Last weekend I was reunited with Gosford for the first time in several years. When we first met back in 2009, we didn’t get along so well. A guy jumped the train tracks and fence in an attempt to steal my friend’s Subway, boys who looked about 12 made crude comments, and a hobo stood two metres away screaming at seemingly nothing. This time was different however, as I kicked back for the weekend and soaked up the highly intense sun at Coaster Festival.

Ahead of their special performance at Gosford's Coaster Festival (taking place this Saturday), Larry Heath caught up with Quang Dinh of Melbourne Little Red to talk about the show, and find out what's been going on with the band...

Quang: G’day Larry How are you going?

I’m going well thanks, mate. How are you?

Very well thank you.

That’s good. What are we finding you up to on a Tuesday afternoon?

A few hours before they were to play the Hordern Pavilion in support of Birds of Tokyo, I sat down with Brian and Nikki of Silversun Pickups. Hailing from Los Angeles, we spoke about the tour, the weather, Melbourne, Muse,, Guitar Hero and Asian cuisine... read on!

Larry caught up with Adelaide band City Riots while they were at Coaster Festival in Gosford. They chat about their upcoming tour with The Smashing Pumpkins, playing Sydney, adventures in America, their newest member "The Edge", getting held up at knife point, what's coming up and much more...

It's with an ounce of hesitation that I venture outside a capital city to experience a music festival. The crowd attracted can be quite different to what I'm used to, and, as they say "kill the atmosphere, man!".

If you've been living under a rock, you probably haven't heard about the amazing festival hitting Gosford this Saturday. Limited tickets remain, and this is the lineup: