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Music Is My Life

My name is Lochlan Watt and music is my life. On this podcast you will find me chatting with guests about music, life, and whatever else I feel like talking about.

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27. JONA WEINHOFEN: Metalcore Grown-Ups (I KILLED THE...

Music Is My Life ·

2025/12/01

Guitarist Jona Weinhofen sits down in the basement of Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide to wrap up the I Killed The Prom Queen arc of the podcast.

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00:49:57

26. JJ PETERS: Drunk Till You're Sober (DEEZ NUTS, I...

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2025/11/24

JJ Peters is the drummer of Australian metalcore heroes I Killed The Prom Queen. He also leads the international hardcore crew Deez Nuts. Saudade is the band’s newly released 7th full-length album - the first he has helmed as a sober man. We sat down at Northcote Theater during Prom Queen’s 25 Year Anniversary tour last month to chat about the journey.

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00:36:14

24. KEVIN CAMERON: Return to Prom Queen

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2025/11/11

Kevin Cameron, guitarist of the legendary Australian metalcore group I Killed The Prom Queen, sits down for his first-ever podcast two shows into their 25 year anniversary tour. Listen as we battle against soundcheck to discuss his feelings on the reunion, as well as joining fellow Adelaide hardcore pioneers Day of Contempt, and the status of his In Trenches project.

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00:51:12

23. PIRATE: The Desert Metal Dreamer

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2025/11/04

The central Australian enigma that is the man behind the Blacken Open Air festival and The Black Wreath crew - Pirate - spins his yarn.

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00:36:28

22. ISAIAH MITCHELL - Uluru Rock

Music Is My Life ·

2025/10/27

In the shadow of Uluru I speak to Isaiah Mitchell - guitarist of Californian psych-rock trio EARTHLESS - mere hours before the band would make history by performing in the presence of the monolith that inspired one of their most iconic songs.

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01:07:00

21. JAMES GEEKIE: The Indomitable Spirit of Metalheads

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2025/10/22

James Geekie is the drummer of Melbourne sludge metal icons ISUA. He's also a great friend that I grew up with in Brisbane, where he brought me into the world of live music promotion. In this podcast recorded on day three of Blacken Open Air in the Northern Territory, Geeks and I speak a little about his band, but mostly reminisce on our faded memories of those days.

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01:19:52

20. KARINA UTOMO: Spiritual Vocal Practice

Music Is My Life ·

2025/10/16

After the better part of a month on the road, I am back with several episodes in the can. First up is my old friend Karina Utomo, speaking from our poolside desert cabin accommodation at Blacken Open Air in the Northern Territory, where she was performing with her exploratory black metal outfit KILAT.. we discuss Blacken and KILAT's recent activities, as well as her growth as a vocalist and how it relates to her spiritual practice and understanding of culture. Stay up to date with KILAT here:

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01:15:00

19. TIM SHIEL: To Podcast And Save The World

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2025/09/10

I used to work with Tim Shiel at triple j. He is a video game music composer and solo artist that also used to play in Gotye's band. These days he has taken up a position as community organizer for the not-for-profit Green Music Australia. On this episode we discuss all of this and many large existential topics.

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00:54:50

18. NICK SMITH & STUART HENLEY-MINCHINGTON: Not Just...

Music Is My Life ·

2025/09/01

Nick and Stu, shredders from New Zealand technical/progressive death metal band Blindfolded and Led To The Woods, speak on the journey from their accidental appearance on a kid's TV show going viral to their forthcoming fifth album 'The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me'.

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01:54:22

17. OWEN & PAIGE MORAWITZ: Resonating At The Pitch of...

Music Is My Life ·

2025/08/21

Owen and Paige are the couple behind The Pitch of Discontent, a fantastic heavy and alternative music podcast based out of Melbourne. In this somewhat meta episode I took my podcast studio to theirs and we talked shop and reminisced about days past as young music journalists and emo club night enthusiasts in Brisbane. Check them out here:https://linktr.ee/tpdpod

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01:24:55

16. TONY CASTRATI: Crippling Alcoholism 101

Music Is My Life ·

2025/08/11

Crippling Alcoholism make music as depressing and addictive as the name would suggest. With a voice that sounds like a thousand cigarettes, vocalist Tony Castrati speaks on the Boston band's uniquely dark grindcore origins, reddit inspirations, prolific pop aspirations, and the deliciously sordid forthcoming third album 'Camgirl'.

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01:23:35

15. SAM OCTIGAN: Test of The Iron Mind

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2025/07/30

Sam Octigan of Melbourne hardcore veterans Iron Mind talks about their killer new record 'Test of The Iron Mind', his career as a visual artist, becoming a father, and his fond memories of Magic The Gathering.

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01:10:04

14. ALANA K VOCAL: Metal Vocal Coach

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2025/07/23

Alana K Vocal is a veteran singing teacher that specializes in extreme metal vocal coaching. After experiencing a downgrade in my vocal ability, I went to visit Alana for a tune-up. After the lesson we sat down to talk about what was going on and her journey on this path so far, leading Melbourne's Heavy Choir and her new band Yakṣī . https://www.instagram.com/yaksi.bandhttps://www.alanakvocal.com/

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00:46:44

13. NICK ADAMS: On Staying Relentless

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2025/07/14

Nick Adams, guitarist and backing vocalist of Sydney's Justice For The Damned speaks on the band's forthcoming third album 'Stay Relentless', as well as his recent permanent addition to Texan mosh institution Kublai Khan.

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00:41:57

12. MIKEY ARTHUR: Happy In A Round Room

Music Is My Life ·

2025/07/07

Mikey Arthur, vocalist, composer, and conceptual overlord behind Melbourne metalcore group The Gloom In The Corner has a quick chat about the band backstage before doors open on the Narre Warren stop of the Make Them Suffer regional Australia tour.

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01:12:20

11. PAUL SEIDEL: After The Ocean

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2025/07/02

Paul Seidel is a drummer from Berlin most well known for his work with post-metal group The Ocean before recently wrapping up his 13 year stint with the band. He was also a formative member of the now defunct metalcore band War For A Harlots Mouth, the creative core of which went on to create the avant garde tech death unit Nightmarer. He also recently provided his session skills to Melbourne band RUN.

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01:58:12

10. MATTHEW CHALK: Tasmanian Metal Lord

Music Is My Life ·

2025/06/26

It's time to talk the Chalk with Tasmanian life enthusiast Matthew Chalk, whose heavy metal resume includes performing in Psycroptic, Iciclan, M.S.I and Mephistopheles, as well as promoting gigs through Dark Mofo and his own Southern Extremities Productions.

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00:58:35

09. ZACHARY EZRIN: The Sound of New York City

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2025/06/18

Zachary Ezrin, founding singer/guitarist of avant garde death metal power trio Imperial Triumphant, gives Lochlan Watt a history lesson on his band, a rundown of new album Goldstar, explains why Portal is the best band of all time and more at Dark Mofo 2025.

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00:48:36

08. TYLER RICHARDSON: Punk Rock Vs. Cancer

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2025/06/11

Tyler Richardson, frontman of legendary Tasmanian punk rockers Luca Brasi tells the tale of his son's victory against cancer and how a life spent building community in music made it possible.

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01:02:04

07. JANINE MORCOS: Why did I choose this path?

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2025/06/05

Janine Morcos is an absolute weapon of a heavy music publicist and a total legend. From her days at Roadrunner Records to Soundwave Festival and starting her own firm 'Dallas Does PR' she has a liftime of insight to share.

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