There’s a healthy chaos to Mona Foma. Like Mona (Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art) itself, the festival blends humour and absurdity with art from musicians and artists from around the world, stretching beyond the museum walls into Hobart and Launceston. Festival director and Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie has seen Mona Foma into its 16th year, and knows to embrace the chaos and unpredictability – like letting 2024 festival headliner Queens of the Stone Age book themselves. Brian joins the podcast to chat about this year's lineup. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au. Broadsheet Around Town is hosted by Emma Joyce and produced by Nicola Sitch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Broadsheet Melbourne: Around Town is a biweekly culture podcast that dives deep into Australian food, entertainment, fashion, art and everything in between.
Each Tuesday, we sit down with a person making an impact on culture and the way we live. It could be the founder of a brand we use every day, a restaurateur who’s transformed how we dine, a filmmaker behind a series we can’t stop watching or a bartender shaking up a twist on a classic cocktail.
On Thursdays, hear from a rotating cast of Broadsheet editors on openings and events in Melbourne; recommendations as asked for b...