All in Interviews
La Dispute are about to embark on a huge Australian tour that will see them play 15 shows all across the country. The tour will kick off here in WA, with successive shows at Amplifier Bar in Perth and the Newport Hotel in Fremantle on the 5th and 6th of September respectively. We were lucky enough to talk on the phone to drummer and founding member Brad Vander Lugt ahead of these shows. (Banner image by Micala Renee)
The Last Great Hunt is one of the most innovative and intelligent theatre making groups in Perth today. Founding member, performer and writer Jeffrey Jay Fowler sat down with Bec Bowman to talk about the origins of The Last Great Hunt and their new show Perpetual Wake.
In this quick Q&A, we discussed a range of topics including her new music, favourite artists, and much more.
Ahead of Book of Mormon coming to Perth this September, we sat down with lead actors, Blake Bowden and Nyk Bielak, to discuss faith, meeting Mormons and Australia’s imprint on the global culture scene…
Ahead of Allday’s show in Perth tonight, we spoke to the Australian artist to get his sentiments on all the buzz surrounding his new album. Read on to hear what he had to say!
Coming off a sold out Europe and exhilarating USA tour, The Jungle Giants are back in Australia and ready to tour the nation, fresh off their new synthy single ‘Heavy Hearted’. We spoke to lead guitarist Cesira Aitken ahead of their tour to get the lowdown on the tour life and what to expect from the band in the future!
Featuring a diverse group of young people trying to live by their values in an increasingly noisy world, HAIR is about the tribes we come to identify with. Bec Bowman caught up with star Stefanie Caccamo – and former Perthite - to chat about her role in HAIR, and what she thinks of the nudity and the tribe.
To see how the band is feeling about both their new album release and upcoming tour, I had a chat with Oscar Dawson, guitarist, and one half of the band.
We have a quick chat to Gazey’s Josiah Padmanabham about their new single and upcoming LP.
Elise Wilson and Samantha Nerida, who have penned two very different but very thoughtful pieces currently showing at the Blue Room: Floor Thirteen and See You Next Tuesday. We were lucky enough to get the chance to delve into their brains and discuss how these beautiful works were made.
Young, talented and a visionary are all fitting descriptions of the NZ artist BENEE.
Dope Lemon AKA Angus Stone took some time to talk to us about his new album Smooth Big Cat, scheduled for release on Friday 12 July.
“Sometimes I think you just have to veer right off the path to remember why you wanted to be there in the first place.”
From live visuals to his artwork and music videos, BAYNK is an extremely hands-on musician – and his newest offering, Someone’s EP II, is star-studded with heavenly collaborations for your listening pleasure.
Unrule is a new production on at The Blue Room Theatre — home of some of the most innovative theatre making in Perth today. It’s a hilarious, horror filled exploration of the ways the bodies (and experiences) of those who identify as female are misunderstood by the health system.
We dwell for a moment on what it means to come from Albany and I mention the attempts of the local Famers Market to lay claim to her success. “Why not?” she chuckles. ”I think that’s why I sing so loud is because I had to project”. It makes sense that most Farmer’s Markets don’t come equipped with a fully-fledged PA System and fold back, Carla continues reminiscing, “That was such a great place to play – everyone would give me veggies in my guitar case”.
Every so often at Isolated Nation, we seek to appreciate the multi-faceted identities of our writers and contributors who make our platform what it is.
Taking lessons learnt from their previous singles and EP’s, ‘shiny pop’ group Priscilla continue their work to produce electro pop bangers that hark to personal experiences in their single ‘Feeling Higher’.
From getting down to the nitty and gritty of the creative process, to discussing the Perth music scene and their favourite live venues, the four boys gave us a gleaming insight into their journey thus far as a band.
The Cuddly Koalas focus on creating children’s hip hop music and promoting untraditional families, multiculturalism and diversity.
