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The week's local music news and upcoming gig tips all wrapped up in a neat little package. The Point podcasts feature music from local artists.

The Point Podcast - February 4th, 2010

First one for the year. The Point goes through the list of our 'who to watch' in 2010.

 

The Point Podcast - Best of The Point 2009.

The "votes" are in, and this is some of your best bits of The Point in 2009, as well as the best of Pine Cone Throat. A double-up of podcasts to start the new year.

 

 

The Point Podcast - Xmas 2009.

This week we cover what happened at Peregian Originals, talking about Sunshine Coast Hip Hop, and feature Rob Stanley's performance at The Point Party.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our The Point followers!

 

The Point Podcast - December 8th, 2009.

A little early, we know, but this week we bring you more acoustic performances from The Point Party, featuring Rohan Nitschke and Technical Symplicity, plus some surprising news.

 

The Point Podcast - December 2nd, 2009.

We give you the breakdown of The Point Party, some acoustic performances on the night from Emily Thompson and Tranzluzid, Pine Cone is back, and we have a bit of a whinge...

 

 

The Point Podcast - November 14th, 2009.

Phew...back from the Shake It Up Music reno sale, and in time to do this week's podcast. Huge line-up of gigs coming up in the next 7 days, plus live clips of Rohan Nitschke and The Floating Bridges from last night's gig at The Mapleton Tavern.

 

The Point Podcast - November 8th, 2009.

All this week's local music news, upcoming shows, and we feature new additions to The Point - The Ailment and Firedriver.

 

The Point Podcast - October 30th, 2009.

The Point is back after chucking a sickie. This week we feature local news updates, what's happening with The Point Party, and clips from Dead Kelly and Tom Cooney.

 

The Point Podcast - October 17th, 2009.

The Point is coming to you from Paulie's Birthday Party, with special guests The Floating Bridges. Featuring an impressive inter-band foosball competition, and clips from Meat Snorkel and Drawcard.

 

The Point Podcast 17 - October 8th, 2009.

A full-on podcast this week, with a live performance from Rohan Nitschke doing 'All I Need' in The Point's studio (aka the converted garage/playroom). We also get some insides info from Rohan on what's happening with The Floating Bridges (his brother Cale, is one of the singers in the Bridges), and we also feature a track from The Diamond Trade. Awesome.

The Point Podcast 16 - October 1st, 2009.

Relaxed and back from a little break, The Point serves up some local news, gigs and interviews with local Sunshine Coast kids and what they think of All Ages gigs, and we also catch up with former Sunshine Coast, now Sydney-based DJ, Ryzer and what he's been up to. Music featuring in the back ground this week - Morning Gloree's Ripped Off at the Beach, Dead Letter Circus' Reaction, and Ryzer's Fortitude.

The Point Podcast 15 - September 16th, 2009.

Holy crap! There's a whole swag of free gigs on this week on the Sunshine Coast! We also feature The Marsden Lees and The Vagrant City Scandal. A very tasty serve of local music and music news this week.

The Point Podcast 14 - September 9th, 2009.

Back after a week's break, The Point talks about goings on at The Sands Tav, and features new music from Dunsinane and Morning Gloree.

The Point Podcast 13 - August 27th, 2009.

The Point discovers some new bands, brings you some gig info, and focuses on Sunshine Coast musicians that have had to move elsewhere to get their music known.

The Point Podcast 12 - August 20th, 2009.

Luke 'Licka' Williams (Melodyssey/Dead Letter Circus) sits down after the recent Melodyssey gig to have a chat with The Point (you'll hear excited, drunken punters in the background - adds to the atmosphere).

The Point Podcast 11 - August 13th, 2009.

The Point has some great news about a venture with Tsunami magazine, urges listeners to check out Dead Letter Circus' new track, and features music from Integral Divisions and 46 Fighter.

The Point Podcast 10 - August 6th, 2009.

So much recording happening lately, so The Point brings you the goss on who's doing what. We also feature new music from Rob Stanley and The Firetree.

The Point Podcast 9 - July 30th, 2009.

Back after a week's break, The Point has a lot of news to catch up, including a brief rundown of the Qmusic Music Industry Workshop that was held last week, loads of gigs this weekend, discovers a new favourite venue, and features the very talented Tom Cooney.

The Point Podcast 8 - July 16th, 2009.

The Point brings you this week's local music news, and checks out music from the Mick McCombe Band, Evenbreak, and Rob Stanley.

The Point Podcast 7 - July 8th, 2009.

We do a VH1 style look at the evolution of a very prominent Sunshine Coast band, we check out Daylight has a Curfew's track, and also the latest news and upcoming gigs.

The Point Podcast 6 - July 1st, 2009.

The Point checks out some local hiphop from Evenbreak, celebrates the upcoming release of Drawcard's new album 'Modern Rivelry', and gets blokey with a very interesting interview.

The Point Podcast 5 - June 25th, 2009.

This week The Point features part two of the interview with Clint from Melodyssey, and music from The Floating Bridges and Panda Panda Panda.

The Point Podcast 4 - June 18th, 2009.

This week The Point battles through a flu to give you part 1 of the interview with Clint from Melodyssey, and new music from Flay the Flesh and The Vagrant City Scandal.

The Point Podcast - June 11th, 2009.

The Point gives you the rundown on Loud 09, latest news, upcoming gigs for this weekend, and a sneak look at Dead Kelly's new Studio Sessions 2 video. Sorry it's a little late folks, this the first Vodcast we've done, and had a few issues to deal with.

 

The Point Podcast 3 - June 4th, 2009.

The latest music news for the Sunshine Coast, The Point has a very interesting interview with Liam & Huddo from Meat Snorkel, and this week we feature music from Meat Snorkel and a very special peak at new material from Dead Kelly.

The Point Podcast 2 - May 28th, 2009.

This week, The Point chats to Cale and James from The Floating Bridges, and we feature new music from Forever March (ex-Silence is Deafening) and Tranzluzid.

The Point Podcast 1 - May 20th, 2009.

The Point talks about why it was started, and what it aims to do. Also featuring music from Glitchstream, Stitches, & Technical Symplicity.