This episode is dedicated to 4ZZZ’s 40th birthday, which was celebrated on Tuesday the 8th of December, 2015. On the 20th of September, 2015, 4ZZZ and Brisbane Festival presented a showcase of seminal acts that have been integral to Brisbane’s music scene over the last 40 years and much loved by 4ZZZ and their listeners. This episode is dedicated to that day.
Jeremy Neale
Recorded and Mixed by Branko Cosic.
Recorded at The Speigeltent for 4ZZZ’s 40th Birthday Celebrations 20th September 2015.
Singer Songwriter Jeremy Neale has been writing catchy garage pop gems since 2008 as a solo artist, as well as a number of notable Brisbane bands including everyones favourite 12 piece street gang Velociraptor.
Screamfeeder
Recorded and Mixed by Branko Cosic.
Recorded at The Speigeltent for 4ZZZ’s 40th Birthday Celebrations 20th September 2015.
Beginning in Brisbane in 1990, Screamfeeder have become icons of the Australian alternative music scene, leading the way for independent Australian artists. In their expansive career they have released 6 albums, four EPs, toured extensively and supported bands like Sonic Youth, Pavement, and Rollins Band.
Ups and Downs
Recorded and Mixed by Branko Cosic.
Recorded at The Speigeltent for 4ZZZ’s 40th Birthday Celebrations 20th September 2015.
Formed in 1983 Ups and Downs played a brand of ethereal, well-crafted,jangly guitar pop and had success with singles ‘The Living Kind’, ‘Out of the Darkness’, and ‘Lit by the Fuse’.
Ed Kuepper
Recorded and Mixed by Branko Cosic.
Recorded at The Speigeltent for 4ZZZ’s 40th Birthday Celebrations 20th September 2015.
Starting his career as the frontman for the iconic Brisbane band ‘The Saints’in 1973, Ed Kuepper’s genre shifting, four decade long career also includes writing songs in bands like ‘The Laughing Clowns’, and ‘The Aint’s’ as well as writing and performing all instrumentation, producing, mixing, and mastering the 20 albums he has released as a solo artist.
Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 8-9pm, Friday 4th December 2015.
Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.