78 Amped
Each week, the team from 78 Amped bring you the news, reviews and interviews you need to find the next great song for your favourite playlists!
Episodes
Off the back of their Coachella sets, Sam's reviewing Green Day's 1997 album Nimrod, and finding out that it goes well beyond pop punk. Will he have the time of his life?
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Sam and Max sit down for a chat with Ciarann Babbington, lead vocalist of Melbourne pop-punkers Bakers Eddy, on the release day of their latest single "Dust on My Brain". They cover the long-fought process that goes into backing vocals, how Ciarann found his voice from mental health struggles, and why listeners are going to hear some Drum 'n' Bass on their next release.
Sam and Max are RIPing the pontiff this week, followed by a few big announcements out of the Australian heavy music scene. Then, Sam's pondering the end of the world as he looks to soundtrack when it all comes to a close.
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Sam has set Max one of the biggest albums of all time to review as his homework, so no pressure. Will he go the way of Syd Barrett?
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Sam still loves new Skrillex and Max finds some heavy Finnish material for the new music mix, then they cover off a gig they caught together, and touch base on the biggest sets from Coachella so far.
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Sam gets his 80s and 90s dance pants on as he reviews the second album from Client Liaison, the Corporate Kings of the Australian music scene. Will he make it Strictly Business, or will it take him to the House of Holy?
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It's Bro-step time as Sam and Max uncover the latest hectic drop-a-thon from Skrillex, Sam defends himself from some Sleepyheads, and then we float the all-important concept of a "Do Not Playlist".
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Max looks back at a 2012 pop punk classic from the UK outfit Basement. Aside from their absolute hate of both the space-bar and capitalisation, what will Max glean from this album?
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Birthday presents are swapping hands, festival line-ups are getting dropped, and outrage follows Max's non-opinion of a late-00s classic. Sam also asks the BIG question with a grim answer.
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Sam listens in and reviews the New York City band Gift's Illuminator album, and discovers if he has that indie rock vibe in his repertoire.
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Ahead of the release of their third album, BODIES, Max dials in with Jacob and Ethan from Thornhill while the band were hitting the golf course. Between strokes, they cover the bands surprising inspiration behind their music, how the new tracks have been coming across live, and the difference between a Thornhill fan and a Thornhill album fan.
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Both Sam and Max have big life milestones under the belt this week, and they're trying (and failing) to find the music that tells the story. Also Ronnie Radke's causing havoc on the serene isle of Tasmania.
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Fresh into a new house, Max reviews Fontaines D.C.'s latest album Romance, to see if the Irish five-piece has been in his wheelhouse, or if it's all a little on the sad side.
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No new artist chat this week, but we've dipped back into the archives to find one of our favourite interviews to revisit. In 2022, we caught up with producer and DJ Dillon Francis ahead of his Splendour in the Grass set. We cover the perils of high-altitude paint balling, travel conundrums at local NZ airports, and who listeners should have seen at that year's festival (immediately before Max got the worst bout of 'V...
Sam and Max pine over another international festival line up, then closely inspect Triple J's new high rotation policy. Then, Sam's new job has him thinking which tracks he can safely put on for the new office to make mates.
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This week, Sam goes full city-patriot, and reviews one of the most prominent albums from Brisbane's scene, Powderfinger's "Vulture Street". Will Bernard and the boys have him feeling it, or will it be a miss?
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Kelsey and Max dial in with Nette and George from Melbourne five-piece Sleepazoid off the back of their debut EP, "Running with the Dogs". They cover how their previous music projects have made them an efficient hit machine, whether their single "Alice" is about a four-legged friend, and whether Melbourne is a mosh city or a sway city.
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After the big hit of Cyclone Alfred, Sam and Max emerge from their shelters to talk about the big hits in their playlists this week. Along side that, they cover two of the biggest music-centred video games, and go deep on a government report that might get a little depressing.
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Max throws the needle down on Turnover's 2015 album, "Peripheral Vision" to find a band moving between sounds. Will he be on board, or will it be caught in the middle?
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Wrapping up our Knotfest 2025 coverage, Sam is joined by comedian Luke Severeid. They cover Luke's picks from the festival, the pressure of being a "heavy metal comedian" without a mosh pit, and what it's like being above the elite.
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