The first event of Summer returns… STEREOSONIC 2010 NATIONAL TOUR DATES: Saturday 27th Nov – SYDNEY – Sydney Showgrounds – Main Arena and Surrounds  12pm-11pm (Gates open 11:45am) Sunday 28th Nov – PERTH* – Claremont Showground  12pm-10pm (Gates open 11:30am) Saturday 4th Dec – ADELAIDE – Bonython Park  12pm-10pm (Gates open 11:45am) Saturday 4th Dec…

Melbourne duo Fabulous Diamonds have finally dropped their second LP, aptly titled Fabulous Diamonds II! As they tour the album around the country with a series of album launches, we had a quick chat with one half of the band, Nisa Venerosa. First of all, congratulations on the new album Fabulous Diamonds II! 
You launched…

Last Friday, Darren Hanlon’s anticipated new album I Will Love You At All was released nationwide. Ahead of the release, I got a phone call from the man himself, and we chatted about the new album, songwriting, SXSW (who wasn’t there in 2010, seriously!?), signing to a US label, and why playing in Tippaburra was…

It’s a pretty disconcerting feeling when you venture to see a band who made it into your Top 10 Albums of 2009 list and end up entering a near-empty venue, but then again, it’s Brisbane and Black Cab aren’t well known up here, despite having long conquered their hometown of Melbourne. So to those who…

UK buzz band Fanfarlo recently made an appearance on the Twilight soundtrack with “Atlas”, and now they’re 2009 album Reservoir has finally been released in Australia, too! I spoke to bassist Justin Finch during one of his brief breaks at home in London, about touring, baseball, music videos and plenty more… read on! Not long…

Lone Wolf is the alter-ego of singer-songwriter Paul Marshall; though don’t call him a singer-songwriter to his face. Hailing from Leeds, UK he has just released his first album The Devil And I  under the new name, and has even more recently been seen opening for Broken Bells at the Meltdown festival in London. The…

A week before they launched their mini-Australian tour alongside the 2010 Splendour in the Grass Festival, I sat down in Sydney with Luke B and James of Brisbane’s Violent Soho. Signed to Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label, the band has been setting North America alight with an extensive tour over the last year or so….

Music is a powerful medium that can heal a broken heart, make the dark days bearable and add another layer of happiness to the tender, joyous moments in one’s life. The new EP from up and coming local artists Goodnight Owl does all of this and more, with their gorgeous electronic arrangements that offer comfort,…

Do you remember the magical feeling you have when you first fall in love? How you suddenly start smiling at nothing, as the whole world bursts into Technicolor? I had a similar experience as I was listening to Firestarter, the debut LP from Dan Parsons. At the tender age of 22, the talented Mr. Parsons…

Onto Saturday and the second day of the festival, with a great number of acts lined up throughout the day, bringing incredibly eclectic and varied performances to the enthusiastic crowd. The only constant for all the bands playing was the quality of the performances they delivered. It was a rather low key start to the…

Better late than never has always been my motto, and whilst I missed most of the supports for Eagle & The Worm, I stumbled into the Northcote band room just in time to be forced back out again by the wall to wall crowd of people spastic dancing to Barbarion. Born from the fire pits…

Given the band name and album art, you’d be forgiven for thinking Castratii were a hardcore metal group. [Ed: They’re not!?] The three piece from the Blue Mountains make atmospheric compositions that are so dark and brooding, they may have been taken straight from the bowels of hell. Their new double single Orchid/Surrogates is drenched…

Dear Ball Park Music, “I don’t really know you but I like to have imaginary conversations in my head… Where I tell you off and you go home with your tail between your legs” (Sea Strangers)… Well… I don’t really plan to tell you off, but that has been my stuck rolling around my head…

So it’s Friday, the official start day of the Glastonbury Festival. Overnight and all through the morning the final punters arrive, bringing the total on site population to around 177,500 people, making the festival site the third largest city in the South West. So with all those people it can be a little overwhelming and…

I remember listening to Regurgitator when I was in primary school and being told off by my mother for playing obscenities in her house. So when it was announced earlier in the year that the boys were back, moving to Melbourne to work on a new record, with a couple of live shows thrown in…

Glastonbury, mythical home of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth, in reality home to the holy grail of musical festivals the world over. Music Lovers and self confessed hippies descend on rural Somerset for a long weekend of music, more music and the greatest of atmospheres. I know it sounds trite but there really is an atmosphere surrounding Glastonbury, everyone…

Firstly I have to clear something up. I’m not exactly what you’d call a fan of techno, trance, dance, hard dance, gabba or anything similar to the aforementioned. The intense ch and ts that doesn’t let up is boring and somewhat irritating and I find the repetitive hooks, bass and ‘melodies’ to be a touch…

The long anticipated debut LP from up-and-coming artists Amy Meredith is Restless, and it finally dropped yesterday! A week before the release, Larry Heath had a chat to drummer Kosta Theodosis about the album, touring plans and Xylophones.  You’re not on tour at the moment, so how have Amy Meredith been spending the weeks leading up to the…

Ahead of the release of their new album Church With No Magic on July 19th through Warp Records, Larry Heath chats to Laurence Pike, the man you’ll often find behind the drums of Sydney’s PVT (formerly Pivot). We chat about the upcoming album, the name change, Bill Murray, playing at SXSW and more! Hi Laurence,…

STONEFEST 2010 – Bigger, Brighter, Bolder! SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER at the University of Canberra The Frontier Touring Company, in association with the University of Canberra’s entertainment division UC LIVE!, are thrilled to announce the lineup for this year’s hotly anticipated Stonefest festival scheduled for Saturday 30 October 2010 and held on the University’s grounds. The…

Just over a year ago, FBi Radio in Sydney launched one of the most creative media campaigns the country had seen since “Kevin 07”. And it certainly surpassed that by a long margin (where are ya now Kev!?). It was a stunt entitled “Ask Richard”, in which the listeners of FBi were asked to go…

Just before the WAMi Awards at the Capitol, I sat backstage with Patrick and Jamie – the Vocalist and Drummer, respectively, of highly acclaimed Perth band Sugar Army. Armed with a shitload of nominations (none of which they won, unfortunately – robbed!), and the headlining spot at the awards, we had a chat about what…

Shortly after Song Summit in Sydney, we caught up with Cameron Potts of Dead Letter Chorus – the man responsible for the Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica. Indeed he’s a busy man on the stage, and we had a chat about the touring life, their pals Two Hour Traffic, successes in Canada and their upcoming album….

With their new album, The Crystal Axis, well and truly in the collective consciousness of the Australian music community, we chatted to Daniel Stricker of Melbourne outfit Midnight Juggernauts. We talk about the new album, their upcoming tours, and the Sydney based Fashion Launches Rocket Launches project. I understand you’re about to head over to…

While over in Perth for the 2010 WAMi Festival I sat down in the recording studio of The Novocaines. After hearing some of their new killer tunes, I chatted to the lead vocalist and guitarist of the group, brothers Corey and Jay Marriott, respectively. They dished the dirt on playing with Them Crooked Vultures, gave…

Adelaide has laid claim to some exceptional Australian bands over the years, and now it can proudly add young locals Steering By Stars to its credit. One of the more intriguing bands to come from the city of churches, the five piece are also one of the city’s most interesting live acts, a label that’s…

As Sydney’s infamous Annandale Hotel celebrates its tenth birthday, bands from around Australia are joining in on the party, in a series of live performances for the venue. For some, like The Vines and Regurgitator, it’s a chance to relive the glory days when they were up and coming local artists. And for the new…