On the dawn of his first tour, we are stoked to sit down and talk stand up with content creator, rising comedian and old mate, Julian Woods for the 146th episode of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Making dark humour great again is the name of the game and Julian Woods is out here doing exactly that, we caught up with him to talk the similarities between rap and stand up and a whole lot more. There’s graffiti talk, rap talk, Julian’s influences in stand up comedy, content creation, online superstardom and our history together and friendship. Thanks to Woodsy for his time, contributions and conversa ..read more

It’s an honour to be joined this week by an old mate and legendary Brisbane graffiti writer, Koolie ACR for the 145th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. From Koolie’s involvement in the first wholecar painted in Brisbane in 1987 to his work and passion for the CFMEU, one of Inala’s favourite sons breaks down his history and many contributions from the western suburbs of the River City. There’s a million stories and some amazing history in this episode and we can never thank Koolie (and our old mate Jacko who joins in the convo) enough for this amazing and often hilarious conversation. B ..read more

After an extended hiatus, we are stoked to be back at it today with legendary Brisbane graffiti pioneer and record-digger, Roms. Roms is an unheralded veteran of the Brisbane graffiti scene, he has been painting since the late 80’s and collecting records for nearly as long, a champion of early legal walls around the city, Roms has stories for days. This is one of those classic Beers episodes that goes everywhere, we talk everything from the importance of Brisbane’s pioneer writers to Black Sabbath’s record label and on to the events that unfolded following September 11, 2001. Thanks to Roms fo ..read more

It’s an honour to be back at it this week and joined by an old friend and Hired Goon, Bonezy 2 Bladez for the 143rd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Bonezy has been involved in music and audio engineering since his teenage years and has worked behind the scenes on releases from Tornts, Bigfoot, Gaz Hazard, 2023’s Kill Squad record featuring Overproof Pete, Bigfoot, Heata and Wallzee and numerous metal and genre albums. Between it all we talk growing up, soundtracks and scores to movies, the influence and songs of Bias B, HG and 750, various albums, shows, how audio works and impacts t ..read more

It’s an honour to be back at it again this week and joined by an old friend, Brace of Melbourne’s Fresh Mess Crew, for the 142nd instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Brace has been involved in the Melbourne graffiti and hip hop scene since it’s near inception, as a second generation writer of FMC and a member of the Noble Park collective, 3174 he’s had a storied and hugely interesting journey. We talk everything from Bracer’s earliest years and his shared history with Jake Biz to the beginnings of FMC, its prominence in the jail system, his years working alongside Strut, Bias, Pegs and Sh ..read more

It is an honour to be back at it this week with our friends from Crush City, Dizne and Odie for the 141st instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. Old mates and long time supporters of the BBATB podcast, Odz and Diz have been involved in graffiti in Brisbane (and Australia) since it’s near inception and are the proprietors of Brisbane’s home of aerosol art, Crush City. With decades in the game between them, we get into the nitty gritty of graffiti in QLD and talk everything from artwork and T-shirt designs, the influence of Pubes and Dorps, DIE family, their individual history and accomplishm ..read more

We are stoked to be back for 2024 and joined by the legendary DJ FX for the 140th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. In December 2023 we hit Melbourne for a live show at The Laundry bar in Fitzroy, in lead up to the show we had a bunch of great conversations, and here’s our first guest in that series - Frankston’s own, DJ FX. DJ FX is a staple of the Australian hip hop scene, having DJ’d for Melbourne pioneers the Puah Hedz (Muph, Draino, Osinaka) in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, he’s been involved in numerous albums, radio shows and on the periphery of so many amazing moments within ..read more

We are honoured to be back at it this week with part 2 of our epic conversation with Lazy Grey for the 139th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. We pick up where we left off and take a deep dive into the various songs, productions and appearances Lazy created following The Blackstump Tape and Boney & Stoney. From the Writers Anon tape and the impact of Ken Oath, through to The Authentic LP, Stonebroke, various 750 shows and the monumental Banned In Queensland. We talk some favourite live shows and collaborations like Move on the Pavement, his work with Mnemonic Ascent, Brad Strut, Pe ..read more

We are honoured to be back at it today with the 750 General, legend and icon of Australian Hip Hop culture, Lazy Grey for the 138th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. It’s been a long time in the making but here we go, part one of our epic conversation with Lazy Grey, from his earliest memories of hip hop, friends and influences and on through his early demos and albums. We talk all things, from the Blackstump tape up until Banned In Queensland and a bunch of songs and one-off productions in between - All She Wrote, Writers Anon, Honour To Be, Move On the Pavement, Brothers Stoney, Bone ..read more

We are honoured to be back at it this week and joined by Lumes aka Illuminate for the 137th instalment of Beers, Beats & The Biz. This is a ripper of an episode that charts Lumes’ rise from aspiring battle MC in the trenches of Melbourne through his growth into producer, writer, podcaster and all round renaissance man. We talk Lumes’ podcast Too Young To Die, the influence and impact of Prowla, Solomon Kleptoe, This Is It , what it is to be fresh and the concept of it, writing articles, producing Tornts’ Hit Never Miss and of course - the impact and influence of - The Hellburnianz. Thank y ..read more