Melbourne Turns It Up: Transmissions from the Underground on U-ROCK®

Thursday nights in Melbourne come with a heavy soundtrack. Transmissions from the Underground brings stoner rock, doom, desert rock, psychedelic rock, and dirty blues to AMEL-DB Melbourne, connecting Australia's underground music scene with listeners across the U-ROCK® Network.

Hosted by Topher Denman, Christine Ries, and Michael James, the show puts music discovery at the center of the broadcast. Its playlists draw from Australia and around the world, giving listeners a place to find bands, releases, and sounds worth following.

For anyone drawn to fuzzed-out guitars, slow-burning grooves, and the heavier edges of rock, there's plenty here to explore. The program brings those overlapping styles together in a weekly show built around the underground.

A Playlist Worth Exploring

Recent editions offer a good introduction to the territory these presenters cover. The August 20 show featured artists including Irata, Moundrag, Hail Freya, Scorpion Child, Dune Aurora, and Black Royal. The following week's Show 243, dated August 27, included Redwood, Lunar Ruins, Smokemaster, Wizard Master, and Early Moods.

Those published playlists give listeners a starting point for discovery that continues after the broadcast: find a track, follow the artist, and explore the release behind it.

That approach fits the community U-ROCK® is building—connecting independent music, the people making it, and the listeners ready to hear it. AMEL-DB brings a Melbourne voice into that wider network, with a show rooted in its own musical interests and open to discoveries from across the globe.

Listen Live from Melbourne

Transmissions from the Underground airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. Melbourne time. U.S. listeners can catch the broadcast on Thursday morning; the exact local time varies with daylight saving.

Missed the live show? Recorded episodes are available through the Cowboy's Juke Joint podcast archive on Podomatic. Follow @transmissions.underground on Instagram for playlists and show updates.

Find your next favorite heavy band. Tune in to Transmissions from the Underground on AMEL-DB Melbourne, part of the U-ROCK® Network.

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