Interviews

The Subs - Rip Your Underpants Off & Dance

It’s funny that in this day and age of instant gratification, there are still instances where inspired works of art seemingly don’t rip apart the collective imagination in one blazing moment, but slowly seep across the world instead, infiltrating infectiously.

The Sub’s debut album Subculture is one such work. (more…)

Now Is The Time For Dancing… with Brash & Sassy

Brash & Sassy have a comedic timing which belies the last four years they’ve spent embroiled in each other’s lives, their catty commentary akin to that of siblings. Or worse, parents.

Gennaia Febraio is unabashedly candid and plays it larger than life – just like her Dynasty inspired bouffant – while her partner in crime, Ava Loverock, is far more shrewd and calculating, making them the quintessential odd couple, a veritable disco yin and yang. (more…)

Shedding Light on Miami Horror

Miami Horror are the band d’jour at current. Their ‘70s inspired debut has been a long time coming – years in fact. But now that’s it’s finally here, original band member Ben Plant couldn’t be happier. He took some time out to chat with OUTinPerth about the band’s debut album, Illumination.

Can you describe your genre for the readers who might not be familiar with you? I struggle because of the album, it’s so hard to pigeonhole. Even to say its disco influenced pop psychedelica is too broad really. (more…)

Doing The Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich was one of the great icons from the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for her overt gender bending and ceaseless dedication to glamour.

She consumed the screen, set it alight, made men and women swoon alike.

German born and raised, Dietrich purred her dialogue, drizzling sex appeal over every scene, informing people with hypnotic rigour that she was a bad influence. (more…)

Paul Mac: The Itch-e He Can’t Scratch-e

Itch-e & Scratch-e redefined the Australian dance music scene in 1994 when they released their breakthrough track Sweetness And Light. With its esoteric dance beats it was a crossover hit, reaching ravers and grunge kids alike.

The men behind the music, Andy Rantzen and Paul Mac, were dubbed the godfathers of Australian dance music. They went on to reinvent their group and then pursued projects independently, most noticeably Mac’s collaboration with Silverchair’s Daniel Johns. (more…)

Filling The Gaps - Klaxons Are Back…

Surfing The Void is the name of the highly anticipated, long awaited sophomore album from New Wave UK band Klaxons.

Like their namesake, Klaxons ripped apart the London scene in 2006 with their raucous literary sound that saw them sing about Atlantis, William S. Burroughs’ legendary Interzone and even dabble in a spot of Greek mythology, all wrapped up in psychedelic New Wave guitar riffs. (more…)

Michael Paynter - Love The Fall

Michael Paynter is hitting the big time. His new song Love The Fall, featuring The Veronicas, was the most added nationally across NOVA and Austereo on the week of it’s release.

His style is ‘pop music that’s quite organic’ with the new single an epic heartfelt message of hope, one reflected in the music video set in a dark and brooding forest. (more…)

Casey Donovan is Big, Beautiful & Sexy

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Casey Donovan, but the former Australian Idol singer is back with a brand new single, Big, Beautiful & Sexy.

‘It’s based on life experiences I’ve had throughout my life,’ Donovan told OUTinPerth of her new song. ‘It’s quite an empowering song.’

‘It’s been a good five years in between singles. It’s great to get back out there and have it done my way and with my actual own songs.’ (more…)

Amelia Cormack… She’s a Real Girl

Acoustic pop diva Amelia Cormack has released her self-titled debut album, and it’s as stunning as she is.

Filled with all original tracks, it’s a collection of some of her best music written over the past 10 years.

It’s a far cry from her onstage personas – most recently her appearance in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical – but does reflect a childhood love of music, beginning with violin at the age of six, piano at nine and then guitar in her adolescence – an instrument she again returned to for the writing of this album. (more…)

Erika Heynatz - Staring Down The Barrel

Erika Heynatz’s debut album – Sweeter Side – has finally dropped. It’s a wonderful little gem, one filled with some beautiful acoustic moments. Lead single, Kingdom, is there, as is the new single, a sassy swaggering little number called Bullet. Sure to be a hit, Bullet is the kind of song you could hear remixed. The album itself is testament to Heynatz’s determination and desire to be self-made and to follow her dreams right through to the end. Sweeter Side is proof of what one can achieve, if only they believe. (more…)