Interviews

the AU interview: Rodriguez (USA) talks Australian tour and Searching for Sugarman

Rock N Roll is full of myths, legends and tall tales. In 2012 with the release of the award winning documentary Searching for Sugarman, the extraordinary story of Detroit musician Rodriguez was revealed to the world. Since the release of the documentary and the re-release of his albums Cold Fact and Coming from Reality, Rodriguez…

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the AU interview: Joel Rafidi (Sydney) talks about his debut album "Phases"

Larry Heath sits down with up-and-coming Aussie Hip Hop artist Joel Rafidi to talk about his debut LP Phases – out now – and much more… you can also watch Joel perform an exclusive AU session for us HERE. Phases is out now.

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the AU interview: Sarah McLeod & Tim Henwood of The Superjesus (Australia) back on the road with The Tea Party.

Larry Heath interviews Sarah McLeod and Tim Henwood of Aussie rockers The Superjesus to talk about getting back on the road to support The Tea Party around Australia this month (which is happening right now!)! Remaining Tea Party Support Dates: Wednesday 15 October – The Enmore, Sydney Tickets from ticketek.com.au Friday 17 October – The…

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the AU interview: Jimmy Stafford of Train (USA) talks "Bulletproof Picasso" and Bluesfest!

Train will soon be back in Australia, performing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay and some special headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney next year. Larry catches up with Jimmy Stafford to chat more about the trip, the band’s new album Bulletproof Picasso and more! How’s the day been treating you? The day’s been treating us…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: WAAX (Brisbane)

Larry Heath sat down with WAAX at BIGSOUND last month to talk about their live gigs, Triple J Unearthed discovery, their new single “Wisdom Teeth” and the hopes of future touring. Watch the full chat here. Grab their single “Wisdom Teeth” on iTunes now!

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the AU interview at Young Henry's Small World Festival: The Delta Riggs (Sydney) talk "DIPZ ZEBAZIOS" and CMJ!

Larry Heath interviews two parts of Sydney’s The Delta Riggs while at the Young Henry’s Small World Festival to talk about their new album DIPZ ZEBAZIOS (out today, 10th October), their trip to the USA which includes an appearance at CMJ later in the month and much more…

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the AU interview: Lucas Arundell of Arundel (Brisbane) talks about their new single "The Red Cape" and their national tour!

Brisbane electronic / trip-hop band Arundel are about to embark on their Spring 2014 East Coast Tour and Larry caught up with Lucas Arundell to talk about their music, what can be expected from their live set and their favourite music right now. What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming tour? We’ve…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Nicholas Allbrook (Perth via Melbourne)

Johnny Au caught up with Nicholas Allbrook – well known for us work with Tame Impala, POND and just about every great band coming out of Perth these days – while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane to talk about his latest solo release:

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the AU interview: Lolawolf (New York) talks Upcoming Australian tour with Miley Cyrus and "Calm Down".

It seems that Zoë Kravitz wears more guises than most. She’s a successful actress, appearing in films like Divergent, X-Men: First Class and soon to be seen in the Mad Max reboot. But she’s also Lenny Kravitz’s daughter, so it’s perhaps little surprise that she’s been making music since she was 16. Her latest project,…

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the AU interview: Frank Turner (UK) talks about Australia, Bluesfest, Tape Deck Heart, and his upcoming new record.

Following the news that he’ll be returning to our shores next year for Bluesfest, we had a chat with Frank Turner about touring Australia, Tape Deck Heart, and his upcoming new record. You’re in the midst of a UK tour at the moment, how is that going? It’s going great thanks, yeah. It’s funny, obviously…

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the AU interview: Tuba Skinny (USA) talks about New Orleans, their latest record Owl Call Blues and their Australian tour.

New Orleans band Tuba Skinny are currently in Australia, hitting the road in support of their latest record Owl Call Blues. Our very own Simon Clark had a brief chat with the talented group to discuss the album, the tour and life in New Orleans. What was the inspiration behind new album Owl Call Blues?…

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the AU interview: C.W. Stoneking (Australia) talks "Gon' Boogaloo"

the AU review interviews Victoria based singer/songwriter C.W. Stoneking to talk about his long awaited new record Gon’ Boogaloo, which is released on October 17th – his first since 2008’s ARIA Award Winning album Jungle Blues – as well as his live show and much more… Gon’ Boogaloo is released on October 17th.

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: The Bennies (Melbourne) talk about Soundwave 2015 and more…

the AU review’s Johnny Au interviews The Bennies at BIGSOUND 2014 to talk about the festival, their music, their upcoming Soundwave Festival shows and much more… Watch the video here:

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the AU interview: Joelistics (Melbourne) talks "Blue Volume"!

the AU review sits down with Melbourne based MC, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joelistics to talk about his new album Blue Volume (out now) and his upcoming tour with Sietta and Mathas, which kicks off in Sydney on October 17th, before heading off nationally through November… For tickets and more details head here: http://www.joelistics.com/blue-volume/

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Artist of the Month Interview: The Preatures (Sydney) talk about their experiences touring and recording in America.

Today we’re proud to announce our first ever “Artist of the Month” here at the AU in Sydney’s The Preatures. Over the next 31 days, we’ll be revisiting old content, sitting down with the band for an exclusive interview, reviewing their brand new album Blue Planet Eyes and much more. To kick things off, we…

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the AU interview: Celia Pavey (Sydney) on her EP "Bodies" and working with Bluejuice's Jake Stone and Boy & Bear's Tim Hart

the AU review sat down with Sydney singer/songwriter Celia Pavey last month to talk about her recent tour and just released EP Bodies. We talk about the colleborations on that record with Tim Hart of Boy & Bear and Bluejuice’s Jake Stone and much more… watch the chat here: The Bodies EP is available now.

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the AU interview: Holy Holy (Brisbane) talk latest single "History" and playing the Sydney Opera House with Boy & Bear.

Larry Heath interviews Brisbane outfit Holy Holy to talk about their shows with Boy & Bear – including two nights at the iconic Sydney Opera House. We talk about their latest single, “History” and their upcoming single tour – which kicks off on October 9th. We look back at their last EP The Pacific and…

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the AU interview: Olivia Merilahti of The Dø (France/Finland) on their new record "Shake, Shook, Shaken" and Australia!

Franco-Finnish duo The Dø will release their third studio album Shake, Shook, Shaken in Australia on October 10 and are finally coming back to our shores to support the release this January! I caught up with one half of the group, Olivia Merilahti, who reflects on making the record, looks forward to her Australian tour…

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the AU interview: Richie Lewis of Tumbleweed (Wollongong) talks about their first performance since Jay Curley's passing.

Larry Heath interviewed Richie Lewis from Tumbleweed before they hit the stage at the inaugural Sydney based street festival Young Henry’s Small World, to talk about the event and what was their first performance together since the sudden and untimely passing of their bass guitarist Jay Curley. Since filming this interview, the band have announced…

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the AU interview: Ed Nash and Jamie MacColl of Bombay Bicycle Club (UK) talk about Australia and life on the road…

While they were in Australia over the weekend, Larry sat down with bassist Ed Nash and guitarist Jamie MacColl from UK’s Bombay Bicycle Club to talk about their experiences in Australia, their favourite festivals over the last year, life on the road and much more… Listen to the full chat here: So Long, See You…

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new found glory

Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory (USA) chats about Resurrection , his love for Friday Night Lights and tattoos

Reigning the pop punk scene since 1997, New Found Glory are the ultimate champions, mastering each album release they have ever released. With their eighth studio album, Resurrection, due for release this October, these men have always been known for their notable and infectious music with some noise pollution that’s worth the contamination. Needless to say, the youngins…

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Backstage at Listen Out Sydney 2014 with Yahtzel (Australia), Bondax (England) and Young Fathers (Scotland).

We were backstage tonight at Listen Out in Sydney on Saturday and had the chance to catch up with emerging Australian DJ Yahtzel, English duo Bondax and Scotland trio Young Fathers. We talk about their music, the festival and much, much more… Listen Out continues around Australia next weekend with shows in Brisbane and Melbourne….

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the AU interview at Listen Out: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (UK) on music: "It's an incredibly powerful thing music. It's just a shame people want to make money out of it"

Backstage at Listen Out in Sydney yesterday, we caught up with Orlando Higginbottom, better known by his stage name Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – or TEED for short. In part one, we find out how things are coming along on his latest music, talk about his experiences in Australia, exercising on the road, his new…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Safia (Canberra) talk "You're The One" single, their trip to New York for CMJ and more…

Currently touring Australia in support of their latest single, the AU review sat down with Canberra trio SAFIA while at the BIGSOUND conference and festival in Brisbane. We talk about their latest single “You’re The One”, the festival, the upcoming trip to CMJ and much more… Remaining Australian tour dates for “You’re The One”: September…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Alex Wall aka Wax Witches (Gold Coast via Brooklyn) talks living in New York, Bleeding Knees Club, the new album and tour!

the AU review sits down with Alex Wall aka Wax Witches while in Australia at the BIGSOUND conference and festival in Brisbane. We talk about his latest album Centre Of Your Universe, his year in the USA (New York) and future plans for his other band, Bleeding Knees Club. Alex is currently touring Australia and…

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yellowcard

Sean Mackin of Yellowcard (USA) speaks about his journey with the band and new album Lift a Sail

It’s unbelievable to think that Ocean Avenue was released 11 years ago. Time definitely flies and to get to where they are now is an incredible journey for Yellowcard. With their anticipated and upcoming album, Lift A Sail, on its way for release, rest assured fans are expecting something undeniably incredible. The band have been through crazy highs and…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Client Liaison (Melbourne)

Client Liaison caught up with Johnny Au at BIGSOUND and talked about their attention to the visual and theatrical elements of their live set, girls and their “mob mentality”, loving Sizzler and the highly anticipated release of their debut EP. They also revealed their plans to release new video clips, play Falls Festival over new…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Mikey Perry aka Paces (Gold Coast)

Larry caught up with Mikey Perry AKA Paces at BIGSOUND earlier this month and spoke about how his interest in music went from “I just wanted to be a hip-hop DJ and just learn how to scratch and rap and everything” to becoming Paces and collaborating and producing for other artists. He also talks through…

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the getaway plan

Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan (Melbourne) talks new album Dark Horses, Pledge Music, depression and cats on Instagram

Fresh off the road as support band for Anberlin, and recently opening up a Pledge Music campaign for their upcoming album Dark Horses, The Getaway Plan are taking a step forward, releasing an album without the help of a record label. When I first heard “Where The City Meets The Sea” on the radio when I was 15, I…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Aimon and Joe of The Creases (Brisbane)

Larry caught up with Aimon and Joe from the The Creases at BIGSOUND earlier this month where they spoke about how their EP “was a long time coming” and that they have “been pretty busy writing and demo-ing” for an album they are keen to release an LP next year. They will also be playing…

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