“I remember going into the rehearsal on that Monday night saying ‘Oh guys, I’m joining The Lemonheads’,” recounts a clearly uncomfortable Nic Dalton. “I could see they were really upset and pissed off. I didn’t want to do it, I … Continue reading The Story of The Plunderers
“Hollywood Sound called us, they said ‘Do you have an engineer and a studio available for the weekend,’” recalls Peggy ‘Mac’ McCreary of the moment in 1981 that led to her becoming one of, if not the main, recording engineers … Continue reading Interview: Peggy McCreary on Recording Prince
When you think of Melbourne it’s possible that images of laneway cafes spring to mind, or perhaps it’s the river, the trams, Formula One, or the oft-cited statistics that place the city as the world’s most livable. But for anyone … Continue reading Interview: The Reclink Community Cup 2018
“Good afternoon, the time is 4:30pm, Friday the 21st of December, and this is 3PBS FM commencing regular transmissions on 107.7 megahertz.” With this announcement, broadcast from their studios in the Prince Of Wales Hotel in 1979, presenter John Roberts … Continue reading Interview: PBS FM Announcers on Radio Festival 2018
“What did you say, you watched Speed, went to bed at seven? I took speed and went to bed at seven.” We’re sitting in a Fitzroy café and Gareth Liddiard is feeling decidedly less rested than Erica Dunn, his bandmate … Continue reading Interview: Tropical Fuck Storm
The year was 1996 and hip hop was in a transitional phase. Having found popularity amongst an increasingly diverse fanbase, the genre was encompassing a broader range of sounds and reflecting the varied tastes of its listeners. In the same … Continue reading Interview: Dr. Octagon
In conversation Kimbra speaks with the sort of neither-here-nor-there accent of someone who has spent her adult life shifting countries. Her sentences are punctuated by phrases that accentuate her Americanisms, often beginning a phrase with ‘It’s like’ and ending with … Continue reading Interview: Kimbra
As part of Mixdown Magazine‘s Record Store Day 2017 coverage, I went along and interviewed the owners of three of Melbourne’s leading independent music retailers – Northside Records, Rocksteady Records and Heartland Records. See all three pieces below. The … Continue reading Interview (Video): Record Store Day with Northside Records, Rocksteady Records & Heartland Records
It takes a lot of guts to uproot your life and move across the globe, particularly if, like Mia Dyson, you happen to be an artist that has built up a considerable national profile in your own country. However that’s … Continue reading Interview: Mia Dyson
As our ability to access and share information becomes easier, many of the physical barriers that once prevented the cross-pollination of cultures and ideas have been removed. Whether you want to know about the dialects spoken in Tobago or translations … Continue reading Interview: Havana Meets Kingston
Annika Schmarsel, known professionally as Alice Ivy, is almost bouncing with enthusiasm on her end of the line. Although she has played in touring bands since high school, the Melbourne artist/producer has only been crafting her brand of electronic pop … Continue reading Interview: Alice Ivy
It’s 7:30pm and Moses Sumney is trying out food for the first time today, have awoken in his hotel feeling sick on a planned day off. Despite this, the Californian singer is relaxed, enthused, and, considering the tone of his … Continue reading Interview: Moses Sumney
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