Day: 1 April 2013

Live Review: Emilie Autumn – The Factory Theatre (30.03.13)

I’ve been a fan of Emilie Autumn for six years now. I first fell in love with her music at the age of fourteen, and was subsequently mocked for it by my high school peers, who didn’t appreciate her eccentric style. A few nights ago, I had the opportunity to see her live, and as…

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SXSW AU interview: Pat Healy of Cheap Thrills (USA, 2013)

Larry Heath talks to the lead actor of the breakout hit of SXSW, Cheap Thrills, Pat Healy, not long after the film premiered at the festival. We talk about what it was like seeing the film for the first time in a full cinema, making the film on a small budget in just 14 days,…

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Paul Simon closes out Bluesfest for 2013; Peter Noble looks towards the event's 25th anniversary in 2014 and Boomerang.

After five days of music on the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in a year, festival director Peter Noble called “their best ever year” at a press conference this morning; both in terms of lineup, and the way the festival was run – including new noise restraints that kept disruption to both people and wildlife to…

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the AU at Bluesfest Interview: Michael Kiwanuka (UK)

Larry Heath sits down with Michael Kiwanuka (UK) – and two very silent bandmates – backstage at the 2013 Blues and Roots Festival (Bluesfest) in Byron Bay. We talk about playing in Byron Bay for the second time in a year (he was last here for Splendour in the Grass), what he’s been up to…

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the AU at Bluesfest Interview: Thelma Plum (Brisbane)

We talk to up-and-coming Indigenous Australian talent Thelma Plum, just before she hit the stage at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival over the weekend (Bluesfest). We talk about her new EP “Rosie”, her upcoming tour with Emma Louise, playing the festival, ex-boyfriends and Ben Howard!

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