Hexdebt: Bitch Rising
A New Wave of Feminism in Australian Punk

Song: Bitch Rising by Hexdebt

Music Industry: Kingsley Siejka, Adrienne Arnot-Bradshaw and Hayden Ryan
Journliasm: Catie McLeod, Jonti Ridley and Madi Chwasta
Sound Design: D.A. Calf

This episode of Sound as Ever explores the song Bitch Rising by Hexdebt, a Melbourne-based intersectional feminist/non-binary punk band signed to Poison City Records. In contextualising Hexdebt in the Melbourne/Australian music scene, we’ll explore how the music scene is changing in terms of inclusivity, and how the conversation around gender and neuro-diversity has shifted over the years.

Interviewees: Agnes Whalan, Isobel D’cruz Barnes and Aife Larkin from Hexdebt, Ruari Currin from PBS show Fang It, Eve Fraser (Gender Pies), Shannon Driscoll from Girls Rock Melbourne!