Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

On this week’s substack-only pod episode we recap our time hitting the town in Sydney with Courtney Taylor Taylor and camp, what Ben learned at the Nick Cave + Colin Greenwood show, and Brad Troemel's concept of the “Aesthlete”…To hear this full episode visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/and consider supporting us for $5/month for lots of exclusive content!

Inspirig adventures with Beth Orton, Subtle Urban Sex Appeal, Colin Greenwood, Gerry Beckley, Public Image Ltd, Tim Hardin and more...This week's episode ends with "Friday Night" by Beth OrtonTo watch the video of this episode please visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/for lots of exclusive content consider supporting us there for only $5/month!Tour dates at https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates

Ben experiences healing with an old friend.Ione composes a jingle in her dream.To watch the video of this episode visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/ and consider supporting us for only $5/month!

Ben and Ione discuss people's reaction to Ben's new single "LOVERS"https://open.spotify.com/album/7lNNN3e9IOZxpgWTF7mdRr?si=2qLAS14xRVKv-wbRx0v7ygTo hear the full episode head over to the WEIRDER TOGETHER SUBSTACKhttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/

We are excited to be joined by Emo legend Say Anything’s Max Bemis on today’s pod to discuss the influence of the Cameron Crowe classic film “Say Anything” on his band, teen angst, raising kids as an artist, cancelling yourself, Tupac and what he remembers most about the the Dashboard Confessional/Say Anything/Ben Lee tour of 2003.Say Anything's new album "...is Committed" out May 24. This episodes ends with most recent single "I, Vibrator"To watch the video of this interview, subscribe to our Substack for only $5 a month!https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

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/