Author: Larry Heath

The Rapture are heading to Australia in March, and while we await their return they have debuted the music video for “Sail Away” off their latest LP In The Grace of Your Love. Funnily enough, it was directed by Australia’s own Kris Moyes. Enjoy!

Organisers of Canberra’s Mission To Launch Festival regretfully announce that the festival has suspended ticket sales and is officially cancelled. The decision has been a very difficult one for organisers who, as Canberra locals themselves, envisaged bringing a world-class party to the nation’s capital for New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, the current economic climate has seen…

With the dominance of Apple in the music marketplace, it’s proving more and more difficult for other companies to make their mark and get their slice of the action. But this hasn’t stopped plenty from doing just that. The latest is Blackberry, with their new service BBM Music. To get their take on the marketplace,…

Fleet Foxes have had an amazing 2011. They’re on tour in Europe as we speak, continuing the ongoing celebration of their sophomore album Helplessness Blues, which was released to critical acclaim in May. They’ll be in Australia over New Years, too! But it doesn’t stop there. In anticipation of a new limited edition 12″, They’ve…

Melbourne six piece Alpine will take all 12 of their hands across the country on a headline tour this coming January in celebration of their new single “Hands”. The track is the first cut from their forthcoming debut album due out on Ivy League in early 2012. You can view the video below and the…

Let’s get those diaries open… it’s time for the Big Day Out sideshow announcements! While this is the vast majority of sideshows we’ll be getting for BDO in 2012, we’re sure there’s more dates to come and more artists to be announced so stay tuned… but for now… away we go! Tickets to all shows…

So, let’s learn a little bit about Winter People. They are a six-piece post-rock/folk band from Sydney with no less than five vocalists and two violinists. Epic. They are currently on a national tour with Busby Marou. And they have a debut album due for release in early 2012! Off that album comes this track,…

DAMNDOGS Australian Tour Dates: 11/30/11 – Beach Road Hotel, Bondi Beach (w/ Gold Fields) 12/2/11- Beresford Hotel, Surry Hills 12/3/11- Homebake Festival, Sydney

The hugely successful national run of Tim and Neil Finn tribute concerts – They Will Have Their Way – continued last night with a sold out show at the Sydney Opera House, the first of three at the venue. The show sees seven well regarded Australian artists – Seeker Lover Keeper (Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann…

They concluded one of the longest Australian tours by any international act in 2010, now Guttermouth are returning to their second home to do an extended tour of the East Coast of Australia. Straight out of Huntington Beach, California; Guttermouth have been stirring controversy for almost 25 years with few bands matching the intensity on…

On their way back to Australia for Laneway, we have the latest video from the UK’s Wu Lyf. If you’re a fan of young people running and NOT being blown to pieces (M.I.A) or jumping off a cliff and going all Peter Pan on our arses (Sigur Ros), then then this is the clip for…

While at the Aussie BBQ at the Delancey in New York during CMJ, Larry Heath catches up with Brisbane two piece The Grates – John and Patience. In this UNCUT interview, we chat about living (and eating) in New York, their new record Secret Rituals, touring and more! Interview & Edit: Larry Heath / Camera:…

Filmed at the Snake Pit in Los Angeles while we were in town for Culture Collide, Larry chats to LA local Hanni El Khatib about his upcoming Australian tour (Peats Ridge / Pyramid Rock + FBi Social in Sydney 29th December and The Tote in Melbourne NYD), performing with Wanda Jackson in Switzerland, his new…

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Wiggles, some of Australia’s best songwriters have reinterpreted 20 of their songs for Rewiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles. In this recently released video, Bluejuice cover “Wake Up Jeff!”, which is pretty amazing. I feel like I should be wearing a Sombrero!

Like a savaged dog looking for revenge, Kill City Creeps are quickly leaving their mark on Sydney punters who are packing Upstairs at the Beresford for their November residency every Saturday this month. . If you haven’t had a chance to check them out yet, here’s the sort of sexy stuff you’re missing: ‘I Got…

It’s barely been two years since an “intimate showcase” featuring Florence and the Machine was just a run of the mill gig for the London based band. Indeed, the meteoric rise that has led Florence Welch and her band to this point – the release of their second record Ceremonials – has been a joy…

While at the Aussie BBQ at CMJ last month, Larry Heath caught up with Melbourne electronic outfit Clubfeet to talk about the CMJ experience, working with Dimitri in Paris, Crystal Fighters, playing in front of Dangermouse, the definition of “Vacation”, music videos, their upcoming album and more… How has the New York experience been treating…

Dear AJ and the Harvest Team, You nailed it! Congratulations on a successful festival. Hugs and kisses, Larry and the AU review team. Open letters to management are usually negative affairs, where people complain about this and that, but you know what – credit should be given where credit is due, and in the case…

For every budding music journalist, I think it’s inevitable for your mind to turn to Almost Famous. There’s an innate desire to experience the rock and roll lifestyle, follow a band around and write about it. Unfortunately, when you – for one reason or another – end up running the publication you work for as…

What better way to spend Remembrance Day than by celebrating the classic songs of Nick Drake, performed by a wonderful selection of artists from around the world and accompanied by a remarkable thirteen piece ensemble. The night, titled Way To Blue, after the Drake song of the same name, was curated by Joe Boyd, who…

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Shortly after she touched down in Sydney, I caught up with Irish singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan (best known for her work with Damien Rice) to talk about the Way To Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake shows (which she’s in town for), her new solo album Passenger, the music video for “Knots” (which got pretty messy)…

Each year, not only do the IF Awards support the Australian film and television industry but also embrace the local music scene to support local acts and celebrates those behind the camera of our favourite music videos. Performing at this year’s show, Tim Freedman and The Idle will join the musically artistic Eddie Perfect, for…

Okay, so this song is absolutely beautiful and without a doubt my ‘personal find’ of the week. The composition is impressive, the lyrics are inspired and I feel that given Band of Horses are in the country at the moment, you folks will like this sort of thing. The London based band are called Dry…

While on tour with CSS, JD Samson and her latest project MAN hit up the Culture Collide festival in Los Angeles. Backstage at the festival, I caught up with the member of Le Tigre to discuss the tour, MAN’s latest record and “coming out” as a poor musician on The Huffington Post. So how is…

Another installment of Brisbane’s newest boutique music event – Track & Field – is looming just around the corner, set to fill the rooms of local venue The Arena on Friday, November 25th. Following the success of the its first chapter at The Old Museum in May 2011, Track & Field is set to reignite…

Released on Friday was the highly anticipated new live album and film from Iceland’s Sigur Ros, entitled Inni. We have the FULL album stream (first disc only) here for your listening pleasure. But go and pick yourself up a proper copy – it has two discs and a DVD with a concert film directed by…

A great short clip here looking back at the Official 2011 Parklife Afterparty at Fakeclub in Sydney, featuring Diplo, Nero, Simian Mobile Disco and more… This video was put together by the good fellas at Negative Films.