If there’s one word that does not fall into the vocabulary for the band Muse, it would be ‘subtle’. This band was always destined for enormous stadium extravaganzas and now “The 2nd Law” tour has exploded onto stages to prove that this trio from Teignmouth are ready to take on the mantle of ‘bigger and…
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Tonight at the hot and sweaty Railway Club, tracks like ‘Deep Heat’, ‘Suffocated’ and ‘Fever’ all seem really appropriate. A layered, deep and funky house party album, Deep Heat is rife with glam-rock references, endearing rock star affectation plus a little bit of reggae. It’s a total and planned departure, Oh Mercy frontman Alex Gow…
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The guy who always appears on stage to check the mic and gets everyone’s hopes up. The guy who makes sure the band is in tune, the peacemaker and the go to guy for, well, everything. Or to my mind, the mysterious strangers who usually fascinate me more than the musicians themselves, with their lanyards…
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Flume talks about the triple j house party tour and much more to Larry Heath, while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane.
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Skyfall lives up to all the expectations I had for the next Bond film courtesy of a clever script, exceptional acting and casting. Plus an even balance of explosive action VS visually stunning cinematography.
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Human Meat Factory is a stop animation short created by Korean born director Anna Han. Aimed at engaging audiences by providing an animal’s perspective of the slaughter industry, the short will be screened as part of the 4th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival in Korea and the 6th Sydney Underground Film Festival. At a touch…
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For anybody who has ever seen Delta Goodrem in concert / in interviews / in person, it appears easy to understand why her new record is titled Child of the Universe. She’s bubbly, kind, and never stops smiling — But if you want an accurate tip-off as to what this record sounds like, you need…
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Larry Heath talked to Ringo Deathstarr while at CMJ in New York City about their tour with The Smashing Pumpkins, the Catch 22 of alcohol, the future of the music industry – and of their own shows.
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As we look back on our week of festivities in New York City for CMJ, a few international artists stick out for us. So, in the hopes to promote our favourite artists as much as possible (and also for those who don’t have time to read through our comprehensive festival diaries series), here now are…
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At CMJ, Andrew WK tells Larry about achieving his dreams of partying hard, his love of My Little Pony, Taco Bell, plans to record a new album in 2013 and much much more…
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This week, the Big Day Out festival has announced a touring festival first in Australia: the concept that food at a festival should be GOOD. With the amount of Food Trucks now popping up, particularly on the East Coast, there’s no longer any excuse that food at festivals should be limited to Dagwood Dogs and…
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UK based label Communion have come to international prominence thanks in part of Mumford & Sons, but as they continually prove through showcases at events like CMJ, they are a label chock-a-block full of incredible talent. Friday’s event at Rockwood Music Hall was no exception. Nashville, Tennessee based five piece Foreign Fields (pictured below) were…
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Brisbane artist Thomas Calder aka The Trouble With Templeton is currently in the USA, performing solo and making plenty of waves in the process. You’ve already heard our Disneyland interview with Tom, and now we’re going to take you through a photo tour diary of Tom while he was in Los Angeles… read on! WITZEND…
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While at Austin City Limits, Larry talked to Gotye about his whirlwind year of touring, developing his live show, performing where The Beatles once played and much more…
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Just before flying off to New York for CMJ a week or so ago, Larry sat down with Australian brother/sister duo Kim and Pete Kicks aka Satellite Sky while enjoying an In N Out Burger in Los Angeles – the city they now call home. They talk about their massive Olympic Games sync deal, life…
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Larry catches up with acclaimed Brooklyn outfit Oberhofer at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
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Back in Australia for a string of dates to support the release of his new EP Toe Jam we caught up with AGT alumni Joe Robinson to discuss his latest album, playing with his heroes and what to expect from his live shows. What was it that first made you pick up the guitar? I…
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As Lucy wasn’t able to catch Weezer on the first day of Austin City Limits, I thought I’d take some time to review their hour long performance at the festival over the weekend! Though I would have undoubtedly first heard Weezer in the mid 90s, and certainly knew a few of the singles, it wasn’t…
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Larry catches up with Chuck Criss from New York’s Freelance Whales to talk about their sophomore album Diluvia, their performance at Austin City Limits just moments before, future plans, James Dean, Planetariums, Australia, Big Day Out, Sufjan Stevens and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford
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While waiting in line to ride the “Tower of Terror” at Disneyland’s California Adventure theme park in California, I caught up with The Trouble With Templeton‘s Thomas Calder to discover where the Templeton name and project was born: on this very Twilight Zone inspired theme park ride. Listen below to learn more, find out more…
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I’ve always found it a little awkward when Tonight Alive tried to include plot in their videos because it always seemed like they tossed it in as an afterthought. Thankfully, the punk-rockers have forgone any elements of a storyline in their latest music video, with the focus one hundred percent on performance.
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Out of the 20 bands that played at the recent Stamping Grounds Festival, She Rex were easily the most unique and talented group there, thus making them my favourite. They’ve just released their first single, “11th Hour”, meaning I get to listen to them, and use the phrase ‘sultry rap-rock.’ The girls have already been…
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It’s been just over two years since their last record, but Anberlin are back, sticking to their tried and true formula: aggressive sounds and sentimental meanings. They might have left the ‘darker’ elements out, but there’s just as much angst as ever.
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For their official ACL afterparty, Metric (pictured above) were supported by the fabulous Polica, who will soon be heading to Australia for Laneway. Admittedly, their music is nothing mind blowing but their international support is unsurprising; they are a tight act with a stand out lead singer. I have to take a bit more time…
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New Orleans’ Royal Teeth took some time out while at Los Angeles’ Culture Collide Festival to talk to Larry Heath about touring and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.
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While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, I sat down with Ben and Alejandra of New York’s School of Seven Bells to talk about Australia, their current tour and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.
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It was the final day of the festival and exhaustion had very much set in. Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it was the massive expanse of Zilber Park. Maybe it was the long days, or the mud. Probably it was a combination of all of the above, but suffice it to say it was…
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While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, Larry sat down with experimental Icelandic rock outfit Sudden Weather Change to find out what they’re all about, their upcoming plans and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.
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While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles a week or so ago, I caught up with Netherlands based group Moss to talk about what it’s like coming to America, their chances of touring Australia, Islands, Bollywood films and much much more, over a few sodas at a cafe in Silverlake… Welcome to Los Angeles! It’s…
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After a beautiful first day that was kicked off into fine form by The Wombats and closed out by Australia bound The Black Keys, clouds hung ominously as over 70,000 punters descended on Zilber Park in Austin, Texas for the second day of the 2012 Annual Austin City Limits. It would go on to indeed…
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