A couple of months ago Remi, Sensible J and Dutch visited FBi, set up some drums and MPCs – and proceeded to bust out some of the freshest, funniest and most politically sharp rhymes Australia has heard in years. Last night they won Best Hip Hop Album – and took home a $50 grand grant – at the Independent Music Awards.
Having run away to NYC at just 16, there beginning to cross-dress and develop a transgendered life, Blanco became renowned for her poetry and performance first, only finding fame for her wavvy music later. Hear her insights on a wild life – plus two acapella raps.
Two of our leading lights came together for a very special show with Jack Shit. Hear some exemplary live performances from both ladies, including the world premiere of “Dazzling”, a beautiful new song by Adalita.
30 years with the Hard-Ons; another solo album just released; and still driving a cab despite a heinous attack that left him with a fractured skull two years ago. That awful incident yielded a massive outpouring of love & support from around the world. Listen here and you’ll see why.
Tennessee’s Valerie June recently visited Australia for the first time – and spent a whole week in Sydney after appearing on FBi. Here she waxes lyrical about sparkling water, recalls meeting legends like Bobby Womack whilst helping out on tours her father promoted – and agrees to play her only solo show in Sydney at Jack’s suggestion.
Effervescent indie upstarts Frente! were a breath of fresh air when they arrived on the scene in the early 90s, yet pressures mounted as their star ascended. Here Angie and Simon revisit an intensely creative time, delivering pristine and playful live renditions of Labour Of Love and Ordinary Angels, showing said star will burn brightly for a while yet.
Canada’s irrepressible Saidah Baba Talibah toured for Blues Fest earlier this year, joining Jack Shit for what she later described as her favourite interview ever. Everything from war and revolution, to family and sex, is assayed…
Community Radio on community radio – of course!
Sydney’s unassuming masters of melody are on the cusp of completing their easy second album.
Cam and Pat swung by the station to shoot the shit with Jack – and debut a live duo version of Happening For Us.
Hilarity was always gonna ensue when Hunx and his Punx joined Shannon and the Clams to bust out a live number in the FBi studios. Prior to their double-header on Oxford Street, both crews got the low-down on a few local legends (like Troughman) from Mr Shit – in a rambling and ribald rave, that raised more than mere eyebrows…
In a frank and funny chat with Jack Shit, The Necks percussion wizard, Tony Buck, expanded on the frankly miraculous methods by which the band communicate – providing a rare insight into the mysterious world of these globally renowned Australian artists.