78 Amped
Helping you find the next great song in your playlist. 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
Sam gives Max an album that the internet was convinced would make him feel all the feels. Will he feel that head in the ceiling fan energy?
Relisten to Title Fight's "Floral Green" on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Backstage at the 2025 Good Things Festival, Sam and Max sit down with Alex from All Time Low to chat their new album and tour. They cover how they hooked up with one of the most iconic voices of the 00s, who their fifth Beatle is, and why setlists are the most tense part of the touring experience.
Connect with All Time Low on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest album, "Everyone's Talking" on Spotify and A...
This week's episode features two very tired boys fresh off a long weekend of Good Things Festival and Justice's final performance, so they review those two huge live moments in Brisbane, run through their new favourites from the week, and deep dive into their Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay results.
Listen to the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify Playlist, and check out the live photo gallery of the Jus...
It's a show Sam's never seen, so excuse him while he listens in to the Upside-Down for the first time. He'll review the collection of hits on the soundtrack from one of Netflix's biggest titles.
Relisten to the Stranger Things Soundtrack on Spotify or Apple Music.
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With the heavy festival of the year nearly upon us, Sam and Max jump in to give their takes on the bands, moments and mosh pits that are must-see at the 2025 Good Things festival.
Edit: this was recorded prior to Knocked Loose and The All American Rejects dropping off the line-up.
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It's raining shows in Brisbane with Valley Crawl and Southwave dropping their line-ups, Live Nation is bringing the heat with a new format of shows to get artists their due, and Max is looking back at the Rufus Du Sol show. Then, it's another round of This or That with another group of big hitter artists.
Follow along with the songs we discuss with this week's Spotify playlist.
Max is getting his singer-songwriter lens on as he reviews the 2025 album from Florida-based artist, Gigi Perez. It's sadboi, melancholic pop, but will Max's inability to feel anything get in the way of the bangers?
Relisten to "At the Beach in Every Life" on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Recorded at Catalog Music in Fortitude Valley, Sam is joined by Colby and Jamo from Brisbane metalers Headwreck. In one of the most beautifully chaotic interviews that includes an elevator, soap opera-level back-facing, and a stack of incredible records, they chat about dream festivals becoming next-up shows, having fun with the music, and finding inspiration in vibe from very unexpected sources.
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Come along the journey as Sam and Max discover more and more about Canada in one episode. Then they cover an underrated Aussie metal band, debate between Nickelback and Matchbox Twenty, and golf-clap the ARIA Awards winners of 2025.
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Sam rewinds back to 2012 as he works his way through one of the most seminal Australian records of the 10s, with Flume's self-titled debut. He makes it known early that it isn't necessarily his cup of tea, but takes an adventure to get to a surprising conclusion.
Revisit Flume's self-titled debut record on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Max dials in with the alt-pop/alt-rock artist Lucky to celebrate the release of her new track "Houston". Along the way, they cover some earliest musical memories, which 00s pop songstresses have the biggest sway on Lucky's work, and how a whirlwind 12-months has unfolded.
Connect with Lucky on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to her latest single "Houston" on Spotify and Apple Music.
Sam brings a live reaction for some of his favourite new music, then Max leads us through the news segment as Sam laptop restarts for the first time in 12 months. It's a new concert series for Brisbane, A.I. taking over the top of the charts, and finding new ways to Aussify your playlists. Then, it's straight to the lock up where we try to recognise artists in a police line up.
Sam has set Max the task of venturing into the jungle that is Disney's Tarzan, and one of the most iconic animated film soundtracks. It's at the core of one of the most contentious debates of the show, but has Max switched his allegiances?
Relisten to the Tarzan soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Sam and Max dial in with Andy and Jackson from Brisbane's GrizzlyShark ahead of the release of their latest track, "Brand New Tragedy". They cover how important Bionicles lore is to the GrizzlyShark sound, how they'll celebrate the reopening of one of Brisbane's best alternative venues, and why the acoustic cigarette is coming back.
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Max returns from a triumphant gig at Oasis' return to Sydney, Sam moots his Bluesfest virginity, and they both look at the Grammy's nods. Then it's a good ol' fashioned song-off as we put bands against their own best tracks.
Follow along with the songs we discuss in this week's Spotify Playlist.
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Sam's popping the cowboy hat on as he looks and listens back to the 2018 Grammys Album of the Year, Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour. Will he be feeling the country time blues, or is he going to go full Velvet Elvis?
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Celebrating the release of the band's second record, "GLORY", Sam and Max chat with Anna from Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers. They cover how the band make setlist decisions, how their U.S. shows differ from their hometown hits, and why Eddie Vedder sent an apology gift pack.
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Kicking off the episode with some terrible audio after the session crashed, Sam and Max chat the latest from some new friends of the show, look back at a stormy Big Pineapple Festival, and then analyse the best of the internet's favourite pop-punk-turned-pop darling, Hayley Williams.
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Live from the sweaty backstage area at the Big Pineapple Music Festival, we catch up with some of the best up-and-comers on the line up. We chat the Euro club scene with IVANA off the back of her signing with a German dance label and see what 2026 has in store.
Connect with IVANA on Instagram, and listen to her latest track "Need Your Love" on Spotify and Apple Music.
Max has been set the absolute enigma that is the debut LP from British artist King Krule. He's a little lost right from the get-go, but will he have anymore understanding by the end of the review?
Listen back to "6 Feet Beneath the Moon" on Spotify or Apple Music
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