After a beautiful first day that was kicked off into fine form by The Wombats and closed out by Australia bound The Black Keys, clouds hung ominously as over 70,000 punters descended on Zilber Park in Austin, Texas for the second day of the 2012 Annual Austin City Limits. It would go on to indeed…
While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles a week or so ago, I caught up with Netherlands based group Moss to talk about what it’s like coming to America, their chances of touring Australia, Islands, Bollywood films and much much more, over a few sodas at a cafe in Silverlake… Welcome to Los Angeles! It’s…
Larry talked to Vin and Ryan of Gold Fields about their new album, Black Sun: why it had to be recorded three times, what it will sound like, and their touring to support it.
While I was at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, I caught up with up-and-coming Canadian trio The Balconies to talk about their music and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.
A recent visitor to our shores, Patrick Wolf talked to Larry Heath before a show at Culture Collide in Los Angeles about the new record, the pressure of Major Labels, and wanting to thank every fan who covers his songs…
Stone Parade have been around the Sydney music scene for a fairly long time and have undergone several changes in their musical style in that timeframe. The Mulgoa Sessions is a 3-track EP that suggests yet another change in musical direction for this band.
While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, I caught up with Dan Haggis, the drummer from Liverpool’s The Wombats to talk about the difficulties trying to break the US market, the success they’ve had in Australia, Gongs, Tambourines, Austin City Limits and much more…
The day was frigid. But the punters were undeterred (and under-dressed), ready to dance the cold away and enjoy a rain-soaked Melbourne version of the travelling circus that is Parklife. Kicking off the day with a bit of Chiddy Bang was a pretty interesting choice. He can rhyme, alright. But only that I don’t usually…
Brisbane band Cub Scouts have just released a new music video for their single “Told You So”, off their debut EP, which you can view HERE. Always ones to keep things interested, the band have also released a hilarious tour diary outlining their time on the road with Loon Lake last month. From chasing sheep…
It’s hard to believe a year has passed since the last Culture Collide – one of the industry’s youngest BIGSOUND-esque showcase events, now in its third annual edition, put on by Filter Magazine – yet here we are once again, running straight from the airport (and along flight from Sydney) to Los Angeles’ trendy Echo…
Some comedians are just strange. When two comedians run on stage dressed in skin coloured spandex, with two massive faux testicals hanging low, singing a song about diarrhea, you can’t help but think this. You also start wondering, “what would a dinner conversation be like with Tim and Eric?” and “what drugs were they on…
After their explosive set at the Stamping Grounds Music Festival the fierce girls of sat down with Larry Heath to discuss their plans for upcoming shows, a music video, and world domination (in that order).
Since his time as the frontman for The Academy Is… William Beckett has released two solo EPs (Walk the Talk and Winds Will Change) which are leagues ahead of his former bands music, in both quality and originality. With the third EP (What Will Be) about to drop, he’s now unveiled what could be the…
In the middle of their whirlwind Australian tour, blues rock duo Little Hurricane (aka Tone and C.C.) caught up with Larry Heath to discuss their second album, due for release early next year.
I’ve always thought that electronic music has plenty of artistic potential, but it’s squandered on repetitive riffs and heavily distorted vocals, saying nothing of value. I’ve had this opinion for years. But now, allow me to present to you Pair of Arrows, a brand-new electronic duo (made up of Swan on vocals/lyrics and R/D on…
Sydney rockers The Art will be joining Steel Panther on their first ever headline tour of Australia after opening for them earlier this year at the House Of Blues in LA. Having supported the likes of The Pixies, Them Crooked Vultures, Marilyn Manson, amongst others, The Art will be playing tracks from their latest album…
If you accidentally ended up at one of the many mainstream events that were on this past weekend, and are looking to reclaim some indie cred, read on. Sydney’s first Stamping Grounds Festival was held on Sunday at Manning Bar, featuring 20 of the freshest bands we’ve got, with something for everybody. Really, I stayed…
The Australian Government will join hands with 24 partners (from various government, educational and business institutions) to put on a “grand cultural festival” over the next four months, with a run of live concerts to take place throughout November as part of The Aussie BBQ event series. Oz Fest promises to be a fairly large…
Up-and-coming Australian K-Pop group Chill talks to the AU review’s Johnny Au just before they hit the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, in support duties for K-Pop superstar Jay Park. They let us in on who they are, thank their fans and give us an idea of what’s to come… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny…
While backstage at Stamping Grounds Festival in Sydney over the weekend, Larry Heath caught up with frontman Pete Williamson of Melbourne’s Black Devil Yard Boss to talk about their crowdfunded record, selling soiled underwear to their fans and much more!
K-Pop Star Jay Park talks to our very own Johnny Au about how he “chillaxes”, his Australia “Jaywalkerz” – his Australian Fans – self-producing his latest record, how the success of PSY has worked to his advantage and much more… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny Au
The Trouble with Templeton talk about their new single, their upcoming American tour to CMJ and Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide and much much more… this interview took place at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia.
New Zealand’s Tom Lark (sans mustache) talks to Larry Heath at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia, about this music, passing out on the way over to the country and much more…
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…
