A Musos Tale

About A Musos Tale

Conversations with musicians about their journeys and inspirations

Publisher

A Musos Tale

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2024

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Brendan Britt. A Lifetime of Music.

   In this episode, we sit down with one of Ballarat's most experienced and enduring entertainers, Brendan Britt, for a fascinating trip through decades of live music, changing times and life on stage. From his first nervous performance at just 15 years old to fronting popular local bands including The Overlanders, Edition and Chiodo, Brendan shares stories from a remarkable musical journey. We revisit Ballarat's thriving live music scene, the legendary venues, packed dance floors and unforgettable gigs, along with tales of performing in Melbourne, touring the Murray River clubs and even an unexpected opportunity aboard a cruise ship. Brendan reflects on his love of The Beatles, the evolution of live entertainment, the musicians he's worked with and the challenges of keeping the music going as the years roll on. There's plenty of humour, nostalgia and insight into a lifetime spent entertaining audiences. We also hear the story behind Brendan's original song, "Anything She Wants to Be", written for his daughter and now recorded and released. The episode closes with a special sample of the track. Join Scotty and AO, for another relaxed, entertaining conversation celebrating the people and stories behind the music. A Musos Tale is produced by Redactive Audio.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Venom returns!

   This episode, we welcome back Venom to talk about the completion of his glorious sci-fi rock opera, Invaders of Uranus. What began as an idea during the pandemic grew into a sprawling 30-plus-minute musical journey inspired by Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, early Genesis and the long-form records Venom grew up loving. The concept flips the traditional alien-invasion story on its head: this time, humans are the invaders. Venom takes us inside the years-long recording process, assembling a huge cast of musicians, recording largely at Hot House Studios, working with Craig Harnath, and somehow bringing the Theremin, acoustic passages, massive guitar solos, multiple vocalists and constantly shifting musical ideas together as one piece. We also dig into the darker ideas underneath the sci-fi madness: greed, pollution, consumerism and humanity's habit of treating the planet, and eventually other planets, as commodities to exploit. There’s plenty of humour in Invaders of Uranus, but there’s a fairly serious message buried underneath it. Venom also talks about the challenge of directing guitarists when you’re a drummer, the endless rabbit hole of mixing, why the finished record sounds very different from the version originally living in his head, and whether this monster could ever actually be performed live. Plus: growing up on ’80s metal, seeing Queensrÿche with Metallica, being at Iron Maiden’s legendary 'Live After Death' Long Beach Arena shows , why 30-minute songs deserve to exist, the strange origin of the name 'Lord Venomous Lush', terrible band names and why sometimes you just have to make the Album you want to hear.

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Garth Horsfield of Immaculata

   Garth Horsfield joins the boys in the studio to talk about Immaculata, Ballarat’s 90s music scene and the early days of independent Avant Garde , Goth and electronic music. From Ballarat, to Edinburgh and the set of 'Queen of the Damned' We also get into songwriting, recording, streaming, AI and what keeps someone creating music and art decades after they started.

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