Blasé Sound

Episode 25 features Steph Hughes, a Melbourne-based illustrator, musician, artist, and community art collaborator.
Steph has been a part of various bands over the years, including Dick Diver and the Boomgates. Has made gig posters for the likes of Courtney Barnett and The Feelies, and continues to collaborate with people of all ages through community artworks and murals, via a range of different workshops and projects that promote connection through art making.
Steph speaks on becoming a mum, her early love for sports, how she got into music, meeting Henry Rollins, her creative process, the importance of community and collaboration, and more.
You can check Steph out here: https://www.instagram.com/_steph_hughes_/

I had the pleasure of chatting with James Gorter, a New Zealand-born filmmaker currently residing in Melbourne. James spent his early adult life squatting around Europe and playing in various punk bands before getting immersed in filmmaking. James’s films and work have the ideas of fate, spirituality, death, and violence running right through them in a raw and intense way. James is currently working on a southern Gothic film called Prayers on Fire, an idea for a film that has been with him for over 10 years.

On this episode, James speaks about his squatting days in Europe, his punk background, growing up in New Zealand, how he got into film, near-death experiences, his love for the Safdie Brothers and Harmony Korine, the dream state, and more.

If you are keen to check out his films and what he is working on, you can find him on ig @james_gorter_film and https://jamesgorter.com/.

Bruce Milne is a radio presenter, music journalist, band promoter, and former record label owner who played a prominent role in Melbourne's early punk and post-wave scenes. Bruce began as a band promoter at Swinburne College, alongside Rowland S. Howard and Nick Cave. He would later co-found Au-Go-Go records, signing the likes of Spiderbait, Magic Dirt, The Scientists, and The Meanies, as well as partnering with Seattle's Sub-Pop label.
On this episode, Bruce speaks about Melbourne’s early punk days, how Au-Go-Go records came about, the concept behind cassette magazine Fast Forward, his time travelling between London and Seattle, the changes in the music industry over the years, and more.

Episode 10 features Jim McCullough, a painter, artist, Frankston native and front man for the bands Civic and also the Leather Lickers. This episode was pretty special as Jim spent most of his early 20’s working as an undertaker in Melbourne, carrying and handling the deceased, a job that was pretty eye-opening and surreal. This job would later turn into the Glue Factory, a 110 page book of paintings and recollections of his time in this occupation. We discussed that period of his life, how the concept came about, growing up in Frankston, views on death, his early influences and more.

If you want to check out his work you can find him on ig @jimccullough.

Episode 22 features Campbell Somerville, a professional boxer from Melbourne currently holding a 3-1 (2KO) professional record with 75 fights as an amateur (x3 time Australian amatuer champion) and who was fortunate enough to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships.

Campbell speaks on how he got into boxing, his teen years, the surgeries that delayed the start of his professional career, gratitude, mental challenges, and more.
Find Campbell over at: https://www.instagram.com/campbellsomerville
Enjoy!