Insomnia Radio: Australia

Welcome to episode 29 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. On this week’s episode, Erk gets a little punky. Reading around on Facebook, Erk decided to throw open this week’s episode for Australian punk bands on the Aussie Punk Facebook group. With a couple of bands known to me already, several other band members threw their hands up & decided to attract my attention.   All music supplied by the artists directly & used with permission.             DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes         Song list (all times approximate): 01:50 – Induction - Kang (direct) 05:09 – DistRess - Kang (direct) 09:30 – I Heart Radio - Kang (direct) 16:20 – Solitaire - Handball Deathmatch (direct) 18:50 – Generic Acoustic Song - Handball Deathmatch (direct) 21:30 – Perfect Left - White Oak And Stuyvesant (direct) 25:45 – Hazard Slip - White Oak And Stuyvesant (direct) 32:09 – Tightrope Walker - Too Soon! (direct) 34:23 – I’m Not Complaining, You’re Complaining - Too Soon! (direct) 39:45 – One Man Wolfpack - No Further Questions (direct) 44:25 – Nice Shoes Brian - No Further Questions (direct) 50:09 – (a call to) Disorder - The De Niros (direct) 53:23 – Never Trust A Hipster - The De Niros (direct) 54:50 – Dead Again - Revellers (direct) 57:11 – Captain Nothing - Revellers (direct)

 Welcome to episode 28 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. On this episode, Erk previews album launches & national tours. There’s also a treat for people who love guitars but might not like (or understand) the vocals. There’s also a band who has been on the radar for some time but Erk first heard via listening to the most carefully pronounced podcast in the world.   Music supplied by SGC Media, Musik & Film, Suffolk & Cool as well as the artists directly.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes         Song list (all times are approximate): 02:15 – Cachango - Bellusira (direct) 06:03 – Culprit - Bellusira (direct) 09:30 – Sex Tourettes – Abbe May (SGC Media) 12:31 – Karmargeddon – Abbe May (SGC Media) 15:38 – Design Desire – Abbe May (SGC Media) 20:16 – Let Me Down Easy - Sheppard (SGC Media) 24:01 – Maybelene – The Love Junkies (SGC Media)  27:00 – Baby Come Home – The Love Junkies (SGC Media)  30:34 – In My Secret Life - King Erisson (Musik & Film) 36:38 – Day After Day - King Erisson (Musik & Film) 45:29 – Black Saturday - Frankenbok (direct) 50:28 – Revolutions - Prescient (direct) 59:27 – You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man - The Beards (via Suffolk & Cool)

Welcome to episode 27 of Insomnia Radio: Australia.  It is another milestone episode (to Erk at least!!!) for his sister show Erk FM: Australia but in terms of Insomnia Radio: Australia, it is business as usual. Erk thought that he would feature bands that he has never played before. Part of this was digging deep into the Insomnia Radio vault.    Music supplied by Insomnia Radio & the artists directly.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes             Song list (all times are approximate): 02:41 – See You Next Tuesday - High Side Driver (direct) 06:05 – Voices (I Hear) - High Side Driver (direct) 11:17 – Murder 1 - Wazu (Insomnia Radio) 17:29 – House Of Love - House Of Light (Insomnia Radio) 21:48 – Holy Moly - Motocade (Insomnia Radio) 25:47 – Peace Signs - Sharon Van Etten (Insomnia Radio) 28:30 – Capsular - Moon Holiday (Insomnia Radio) 32:20 – Zimbabwe - New Navy (Insomnia Radio) 35:31 – You’re Always - Sally Seltman (Insomnia Radio) 48:55 – You Should Do Better - Cut Off Your Hands (Insomnia Radio) 53:11 – By The Heart - Dust Of Vraj (Insomnia Radio) 01:00:46 – Darkness - Cosmic King (direct) 01:04:54 – B33z - Cosmic King (direct)

Welcome to Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 26. It’s a busy time for Erk watching live music in Sydney! Erk has been at one EP launch last weekend (Hard As Nails) & has another one this weekend (Vanity Riots). There is a lot of great music out there & in Sydney this last Saturday night, there is great music that Erk has featured on Erk FM & Insomnia Radio: Australia before in at least 5 different venues on the one night. Somehow Erk wishes he could be in several places at once! This week, Erk also found that a band he has featured before are starting to gig again with a new lineup.   In an unusual move for an Australian indie/unsigned band, Melbourne female fronted hard rock band Bellusira are making an attack on the Australian music charts by encouraging people to pre-order their debut album Connection via JB Hi-fi. Online pre-orders will be signed by the band. In-store pre-orders are also available.    Music supplied by SGC Media, Insomnia Radio  & the artists directly. One track recorded live by Erk.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes Song list (all times approximate):   01:06 – Always - Hard As Nails (direct) 05:47 – Henry - Hard As Nails (direct) 10:58 – Ambulance - Vanity Riots (direct) 14:10 – Revival  - Vanity Riots (direct) 21:50 – Closer To Me - Bellusira (direct) 25:40 – Culprit - Bellusira (direct) 30:40 – La Di Da (live) - Stellar Addiction (recorded by Erk) 34:27 -  Pistols & Heartbeats - Stellar Addiction (direct) 42:14 – Hold On - Sons Of The East (SGC Media) 45:55 – The Dan Kelly Song - Hey Geronimo (SGC Media) 49:27 – Sex Tourettes - Abbe May (SGC Media) 01:01:31 – Control - Monks Of Mellonwah (Insomnia Radio) 01:04:15 – If We Get Caught We Never Met - Skyways Are Highways (Insomnia Radio) 01:07:05 – Kaleidoscope - The Sunsleepers (Insomnia Radio) 01:14:35 – Beats & Breakfast - cLn (Insomnia Radio)

Welcome to Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 25. This episode features Australians based in Australia, Australians based overseas & overseas residents now calling Australia home – all of which is fine with Erk! A mellower episode this week with some jazz, pop, country and/or western & a lot more.    Music supplied by AirPlay Direct.               DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (all times are approximate): 02:15 – Friend In England - The Bent Legs (AirPlay Direct) 06:18 – Protest Song - The Bent Legs (AirPlay Direct) 11:11 – Forest - Paisley Park (AirPlay Direct) 15:10 – Day Parade - Paisley Park (AirPlay Direct) 20:13 – The Island - Marianna Ensemble (AirPlay Direct) 23:45 – On A Long Road - Marianna Ensemble (AirPlay Direct) 27:40 – I’m In Love With A Girl Called Vinyl - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct) 32:07 – Saigon Honey - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct) 43:25 – Last Beer In Bondi - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct) 46:42 – The Choices We Make - The Willow Seed (AirPlay Direct) 50:42 – Another Place - Cass Mitchell (AirPlay Direct) 57:07 – Train - Acoustique Juice (AirPlay Direct) 01:00:40 – Never Going Back - Acoustique Juice (AirPlay Direct) 01:04:24 – Monday Morning Blues - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct) 01:07:27 – The Look Of Love - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct) 01:12:27 – This Just Gets Better - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct) 01:22:40 – Crazy - Kane Harrison (AirPlay Direct) 01:26:58 – Somebody Anybody - Kane Harrison (AirPlay Direct)

Welcome to episode 24 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. This episode provides a good mix of music that Erk has been seeing live recently & what Erk has coming up in future weeks.  There’s also an update from The Voice in relation to Suns Of Cascadia vocalist Oscar. Interestingly, a vocalist’s appearance on The Voice led me (once again) to The Newsagency in inner-western Sydney for a nice night of intimate live music. This also led to half the playlist for this week’s episode.   Last weekend, Erk was pleased to be able to see Hard As Nails live for their first gig since Erkstock last year. Also, Erk was able to get a sneak preview of Vanity Riots’ upcoming EP.   Music supplied by Uptone Entertainment & the artists directly.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (all times approximate): 01:30 – You Can Close Your Eyes (live) - Miss Little & Abby Dobson (direct) 05:11 – A Place Without Time - Miss Little (direct) 08:58 – Where’s The Way Out - Miss Little (direct) 17:04 – Fire & Smoke - Sutton Althisar (direct) 21:00 – Let The Sun - Sutton Althisar (direct) 25:01 – I Just Want You - Molly Contogeorge (direct) 28:58 – Sometimes - Molly Contogeorge (direct) 32:40 – 7 Pounds - Helen Perris (direct) 37:58 – Palace In Suburbia - Helen Perris (direct) 42:52 – Will You Be Your Lover - Alison Avron (direct) 45:41 – By My Side - Alison Avron (direct) 57:40 – Frogs & Bloodocks - The Damned Humans (direct) 01:01:20 – Prestige - The Damned Humans (direct) 01:04:24 – Demonize - Hard As Nails (direct) 01:13:12 – Bloodsucker - Vanity Riots (direct) 01:16:54 – We’re No More - Suns Of Cascadia (Uptone Entertainment) 01:22:25 – Till I Die - Upside Down Miss Jane (direct) 01:28:54 – Thin Red Line - Red Bee (direct)

Welcome to episode 23 of Insomnia Radio: Australia.  On this episode, Erk wanders back through the Insomnia Radio archives to find Australian artists. Some of the artists are well known to Erk while others are new discoveries. The aim of Insomnia Radio: Australia (and Erk’s sister show Erk FM) is to find new Australian music and present it. An awesome aspect of podcasting is that it is usually noncompetitive and people are happy to share, Erk included. There are a lot more songs in the IR fault for Erk to explore which will feature in upcoming episodes!   All music supplied by Insomnia Radio.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (all times approximate) 02:52 – Endless Sun - The Money Go Round (via Insomnia Radio) 07:09 – Life & Death Of Postman Pat (Wake Up) - Crossing Red Lines (via Insomnia Radio) 10:38 – Al Pacino - Sea Legs (via Insomnia Radio) 13:28 – Unstoppable - Enerate (via Insomnia Radio) 17:19 – Bumper - The Cannanes (via Insomnia Radio) 20:41 – Don’t Leave - All India Radio (via Insomnia Radio) 31:26 – This Haunting - Alex Watts & The Foreign Tongue (via Insomnia Radio) 35:49 – Like This - The Night (via Insomnia Radio) 39:14 – Waiting Waiting - Jack Carty (via Insomnia Radio) 41:48 – History’s Door - Husky (via Insomnia Radio) 45:35 – Break The Spell - All Mankind (via Insomnia Radio) 48:44 – Do You Hear - Cub Scouts (via Insomnia Radio) 01:00:12 – Harm - The Dead Leaves (via Insomnia Radio) 01:03:45 – Awkward - San Cisco (via Insomnia Radio) 01:06:18 – Horizons - The Cadres (via Insomnia Radio)

Welcome to episode 22 of Insomnia Radio: Australia! Erk likes it when PR companies help to make creating a playlist really easily. On this episode, Erk features some artists who have been on Insomnia Radio: Australia before with new music to promote. It is also good when the PR company lets Erk know about a band in his home city that he had no idea existed! Now that Erk knows they exist,  you will also know they exist because you are listening.   During the week, Erk received a couple of song requests & did not want to say no! He also snuck some metal onto the show but it is very relevant to the song prior!   All music supplied by  SGC Media & the artists directly.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (all times approximate): 02:22 – Fill Yourself – Mia Dyson (SGC Media) 07:25 – Picking Up The Pieces – Jeremy Hunter (SGC Media) 13:13 – Maybelene – The Love Junkies (SGC Media) 20:44 – Australia Street - Sticky Fingers (SGC Media) 25:18 – Like A Kid – The Trouble With Templeton (SGC Media) 31:26 – Trouble – Abbe May (SGC Media) 36:26 – Pool - Cub Scouts (SGC Media) 40:39 – Come On. Stand Out – 7bit Hero (SGC Media) 44;00 – 8 Bit Superhero – Not Another Sequel Just Another Prequel (direct) 53:30 – Never Turn Your Back On The Sea - Rapskallion (direct) 01:00:25 – Ginger Bread Man - Rapskallion (direct) 01:06:31 – Jangle – Gemini Downs (direct) 01:10:05 – From Darwin – Gemini Downs (direct)

Welcome to episode 21 of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Continuing with the weekly format, Erk thought that he would revisit his debut gig as a promoter last year, Erkstock. Held to celebrate his birthday, Erk selected a range of bands to play at the Valve Bar in Sydney. With a range of female fronted rock & metal, everyone who attended the show & stayed longer than 5 minutes enjoyed themselves. So what have the bands who played Erkstock been doing since August last year? On this episode, we’ll find out. We’ll also find out for the very first time some of the other bands on Erk’s wishlist for the event (Erkstock 2? LOL).   It’s not often that someone who has been on an indie music podcast gets themselves on national TV but Suns of Cascadia vocalist Oscar has done exactly that. Appearing on the 2013 season of The Voice on Channel 9, Oscar had his blind audition shown during the week & has progressed to the next stage. Erk will be keen to see how he progresses. Good luck, Oscar! Follow his progress here.   All music supplied by Uptone Entertainment & the artists directly. Used with permission. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (all times approximate): 01:55 – Have Your Scene - Suns Of Cascadia (Uptone Entertainment) 09:55 – Set To Ignite - Smokin Mirrors (direct) 13:16  - Make Your Bed - Vanity Riots (direct) 20:00 – Ice Cream - Hard As Nails (direct) 22:50 – Pistols & Heartbeats - Stellar Addiction (direct) 26:25 – Don’t Wanna Know - Aimee Francis (direct) 30:55 – Enemy - Heaven The Axe (direct) 34:53 –  Culprit - Bellusira (direct) 38:21 – Caravan - Domino (direct) 45:41 – Safety Dance - Foundry Road (direct) 48:35 – Roulette - Gutter Tactic (direct) 52:20 – Dark Messiah - Temtris (direct) 57:55 – Lash - Amodus (direct) 01:01:07 – Dine In Hell - Frankenbok (direct)

Welcome back to Insomnia Radio: Australia! Erk’s been off seeing the world again including a trip to America, Mexico & a Caribbean cruise on 70000 Tons Of Metal. Erk is pleased to announce that Insomnia Radio: Australia is back & will be on a weekly basis! Erk produces a weekly Australian music podcast called Erk FM: Australia & it seems silly for Insomnia Radio fans to miss out on a weekly show while producing IR: Australia maybe once a month at best. So to use an Australian term, Erk decided to kill two birds with the one stone.     Because of the trip, the associated preparations and the extra content upon returning, Erk has not been to many gigs in Australia lately. His last gig before leaving for the US was Evil Ugly’s single launch featuring Domino & his first Australian gig for 2013 was Domino’s album launch. If you’ve ever seen Domino live and/or heard them on Erk FM or here on IR: Australia, you are in for a treat.   In addition, Andy Mac has been busy not only getting his KANG out but also launching himself as a solo artist (The Andy Mac Experience? LOL). Does this mean no more Simpsons references, Andy? There’s also a couple of artists who have had a name change since the last time they were played on Erk FM – indeed they are making their IR: Australia debut!    Aimee Francis has been jet-setting just like Erk. Arriving into America just after Erk left, Aimee’s fresh from an appearance at 2013 SXSW & touring around the US. Quite appropriately, her new single is called Jetplane. Later this year, Aimee will be supporting Pink in Sydney. Hey, finally a good reason to go to a Pink concert!   In addition, Erk is wading through his email inbox so there will be a lot of great music to listen to this week!   Music on this episode supplied by the artist & used with permission, Uptone Entertainment &  SGC Media.   DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list (song times are approximate): 01:25 Karisilama - Domino (direct) 07:38 Here In The Sky - Domino (direct) 13:47 Jetplane - Aimee Francis (direct) 16:40 Circles - Suns Of Cascadia (Uptone Entertainment) 21:34 Train Song - Andy Mac (direct) 24:43 Empty Spaces - Andy Mac (direct) 32:00 Jangle - Gemini Downs (direct) 35:23 (You Don’t Know) Your Way - Kristian Jackson (direct) 38:53 By Your Side - Alison Avron (direct) 47:00 Cosmic Dude - Prophet Love (direct) 53:26 Maybelene - The Love Junkies (SGC Media) 

Welcome to episode 19 of Insomnia Radio Australia!   After a long break, Erk is back to bring you some great Australian music that you might not have heard before. Over the last 12 months, Erk has been to many gigs watching and supporting indie music. Primarily in Sydney, Erk has also gone further afield including road trips to Brisbane & Canberra. This episode brings you a small selection of music that Erk has enjoyed recently.   Music on this episode was supplied by SGC Media, Deuce Management & Promotion as well as directly by the artists & used with permission.     DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list: Enemy – Heaven The Axe (direct) Set To Ignite – Smokin Mirrors (direct) Pistols & Heartbeats - Stellar Addiction (direct) Pistol - Mia Dyson (SGC Media) Surrender - Baby Grand (direct) Culprit - Bellusira (direct) A Lot To Learn - Vanity Riots (direct) Innocence Surrendered – Temtris (direct) Hotel California – KANG (direct) What Is Love – Not Another Sequel Just Another Prequel (direct) Safety Dance – Foundry Road (direct) I Will Be King – Horizon (Deuce Management & Promotion)

Welcome to episode 18 of Insomnia Radio Australia! Erk is back after some dramas on his main podcast network Channel Erk that created a lot of extra work for him. Erk has been at gigs every weekend during the Australian summer seeing a lot of bands live. Erk plans to get back to monthly episodes of this show but if you want weekly Australian music by Erk, also check out his podcast Erk FM: Australia.   This episode was recorded on Wednesday February 29 – now that’s late in the month of February! It’s also a date that won’t be repeated for another 4 years as 2012 is a leap year.   Music on this episode are some of Erk’s favourite songs of the summer presented in a mixtape format. Some of the bands Erk has seen live. Music supplied directly by the artists, AirPlay Direct & SGC Media.     DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list: Love Hurts  - The Creptter Children (direct) Unconditional Love - Heaven The Axe (direct) Missippissi - The Griswolds (Rare Finds) No Help - Lite Feed Frenzy (direct) Black Coffee  - Rapskallion (direct) Did You Think Our Love Would Hide You - Fronz Arp (direct) Mis Divine Club Beat Mix - Mis Divine (direct) Bad Date - Nicole Taylor (AirPlay Direct) Day By Day - Shadows At Play (direct) Ghost In The Machine - If I Lie (direct) Love You (Magic Silver White Remix) - Oliver Tank (SGC Media) Aurora - Marisa Yeaman (AirPlay Direct) When I Discover You - The Grownups (AirPlay Direct) Rehab - The Happy Endings (AirPlay Direct) Falling - Alana Porter (direct) Closer To Me - Bellusira (direct) Tonight - Avaine (direct) northsoutheastwest - The Jane Austin Argument (direct) Caravan (live) – Domino (direct) Crazy Horse - Smokin Mirrors (direct) Links: Erk’s interview with Phoebe, vocalist from Heaven The Axe Erk’s interview with Domino  

Welcome to episode 16 of Insomnia Radio Australia! Erk is about to head on an epic journey to Europe but before then, here’s some great Australian music for you! All of the music on this episode comes from artists that Erk has seen live in Sydney recently. Apart from Sydney bands, there are also bands from Melbourne and Perth.   So what’s happening with IR: Australia while Erk is overseas for the next 3 months? That is a very good question! Let’s see how many Australians Erk can meet overseas! Stay tuned because Erk still wants to present you Australian music every month! DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes   Song list: Faithful Delights – Beaufields New Age – Mercury Sky Ghost Of Light – Aural Window Like A Fox - ME Waveform – Centred Self (listen to Erk’s interview of Centred Self on Erk FM) Falling Down - Amodus A Sheep In Goth’s Clothing – Empirical Rise – Foundry Road Messiah - Hard As Nails Change – Karnivool (Tijuana Gift Shop)  

Welcome to episode 15 of Insomnia Radio Australia! It has been a hectic month at Channel Erk/Insomnia Radio: Australia Studios as Erk prepares to head to Europe (July – September).  For a monthly show, episode 15 seems to be a mini milestone so Erk thought that he would do something different on this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia. Instead of the usual hour of songs, Erk thought that he would give you some highlights from interviews of Australian artists. There will be 4 artists, each representing a different genre/style. It’s a long episode but hopefully you’ll enjoy it! DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes Each interview segment here is not the complete interview. Because Erk wants to tease you, you will hear the first quarter of each interview. If you want to hear the rest of the interview, you can listen to the interview in full via Erk’s sister music podcast Erk FM which is where the interviews were originally heard. The full interview also features music from each artist.   Representing the acoustic side of music is Sydney singer/songwriter Kristian Jackson. Kristian joined Erk in the studio recently & even brought his guitar with him. On the full interview, you’ll be able to hear Kristian play for Erk.  Apart from singing and songwriting, Kristian also has experience in teaching music.   Kristian’s segment is followed by pop/cabaret performer Emma Dean. Originally from Brisbane, Emma currently calls Sydney home. At the time of recording the interview, Emma was mere days away from her latest show touring around the east & south-east of Australia with her “Something They Can Hold” tour. At the time of the release of this episode, she is halfway through the tour. The interview also contains discussion of Emma’s current album Dr Dream & The Imaginary Pop Cabaret.   Going harder still, the next segment features from Australian music legend Dave Evans. Still touring and rocking hard, long time Australian music fans should remember Dave from AC/DC. During the interview, Dave is very frank about life on the road, his time with AC/DC & life since. Just after this interview, Dave was about to leave on another overseas trip. On this interview, Erk is joined by his mum Judy & half of Foundry Road.   Finally, the last segment features western Sydney metal band Foundry Road. Unknown to Erk at the time, this was the boys’ first real interview. It is an interesting interview – this one is conducted in person around drummer Brad’s kitchen table. . Since then, they have played to a growing fanbase across Sydney and are getting better with every gig.   Interview list: Kristian Jackson – Erk FM episode 145 Emma Dean – Erk FM episode 150 Dave Evans – Erk FM episode 127 Foundry Road – Erk FM episode 118

Welcome to episode 13 of Insomnia Radio Australia!  It has been a busy month at the Channel Erk studio with a lot of music coming in Erk’s direction. To celebrate episode 13 (lucky for some!), let’s celebrate with 13 songs featuring probably the widest range of music heard so far on Insomnia Radio: Australia. There’s music ranging from a demographic for people even younger than Justin Bieber’s fanbase, electro, pop, rock & a lot more.   Music supplied by Deuce Management & Promotion, Reckoning Entertainment, Heapsaflash & the artists directly. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes Song list: Chugga Chugga Choo Choo - Ukulele Baby Music (direct) Starting A Conga Line - The Finishing School (AirPlay Direct) Turn Your World Around - Nat Viola (AirPlay Direct) Bondi Beach - SABA (direct) Blood Eyes Sunrise – Kristian Jackson (direct) Deliverance - Enspier (direct) Ghosts – Royal Chant (Reckoning Entertainment) This Time – Teak (Deuce Management & Promotion) Canadian Girls - Space March (AirPlay Direct) Naked – Me (Reckoning Entertainment) Set – Lacey (Reckoning Entertainment) Big Sky - Only The Sea Slugs (Heapsaflash) You Can’t Find Me - Carus Thompson (Heapsaflash)

Welcome to episode 12 of Insomnia Radio Australia!  It’s hard to believe that it is the end of February and nearly the end of the Australian summer already! This month, Erk brings you a range of artists from around Australia. Within the last month, Erk has seen 4 of the bands on the playlist live (LAB 64, Centred Self, Amodus & Syko Sapian). Can you guess how Erk came up with the title of this episode? There’s a wide range of styles of music in this episode ranging from circus style music to country, pop, rock & music played at 15. Music was either supplied directly by the artist or is courtesy of AirPlay Direct. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes Song list: On The Inside – Simone Townsend (AirPlay Direct) Bill & The Bear - Cloudstreet (AirPlay Direct) The Good Times – The Texettes (AirPlay Direct) Favourite Boyfriend Of The Year – The McClymonts (AirPlay Direct) Word – Johanna Elms (AirPlay Direct) Braylock - LAB 64 (direct) Self Destruction – Vegas Dragons (AirPlay Direct) Measure of Madness - Centred Self (direct) Smokescreen – Amodus (direct) Let It Go – Highway Blonde (AirPlay Direct) My Enemy – Syko Sapian (direct)

Welcome to episode 11 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music from across Australia to celebrate Australia Day. Australia Day is celebrated each year on January 26 to celebrate the first British settlement of Australia in 1788. Australia was first used by the British like a jail – sending criminals (convicts) to Australia as punishment via a long sea voyage. While many Australians use the day to celebrate all good things Australian, many people also regard the day as Invasion Day because the new settlers fought with and took over land which was in the care of the Aboriginal people. All of the music on this episode comes from Reverbnation, using the charts for each of the capital cities of the various Australian states and territories as well as a couple of regional centres. A future IR: Australia episode will feature some more regional music from across the country. There is a wide range of styles of music on this episode! DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS | SUBSCRIBE VIA iTunes Song list: Alien Circus – Miki X Dues (Canberra, ACT) Endless Roads - Tommy Emmanuel (Melbourne, VIC) In My Dreams – Cobracasino (Sydney, NSW) A Taste Of The Good Life - Kid Philly (Brisbane, QLD) Window & The Watcher – The Butterfly Effect (Brisbane, QLD) Little Did I Know - Funkoars (Adelaide, SA) Themata - Karnivool (Perth, WA) Clouded - Rod Fritz (Hobart, TAS) Tennant Creek - Tracey Bunn (Darwin, NT) Hits The Freeway – Rhubee Neale (Alice Springs, NT – regional) Just The Way You Are - Clinton Cave (Cairns, QLD – regional) Summer – Sunny Cowgirls (Tamworth, NSW – regional)