on the Melbourne band's stratospheric 2008 'Sweet Disposition'
Aug 27, 2018•8 min
Vera Blue - Hold
Vera Blue's roots as a singer-songwriter lie in acoustic and folk, but a collaboration on her breakthrough single brought her over to the electronic side.
Aug 20, 2018•9 min
Tash Sultana - Jungle
The talented multi-instrumentalist on the complicated genesis of her breakout hit 'Jungle'
Aug 13, 2018•9 min
Kimbra - Settle Down
The single that introduced us to New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra had its start as an after school project when she was 16.
Aug 06, 2018•8 min
The Wombats - Greek Tragedy
As The Wombats relocated to LA for 2015's Glitterbug, lead single 'Greek Tragedy' captured an intense personal moment for singer Murph.
Jul 30, 2018•8 min
Cub Sport - Come on Mess Me Up
It took years for Tim Nelson of Cub Sport to figure out what he was trying to say with ‘Come on Mess Me Up’.
Jul 22, 2018•12 min
Meg Mac - Roll Up Your Sleeves
The Melbourne songstress describes the ingredients that inspired 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' & made it a fan favourite.
Jul 18, 2018•10 min
Ball Park Music - It's Nice to be Alive
Ball Park Music frontman Sam Cromack shares the story of how their hit ‘It’s Nice to be Alive’ came together.
Jul 18, 2018•10 min
Courtney Barnett - Nameless Faceless
Courtney Barnett explains the creative process behind ‘Nameless Faceless’.
Jul 18, 2018•11 min
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
Music mastermind Kevin Parker shares the story behind Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know the Better’.
Jul 17, 2018•13 min
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