Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

Feb 16

Tobi-lea: “I wouldn’t say I find salvation from punk music—I find truth”

Tobi-lea is a musician originally from Western Australia now living in Tasmania. I find her story inspiring and her music honest and straight from the heart. Her story, in her own words: “I ran away from my hometown Tom Price (a small mining town in the Pilbra, Western Australia) with dreams of starting a punk [...]

Feb 12

Kathleen Hanna: Love, Lyrics & Babes In Toyland

I recently had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Kathleen Hanna!! She was so honest, candid and all-round lovely. I’ve been waiting to speak with her for over a decade! Here’s a little of the chat: Didn’t you go to a Babes In Toyland concert and that experience opened things up for you and you realised [...]

Feb 06

Def FX’s Fiona Horne: The Reunion Tour, A Near-Death Experience & Reinvention

Fiona Horne is a rock goddess, best-selling author, Wiccan priestess, actress, TV writer-producer and more! This year sees her back in the spotlight in a big way as her band Def FX gear up for a reunion tour, the first in 15 years. In her first interview since announcing the tour dates last week on [...]

Feb 01

Rolling Stone Australia Feature: Screamfeeder’s Kellie Lloyd Strikes Out On Her Own

I used to go see Kellie’s band Screamfeeder play when I was in my teens, along with bands like Powderfinger, Custard and (my favourites) Fur. Kellie was one of the first local female musicians I ever saw play, it was definitely inspiring. I was stoked when Rolling Stone Australia’s editor asked if I wanted to interview Kellie [...]

Jan 31

The Fabulous La Carmina: Adventurer, Alt. Style Queen, Coolhunter & Philanthropist

La Carmina is truly an inspiration! A self-made woman named as one of the world’s top fashion bloggers. She’s a best-selling author, designer (collaborating with Swarovski + more), travel and pop culture journalist (AOL/Huffington Post), TV host (Travel Channel, Food Network, CNN), ‘Coolhunter’ running a trend and fashion consulting company, philanthropist, graduate of Yale Law [...]

Jan 29

Esoteric Agenda & Kymatica film maker Ben Stewart: The Inevitable Age Of Art, Shamanism & Fight Club

US-based film maker and musician Ben Stewart is doing fascinating work. His documentary films Esoteric Agenda, Kymatica and Ungrip have opened up many people’s minds and hearts to different ways of thinking, feeling and experiencing the world. His ontological work is very interesting. We chatted last year before he came to tour Australia to speak [...]

Jan 26

Wild Flag’s Janet Weiss: Women Heroes, Making Music That Matters & Charles Barkley

I am so incredibly EXCITED about the Portland and Washington DC-based band Wild Flag!—four independent thinking, strong musicians that work very, very hard at their craft. They make me want to pick up my guitar and start a new band! Drummer Janet Weiss was lovely enough to chat with me recently about female musicians that [...]

Jan 24

Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender: Humble Beginnings, Supporting Iggy Pop & Finding The Self

I’ve listened to Le Butcherettes practically every single day since I first discovered them last year. There are not many bands that have made my daily playlists, especially so quickly. I get the same feeling listening to Le Butcherettes’ Kiss & Kill and Sin Sin Sin records as I did when I first discovered Hole’s [...]

Jan 18

Peggy Noland: Passion, Making Films, Jonny Makeup & Reinvention

I’m totally in love with US fashion designer Peggy Noland’s creations. Her wearable art makes the world a much more fun, brighter place! Musicians CSS’ Lovefoxxx, Kianna Alarid from Tilly & the Wall, SSION, Jonny Makeup and more rock her designs with a lot of pride and love for the designer. I recently chatted with [...]

Jan 16

Kate Nash: Feminism, Sexism In The Music Industry & Empowering Young Women

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to UK musician Kate Nash. We spoke about music, feminism, sexism, online criticism, empowering young women, zines, her Rock N Roll For Girls After School Club, Brazil, Dubai … a whole load more, as well! Here’s a snippet of our conversation: I know that you’re really proud to [...]

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