Interviews

the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Radkey (Missouri)

Radkey is a punk band from St. Joseph, Missouri made up of three teenage brothers: Dee, Isaiah, and Solomon. After playing the SPIN party at SXSW, the buzz band sat down with the AU review to talk about the festival, their music and much more. Get to know the band that everyone was talking about…

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the AU interview: Martin Carthy (UK) on playing The National Folk Festival

Martin Carthy is rightly considered by many to be one of the most influential figures within the British music landscape, and continues to be a leading figure in the English folk tradition; having recently been awarded the Lifetime Achievement at the 2014 BBC Folk Awards. Carthy has released over 40 albums throughout the course of…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: A Great Big World (New York)

Johnny spoke to Ian Axel & Chad Vaccarino from A Great Big World on the red carpet at Perez’s Hilton’s One Night In Austin showcase during SXSW 2014. The guys spoke about their new album, working with Christina Aguilera and their trip to Australia – which is happening right now!

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Bear Hands (New York)

Watch our chat with two parts of New York outfit Bear Hands, as we talk about their new album Distraction and much more. The second part of the interview is available after the jump…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: The Great Wilderness (Costa Rica)

After enjoying them late last year at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, the AU review caught up with Costa Rica’s The Great Wilderness while in Texas, at SXSW 2014, to talk about the festival, their music and much more…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Keith Morris of OFF! (USA)

Larry Heath interviews Keith Morris of OFF! (formerly of Black Flag and Circle Jerks) at SXSW 2014 to talk about the band’s third record, Wasted Years, due out next month, performing in zoos to a bunch of monkeys and more. Part two happens after the jump… Wasted Years is set to be released on April…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Perfect Pussy (New York)

the AU review interviews New York punk outfit Perfect Pussy at SXSW 2014 to talk about their South by Southwest experiences, being a “buzz band” at the event, the nerves of the NPR showcase, their music, touring, their favourite Australian bands and much more… Get your hands on the punk stylings of Perfect Pussy on…

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the AU interview: Seth Lakeman (UK) talks Word of Mouth

Ahead of his appearance at Byron Bay Bluesfest in April and a short promotional tour we caught up with award-winning and Mercury Prize nominated English Folk musician Seth Lakeman to have a chat about his latest album Word of Mouth, his experiences touring Australia, and his involvement in the award-winning collaborative project The Full English….

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Robert DeLong (USA) talks about his return to Australia for Groovin' The Moo!

the AU review talks to Robert DeLong at SXSW 2014 about the festival, his return to Australia for Groovin’ The Moo, his updated live show/experience and much more…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Anamanaguchi (New York)

Larry gets lucky with Anamanaguchi at SXSW 2014, before they played their first show at the Gaming Expo. We talk about their last album, playing SXSW, find out why they haven’t toured Australia yet and much more…

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the AU interview: Vinnie Caruana from I am the Avalanche (USA)

New York rockers I Am the Avalanche are celebrating the release of their third album Wolverine. Vocalist Vinnie Caruana takes his time to chat to the AU about how proud they are of the new LP, the album’s production, and the band’s experience at Soundwave. Congratulations on album number three! You kept the production internal…

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the AU interview: Morgan Evans (Newscastle)

Having just released his self-titled debut, award-winning singer-songwriter Morgan Evans chats to the AU about sharing the stage with everyone from Taylor Swift to Bruce Springsteen, as well as cleaning up at CMC awards, recording in Nashville, and the latest album. You’ve had the opportunity to share the stage with some amazing talents over the…

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the AU interview: Bert McCracken of The Used talks Imaginary Enemy, Australian Bands and Sydney Lock Outs

the AU review talks to The Used‘s Bert McCracken about their new album Imaginary Enemy, living in Australia, Australian bands he loves, the situation with the Sydney Lock Out laws and more… Photo by Kane Hibberd

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey of PULP (Sheffield) talk about their new documentary.

the AU review talks to Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey from the now legendary Sheffield band Pulp to talk about the new Pulp documentary that premiered at SXSW 2014, directed by New Zealander Florian Habicht (Love Story). You can also view our interview with the director over on The Iris, HERE.

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the AU interview: Simone Felice (USA) talks new album, Strangers

We caught up with singer-songwriter Simone Felice ahead of the March 14th release of his new album Strangers to find out a bit more about the new record, his thoughts on the state of radio, the Americana revival and more. Hi, how are you? Hi Simon, it’s nice to hear from you. Yeah, it’s great…

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the AU interview: Richard Fortus of The Dead Daisies

Just wrapping up a massive Australian tour, Richard Fortus – famed guitarist of Guns N Roses and now The Dead Daisies – takes some time to chat to the AU about how he approaches The Dead Daisies and their reputation as a supergroup; what’s in store for him both as a solo artist and as…

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the AU interview: Ernest Ellis (Sydney) talks new record Cold Desire

Ernest Ellis released his highly-anticipated new record, Cold Desire last week. We caught up with him to have a chat and find out more about the new album; how it all came about; and whether or not we’ll see him out on the road around the country in the coming months. What was the inspiration…

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Interview: Joan Wasser of Joan as Policewoman (New York)

Joan Wasser from Joan as Policewoman has just released her fourth album of original songs and AU review reporter John Goodridge chats about behind the scenes of making the album. Hey Joan, how’s it going? It’s going great thank you. How are you? Great! I’ve been listening to your new album “The Classic” and I…

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the AU interview: Stephen Kelly of Raglans (Dublin) talks new single, ‘(Lady) Roll Back The Years’

Having just released the single “(Lady) Roll Back The Years”, we caught up with Stephen Kelly – lead vocalist and guitarist of Dublin band Raglans – to get to know them a little bit better, and look ahead to their debut album – due out later this month. Head to the end of the interview…

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the AU interview: Eves, Jesse Davidson and Jordan Léser on the Triple Treat Tour around Australia!

the AU review sits down with Eves, Jesse Davidson and Jordan Léser as they travel the country on the Triple Treat Tour. We find out what they’re up to at the moment, what they love of each other’s music and much more… They have one show left on the tour, on Thursday, 6th March at…

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