Pod Of Destiny

Max hits the Zoom Room with Sydney indie duo Royel Otis, chatting about their debut EP, "Campus". Along the way they cover Otis' previous turn on stage and screen, Royel's darkest moment, and the innate similarities between nostalgia and the beach.Connect with Royel Otis on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their debut EP  "Campus" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Sam and Max finally reunite, and not a minute too soon, as they catch up with Harvey from Client Liaison to chat about their new album, "Divine Intervention". They talk about a full-scale Ansett revival, how the band draw inspiration from abstract artistic expression, and go surprisingly in-depth on the AFL grand final performance from the Melbourne Demons.Connect with Client Liaison on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their latest album "Divine Intervention" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Sam dials in with one of Australia's most storied names in pop music, Ben Lee, to chat about his latest single "Born for this Bullshit". They delve deep into Ben's love of the no-rules approach to musical careers, the key to casting your musical entourage, and why Ben always wanted to be insane, in this broad and philosophical conversation.Connect with Ben Lee on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to his latest single, "Born for this Bullshit" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Sam catches up with one of Australian hip hop's most highly regarded names, W.A. rapper Drapht to chat about his brand new album "Shadows and Shinings". Along the way they cover the importance of having your musical family around you when you're writing, how to get crowd interaction out of real estate agents, and the critical role of the culinary scene for Drapht's artistry.Connect with Drapht on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to his latest album, "Shadows and Shinings" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max catches up with Spencer White, one half of Brisbane electronic duo Collar to chat about their new EP "Hard Time to Take It". They chat about the great foley work that goes into making a track, how this release is less punk than their former work, and how the pair clicked into the sound for the band.Connect with Collar on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their latest single, "Hard Time to Take It" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max catches up with Children Collide to chat about their brand new album, "Time Itself". Along the way, they chat about the band's journey back to recording with each other, what it was like reforming and recording around the world in COVID-times, and how they have integrated a new member.Connect with Children Collide on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their latest album, "Time Itself" on Spotify and Apple Music.Check out Max guesting on The Freed Man Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and connect with the podcast on Facebook.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max avoid the long-distance rates with a local area call to Brisbane rockers Beddy Rays, to chat about their brand new single "Week on Repeat". They get to the bottom of where Joel Turner has been for all these years, their best road trip bands, and the importance of a pie van on the worksite.Connect with Beddy Rays on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their latest single, "Week on Repeat" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max and Sam reunite for a recording for the first time in a long-time with the most consistent friends of the show, Adelaide pop-punk duo TOWNS. Between chats about their latest single "98.", they catch up on everything 90s, discuss why sport haven't let music into their world, and how to dispose of an old Ford Falcon.Connect with TOWNS on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their latest single, "98." on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

For the first time in a long time, Max sits down with Elle Graham and Danny Harley, better known as Woodes and The Kite String Tangle to chat about their new collaborative project, Tornado Club, and their upcoming debut EP, Reset.Between chats about the release, they chat about French music on TikTok, the emotional honesty of writing in a collaboration, and whether or not there will be a second date. Connect with Tornado club on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to the EP's latest single, "Intuition" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max dials in with Tristan  from the Freed Man Podcast to chat about a few new tracks, and a few catch-up tracks that are a sheer necessity for the modern middle-age man.Connect with The Freed Man Podcast online and on Facebook to join the virtual beer garden and discover the huge variety of topics that the modern man needs to be across.Wait - M83Easy Love - Pacific AvenuePittsburgh - The Amity AfflictionLonely but not Alone - EGOISMFeather - Little DragonMethod to the Madness - The WombatsCheck out the Hot Singles Playlists!Apple Music:https://apple.co/2O6bCotSpotify:https://spoti.fi/30niUX5----------Get more new music and your favourite artists on Instagram @78Amped, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com

Max is joined in the Zoom room by long-time friend of the show Nic Huntington, who has graduated to greener pastures with his own hilarious podcast, Price Negotiable, to bring you six new tracks in your ears and on your playlists.Loose Change (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) - The AlchemistYOU - Eliza and the DelusionalsLuna Plateada - Adios AmoresPlagiarise - ColdwaveIn the Stone - The Goon SaxDancing in the Mirror - GladesConnect with Price Negotiable on Instagram, and listen to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Max dials in with Jay Whalley from Aussie punk rock royalty Frenzal Rhomb to get the details of their upcoming mammoth national tour. Along the way, we get regaled with tales from the road filled action, romance, and more than a couple of pieces of percussion.Connect with Frenzal Rhomb on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to their extensive discography  on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Sam joins Boo Seeka's frontman Ben Gumbleton for a literally hot-under-the-collar chat about their latest collaboration with Golding, "Don't Waste Your Love". Between drinks breaks, they chat about the band's love-hate relationship with Dua Lipa, how to achieve perfect collab vocals, and Sam shares a fan letter from a familiar name.Connect with Boo Seeka on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Don't Waste Your Love"  on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max chats with Jake,  the vocal powerhouse of metalcore outfit In Hearts Wake. They dive into the range of completely different tours the band has been on in the last few months, what new bands can do to minimise their environmental impact, and what the future of the Byron Bay scene may be with Netflix setting up shop in town.Connect with In Hearts Wake on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Kaliyuga"  on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max dials in to talk with Ben Thatcher, one half of UK rock duo Royal Blood, ahead of their upcoming album, "Typhoons", dropping on April 30th. Covering jetski safari tours, the band's Euro-disco influences, and where to put the cages onstage in their return, this chat gets to it all.Connect with Royal Blood on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Typhoons" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

This week, Max and Sam Zoom in with one of the heavyweights of the pop-punk scene, Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low to chat about their latest single, "Once in a Lifetime". They catch up on the single's COVID-collab origins, find out which song the band might cut from their live setlist, and get the inside scoop on Alex's current favourite Japanese bands.Connect with All Time Low (as if you already aren't) on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Once in a Lifetime" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Max cranks the dial-up internet handle to 11 to connect with Rob and Karah from Toronto indie-pop band Valley to discuss their latest single, "Like 1999". They dive into the 22-year-old inspiration behind the single, why Tik Tok is the great equaliser, and the three ingredients of Canadian indie success secret sauce.Connect with Valley on Instagram and Facebook (and Tik Tok), and listen to "Like 1999" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

This week we're catching up with Sydney indie rockers The Sunday Estate to chat about their new single, "Pray For Rain". We cover how working with new producers brings entirely new sounds to the same song, how the Jonas Brothers were a key influence on the track, and how to get your neck around some mango nectar.Connect with The Sunday Estate on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Pray For Rain" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

After a failed first attempt, Max sits down with Chase Atlantic to chat about their latest album, "Beauty in Death". Along the way, they cover their majority-rules approach to songwriting, their best L.A. flexes, and just how many instruments in the senior concert band they handled.Connect with Chase Atlantic on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to "Beauty in Death" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com 

Between Sam's unbelievable racial outbursts, we dive into six new tracks that you need to get into your ears and onto your playlists!Alchemy - BlankePassion - Gretta RayRestless - Luca BrasiNeon Medusa - The MidnightMiss You - Connor BrookerMeteor - ArchitectsCheck out the Hot Singles Playlists!Apple Music:https://apple.co/2O6bCotSpotify:https://spoti.fi/30niUX5----------Get more new music and your favourite artists on Instagram @78Amped, on Facebook, or on our website, www.78amped.com