Part ¡Dos! in Green Day’s trilogy of rock albums could easily be seen as nothing more than a sequel to the drunken debut by their short-lived side-project, The Foxboro Hot Tubs. This, however, would be the wrong way to look at it. While the album is most certainly soaked with the hedonism of Stop, Drop,…
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the AU review recently caught up with Laetitia Sadier, formerly of Stereolab, to chat about her recent appearance at the Culture Collide Festival, her latest album Silencio and balancing raising her family with her music career. How does touring as a solo artist compare to touring in a band like Stereolab? The 2 are so…
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Californian psyche-rockers Spindrift took time out of their schedule to catch up with the AU review about their work in movie soundtracks, their new album and the accompanying documentary film. How would you describe your sound? Spindrift is a cinematically driven psychedelic spaghetti western rock band. Who would you say are your main influences? Our…
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In the first of our 2012 backstage at Homebake series, Larry catches up with Husky and Gideon from Husky to talk about the year past (which included no less than five trips to America!) and the year ahead… which looks to include the recording of their next album! Interview: Larry Heath Sound: Claire Knight Cameras:…
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Friday night saw Perth’s Amplifier Bar play host to a collection of local talent, the majority of whom I was seeing for the first time, for the launch of Our Man In Berlin’s video for latest single “Bled Dry” off forthcoming EP Paint The Lies. I unfortunately missed a good portion of opening act Lanark’s…
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Tiny little streetside hole in the wall, The Newsagency, prides itself on being a venue for songwriters. A place where music fans can come and enjoy grassroots artists; performing in a lounge room style setting. Even the gig itself was touted as Brendan Maclean’s own personal birthday extravaganza; with a line-up consisting of Maclean’s own friends from…
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On my first visit to The Forum (being from Adelaide and all) I walked in and was struck by two things. Firstly, the incredible view of the Roman-style theatre complete with naked statues and a bright, faux-star sky. Secondly, the effortlessly booming, deep, blues beats of support band The Growl. Their name conspicuously missing from…
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Your bright, red lips makes my blood bright red… Welcome to my new feature column “Larry Likes!” in which I share recent musical discoveries with you – both local and international. We start with a Sydney four piece called Yetis. “Bright Red” is the second track off their just released sophomore EP Hear Me Now,…
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Fresh off winning Best Album for A is for Alpine (for which they also received an ARIA nomination) at the 2012 The Age EG Awards, Melbourne’s Alpine have released a new music video for the track “Seeing Red” which sees the band getting their spacesuit on…
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Now here’s something you wouldn’t have ever expected to see. Lars Ulrich from Metallica and Sean Parker pictured together, all smiles. After all that fighting over Napster, Spotify has brought them together, photographed here at a special event today in New York to announce that Metallica would now be featured on the streaming platform. Meanwhile,…
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Birds of Tokyo have been around for quite a few years now. Since their debut in Perth in 2004 and after releasing two EP’s, they released their first full length album in 2006 titled Day One. After extensive touring they released a second titled album, Universes, which was recorded in LA and has won many…
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It was a beautiful night down at Bondi last night with lots of fabulous film faces making it down to Icebergs to kick off the much loved festival FLiCKERFEST. The glamorous crowd were also the first to hear of an exciting development in the Australian film industry – Gillian Armstrong was thrilled to announce that…
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I love music documentaries. If my annual Sydney Film Festival coverage is anything to go by, by and large I’m first in line for the latest release. Lemmy definitely ranks high on the list of Sydney Film Festival favourites, a man who would count himself as good mates with another man named Mr. Dave Grohl…
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While at Clockenflap over the weekend, Johnny Au talks to the gorgeous UK singer/songwriter Lucy Rose about her time in Hong Kong, plans for 2013, desires to tour Australia, work with Bombay Bicycle Club, her new album (in stores now) and much more… Camera/Interview: Johnny Au Edit: Larry Heath
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Co-founder of Big Day Out Ken West took the time to talk to Larry Heath about the latest developments in the iconic festival, the genre-crossing approach that it was established upon, and his new partnership with Lollapalooza-promoters C3.
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Walking into The Workers Club at 9:30 on a Friday evening doesn’t seem to be the right time to enjoy a band, and I can only guess that this was the reason why we see bAnofee performing to a crowd of about four people. This is a damned shame, because her striking vocals reverberated around…
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Since the release of her solo album By The Horns, Julia Stone has had a string of sell-out tours in Europe and the UK as well as here in Australia. Julia will be touring churches and cathedrals around the country and will be joined with an all-star backing band with Cat Empire and The Bamboos’…
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What started as a simple collaboration has turned into a national tour. Tim Rogers and The Bamboos have joined forces to tour Australia after the success of the collaborated track ‘I Got Burned’ which featured on the double ARIA nominated Bamboos album Medicine Man. The shows will see the unique ten-piece be vocally led by…
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After announcing a new album studio album, Push the Sky Away, due for February 2013, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced a six-date national tour to coincide with the upcoming release. The tour will feature two exclusive dates at the Sydney Opera House where they will be joined on stage by members of…
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After recently playing Parklife Festival earlier in the year, The Presets, have announced their first headline tour of Australia since 2009. Pacifica, their first album in four years earned a J Award nomination and a shortlist entrant in the AMP Awards. The Sydney electronic duo will be joined on tour by dance luminaries Parachute Youth…
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Already set to make an appearance at Big Day Out, Death Grips have announced headline sideshows this January in Melbourne and Sydney. The Sacramento hip-hop duo will be showcasing their latest album No Love Deep Web. Tour Dates: January 19 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney: Tickets: $42.50, www.moshtix.com.au January 22 – Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne:…
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Things looked a little sombre at the Sando to begin with. Normally it’s the rain, but tonight it seemed to be the heat keeping the punters away. I thought I had turned up slightly late, but the lady at the door eased my mind when she told me the opening act had not yet commenced….
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Getting a music conference right is never an easy thing. There needs to be a balance between keeping things interesting for both musicians and the industry, a variety of panels to make it worth everyone’s while – as well as being unique for the market – great networking opportunities and, naturally, the showcasing of some…
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In our continuing red carpet misadventures from the 2012 ARIA Awards in Sydney, we take you back to nine more of our live streams from Soundcloud, plus some backstage press conference audio from The Temper Trap, Russell Brand, Gotye, Kimbra, Yothu Yindi and Peter Garrett. We had a great time at the awards – see…
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Over the last few years, the camp at ARIA have been working hard trying to use their brand to the best of its abilities; extending beyond the awards in an age where sales are down, profits are low and a TV audience is reducing. In 2010 they introduced a concept that saw its nominated artists…
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Once again the Australian Music Industry’s “night of nights” has come and gone, seeing the venerable Gotye retain his crown of “Best Male” as well as taking out two other awards including the big one – “Album of the Year”. London based, Melbourne bred The Temper Trap were the only other multi-winners of the night,…
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I think it’s fair to say most of the Australian music industry is battling a fierce hangover today – that’s if they’re even awake. So we thought we’d treat them – and all of you – to a new discovery. For fans of bands like Boards of Canada, we have a new outfit from Montreal…
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After we discovered we were placed in rooms next door to one and other, the night that followed the final day of the NH7 Weekender Festival took a turn for adventure with Ed, Jack and Jack’s lovely girlfriend. Keeping it simple, we ended up drinking a few too many Kingfishers as we ran around Pune…
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While at The Aussie BBW at CMJ in New York City I had the chance to sit down with Lowlakes – enjoy our chat below! VIDEO CREDITS: Interview and Camera: Larry Heath Editor: Nathan Atkins Producer: Johnny Au
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The short film that won the 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival “The Maker”. The 12th annual Bondi Film Festival took place at Bondi Pavilion on Saturday. The brainchild of Francis Coady, It is an annual event in which documentary makers from around the country are invited to submit their works to the panel to win…
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