InterviewsWe Interview Laneous and the Family Yah
Mr Laneous took some time with AAA to have a chat regarding their second Pink Dove 2 show @ the Ice Cream Factory in Brisbane's West End Friday 20th April.
We Interview The Jezabels
The Jezabels don’t need a record deal to impress- Their debut album, Prisoner is a remarkable achievement in every sense, after scooping up the coveted Australian Music Prize and being named Rolling Stone’s Album of the Year. Likened to everyone from The National and Arcade Fire to Kate Bush to The Pretenders, such varied comparisons suggest that The Jezabels are not only difficult to pigeon-hole, but are very much their own band with their own sound.
With echo-soaked guitar riffs fused to hard-rock drums, layers of unexpectedly inventive keyboards in addition to climaxed wails that soar and plummet cinematically through your chest- One gets the feeling that The Jezabels are yet to reach their desired destination. It's an exciting notion that The Jezabels are just getting started and you can't help but feel that the sky is indeed their only limit.
AAA Backstage’s Bailey got on the phone with drummer Nik Kaloper for a chat before they got onstage to play a show in the States…
We Interview Ainslie Wills
With her latest single Fighting Kind receiving generous airplay on the J and an upcoming single release and launch at The Workers Club in Fitzroy on Saturday 21 May, AAA caught up with the darling Ainslie Wills.
We Interview True Vibenation
Fresh faces on the Aussie hip-hop scene are True Vibenation, made up of Sydney MC’s Verbaleyes and Native Wit, and along with long time friend DJ Gabriel Couston, have developed a smooth flowing production that borrows from a range of different genres yet is still grounded in the fun elements of old school hip hop. With each member playing horns as well as handling writing and production duties their debut album ‘The Sunshower Phenomenon’ brings a fresh approach to hip hop, blending elements of Afro-beat, jazz, dubstep, soul and Latin music to create a sound that could have come out of anywhere in the world, yet is distinctly Australian. AAA Backstage caught up with DJ Gabe for a quick Q&A ahead of their Sunshower Tour taking place throughout April and May.
We Interview The Darkness
Lock up your daughters/sisters/bi-curious boyfriends and dust off those leather pants people, because British glam rock sensations The Darkness have just announced their upcoming Australian dates for the “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us” Tour! Newly reformed and balls deep in a multi-national tour, The Darkness land on our shores in May to play only five thrilling dates, starting in Brisbane at the Eaton’s Hill Hotel.
Known for their killer riffs, colossal anthems and tongue in cheek lyrics, these shows are a must-see for those who require their rock and roll a little bit dirty, a little bit sexy and flamboyant as a bucket of sequins. Tickets for their tour went on sale this morning and AAA Backstage’s Bailey got on the phone with guitarist and falsetto master Dan Hawkins for a quick chat and some weird sexual innuendo….
