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• The Lucksmiths

  Monday, Aug 17 2009|by Doug Wallen

  

  Pop may have been a dirty word when they formed at the height of grunge in the early ’90s , but the Lucksmiths have eked out a 16-year career by following their own beat. Ahead of a series of farewell shows, they talk to DOUG WALLEN about their approach to songwriting, the Candle Records years and their decision to call it quits. In 1993, as grunge swallowed Australia and other music m…

• The Ears

  Thursday, Aug 13 2009|by Trevor Block

  

  As Melbourne new-wave legends The Ears prepare for a once-only reformation, TREVOR BLOCK talks with frontman Sam Sejavka, the inspiration for Michael Hutchence’s character in 'Dogs In Space'. It’s a happy coincidence that The Ears’ reformation is happening around the same time as Richard Lowenstein’s 1986 classic Dogs In Space is finally being re-released. I think it’s karma; that ther…

• The Bats

  Wednesday, Aug 5 2009|by René Schaefer

  

  Ahead of an Australian tour, The Bats’ Robert Scott talks to RENÉ SCHAEFER about the makings of the “Dunedin Sound”, balancing rock’n’roll with day jobs and what it’s like holding onto the same line-up for 27 years. It’s impossible to underestimate the importance of Dunedin stalwart Robert Scott to New Zealand music. After founding one of the country’s most influential and beloved band…

• Richard Lowenstein

  Friday, Jul 31 2009|by Trevor Block

  

  Ahead of a Melbourne International Film Festival screening of his 1986 cult classic 'Dogs In Space' and an accompanying documentary, TREVOR BLOCK caught up with director/producer Richard Lowenstein in his St Kilda office to discuss the good old days. You’ve been working on a restored version of Dogs In Space, which is being readied for imminent DVD release. You must be pleased to be ge…

• Crow

  Thursday, Jul 23 2009|by Patrick Emery

  

  Sydney’s Crow always seemed destined for bigger things. But, as frontman Peter Fenton tells PATRICK EMERY, he doesn’t lose any sleep at night pondering what might have been. Photography by ALEX WISSER. The history of rock’n’roll is littered with bands deserving of greater popular and commercial appreciation. For every independent band lucky enough to cross the line from drunken Tuesday…

• Brian Hooper

  Monday, Apr 6 2009|by Patrick Emery

  

  Former Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon bass player Brian Hooper is back from the brink with a solo album and a new lease on life. He talks to PATRICK EMERY about being part of rock’n’roll folklore, his battles with substance abuse and the 2003 accident that nearly saw him paralysed. In the early 1990s, as the Australian independent music scene fell under the guise of the smash-and-gr…

• Roddy Radalj

  Monday, Mar 23 2009|by Patrick Emery

  

  From The Scientists to Le Hoodoo Gurus, Roddy Radalj has made a career out of loving and leaving bands before their big break. But he’s not bitter – far from it. To create you have to destroy, he tells PATRICK EMERY from his hometown of Perth. Photos courtesy ERICA RADALJ. Roddy Radalj’s influence on Australian punk rock is as significant as it is enigmatic. Born in country West Austra…

• Ben Brown

  Friday, Mar 6 2009|by Tim Scott

  

  From his iconic cover art for Massappeal to his Hard-Ons fliers, Ben Brown’s nihilistic images have become synonymous with Australia’s early ’90s punk scene. But while his work has always drawn heavily on skulls, bones and despair, it’s still very tongue in cheek, writes TIM SCOTT. As far as iconic Australian punk rock imagery goes, you’d be hard pressed to top Warwick Gilbert's classi…

• Sea Scouts

  Monday, Feb 23 2009|by René Schaefer

  

  Dense, nihilistic and always ferocious, Sea Scouts were one of the best bands to emerge from Tassie’s wildly original underground. Words and images by RENÉ SCHAEFER. Sea Scouts were one of Australia’s most enigmatic bands, leaving a legacy of two hauntingly powerful albums and legendary live performances. Formed in Hobart in 1994, the band consolidated into what fans regard as their “c…

• Primitive Calculators

  Monday, Feb 9 2009|by René Schaefer

  

  Lynchpins of the “Little Bands” scene in the late 1970s, Primitive Calculators are experiencing an unexpectedly fruitful renaissance. They slaughter a few sacred cows – from Michael Hutchence to All Tomorrow’s Parties, Richard Lowenstein to Justin Timberlake – with RENÉ SCHAEFER. Inspired by the punk explosion, Stuart Grant, Denise Hilton, Frank Lovece and Dave Light constituted the cl…

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