Oblivious Maximus - Podcast

Otis and Aaron are joined by Pablo Barnes (AWOL, HCMI) to chat about being in a band together, getting into hardcore, film, living overseas and we answer some questions from the voicemail - rip in! Follow Pablo here: www.instagram.com/pablinbarnes/ Follow AWOL here: www.instagram.com/awolmelbourne/ Follow Searlo here: www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Leave us a voicemail here: www.speakpipe.com/obliviousmaximus Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Tom Maddocks (Last Ride Records), joins Aaron and Otis this week to talk about playing in a bunch of bands from Newy and Sydney, running Last Ride Records, working with Speed, and how he first got into music. Rip in! Follow Last Ride Records here: https://www.instagram.com/lastriderecords/ Follow AWOL here: https://www.instagram.com/awolmelbourne/ Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Otis (AWOL) joins me as my guest co-host for this week, and his best friend Akira (Iron Mind, Born Free) came along for a chat too! We talk everything from going to primary school together to being lifelong friends involved with and playing music, rip in! Follow AWOL here: https://www.instagram.com/awolmelbourne Follow Iron Mind here: https://www.instagram.com/ironmindhc Follow Sealo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Leave us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/obliviousmaximus Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

My (Ben is away!) guest for this episode is Jake Zammit (Kingpin, Forewarned), Jake came to chat about his upcoming fest, Kingpin Fest! Not to mention booking shows, running a label and playing in hardcore bands like Forewarned! Rip In! Follow Kingpin here: https://www.instagram.com/kingpinmelbourne/ Follow Jake here: https://www.instagram.com/littlefromtheworld Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Our Carlson is our guest this week, Carlson joins us to chat about his tour of the podcast world, creating a musical/stage show extravaganza, coming up in the Hardcore scene in Australia and much more! Rip in! Follow Our Carlson here: https://www.instagram.com/our.carlson Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Sophie Jest of RUB joins us today to chat about the origins of the band, her experiences in punk, metal and hardcore across Australia and working as a Community Lawyer in Melbourne. Ripping chat, brutal! Follow RUB here: https://www.instagram.com/rub.punk/ Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_/ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast/ Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Ian Shelton (Militarie Gun, Regional Justice Center) is our guest on the pod this week, Ian joined us while Militarie Gun were in Melbourne to talk about the bands Australian Tour, new Regional Justice Center, being a creative person in the current climate and a bunch of other chat! Tune in! Follow Militarie Gun here: https://www.instagram.com/militariegun Follow Ian here: https://www.instagram.com/ianpatrkshelton Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Elouise Eftos returns to the podcast to chat to us about her rave reviewed Comedy Festival show 'Australia's First Attractive Comedian', which is back in Melbourne for Comedy Republic's Replay Festival. We chat about this, and lots of other nonsense, rip in. Follow Elouise here: https://www.instagram.com/weezasqueeza Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Our guest this week on the pod is CC (Algor Mortis, Crawling). CC joins us to chat about the new Algor Mortis record, 'Stages of Death', her other band Crawling, growing up in the outer suburbs, costumes and other brutal things. Tune in! Follow Algor Mortis here: https://www.instagram.com/algormortisdm Follow Crawling here: https://www.instagram.com/crawlingmelbourne Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Mikey Nolan (ISUA), joins us this week to chat about the band, working at and booking Old Bar's 'Morbid Monday' shows, Noise projects, having a ripping time and living with Searlo. Great chat, rip in! Follow Isua here: https://www.instagram.com/isua.v Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/oblivioudmaximuspodcast Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Quick little episode this week as the fellas catch up over Zoom while Aaron is in the States with Extortion. Big chat about the tour, what Ben has been up to back home, and episodes to come! Brutal! Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Follow Sealo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Full Video Episodes on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Alex Ward joins us on the podcast this week to chat about stand up, comedy on cruise ships, cooking, and much more, tune in to hear all about it! Brutal! Follow Alex here: https://www.instagram.com/wardyaknow Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Keldon and Brandon of Knuckledragger are our guests this week, we chat about their recent show in Melbourne with AWOL, their upcoming tour, new records, Brisbane Hardcore and much more! Brutal. Follow Knuckledragger here: https://www.instagram.com/knuckledragger614 Following Burning Hammer Records here: https://www.instagram.com/burninghammerrecords Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

This week is just the lads, Aaron and Ben, having a big chat about their Top 3 things of the year thus far! Those things? Movies, Music, TV Shows, Podcasts, Drinks? Maybe, find out within! Brutal! Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Nathan and Zac from Dizdain join us this week to discuss their recent Demo, their first handful of shows, and the impetus to start the band! Check out Dizdain at the links below! Follow Dizdain: https://www.instagram.com/dizdainhc Follow Searlo: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Al and Liam (World of Joy) are our guests this week on the podcast, we have a big chat about their recent tour with Gatecreeper and Kruelty, and their new record 'Life Is Pain' out April 26 through Burning Hammer Records & Life Lair Regret Records! Follow WOJ here: https://www.instagram.com/worldoffvckingjoy Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_/ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Lochlan Watt joins us on the podcast this week to talk about the new RUN single 'Summer' - Feat. John Floreani (Trophy Eyes) and their upcoming EP coming out soon! We chat through this, our many shared musical experiences, and being Triple J's longest standing host! Brutal! Follow RUN here: https://www.instagram.com/run_metal Follow Lochlan here: https://www.instagram.com/lochlanwatt/ Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_/ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast/ Full YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

Our guest this week is Prue Blake, friend of the pod, standup comedian and general great person! We talk about her MICF Show, 'Concrete Pigs', being a town planner, office funny people, and more! Rip in! Tickets for Prue's MICF Show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/concrete-pigs Follow Prue: https://www.instagram.com/prueblakecomedy/ Follow Searlo: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Follow Oblivious Maximus: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Full Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

This week we are joined by Elouise Eftos! Elouise is a comedian, actor, and voice over artist based in Sydney, down for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. We chat to Elouise about punk, comedy, jingles, and a million other things! You can find out about Elouise's MICF show here: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/australia-s-first-attractive-comedian Follow Elouise here: https://www.instagram.com/weezasqueeza/ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_ Full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast

This week we are joined by Allan Stacey! Guitarist in Melbourne Death Metal powerhouse, Gutless and Guitarist and Vocalist in the ripping rock band , Street Sweeper. Allan comes to the studio to tell us about recording albums with both bands, touring all over Europe, Danzig cover bands, merch feedback, the thought behind songwriting and so much more. You'd also recognise Allan as the man behind the counter at local music fan heaven, Rowdy's Records. Follow Gutless here: https://www.instagram.com/gutless.aus Follow Street Sweeper here: https://www.instagram.com/the_strength_of_street_sweeper/ Follow Searlo here: https://www.instagram.com/searlo_/ Follow Oblivious Maximus here: https://www.instagram.com/obliviousmaximuspodcast/ Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@obliviousmaximuspodcast