In our 19th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Melbourne’s Alanna Eileen, and chat her latest EP Absence, produced by Mark Myers (The Middle East). Musician: Alanna Eileen Website / Social Media: alannaeileen.com Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Folk Members & their roles: Alanna Eileen – guitar, vocals, keys. What music or artists inspired you? Initially,…
It was an overcast windy afternoon and Sydney Harbour was a little choppy as we made our way out to The Island. Just like the harbour, British garage rock duo Royal Blood are also making waves on the music scene.
It was one of the most anticipated Laneway sideshows – so anticipated, in fact, that even drummer Brad Weber’s family flew down from the USA to see the concert. And like so many artists before him who have stepped foot onto the stage, Daniel “Dan” Snaith couldn’t help but bring note to the occasion, “I’m…
Departing from their usual high energy performances and blazing riffs, The Cairos are taking it down a few notches with their latest single “Insane.”
After having a whirlwind year of success in 2014, topped off by “Talk Is Cheap” peaking as number one song in Triple J’s Hottest 100, there’s no surprise Chet Faker’s national tour is almost sold out.
Less than a year after the release of their debut album “Mainline,” One Day have been making their mark on the scene with significant radio exposure, appearances at festivals such as Field Day and Beyond The Valley and a spot in the much loved Triple J Hottest 100. Their next achievement? The 2015 ‘Many Hands’ Tour, a new round of dates following their massive Mainline tour last year.
Norwegian Indie pop group highasakite first captured Australia’s attention with a unique blend of synthesisers, soaring melodies and ethereal vocals. Now flash forward and their popularity is only growing with every new release, interview and performance. Larry Heath recently sat down with Ingrid Helene Havik and Kristoffer Lo when they were here touring for the 2015 St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival and asked about their experiences touring abroad, supporting London Grammar and what they did for Australia Day.
The sun is setting over the spectacular Sydney Harbour and we’re aboard The Island, a fully kit out barge awaiting the arrival of Mark Ronson. Even though he’s running a little late, the wait is well worth it and he subsequently made up for his tardiness triple fold.
the AU review’s Cleatus Glob talks to Perfect Pussy about their experiences during their first ever trip to Australia as part of the 2015 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. This interview was filmed just before they went on stage in Melbourne. They hit the stage in Sydney tonight (4th February 2015) at the Newtown Social Club!…
Today we’re proud to premiere the new single from Melbourne group Running Young – the track “We Are The Sons”, which is the title track of their debut EP, due out this April. The band features Joel Famularo (lead vocals/bass), Ben Williams (keys/vocals), Benjamin Cropper (guitar/vocals), Cassandra McCawley (guitar/vocals) and John Bellew (drums). With intricate…
When it comes to Enter Shikari, there’s no doubt that their music is followed religiously by fans around the world. With their electronic twist to post-hardcore music, it can be said that standing out from the crowd is their A-game, as well as their ability to make every track sound entertaining from start to finish. From…
Being an avid goer of Soundwave for six years, every year I’ve always been happy with the turnout of the event. This year, the festival panned across two days which was something I wasn’t used to, but then again, this meant that it would bring me more time to explore the talented bands out there. Going to…
In this two part video, we meet Malysian band Enterprise, who spoke to the media backstage after their performance opening the main stage (and the festival) at Laneway in Singapore. They talk about about getting the opportunity to play festivals, future tour plans, the music scene in Malaysia, their experiences in Singapore and much more….
In this special interview with recent AU Awards winner Courtney Barnett, AU Radio’s Larry Heath sat down with the talented guitarist and songstress to talk about all her recent successes: from playing Lollapalooza to finishing up her long awaited debut record, Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit. We talk about writing the…
It’s been exciting to see Spookyland re-emerge in recent months, off the back of the band’s latest EP Rock and Roll Weakling. It feels appropriate to consider the EP something of a new start for a project that didn’t quite take off back in 2010, when it was essentially the solo effort of Marcus Gordon….
Last weekend, the AU review sat backstage with American synth-pop band Future Islands at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Singapore. In part two of the interview with the Baltimore natives, they talk about their writing influences, their most recent album Singles and the band reveals how they’ve managed to defy musical expectations. They go on…
Last weekend the AU review had the opportunity to sit in a media conference with Canada’s Mac Demarco at Laneway Festival in Singapore. Mac talks of his infamous gap tooth and his guilty pleasures – like enjoying listening to Coldplay – despite the strange reactions he may get. He and his band mate discuss his…
The Gaslight Anthem brought their swag of hits, including material from their latest album Get Hurt, through Sydney over the weekend! Photos by Gwendolyn Lee.
Photo: Lizz Maggs Photography In our 18th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet North Wales’ born and now Brisbane local Daryl James , and chat about arriving in Brisbane with nothing to spare to playing a series of shows at the Brooklyn Standard. Musician: Daryl James Website / Social Media: www.daryljamesmusic.com Facebook Genre: Folk Members…
Last weekend the AU review had the opportunity to chat to J and T from UK’s Jungle at Laneway Festival in Singapore. The boys talk about their love of touring Australia – “The Happy England”. They discuss how it’s the most amazing feeling to have people connecting to their music and let us in on…
This past weekend the AU review had the opportunity to sit in a media conference with Australia’s folk brother and sister duo Angus and Julia Stone at Laneway Festival in Singapore. In the first part, Julia discusses the idea of ‘making it’ and how it is driven on the love of making music; not keeping…
In our 17th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Adelaide’s latest synth pop minstrel World Wild , and chat about being in a band full of his friends and his latest release, ‘Coast to Coast’. Musician/Band Name: Jarrad Lee Jackson // World Wild Website / Social Media: www.worldwild.com.au Facebook / Soundcloud / Genre: Indie, Funk,…
This weekend the AU review sat down amongst other media with Melbourne’s singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett (accompanied by drummer Dave Mundie) at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Singapore. Together we find out which city Barnett refers to as ‘the best place in the world.’ They discuss the origin of Barnett’s witty lyrics and she reveals how…
the AU review sits down with Wiki and Sporting Life from New York’s Ratking to chat about their Australian tour with Laneway Festival, the New York Hip Hop Scene, their upcoming album release – which will be dropping for free next month (February 2015). Find out all the details here: Ratking are currently touring Australia…
This past weekend the AU review had the opportunity to sit in a media conference with UK’s Jon Hopkins at Laneway Festival in Singapore. He talks about his definition of ‘indie’ music as being more “independently spirited music” and “music that’s a little more messier and free”. He discusses musicians he would like to collaborate…
Sydney melodic post-rock band sleepmakeswaves are set to perform their biggest headline tour yet, in support of their new album ‘Love of Cartography.’ After a successful year of the album charting at #31 on the ARIA Chart and a number of award nominations (including 3 AU review awards!), the ‘Great Northern’ tour is set to be a celebration of the band’s latest single and everything they’ve accomplished so far.
This past weekend, the AU review’s Larry Heath had a chance to sit down and interview UK rock duo Royal Blood at Laneway Festival in Singapore. We talk to them about their crazy past 12 months and how much they are enjoying touring and playing. The duo talk about how their live show hasn’t changed…
In our 16th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Nashiville’s Jake McMullen , and chat about his latest single ‘Always’. Musician: Jake McMullen Website / Social Media: jakemcmullenmusic.com Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Souncloud Genre: Indie, Folk Members & their roles: Jake McMullen-singer/songwriter/guitar What music or artists inspired you? There is so much music…
More Australian music followed Courtney (read about her in part one) with Angus and Julia Stone taking the stage to play tracks from their latest self-titled album and old favourites like “Big Jet Plane” and “For You”. The duo played well, accompanied by a four piece band. But their down tempo tracks didn’t quite match…
Ahead of tomorrow’s Hottest 100 countdown, we ask The Preatures, Ball Park Music and Tkay Maidza to talk about the first time they heard themselves or their band on triple j. We also talk to KLP about the first time she hosted House Party… Filmed during the radio station’s 40th anniversary celebrations in Sydney: Beat…
