Music Matters

02/03/2025

Tonight! Get there 🤘

Promiscuous, political and punky: Filthy McNasty's have been capturing audiences with their passionate, fierce performances and scathing conviction for the past 1.5 years across Naarm. With almost nothing off limits lyrically or musically, they will suck you into a world of lust, l

02/03/2025

Playlist: 28-2-2025 hosted by Gracie

Charlie Needs Braces - Mussels; Nyaa Wa [2025]

Itchy and the Nits - Nudie Beach; single [2025]
Filthy McNasty's - Intimacy; single [2024]
Wet Kiss - Isn't Music Wonderful; single [2025]
The Stripp - Gotta Go; single [2024]
Joan & The Giants - Still Breathing; single [2025]

Reverend Genes - Was Will Be; single [2025]
Krystal Rivvers- Sienna; single [2025]
CULL-The Band - You'll Never Know; single [2025]
Gwot Lik - Codependent; Gwot Lik [2025]
Wild City Band - Angel of Life; Alchemist Junkyard [2025]

Live in studio chat and acoustic performance from the marvelous Merpire about her fresh single 'Premonition' and upcoming Brunswick Music Festival gig with Porpoise Spit and Ruby Gill - limited tix available on the door!
https://www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/show/at-the-altar-of-us-ruby-gill-porpoise-spit-merpire-and-narrm-tlc-choir
Merpire - Premonition; single [2025]

Immy Owusu feat. Sensible J - Curly Hair; single [2025]
Boorook - Revolution; single [2025]
Hayku Kyah - Bright Blue; single [2025]
GLVES - Echo; single [2025]
Iconyx - Mulyawongk; single [2025]

Etran de L'Aïr - Ighre Massina; 100% Sahara Guitar [2024] (Niger)
Mantawoman - MSG; single [2025] (USA)
Taimane - Serpentwined; single [2025] (Hawai'i)
AnSo - I Saw You In My Dream Last Night; It's Myself That I Crave [2024]

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BMF returns March 2-10 40+ shows throughout Brunswick Sydney Road Street Party - Sun 2. Full program coming soon

27/02/2025

Southern Italian dance !

This Saturday, 1st of March, we’ll be dancing for you and with you! Join us at La Notte della Tarantella at Open Factory, in Reservoir.
We’re hosting a mini workshop to get you warmed up to dance to the infectious beats of The Rustica Project and Sanacori, your very own Melbourne Italian Folk band!
To book your ticket, visit the link at Open Factory!

27/02/2025

Archer And The Open Sky Big Brass Band Ft Glenferrie Brass at Brunswick Ballroom doing the special arrangement of the song by Kankawa Nagarra
February 27

27/02/2025

Very special show by Archer and the Glenferrie Brass Band at Brunswick Ballroom Thursday February 27

25/02/2025

Smashing performance from Charlie Needs Braces at St Kilda Library this evening! Thanks for getting us movin' and groovin' while sharing powerful stories of Country & Family. Don't miss your chance to boogie with them live @ 3:20pm on the Gaanbun (happy) Stage Sunday 2nd March @ Sydney Rd Street Party as part of Brunswick Music Festival 🦀

22/02/2025

Secret Migraines and Someone Else's Wedding band at Creatures of Habit
Night Terrors at Mpavilion February 22

21/02/2025

Playlist: 21-2-2025 hosted by Joe
Ngiya Ga Niya (ft Nicholas Allbrook) - Kallummungulumusic; Ngiya Ga Ngiya [2025]*
Burn It (ft. KYE) - Rona; Single [2024]*
Woy Woy – Charlie Needs Braces; NYAA WA [2025]*
Fair on Him - Stella Anning; Yellow Brick Veneer [2024]*
Meryl Streep - the stamps; Single [2025]
Ocean Floor (Part 1) / Another Day - Thndo; Lessons in Love [2025]*

Interview with Thndo focusing on her new record “Lessons in Love” that was officially launched on February 14th at the jazzlab with more shows/performances coming soon in 2025. Next chance to see her in the wild is “Under The Stars” Saturday 22 February, 6pm–9.30pm. Packer Park, Oakleigh Road, Carnegie. Other tracks played: Chance (HALO Vocal Ensemble) / Purpose - Thndo; Lessons in Love [2025]*

Inside - Salami Rose Joe Louis; Lorings [2025]*
When I Died, Love - Malakoff Kowalski & Igor levit; Single [2025]
ANDATA - Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 and Tin Drum (2023); Asia T**A - KAGAMI [2025]*
Dance from the Afterlife - The Cloud Maker; The Cloud Maker [2025]*
Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; Architecture And Morality [1981]
Black Sand - Glass Beams; Mahal EP [2024]*
In A Moment (Introduction to a Song) - Art of This; 7” Single Electronic Sound Magazine Issue 122 [2025]
Abstract Pets (Salamanda Remix) - Passepartout Duo and Inoyama Land [2025]
Sink In - Minhy; 'Beats to Draw to' at BMF (Brunswick Music Festival) [2025]
Milk & Honey (Radio Edit) - Tash Sultana; Single [2025]
Wolf Clothes - Smoke & Mirrors; Return Of The Numbers [2025]*
Ogni cosa ha già il suo nome - God of the Basement; Whatever, disco breve [2025]

Interview with Greg Ng, one time member of Snout talking about life and the journey to get back into music and make his debut solo record under the moniker Rebel Underground “No Need (To Find Myself)” Tracks played:
Don Dale Blues (Stop Shooting At Us) / Sun Is Going Down (Love Pt.2) / Alright (I Don't Care About the USA) - Rebel Underground; No Need (To Find Myself) [2024]*

*can be found at www.bandcamp.com

This episode can be listened to via streaming on demand at: 3cr.org.au/musicmatters.

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20/02/2025

... meanwhile, take solace in art, music & community ... many special gigs, festivals and events on your doorstep folks.
On today's episode (Friday February 21) of Music Matters we have some options for you. We catch up with singer Thndo who has just released the record "Lessons in Love"; Singer/songwriter Greg Ng best known as a past member of Snout, has just released a record as Rebel Underground titled "No Need (to find myself). Significant stories.
Tune in from 12 noon to 2pm on 3CR Community Radio 855AM, 3CR Digital, streaming live at 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio Plus App.

20/02/2025

Just a little reminder to have your diary handy, while listening to Music Matters tomorrow (Friday February 21) so that you can note which gig or festival event you will need to be at over the weekend and next week ;-)
Meanwhile, on tomorrows episode I'll catch up with Thndo and have a chat with Greg Ng of "Rebel Underground" Curious ?
Tune in from 12 noon to 2pm on 3CR Community Radio 855AM, 3CR Digital, streaming live at 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio Plus App

19/02/2025

Opening night!
Part of Asia T**A

17/02/2025

Mudrat & band rocked the Catani North Stage at St Kilda Festival yesterday - a fiery set of anthems telling fascists in no uncertain terms what they can get, plus some cathartic tender moments to ground us in unity- audience + artists made whole.

Keep ears open for new single drop next month...