That Adelaide Band

  Bella Brinkworth is a relatively new singer-songwriter currently performing around Adelaide. She has some stunning songs currently streaming on Spotify including her 'Little Girl' EP and singles such as 'Crying at the Beach'. After being really impressed by her songs, Bella agreed to catch up and chat about how music is treating her lately.. Your songs are absolutely stunning. They are haunting yet they offer so much light – Who are your inspirations? Where does all this vocal layering come from and is this your vision for the future? Thank you so much, that is so kind! I have always been a fan of big vocal arrangements. When I was younger I would be able to hear how I wanted a song to sound, but I lacked the instrumental skills to play what I envisioned so I would sing what I heard instead! I think that habit has stuck around. I am also a huge Beatles fan and listening to their vocal arrangements as a kid definitely inspired me! I am also super inspired by artists li...

  Lily Appelt is fast becoming one of Australia's much sought after musicians performing with a vast array of artists and adjusting to their style of music with precision and professionalism. I've had the honor of seeing Lily perform Jazz and also Indie-Rock and she always puts on mind bending performances that you have to witness for yourself. After really enjoying Lily's solo release(Check it out it's absolutely stunning) I recently caught up with her between Adelaide and Melbourne and was keen to delve into the psyche of this Adelaide mega-artist. Lily, your songs you’ve got up on on-line are just sublime. Melodic layering and it’s just perfect folk, especially with ‘Now I’m here’, lyrically you are very wordy – Where does this come from and what influences you to write your endearing folky, pop tunes? My main influences have always been my friends and family! I was encouraged to take my songwriting more seriously by my dear friend Jack Wilsmore in 2024; he has alway...

Adelaide's 'The Jaynes' are back! A band that in the 90's were a force to be reckoned with, signing to Mushroom Records and playing the 1993, Big Day Out. Whilst walking down Rundle Street this week I bumped into Matt from the Jaynes and wanted to briefly delve into their humble beginnings and what to expect this Friday night at The Gov where the Jaynes will perform alongside the Violets and Batteries Not Included - Bands that paved the way for what was about to explode in the SA music scene!  1. The Jaynes have been an important part of Adelaide’s musical history - tell us about your beginnings . We met at high school as a pretty basic punky/pop outfit called 3 Minute Smile. We played dances, parties, hall gigs and the like as sixteen year olds and then cut a demo at an audio school which got us airplay on SAFMs Local and/or General. The producers of this legendary Adelaide radio show Bill Page (who would later sign us to Mushroom Records with Michael Gudinski) and Bil...

 I first heard about the Superjesus when I was listening to Three D Radio one day back in the 90's and they played a demo version of 'I'm stained'. Immediately it caught my attention with it's huge riffs, big drums and Sarah Mcleod's undeniable vocal presence. The Superjesus then played the Adelaide Big Day Out(which was great) and then I went along to the former 'Madlove Bar' for their 'Shut my Eyes' EP launch. Was smashing a Balfours pie whilst re-fiancing my mortagage to pay for a Frog Cake and ran into Stuey Rudd(bass and co-founder) - Had a yarn!  I've been a big fan of the Superjesus ever since I saw you perform at Madlove Inc, with Cyren!(There's a cool memory) The Adelaide music scene was very different in the 90's, tell us your thoughts on that particular time and the vibe you felt playing the venues associated with it.  The Adelaide music scene was incredible at the time during the 90's . There was a lot of music around,...

Bad Dreems are an Adelaide band I've always admired and to top it off they're also really great people. I've had the honour of knowing 'em for a few years and even playing football and cricket with 'em! Bad Dreems just play exciting indie-guitar rock and they've stuck to their guns! Not gone down a major mainstream route to just please radio or taste-makers - These industry types go to them! I was hanging outside the Farmers Union Ice Coffee factory the other day putting in my application for the National Pharmacies Xmas Pageant and ran into my ol mate Alex from Bad Dreems! Bowled some questions at him! Enjoy!  1.        When you first started Bad Dreems did you ever expect to release five albums? Was that the intention from the beginning? If it was, what wisdom would you impart on to a young band that is having big ‘dreems’ of emulating the same type of creative surges! We had few expectations when the band started, aside from making music together an...

Adelaide's The SEXELS are starting to make a name for themselves on the Adelaide music scene, fronted by powerhouse performer Laken and backed by the hard-rocking Sam, Doyle and Steve. Recently I was looking for Fru-Chocs and stumbled across Sam hanging near the Malls Balls. Decided to ask him a few questions about The SEXELS!  1. Hello The SEXELS! Thank you for taking the time out for That Adelaide Band! I really enjoy your music, it has that Motorhead/Priest/1972 English rock element to it, you don’t see that anymore! – Give us an insight into your song-writing and how it’s done? You have two other musicians in the band who are also band leaders and a big influence in other bands. How’s that dynamic work? Appreciate the great compliment! We tried to give it a more old school feel! Well basically with songwriting it occurs in various ways but it quite often happens in the way that Laken, our singer, and I get together and put tunes and lyrics together in a basic raw form. We ...