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…
Happy Music Video Monday! We get quite a lot of music videos here at the AU review, so we thought we’d start putting together a weekly article to ensure that you see all the fun stuff we’re getting to watch! First up is PNAU. You may have heard their new single “The Truth” oscillating throughout…
Brisbane’s Ball Park Music are the most awkward bunch of nerds I have ever seen. The band use this to their advantage, with front man Sam Cromack owning the stage, flailing his skeletal limbs around in a very amusing fashion. Their live show is as fun as their studio work, with the six piece really…
When it comes to regional music festivals, you don’t get much bigger, nor more exciting, than the travelling circus that is Groovin’ The Moo. From the crowds to the bands to its general atmosphere, I have to say that Groovin’ has fast become one of my favourite annual Australian music events. So it was with…
Sydney Opera House today announced that the curator of Vivid LIVE, Stephen Pavlovic has secured one of the world’s most enduringly influential bands, The Cure to perform for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House. Appearing onstage with a uniquely evolving line-up of band members past and present, The Cure “Reflections” will see the band perform…
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.
Award winning, Australian garage rock band British India will be adding an exclusive Northern Territory date to their national tour – to headline Red Bull Bedroom Jam’s first round finale event – The Backyard Jam on Saturday 7th May in Alice Springs. Red Bull Bedroom Jam is on a mission to discover the crème de…
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…
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.
As well as delivering some of the biggest names in Australian and International music, the annual Splendour in the Grass festival continually delivers an impressive collection of ‘bands on the fringe’ – the sorts of artists you mightn’t be familiar with YET, but by the guestimate of the organisers, but the time you see them…
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…
Daniel Lee Kendall has a very sweet, understated stage presence. The youngster from Bensville had the difficult task of warming the stage for a mammoth line-up of Australian talent, and he did well to win over the large crowd who had gathered early to stake their places at the front of the stage. Kendall’s vocals…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
They say necessity is the mother of all invention – and out of the need for a consistent alternative rock and roll band night comes Gunslinger Nights. The once a month show will be held at the Sydney’s iconic Annandale Hotel, starting off with a bang on Saturday the 30th of April and continuing on…
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…
The hipster elitists were out in force to see the latest buzz band to light up the blogosphere, Seekae, and celebrate the release of their latest record +Dome. Warming up the stage was local artist AOI and his hip hop inspired electronica. The few punters who arrived early enough to watch his show seemed to…
Larry Heath in conversation with Dan Brodie at the annual Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas.
In this UNCUT SXSW video, Larry Heath catches up with Sydney based musician Anthony Hughes.
Catching up with Robin Waters of The Boat People (Brisbane) while at the Aussie BBQ in Austin, TX.
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.
Larry Heath heads to Canadian Blast at SXSW and chats to Jen Lane, Buck 65, Jenn Grant & learns about Herzio.
After 5 days of beautiful weather and incredible music from all corners of the globe, the 22nd annual Byron Bay Bluesfest came to an end last night in the same way many have done previously: in a world of mud. The rain began when the heavens opened at the end of day five as soon…
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.
I made my way into the second day of Bluesfest with the following mentality: here is where the real fun begins. With legends such as BB King and Grace Jones gracing the Bluesfest stage, today was going to be quite special indeed… Brisbane based Transvaal Diamond Syndicate were wrapping up their APRA stage set as…
Local artist Geoffrey O’Connor (Sly Hats, Crayon Fields) has one of the more awkward stage presence’s I’ve seen in a long time. He posses little charisma and between songs there was a lot of uncomfortable rambling, which one didn’t expect from a performer whose been around for as long as O’Connor has. The music itself…
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.
