Music

The balmy late-September air fills Darwin’s stalwart live music venue, the Railway Club, as it one again goes through an on-again, off-again relationship with its air conditioning. Instead, a small upright fan does what it can. It’s special night for live music. Dappled Cities launches their Lake Air tour, and the weekend also marks the…

Kicking off a phenomenal rock n’roll triple bill at the Annandale Hotel (where else?) were Sydney’s own Doc Holliday Takes The Shotgun. The band may as well be a love affair with artists like Nick Cave, Iggy Pop and Jon Spencer, featuring a similarly enigmatic frontman (Jack Booker) with plenty of talent, swagger to boot…

The guys from Steering By Stars took some time to talk to Larry Heath about the differences in sound we’ll hear on their second record, the opportunity they’ve accepted to score a new film, and the cinematic music that influenced them in childhood.

Fresh off a tour with sleepmakeswaves, the genre-rejecting band Marlow talked with Larry Heath about what they’ve learnt on the road, why they refuse to be pigeon-holed, and what’s in store for them in the next months.

Larry Heath chats to Wheatus‘ Brendan B. Brown at the 2012 Fat as Butter Music Festival in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, about “Teenage Dirtbag” 12 years on, their experiences in Australia and much more… Camera: Johnny Au Edit/Interview: Larry Heath

With sell out tours from bands like Hanson and S Club, not to mention the tours of bands like Wheatus and Eiffel 65 thanks to Fat as Butter festival, plus the forthcoming reunion album from Soundgarden, reminiscing about the 90s seems to be all the rage at the moment. So, in the spirit of keeping…

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining Jake and Stav of Bluejuice as they took to the skies with the wonderful guys at Red Baron at Sydney’s Bankstown airport in their flagship Red Bull Stunt Plane. There are only two ways to describe it: exhilarating and nauseating. Both myself and Jake didn’t…

Australia’s largest charity recycler, Salvos Stores has been changing the lives of Australians in need since 1883. To celebrate its important role within the community, Salvos Stores is hosting a one off pop-up store to be set up at Adelaide train station TOMORROW, this Friday, September 28 from 1-6pm. Having made a name for itself…

When Snow Patrol come to town, you always know you’re in for something special. Throw in the “exclusivity” of an event like the Debit Mastercard series and indeed you have something truly unmissable. Tonight Snow Patrol fans were treated to a “stripped down” version of the band, performing as a three piece as they played…

When Sound of Seasons released “The Sheltered” a few days ago, I was impressed enough to think, ‘I should check them out.’ Coincidentally, they had a show at The Lair this weekend, so I went along to see if the single was a one-off success, or just a taste of how good the band was….

The term “supergroup” can be used to include everything from The Traveling Wilburys to +44 , with the theory being that when already-successful musicians come together, they can make music even greater than that of their earlier projects. This is rarely the case. Though both of the above acts achieved commercial and critical acclaim, it…

We chat to Josh and Matt from Newcastle band The Owls at Fat as Butter in their hometown!

We sit down with Swedish electronic duo Rebecca and Fiona to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, while they were at the Fat as Butter music festival in Newcastle, NSW.

While we were at Fat as Butter in Newcastle, we sat down with Mike and Josh from Vancouver, Canada band Marianas Trench to talk about their experiences during their first trip to Australia, including the intricacies of AFL, dangerous animals – plus talk their latest record Ever After – and more!

We sit down with Peter and Greg from Brisbane up-and-comers Hey Geronimo! to talk about their debut EP and more…

Australia & New Zealand are set to experience the smooth soulful flavour of South Africa in September and October of 2012 as singer, songwriter, producer and chart topping artist Garth Taylor is headed our way to perform a series of intimate shows across the country in his very first Trans-Tasman tour. Garth made his debut…

Last week, the first Byron Bay Bluesfest announcement was released – earlier than ever before, featuring an eclectic lineup that Peter Noble describes as the “Cool and Groovy” announcement. Featuring Iggy Pop, Ben Harper, The Frames and many more, I caught up with Festival Director Peter Noble to talk about the festival, BIGSOUND, the lineup…

While at BIGSOUND, Larry Heath caught up with Canadian band The Darcys to talk about their all-too-brief Australian tour, their Steely Dan cover record, their upcoming plans and much, much more…

With the release of her as-yet untilted EP only months away, Georgia Potter met up with Larry Heath at BIGSOUND to discuss the meaning behind her new single “XO” and the influence that travelling has had on her musical development.

Mojo Juju is one of those acts that you’ll find extremely difficult to pin into a genre. You’re guaranteed one thing though, the self-titled album from this unique songstress is quite the raunchy seduction for your ears.

Larry Heath sat backstage over the weekend to chat with the UK’s Fat as Butter to talk about Texas outfits, Red Bull sleeps, touring around Asia, underground music scenes, returning to Australia and much more in this UNCUT interview… listen on! Remaining tour dates: Tue 25th The Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD WITH YOUNG MEN DEAD…

Hot on the heels of his new album My God Is Blue I caught up with the French bearded electronic maestro Sebastien Tellier to talk about the new album, the meaning behind “Pépito Bleu”, a film soundtrack that never happened and much more… oh and he reckons he’ll be back in Australia over the Summer….

We catch up with our good friends in Chicks Who Love Guns to talk about their music, super heroes, the new EP Moon Eater and much, much more… If CWLG were a super hero, Avengers style crew, what would be the super powers of each member of the group and how do you think, in…

Former Idol winner Wes Carr has returned with Blood & Bone the debut EP from his new project Buffalo Tales. Anyone tuning in to hear a collection of pleasant radio friendly pop rock songs are going to be sorely disappointed. Blood & Bone is a completely different beast from Carr previous output, a return to…

In Macy Gray’s first tour of Australia in twelve years – her last when On How Life Is made her a household name – a sold out crowd at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night proved that this was a tour that fans had indeed been holding out for for a long time. In…

A Year At Sea is the debut album from Sydney’s Winter People. Released on the 21st September the album is a real delight; a sophisticated synergy of the styles, with a rich modern approach rubbing shoulders with more traditional folk sensibilities. For a debut album it’s really quite ambitious, with moody atmospherics and swirling instrumentation….

The tail end of the film year is always filled with a healthy mix of blockbusters for the holiday season, and the Oscar-ready arthouse films that are waiting for your critical approval. Here now are the ten films we can’t wait for, and we’ll start out with a film that we don’t have to! It…

Today Bluesfest, Australia’s multi-award winning 5 Day Festival presents its 1st artist announcement for Easter 2013 (March 28 – April 1) held in beautiful Byron Shire, at its dedicated event site, the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm. It’s the earliest announcement in the history of Bluesfest – 6 weeks sooner than usual and it marks the…

Saturday October 27th is set to be a hot day in Sydney, with Surry Hills Festival announcing a killer line up offering something for every ear. Multiple stages will be surrounded by eccentric arts installations and roving performance, kids’ activities, an Eco living village and a great selection of markets and food, so while the…

Scheduled to take place over two stages at the Manning Bar over the Labour Day weekend, the Stamping Grounds Festival aims to create a platform for the up and coming to showcase their musical goods alongside some of the more established names on the Sydney scene. It’s an opportunity to forge relationships with like-minded people,…