“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
“We’ve been doing our own thing for a long time,” says Laurent Brancowitz, his vowels drawn out by a thick French accent. “We didn’t really follow the trend or fashion, and at some point the world aligned with our conception … Continue reading Interview: Phoenix
With biopics on The Easybeats, INXS and the return of Countdown having lit up our screens in the same few months that Paul Kelly scored his first number one album, more than ever before Australian music is being recognised for … Continue reading Interview: Archie Roach & the Australian Music Vault
One of the most essential hip hop records released this year comes from a 23 year old Botswana raised, Zambian born, Melbourne based female rapper. Those facts are not what make Birds To the BEE9 so impressive though, nor that … Continue reading Interview: Sampa the Great
Ash Sambrooks and Zac Abroms are two of the most driven individuals currently working in the Melbourne music industry. They are artist managers, music publicists and business entrepreneurs who last year came together to reinvigorate the city’s music conference Face … Continue reading Interview: Zac Abroms – Face The Music 2017
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