Interviews

Hello Pigeon John! We can’t wait to see you down here in Oz! This isn’t your first tour is it? No i first came here in 2004 opening up for Ugly Duckling on their Meat Shake Tour. Then opening up for Lyrics Born in 2007 i believe, then in 2008 on the Good Vibrations tour…

Larry Heath catches up with Nick from Melbourne group Loon Lake to chat about their debut EP Not Just Friends, working with Robin Mai, how the band met, Big Sound, Red Riders and what we can expect next from the group… First up, congratulations on your debut EP Not Just Friends. It’s quite the fun…

Larry Heath catches up with emerging UK folk singer Bobby Long, at the Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011.

First up, congratulations on your sophomore LP Tambourine! You’ll be launching it around the country in June… what can fans of Monobasic expect from the album and from the tour? Thank you. It took a little while to get here. As far as the album goes, I think it’s a more focused, concept-driven album than…

Just before they hit the Metro Theatre stage in Sydney (one of their Groovin’ The Moo Festival sideshows), Larry Heath sits down with The Drums‘ frontman Jonathan Pierce to talk about heir forthcoming record, touring Australia and more!

The day after they played their final Groovin’ The Moo Festival show in Canberra, The Wombats returned to Sydney to play the Enmore Theatre. Larry Heath caught up with Bassist Tord Øverland-Knudsen from the group to talk about the Australian tour, their love letter to Japan “Tokyo”, his side project Sin, their new album (which…

Larry Heath catches up with legendary American guitarist Warren Haynes – long time member of the Allman Brothers Band, The Dead and Gov’t Mule. Sitting down at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival, they discuss his solo album Man in Motion, working with the Dave Matthews Band and much more.

Larry Heath sits down with American Soul singer and musician Eli “Paperboy” Reed at the 2011 Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival to discuss his new album, playing at Bluesfest and much more…

Larry Heath catches up with up and coming Brisbane based blues-rock two piece Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (Christian Tryhorn and Tim Price), while the sun sets at the 2011 Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival.

The Head and The Heart are a folk-infused pop band from Seattle. Their self-titled debut record was released by the band last year, but has since been reissued following their signing to the Sub-Pop label. Musically, think luscious harmonies with weird and unusual arrangements, and a sixties sound revitalised for a modern audience. We have…

Larry Heath catches up with Sydney based Blues musician Ray Beadle at the 2011 Byron Bay Bluesfest.

Tomorrow will see Melbourne band Trial Kennedy release their sophomore record Living Undesigned and set off on a massive national tour. In advance of this, we had a chat with drummer Shaun Gionis. First up, congratulations on the new album! Much has been said about this almost being Trial Kennedy 2.0… does it feel like…

Larry Heath sits down with with Neil Murray, founding member of the Warumpi Band at the 22nd Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest. An artist of many pursuits, they talk about his recent book “My Island Home”, his latest album “Witness”, his collaboration with Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil and a play he wrote back in 1999…

Larry Heath sits down with guitar virtuoso Nathan Cavaleri (right) and drummer extraordinaire Col Hatchman (left) to discuss their project Nat Col and the Kings at the 22nd Annual Byron Bay Bluesfest.

While at the Hotel Utah in San Francisco, just a few days after playing SXSW and The Aussie BBQ in New York, Andrew Wade catches up with Brisbane rock band Grand Atlantic. The boys chat about their SXSW and Aussie BBQ experiences – how it compared to last year – and let us in on…

Larry Heath sits down with Darwin’s Leah Flanagan at the 22nd Annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay. A member of the Black Arm Band, we discuss her heritage, her album Nirvana Nights, touring, playing Bluesfest and more.

Larry Heath sits down with Lenka on her Birthday at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW. Now based in the USA, Lenka became a household name after appearing on the Somersault soundtrack with Decoder Ring. Based these days in Brooklyn, we find out what she’s been up to, and get her advice for bands who’ll be…

You recently celebrated the launch of a double a-side 7″ signal. It has been quite a few years since your second record – what was it like to get back into the studio and record? Recording for me is always a strange mix of stress and pleasure. Over time I had forgotten about the stress…

Over a drink in Kings Cross, Larry Heath sat down with Jeff Martin of the legendary The Tea Party. Although a reunion was announced the week after our chat, no hint was given in this interview, as we discussed his latest project – Jeff Martin 777, which is a collaborative effort between Jeff, Jay Cortez…

In this UNCUT SXSW video interview, Larry Heath catches up with Perth based rock and roll band The Novocaines, to find out what they’ve been up to and how they’re enjoying Austin.

We found Darren Hanlon wandering around The Aussie BBQ, so thought we best sit him down for a chat. This was his second consecutive year at SXSW, so we gain some words of wisdom, touring America, and talk about his latest album. Video shot by Andrew Wade.

Larry Heath chats to Perth experimental rock group Injured Ninja at the Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas. This UNCUT video was shot in glorious 2D by Andrew Wade.

Larry Heath from the AU review chats to Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays in this UNCUT interview from SXSW (The Aussie BBQ). The band is made up of Shane Parsons on vocals and Simon Ridley on drums – and Larry chats to them both here, about the recent name change, touring North America and more! Video shot…

Larry Heath from the AU review chats to Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungary at the annual Aussie BBQ in Austin, TX (SXSW). In this UNCUT video, we chat about their adventures touring Canada and America.

Catching up with Robin Waters of The Boat People (Brisbane) while at the Aussie BBQ in Austin, TX.

In this UNCUT SXSW video, Larry Heath catches up with Sydney based musician Anthony Hughes.

Larry Heath in conversation with Dan Brodie at the annual Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas.

Sydney’s The Jefferson sit down with the AU review’s Larry Heath in this UNCUT interview from The Aussie BBQ 2011 at SXSW. Video shot by Andrew Wade.

Larry Heath catches up with Dash (Charlotte “Charlie” Thorpe), one half of Melbourne group Dash & Will, at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW in this UNCUT interview.

While at the Aussie BBQ, Larry Heath caught up (super briefly) with Sydney’s Boy & Bear to chat about their time in Austin for SXSW. See what they had to say in this uncut interview!