Interviews

Ahead of her performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Kira Puru of Kira Puru and the Bruise. Who are you and were might we know you from? Kira Puru. You probably don’t know me. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? (How did…

Gay Paris are Slim Pickins Podmore (Bass), WH Monks (Vocals), Ol’ Blacktooth Marks (Guitars) and Smokin’ D Wain (drums). We talked to singer W.H. Monks. Who are you and where might we know you from? My name is a secret, to keep me safe from sorcerers, but you may call me WH Monks and I…

Gold Coast duo Bleeding Knees Club are appearing at the Changing Lanes festival. We chatted to Alex. Who are you and were might we know you from? I’m Alex Wall, and you may know me from Chatroulette. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? Well, I’ve known Jordan…

One of our favourite records at the AU of late has been Portugal. The Man’s In The Mountain, In The Cloud – a beautiful piece that you’ve probably heard on the radio by now thanks to the catchy “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)”. Larry Heath caught up with the band’s frontman, John…

A few weeks before they made the trip down to Australia (the tour of which kicks off later this week), Larry Heath caught up with Times New Viking’s Beth Murphy to talk about their first tour down under, life on the road, their new album Dancer Equired! and more… It’s not long before you make…

Melbourne two piece Ross de Chene Hurricanes have been slowly rising into public consciousness locally… and now they’re set to show the rest of the country what they’re all about thanks to the Major Label release of their track “Sugar, Honey”. We get to know the band, this track and find out what they think…

We continue our chats with the latest Major Label signees, today chatting with Sydney duo The Faults. Though they’ve been making music for a while, they’ve only recently emerged onto the live scene. But they must be doing something right, with “Quarter” being sent around the country through the General Pants presented label. We chat…

On the back of their latest single “Sense of Self” chosen for a Major Label release, we caught up with Melbourne based four piece City Calm Down to chat about the song, the Melbourne scene and more. Tell us about yourselves… how did you form? We formed in early 2008. Sam and I have been…

Recently announced as the Australian ambassador for the 2011 Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project (see more details HERE), we caught up with internationally recognised Australian DJ Anna Lunoe to chat about her new position – as well as her latest material with Ministry of Sound. Thanks for taking the time to chat to us today! You’ve…

Lead singer of The Cat Empire, Felix Riebl has taken some time out to compose a solo album of acoustic, blues influenced songs. His album is called ‘Into The Rain’ and is out now. He recently spoke to Larry Heath of The AU Review. How did this material come about and why did you decide…

A couple of hours before they played their sold out show at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Larry Heath caught up with Art Vs Science and got them to answer some questions from their fans… They went on to discuss their best experiences as a band, stealing a stool (and giving it back), hedgehogs, fruits,…

Ahead of their Sydney show supporting Art Vs Science at the Enmore Theatre, Larry Heath spent some time with Gerard (Bass) and Steve (Vocals) of Melbourne four piece Strange Talk. They chat about forming the band, their debut EP, working with Eliot James, touring with Art Vs Science, the future (which includes performances at Parklife)…

When they were in Sydney getting ready to play the Metro Theatre, Larry Heath got the chance to sit down with Christian Bland of Austin Texas’ iconic psychedelic rockers The Black Angels. He chats about working with Producer Dave Sardy on their new album Phosphene Dream, their first tour of Australia, what they’re working on…

Returning to the country in September are Austin, Texas’ …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. Ahead of their tour, Larry Heath caught up with the drummer/vocalist and guitarist for the group, Jason Reece. They chat about their last tour in Australia, sideprojects, recording their latest album, getting pitchforked (and then unpitchforked)…

In less than two weeks, Pinback will finally be making it down to Australia. A couple of weeks ago Larry caught up briefly with Zach Smith of the famed indie rock band to discuss their debut appearance in Australia, the decline of the physical album, beaches, recording their new album and more! What are you…

Larry Heath chats with Trever Keith of iconic US punk rockers Face to Face, ahead of their appearance at the 2011 Soundwave Revolution Festival. They chat about Nashville, KROQ and radio in general, the Warped tour, their new album, mariachi bands and more!

The day after Larry got back from Splendour in the Grass, he caught up with the one and only Katie Noonan – who was recovering herself from her stint on the red carpet at the Helpmann Awards. They went on to talk about Elbow at Splendour, working with STVDIO, the new Elixir album, touring with…

About to hit Australia are Californian band Zebrahead. They’re playing Soundwave Revolution this September. Larry Heath caught up with lead singer Ali Tabatabaee to chat about their new record, touring Australia for the first time, the nature of the radio business, Dave Grohl and more! Are you at home at the moment? I am at…

Larry recently caught up with local band The Owls to chat about life as a band, a possible upcoming album and the Newcastle music scene. You’ve been together since 2008 – how have you developed as a band musically since then? We started as an acoustic three-piece, so quite a bit. A lot of people…

Celebrating the official release of their album Burning Bush Supper Club and EPs in Australia, Philippe Perez caught up with the bands guitarist Ted Feldman to discuss their music, touring, coming to Australia and more. How was the experience of playing in places like Brazil? Did you think of going to that country to perform…

Returning to Australia later this year are iconic Canadian rockers The Trews. Just after they left the stage on Prince Edward Island in Canada (where they were supporting The Tragically Hip), I caught up with lead singer Colin MacDonald and we spoke about the recently release record Hope and Ruin, their experiences in Australia and…

While he was in Newport Beach, California, I had a chat to Francois Comtois, drummer of Californian band Young The Giant, who will soon be on our shores for Splendour in the Grass, as well as a couple of dates with fellow Californians Grouplove. We chat about their debut self-titled record, Australia, their upcoming tour…

Sitting down at a café in Sydney, I received a call from Chad Elliott, lead vocalist and keyboardist for Californian four piece Funeral Party. He, meanwhile, was in Omaha, Nebraska, where they had just finished up a tour and were “hot as hell”. Funeral Party released their debut record The Golden Age of Knowhere at…

In just a few short days, Belles Will Ring will kick off their national tour in support of their acclaimed album Crystal Theatre. I caught up with lead singer Liam Judson to talk about the tour, the new album, Cloud Control and plenty more… while he was awaiting a phone call about a car loan….

In anticipation of his show tomorrow night in Fitzroy (The Empress Hotel) and on the 2nd of July at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, we catch up with up-and-coming Sydney hip hop artist Phatchance. Your debut album Inkstains was a critical success and has seen you do quite well on the live circuit –…

Born in Brooklyn, schooled in Boston and currently based in Los Angeles, independent singer, songwriter and Producer Jim Bianco has been waiting a long time to come to Australia. And earlier tonight he played his first ever show on Australian shores – supporting good friend Joshua Radin at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Ahead of…

Tomorrow night, Steve Kilbey is joining Peter Koppes and Tim Powles from The Church for a one-off intimate performance at the Red Rattler in Sydney, to raise money and awareness for Autism Spectrum Australia. I had the honour of catching up with Steve last week to chat about the initiative, his work with Ricky Maymi…

Hailing from Ethiopia, Dereb The Ambassador has been one of the most talked about Sydney based artists in quite some time. He’s going to be playing at GoodGod Small Club next Friday night, July 1st – so we thought we’d have a brief catch up with Dereb himself in anticipation of the show… Thanks for…

One of the more unique events to hit the Australian touring circuit of late are the upcoming Storm in a Teacup shows. We chatted to one player of the event in advance of the tour, the lovely Jen Cloher. Head to the end of the article to find out more about what the event is…

Just after their Sophomore album Puzzle was released in Austraila, I had the opportunity to talk with violist Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir of the Icelandic band Amiina, perhaps best known for their collaborations with Sigur Ros. We chat briefly about the new album, working on a soundtrack to Lotte Reiniger’s animations and what’s coming next for…