The Press Conference Podcast

#71 -The Long Road Home

#70 - Mixtape 27 - TOWNS

We’re back with another interview…
 
Presenting Mixtape #27 with TOWNS <3
 
TOWNS are a high energy, pop-punk, 2-piece hailing from Adelaide and are hot off the back of supporting Hot Mulligan on their SA leg, and about to hit the road with Between You & Me across the country in May!
 
Aston & Daniel joined the pod this week for a super fun chat covering the band getting together, the Adelaide scene, having fun with banter on stage, and heaps more!
 
They brought us 5 tracks that have inspired and mean a lot to the band, and we break them down one by one featuring tracks from Foo Fighters, Beddy Rays, Sum 41, and more.
 
Big thanks to Aston and Daniel for coming on, and we can’t wait to catch TOWNS when they hit the road with BYAM this May. Tickets HERE.
 
Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one HERE.

#69 - New Bloom Fest: Recap & Review

The Press Conference Podcast Presents Episode #69 - New Bloom Fest: Recap & Review 🌺
 
Dave & Fil spent the weekend hitting up all 3 New Bloom Fests across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and caught up today in person to recap and review such an amazing weekend!
 
Covering all the major bands, our favourite locals of the weekend, favourite moments and more! And even chat through their way too early predictions and wish lists for next year!
 
The boys also spoke about the lead up to the fest with side shows spanning from Touché Amoré and Movements, and what they’re looking forward to this week post-fest.
 
Big praise to Destroy All Lines for putting on one of our favourite shows of all time, and we hope New Bloom returns in 2025!
 
Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one HERE.

#68 - Mixtape 26 - Antiskeptic

We are absolutely stoked to announce our next guest…
 
Presenting Mixtape #26 with Antiskeptic 🔥
 
Antiskeptic are fresh off the back of releasing their first album in 10 years, ‘Instincts’, and this week the pod was joined by frontman Andrew Kitchen for a chat.
 
We talk about the hunger of returning for a new album after so long, writing an album in lockdown, how the scene has changed over the years and so much more!
 
Andrew brought us 5 tracks on behalf of the band that helped inspire this record, including some absolute heaters from bands like The Killers, Closure In Moscow and The Veronicas.
 
Antiskeptic head out for their Instincts album tour on the 28th of March with Horsell Common, and you can grab tickets HERE!
And if you are yet to pick up a copy, you can purchase the final copies of the vinyl for Instincts over on Anti Vinyl Vinyl Club HERE .
 
We can’t thank Andrew enough for coming on the pod, and we hope you enjoy the episode this week.
 
Don’t forget we also have pre-orders for our next run of tees up now. Be sure to grab one HERE as well.

#67 - Mixtape 25 - GLOW

After a big week, we are back with our next band…
 
Presenting Mixtape #25 with GLOW ✨
 
GLOW are a metalcore band hailing from Melbourne, and last week they celebrated the release of their debut EP ‘…And All That We Are Is Nothing We Dreamed Of’.
 
Josh and Rick from the band joined us this week to chat how the band came to be, the Ballarat scene, having fun with music and heaps more!
 
The boys brought us 5 tracks that influenced them and the band, including tracks from Slipknot, Slayer, Van Halen, and more. This was such a fun chat! We hope you enjoy it and we can’t wait to catch GLOW at a show in the near future!
 
Don’t forget we have also opened up pre-orders for our next run of tees. Be sure to grab one HERE.
 
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#66 - (TPCP's Version)

We have a huge episode today…
 
Presenting Episode #66 (TPCP’S Version) 🩵🩷
 
For the first time in a while, Dave and Fil are back behind the mic this week catching up on what’s been going on, all things gigs, new music, and more!
 
This week we talk Blink-182, Taylor Swifts’ The Eras Tour, Bloom’s ‘Maybe In Another Life’, and are joined by friend of the pod and international listener, Nik, to help us with a Fast 5!
 
We are happy to finally announce a few things we’ve been working on, so keep an eye on socials in the coming days for more info.
 
Thank you all for all the support so far this year, we can’t wait for the next few weeks and what else we have planned for 2024!

#65 - Mixtape 24 - December

We are so stoked to announce our next guest…
 
Presenting Mixtape #24 with December 🖤
 
December are a melodic hardcore outfit hailing from Adelaide, and are fresh off the back of the release of their debut EP ‘The Words I Wish I Said’.
 
This week the pod is joined by Aidan and Dylan from the band to chat about how the band came together, the Adelaide scene, what influenced their EP, and more!
 
Featuring tracks from Casey, Sierra, Underoath and more, this was another fun chat and if you are remotely a fan of melodic hardcore or music that makes you feel, don’t pass on December!
 
Thanks heaps to the boys for coming on, and we can’t wait to eventually catch them at a show.
 
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#64 - Love Song Dedications

The Press Conference Podcast Presents
 
𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 💘
 
Roses are red, violets are blue, like Paramore said, I’m still into you 🌹
 
Join us for a special edition Valentine’s Day Radio Hour with love song dedications from some of our listeners!
 
Featuring songs from City & Colour, Blink-182, The Maine, Kirk Van Houten and more! We are sure there is something for you in this episode!
 
See you next week for another band mixtape, and next year for the third round of Love Song Dedications!
 
Love, TPCP 🤍

#63 - Mixtape 23 - Fallweather

We are excited to announce the next melodic hardcore band on the pod…
 
Presenting Mixtape #23 with Fallweather 🥀
 
Fresh off the release of their debut EP ‘Halesia’, we were lucky to be joined by Cullen, Halley, Bradley & Dimitrious from Melbourne outfit Fallweather.
 
With their huge debut show right around the corner, we talk about how the boys came together, what the response has been like since launching the project and what influenced the EP.
 
Featuring songs from Counterparts, Sleep Token, Trivium and more, this was a lot of fun and if you haven’t listened to Fallweather don’t get caught sleeping!
 
Catch them this Friday (Feb 9th) at their debut SOLD OUT show with support from Vermont, Colourburn & Evergreener.
 
 

#62 - Mixtape 22 - Keymaker

We are back for another week with our first band of 2024…
 
Presenting Mixtape #22 with Keymaker 🇨🇦
 
Keymaker are a DIY heavy band hailing all the way from Nova Scotia, Canada, and this week we are joined by vocalist and bassist for the project, Stephen Taylor.
 
We talk about how the project came to be and what it was like creating and recording their first tracks, growing up in Canada and what the scene was like, and how much the scene has changed over the years.
 
As always we chat about 5 tracks that influenced the band including heavy hitters from The Acacia Strain, Justice For The Damned and more!
 
Big thanks to Stephen for jumping on the pod, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording!
 
Don’t forget that we are back with another edition of The Press Conference Podcast Presents Love Song Dedications! Submit your requests to one of our socials to get involved!