Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

Ben is hungover after a mini housewarming jam seshIone embraces her new role as the Queen of Queen Street, the Woollahra Dostoyevski.To hear the rest of this episode, support our Substack for only $5/month!https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

On today’s pod we discuss the bizarre 80s Australian obsession with square dancing, Ione’s failed soccer dreams and Ben’s internal conflicts as an Australian creative artist.To watch the video version of this episode and for other exclusive content, consider subscribing for $5/month and enjoy!https://weirdertogether.substack.com/If you’re in Sydney come along to the next Weirder Together Variety Show at the Great Club on April 18https://tickets.themusicandboozeco.com.au/outlet/event/c0013589-c604-4f4b-b335-5dbea7c1314dAnd there are tix for other Ben shows on sale now:Fri May 3            Nunawading, VIC                      Sun May 5         "Not On Your Rider", SYD  Sun May 12 Dangar Island Fri May 24 Royal Theatre CastlemaineSat June 1          Small Fry Rock, Brisbane Sat June 15 Avalon Beach RSLhttps://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates

Ione makes contact with her Scottish (and Patois) roots.Ben plays a gig in the bush.We need help naming our Sydney house.To hear this full episode, consider subscribing to our Substack for only $5/month.https://weirdertogether.substack.com/If you’re in Sydney, come along to the next Weirder Together Variety Show feat. Sally Seltmann, Alexei Toliopolis, AcidMeatballSpaghetti and lots of surprises.April 18 at the Great Club Marrickvillehttps://tickets.themusicandboozeco.com.au/outlet/event/c0013589-c604-4f4b-b335-5dbea7c1314d

Ok we finally have wifi and are prepared to get back to our regular programming!In todays ep in our new Sydney pad we discuss why Ione will never shame Wifi, urban homophobic legends of our teen years, the future of music festivals and micro-niche communities.To watch the full video of this episode and for other exclusive content, consider supporting our Substack for only $5 a month!https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Today our special guest on the pod is musical legend Joe Wong. Joe is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and podcaster best known as host of The Trap Set,a weekly podcast and radio show about the lives of musicians. He is also the composer for great tv shows like Russian Doll and The Midnight Gospel.In this episode we reference Joe's epic interview with Questlove you can find herehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trap-set-with-joe-wong/id958778095?i=1000584740884and Joe's new album Mere Survivalhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3M92kWTW5PqvZeW23CpPdJ?si=ycS5Xp6fRH2QJYwL4RSoQQTo watch the full video of this interview, become a subscriber of our Substack for $5/month athttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Hi from Sydney!We land on our feet in a Double Bay AirBnb, ready to visit the barber, eat passionfruit, debate Cool Shoes vs The Ick, and go to the Opera.To watch the full vid of this episode (as well as lots of other exclusive content like an extra pod episode each week) please subscribe to our Substack for $5/month athttp://weirdertogether.substack.comFor tix to:March 27 WEIRDER TOGETHER VARIETY SHOW, SydneyApril 5 Dashville Nights, Hunter Valley, NSWMay 3 The Round Nunawading, VICVisit https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates