For our second Aussie BBQ show, the four remaining bands – Jinja Safari, The Aston Shuffle, Big Scary and Sheppard – along with myself and the BBQ crew headed onto Delhi. Flying with IndiGO airways, we got off to a shaky start with us, collectively, sitting 130 kilos over the limit in terms of baggage….
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With the first of the Aussie BBQs behind us, and Karnivool on their way back to Australia, we were all treated to a day off in Mumbai before we headed to Delhi for the second show. Having spent most of our time in a bit of a glass bubble – taken from one event to…
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Eliunt are a new company on the market whose objective is to serve the finest extra virgin olive oils from around the world, and educate their users along the way. The company, which launched in Australia earlier this year ahead of its plans to expand internationally, currently sells ten oils from ten regions around the…
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In the middle of his preparations to visit us down under as part of the Laneway Festival, El-P phoned Larry Heath to discuss everything from the process of making his latest album, to what he thought was the best record of 2012. So you’re about to return to Australia for the first time since 2009….
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Morrissey is an artist whose music has always existed in the periphery of my mind. I wasn’t brought up on The Smiths; rather discovered their music in my late teens. His solo music, meanwhile, was something I knew from song to song, rather than album to album. This wasn’t so much indicative of any particular…
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Johnny Au meets Hong Kong based artist Jun Kung while at the 2012 Clockenflap Festival in his home city. Camera/Interview: Johnny Au Edit: Larry Heath
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Perth duo Sun City caught up with us backstage at the Beresford in Sydney last week just before they hit the stage and filled us in on their favourite albums of 2012…
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Having completed the business end of proceedings, it was now time to return to the focus of our trip to India: The Aussie BBQs. Having had all five bands play at the NH7 Weekender in Pune, our travelling circus was now in Mumbai, where the first of three Aussie BBQs was taking place following the…
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We talk to Sydney’s The Rubens at Hong Kong Festival Clockenflap about Asia, winning the J Award, plans in 2013, life on the road, the end of the world and much much more… Interview/Camera: Johnny Au Edit: Larry Heath
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As the triple j Hottest 100 opens up its digital doors for voting in its 2012 edition, we come to an end of our top 40 albums list with ten phenomenal albums. Stay tuned for our top 40 songs of 2012… they’ll be launching tomorrow and running through to the New Year! Mumford & Sons…
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Larry Heath recently had the chance to sit down with Soundwave bound Motion City Soundtrack‘s Jesse Johnson, while he was at home in Brooklyn, to talk about playing the festival in the past, surviving Hurricane Sandy, writing on the road (and off), favourite records of 2012, plans for 2013 and more… How is everything in…
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Podcast Producer and Host: Tiffany Britchford Industry News Segment: Phil Perez Interviews: Larry Heath
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We continue our top 40 albums of 2012 countdown with the third part of our journey to the number one spot… Lana Del Rey – Born To Die When I first heard the song “Born To Die” I was blown away. I felt liked I was hearing something different, something I had been craving to…
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As we return to Middle Earth, exactly 9 years after Peter Jackson delivered the Academy Award winning climax of his Lord of the Rings trilogy, it goes without saying that a fair few things have changed. We begin in The Shire, Hobbiton, with the familiar Sir Ian Holm as the elderly Bilbo Baggins, telling a…
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With the festival under our belts, we were now looking forward to the three standalone Aussie BBQ shows that would take us around the country. The first, in Mumbai, served as an official after-party of sorts for the Nokia Music Connects Conference held nearby; a two day event that looked at the business of music,…
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Upon entering a gig where The Living End are playing, you will notice one thing initially – there is always a huge crowd drinking and then you will notice throughout the night the passion that leaks into each punter about this band that reigns above all else and you will find it electrifying. Fans just…
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It may be hard to believe that Tales From The Thames Delta is actually the debut album from The Milk. The album can mistake you into thinking it came from a band who have been releasing music for years. Opening track ‘Broke Up The Family’ has hints of The Black Keys about it, then follows…
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Having just finished up a tour around the country supporting Gotye, the wonderful Bertie Blackman is definitely on our minds at the moment. She has just released a new music video for her track “Stella”, which was directed by Andrew Kavanagh, the 2012 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards winner of the Film Category. It’s a…
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We continue our Top 40 Albums of 2012 list with 30 to 21… These albums were voted by 42 of our fine contributors and the list that has resulted is an eclectic mix; from local indie, to international chart toppers, Australian Black Metal and all the way back again. We hope you enjoy our annual…
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Set in the beautiful surrounds of Centennial Park in Sydney, the Moonlight Cinema has very much become a part of the essential annual filmgoers calendar in Sydney, with a relaxed family atmosphere, a string of anticipated movie previews along with a host of the past year’s favourites (and a couple of classics along the way)….
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As it’s been previously reported, the Big Day Out is going to be joining the world’s elite festivals this Summer by introducing Chow Town to their festivals – a celebration of some of Sydney’s finest food. These are the sort of restaurants you couldn’t get bookings to even if you tried (and believe me, I…
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While at Clockenflap in Hong Kong, Johnny Au caught up with Nick from !!! (Chk Chk Chk) to talk about their plans for the next record, the festival, Primal Scream, what he hears other people think about his band, past experiences at Laneway Festival in Australia and much more…
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My favourite showcase returned for round two the other night, bringing with it the music of Ivi, Jenna Murphy and Zana Rose, and Rascals & Runaways. Once again, it was a great night of female talent — the kind of event that doesn’t happen anywhere near often enough.
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While at Clockenflap in Hong Kong we caught up with Nic Offer of !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and he let us in on what his favourite record of 2012 was… so let’s learn a little more about Big Day Out bound Death Grips from the man himself…
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As we launch our Best of 2012 series, we begin as we usually do with the first ten albums of our Top 40 Albums of 2012 list. These albums were voted by 42 of our fine contributors and the list that has resulted is an eclectic mix; from local indie, to international chart toppers, Australian…
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Just before he was taking the stage at his own show in New York, and a couple of days away from performing with the legendary The Rolling Stones, Larry Heath caught up with a man who’s becoming a bit of a legend himself – Austin’s Gary Clark Jr., who’ll be returning to the country this…
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Larry had a chat with Laneway Festival and Sydney Festival bound artist Nite Jewel to talk about what we can expect from the shows, what’s coming next and much much more… Where about are you at the moment? Just at home! How’s the weather this time of year, you’re based in LA aren’t you? Yeah,…
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Claire Knight catches up with Melbourne’s Daniel Merriweather backstage at Homebake Festival to talk about living in LA, working on new material, with new artists, his latest live show and more…
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PVT are back with a new single in “Nightfall”, and for its music video they’ve teamed up with Jennifer Juniper Stratford. The result is a colourful, trippy, possibly Tron inspired journey. Enjoy it below! The track is currently available for download from PVT’s Soundcloud page: http://soundcloud.com/pvt/nightfall
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Jamie Cockburn had the chance to speak to Scottish lad Mike Scott of The Waterboys who will be down under next month for a national tour. Here’s what went down… You will be touring Australia for the first time as a band next month – what has taken you so long to get down here!?…
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