Author: Larry Heath

Last January, the Australian branch of Rolling Stone magazine launch the 1st Annual Rolling Stone awards – with artists like Dave Grohl and Sarah Blasko among those taking out the top honours. The magazine recently announced the awards would be returning later this month, and so I caught up with Rolling Stone’s Editor-in-Chief, Matt Coyte,…

Deep Sea Arcade are pleased to announce they’ll be hitting both the road and the beach this summer in a co-headline tour with fellow surficianados Surf City from New Zealand. The two bands will duel it up along the east coast throughout February 2011 and with both bands drawing inspiration from classic surf music it’s…

Due to the catastrophe that has struck her friends and fans up in Queensland, Kasey Chambers shows scheduled for Queensland will be postponed until further notice. ‘My heart goes out to you all. I can’t imagine what you guys are going through and I was very happy to be a part of the telethon on…

Due to the impending flooding & evacuation of Brisbane and closure of both the Pacific and New England highways, Jason Collett, Zeus, and Dead Letter Chorus have to regrettably withdraw from the south-east Queensland and northern NSW tour dates this week. Please contact the venues for all information. Tonight’s show (Wednesday the 12th) we will…

South by Southwest (SXSW) announced today it will introduce the inaugural Style X (pronounced Style By), an exhibition aimed at showcasing emerging talent in the fashion industry, during its 25th event in March 2011. Style X will present dozens of up-and-coming brands that design and manufacture everything from women’s dresses and swimwear, to eyeglasses, watches,…

We just received the following press release from Big Day Out promoters! They’ve made quite the generous donation to the QLD Flood Relief. Read on! Queensland and Brisbane are currently facing continuing devastating flooding and are in a “State of Disaster” and the thoughts of everyone at the Big Day Out go out to the…

One of the tracks that didn’t get nearly enough love in 2010 was this one… Grouplove‘s “Colours”. They recently launched the official music video and it’s here for your entertainment! Beautifully shot, skillfully edited and enjoyably dark, this is one damn fine music video, to accompany one damn fine song.

2011 has started with a bang for The Level Spirits whose Cherry Bar residency in Melbourne kicked off on Jan 5 with Dollsquad in support. This is off the back of the release of their new music video “Take it Out” Featuring former Stems man Julian Matthews on guitar, Miss Molly Jean Morrison on vocals,…

We caught up with Kate Miller-Heidke at Peats Ridge Festival on New Years Eve (just before we went out to celebrate) and spoke about recent shows, tours and the release of her new album. You have certainly played Peats Ridge before. I know you were queen of Woodford one year and you’re certainly amongst the…

The other night I met a two amazing people at The Forum. Derek E. Miller and Alexis Krauss. They called themselves Sleigh Bells. They had sex with my ears. Then they left, they didn’t leave their number and they finished way too quickly, leaving us with “Crown on the Ground”. I believe that was the…

From rock to pop and urban to country, Canada’s hottest radio stars will be celebrated at the 14th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:30pm. Taking place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week 2011, the awards will be handed out during a…

CANADIAN MUSIC FEST ~800 artists, 55 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~ A PART OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010 www.canadianmusicfest.com www.cmw.net Canadian Music Fest (CMF), a part of Canadian Music Week (CMW), March 9 – 13, 2011 features over 800 new local and international artists showcased in 55 venues in Toronto’s city centre. In addition, your…

Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and Euros Childs (Gorky’s) release their debut album together as Jonny on 28th January on Popfrenzy. The self-titled, co-written album is preceded by single “Candyfloss”. Inter-twining the musical DNA of two of Britain’s most gifted songwriters, Jonny’s debut album proclaims the advent of an irresistibly infectious new strain of psychedelic pop….

PRIMUS‘ modus operandi is clear and well established: twisted bass/drum grooves, insane ringmaster vocals with cartoonish lyrics, and cutting, off-the-wall guitar riffs. Fronted by the inimitable LES CLAYPOOL, considered one of the most versatile and unique bass players alive, PRIMUS offers up a zany and eclectic style of music all their own, throwing in a…

Having sold out their show at the Hi-Fi in Melbourne on January 8th, Flying Lotus and co. have announced a second Melbourne show for the 9th of January at the Roxanne Parlour. The Operatives and RRR present Espionage featuring The undisputed leaders of a new movement in live electronic music: Join Flying Lotus, The gaslamp…

In our recent Field Day review, we mentioned the absence of Biao from The Island stage. Earlier this week, The Frontier Touring Company shed some light on the situation, announcing the withdrawal of BAIO (Vampire Weekend) from Sleigh Bells’ January 2011 Sydney and Melbourne shows due to flight complications from the US. Here’s the low…

We kick off the New Year with a brilliantly psychedelic music video from Melbourne artist Teeth and Tongue. The track, “Sad Sun” is an alternate version of the single released in November 2009. The track will feature on Teeth and Tongues’ forthcoming album Tambourine, set for release in April 2011. The video is a imaginative,…

The Peats Ridge Festival love continues! Today we take you back to our chat at the festival with Dean and Kane of Brisbane up-and-comers Hungry Kids of Hungary. Before they played someone teepee, they took some time to look back at 2010 and their debut album Escapades, look forward to SXSW and 2011 and much…

Illusive advise that Miami’s kings of booty bass, The 2 Live Crew have shifted the date of their Sydney show. The show that was to be staged on Thursday 6th January 2011 at the Forum has been transferred to a new date and venue earlier in the week. The Sydney show will now be held…

The Waifs created their career in music on stages in every city and country town around Australia. To mark the release of their sixth studio album, ‘Temptation’, they will tour the nation to many of their favourite old haunts. The Waifs have, through their various personal journeys, all ended up living in the USA. So…

One of our favourite parts of Sydney Festival is the About an Hour program – which gives those short on time and cash the opportunity to catch some wonderful theatre. The premise is simple: The shows are round about 60 minutes, and the price tag is $30 for all performances and all tickets. Not bad,…

From a spark to a revolution, Brisbane band ‘GREENTHIEF’ will touring the East Coast of Australia throughout January 2011 in support of their brand new single – ‘Salad Days’. They will be joined by Sydney alt rockers ‘Super Florence Jam’ for the majority of the shows. Recorded with renown English producer – Steve James (Airbourne,…

Channel [V] announced last week the launch of a brand new Festival Guide mobile application for BlackBerry, available on BlackBerry App World now. Channel [V]’s Festival Guide application for BlackBerry covers all of this Summer’s hottest music festivals. This app includes everything fans need to know about their favourite festival from the duration of the…

Another fabulous instalment of Sunset Sounds is about to get underway beneath the canopies of Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens, right in the heart of the city. Don’t miss this wonderful festival, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday, the 5th and 6th of January. Having warmed up at Falls, a stellar selection of the line-up is headed…

The camping festival. The second word of which has always placed a deal of trepidation in my loins. You will usually find me at a backpackers or a hotel nearby the festival grounds, rather than among the sweaty confines of a pitched tent. But at last year’s Splendour, I eased into breaking my camping virginity…

As another New Years Eve came and went, so too did the sold out Field Day Festival party that follows it. In its 10th year, Field Day produced what was easily its most impressive lineup to date – and under a scorching hot Summer sun, it produced an equally impressive day. Having made my tracks…

While at the spectacular New Years Eve festival Peats Ridge, Larry caught up with Nic McKenzie of Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade. They chat about the year past, the year ahead, changes for the band, writing new music, touring with The Charlatans, and plenty more… hear it all in the audio interview below!

When we started this list, we mentioned that there were a few surprises along the way – this is no doubt thanks to the fact that we’re counting down tracks, not singles, that were released in 2010 in any form. What surprised even us, however, that the number one spot would not go to a…

As 2010 drew to an end, a sold out crowd of 15,000 music fans flocked to the iconic Bondi Beach last night to see off the 00’s at Sydney’s most popular New Years Eve outdoor musical experience Shore Thing. There was only ever going to be one place to be on New Year’s Eve and…

We arrive at the business end of our top 40 countdown, kicking off the top 20 with a track sure to hit pretty high up on the Hottest 100 countdown. This is one of those bands that has some incredibly dedicated fans. But when you’re making music as good as this, it’s should come as…