INTERVIEW: Gretta Ray

Growth, time, and confidence are just some of the themes explored on Gretta Ray’s highly anticipated sophomore album, “Positive Spin” (out now via EMI Australia). After taking some time in-between her debut record “Begin To Look Around”, the Australian singer-songwriter began to look inwards with a new perspective. From this time, and from touring the…

INTERVIEW: Kiiara

Kiiara is opening a new chapter in her musical journey where she’s finding time to reflect and explore a new perspective in her roots, while also focusing on growth and experimentation. 2023 has seen the American singer-songwriter drop the re-introductory singles “Hangover”, “Cum In Peace” and the newly released “Speed”, which strips it all back…

INTERVIEW: Katelyn Tarver

“What if?” is probably the most human question we ask ourselves. It’s so easy to get caught in a spiral while you overthink how a situation may have turned out if you did one thing differently, but at the end of the day there is nothing you can do as we aren’t time travelers. But…

INTERVIEW: Forever Ends Here

Pop-punk is alive and well! Globally we are seeing so many of our favourite bands returning from hiatus and giving us anniversary tours and new music from the likes of My Chemical Romance, to Boys Like Girls. Even in Australia we are starting to see some of our favourite bands like Short Stack and Masketta…

INTERVIEW: Cry Club

Cry Club have found themselves. It’s quite clear from listening to their stellar sophomore record “Spite Will Save Us” (out now) in full that this is the case. There is a radiating confidence that shines throughout from the opening screams of “Get Up!!!” right through to the high octane energy of closing track “I Want…

INTERVIEW: Charley

Heartbreak is traumatising, and there’s no hiding that. But it’s also a key part of your coming-of-age years, and can teach you so much about yourself. “You’d rather love someone and go through all the emotions than not, and restrict yourself” Australian rising pop artist Charley admits while pondering how heartbreak has impacted her as…

INTERVIEW: Hemlocke Springs

Late last year hemlocke springs came out of what seemed like nowhere and dropped one of the most surprising breakout tracks of 2022. “girlfriend” was a fresh perspective in pop that we had been holding out for. It’s a song that sounded like absolutely nothing else, and ran to its own beat with its sonical…

INTERVIEW: Katy Steele

“I’m certainly not one to shy away from the spotlight” Katy Steele laughingly admits early on in our chat about her sophomore solo album “Big Star” (out now). The West Australian based artist who captured our hearts in the early 2000’s as the frontwoman of Little Birdy, has found herself in a really confident space…

INTERVIEW: Maggie Lindemann

It’s been eight months since Maggie Lindemann has released her debut album “SUCKERPUNCH”, and now she’s sitting across from me in a hotel room in Sydney. She’s here for a debut whirlwind tour of Australia full of sold out dates with fans who’ve been waiting a long time to finally see her live. Later that night…

INTERVIEW: AYA YVES

When you’re an independent artist you have to make a lot of sacrifices for your art. You have to decide what means more to the project while trying to stick a really strict budget. For AYA YVES, live performance is where the heart of the project lives.  The Byron Bay based artist has recently released…