Interviews

Interview: Anthony Catalano and Celeste Spina of Little Hurricane (California)

In the middle of their whirlwind Australian tour, blues rock duo Little Hurricane (aka Tone and C.C.) caught up with Larry Heath to discuss their second album, due for release early next year.

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Hello Asia! Interview: Chill (Australia) – Jay Park's Opening Act.

Up-and-coming Australian K-Pop group Chill talks to the AU review’s Johnny Au just before they hit the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, in support duties for K-Pop superstar Jay Park. They let us in on who they are, thank their fans and give us an idea of what’s to come… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny…

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the AU [audio] interview at Stamping Grounds Festival: Pete Williamson of Black Devil Yard Boss (Melbourne)

While backstage at Stamping Grounds Festival in Sydney over the weekend, Larry Heath caught up with frontman Pete Williamson of Melbourne’s Black Devil Yard Boss to talk about their crowdfunded record, selling soiled underwear to their fans and much more!

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Hello Asia! Interview: Jay Park (Korea via USA)

K-Pop Star Jay Park talks to our very own Johnny Au about how he “chillaxes”, his Australia “Jaywalkerz” – his Australian Fans – self-producing his latest record, how the success of PSY has worked to his advantage and much more… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny Au

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: The Trouble with Templeton (Brisbane)

The Trouble with Templeton talk about their new single, their upcoming American tour to CMJ and Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide and much much more… this interview took place at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia.

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Tom Lark (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s Tom Lark (sans mustache) talks to Larry Heath at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia, about this music, passing out on the way over to the country and much more…

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Interview: Steering By Stars (Adelaide)

The guys from Steering By Stars took some time to talk to Larry Heath about the differences in sound we’ll hear on their second record, the opportunity they’ve accepted to score a new film, and the cinematic music that influenced them in childhood.

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Interview: Marlow (Melbourne)

Fresh off a tour with sleepmakeswaves, the genre-rejecting band Marlow talked with Larry Heath about what they’ve learnt on the road, why they refuse to be pigeon-holed, and what’s in store for them in the next months.

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Brendan B Brown of Wheatus (USA)

Larry Heath chats to Wheatus‘ Brendan B. Brown at the 2012 Fat as Butter Music Festival in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, about “Teenage Dirtbag” 12 years on, their experiences in Australia and much more… Camera: Johnny Au Edit/Interview: Larry Heath

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: The Owls (Newcastle)

We chat to Josh and Matt from Newcastle band The Owls at Fat as Butter in their hometown!

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Rebecca and Fiona (Sweden)

We sit down with Swedish electronic duo Rebecca and Fiona to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, while they were at the Fat as Butter music festival in Newcastle, NSW.

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the AU interview: Marianas Trench (Vancouver, Canada)

While we were at Fat as Butter in Newcastle, we sat down with Mike and Josh from Vancouver, Canada band Marianas Trench to talk about their experiences during their first trip to Australia, including the intricacies of AFL, dangerous animals – plus talk their latest record Ever After – and more!

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Hey Geronimo! (Brisbane)

We sit down with Peter and Greg from Brisbane up-and-comers Hey Geronimo! to talk about their debut EP and more…

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the AU interview: Peter Noble – Festival Director, Bluefest (Byron Bay)

Last week, the first Byron Bay Bluesfest announcement was released – earlier than ever before, featuring an eclectic lineup that Peter Noble describes as the “Cool and Groovy” announcement. Featuring Iggy Pop, Ben Harper, The Frames and many more, I caught up with Festival Director Peter Noble to talk about the festival, BIGSOUND, the lineup…

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the AU [audio] interview at BIGSOUND: The Darcys (Canada)

While at BIGSOUND, Larry Heath caught up with Canadian band The Darcys to talk about their all-too-brief Australian tour, their Steely Dan cover record, their upcoming plans and much, much more…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Georgia Potter (Sydney)

With the release of her as-yet untilted EP only months away, Georgia Potter met up with Larry Heath at BIGSOUND to discuss the meaning behind her new single “XO” and the influence that travelling has had on her musical development.

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the AU [audio] interview at Fat as Butter: Mystery Jets (UK)

Larry Heath sat backstage over the weekend to chat with the UK’s Fat as Butter to talk about Texas outfits, Red Bull sleeps, touring around Asia, underground music scenes, returning to Australia and much more in this UNCUT interview… listen on! Remaining tour dates: Tue 25th The Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD WITH YOUNG MEN DEAD…

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the AU interview: Sebastien Tellier (France)

Hot on the heels of his new album My God Is Blue I caught up with the French bearded electronic maestro Sebastien Tellier to talk about the new album, the meaning behind “Pépito Bleu”, a film soundtrack that never happened and much more… oh and he reckons he’ll be back in Australia over the Summer….

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the AU interview: Chicks Who Love Guns (Sydney)

We catch up with our good friends in Chicks Who Love Guns to talk about their music, super heroes, the new EP Moon Eater and much, much more… If CWLG were a super hero, Avengers style crew, what would be the super powers of each member of the group and how do you think, in…

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the AU interview: Stamping Grounds Festival with She Rex, Little Bastard, Particles, Over Reactor, Fouulhawk and B-Massive.

Scheduled to take place over two stages at the Manning Bar over the Labour Day weekend, the Stamping Grounds Festival aims to create a platform for the up and coming to showcase their musical goods alongside some of the more established names on the Sydney scene. It’s an opportunity to forge relationships with like-minded people,…

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the AU interview: Rizzle Kicks (Brighton)

Brighton hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks will arrive in Australia later this month to play Parklife around the country. We caught up with the pair to discuss their music, the tour and much more… Your debut album Stereo Typical was released last year. Since then you’ve played numerous festivals and gigs across your native UK and…

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the AU interview: Violent Soho as they play Big Sound Beer Pong!

Last week at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, the AU review teams up with Press Record to put on a Beer Pong Tournament. As you do. The two day event, taking place at the Tempo over the conference lunch, saw members of The Spitfires, Violent Soho and Set Sail amongst its many players, alongside industry from Alhambra…

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the AU interview: Softwar (Sydney)

In advance of their East Coast appearances at Parklife later this month, Irene Antoniou caught up with Sydney duo Softwar to talk about their upcoming performances, their new EP and much more… How does it feel to be claimed as ‘the ones to watch’? Its a super nice feeling and we are very happy to…

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the AU interview: Buffalo Tales (Australia) talks Blood & Bone

Many of you will undoubtedly remember Wes Carr as the winner of Australian Idol a few years ago. Since then Carr has had a pretty eventful time. He was dropped by his label, turned a plane around, and done plenty of soul searching. Now he’s back with his debut release Blood & Bone under his…

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the AU interview: City Riots (Adelaide) – Post AU Sessions Chat!

After they performed an acoustic version of their latest single “Wait For You”, we sat down with the Adelaide boys from City Riots to talk about the song, the upcoming album and what’s in store for the rest of 2012… Camera: Nathan Atkins Interviewer/Edit: Larry Heath

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the AU interview: She Can DJ Finalists 2012 (Australia)

Tomorrow night, the winner of the 2012 She Can DJ competition will be crowned at a massive party at The Ivy in Sydney. All TEN finalists caught up with us to talk about their favourite songs and let us in on how they get into the DJ scene… stay tuned to find out the winner!…

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the AU interview: Debra McGrath of EB Games about the 2012 EB Games Expo!

Last year, popular video game chain EB Games launched a gaming expo in Australia, the EB Expo, targeted at both the general public and industry. Taking place on the Gold Coast, the event was a huge success. Over three days this October, the Expo returns for a bigger and better installment set to take over…

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the AU interview: Sam and Andrew of The Jungle Giants (Brisbane)

While they were in Sydney last week, we caught up with Sam and Andrew of Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants to talk about spilling beers on Last Dinosaurs, touring, music, good fun times and much more…

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the AU interview: Grant Redgen of The Oyster Murders (Brisbane)

We catch up with Grant Redgan, singer and guitarist of Brisbane outfit The Oyster Murders to talk about their new record Winter of the Electric Sun, working with ‘Magoo’, their influences, CMJ and much more… Why did you decide to call yourselves The Oyster Murders and what does it mean? Do you find people expect…

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the AU interview: Sam Margin of The Rubens (New South Wales)

Before speaking to Sam, a little birdie in the form of a helpful PR assistant mentioned jokingly that he was a “charmer”. Of course, I was immediately intrigued. But the image of a smooth John Mayer type character was quickly replaced by a chilled, down-to-earth 23-year-old who really loves what he does. That happens to…

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