The Breakdown is an in-depth series of interviews hosted by Costa Zouliou ex triple j radio broadcaster, music enthusiast and part time photog. Join me as we shine a spotlight on up and coming local artists, established bands and anyone who has a story to tell. We're glad you're here to be a part of our story.
There's chats up now with Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil about his latest musical venture called Jim Moginie and The Family Dog.
Jeff Martin from the Tea Party talks about their latest tour with more dropping soon.
TISM are currently on tour, well at least they were until this interview. Looks like they’ve split again and I’m to blame! At least I’ve had some impact on the world of TISM. If you want to know what’s on the collective minds of Ron Hitler-Barassi and Humphrey B Flaubert hit the play button. But be aware there is talk of dead people, Flea and end of TISM and some fruity language.
Final Tour Dates:
FRIDAY OCTOBER 30
SYDNEY | ENMORE THEATRE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
SYDNEY | ENMORE THEATRE
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6
WOLLONGONG | UOW UNI BAR
6 Oct 2026
the-breakdown.net Costa talks to iOTA about his first album in a decade called Hours Disappear
Hours Disappear is the latest album from iOTA. It's ten years since the release of his last album Wolf Number Nine and over 25 years since the ARIA nominated The Hip Bone Connection was released.
29 Sept 2026
the-breakdown.net Costa Zouliou talks to Jon Toogood from Shihad about his book Home Again.
Jon Toogood is one of the great frontmen in Rock n Roll. His first band Shihad started when he was teenager and met drummer Tom Larkin and from their thrash metal beginnings they rode the dragon of rock for 37 years. Music was Jon's first love and he gave everything in the quest for global success. The sacrifices were personal and deep but after talking with him over a couple hours I don't think he regrets anything....well not too much.
9 Sept 2026
Grumpy Jukebox Episode 5 with Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou.
G’day Folks!
We had to put Grumpy Jukebox into hibernation for a few weeks.
It’s cold down there baby.
But the Grumps are back in town.
In episode five you’ll hear the Grumps aka Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou wax on about some fab new tunes including Bigsound Stars Queenie https://www.instagram.com/killqueenie/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/killqueenie/?hl=en)
and
Special Features https://www.instagram.com/specialfeaturesband/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/specialfeaturesband/?hl=en)
Francis has been driving around St Kilda with the windows down and hip hop at 11, blasting Miss Kannina https://www.misskaninna.com/ (https://www.misskaninna.com/)
and
Robbie brings the nighttime beats with a Norwegian producer called Tore Gjedrem aka Sex Judas feat. Ricky https://www.instagram.com/sex_judas/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/sex_judas/?hl=en)
All that and the usual shenanigans of What’s New? What’s a Surprise? and WTF??
PUSH THE BUTTON!
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31 Jul 2026
the-breakdown.net Costa Zouliou talks Pinky Beecroft (ex Machine Gun Fellatio)
G’day Folks. I was lucky enough to catch up with Pinky Beecroft, you’ll know him from Machine Gun Fellatio back in the naughties.
Contrary to popular belief, Pinky Beecroft, front man for Machine Gun Fellatio, one of Australia’s wildest and most chaotic live bands didn’t disappear into the Arizona Desert though he did spend some time there, he may or may not have gone into hiding in Norway, nor is he dead, because we’re about to have a chat with him about his brand new record called Lonesome Wolf that’s out on August 14.
And btw The Rolling Stones track we’re talking about is Wild Horses…..
8 Jul 2026
Grumpy Jukebox Episode 4 with Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou
Gday Folks, it’s time for Episode four of Grumpy Jukebox.
What do you get if you stick 3 old mates in a virtual studio, one in Melbourne, one in Sydney and one in Brisbane with a bit of time on their hands and nothing better to do than sit around and talk shit, just like they used to but back in the day we were paid for the privilege, now we do it for love. Love of music, love of the new and surprising and love of the banal?
So check out what Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou have been listening to, and what the headline in the Sunday Territorian "Why I Put A Screamer Up My Steamer" is referring to.
18 Jun 2026
Grumpy Episode 3 with Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou
G’day Folks.
Wanna know what three grumpy old blokes have been listening to over the last couple of weeks? Not just any old grumps, this lot are legends in their own Grumpy Jukebox.
Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and myself have decided to have a yack about new music. Robbie takes us to the world of funk with FAM - Disco Blaxploitation, Francis drops a Dick Move and I’m pretty happy with the new record from Jack White.
Plus we veer off into World Cup Football, Pachichi (me either, you’ll have to listen to find out), the majesty of Kakadu, Crocs, Artificial Intelligence, Clive Palmer (he’s back), Bill Shorten (Robbie had a beer with him) and UFC White House Styleee (a red white and blue disgrace)
Check the-breakdown.net (http://the-breakdown.net) for Grumpy Jukebox Ep 3.
Also available chats with Lontano, Buzz Bidstrup (The Angels), Jeff Martin (The Tea Party), Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil, The Family Dog), William Crighton, Dom Mariani (The Stems, DM3, Datura 4) and a preview of the Necrosonic Festival with Kent Haines and Chris Rand (Segression).
31 May 2026
Grumpy Jukebox Ep 2 featuring Francis Leach, Robbie Buck and Costa Zouliou.
Gday Folks. Here is episode 2 of Grumpy Jukebox. Francis Leach and I are joined by Robbie Buck. We talk new music, Little Simz, Ngaiire and Blackwater Holylight as well as the perils of shrinkage during a winter solstice swim and oh Iggy you have a biggie. All that and more on Grumpy Jukebox, you never know what might be playing.....
29 May 2026
the-breakdown.net - Lontano album launch with Anthony Dettori and Roz Pappalardo
Lontano is an Italian term meaning "far away". It's also the name of a long-distance collaboration between songwriters Anthony Dettori and Roz Pappalardo, who share Italian-Australian heritage and a love of spacious, earthy, alt-country storytelling.
Lontano's approach melds different perspectives to unearth surprising new musical narratives, not completely autobiographical, but not fictional either - and always tethered to a shared insight about the physics of the human condition. And it's proving to be a highly productive partnership, with two successful albums and an unexpected recent QMA win under their belt.
On this episode of The Breakdown, ahead of the launch of Lontano's third album 'Love without hard lines' (June 20 at The Cave Inn), I catch up with Anthony and Roz, to find out how it all began, how it works, and what the future holds...
11 May 2026
Grumpy Jukebox Pilot
Gday Costa Zouliou here with you and I have a new addition to the-breakdown.net (http://the-breakdown.net). I've collaborated with my good mate Francis Leach to have a bit of a yack about new music, fashion,books, festivals, gigs or whatever has come across our ears and eyes over the last few weeks.
What's new?
What's surprised us?
WTF?
This is the pilot, so we hope you enjoy it.
22 Apr 2026
the-breakdown.net - Necrosonic 2026 with Kent Haines and Chris Rand
Necrosonic Festival 2026 - Well it's back and it's bigger and darker than ever. Costa Zouliou talks to Kent Haines, promoter of the Necrosonic Festival that happens in Brisbane on Saturday August 22 with headliners Rivers of Nihil from the U.S. and Tasmania's Psycroptic. If that's not enough Segression are back from the dead and Chris Rand from the band tells us what it's like to back and heading off on tour.
16 Mar 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - William Crighton
Thanks for joining us here on the-breakdown.net (http://the-breakdown.net) my name is Costa Zouliou and lucky enough today to be having a chat with William Crighton. William’s third album Water and Dust won an ARIA for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2022 and March 20 2026 sees the release of the follow up to Water and Dust and it’s titled Colonial Drift and then William will take Colonial Drift out on the road for a national tour of Australia and a couple of dates in NZ as well. William Crighton thanks for joining us on the the-breakdown.net (http://the-breakdown.net).
11 Mar 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - Dom Mariani
Late Last year Dom Mariani released his second solo record called Apple of Life.
Dom was the driving force behind 80’s garage rock band The Stems with songs like Sad Girl and At First Sight and later in the 90’s he formed DM3, you might remember power pop tracks like, Foolish and 1 Time, 2 Times Devastated and Melt Away from The Someloves before that.
If you can remember any of those tracks and I’m sure you can, Dom Mariani’s latest album Apple of Life will be a rewarding listen.
And keep an ear out for a tour and new album from The Stems later in 2026.
Check out the link in the comments for our chat about Dom Mariani’s latest solo album, Apple of Life, The Stems and even a bit of Creedence Clearwater Revival, hint: which version of I heard it Through the Grapevine did you hear first, Marvin Gaye’s or CCR’s?
10 Mar 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - Buzz Bidstrup
Buzz Bidstrup first came to national attention as the drummer for one of Australia’s most prominent and most important bands, The Angels. The classic lineup of Buzz on drums the late Chris Bailey on bass, Rick Brewster on lead guitar, John Brewster on rhythm guitar and the one and only Bernard Doc Neeson on vocals were seldom bettered in the beer barns of the 70’s and 80’s all over Australia.
He’s played drums for The Angels, Jimmy Barnes, Jimmy Little, The Party Boys and still plays, along with his wife Kay in GANGgajang, and he’s either produced or engineered Mondo Rock, Australian Crawl, Richard Clapton, and even Tiny Tim to name but a few.
He’s an ARIA Hall of Fame member and continues to work in other ventures such as the "Thumbs up!" nutrition education program, the Good Tucker App (https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ce9d4af39ffd895f&rlz=1C1UEAD_enAU1134AU1134&cs=0&sxsrf=AE3TifNiZGozUsj0ODn-VR8OUOzG1l-GHQ%3A1761710424594&q=Good+Tucker+App&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjor5rgwsiQAxV-TWwGHTadE7AQxccNegQIPhAB&mstk=AUtExfD2Wx78_Pb3YqNfZIgrUM3vrzY1h7ThyyerZMLMFlQu1iXKVGVRhMdh8zEowf7Tg39vB-KFaGilwud43TzokoXZCo9zhcMiPYFj2ouPfGqupR4HfOuu3Ihe0scPKvMd2DGy4ka8TGW6ErvlCV71Q3_m1jYuZO7Ei2F_QNsR2qXgxnAyz08um9bqKW9NUtiGKYGycCFOAobT7qxKc-3LLM2URXUT6VzAhQOYh59q6SJw_TYNF32_n9z4qn3qaR-wyBppxnUDHh3LYFYOTfUJSaAs&csui=3).
Buzz was kind enough to talk to me about his book ‘No Secrets, An Oz-Rock Memoir of Music and Mayhem on the-breakdown.net (http://the-breakdown.net) while he was in Uluru celebrating the 40th anniversary of the hand back of the Rock.
6 Mar 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - The Tea Party - Jeff Martin
The Tea Party - Jeff Martin
The Tea Party have a five-date run called the “Elements” Tour, including two unique shows playing with an orchestra in both Melbourne and Sydney under the baton of Sarah-Grace Williams. That’s the “Wind Element” of the tour and the three other dates are the “Fire Elements” with The Tea Party in full band mode.
Have a listen and don't forget to subscribe to the youtube channel
21 Feb 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and the Family Dog
Jim Moginie and the Family Dog have released a brand new record called Thunk. With a line-up boasting Kent Steedman on Guitar and Paul Larsen Loughhead on drums both ex Celibate Rifles and Tim Kevin from Youth Group and Midnight Oil’s mad professor Jim Moginie, you’d be right to expect an album full of surf, punk and angular guitar sounds, and that's exactly what you get. The band hit the road early February and to tell us about the wonderfully new analogue record, what to expect on tour, some Midnight Oil insights and he talks about his relationship with his recently deceased friend, bandmate and collabortor, Rob Hirst.
There's two versions, the longer version covers all that and a longer chat about Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst. @TheBreakdownwithCostaZouliou
21 Feb 2026
the-breakdown.net with Costa Zouliou - Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and the Family Dog Long Version
Jim Moginie and the Family Dog have released a brand new record called Thunk. With a line-up boasting Kent Steedman on Guitar and Paul Larsen Loughhead on drums both ex Celibate Rifles and Tim Kevin from Youth Group and Midnight Oil’s mad professor Jim Moginie, you’d be right to expect an album full of surf, punk and angular guitar sounds, and that's exactly what you get. The band hit the road early February and to tell us about the wonderfully new analogue record, what to expect on tour, some Midnight Oil insights and he talks about his relationship with his recently deceased friend, bandmate and collabortor, Rob Hirst.
There's two versions, the longer version covers all that and a longer chat about Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst. @TheBreakdownwithCostaZouliou
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