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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Barbara Streisand, emotional transparency, The Hobbit, and why AirPods feel like tiny penises in your ears.To hear the full episode subscribe for $5/month to the Weirder Together Substackhttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We record live from our living room floor, surrounded by moving boxes, while we prepare to move to Sydney for 6 months.We discuss impermanence, openness and slushie brains.To buy tickets to our Sydney Weirder Together Variety Show March 27 visithttps://thegreatclub.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/56f378a7-84b8-4b85-b6eb-9e3b261ad023To watch the video version of this episode visit our Substack athttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s subscriber-only episode of our podcast, we share news of our return to Australia for a stint, that includes resurrecting the WEIRDER TOGETHER VARIETY SHOW!Those that came to any of our Sydney variety shows in 2021 will remember how full of amazing music, comedy and awesome surprises these nights were - we would have guests like Rove, Sally Seltmann, Andrew from Wolfmother, Sam Campbell, Concetta Caristo and Cameron James pop by and do sets!We can already tell you that art pop visionary Montaigne will be performing, along with everyones favorite filthy comedian Nina Oyama. Who else might show up? TIX HERE https://thegreatclub.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/56f378a7-84b8-4b85-b6eb-9e3b261ad023We also confirm the BLIND GOSSIP item from a few weeks back since it broke on Twitter yesterday! cough cough Rick RubinTo hear the full episode subscribe at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is our good pal, Canadian author, director, and screenwriter Kelly Oxford.We talk about sex, partnership, parasocial relationships, why wheelchairs are more useful than film school, Piscean friends, and her recent health crisis.To watch the full video of this interview please visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/and while you are there sign up for Kelly's newsletter, Permanent Retrograde at https://kellyoxford.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reeling from the online controversy caused by Lou Barlow's take on Taylor Swift/Led Zeppelin on our last episode, we talk causing internet controversy, the power and joy of name dropping, Magic Dirt in Geelong in the early 90s and Ione's lesbian chic short film screening. Ione describes doing mundane errands with Mick Jagger, Ben reminisces about doing a Oujia Board with Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn. To hear the full episode head over to our Substackhttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow of Raw Impressions return to fill us in on their journey as a homestead Gen-X content factory, Dinosaur Jr's tour of Australia competing with Taylor Swift for ticket sales,surprising each other, boundaries and more.Subscribe to Raw Impressions podcast herehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-impressions-with-lou-barlow-and-adelle-barlow/id1655003886Subscribe to Weirder Together on Substack herehttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/Subscribe to Weirder Together on Substack herehttps://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/The song at the end of the episode is Sebadoh's "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We contemplate a loose new vibe for our Saturday episodes for our Substack subscribers.Ione wants to do a Proust Questionaire. Ben shares a hectic blind gossip item.Subscribe to our Substack to hear the full episodehttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we launch the WEIRDER TOGETHER Substackhttps://weirdertogether.substack.com/a hub for all creative projects we are involved in.Join our community of Beautiful Babies now and start receiving content in your inbox!https://weirdertogether.substack.com/We also celebrate the launch of the new Shamir/Ben Lee collab "God Honest Truth" OUT TODAY via Weirder Together and chat about our trip to NYC, Batsheva show for fashion week, hanging with Alexi Wasser, Ann Dexter-Jones and Naomi Fry, and reminisce about the time we brought lice to Michelle Williams' Carroll Gardens home.Listen to Shamir & Ben's "God Honest Truth" athttps://open.spotify.com/album/2s77eUXtzlpYCIKILLETc3?si=xipoZ2FMSSClNMaKgGuwew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings from NYC!Goldie accuses Ben of hypocrisy and being too concerned with what people think of him as a parent.Ione yells at Whole Foods staff then immediately makes up with them.We premiere the new Cameron James single "Boy's Night" out this week via WEIRDER TOGETHER. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.