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Max and Sam have a punt at predicting the Listen Out line-up (in the past), seeing fans in the street, and analyse the tuckshop line economics. Sam brings Max a stack of new stuff to explore, and commissions a video from one of the big wigs on the 'Gram. Then, they catch up with Dave from WA band Old Mervs ahead of their appearance at Spin Off Festival in Adelaide in July. They chat about coming up in a small, rural WA town, the importance of touring regionally for the local scenes, and...

Sam succumbs to a character moment as a Southern gentleman, before they cover some really family-friendly tunes from Cannibal Corpse. They take a very non-legalistic look at the Live Nation Anti-Trust lawsuit, and how it might impact the Aussie industry. Then Max dials in with Nick Allbrook from WA legend POND off the back of their latest single "So Lo". They talk about how the band are channeling a big night at the club, whether genre is back in a big way, and how the band plan out their alb...

Sam and Max take it easy this week after two very rant-fuelled episodes in a row and chat about the Jungle gig in Brisbane, and Billie Eilish's latest, before playing some games. They start with Red Dead Redemption 2, then the Covers Game, and finally some Breakdowns of the week.Then in Vinyl Club, Max drops a fun fact, Sam reviews Justice, and then they set next week's HEAVY homework.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

This week, we dropped our chat with Brenton from the Breaking Through Podcast in our feed, but the banter was so good we just couldn't keep it all from you. In this extended chat, we dive deep in to how we all ended up in the music podcasting game, and look back at some of our best festival experiences.Connect with The Breaking Through Podcast on Instagram and TikTok, and subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram...

Sam and Max talk all things Eurovision, and analyse why big artists are skipping the home of the 2032 Olympics before sitting down with Brenton, host of The Breaking Through Podcast for a QLD lovefest. In a crossover event for the centuries, they cover everything they think needs work in the Aussie music scene, from rooms and radio to touring and ticketing.In Vinyl Club, Sam and Max get into a darker track from a Gosford Band, look back at a huge Australian album that didn't peak in Australia...

Sam and Max are in mourning as they talk about the closure of one of the country's best music venues, the Zoo in Brisbane. They also cover some new finds and a quick spot of this or that. Then, Sam jumps on a call with British singer/songwriter Frank Turner, chatting about Frank's memories of the Zoo at his first Aussie show, what it's like making albums for himself, and how he came together with one of Australia's best bands for one of his latest singles!Over on Vinyl Club, the boys take it ...