Zahra Khamissa
q&a: love of diagrams
Love Of Diagrams, a Melbourne three-piece that put out some pretty noisy ’80s music, have been around for a little while. Most recently, they wound up 2011 with a string of shows to launch their 7″ In My Dream. So here’s a few questions, and their answers. I’ve been keeping track of you guys ever [...]
q&a: prince rama
It’s not every day you meet two sisters who grew up on a Hare Krishna commune. Even less frequent are two sisters who grew up on a Hare Krishna commune and now make music taking inspiration from horror soundtracks, revelatory psychedelic explorations, the codeine drone of slowed and chopped rap, and, of course, Hare Krishna [...]
2011′s top 5 albums, according to zahra khamissa
Peak Twins – I’m Out Album? EP? Released this year? Bandcamp says 2013! So confused. But by no means does this detract from the fact that it is, no exaggeration, a truly excellent compilation (much easier than the album vs. EP speculation). And once you’ve seen them live, it really does take on a new [...]
interview: ball park music
Brisbane’s Ball Park Musichave been busy, busy, busy. Lip spoke to them about their year of madness, pending Boy & Bear tour, and the memories they will take away from their Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs tour. Dean! How does it feel to be done with this tour? We’re all a bit sad actually. Here in [...]
interview: la vampires
LA Vampires is Amanda Brown. And Amanda Brown is awesome. Making her Australian debut, Zahra Khamissa had the privilege to chat to her about her sound, her collaborations, and a great little anecdote, involving none other than Sonic Youth. Welcome to Australia! How was last night’s show in Cairns? Thank you so much! It was…wild. [...]
interview: the jezabels
Everyone in Australia (and apparently, most of Canada, the UK and Singapore) knows who The Jezabels are. Dunja Nedic spoke to vocalist, Hayley Mary, last year, and I got the chance to speak to Heather Shannon about their recent travels, coming home, and get a little bit of insight on their debut album, Prisoner. So [...]
interview: young the giant
When Morrissey has said of a band, ‘It’s so easy to fire out remnants of snobbery where new music is concerned, but once every three thousand years, a band comes along who restore that precious component of faith’, you have to assume that they’re worth a listen. Having just made an appearance at Splendour in [...]
q&a: myth & tropics
Myth & Tropics, out of New South Wales, are another one of the lucky bands to get signed to Major Label. They’ve been around for a little while, playing warehouse parties, various gigs and little shindigs but according to guitarist, Liam O’Brien, they’re looking forward to a big year of opportunities and adventures, courtesy of [...]
q&a: belles will ring
When you take a trip through middle America, structuring it around the fabled Route 66, and come back to kick off a national tour, you have a few stories to tell. I got to ask Liam Judson a few questions about the last few years making music with a NSW band called Belles Will Ring, and [...]
live music review: oscar + martin, RAOB GAB, june 4 2011
Oscar + Martin are really causing waves around Melbourne. After seeing them at the Workers Club in May, with the audience packed like sardines in the band room, I couldn’t wait for them to kick off their first tour, showcasing their debut album For You. It was their first show of a national tour, and [...]
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