Watch Toody Cole and her band tear it up in Melbourne, Australia

Dead Moon's Toody Cole is still rockin' out on a nightly basis with her band as this PBS-FM's Studio 5 Live performance shows. 

Watch Dead Moon's Toody Cole & her band live in Melbourne, Australia

Here's Toody Cole rockin' out with her Portland pals from The Spurs at PBS FM's studio in Melbourne, Australia recently. 

Here's the scoop...

Toody Cole, co-founder and mainstay of iconic Oregon group Dead Moon and the godmother of raw DIY rock 'n' roll, dropped by the Collingwood Yards studio of PBS 106.7 FM in Melbourne while in Australia for the first time fronting her own band, following three decades of appearances here with Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and as a duo with her late great husband Fred Cole. In Toody Cole & Her Band, she is joined by Kelly Haliburton and Christopher March (on drums and guitar respectively) of fellow Oregon outfit Jenny Don't & The Spurs. 

The performance originally aired on Fang It! on Thursday November 20, 2025 - you can listen back to the audio archived here: pbsfm.org.au/program/fang-it/2025-11-20/17-00-00

Western World

Psychedelic Nightmare

Dagger Moon

Walking On My Grave

Caroline

Johnny

54-40 Or Fight

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul Maybury. 

Video by Patrick Turnbull / Two Way Media (instagram.com/twowaymedia1).

PBS FM is a member-funded community radio station based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. We have a dedicated team of volunteers broadcasting specialist music programming 24/7 via 106.7FM & PBS Digital in Naarm, and worldwide via www.pbsfm.org.au and the PBS app.

The best bits from Melbourne's Frollen Music Library due in March

Colemine Records is releasing a 'best of' collection of Melbourne's Frollen Music Library's short 'n' sweet sample-ready treats.  

Here's the scoop from Colemine HQ...

001-015’ is a “best of” compilation celebrating the first 15 sample packs made by Australia's Naarm/Melbourne-based Frollen Music Library. Launching in late 2021, the sample house has since been featured in productions by ScHoolboy Q, Leon Thomas, Devin Malik and more.

This 28-track retrospective (out March 28th via Colemine Records) traverses a wide range of styles and moods to appeal to every music enthusiast as well as producers and songwriters alike. Whether it’s bouncing hip hop beats or evocative cinematic etudes, FML’s 3-piece house band, comprising Henry Jenkins, Darvid Thor and Hudson Whitlock have a deep love and respect for many musical styles. FML’s diverse catalogue takes cues from the ‘Third Stream’ composer David Axelrod on their ‘Sharpen Your Axe’ (FML009) pack, as well as drawing upon cinematic themes from 60’s and 70’s Italian film score composers a la Ennio Morricone and Riz Ortolani, as heard on ‘The Fretted Neck’ (FML006). There are 90’s New York boom bap beats found in ‘Golden’ (FML013), as well as synthesiser music inspired by Tonto, which is showcased in the ‘Nina’s Exploding Brain’ (FML014) pack, utilising a locally made synthesiser from Melbourne Instruments.

Jenkins, Thor and Whitlock have been playing in bands and producing music for their local music scene for the last 15 years. Recording and performing with The Cactus Channel, Karate Boogaloo, Mo’Ju, Surprise Chef and many many more. Not only is this brand-new LP a great musical collage worthy of any music library enthusiast, but also functions as a tremendous sampler demonstrating the many styles of FML. Fast, slow, sweet AND sour! 

You can pre-order a copy of the Frollen Music Library compilation 001-015 via Colemine Records right here. Check out a Frollen promotional trailer and the track "Rock Candy" below. 

The Pro-Teens vs. MF DOOM

Melbourne's Pro-Teens just knocked out a swell instro versions of "Doomsday" and the Madvillain gem "Curls" for a tribute 7". 

Here's the scoop...

Melbourne (Naarm), Australia’s enigmatic instrumental soul group The Pro-Teens emerge from mystery once again to pay tribute to the late great MF DOOM, reimagining two iconic cuts from the deep catalogue of the infamous Metal Fingered Villain. 

Doomsday, the title track from MF DOOM’s seminal debut album Operation: Doomsday, is reimagined as a floaty, coasting synthesizer-topped funk burner. Featuring vocalist ‘Polly The Invincible Pearl’ replicating Pebbles The Invisible Girl’s iconic Sade-inspired hook, The Pro-Teens warp DOOM’s instantly recognisable beat into a tasteful groover in the spirit of 70s soul. 

Curls is taken from MF DOOM’s timeless 2004 collaboration with Madlib, ‘Madvillainy’. Widely heralded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, The Pro-Teens felt that it was crucial to pay homage to this shining gem in MF DOOM’s storied catalogue. In their version, the original Brazilian sample is reconstructed with marimba, two guitars, angular organ tones and The Pro-Teens trademark boom-bap drum feels. The track fades out on a completely original addition to the piece; The Pro-Teens insert an outro that sounds like it could be an outtake or unused sample from Madlib and DOOM’s original effort. 

Bandleader Hudson Whitlock describes: ​​“As the sessions went on, the Pro-Teens traversed lots of ground with the arrangements and productions. This diversity of tones, moods, feels and arrangements was an intentional act to mirror the diversity within DOOM's own diverse musical vocabulary. We wanted to fluctuate between putting their own spin on DOOM's classic tunes as well as staying true to the original source.” 

Drawing from players within the College Of Knowledge family, The Pro-Teens now have 4 outstanding LPs to their name, including 2020’s triumphant Snooch Dodd & The Pro-Teens – I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly, the breakout release that attracted a worldwide reissue on Mr Bongo and earned BBC 6 Music’s Album Of The Day. 

The Pro-Teens - Doomsday b/w Curls will be available digitally and on 7” vinyl via College Of Knowledge Records on July 29th, distributed by College Of Knowledge (AUS) and Kudos Records (ROW). Get a copy of  The Pro-Teens Doomsday/Curls tribute single via Bandcamp right here. Listen to both tracks and the original DOOM joints below. 

These recordings were created on the sovereign land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. The Pro-Teens pay their respects to their elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. 

Melbourne's Camp Cope hit the Horseshoe, July 11

Here's Melbourne indie trio Camp Cope knocking out "Running With The Hurricane." Get tickets for their Toronto debut right here. 

One For The Weekend: EXEK

Listen to "A Hedonist" off the Biased Advice album from Melbourne's EXEK being reissued by Castle Face on March 5th.

The Breadmakers vs. The Marksmen

On their latest LP, Melbourne garage/R&B rippers The Breadmakers tore up The Marksmen's Aussie nugget "Moonshine" in fine blueswailin' style.

LINKS
The Breadmakers Bandcamp site
It's Psychedelic Baby The Breadmakers LP review

Amyl & The Sniffers, Dboy, HEX @ Velvet Underground, Monday

Here's Melbourne's Amy Taylor and her Aussie aces performing at the Burger Boogaloo in Oakland and a show in Utrecht recently.