Scottish Brit-pop rock band Travis are back after five years with a new album Where You Stand. Shaping out a successful career over the past few decades, the band are back on the road with new material. Larry Heath sat down with band’s drummer, Neil Primrose, to discuss the album and their hiatus from music….
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Country rockers The Wild Feathers are topping off a massive year in 2013 with the release of their debut self-titled album in Australia today. Since signing to Warner Bros Records, the band have toured with Paul Simon and are set to begin another tour with Willie Nelson – not to mention the festivals they have…
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Adelaide-based band Bad//Dreems have had a stellar year following the release of singles like “Chills” and “Caroline.” They are set to release their debut EP Badlands. Sosefina Fuamoli had a chat with guitarist Alex Cameron about working in the studio and living in Adelaide. Things seem to be going well with the band. What’s your…
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In this issue: Ed Kuepper adds extra dates to national tour, Rudimental announce support for Australian tour, Tonight Alive changes Adelaide venue, Fat Freddy’s Drop adds third Melbourne show to tour, Xavier Rudd adds extra Melbourne date to tour; City and Colour sell out Hobart and Sydney, What About Tonight announced as R5’s Sydney support…
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Larry Heath talked to the Splendour in the Grass-bound Little Green Cars just before they headed off to the Metro Theatre in Sydney to support Daughter!
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Larry Heath sits down with LA-based artist Robert DeLong, who is in Australia to play at the Splendour in the Grass Festival in Byron Bay, as well as a couple of sideshows. We talk about his hectic touring schedule, how the live show is shaping up, the response of his album Just Movement and much…
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Nick Van Breda, previously known from his work with the bands Staying At Home and Animal Shapes, is now releasing music as a solo artist. Nick has teamed up with emerging Sydney actor and director James Mackay, who recently won the The Heath Ledger Scholarship Award, to produce the video for his new single “The…
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The Grates have added two sideshow dates in conjunction with their performance at Brisbane’s ‘Red Deer Festival.’ The band will be playing with The Bleeding Knees Club’s Alex Wall. Tour Dates Thursday, September 5: Spotted Cow, Toowoomba $22 +BF pre / $25 door Friday, September 6: Elsewhere, Gold Coast Price: $22 +BF pre / $25…
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Sydney pop-punk band, Tonight Alive, have announced a national tour in September with special guests Hands Like Houses and D At Sea. Tonight Alive are also set to play the The Vans Warped Australian Tour in September. Australian Tour Dates The Hi-Fi, Sydney – Thursday Sept 5 Alhambra, Brisbane – Saturday Sept 7 The Zoo,…
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UK DJ ‘Pangaea’ aka Kevin Mcauley, has announced that he will playing select cities from across the country. Hailing from North London via Leeds, Pangaea will be bringing his banging dubstep sets to Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney. Australian Tour Dates Friday 9th August: Melbourne, Brown Alley Sat 10th August: Adelaide, Sugar Fri 16th August:…
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Experimental pop merchant, Eden Mulholland, is set to release his debut solo album Feed the Beast. Inspired by his compositions for theatre and dance, Feed the Beast is Mulholland’s follow up to the EP “Jesus You Don’t Get My Jokes.”You may have heard of him from his previous work as a singer and writer with…
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Indigenous musician Vic Simms took some time out to chat to Larry Heath about the re-release of his classic record The Loner through Sandman Records, the late Mandawuy Yunupingu our good friends The Medics and much more. You’ve just re-released The Loner. Can you tell us about the process of getting that back together? We’ve…
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American rock band, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, are coming to Australia thanks to an entirely crowd sourced tour. The tour will follow a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ concept, meaning that the band will play six Australian cities and it is up to the fans to decide exactly which cities they play. Pledging opened on the…
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Back by popular demand, The Drones will be performing their second national tour of the year off the back of their album I Sea Seaweed. Having already done awesome things around the country with their last national tour, it seems that The Drones are getting ready to do it all again, this time, taking the…
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Sydney songwriter Iluka will be touring her debut EP Glory Days across the country this August. Having worked with noted producer Pip Norman for some of the sessions, Iluka’s upcoming EP showcases some pretty tight and excellently executed moments of music. The singer has released her EP track “Sweet Marianne” for free download (http://official.fm/tracks/o12j). Tour…
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Seja,Ginger and the Ghost and Jenny Broke the Window will be teaming up with Fbi Radio to perform at the Desmond and Molly Jones Salon in Surry Hills. The space, a two level live music space, is set to be the next hottest thing, with the following live performances to be only the first of…
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Musicians Making a Difference and the Salvation Army have teamed up to create a charity dance party. On July 26, the two organisations are putting the call out for Australians to get involved in the country’s biggest dance party – all you have to do is dance for one hour. It can be anywhere you…
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The Aussie hip hop due Jackie Onassis have announced their first headline tour in the “Smoke Trails Tour”! The pair, Kai Tan and Rapheal Dixon, will kick off on the Gold Coast and will be playing all major cities across the country. Having gained a strong reputation overseas and having made a killer impact on…
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American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells are in the country to play The Big Day Out and tour their album Reign of Terror. Larry Heath sat down to talk with them about on-stage stuff ups and their next album. Welcome back to Australia. It’s been a long time. Derek: Yes, we’re psyched to be here….
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