From humble reggae dub beginnings to recording and touring with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a government funded project, Salmonella Dub have seen all sides of the industry. David Long caught up with Andrew Penman for a chat about their upcoming show at the Peats Ridge Festival and how you... Read more »
Kid Confucius are not a band prepared to rehash past glories. The new release, The Let Go exchanges funk for guitars, hip hop for rock and they hit the Cambridge Hotel early December. Kevin Bull chatted with drummer Bart Denaro about their exploration into new territory. The Let Go has grabbed everyone’s... Read more »
For all those Portishead fans out there, check out this exclusive interview with Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley. After an 11 year hiatus it’s great to see Portishead releasing new material, in this interview Geoff and Adrian talk about the long and winding path that’s lead to the creation... Read more »
The Satellite Nation are coming home. Having relocated to Canada from the Central Coast over a year ago, the boys have travelled the wide spaces of the US and won the hearts of the Canadians. Now they’re returning to Australia to celebrate the release of their new self-titled EP. Kevin Bull chatted... Read more »
One of Australia’s hardest working rock bands, Trial Kennedy, are winning hearts right around the country. Ashleigh Gray spoke to singer Tim Morrison. How did Trial Kennedy form? Basically we met at High School, we were all very good High School buddies. Stacey, myself and Aaron all did music together... Read more »
Somewhere in Adelaide on a ten acre estate Dave Gleeson is taking time out to discuss The Screaming Jets’ latest album Do Ya. Gleeson has achieved a balanced life dividing it between family, the great outdoors and doing that thing he’s been doing for over two decades, being a Rock ‘N Roller. By... Read more »
Known to most as the sultry dame from twisted cabaret-pop duo The Dresden Dolls, American songwriter Amanda Palmer is stepping out with a solo record. She spoke to Nick Milligan about working with Ben Folds and being in love with Melbourne. Ben Folds produced your album – what appealed to you about... Read more »
New York’s finest, The Walkmen, have returned with another timeless piece of folk-rock called You & Me. Noah Cross spoke to their vocalist Hamilton Leithauser. Did you and the band have strong ideas about how you wanted You & Me to sound? I don’t think we had any plan. We just started jamming... Read more »
On the surface, it might appear that Children Collide’s debut album, The Long Now, is a brilliantly dark and apocalyptic vision of the future. But as the Melbourne rock band’s singer Johnny Mackay explains to Noah Cross, things aren’t as bad as they seem. In what ways has the sound of Children... Read more »
Combining roots, blues and folk, Rosie Burgess is a star that’s on a rapid rise. Noah Cross spoke to the singer and guitarist about her new album, Wait For The World. The new album, Wait For The World, has just been released. What you were aiming for when you approached the recording? I wanted to make... Read more »
After years of turmoil, Ben Folds has his life back on track with a new album called Way To Normal. During a brisk 20 minutes, Folds instills his passion for receiving freebies, his deliberately leaked album, and working with Miley Cyrus… maybe. By Kevin Bull. Do you get to come back to Australia... Read more »
During their whirlwind trip of Australia, The Futureheads’ vocalist Barry Hyde (above right) and bassist David ‘Jaff’ Craig (above left) sat down with Nick Milligan to listen to some new Australian songs and give, as Hyde put it, “their completely irrelevant opinion.” PNAU Feat. LUKE STEELE... Read more »
Empire Of The Sun is the collaborative project of Pnau’s Nick Littlemore and The Sleepy Jackson’s Luke Steele. A hybrid of Steele’s melodic pop sensibilities and Littlemore’s adoration for euphoric and organic electronica, their album Walking On A Dream is truly moving experience. The duo spoke... Read more »
DASH & WILL sound like they’ve been singing together their whole lives, which isn’t that far from the truth. Dash & Will are an amazing new duo of 18-year-old singer/songwriters from Melbourne. Their real names are Charlie Thorpe [Dash] and Josie De Sousa-Reay [Will]. Dash & Will... Read more »
Cut Copy singer Dan Whitford spoke to Reverb about their upcoming time2rock show and why he’s excited about playing the Big Day Out! You guys are performing in Newcastle as a part of the time2rock initiative, where people can see you perform if they help to clean up the planet for two hours.... Read more »