We catch up with Grant Redgan, singer and guitarist of Brisbane outfit The Oyster Murders to talk about their new record Winter of the Electric Sun, working with ‘Magoo’, their influences, CMJ and much more… Why did you decide to call yourselves The Oyster Murders and what does it mean? Do you find people expect…
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There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly. Refused fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed……
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Before speaking to Sam, a little birdie in the form of a helpful PR assistant mentioned jokingly that he was a “charmer”. Of course, I was immediately intrigued. But the image of a smooth John Mayer type character was quickly replaced by a chilled, down-to-earth 23-year-old who really loves what he does. That happens to…
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Fresh from her announcement high atop the CMJ lineup, Kimbra will be returning to NSW in December to headline the annual Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, alongside Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, Husky, DZ Deathrays, the return of The Datsuns and much more… Here’s the full lineup: Kimbra, Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, The Datsuns,…
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After prickling up a few ears with their debut single “Half of It” last year, Sydney based production duo YesYou – Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry – have released a new single and music video in “Frivolous Life”, which features Marcus Azon from Jinja Safari on vocal duties. The track is the first single off…
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One of the biggest music festivals in the world is the CMJ Music Marathon, which hosts 1,300 live performances across over 80 nightclubs and venues scattered around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Yesterday the festival unveiled its first lineup and as is usually the case, many Australian bands will be taking part, with The Presets topping the…
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Big Easy Express isn’t so much a concert film. It isn’t so much a road movie. It isn’t so much a rock bio. It’s both none and all of the above. I think the best way to desribe it is as a musical odyssey. Big Easy Express beautifully captures the “Railroad Revival Tour”, a 7…
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Ahead of the release of their second album we caught up with Wil Wagner, vocalist of Melbourne’s Smith Street Band to find out more about their latest album Sunshine and Technology as well as what it’s like touring with the likes of Frank Turner and Fucked Up. Sunshine and Technology is released on 24th August…
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Hearing one lone voice sing of heartbreak and sorrow often seems more intensely honest than the sound of several. Perhaps that’s why the debut solo album from Boy & Bear’s Tim Hart is so beautifully melancholy and enthralling from one minute to the next. The drummer and vocalist has decided to step out from behind…
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New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! have returned to Australia and kick off their national tour in Newcastle tomorrow, before hitting the major centres. All the tour dates are below. But first we wanted to revisit the fantastic music video for “Oblivious Oblivion”, which was released officially last month. I caught the flash-like animated clip on…
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It has been five long years since we have heard anything new from Zach Smith and Rob Crow, namely Pinback. However, they are back with their rockin’ jam, “Proceed To Memory”, which is from their much-awaited full-length release, Information Retrieved, set to be out on October 16, 2012, across the globe.
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A family struggling with the accidental death of their daughter head out to their secluded holiday home, insert some creepy neighbours… what could possibly go wrong? Opening with some sort of reimagining of the music video for “Karma Police”, Replicas is a film that lives up to its name, borrowing concepts and elements from the…
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Some nights I think we all deserve to hear a bit of good music – especially given the amount of boring, soulless tripe that many radio stations subject us to. Last night at GoodGod Small Club was one such evening that allowed Sydneysiders that very priviledge, treating us to one of Sydney’s finest emerging talents,…
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We talk to Tin Can Radio in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley to talk about their EP project, upcoming tour, past tour “accidents” and much much more…
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On the eve of their triple billing with Jinja Safari at the Metro Theatre, Larry caught up with Opossum from New Zealand and Los Angeles based White Arrows to talk about the shows, their albums and much more:
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It’s been nine years since international troubadour Carus Thompson released the career defining double live album Acoustic at the Norfolk. Plenty has changed in those nine years, there have been albums recorded, tours completed and Thompson has found himself become both a husband and a father. Nine years on, Thompson found himself back at the…
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Back in May, Nicole Atkins played a beautiful set at The Great Escape. We recently caught up to look back on that performance, playing Dylan Fest, her Kickstarter campaign and more… You recently performed at Dylan Fest, a tribute to Bob Dylan, in New York. How did this opportunity arise? My friends Austin Skaggs and…
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I’d like to start this article by thanking Music NT, AUM and the traditional owners of the land – the Larrakia people – for being wonderful hosts and inviting myself and Johnny up for what was a fantastic weekend in Darwin; our first ever visit to the top end. I was struck by the strong…
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Larry: So how’d the show go? Andy: It was really good; I hadn’t actually been on stage for six months. I’ve seen you running around, I think I saw you running around Song summit from memory Yeah, that was great fun actually, had a great time at song summit, I had a really busy year…
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This was just posted on the ATP website. Please note this information is subject to change, but given it’s direct from the website, we’re pretty certain this is legit. We have been waiting and hoping and praying for ATP to return to Australia ever since Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds curated the first ever…
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Tomorrow marks the launch of Melbourne group Alpine‘s long awaited debut album A is for Alpine. Last month I sat down with the Phoebe and Ryan from the band to talk about recording the record, their upcoming tour, performing in America and much more… Larry: You had a media launch launch night for the record….
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The morning after they played their post-Splendour in the Grass sideshow at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Larry caught up with Tommy and Dave from UK group Django Django to talk about the tour, percussion instruments and more. The band have since been added onto the Falls Festival lineup over New Years Eve!
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Aussie emcee Profecy made quite a few waves with his last release – 2010’s Let The Music Play. Two years on, Profecy is set to release a follow-up EP in late September, and he’s just dropped the first single from it – “Walk With Me” – for free download. Enjoy it below! For those unfamiliar…
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We’ve known these guys for many years now and are proud to call them friends of the website. In fact you may have seen them take part in the Magical Mystery Tour tribute concert last Friday night! Anywho, the fine boys from Adelaide’s City Riots have just released a new, wonderfully produced single called “Wait…
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Wow. That’s about all I can say after listening to the rock and roll wonderment that Sydney group Regular John have produced in “Slume”. The track has single handedly reminded my why rock and roll can be so fucking cool. Hands up if you’re excited for their long awaited sophomore record, Strange Flowers, due out…
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Today was a massive day in the world of Mumford and Sons. First, they announced their special Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Outdoor Camping Event in the New South Wales town of Dungog (details below), and now they’ve got a brand new single to back it up! The track, which will not disappoint Mumford fans,…
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This idea all came out of having a “Super Sweet 16” sort of event as a combination for my own birthday and the websites. I would get it sponsored, give everyone gift bags and have my favourite musicians play – in full – my favourite album of all time, The Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour. What…
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I just listened to this song for the first time today and instantly fell in love with it. A bit of a cross between Sydney bands Jinja Safari and FISHING – with a bit of Alabama Shakes thrown in for good measure, Bear Mountain are a Vancouver, British Columbia duo who released their new album…
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The second single off Edward Guglielmino‘s critically acclaimed record Sunshine State has been released, and we have its exclusively morbid video premiere! Indeed, “You’ll Be The Death Of Me” lives up to its title and takes an interesting turn… we hope you enjoy it as much as we did – but don’t say we didn’t…
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The all girl group Razika hail for Norway and are finally getting an official release for their album Program 91 in Australia this month thanks to Fuse. We talk about the album, Norway, Australia, touring, missing their boyfriends (yes, it seems like they are all taken…) and much more… We’re here to talk about Program…
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