Saturday Breakfast with Julie Reynolds - the "Best Bits"

🎸 He’s the guitar-slinging, outrageous costumed legend from Skyhooks who helped shape Aussie rock as we know it… and he’s still got that unmistakable sparkle. In this episode, Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie joins us for a laid-back, laughter-filled chat about the enduring power of Skyhooks’ biggest hits, and the current show he's part of, Stars of Countdown that’s keeping the magic alive.

From backstage mischief to heartfelt memories, Bo...

We turned up the volume on Aussie alt-rock nostalgia as we catch up with Ella and Jesse Hooper from Killing Heidi! It’s been 25 years since their explosive debut album Reflector lit up the charts and changed the game — and we’re diving into the stories behind the songs, the sibling dynamic, and what it’s like revisiting their breakout era with fresh eyes (and voices). Expect laughs, reflections, and a few surprises along the way.

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In this episode, we catch up with the ever-soulful Pete Murray

Pete talks about his brand new single “I Am Fire”, the inspiration behind it, and why it’s one of his most personal tracks to date. We also chat about the reimagined “Better Days (Pete’s Version)”, our AMRAP Song of the Week, and why sometimes the classics deserve a second life.

Plus, Pete shares stories from the road as he gears up for a massive 55-date solo acoustic to...

Scott Carne from Kids In The Kitchen joined us on Saturday Brekkie to talk the Stars of Countdown Live in Concert tour.

Get ready, get set Australia for Stars of Countdown Live in Concert. Be transported back to the heady days of Countdown, Australia’s favourite TV music show, in a two-set stage extravaganza!

For an incredible 13 years, Countdown showcased the finest from the music world both locally and internationally, into...

In a world that’s never been more connected due to technology and the vast reach of the internet, it’s hard to believe that nearly one in three Australians report feeling lonely … and more than 15% say they often or always feel lonely. Recent research conducted by Relationships Australia reveals that loneliness is a modern-day epidemic that affects people across all age groups, with young people aged 18-24 being the most likely to ...

Let's introduce you to another David Campbell.

David Campbell is an Australian singer song writer.
He also plays guitar with Australian music legend Daryl Braithwaite as a member of band and has done for many years
David’s latest release was conceived January 2025 after performing in outback NSW on the remote pastoral property” Mount Gipps Station”, located Nth of Broken Hill, off the Silver City Highway.
Inspired by th...

THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS will celebrate The 20th Anniversary of Iconic Album, We're Already Gone by playing it on a massive tour of Australia.

I caught up with main man, Mat McHugh, to talk the band, the concepts for the album and how you get from playing at local skate parks on the Sydney Northern Beaches to international world stages, selling thousands of copies and getting nominated at the ARIA's. Listen here and make sure you...

The Superjesus have held their place as one of the countries most respected live bands for almost 30 years. Emerging in the late 90’s and signing to Warner Music worldwide, they released 3 classic albums - Sumo, Jet Age and Rock Music, two of which went platinum. The 3 x ARIA Award winners took a hiatus in the mid 2000’s to work on solo projects and re-emerged in 2013 to test the waters. Pleased to have found themselves well receiv...

Multi-award winning band Pseudo Echo have always loved an adventure and they’re set to traverse the country across February and March in honour of their biggest album’s 40th anniversary. 

Fans can relive the songs and sounds that defined an era when the tour kicks off on the Gold Coast on February 7 followed by scheduled performances in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Wollongong and Canberra with further shows to be announced...

The Screaming Jets are set to light up Australian rock stages later this year with their highly anticipated Life Blood Tour, a nationwide extravaganza featuring just EIGHT exclusive dates .

The Life Blood Tour is set to deliver an unforgettable rock 'n' roll experience, with The Screaming Jets bringing their signature high-energy performances to these iconic venues. The tour's name embodies the essence of rock 'n' roll:

 “LIFE BLOO...

We talked 50 years of The Angels with Sam Brewster.

THE ANGELS – ’50 YEARS IN THE MAKING’

 Yep, this is big: 50 years in the making. Two hours. Two sets. A new lead singer. And an unforgettable collection of Greatest Hits and Rarities.

 The Angels formed in Adelaide in 1974. As the book ‘The 100 Best Australian Albums‘ points out, “The Angels can lay claim to being Australia’s longest-lasting band.”

This is it, folks – the first An...

What were you doing in 1984? Me, I was listening to this great band's first album "Stoneage Romeos" and so were all my friends. And we still are! On this episode we're joined by frontman for the Hoodoo Gurus and we talk back in the day and there's a funny story or two on how a few of the tracks were given life. You must go and have a listen to the album straight after too, if you were there it'll take you ...

Youngest member of the Barnes family dynasty, Elly May has just, with a little help from some amazing friends and family ie Diesel, Davey Lane & even Neil Finn, just released her debut album and is living a dream come true. Elly May is the first to tell you she has had many a life challenge to overcome living with an extraordinary amount of pain. Born premmie, Elly May has had countless surgeries to help with the cerebral palsy...

Neighbour Day 2024, Sunday 31st March.

A Relationships Australia initiative, Neighbour Day promotes the importance of community and more importantly, connection.   We live in times where we are more connected than ever before, but ever more isolated. The most recent national research on this is very disturbing - 

32% of Australian adults report feeling lonely

A staggering 38% of 18 to 25 year olds, the most digitally connected gene...

For 15 years, we’ve affectionately called the summer test match at the SCG ‘the Pink Test’. 2024 marks the 16th Pink Test, and the McGrath Foundation is calling on all Aussies to once again ‘Unite in Pink’ - helping them reach their goal of funding 250 McGrath Breast Care Nurses by 2025.

The Pink Test, and especially Day 3 which is known as Jane McGrath Day, recognises the work of the Foundation in funding McGrath Breast Care Nurse...

National Carers Week – a time to recognise and show support for Australia’s incredible unpaid carers.

Both popular Adelaide radio personalities, in 2020, Chris Dzelde quit his full-time job in radio to care for his beloved wife Mel. It followed on from Mel’s cancer diagnosis some years earlier and numerous bouts of chemotherapy and other treatments to try and stop the cancer from spreading. Sadly, following an additional diagnosis ...

Associate Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is one of Australia’s most highly regarded climate scientists and a world-renowned expert on heatwaves. To coincide with Science Week August 2023, Sarah joined us on Saturday Breakfast to talk more on with the Northern Hemisphere a hot mess at the moment and parts of the world experiencing some of their hottest temperatures on record, what that means for Australia’s upcoming summer peri...