BC Michaels, one half of Brisbane garage rockers Dune Rats, may be the sleepiest human being on the face of the earth. Claiming to have just woken up for NU’s 1:30PM interview, Michaels yawned Max Quinn through the most wonderfully lax interview ever, shedding some light on his reaction to the duo’s sudden success, their...
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Hold onto your glow sticks – the wait is finally over. Brisbane’s Red Deer Music Festival has returned with a vengeance and will this year headline with iconic shock-pop indie-rock band Regurgitator and Australia’s best loved folk angel Clare Bowditch. Now in its third year, the vibrant grass-roots music festival...
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Currently gallivanting their way around Australia, we grabbed guitarist of The Darkness Dan Hawkins for a quick chat about what’s been going on, and what is to come. We’re a couple of months in to the new era of The Darkness. What has the reaction been so far? So far it’s been pretty amazing. Generally, it just seems like...
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Bluesfest as a music festival is a marathon, not a sprint. Considering the huge line-up that featured this year I came to realisation that I wasn’t going to see everything but I was going to damn well try. Bluesfest was one of the best run festivals I have ever attended, not once over the five days did I see an overflow of...
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One can not so much as think about the history of Australian rock without giving considerable mention to Melbourne band The Dirty Three. Warren Ellis, Jim White, and Mick Turner have valiantly made an international name out of their bold, omnipotent, and often bizarre instrumental tracks for the last twenty years. Ellis reminds the...
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After some seriously big recent shows with the Foo Fighters and Tenacious D, a new single and a huge tour just announced, we caught up with Hannah Findlay from Stonefield for a quick chat. It’s just been announced you are playing at Triple J’s One Night Stand in Dalby this year. You guys are from a country town I’m...
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