In 2012 & beyond, Erk FM is made up of 4 different podcasts. There is a different podcast every day of the week. The week starts at 11 with Erk FM: Metal Monday. Tuesdays (as required) are for interviews, special features & live recordings with Erk FM: Extra.

In January 2009, Erk FM started as a music podcast every Friday with music from around the world. In December 2011, the Friday show split into 2 with Erk FM: International on Wednesdays & Erk FM: Australia on Fridays.

• Release Day: Monday
• Frequency: Weekly
• Expect to hear: Metal (in its various forms) from Australia & around the world
• Subscription available via iTunes, RSS or searching your podcatcher of choice by the show name
• Not available via the Channel Erk Mega Feed
• Erk FM: Metal Monday information

• Release Day: Tuesdays
• Frequency: As required
• Expect to hear: Interviews, live recordings, special features
• Some episodes of other Erk FM shows also contain interviews
• Subscription available via iTunes, RSS or searching your podcatcher of choice by the show name
• Also available separately via the Channel Erk Mega Feed
• Erk FM: Extra information

• Release Day: Wednesday
• Frequency: Weekly
• Expect to hear: Various styles of music from around the world (except Australian artists)
• Subscription to Erk FM: International now separate to subscription to Erk FM: Australia
• Subscription available via iTunes, RSS or searching your podcatcher of choice by the show name
• Also available separately via the Channel Erk Mega Feed
• Episodes are odd numbered only (even numbers are Erk FM: Australia episodes)
• Erk FM: International information

• Release Day: Friday
• Frequency: Weekly
• Expect to hear: Various styles of music from around Australia
• Subscription to Erk FM: Australia now longer includes subscription to Erk FM: International
• Subscription available via iTunes, RSS or searching your podcatcher of choice by the show name
• Also available separately via the Channel Erk Mega Feed
• Episodes are even numbered only. Odd numbered episodes are Erk FM: International episodes
• Erk FM: Australia information

• Release Day: Every Friday & some Tuesdays from January 2009 – November 2011
• Frequency: Weekly until November 2011
• Expect to hear: Various styles of music from around Australia & across the world
• Currently no subscriptions available
• Episodes are available via the website
• Erk FM information

This show is Erk’s original version of Erk FM which aired from January 2009 until November 2011. Now divided into Erk FM: Australia & Erk FM: International.

Recent Episodes (all Erk FM shows)

Erk FM: Metal Monday 73 – Polish Punk? The Wii Track Of The Week?

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Metal Monday episode 73. This episode is based on a conversation that podcasters Colin, Pete, Ro & I had during the London Podcrawl in 2011. We were talking about Colin's segment on the Ourobouros podcast where he ends the show each week with what Colin calls "The Weird Track Of The Week". Based on this discussion, Erk tried to find some Polish Punk from his usual music suppliers but without a lot of success.

18, February 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 320 – Welcome To My Love Movie

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Australia episode 320. Erk planned a love related episode based on music that he had access to & programmed it for release on a random Friday during his 2013 US trip. When recording the show, he realised that the love themed episode is due for release the day after Valentines Day. Personally, Erk hates that particular day but he celebrates it for a totally different reason. All music supplied by Radio Submit as well as Musik & Film.

15, February 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 319 – South American Pie

by Erk

Welcome to episode 319 of Erk FM: International. For something different this week, Erk decided that he will feature some tunes from various parts of South America. He hasn't been to anywhere in South America yet but several people have recommended it as a holiday destination.

13, February 2013Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 72 – Growling Darkly At The Compass

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Metal Monday episode 72. On this episode featuring some hard rock & metal from around the world, Erk hopes that you are enjoying the music he is playing for you while he is in the US. There will be no prizes for guessing which tracks will be playing over & over again!

11, February 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 318 – Keeping It Uptone & Interesting

by Erk

Welcome to episode 318 of Erk FM: Australia. This episode is inspired by artist recommended on the Uptone Entertainment website. All of the artists on this episode except Cascade were contacted directly by Erk - these artists returned Erk's email & supplied their music to him.

08, February 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 317 – Perfectly Tripled IQ

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: International episode 317. During this release of this episode, Erk should be in New York City. Not that this is a themed episode by any means but there are some great tunes!

06, February 2013Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 71 – Staring Evil In The Face! In The Face!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 71 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. By the time you are hearing this episode, Erk would have just completed the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Do you think he has any hearing left? Considering Erk has been up close & personal with up to 2000 metalheads on the cruise, there's lots of metal in this episode. Is it evil? You decide!

04, February 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 316 – Cruising!

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Australia episode 316. This episode has a cruising theme as Erk has been spending this week cruising on the 70000 Tons Of Metal trip. There's a range of artists on this episode - some have been heard together before on the one episode & some have not. Music supplied by SGC Media, Tijuana Gift Shop & the artists directly.

01, February 2013Erk FM: Australia1 Comment

Erk FM: International 315 – Cruising!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 315 of Erk FM: International. As the episode is being released, Erk should be cruising the Caribbean Sea on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. There's a loose cruising theme to the episode.

30, January 2013Erk FM: InternationalNo Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 70 – Waving To Erk As He Cruises Away!!

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Metal Monday episode 70. This episode is purely based on people in bands who waved to Erk on line while he was looking for tracks to play during his US trip for you to hear on the show. All music supplied directly by the artists.

28, January 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 314 – Waving to Erk As He Cruises Away

by Erk

Welcome to episode 314 of Erk FM: Australia. As this episode is being released, Erk is about to head onto the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Prior to the trip, Erk asked Australian artists & bands to wave to him on social media for future airplay. So the bands/artists you hear on this episode waved to Erk & this episode is Erk waving back.

25, January 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 313 – Lucky 313?

by Erk

Welcome to episode 313 of Erk FM: International. 13 is a lucky number for some so 313 must be really lucky! Some people might say that Erk is lucky to be in America at the time of the release of the episode. Part of this episode was programmed after Erk shouted out on Facebook asking bands if they wanted airplay. Music supplied on behalf of the artist as well as by Radio Submit.

23, January 2013Erk FM: InternationalNo Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 69 – 69 Minutes Of Metal!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 69 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. All music on this 69 minutes (or so) of metal was supplied by Ro from the Dark Compass Metal Show. Be sure to check out episode 69 of the DCMS - Erk bets that Ro doesn't say the number 69 as many times as Erk does!

21, January 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 312 – AMPing Up Australian Music

by Erk

Welcome to episode 312 of Erk FM: Australia. For something different, Erk decided to hand over control of the episode to his friends at the Association Of Music Podcasting to program the episode. All of the tracks are Australian - some have been suggested by the podcaster, some Erk heard first on the named podcast & others were suggested to the podcaster by Erk. Thank you to Ro (Dark Compass), Yannick (Euterpia Radio), Dave & Caroline (The Bugcast), Peter (Suffolk & Cool), Graham (It's A Frog's Life Acoustic Podcast) & Jonny (Edinburgh Man) for the submissions and inspiration for this episode.

18, January 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 311 – Cybering Across America

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: International episode 311. On this episode, Erk features a range of artists from Cyber PR who are based in various parts of America. Considering that Erk is in America at the time of the episode release, it is somewhat timely!

16, January 2013Erk FM: International3 Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 68 – Erk’s Going On A Jet Plane!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 68 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. On the day this episode is released, Erk is flying in a jet plane to America in part for 70000 Tons Of Metal. So to celebrate, we have a long episode filled of awesome metal from around the world. Even though Erk is going on holidays, the music will continue each week.

14, January 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 310 – Laundry After Midnight Preview

by Erk

Welcome to episode 310 of Erk FM: Australia. Erk is about to head on a jet plane to the US for 6 weeks. His first stop will be LA which is where this week's feature artist Lee Safar has spent a fair amount of time. When Erk first heard Lee's music a couple of years ago, she could best be described as a rock chick after many unhappy years cut off from music. She has changed focus and now produces electronic dance music (EDM). Erk originally interviewed Lee at the start of the process of her debut album, Laundry After Midnight. Included in this episode is a sample of the album as well as Erk's interview which was originally recorded as Erk FM: Extra episode 1.

11, January 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 309 – Erk’s Going On A Jet Plane!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 309 of Erk FM: International. On this episode, Erk is about to head on a jet plane bound for America. So one night while Erk was preparing to record other episodes, he decided to search for Erk on Jamendo. He then fell down a rabbit hole for an hour - it might be a short episode this week! He can't tell you much about the artists but the music is somewhat different this week. This will be the final episode of Erk FM: International before Erk flies out - however episodes will continue as normal.

09, January 2013Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 67 – Welcome Aboard The 70000 Tons Of Metal!

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Metal Monday episode 67 which is the first Erk FM: Metal Monday episode for 2013 but also the penultimate episode before Erk heads off to the US for 70000 Tons Of Metal. Erk has been given media accreditation for 70000 Tons Of Metal so what better time to give you (and Erk!) a preview of what you could expect to hear at 70000 Tons Of Metal! As of the time of recording (05 January 2012), 30 out of 40 bands have been announced. So in an epic show, Erk is going to go to each of the bands' websites and/or social media pages & play a selection of their music for you.

07, January 2013Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 308 – Erk’s Going On A Jet Plane!

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Australia episode 308. Erk is about to head out of Australia on a jet plane to America. During this episode (the first for 2013), Erk eases you into the year with a range of bands he enjoyed at the 2012 Whiplash festival. But don't worry - even if you aren't a metalhead, you will enjoy this range of tunes. All music supplied directly by the artists.

04, January 2013Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 307 – Cybering Around The World

by Erk

Welcome to episode 307 of Erk FM: International. This episode is the first Erk FM: International episode for 2013. Shortly, Erk will be in the US. In February, he will be in New York which is the home city for Cyber PR so why not feature a selection of Cyber PR artists from around the world?

02, January 2013Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 66 – 2012 Erk FM: Metal Monday Earworm Special With Evil Ugly & Domino

by Erk

Welcome to episode 66 of Erk FM: Metal Monday & episode 306 of Erk FM: Australia. The episode opens at The Valve Bar with interviews & live tracks from Domino & Evil Ugly. Domino are no strangers to Erk FM. They have just recorded their debut album Where The Desert Meets The Sea that will be officially launched in March 2013 at the same venue. It's Evil Ugly's first time on Erk FM - on the night of recording the first half of the episode, they were launching their new single Lovesick Laneway. While there is crossover between Erk FM: Metal Monday & Erk FM: Australia (who doesn't like female fronted hard rock?) for the first half of the episode, the second half of the episode goes in separate directions depending on which show you are listening to. In the second half of the episode, Erk presents personal metal earwormy songs he featured in 2012.

31, December 2012Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 306 – Farewelling 2012 With Domino & Evil Ugly!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 66 of Erk FM: Metal Monday & episode 306 of Erk FM: Australia. The episode opens at The Valve Bar with interviews & live tracks from Domino & Evil Ugly. Domino are no strangers to Erk FM. They have just recorded their debut album Where The Desert Meets The Sea that will be officially launched in March 2013 at the same venue. It's Evil Ugly's first time on Erk FM - on the night of recording the first half of the episode, they were launching their new single Lovesick Laneway. While there is crossover between Erk FM: Metal Monday & Erk FM: Australia (who doesn't like female fronted hard rock?) for the first half of the episode, the second half of the episode goes in separate directions depending on which show you are listening to. For the rest of this episode of Erk FM, Erk looks back at some of the many highlights of his musical year.

28, December 2012Erk FM: Australia1 Comment

Erk FM: International 305 – Farewell 2012!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 305 of Erk FM: International. This episode is the final episode of Erk FM: International for 2012. This episode features a range of music that Erk has heard and featured this year. Most of the artists Erk has seen live despite not being artists from Australia. All music supplied directly by the artists or their management. Erk will see you in 2013!

26, December 2012Erk FM: InternationalNo Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 65 – Whiplash Sampler (Part 2)

by Erk

Welcome to episode 65 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. This episode features artists who played at the Whiplash festival. This bands might be at the mellower end of the volume knob but they did impress Erk during the festival nonetheless. This episode is the final Whiplash related episode - Erk hopes you have enjoyed all of the music and interviews. All music supplied by the artists & used with permission.

24, December 2012Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 304 – A Breath Of Fresh Australian Air?

by Erk

Welcome to episode 304 of Erk FM: Australia. On this episode, Erk has a new band (to him) to feature, another release from an old favourite & some great news for an indie rock chick. Music supplied by the artists directly, Uptone Entertainment & AirPlay Direct .

21, December 2012Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 303 – Lots Of Deuce!

by Erk

Welcome to episode 303 of Erk FM: International. On this episode, Erk clears some of his backlog of submissions from long time music supplier Deuce Management & Promotion. Some artists have appeared on Erk FM before while some are new to the show.

19, December 2012Erk FM: InternationalNo Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 64 – Whiplash Sampler (Part 1)

by Erk

Welcome to episode 64 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. The on-location episodes have been great but to finalise the Whiplash event, over the next two episodes you will hear studio quality recordings from bands featured during the tour. All music supplied directly by the artists & used with permission.

17, December 2012Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments

Erk FM: Australia 302 – Tanks & Townhouses

by Erk

Welcome to episode 302 of Erk FM: Australia. Now that episode 300 is over, it is time to continue beyond 300. After listening back to episode 300, Erk watched a video that would have been perfect for the episode. But because Erk is a massive peanut, he didn't include it in the episode. Apart from the awesome music on this episode, there is an important and exciting announcement this week.

14, December 2012Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 301 – International Roadies Day

by Erk

Welcome to episode 301 of Erk FM: International. For reasons that will become clear when you hear the episode, today's episode is being released on International Roadies Day. So to celebrate, Erk cranks the music to 11 because the roadies for hard rock & metal bands are very hard working. This show would also be a good introduction for any metal/hard rock/industrial fan that doesn't know that Erk also hosts a metal show, Erk FM: Metal Monday. Music supplied by Deuce Management & Promotion, the Dark Compass Metal Show as well as Rock N Growl Promotion.

12, December 2012Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 63 – Whiplash: Melbourne

by Erk

Welcome to episode 63 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. This is the end of the tour which started as being known as the Whiplash Festival. Due to events that happened during the tour, it became known as the Hostile Takeover tour. From the Hi-fi Bar in Melbourne, the afternoon & night of music ended with an emotional tour photo on stage.

10, December 2012Erk FM: Metal Monday1 Comment

Erk FM: Australia 300 – The Big Three Zero Zero

by Erk

Welcome to episode 300 of Erk FM: Australia. This is a celebration episode as it is a milestone episode. So to celebrate, Erk has a couple of guests - it is even better when said guests help with the playlist! Guests on this episode are Shawno & Jen from San Luis Obispo who are long term friends of Erk FM. Their previous podcasts include Hyper Nonsense and Gemini Dragon with their latest venture being a multimedia portal (including podcasts) called No Market. For this special occasion, Shawno & Erk have worked on the playlist separately and there are videos below for most songs. If you watch the videos in real time like Shawno & Jen did, you'll understand what we discuss when it comes to the videos. Music supplied by SGC Media, Heapsaflash & the artists directly.

07, December 2012Erk FM: Australia1 Comment

Erk FM: International 299 – There’s No Erk FM Without You, You, You & Especially You

by Erk

Welcome to episode 299 of Erk FM: International. It is the episode before episode 300 and Erk welcomes the rock back to the show after Norockvember. There is a range of music from artists who have appeared on Erk FM before as well as some new submissions. There's some acoustic music & all the way up the scale. Music supplied by Ambicon Records, Deuce Management & Promotion, SGC Media & the artists directly.

05, December 2012Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 62 – Whiplash: Canberra

by Erk

Welcome to episode 62 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. This is the penultimate gig of the Whiplash Festival tour which was held at The Basement in Canberra. With 2 stages running, there was a lot of music blasting out with local Canberra bands joining the tourers.

03, December 2012Erk FM: Metal Monday1 Comment

Erk FM: Australia 298 – Norockvember Week 5

by Erk

Welcome to Erk FM: Australia episode 298 - one Australian episode away from episode 300 & the final week of Norockvember. Erk thought he would do something a little different this week to end Norockvember & feature 3 very different types of artists in some detail. All music supplied by AirPlay Direct.

30, November 2012Erk FM: Australia1 Comment

Erk FM: International 297 – Norockvember Week 4

by Erk

Welcome to episode 297 of Erk FM: International. This week's episode is the final week of Norockvember for Erk FM: International & Erk can't wait for the rock to come back next week! That said, Norockvember has been great! All music supplied by AirPlay Direct.

28, November 2012Erk FM: InternationalNo Comments

Erk FM: Metal Monday 61 – Whiplash: Newcastle

by Erk

Welcome to episode 61 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. This is a very interesting gig held at The Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle. Erk found accommodation above the venue which was very handy. There was a lot of confusion & anger in the leadup to this gig due to circumstances that happened up to this point however the music was great. It was Erk's first Newcastle metal gig - the room was comfortably packed without being overcrowded. A single stage on a Friday night meant that this was one of the shorter gigs of the tour.

26, November 2012Erk FM: Metal Monday1 Comment

Erk FM: Australia 296 – Norockvember Week 4

by Erk

Welcome to episode 296 of Erk FM: Australia. It is week 4 & the penultimate week of Norockvember. There's a range of artists that have appeared on Erk FM before however they are still active on their music scenes.

23, November 2012Erk FM: AustraliaNo Comments

Erk FM: International 295 – Norockvember Week 3

by Erk

Welcome to episode 295 of Erk FM: International. Norockvember continues & Erk thought he would go down the Easy Listening route this week courtesy of AirPlay Direct. There's some jazz, some piano music & a lot more!

21, November 2012Erk FM: International1 Comment

Erk FM: Metal Monday 60 – Whiplash: Gosford

by Erk

Welcome to episode 60 of Erk FM: Metal Monday. This is the mid point of the Whiplash Festival tour and what turned out to be a pivotal point with a change of tour management happening around this gig. The gig was an all ages gig at the Youtharts Warehouse at Gosford. A small crowd saw local bands along with some of the touring bands.

19, November 2012Erk FM: Metal MondayNo Comments