Resident music nerd Ben delves into the recent tension between live performers and unhinged audience members, uncovers some ‘sobering’ information about Gen Z gig-goers, investigates the disappearance of an iconic band photo, attempts to list his favourite albums of 2023 (so far), and sings the praises of RVG, Bully, Sir Chloe, Stuck, Sparks and QOTSA. ******************************************* Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credits: Depression Club by ...
Jun 30, 2023•51 min
Resident music nerd Ben attempts to wrap his head around Azealia Banks' various beefs, applauds Dojo Cat's A-grade trolling game, checks out a re-discovered East Bay punk documentary, finds inspiration in JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown's recording processes, and sings the praises of The Dirty Nil, Debby Friday, The Lemon Twigs, Beach House, Dead Bars, billy woods and Kenny Segal. ****************************** Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credits: Intro Son...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Resident music nerd Ben checks out Coachella from the comfort of his living room, dives headfirst into the latest round of boomer band infighting, checks out what might be the worst music festival sequel idea ever, and sings the praises of Wednesday, Gel, The HIRS Collective, Blondshell, Golden Hours and Dazy. Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credits: Intro Song Depression Club by Trophy Jump https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Hate Limit by...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr
Resident music nerd Ben discusses embarrassing internal band battles, takes aim at attention-seeking tweeters, gets his emo on with singer/songwriter Georgia Ray, and sings the praises of Algiers, Sleaford Mods, Fever Ray, Death Valley Girls, JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown and Private Function. Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credits: Depression Club by Trophy Jump https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Warming Up by Matthew Zalesky https://archive.or...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Resident music nerd Ben looks back at the good and bad of Laneway '23, gets overwhelmed by endless festival announcements, proclaims Lana Del Rey a marketing genius, wonders what cats ever did to Pheobe Bridgers, and sings the praises of Turnstile, White Reaper, Billy Nomates, Fucked Up and Young Fathers. Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credits: Depression Club by Trophy Jump https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Warming Up by Matthew Zalesky...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Resident music nerd Ben returns after a long hiatus with an update on the podcast formerly known as Creative Spectator. Music Rant Repeat Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/musicrantrepeat/ Music Credit: Warming Up by Matthew Zalesky https://archive.org/details/DWK336/Matthew_Zalesky_-_02_-_Warming_Up.mp3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/...
Jan 18, 2023•4 min
Resident music nerd Ben checks out a Dave Grohl-directed tour van doco, takes aim at bitter old male musicians, gushes over the new St. Vincent record (without actually listening to it), and sings the praises of Spirit of the Beehive, Iceage and Dinosaur Jnr. Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2021/pl.u-06oxDWAIJaoLYR Music Credits Let Me In by Bulimic Orgy & Mile https://archive.org/details/DWK126/Bulimic_Orgy_and_Mile_-_02_-_Let_M...
May 13, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Resident music nerd Ben celebrates WAP’s return to the headlines, rocks out to a cat-fronted metal band, finds a musical guest worth watching on Saturday Night Live, and sings the praises of Dry Cleaning, Du Blonde, Mere Women, Civic, and TV Priest. Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2021/pl.u-06oxDWAIJaoLYR Music Credits Dirty, Phy & Nasty by Mista 93 https://archive.org/details/DWK251/Mista_93_-_06_-_Dirty_Phat_and_Nasty.mp3 https...
Apr 11, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 14
The podcast returns for the first new episode of 2021! This week, resident music nerd Ben rants about the Phoebe Bridgers/SNL guitar-smashing uproar, weird Jamie Lynn Spears Instagram confessions, a drunken Celine Dion-inspired name change, and a guitar made from the bones of some dude’s uncle. Praise is also rightly heaped upon new albums from Sleaford Mods, Shame, Goat Girl, Viagra Boys, Black Country New Road, and John Carpenter. Creative Spectator Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/...
Feb 25, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Resident music nerd Ben takes a look back at the completely bat shit year that was 2020. 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Musical Rebirth by Matthew Zalesky https://archive.org/details/DWK146/Matthew_Zalesky_-_06_-_Musical_Rebirth.mp3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Phunky Trip by Mista 93 https://archive.org/details/DWK135/Mista_93_-_04_-_Phunky_Trip.mp3 https://creativec...
Dec 29, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Resident music nerd Ben discusses stolen film clip ideas, rappers with flamethrowers, covid-truther musicians, Geezer Butler’s hatred of WAP, next-level livestreams, and new albums from Mr. Bungle, Clipping, The Cribs, and TV Freaks. 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Guttar Antics by Skitzo Beats https://archive.org/details/DWK218/Skitzo_Productions_-_04_-_Guttar_Antics.mp3 https://creativeco...
Nov 29, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Resident music nerd Ben applauds Gene Simmons, boos Van Morrison, celebrates the resurgence of the guitar, revisits Prince at his creative peak, and sings the praises of Tim Heidecker, Kelly Lee Owens, Osees, The Flaming Lips, Idles, Deftones and Metz. 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Tune in, Weird Out by Groove Cereal https://archive.org/details/DWK216/12_-_Groove_Cereal_-_Tune_In_Weird_Ou...
Oct 17, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Resident music nerd Ben talks unexpected Bill & Ted cameos, takes aim at ‘celebrity’ TikTokers, freaks out over a just-announced Replacements film, checks out music doco ‘Other Music’, and sings the praises of Private Function, Bully, No Joy, Illuminati Hotties, and LA Witch. 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits OCD by Viktor Van River https://archive.org/details/DWK319/Viktor_Van_River_-_01...
Sep 06, 2020•59 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Resident music nerd Ben discusses James Gandolfini’s Green Day obsession, Nick Cave’s erotic wallpaper, Pantera cardboard cut-outs, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP, the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, and new albums from Dehd, Fontaines D.C., Silverbacks, and Willie J Healey. Creative Spectator 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Ya Can’t Fuck Wit It by Bruks Production https://archive.o...
Aug 17, 2020•59 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Resident music nerd Ben takes aim at irresponsible touring bands, celebrates the announcement of Bigsound 2020, and sings the praises of Pottery, Special Interest, Mini Skirt, Crack Cloud, Protomartyr, and Cloud Nothings 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Judgement Day by Bruks Production https://archive.org/details/DWK200/Bruks_Production_-_02_-_Judgement_Day_scratch_by_DJ_Shipa.mp3 https://c...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 7
Resident music nerd Ben takes Spanish lessons from Mike Patton, applauds K-Pop stans, rants about Melbourne’s COVID numbers, and sings the praises of Jehnny Beth, Phoebe Bridgers, Gum Country, The Vacant Lots and Japandroids. Creative Spectator 2020 Podcast Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Retransmission by Bruks Production https://archive.org/details/DWK200/Bruks_Production_-_03_-_Retransmission.mp3 htt...
Jul 03, 2020•52 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Resident music nerd Ben decides to finally give up on Grimes, looks ahead to 2021's music festival lineups, and sings the praises of Run the Jewels, Freddie Gibbs, Mrs. Piss & Deerhoof. 2020 Podcast Playli st https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits We Could Drive All Night by Groove Cereal https://archive.org/details/DWK216/04_-_Groove_Cereal_-_We_Could_Drive_All_Night.mp3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-...
Jun 14, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Resident music nerd Ben looks into the latest Lana Del Ray Instagram controversy, weighs up the pros and cons of socially distant music gigs, gets butterflies from a Dave Grohl-penned Op-Ed piece, and sings the praises of Jeff Rosenstock, Little Simz and High Fidelity. 2020 Podcast Playli st https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits City Broadcastby Mista 83 https://archive.org/details/DWK135/Mista_93_-_15_-_City_Broadcas...
May 28, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Resident music nerd Ben prepares for a future without Music Festivals, investigates the latest music-related Twitter beef, and sings the praises of RVG, Shepparton Airplane, and Car Seat Headrest. 2020 Podcast Playli st https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits Lust by Strad https://archive.org/details/DWK027/Strad_-_11_-_Lust.mp3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Soulstone by Strad https://archive.org/de...
May 11, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Resident music nerd Ben explores his love/hate relationship with Pitchfork, checks out a bunch of music livestreams, takes on Don ‘American Pie’ Mclean, gets freaked out by a 50-year-old Rolling Stones documentary, and sings the praises of Moon Cup, Primo!, tetema, Melkbelly, The Strokes, and Fiona Apple. 2020 Podcast Playli st https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits The Theme by Frenklah https://archive.org/details/DWK...
Apr 23, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Resident music nerd Ben looks at the devastating effect COVID-19 has had on the music industry, ponders our live-streaming future, and sings the praises of Cable Ties, Dicklord, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, The Garden and Sorry. Please Sign the Petition to Help Live Music Venues Survive the Lockdown: https://www.change.org/p/victorian-state-government-help-live-music-and-music-venues-survive-the-lockdown?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_20997005_en-AU%3Av9&recruiter=70596015&utm_source=share...
Mar 29, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Resident music nerd Ben looks ahead to this year’s Record Store Day, laments Coronavirus music festival cancellations, bids farewell to Melbourne venue Globe Alley, falls under Weyes Blood’s musical spell, investigates fake band Bloodwitch, and sings the praises of Jeremy Neale, Caroline Rose, Princess Nokia, and Thick. 2020 Podcast Playli st https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/creative-spectator-music-podcast-playlist-2020/pl.u-pMylgaETZMK3W1 Music Credits On Wire by Portrayal https://freemusic...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Resident music nerd Ben takes a look at the Splendour in the Grass lineup backlash, checks out An Horse live, and sings the praises of HMLTD, Key Glock, CLAMM, Loser, Soakie and Denzel Curry. Podcast Playlist https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-2019/pl.u-r2yBDbkFJljkRv Music Credits Aniki by Hiroshima https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hiroshima/Room88/01-Aniki https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Extranjero (Sin patria) by Vate https://freemusi...
Feb 27, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Resident music nerd Ben takes aim at the Grammys, the Hottest 100 and the Today Show, celebrates the long-awaited return of two legendary Mike Patton-fronted bands, cringes at the thought of listening to Bon Iver in the dark, and sings the praises of Dune Rats, Chubby & The Gang, Grace Cummings, The Black Lips, Wolf Parade and Trail of Dead. Serial gig-attendee Rid also returns to discuss albums, Pitchfork ratings and canceled music festivals. Podcast Playlist https://itunes.apple.com/au/pla...
Feb 09, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Resident music nerd Ben investigates what happens when you mix psychedelics with the movie Cats (spoiler alert: it’s bad), checks out LA’s Starcrawler at the new and improved Cherry Bar, and sings the praises of Spiral Perm, Shimmer, The Paranoyds, and Algiers. Serial gig attendee Rid also returns to discuss his favourite local gigs of last year while outing himself as the ultimate Angie McMahon fanboy. Podcast Playlist https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-201...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 18
Resident music nerd Ben returns to Brisbane to check out Velociraptor’s 10th anniversary show, rings in the new year in style with Melbourne’s Private Function and Amyl & the Sniffers, and sings the praises of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Georgia Maq and Bone Graft. Serial gig attendee Rid also returns to chat about his favourite overseas gigs of last year. Podcast Playlist https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-2019/pl.u-r2yBDbkFJljkRv Music Credits I'm a...
Jan 10, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Resident music nerd Ben looks back at the saga of ‘Mulletgate’, responds to unsolicited podcast feedback and reveals his favourite gigs and albums of 2019. Podcast Playlist 2019 https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-2019/pl.u-r2yBDbkFJljkRv Music Credits HAAR by Ultrademon https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ultrademon/ST_1291/B3ULTRADEMON-HARR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Faber Grip by Illocanblo & Csum https://freemusicarchive.org/mus...
Dec 19, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Resident music nerd Ben checks out the Melbourne Music Week Live Music Safari, tries to wrap his head around a new Johnny Depp-produced Michael Jackson musical, and sings the praises of Desert Sessions, Clipping and Psychobabel. Podcast Playlist 2019 https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-2019/pl.u-r2yBDbkFJljkRv Music Credits Le Vrai e (Instrumental) by Brakhage https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Brakhage/Invitation_to_an_Emergency_Deluxe_edition/Le_vrai_inst h...
Nov 30, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Resident music nerd Ben checks out Pitchfork’s albums of the decade, remembers the late, great Kim Shattuck, and sings the praises of Chromatics, Danny Brown, Starcrawler, Summer Cannibals and White Reaper. Podcast Playlist 2019 https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/creative-spectator-podcast-playlist-2019/pl.u-r2yBDbkFJljkRv Music Credits Be Be See by Tendinite https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tendinite/Tendinite/Tendinite_-_Tendinite_-_EP1_-_03_Be_Be_See_1703 https://creativecommons.org/licen...
Oct 27, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Resident music nerd Ben checks out the Laneway 2020 lineup, celebrates the announcement of a new Nick Cave album, reminisces about getting into The Replacements via a Greg Mottola film, and sings the praises of Ezra Furman, Black Dresses & White Bleaches. Music Credits Intro/Outro: ABCD by Pudge https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pudge/Chippy_Peas/Pudge_-_08_-_ABCD https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Replacements Transition: Blood Pressure Sessions by Naked on the Vague https:...
Oct 02, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 13
