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Hermen - Dark, brooding electronica created by SA's own Kestie Morassi

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It's probably be easier to send you this link -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kestie_Morassi  when describing this Adelaide, born and bred legend as she's one of Australia's best actors and creatives! But when she's not lighting up the silver screen and teaching her craft, Kestie is 'Hermen', her musical project and a damn fine one at that! Creative's always have the ability to bounce through disciplines and Kestie is no exception. She has released some singles on streaming platforms that possess a dark, brooding underbelly(funny that she was on that series!). Fun fact, Kestie and I went to school together, so recently after she released her latest track 'The Story' I immediately bailed her up and swung the top 5 by her.. Check it out!  1.       Hermen! Thanks for catching up for a chat & an insight into your musical world! What struck me the most about Hermen was the dark, electronic undertones in your sounds. Kinda reminds me of Massive Att...

Rosie and the Posies - From 1991 to 2026!

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  Rosie and the Posies are a new Adelaide band playing regularly in the scene and they came to my attention performing alongside other prominent Adelaide bands and have also released two debut songs 'Love in Autumn' and 'Feline Supreme'. I caught up with the band recently to see where they're currently at!  Firstly, I really like the singles you’ve released ‘Feline Supreme’ and ‘Love in Autumn’,  they remind me of music that came from the Sub Pop Label,  namely the label that had bands like Nirvana, Sleater-Kinney and TAD.  When you started writing was your intention to move into that grunge-rock genre? Simply put, it's just the genre that works best for all of us.  Not only do we like grungey music, but it's also the most fun for us to play on stage.  I've written a lot of softer song, jazzier songs, and stuff with that kind of vibe. The punky grungy sound is what we love to play and make the most.  Usually we just play around and discover some c...

Liv's - at the gig!

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 'Livatthegig' (Olivia) is really breaking through at the moment interviewing some of the biggest stars in music and she has a knack for giving entertaining views on what makes these artists do what they do! I was intrigued to catch up with this young entrepreneur and ask her about current and future plans and who knows she could be interviewing you in the near future(pending you're kicking it with ya music career!) I saw that you have done some pretty awesome interviews with interstate and local bands, that must be quite the process to draw out the communication from artists who are about to go on stage or have just come off stage  - do you focus on different questions for different scenarios?  Most of the interviews I’ve done have been before the show, whether that’s hours or minutes before. I mainly focus on keeping artists comfortable and tend to not overwhelm them with tricky questions! I imagine post show interviews would have a completely different energy though, a...

On the Brink of greatness..

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  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...

Jazzed up and rock 'n roll with Lily Appelt

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  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...

Legendary Adelaide band 'The Jaynes' resurface for a massive show at the Gov!

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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...

The Superjesus interview - Adelaide's riff maestro's!

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 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,...