Getting to Know Erin Marshall
Sydney musician and all round lovely human being, Erin Marshall, talks to us about her music, her home city and how David Bowie’s tights really scared the heck out of her when she was a kid.… Read More
Category Archive: music
The Bravery at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
You have to feel a bit sorry for The Bravery. Massively hyped in late 2004 and 2005, they were one of the pioneers of the sound that has come to currently dominate… Read More
Getting To Know… Hannah Peel
I would describe my sound as something completely different to what everyone else thinks. Isn’t that always the way? I write a lot of songs about death but they are disguised so… Read More
Getting to Know… Howl at the Moon
SYS saw Howl at the Moon play a great show at MUM, the Friday night indie shindig at Sydney’s World Bar. We liked what we saw so much that we asked singer Katie and… Read More
Getting To Know… Colin Delaney
Colin Delaney is a Canadian-born Australian living in Sydney after a spell in Amsterdam. As well as being an international man of mystery, he is also a music critic, blogger and all-round talented… Read More
Interview with Fruitbat
London-based musician and Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine legend Les Carter (aka, Fruitbat) is currently in Australia with his band, Abdoujaparov. I grabbed a few words with him about the tour and his… Read More
Bridezilla interview for Demo Magazine
It was love at first sight. And first listen. As I stood in a smoky underground venue tucked away amongst the brothels and strip clubs of Sydney‘s Kings Cross in the spring of… Read More
The Wave Pictures live
First things first, when and why did Brighton’s cosiest venue decide it needed to refurbish? Tucked away in the back streets, the formerly tiny Freebutt has been graced by some of indie’s finest.… Read More
Adam Green talks sweaty balls
“I like it when my balls get all sweaty. I like it when it makes this special smell. I rub it on my neck like cologne. It’s quite attractive.”Adam Green is not your… Read More
Nigel Kennedy plays in a bar in Kings Cross
On Thursday night I went to see one of the most iconic musicians in the world. In a pub in Kings Cross: “Please welcome onto the stage, the greatest violinist in the world,”… Read More
Loene Carmen – Rock ‘n’ Roll Tears review
Loene Carmen is cool. In fact, Loene Carmen is so undeniably fucking cool that she could have been lifted straight out of a Tarantino movie, and on her third long-player, Rock ‘n’ Roll… Read More
An early Angus & Julia Stone interview
Sydney’s Angus & Julia Stone (seen here at Sydney’s Great Escape festival) are sitting in the lounge of their London home shortly before they return to Australia, hearing for the first time the… Read More