The Press Conference Podcast (2025)

11/07/2024

Presenting Mixtape #28 with The Orphan! 💀

The Orphan are a punk, hardcore and rock ‘n roll outfit out of Melbourne, and on the back of the release of their huge debut album ‘OH THE HUMANITY’, Dan joined Dave for a chat.

Dan brought 5 tracks that influenced the band to chat through, featuring tracks from The Chariot, The Bronx, and more!

You can stream ‘OH THE HUMANITY’ now wherever you get your music, and be sure to catch the fellas on their album launch show August 10 at The Old Bar in Fitzroy! Tickets in the bands bio!

Big thanks to Dan for coming on the pod, and we hope you love this chat and their album as much as we did!

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/msdesjss
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/57t8zemu

06/06/2024

Episode #73 is out now wherever you get your podcasts.

Gigs, new music, full album tours and more.

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Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y97nr9tu
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/bdhxrht3

17/04/2024

Episode #71 is out now wherever you get your podcasts.

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/s2bwb2m3
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/2s4mymhc

25/03/2024

We’re back with another interview…

Presenting Mixtape #27 with TOWNS ❤

TOWNS are a high energy, pop-punk, 2-piece hailing from Adelaide and are hot off the back of supporting Hot Mulligan on their SA leg, and about to hit the road with Between You & Me across the country in May!

Aston & Daniel joined the pod this week for a super fun chat covering the band getting together, the Adelaide scene, having fun with banter on stage, and heaps more!

They brought us 5 tracks that have inspired them and mean a lot to the band, and we break them down one by one featuring tracks from Foo Fighters, Beddy Rays, Sum 41, and more.

Big thanks to Aston and Daniel for coming on, and we can’t wait to catch TOWNS when they hit the road with BYAM this May. Tickets below.

Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one in the link below.

Please also join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/5yxafdha
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/49e96f8t

BYAM feat. TOWNS: https://byamaus.ffm.to/austour
TPCP Store: https://tinyurl.com/3z2djxrx

18/03/2024

The Press Conference Podcast Presents Episode #69 - New Bloom Fest: Recap & Review 🌺

Dave & Fil spent the weekend hitting up all 3 New Bloom Fests across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and caught up today in person to recap and review such an amazing weekend!

Covering all the major bands, our favourite locals of the weekend, favourite moments and more! And even chat through their way too early predictions and wish lists for next year!

The boys also spoke about the lead up to the fest with side shows spanning from Touché Amoré and Movements, and what they’re looking forward to this week post-fest.

Big praise to Destroy All Lines for putting on one of our favourite shows of all time, and we hope New Bloom returns in 2025!

Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one in the link below.

Please also join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/444zmr9w
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/5cnmapum

TPCP Store: https://tinyurl.com/3z2djxrx

12/03/2024

We are absolutely stoked to announce our next guest…

Presenting Mixtape #26 with Antiskeptic 🔥

Antiskeptic are fresh off the back of releasing their first album in 10 years, ‘Instincts’, and this week the pod was joined by frontman Andrew Kitchen for a chat.

We talk about the hunger of returning for a new album after so long, writing an album in lockdown, how the scene has changed over the years and so much more!

Andrew brought us 5 tracks on behalf of the band that helped inspire this record, including some absolute heaters from bands like The Killers, Closure In Moscow and The Veronicas.

Antiskeptic head out for their Instincts album tour on the 28th of March with Horsell Common, and you can grab tickets from the link below!

Final physical copies of the vinyl are still available over at Anti Vinyl Vinyl Club! Be sure to grab a copy before they are gone. Link below!

We can’t thank Andrew enough for coming on the pod, and we hope you enjoy the episode this week.

Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one in the link below.

Please also join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdke6rrz
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/49m5adwz

Antiskeptic Tour: https://tinyurl.com/2bj96nvz
Instincts Vinyl: https://tinyurl.com/r97nehws
TPCP Store: https://tinyurl.com/3z2djxrx

04/03/2024

After a big week, we are back with our next episode…

Presenting Mixtape #25 with GLOW ✨

GLOW are a metalcore band hailing from Melbourne, and last week they celebrated the release of their debut EP ‘…And All That We Are Is Nothing We Dreamed Of’.

Josh and Rick from the band joined us this week to chat how the band came to be, the Ballarat scene, having fun with music and heaps more!

The boys brought us 5 tracks that influenced them and the band, including tracks from Slipknot, Slayer, Van Halen, and more. This was such a fun chat! We hope you enjoy it and we can’t wait to catch GLOW at a show in the near future!

Don’t forget we have also opened up pre-orders for our next run of tees. Be sure to grab one in the link below.

Please also join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdhbwk7d
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/4k45spuk

TPCP Store: https://tinyurl.com/3z2djxrx

02/03/2024

🚨 AND WE ARE SOLD OUT!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who picked up a copy! We are so blessed to have been apart of such an amazing release with some amazing bands and friends, and we can’t wait to get these into your hands!

There are still copies available via , & so be sure to pick up a copy there!!

We can’t thank you all enough, and we’ll see you next time 🩷🧡

01/03/2024

🚨 WE ARE LIVE!!!

🔗 GRAB A COPY FROM https://thepressconferencepodcast.bigcartel.com !!

Keepsake x Saving Face x AVVC x Stiffcut Records x Summit Distro

Presenting ‘The Ghost of Us’.

This split record is a collaboration between Australian outfits Keepsake and Saving Face, and encompasses two ends of the melodic hardcore spectrum.

The Press Conference Podcast is proud to announce an extremely limited (/20) alt cover variant apart of the release.

Inspired by DIY culture from the 90’s and early 00’s hardcore scene, this limited alt cover/J-Card will be screen printed on heavy grade card stock, feature new imagery and a first-time use of alternative deathcore logos for each band.

This 12” split EP will be pressed on recycled vinyl. The two colourways shown are mockups and the actual press may vary.

This release will remain strictly exclusive to physical format for the foreseeable future, so don’t miss out.

The Press Conference Podcasts limited alt cover of this release is available for pre-order NOW exclusively at thepressconferencepodcast.bigcartel.com.

This is a preorder item and is expected to ship June 2024, however this is subject to change based on manufacturing.

Thank you again for all your support and we hope you love these.

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29/02/2024

To celebrate our first Vinyl Collaboration with Keepsake and Saving Face via Stiffcut Records, Anti Vinyl Vinyl Club and Summit Distro, we are bringing back another run of tees!

Presenting our Limited Edition Second Run - Pocket Logo Series 🎙️

When we started The Press Conference Podcast we had no idea we would still be doing this two years on, let alone get to work with so many amazing bands and labels.

Using the colours from our neon logo, this second run will showcase each colour on a different tee, and we can’t wait to get these out into your hands!

If you like what we do, we would be extremely appreciative if you pick up one of these tees! We can’t wait to get these out!

This is a pre-order, and orders will close on the 31st of March and should be shipping late April.

🔗 https://thepressconferencepodcast.bigcartel.com

See you tomorrow for the Keepsake and Saving Face vinyl drop of The Ghost of Us 🖤

28/02/2024

Keepsake x Saving Face x AVVC x Stiffcut Records x Summit Distro x The Press Conference Podcast

Presenting ‘The Ghost of Us’.

This split record is a collaboration between Australian outfits Keepsake and Saving Face, and encompasses two ends of the melodic hardcore spectrum.

The Press Conference Podcast is proud to announce an extremely limited (/20) alt cover variant apart of the release.

Inspired by DIY culture from the 90’s and early 00’s hardcore scene, this limited alt cover/J-Card will be screen printed on heavy grade card stock, feature new imagery and a first-time use of alternative deathcore logos for each band.

This 12” split EP will be pressed on recycled vinyl. The two colourways shown are mockups and the actual press may vary.

This release will remain strictly exclusive to physical format for the foreseeable future, so don’t miss out.

The Press Conference Podcasts limited alt cover of this release will be available for pre-order on Friday 1st of March @ 5pm AEDT exclusively at thepressconferencepodcast.bigcartel.com or the link in our bio.

This is a preorder item and is expected to ship June 2024, however this is subject to change based on manufacturing.

We hope you love this release as much as we do, and hopefully we see you on Friday! 🖤

27/02/2024

Keepsake x Saving Face x AVVC x Stiffcut Records x Summit Distro

We are proud to announce ‘The Ghost Of Us” will be available to pre-order this Friday at 5pm AEDT.

This split record is a collaboration between Australian outfits Keepsake and Saving Face, and encompasses two ends of the melodic hardcore spectrum.

Making this release even more special is the first time collaboration between record labels Anti-Vinyl-Vinyl-Vinyl-Club, Stiffcut Records and Summit Distro.

All three labels will stock an exclusive variant. The Press Conference Podcast and Anti-Vinyl-Vinyl-Club will stock extremely limited alt-covers and the Summit Distro release will feature a hand numbered obi strip. A small number of filled records will be also available through SCR only. All variants will be available to purchase through the respective web-store of each retailer.

This release will remain strictly exclusive to physical format for the foreseeable future, so don’t miss out when the sale opens this Friday at 5PM AEDT (6PM AEST)

27/02/2024

We have a huge episode today…

Presenting Episode #66 (TPCP’S Version) 🩵🩷

For the first time in a while, Dave and Fil are back behind the mic this week catching up on what’s been going on, all things gigs, new music, and more!

This week we talk Blink-182, Taylor Swifts’ The Eras Tour, Bloom’s ‘Maybe In Another Life’, and are joined by friend of the pod and international listener, Nik, to help us with a Fast 5!

We are happy to finally announce a few things we’ve been working on, so keep an eye on socials in the coming days for more info.

Thank you all for all the support so far this year, we can’t wait for the next few weeks and what else we have planned for 2024!

Please join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/4pny3yc5
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/yc5bhvt4

19/02/2024

We are so stoked to announce our next guest…

Presenting Mixtape #24 with December 🖤

December are a melodic hardcore outfit hailing from Adelaide, and are fresh off the back of the release of their debut EP ‘The Words I Wish I Said’.

This week the pod is joined by Aidan and Dylan from the band to chat about how the band came together, the Adelaide scene, what influenced their EP, and more!

Featuring tracks from Casey, Sierra, Underoath and more, this was another fun chat and if you are remotely a fan of melodic hardcore or music that makes you feel, don’t pass on December!

Thanks heaps to the boys for coming on, and we can’t wait to eventually catch them at a show.

Please join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/bdfwm3fh
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/mrxue6pp

December: http://tinyurl.com/2hvb3zdb

13/02/2024

The Press Conference Podcast Presents

𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 💘

Roses are red, violets are blue, like Paramore said, I’m still into you 🌹

Join us for a special edition Valentine’s Day Radio Hour with love song dedications from some of our listeners!

Featuring songs from City & Colour, Blink-182, The Maine, Kirk Van Houten and more! We are sure there is something for you in this episode!

See you next week for another band mixtape, and next year for the third round of Love Song Dedications!

Love, TPCP 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/ycknv4h6
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/z68y4kca

05/02/2024

We are excited to announce the next melodic hardcore band on the pod…

Presenting Mixtape #23 with Fallweather 🥀

Fresh off the release of their debut EP ‘Halesia’, we were lucky to be joined by Cullen, Halley, Bradley & Dimitrious from Melbourne outfit Fallweather.

With their huge debut show right around the corner, we talk about how the boys came together, what the response has been like since launching the project and what influenced the EP.

Featuring songs from Counterparts, Sleep Token, Trivium and more, this was a lot of fun and if you haven’t listened to Fallweather don’t get caught sleeping!

Catch them this Friday (Feb 9th) at their debut SOLD OUT show with support from Vermont, Colourburn & Evergreener.

Please join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/358cmzfy
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/9mmjuatn

29/01/2024

We are back for another week with our first band of 2024…

Presenting Mixtape #22 with Keymaker 🇨🇦

Keymaker are a DIY heavy band hailing all the way from Nova Scotia, Canada, and this week we are joined by vocalist and bassist for the project, Stephen Taylor.

We talk about how the project came to be and what it was like creating and recording their first tracks, growing up in Canada and what the scene was like, and how much the scene has changed over the years.

As always we chat about 5 tracks that influenced the band including heavy hitters from The Acacia Strain, Justice For The Damned and more!

Big thanks to Stephen for jumping on the pod, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording!

Please join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/y6279a5v
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/5e82ats3

22/01/2024

We are back with our first Mixtape of 2024…

Presenting Mixtape #21 with Ryan Evan’s from Tyrannocoreus on PBS 106.7FM 🦖

Ryan is the host of a radio show out of Melbourne that covers all music in our scene from Metalcore to Hardcore, Deathcore, Punk and more!

This week Ryan is jumping on the other side of the desk and is being asked the questions, and has brought us 10 songs that reflect moments from his musical journey.

Featuring songs from bands such as At The Drive-In, The Black Dahlia Murder and The Ghost Inside, this that was so much fun and we can’t thank Ryan enough for coming on!

Tyrannocoreus on PBS 106.7FM airs at midnight - 2am ever Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning), and this week Ryan has interviews with Ben Barlow from Neck Deep, Jesse Barnett from Stick To Your Guns and Miki & Theo from HURT/DIVISION. Don’t miss it!

Please join us in The Press Conference Society over on Facebook, and you can find us over on Instagram .con.pod. Please give us a follow, like or share. We really appreciate it!

Links below 🤍

Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/ycxjjs9u
Apple: http://tinyurl.com/3e9vrvdu

Tyrannocoreus: https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/tyrannocoreus

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