We catch up with Edd Gibson of Friendly Fires backstage at the 2012 Future Music Festival.

Interviewer and Producer: Claire Knight
Editor and Camera: George Popov
Camera: Nathan Atkins

We were lucky enough to catch up with Watussi bass man Patrick Harris ahead of their massive headline show at the metro on April 23rd. Keep these guys on your radar and if they are playing near you make sure you see them before they become the next big thing. Having sold out countless shows with blustering horns, party-fuelled rhythms and rocking roots bass-lines these boys get even the party poopers dancing.

Brooklyn's Royal Baths are heading out to Australia for the first time following their epic new album Better Luck Next Time. Originally from sunny San Francisco and lumped with the garage psych scene of Ty Segall, Fresh & Only's and Thee Oh Sees the band packed their bags and headed to New York to delve into a more darker approach to their music. Larry Heath catches up with the band to talk about their new record and what to expect from their maiden Australian voyage.

Drinking From the Sun, the latest release from Adelaide's Hilltop Hoods smashed sales records, earning it gold status on its first day. Following on from this impressive feat, the crew have been announced on various Australian tours and have since landed a lucrative U.S. record deal. I spoke with DJ Debris late last year to see how the album was looking, so when we caught up today, there was much to talk about.

We catch up with London's Horse Meat Disco DJs backstage at the 2012 Future Music Festival.

Interviewer and Producer: Claire Knight
Editor and Camera: George Popov
Camera: Nathan Atkins

With the announcement of the departure of their singer from the band, Australian Alt. Rock heavyweights The Butterfly Effect answered a few questions for The AU Review, in a light-hearted and relaxed interview. Dave Roberts reports.

Mercury Prize nominee and British folk multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman, along with his band, will be coming to Australia for the first time next month.

Open, Honest, Motivated, humble these are just some of the words I can use to describe my time with Steve Lukather. I'll just let the interview tell the story. He is coming out with his good friends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai for G3 at the end of the month. We cover this and more including Steve’s new solo album, his constant quest for re-invention and even his upcoming book. I suggest the best is yet to come from this legendary guitarist.

Ahead of his run of sold out shows we catch up with Irish folk sensation James Vincent McMorrow to find out a bit more about what audiences can expect from his impending visit. We also discuss his debut album Early In The Morning and discuss the influence of soul music and Sufjan Stevens on his work.

At the turn of the century, traditional heavy metal forged in the crucibles of Europe had been muscled out of the popular consciousness by an ostentatiously presented, teenaged television marketing campaign known to the world at large as nu-metal. Long haired metalheads hurled their steel cups of mead at speakers in frustration, wondering if the creative wells of their beloved genre had finally run dry, fingers crossed in a futile/paranoid gesture hoping bulldozers from MTV (sponsored by Monster Energy Drink) wouldn’t raze Wacken Open Air three to four years hence (Or have a band like say, Korn headline, which would more or less have had the same effect.)

Ahead of the launch of PÝR the bands second EP we check in with Perth's Heytesburg to have chat about the inspiration behind the new EP, working with Matt Gio and where the name Heytesburg came from as well as their plans for the future.

In the world of music journalism, David Fricke is an immensely influential and inspirational character. A senior writer and former editor of US Rolling Stone since the mid 1980s, Fricke’s CV is one that music critics world wide acknowledge with nothing but awe and envy.

We caught up with front man Brett Ramson of Bones Bones Bones to have a chat about What Is This Garbage?, touring and much more!

How has 2012 been treating you guys so far?