Author: Larry Heath

South African born, Sydney raised musician Jonti talks about his latest music, living and working between Australia and LA and SXSW while at The Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas.

Backstage at The Aussie BBQ at Canadian Music Week in Toronto we caught up with WA outfit Minute 36.

Adelaide group Traveller and Fortune talk about playing Canadian Music Week, saving money for their travels, their music, and why not to drink five nights in a row… Interviewer: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade Editor: Nathan Atkins

We catch up with Melbourne’s Jordie Lane while he was at The Aussie BBQ in Toronto during Canadian Music Week!

Hot on the heels of the announcement of música /RECORDINGS, we caught up with the man behind the música brand – Kane Bligh – to talk about the artists they’re working with, their /TUMBALONG event and much more! How long has /RECORDINGS been in the works? It’s always been part of the greater vision for…

Over the years, the ridiculously talented Brendan Maclean has become well known as “King of the Tweet , a Triple j radio personality and actor of the screen (soon to appear in The Great Gatsby, which recently employed 95% of the arts workforce in Australia*). But some of you may not realise he’s also one…

We catch up with Ben Hallett from Gold Coast group Skyway ahead of their appearance at Newton’s Nation festival in Bathurst, NSW this weekend! Skyway have been announced to play Newtowns Nation Festival on Saturday the 28th of April. Being a 3 day festival as it is, is the band thinking about pitching a tent…

We catch up with Adelaide outfit Lowrider while we’re backstage at The Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas. Edit: Shasha Gong Interview: Larry Heath Camera: Mandy Hall Producer: Andrew Wade

We catch up with Melbourne duo Big Scary while they’re backstage at The Aussie BBQ in Austin during SXSW.

We catch up with Sydney group The Jefferson backstage at the Aussie BBQ in Toronto – part of Canadian Music Week. Interviewer: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade Editor: Nathan Atkins

Come June 7th (through June 10th), tens of thousands will once again flock to Tennessee’s ultimate makeshift arena to bask in Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’s eleventh annual outing. Leading the extravaganza is Radiohead, The Beach Boys (reformed, featuring Brian Wilson), Bon Iver, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Australia’s own The Temper Trap (pictured) and Bonnaroo…

Missy Higgins has (finally) returned with a new single, “Unashamed Desire”, her first in over five years. It follows her private decision to quit music despite selling over a million copies of her first two albums. The story of the journey that brought her back to music forms the backbone of her new album The…

Following a 7 year hiatus, Fiona Apple has just released her new single “Every Single Night”, which you can listen to below. It’s the lead track from her forthcoming album The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do (say that…

Curated by the one and only Hoodoo Gurus, Sydney’s Dig It Up! festival – which took over four venues in Enmore – proved that if you create a one off experience with an inspired lineup, the people will come in their droves. And with lines around the corner on arrival (the only line I’d see…

Our live coverage from last year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington State, USA, unveiled it as one of the must-do festivals on the global circuit and with this years line-up sharing several key performers with this year’s Splendour In The Grass line-up (including Jack White, The Shins and Explosions In The Sky), all eyes will…

We catch up with Gideon and Husky from Melbourne band Husky to find out what they’ve been up to lately, get their opinions on SXSW and learn about their experiences with The Aussie BBQ. Camera: Mandy Hall Interview: Larry Heath Edit: Tony Lendrum Producer: Andrew Wade With thanks to Stage Mothers and Bigpond.

We catch up backstage at The Aussie BBQ at SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas, with Melbourne/LA group Electric Jellyfish. Interviewer: Larry Heath Camera: Mandy Hall Editor: Rick Clifford Producer: Andrew Wade

We catch up with Otto and Kid from Sydney band Sleepmakeswaves to find out what they’ve been up to lately, get their opinions on SXSW and learn about their experiences with The Aussie BBQ. Interviewer: Larry Heath Camera: Mandy Hall Editor: Tony Lendrum Producer: Andrew Wade

Hitting Australia for Splendour in the Grass in July, we caught up with Electric Guest while they were in Texas to chat about the impending Australian tour, their experiences in Texas, what we can expect from their debut record (Mondo – Released in Australia 24th April and produced by the one and only Dangermouse), music…

Larry Heath catches up with legendary guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult at SXSW 2012 to talk about working with Ian, the new record, touring America, their experiences in Australia and so very much more… a great chat: we had trouble cutting the interview down! The Cult’s ninth studio album, Choice of Weapon, will be…

When Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips was in town for Harvest last November, he stopped by the 4ZZZ studios in Brisbane to partake in a bit of an experiment… it’s hard to explain exactly what happened, so maybe let’s leave that to the video – in the first video in our new documentary series.

Larry sits down is Nick and Aaron from New Zealand’s Cairo Knife Fight while at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Whether you were at the festival itself, or you were glued to your computer screen, this past weekend was all about the first weekend of Coachella, which featured one amazing performance after another, for three jam-packed days. Gotye held the flag up high for Australia (though pulled the live stream last minute), and impressed, but…

In just a few hours we’ll be finally hearing the 2012 Splendour in the Grass lineup. But so far we do know ONE artist who’s making the journey: UK’s Zulu Winter. From their forthcoming record Language, which is due out locally on May 11th, here’s the latest single “Key To My Heart”. Let’s see what…

Newtons Nation and bandit.fm Records are searching for an unsigned artist to perform at Newtons Nation Festival on Sat April 28th April. This competition closes TODAY at 5pm with the winner being announced tomorrow. Just in case there were any of you out there still thinking of entering, we thought we’d have a look at…

Let’s cut to the chase, as let’s face it, you’ve been waiting long enough! Hitting Belongil Fields in Byron Bay this July 27, 28 and 29 for the 2012 Splendour in the Grass festival will be… Jack White, Bloc Party (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Smashing Pumpkins, At The Drive-In (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Lana Del Rey, Azealia…

Hitting Australia for Splendour in the Grass in July, we caught up with Zulu Winter while they were in Texas to chat about the impending Australian tour, their experiences in Texas, what we can expect from their debut record (due out in Australia on May 11th), what it meant to sign to Dew Process and…

Currently touring with The Cribs, we caught up with Detroit group The Hounds Below while they were at SXSW to talk about their forthcoming record, the new band, their music, their live show, their experiences at SXSW and we have a special guest appearance from the one-and-only Nardwuar. Camera: Andrew Wade Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath

Future of the Left talk to the AU review about their new album, their dislike of SXSW, mobile homeless wifi, The Smashing Pumpkins and a bunch of other random… ahem, shit. LANGUAGE WARNING: This interview contains some naughty words. Camera: Andrew Wade Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath

When Claire Knight of the AU review catches up with Hercules and Love Affair backstage at the 2012 Future Music Festival, we find out about the bands live changes since their last tour, how the shows have been going, how Australia was a changing point for the band and a little bit of fashion… Interview:…