Archive for 'Interviews'
[MUSIC: Interview] My Brightest Diamond
For most artists, being heavily pregnant is a suitable justification for not touring at all, never mind making an arduous journey halfway around the world. But such distractions don’t seem to apply to Shara Worden. In early 2010, the frontwoman and chief songwriter of My Brightest Diamond was asked by curator Brian Eno to perform at the second annual Vivid LIVE. She arrived seven-and-a-bit months pregnant with her first child, to rip up Sydney Opera House with her epic meshing of chamber music and soaring pop.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Brag 462 (May 14), Interviews, Music, Vivid LIVE 2012.
Tags: All Things Will Unwind, Benjamin Cooper, My Brightest Diamond, Sydney Opera House, Vivid Live
[MUSIC: Interview] Zola Jesus
Zola Jesus Opening Up By Alasdair Duncan The music that Nika Danilova makes as Zola Jesus is compelling to say the least. A classically-trained vocalist, she took a detour into the world of synths and now makes sweeping, strange electronic records. Her most recent release, Conatus, was one of the finest of last year, combining [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Brag 462 (May 14), Feature Music, Interviews, Music, Vivid LIVE 2012.
Tags: Alasdair Duncan, FBI Radio, Forces, Light Asylum, Nika Danilove, Sydney Opera House, Vivid Live, Zola Jesus
[MUSIC: Interview] Janelle Monáe
By the time you read this, we will know whether or not the rumours are true. A few weeks ago, Afro-futurist pop-funk-soul auteur Janelle Monáe tweeted a link to a SoundCloud post about a “Prince rehearsal… watch out Australia!” The Australian music media went nuts – the assumption made sense, given that Monáe (who owes no small musical debt to her fellow pint-size pop pioneer) and her ArchAndroid Orchestra had previously opened for the Purple One overseas, and will be in the country at the same time as him, performing in Sydney for Vivid LIVE. (The first show on Prince’s Welcome 2 Australia tour is Sydney on May 11; only one date, May 26 in Brisbane, clashes with Monáe’s Vivid schedule.) But when asked directly about opening for Prince, Monáe is coy almost to the point of defensiveness, repeating the same line to several journalists: she can only confirm May 26 and 27 at the Sydney Opera House.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Brag 462 (May 14), Feature Music, Interviews, Music, New, Vivid LIVE 2012.
Tags: Caitlin Walsh, Janelle Monae, Sydney Opera House, The ArchAndroid, The ArchAndroid Orchestra
[MUSIC: Interview] Pariah
For Arthur Cayzer, better known as the dubstep performer Pariah, a change of scene to the countryside promised plenty of creative stimulation. “I’d been in London for about six years,” he says, “and one day I looked around at my apartment and thought it’d just be nice to have a bit of space and see what I can come up with, you know?”
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Brag 461 (May 7), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Benjamin Cooper, Blawan, GoodGod Small Club, Music, Pariah
[MUSIC: Interview] Kerser
Having slowly emerged from the underbelly of the Aussie hip hop scene, the name Kerser has crept into the vocabulary of hip hop fans across the country thanks to the young Sydney MC’s brand of brash, in-your-face raps that drip with unashamed swagger (see the self-explanatory ‘Kerser Is The Sickest’). His recent sold-out battle with Oz hip hop juggernaut 360 has drawn further attention to his ability to spit freestyle bars at speeds you could only dream about, with a wickedly funny edge – but he remains unfazed by all the fuss, and is solidly focused on creating the music he loves for the fans that follow him with an almost clannish devotion.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Brag 461 (May 7), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Fortay, Hip-Hop, Kerser, Marissa Demetriou, Mter, Rates, Skae, Skeamo, The Metro Theatre, UBD