Day: 3 May 2011

the AU interview at The Aussie BBQ (SXSW): Lenka (Sydney via Brooklyn)

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…

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the AU interview at Byron Bay Bluesfest: Leah Flanagan (Darwin)

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.

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Top 5 Splendour Bands you mightn't have heard of…

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…

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the AU interview in San Francisco: Grand Atlantic (Brisbane)

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…

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