BONUS: Ben Lee - how to get into metal, Luke Steele worried and traipsing.

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Hitting different over Ben Lee's life so far is music hard and soft and neither.

Starting out with Pet Shop Boys, Walking in Memphis, Aussie rock then grunge then punk then metal (maybe not in that order) then it's off to LA.

Big thanks to Ben for being so generous with his time and conversation.

In this and the regular episode things get to the point quickly - and why not?!?!

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Mikey Cahill - Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / mikeycahill.com

Sosefina Fuamoli - Instagram / Twitter / sosefinafuamoli.com

Marcus Teague - Twitter / The Guardian / Bandcamp

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Producer/editor - Courtney Carthy, the Mushroom Group

Theme music - Mark D'Angelo, The Backlot Studios

Artwork - Mushroom Creative House

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