While they were in town for Counter Revolution, Larry sat down to chat with Forest and Joe from California’s power-pop band HelloGoodbye to talk about their tour, their new album, and… real estate prices. What have been some of the highlights of the tour so far? Joe: Everything’s great. We love Australia – we just…
With the always phenomenal Peats Ridge Festival (held over New Years Eve just an hour or so north of Sydney) just around the corner (hard to believe, no?), Larry Heath caught up with Festival Director Matt Grant to chat about the event, the lineup and more… How do you feel the line up has shaped…
I sat down with DJ Minx to talk about winning the She Can DJ competition and find out what happens next! What were the steps involved in you getting into the finals of the She Can DJ Competition? I’m sure there were a lot of them. Initially it was a word of mouth competition within…
Who are you and were might we know you from? Mikelangelo, I’m playing with my surf ‘n’ western band The Tin Star at Changing Lanes. You may also know me from my Kabaret Noir group The Black Sea Gentlemen or from the Famous Speigeltent’s circus/sideshow extravaganza La Clique. A story you’ve probably told far too…
Jazz musician, Jon Cleary, caught up with AU Review’s Simon Clark to discuss the culture of New Orleans, dream collaborations, the upcoming ‘Legends of New Orleans’ Australian Tour and much more! Hello! Hello there. Good Evening, well I think it’s evening there!? Yeah, it’s about ten to nine. So are you playing a gig tonight,…
A band who may have faded into the memory banks for some… while others have been holding their breath waiting for this moment for years… are One Dollar Short, a Central Coast based punk rock band who made quite a few waves in the early two thousands. In 2002, their debut album Eight Days Away…
Ahead of his performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Spookyland. Who are you and were might we know you from? Marcus Gordon, I write songs.. I perform and record them under the name SPOOKYLAND. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? (How did…
Last week I had the opportunity to catch up with Richard Archer, lead singer of British outfit Hard-Fi, to talk about their just-released record Killer Sounds – their first in four years. We talk about the long process to getting the album released and much more… Where abouts am I speaking to you? I am…
Ahead of his performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Adam Connelly of megastick fanfare. Who are you and were might we know you from? One of the several Adam’s from megastick fanfare, Connelly to be specific. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from?…
Ahead of her performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Naomi Wenitong of The Last Kinection. Who are you and were might we know you from? I am Naomi Wenitong, you may know me from The Last Kinection. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come…
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…
