Author: Larry Heath

If day one was a relaxed acoustic based experience, then day two was the night of the rock and roll. But first off, day two saw the conference itself launch at the beautiful (and historic) Fairmont Royal York Hotel. All standard conference fodder was included: Stalls full of people wanting to tell you about their…

Canadian Music Week got off to a killer start last night with a selection of showcases across a wide variety of venues in Toronto, Canada. We decided to kick off our 4 nights of live music and conferences with one of the smaller bills on this list, heading along to the Free Times Café to…

Somewhere in between the excessive touring that makes up a year in the life od Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, frontman Alexander Ebert made time to record a solo album under the moniker Alexander. The album of the same name was just released in Australia, and so we caught up with the man himself…

Don’t miss one of the latest exhibitions to take Sydney by storm: Phantasma at the Plump Gallery on Enmore Road. Only two more days left! Phantasma showcases the work of five Inner West artists whose practice reflects the eclectic diversity of this urban wonderland. From twisted time-warping sculptures to abandoned melancholic spaces, fairytale fantasies and…

What the hell is SXSW!? A look back at SXSW 2010. from Larry Heath on Vimeo. As we approach the 25th anniversary of SXSW, we attempt to answer the age old question: What the hell is South by Southwest!? It’s not an answer easily provided to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves, however back in…

Last year, The Walkmen brought out a wonderful record in the form of Lisbon. The latest single from the acclaimed album is “While I Shovel The Snow” and they just released a music video for the track. Directed by Jake Davis (who has made videos for Snoop Dogg and My Chemical Romance), it’s a beautifully…

Last night saw the Triple Rainbow Tour hit Sydney, taking over Purple Sneakers’ Last Night at the Gaelic Club. The tour brings together three bands who scored Big Day Out spots in their hometowns back in January: Sydney’s We Say Bamboulee, Melbourne’s Eagle and the Worm and Brisbane’s Ball Park Music. First up were Ball…

We’re loving this track and this new video from Dan Kelly. From the AMP and ARIA nominated album Dan Kelly’s Dream comes the new single ‘Gap Year Blues’. A retro futuristic ballad that ruminates on the futility of long distance love. Sweet pastoral tones build to a Faces-esque middle eight jam before a gorgeous fadeout….

Ahead of their release of their new EP Naked, I chatted with the band’s bassist Mikey Godde about the new year, new album and new shows… Thanks for taking the time to talk with us! Let’s start off with the big news – Lizard King Records. What a way to end 2010, getting signed to…

Here’s the word from the horses mouth: We are pleased to officially confirm that this year’s festival will again be held in the wonderful surrounds of Woodfordia, near Woodford, south-east Queensland. Australia’s number one mid-winter music celebration will be held across three big days from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July. Set those dates aside…

Let’s get to the important part first up: This was the first Sydney Soundwave done right. From its beginnings at Sydney Park, through Eastern Creek and now to Olympic Park, the journey of Soundwave has been a bumpy one in NSW. A myriad of complaints marred just about every event – though the quality of…

It would be a fair complaint to suggest that there isn’t nearly enough Lemmy in our lives. Thankfully, Foo Fighters share our concerns, delivering what is easily the most rock and roll track they’ve released since the days of One by One, and enlisting the help of Lemmy in their new music video “White Limo”….

With just 48 hours to go until the planet’s reining pop-star princess with attitude, Ke$ha, touches down for her inaugural Antipodean tour, Future Entertainment has announced that fans in Brisbane have won the ultimate jackpot: not only will the young American superstar be kicking things off LIVE at the legendary Riverstage on Thursday night, but…

Good god this song is catchy! This is the new one from Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs, “Time and Place”. What is it with Brisbane at the moment? Is there something in the water? There must be, because this is the city all of Australia has their eye on at the moment… The band will also be…

Soundwave Touring have cancelled the Sydney headline appearance by Murderdolls scheduled for Tuesday 1 March at the Big Top, Luna Park. The Soundwave performance and travel schedule is quite intense if you are in 1 participating band. However, Joey Jordison is pulling a mighty double shift with 2 of the festival’s most dynamic bands. As…

Welcome to this dance flavoured edition of our Music Video postings… First up, a bit of a unique take of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” here, by Sydney outfit Circle. Quite intoxicating, really. The video is no Radiohead dance experience, but a cute accompaniment all the same. Enjoy! Find out more about this band here:…

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SOUNDWAVE SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED New album Renegades is out March 4 through Big Teeth Music / Shock On the eve of their arrival in Australia to open the main stage across the country at the 2011 Soundwave Festival, Feeder are proud to announce the addition of two sideshows. Feeder will be playing with…

Three of Australia’s finest bands are hitting up the East Coast of Australia for a co-headline tour this March. The “Triple Rainbow Tour” will feature Ball Park Music, Eagle & The Worm and We Say Bamboulee. We caught up with all three bands to talk about the tour. And rainbows. EAGLE & THE WORM: 1….

Yes folks, get set for the galactic party of a lifetime to begin as Bluesfest today unveils YET ANOTHER amazing, star-studded line up of musical madness! And watch this space for yet more artists… you may be thinking Bluesfest 2011 is at capacity, but people, we still ain’t finished yet! Festival director Peter Noble said,…

Bluefest today unveiled SOME MORE SUPER SIDESHOWS! Catch these full length concerts packed full of extreme musical and global talent , once again we know these shows will be highly sought after – so “buy now and save the date!” GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC There Ain’t No Funk Like P-Funk! Come see George Clinton…

Director Shelley Farthing-Dawe brings us the new music video from [ME]: “Naked”. Hot on the heels of their recent signing to Lizard King Records in the UK (The Killers, Santigold), Melbourne’s neo-rock exponents [ME] release their brand new EP NAKED, mixed by the legendary Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Temper Trap). Join [ME] on…

I arrived just in time to catch Melbourne’s The Night Terrors unleash a world of theremin onto an unsuspecting crowd. It was a fascinating display of musicianship, for one, though I didn’t see nearly enough of the set to judge further. If nothing else, it made me quite interested to see them perform in the…

Thanks to the release of Michael Bublé’s Crazy Love (Hollywood Edition) – and the brand new Michael Bublé Australia iPhone app – one lucky fan will have their chance to win their way to Hollywood! While completing a series of Michael Bublé themed challenges, fans will be able to use the app to take photos…

Their new album has come out of nowhere, in spite of reports in recent years that the band intended to never release another full length record. But alas, thankfully, here we are. Radiohead are back with The King of Limbs. and while we give it the review treatment (unlike some publications, we are encouraging our…

Keeping with the summer festive spirit, Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs have teamed up with Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty for a quickfire co-headline tour. This hot melding of music will be hitting all the metros as well as a few lucky regional towns, lending a chance for these bright young things to show why right NOW is…

THE DANDY WARHOLS first garnered international attention in 1997 with the world’s catchiest anti-heroin song, “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth.” However it was their brilliant third album ‘Thirteen-tales-from-urban-bohemia’ that catapulted them into the stratosphere. Alternative Press called it “a scattershot bagful of wild rides and demented ditties and an album of…

It may be just a year since Erland & The Carnival released their eponymous debut, but the London-based trio – fronted by statuesque Orcadian singer Erland Cooper – aren’t waiting to let the grass grow: they’re about to return with a second album that’s darkly poppy, more direct, more electronic and more twisted. ‘Nightingale’ is…

Canadian Music Week is proud to present the nominees for the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards, “The Indies”. Presented in association with Astral Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the awards will be handed out on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the legendary Canadian Ballroom in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, as part of Canadian…

Civil Society is thrilled to announce that Tunng will be joined on their Australian headline tour by the intelligent pop of Sydney’s Fergus Brown. Described as a “bloody awesome… pop volcano” by triple j’s Vijay Khurana, Fergus joins Tunng with a handful of awards in his pocket, including the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Qantas Spirit…