Oblivious Maximus - Podcast

This week my guest is Sophie Benjamin (Sailormouth), Sophie works primarily as a Journalist, but also has a great past and present with playing music, and loving it as well! We talked about growing up in Queensland, working as a Journalist both in Radio and Online and how her obsession with Tori Amos came about. This was a fun episode to record, enjoy it! *Recommended listening food - Chocolate covered Scotch Fingers* LIVE POD IS TOMORROW NIGHT - THE REVERENCE HOTEL - 8PM - COME HAVE A HANG!

This week my guest is Wayne Slattery (King Parrot), I caught up with Slatts in my podcast home away from home, the Commercial Club, had a couple beers and a chinwag about music, growing up in country Victoria and balancing constant riffing with real life! This was a fun one to record, so enjoy! LIVE PODCAST IS NEXT WEEK! 17th of December at the Reverence Hotel in Footscray, 8pm start, $5 on the door, come have a hang! BRUTAL

This week my guests are Michael and Robert Fitzsimmons (Life.Lair.Regret. Records), we discussed growing up in the Melbourne Hardcore scene, being banned from Ikea and having an impact on the scene that you grew up in as an adult. This was a really fun chat to have, enjoy it! 2 weeks til the first live podcast, tickets are available for $5 at, www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com #brutal

This week my guest is Emillie Reader (Meatlocker, Ultimatum), I've been wanting to chat with Emillie for a while about her involvement in the Melbourne Hardcore scene, working with the Sea Shepherd crew and being a big Hard Luck fan (Murph FOREVER). This was a fun talk and a great one to have for Episode 30! BRUTAL! Tickets for the live podcast on December 17 are available at www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com ! YIEW!

This week my guest is Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, Nails), I have been friends with Taylor for a while now, and since talking to his brother Colin earlier in the year for the podcast I've been meaning to get Taylor on to have a chat about his musical exploits as well as his life in and around metal and hardcore! Enjoy this conversation and go pick up Twitching Tongues new album 'Disharmony' available now on Metal Blade Records! BRUTAL www.obliviousmaximuspodcast.com

This week my guest is Trad Nathan (Crowbar Brisbane), we sat down in the bar to have a chat about all things Crowbar as well as Trad's life growing up abroad, playing in bands like The Scare and The Amity Affliction and how all of these things have snowballed towards owning and operating a bar/venue and having a wonderful fiance and child too! This podcast is also available on YouTube in a video format, much shorter, but we thought it would be cool to get a glimpse of what we are talking about in one of Brisbane's best venues. Search Oblivious Maximus Podcast to find a sick video of myself and Trad having a chinwag. ENJOY! BRUTAL! For more, head to: www.obliviousmaximuspodcast.com

This week my guest is Gordy Forman (Frenzal Rhomb, Mindsnare), I have known Gordy for some time, and had the absolute pleasure of playing and touring with both Frenzal and Mindsnare over the last couple years, so thought it would be great to have him on for a chat. We did the podcast at the Box Hill RSL so excuse the rowdy punters in the beer garden! Enjoy! www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com - For live podcast tickets! https://www.facebook.com/events/792153837563585 - Event for Callum Preston's 'Back to the Future' Art show, mad!

This week my guest is Ryan Sim (Low Season), Ryan and I have been friends for a long time, and he is someone who I consider to have a very interesting outlook on music, and has a different perspective from my own on performing, writing, and existing in the alternative music scene here in Australia, so we talked about all of that! Enjoy! Tickets for the live podcast are on sale at: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com BRUTAL

This week my guest is Luke Henery (Violent Soho), with my couple days in Brisbane for podcast purposes, I caught up with Luke at Crowbar and had a couple beers and a chat about growing up in Brisbane, playing detuned guitars and everything Violent Soho - check it out! BRUTAL. Live podcast tickets are available now at: obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com THE BAD TIMES with Ben Searle: www.soundcloud.com/thebadtimespodcast

This week my guest is Josh Merriel (Short.Fast.Loud on Triple J), after speaking with Stu Harvey a couple months back I've been really keen to tee up a time with his replacement and we finally got onto it! Josh is a great dude and this was a fun chat, interesting to get his opinion on working on the show and on radio in general. Check it out! Tickets are available now for the upcoming Oblivious Maximus Podcast: LIVE! recording with Callum Preston, Kane Hibberd, Matt Weston and Patrick Galvin (with music from Jamie Hay and Liam White). You can get these at: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com now! #brutal

This week my guest is Nigel Melder (Mindsnare), I have been meaning to get Nigel on for a while, and it finally worked out! We had a great chat about music, Nigel's experiences in the Melbourne Punk and Hardcore scene, and what its like to have worked your way into a career in the music industry. BRUTAL! GO SUSS: THE BAD TIMES with Ben Searle, Episode 1 online next week - www.facebook.com/thebadtimespod www.soundcloud.com/thebadtimespodcast

This week my guest is Ross Knight (Cosmic Psychos), I had the absolute pleasure of heading out to Ross' farm to have a chat with him in his shed, drink some beers and get a bit of an insight into one of Australia's legendary rock bands. Ross is a really interesting dude with a ton of great stories, so this was a really fun conversation to record. Enjoy! Shirts and Stickers: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com

This week my guest is Ben Searle (Kissing Booth). Ben is a good friend of mine and a budding stand up comedian - so I thought it would be cool to have a different opinion and set of experiences featured on this week's episode from the last! As you can tell we are now back on iTunes, thanks to those who put up with the delay of posting and time off! Shirts and Stickers are online now at: obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com - check them out!

This week my guest is Tom Whalen (Washed Up Records, Stu and Tom's Podcast). Tom has been a contributing member in a number of different ways in the Melbourne Hardcore community for a long time now, so I thought it would be cool to have him on to chat about his experiences growing up in the musical environment he continues to contribute to, and chat about everything he's been up to of late! Enjoy! OM Shirts online now at: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com

This week my guest is Bec Reato (Deathproof PR), Bec has been working in the music industry in Australia for many years now, and has found herself in a lot of different jobs at different organisations, so I thought it would be cool to have her on the podcast to have a chat about her experiences thus far! We hear about all of this, plus get visited by a dog, and talk about Boats a lot. GOOD ONE! BRUTAL. Oblivious Maximus shirts online now at: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com

We're back! This week my guest is Nicole Goodwin! Nicole is a really talented Photographer based in Melbourne, who has been taking photos at hardcore shows down here for the last 10 years. On top of going to every show in this city to take photos, she also runs at rad Zine called 'NRRRDS To The Front' and runs a small record label. How does she find time to do all this? Listen and find out! BRUTAL! Keep your eyes peeled for Issue 5 of NRRRDS coming soon, with a little interview with me in it, about this podcast! How good? Heaps. Also: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com, suss a teeo!

CROSSOVER PODCAST BRUTALITY! This week is a special mix up of the podcast, with my friend David James Young! Dave has his own podcast called 'All My Friends Are in Bar Bands' and we thought it would be sick to talk to one another, and share them to our respective listeners, to give some insight into one another. I had a great time having a chat with Dave at a pub in Sydney and the conversation was a ripper. Check it out! Check out DJY's podcast at: @amfaibb-podcast Check out our brand new shirts at: www.obliviousmaximus.bigcartel.com BRUTAL.

This week my guest is Matt Weston (High Tension, The Nation Blue), Matt came around for a chat about his experiences working in the music industry as a filmmaker, musician and all around good time enthusiast. High Tension's new album 'Bully' is out July 10 on Cooking Vinyl. BRUTAL!

This week my guest is Nate Newton (Converge, Doomriders, Old Man Gloom), Nate and I met when I Exist toured with Doomriders in Australia a couple years ago and I thought it would be cool to have another international voice on the podcast. We had a great chat about Nate's musical development, Converge and being a father. Enjoy!

This week my guest is Graham Nixon, owner and big boss dogg at Resist Records. Graham has been a really important and integral figure to the Australian Hardcore landscape through running his record store, his label and just being a good dude! I caught up with Graz in the shop for a chat about his relationship with music and some stuff to do with the label and store! Enjoy!