Author: Larry Heath

the AU review sits down at The Aussie BBQ in New York City, during CMJ, with Melbourne’s Them Swoops.

the AU review chats to Chevonne and The Fuzz about playing CMJ – fitting the seven piece onto tiny stages – their new Fire At Will EP – how The Voice Season 3 fans have followed Chevonne to The Fuzz and much, much more…

the AU review chats to Birmingham, Alabama based artist Maria Taylor to talk about the release of her new album “Something About Knowing” (out October 29th) and much more at CMJ 2013.

the AU review sits down with Ghost Wave from New Zealand while at CMJ, to talk about CMJ, playing churches and more in LA during Culture Collide… and find out about their latest music and plans for the rest of the year…

the AU review chats to Conner Molander from Canada’s Half Moon Run to talk about their upcoming return to Australia in January 2014, playing CMJ, how 2013 has treated them and much more… Interview/Edit/Camera: Larry Heath Filmed in New York City during CMJ in October 2013. –UPCOMING AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES– Thursday 2nd January 2014 –…

the AU review meets Swedish band Indevotion in New York City during CMJ 2013. We talk about their new EP, working on new material, their first tour to America and more…

the AU review talks to Philadelphia band Toy Soldiers at CMJ about working from Dr. Dog’s studio, their latest music, touring and much more…

the AU review meets The Hague/Amsterdam Indie Rock duo Bombay Show Pig to talk about their music, their experiences in America at CMJ and Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide and more!

the AU review sits down at The Aussie BBQ in New York City, during CMJ, with Brisbane’s Sheppard.

the AU review sits down at The Aussie BBQ in New York City, during CMJ, with Tigertown.

the AU review talks to Lily Claire from New York City outfit Lily and the Parlour Tricks at CMJ 2013 about her fine city, her music, touring and much more…

the AU review catches up with The Stillwater Giants from Perth while they were at The Aussie BBQ during CMJ in New York City. We talk about their New York experience, which included performing in a tram, find out what they’re up to at the moment musically and more.

the AU review meets Long Island outfit NGHBRS while in New York City for CMJ. We talk about their music, playing the festival, their hatred of vowels (and the current trend of that in the industry) and much more!

the AU review sits down with lead singer and songwriter A.L.X. from New York City outfit Love Crushed Velvet at CMJ, talking about their music, touring America and Europe and much more…

the AU review sits down with emerging artist Jodi Good – from New York City – while at CMJ 2013. We talk about her debut EP “Definitely Different”, why she prefers Nashville over New York and much more…

the AU review talks to Jason Hall from San Francisco Punk Rockers Western Addiction while at CMJ about their return to the stage – why they went off the stage in the first place – performing at CMJ with The Flatliners and Good Riddance and much more…

Larry Heath talks to Chris Cresswell from Canadian punk rockers The Flatliners to talk about performing at CMJ with Good Riddance, their tour in Australia earlier this year, their brand new album Dead Language and more!

Larry chats to drummer Tyler Williams from Seattle’s The Head and the Heart to talk about their just released new record Let’s Be Still, how touring has changed between records (selling out shows around America and the world!), their experiences in Australia – when they’ll be back – we find out his favourite percussion instrument…

the AU review catches up with San Francisco duo Happy Fangs while in New York City for CMJ 2013 to talk about their new EP, their spontaneous jams and much more…

the AU review sits down at The Aussie BBQ in New York City, during CMJ 2013, with Melbourne artist Gossling (Helen Croome) to find out about her upcoming debut record, her experiences in the USA and much, much more…

The final night of CMJ at the Music Hall of Williamsburg opened with the comedy of Kate Berlant – whose reasonable clever shtick involved making a series of confessions and observations in lieu of ever playing a song, while a guitar was draped around her shoulders – ultimately unused. An odd choice for an opening…

the AU review sits down at The Aussie BBQ in New York City, during CMJ 2013, with Perth group Emperors to find out how their American adventures are going, get the latest on their next record and much, much more! Interview/Edit/Camera: Larry Heath Filmed at the Delancey in New York City, on 19th October 2013.

the AU review is treated to a fantastic interview courtesy of Eden Mulholland‘s own drummer, Ricky Birmingham! The pair talk about their experiences at CMJ in New York City, at The Aussie BBQ, their music, laptops and much more… Interview: Ricky Birmingham Edit/Camera: Larry Heath Filmed at the Delancey in New York City, on 19th…

With the evening upon us, it was time for Culture Collide to bring out the big guns on what was the final night of the three day event. King Kahn and his seven piece troupe The Shrines – featuring no less than three members making up a brass section – were the first band to…

Though there wasn’t a Saturday afternoon block party to close things out this year, they retained an outdoor stage and made that the centrepiece of a day of fantastic music and comedy over eight stages. I kicked off the final day of Culture Collide with Japanese solo artist SiMoN, who accompanied lyrics in his native…

the AU review sits down with New Zealand artist Tiny Ruins to talk her American tour – CMJ and Culture Collide – her experiences in Australia, including playing the Sydney Opera House while touring with Calexico – her music and more…

Larry Heath talks to a few legends of the Texas music scene: the recently reunited True Believers, featuring Alejandro Escovedo. We talk about their original time together, how things are sitting now, their latest EP, crowdfunding, playing Austin City Limits Festival and much, much more… and a plug for Bluesfest in Australia! They want to…

Meet Holly Williams. The incredibly talented singer/songwriter who has music in her blood! She’s the granddaughter of Hank Williams, Sr., the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and half-sister of country singer Hank Williams III. Larry sits down with her at Austin City Limits in Texas.

Having enjoyed the five bands making themselves known on the outdoor World Stage, it was time to head indoors. First up, I caught Perth’s The Novocaines at the festival’s newest venue addition, the Lot 1 Cafe. The band are proving themselves louder and harder than ever, focusing on strengthening their sound in a big way…

Larry Heath interviews Erik Mattiasson aka Melpo Mene – a Swedish singer/songwriter – while in Los Angeles to talk about his music, his upcoming music, what it means to be “cool” and “social” as a musician, playing GTA V and much, much more… Filmed in Los Angeles at Taix during Culture Collide, October 2013. Interview/Edit/Camera:…