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One of the world's most respected and in-demand electric bassists, Jimmy Haslip is in Melbourne to play with Jeff Lorber Fusion this week. With a CV that includes everyone from Allan Holdsworth to Chaka Kahn; Anita Baker to Robben Ford, and his jazz fusion project Yellowjackets, Haslip has remained a force for more than 4 decades. This Saturday on Fiesta Jazz Jimmy Haslip drops in to chat with Saul about his remarkable career.

GUM (Pond, Tame Impala) and Ambrose Kenny-Smith (King Gizzard, The Murlocs) have released their psych-pop album 'Ill Times'. The expanded version includes four new tracks, and to celebrate, GUM and Kenny-Smith will embark on a four-date Australian tour in April, playing at The Corner Hotel on Thursday, April 10. Tune in to Homebrew, where Ambrose Kenny-Smith joins Brooke to chat about these first-time ever performances with GUM.

'In My Veins' is the new album from multi dimensional artist and powerhouse Jade MacRae. It's her fourth studio album release, which began as an antidote to the despair of the pandemic, becoming an exploration of turning bitter into sweet, all set against a backdrop of punchy, soul infused riffs and rhythms. Ahead of her show at Bird's Basement on April 11, Lucas Packett checks in with the early-2000s pop star.

Creating music that lives somewhere between the realms of rom-com and horror movie, Merpire has just announced her upcoming album, 'MILK POOL'. Following the success of her debut 'Simulation Ride', Merpire dives deeper into personal themes, creativity, and her penchant for atmospheric vocals. Tune in to Underground Love for a live performance from Naarm's own multi-instrumentalist and producer.

This April is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) awareness month, and local rock bands are coming together to make some pretty noise while raising funds and awareness for PMDD Australia. The lineup features Ash Acid, Jess Shreds & The Unmade Beds, Yelo, Prairie Nischler, and Brian Morley, who will be strumming their distorted guitars down at Mamma Chen’s on April 12 from 7pm. Ash Acid stop by Pojama People to chat with Chris Pearson - tune in to learn more about this fundraiser show.

The new album 'Somewhere Between 3 & 5 am' from local rock and roll group Cinco Savages captures a journey all too familiar for many - the culmination of house parties, wild festival nights, and being among the last few still awake in the early hours. In other words, a litany of questionable decisions. With gritty guitar riffs and powerful vocals from front woman Kerrie Loveless, tune in to Pojama People as the band chats about their upcoming show at Lulie Tavern on April 11.

Featuring only female-fronted bands to celebrate International Women's Day, Ryan catches up with Kat Moss, vocalist for the Californian hardcore band Scowl, who since forming in 2019, has taken the scene by storm with their vicious sound and ripping live shows. Tune in to Tyrannocoreus to hear about Scowl's upcoming new album 'Are We All Angels'.

Steven 'Snev' Jones is the guitarist and clean vocalist for the Scottish metalcore band Bleed From Within, who Ryan chats with about their upcoming new album. Having formed in 2005, Bleed From Within's latest record 'Zenith' is a brooding, anthemic slab of the kind of cutting-edge, modern metal that they have become synonymous with. Tune in to Tyrannocoreus to hear Snev's goals and aspirations for a long-awaited Australian tour.