Interviews

Mere moments before he walked on stage at The Aussie BBQ in Austin, we catch up with Sydney artist Andy Clockwise (now based in Los Angeles) to find out how his SXSW experience has been for 2011, and what he’s up to at the moment.

While at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW, Larry Heath from the AU review caught up with Natalie Pa’apa’a from Melbourne’s Blue King Brown. Here is the complete UNCUT interview!

We catch up with Sydney’s The Holidays in this exclusive UNCUT interview from The Aussie BBQ at SXSW.

With an Australian tour looming for Splendour in the Grass, we caught up with Freddie from London’s rising up-and-comers The Vaccines. We chat about their new record What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?, the Australian tour, and what the band really thinks of UK series Skins. Freddie! Thanks for taking the time to talk…

Our Canadian Music Week coverage comes to an end in this chat with Melbourne band Wagons – just before they hit the stage at The Aussie BBQ. We talk about the new album (their fifth!), Rumble, Shake and Tumble, due to be released on Friday May 6th – about Elvis, touring Canada and more…

In conversation with Adelaide alternative rock band Mayfield – Zigg West, Sam Knight and Jett – chatting about their music, playing Canadian Music Week and their upcoming film role in The Lucky One.

While we awaited our smoothies in Toronto, I caught up with London buzz band Bombay Bicycle Club, on the first day of their North American Tour. Let the Big Day Out 2012 rumours begin?

While at Canadian Music Week, I caught up with up-and-coming Australian talent Kim Churchill to talk about guitars, touring Canada, Matisyahu and plenty more…

A few hours before they hit the stage at Lee’s Palace for Canadian Music Week, Larry Heath caught up with Electric Six‘s lead singer Dick Valentine to talk about their most recent album Zodiac, Gary Numan, the possibility of touring Australia – and just some general nonsense. The interview takes place in a room aptly…

Thanks for taking the time to chat to us Andrew! You’re in the middle of a brief single tour – You played the Old Museum last week – how did it go? IT WAS GREAT THANKS, VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE AND ITS A COOL VENUE – BIG CAVERNOUS HALLS AND OLD SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE – ITS GOT…

I was greeted to Bassist Charles Cave from the White Lies by their tour manager, as they were loading out from a show in Stockholm. In the background, I could hear people asking for autographs, while the band shuffled into their tour bus to escape the minus 5 degree temperatures. Why they were fitting an…

While at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Larry Heath caught up with Adam Cohen – son of Leonard Cohen, frontman of Low Missions and talented solo singer/songwriter. We discuss his latest project, Like a Man, his first album in six years, the possibility of an Australian tour, the concept of legacy, his conception of ‘art’ and…

We chat to LA-based outfit Grouplove, who let us in on their SXSW experience, chat about their upcoming full length record, their breakthrough single “Colours” and confirm that an Australian tour is definitely on the cards. Whether they mean their Summer or OUR Summer, however, I’m not clear. Hopefully we do hear more soon! These…

Hailing from Purchase, New York, Moving Mountains have returned with their sophomore record “Waves”, due for release on May 10th. We chat at SXSW 2011 about the album, how it compares to their earlier material, touring with Biffy Clyro, and whether or not an Australian tour is on the cards.

Somewhere in between the excessive touring that makes up a year in the life od Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, frontman Alexander Ebert made time to record a solo album under the moniker Alexander. The album of the same name was just released in Australia, and so we caught up with the man himself…

Ahead of their release of their new EP Naked, I chatted with the band’s bassist Mikey Godde about the new year, new album and new shows… Thanks for taking the time to talk with us! Let’s start off with the big news – Lizard King Records. What a way to end 2010, getting signed to…

While she was in Sydney to promote her new solo album, Larry Heath sat down with Adalita Srsen – best known as the frontwoman of Magic Dirt. The two have a long chat about the solo record, the Magic Dirt shows at Big Day Out (which doubled as a tribute to Dean Turner), her favourite…

Another artist to play this week’s Fuse Festival in Adelaide, we caught up with Simon Meli of Sydney’s The Widowbirds to chat about their tour with Paul Weller, their forthcoming LP and more! Thanks for taking the time to chat with us! You’re about to play Fuse Festival – have you been down for the…

We continue our Fuse Festival chats, this time with guitarist Damian Cazaly of Melbourne quintet Blackchords. We chat primarily about their forthcoming album, music inspirations and more! for taking the time to talk to us today! I understand you’ve been busy working on the follow up to your debut album – how’s that going? Really…

Another Fuse Festival act, Sydney’s The Paper Scissors, took some time out to chat with us… Thanks for taking the time to talk to us guys! I’ve heard you call this current stage of your bands musical career as “version 2.0” (or something along those lines). It certainly feels like you guys have been given…

Charismatic, gentlemanly, articulate and well dressed. These were my first impressions of Mr. Aloe Blacc as we sat down together ahead of his appearance at the Good Vibrations Festival in Sydney (of which he was a last minute addition). I was starved of sleep, and he was beaming with creative energy. This is a man…