Holland interview
Celeste Macdonald talks to Holland’s Jarryd Klapper about the Australian band’s EP, playing live and how his Mum is his biggest fan: A clichéd phrase that I profusely hate is ‘down to earth’.… Read More
The Broken Needles
Born out of the tropical wasteland of North Queensland, The Broken Needles are like pinning down the location of a needle in a haystack. Lost between worlds of classic Van Morrison-songwriting and then… Read More
Heidi chats to Howling Bells
Heidi Pett talks to Howling Bells lead guitarist Joel Stein about their latest album, touring and listening to trash. “I think I was just feeling lucky,” Joel Stein laughs as he explains why… Read More
Jonjon reviews Joker’s album, The Vision
Jonjon gave Joker’s new album a listen. Here’s what he thought: Joker’s The Vision is all over the place. What you get is a mishmash of styles and genres with a few pop-tinged… Read More
Georgia Fair interview
Georgia Fair’s Ben Riley talks to Heidi Pett about the band’s debut album, touring, and how he dreams of collaborating with Snoop Dogg: “One day, Jordo just mentioned at lunchtime that he was… Read More
Twerps album review
While their previous releases were charmingly ramshackle lo-fi songs about subjects such as drunkenly throwing up on your friends, Twerps recorded their eponymous debut long-player in a bona fide studio with the help… Read More
Portugal. The Man aim for the next level
Bobby Townsend talks to Portugal. The Man’s Zachary Scott Carothers: “I’m just outside of Paris and I’m feeling a little sick. I took a bite of the worst thing I have ever… Read More
The 2011 ARIA Awards
Bobby Townsend and Heidi Pett went to the 2011 ARIA Awards in Sydney today. They behaved like consummate professionals. Here’s Bobby’s review: As you would expect from any Australian award ceremony, the 2011 ARIA’s… Read More
Fred Falke at The Nest
Jonjon checks out the ESM Launch Party, featuring Fred Falke, Starsmith and Burns at The Nest, Dalston, 17/11/11. Dalston gets a lot of stick… and deservedly so. It’s a punchline to any attempt… Read More
The Harry Potter Exhibition is great!
We went to the preview of the Harry Potter Exhibition at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Our resident Harry Potter nerd, Heidi Pett, spent much of the time gazing wide-eyed at the exhibits saying, “This… Read More
TFVK Interview
Guitarist Al Marx from Melbourne’s The Fearless Vampire Killers tells Something You Said a bit about the band: The Fearless Vampire Killers are a really complementary group of people. Justin is the loveliest… Read More
Death In Vegas on their latest album
It’s a warm, sunny Spring Monday in Sydney, yet Richard Fearless sits in a hotel café feeling a little down in the dumps. With technical problems having hindered the Death In Vegas’ set… Read More