2008 New Music And latest Releases (Modern Rock)
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- Host: Richard Kingsmill
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- Genres: Modern Rock
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Language: English
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Mercy Arms
Sun, Aug 31
This Sydney band were set to sign a big US record deal a few years ago. It never eventuated, but the band continued on to release their debut album independently. Thom Moore (singer/guitarist/writer) and Ash Moss (bass) tell Richard Kingsmill the ups and downs of what they went through.
Bloc Party
Sun, Aug 31
Richard Kingsmill got Kele Okereke on the phone two hours after the group announced suddenly that their third album Intimacy was to be made available online.
Paul Weller
Sun, Aug 24
The UK music legend fronted The Jam and Style Council in the '70s and '80s. His solo career since the early '90s has seen him release 9 successful albums. His latest is the epic 22 Dreams, which like a lot of his releases went to No. 1 in the UK this year. He's influenced many musicians, and has been a music fan all his life. Richard Kingsmill spoke to him on his first Australian tour in over 20 years.
Yes King
Sun, Aug 17
Mark Rae is best known for his work with Steve Christian. As Rae & Christian they started together in the mid-90s and made a classic debut called Northern Sulphuric Soul (1998) which blended UK soul and hip hop. Rae's latest project is Yes King and it features several London MC's, as well as Jamaican reggae acts that he travelled to record. He talks about the hairy experiences of recording in the Carribean, plus why he left his home in Manchester to now live in Hollywood. Interview by Vijay...
Chloe Collins UK Report - 17th August 2008
Sun, Aug 17
Our London correspondent updates us on some of the new albums to watch our for; what Oasis are up to; which band Johhny Marr has now joined; the surprise success of Noah and The Whale; and a new band to keep an eye out for called Flashguns.
Scars on Broadway
Sun, Aug 10
While System Of A Down are on hiatus, the individual members are exploring new projects. Singer Serj Tankian has put out a solo album, now guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan have combined to form Scars on Broadway. Daron spoke to Vijay Khurana about why he wanted this new band to exist.
British India
Sun, Jul 27
Declan (vox) and Nick (guitar) from the Melbourne band talk to Richard Kingsmill about their second album Thieves. The band worked with the same team - including Harry Vanda (Easybeats/AC/DC) as co-producer - and in the same studio as they did when they made their debut Guillotine a year ago.
Alkaline Trio
Sun, Jul 27
Singer Matt Skiba from the US band speaks to Stu Harvey about the group's 6th album Agony and Irony. They spoke about the band's choice of producer (Josh Abraham) and the strengths of this new release which charted in the Billboard Top 20 in it's first week of release.
Chloe Collins UK Report - 27th July 2008
Sun, Jul 27
Our 2008 UK music reporter checked in to give the lowdown on this year's Mercury Music Prize nominations. She also checked out the Latitude Music Festival where she spoke to Yannis from Foals about what had happened to him the previous night in Barcelona when he, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke and Johnny Rotten got in a scuffle.
Plump DJs
Sun, Jul 20
Vijay Khurana caught up with Plump DJ's
Holly Throsby
Sun, Jul 20
triple j's Dan Buhagiar checks in with Sydney singer-songwriter Holly Throsby
Fleet Foxes
Sun, Jul 13
Zan chats with Robin Pecknold, lead singer and main songwriter of Seattle band Fleet Foxes. Their debut album is full of pop baroque harmonies and great tales, and has been our feature album on triple j.
Chloe Collins UK Report - 13th July 2008
Sun, Jul 13
Our UK music correspondent checks in to talk about the scene up north. and slightly to the left of us. or right. It really depends on which way you're holding the map, doesn't it.
Familjen
Sun, Jul 6
One of the finds of 2008 for triple j has been this Swedish electronic artist. Essentially a one man band, Johan T. Karlsson writes, plays and produces all the music as Familjen. He's had huge success in Scandinavia with his debut album and it's lead single "Det Snurrar I Min Skalle" ("It's Spinning In My Head"). Richard Kingsmill spoke to Johan a couple of months prior to him travelling to Australia for the Parklife Festivals.
Chloe Collins UK Report - 6th July 2008
Sun, Jul 6
Our UK music correspondent speaks to three acts backstage at this year's Glastonbury Festival - White Denim, Vampire Weekend and Seasick Steve.
Chloe Collins UK Report - 22nd June 2008
Sun, Jun 22
This week our UK based correspondent reports on seeing Coldplay playing their new album live for the first time, plus she talks about Fleet Foxes, Rolo Tomassi, Golden Silvers and Cage The Elephant.
theredsunband
Sun, Jun 22
The Sydney trio took four years to follow up their debut album Peapod.The rigours of touring and working on close confines nearly split the band. But as singer Sarah Kelly explains to Richard Kingsmill, the band remained united and came up with a strong follow-up in The Shiralee.
Jay Reatard
Sun, Jun 15
With his no nonense and back to basics approach, Memphis punk Jay Reatard is attracting plenty of attention after nearly a decade of making music. Having fronted bands like The Lost Sounds, The Final Solutions and The Reatards, he's been a solo artist for a couple of years now. He signed to Matador Records this year and is planning to record and release six 7" singles over the next six months. After that will come an album compiling those singles, then a full album of new material by March...
The Music
Sun, Jun 15
As quickly as they arrived on the scene back in 2002, they disappeared from it after their second album in 2004. English band The Music - fronted by the enormous voice of Rob Harvey - quickly won fans over with their swaggering, '70s inspired riffs and psychedlic rock. But things fell apart for the band when it came time to write album #3. Exhaustion, depression, writer's block and alcohol all played a part in nearly breaking up this band of high scholl friends. Guitarist Adam Nutter...
Futureheads
Sun, Jun 8
The English band faced tough times back in 2006 with the release of their second album News and Tributes. In debt and facing an apathetic response from their major label, they were dropped only five months after the album came out. They decided to continue and set up their own label to release their third album. Barry Hyde and Ross Millard from the group speak here to Richard Kingsmill about their return to form on This Is Not The World, working with Flood (U2/Nine Inch Nails/Depeche Mode)...
Chloe Collins UK Report - 8th June 2008
Sun, Jun 8
This week our London correspondent checks out the latest news and music from Foals, Barringtone, The Cribs, Wildbirds And Peacedrums and Mystery Jets.
Crystal Castles
Sun, Jun 1
The Toronto duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass have gained a huge amount of attention since releasing their debut album of bedroom recordings late last year. They started with a desire to do something different. Unsuspecting anyone would care, they have faced legal problems with the recent leak of some of those early recordings. Plus they have watched their gigs descend into chaos and destruction. Ethan told Richard Kingsmill about some of their more notorious live shows
Chloe Collins UK Report - 1st June 2008
Sun, Jun 1
In this week's report, Chloe checks out some new bands on the UK music scene like Broken Records, Florence and The Machine, Zombie Zombie and This City.
The Great Escape Festival (UK Music Report)
Thu, May 29
Chloe Collins reports on The Great Escape in the UKK
Eddie Current Suppression Ring
Sun, May 25
This Melbourne act has generated a buzz with it's no nonsense approach. Fans of The Troggs and The Monks, they do listen to more than just 60's garage rock. They don't muck around in the studio; their first album was done in 4 hours. Their second Primary Colours took a little longer - but not much. Check out this chat Richard Kingsmill had with guitarist Eddy Current and his older brother Danny.
Death Cab for Cutie
Sun, May 18
Their last album Plans was their biggest yet. It went Gold and earnt the band a Grammy nomination. Three years later they're back with Narrow Stairs. Richard Kingsmill speaks with singer/songwriter Ben Gibbard about Jack Kerouac, obsession, optimism and what the band will achieve with this new album.
El Guincho
Sun, May 11
The 24 year old Pablo Diaz-Reixa is the man behind El Guincho. Living in Barcelona now, he grew up on the Canary Islands. His exotic sounding debut album fuses Brazilian, Krautrock, Calypso and Afro-Beat influences. An unexpected hit in Spain, it's now spreading worldwide. Architecture In Helsinki asked him to come here to tour with them. That's when I caught up with him.
M83
Sun, May 4
Anthony Gonzalez is the man behind this French outfit. His latest and 5th album is called Saturdays=Youth and the main themes are being a teenager and '80s music. Richard Kingsmill spoke to Anthony about his love of John Hughes' films, working with Ewan Pearson and what the first '80s band was that he fell in love with.
Biffy Clyro
Sun, Apr 27
Simon Neil and James Johnston from the Scottish trip popped in to triple j just before their first ever Australian show. They spoke about their 4th album Puzzle, designer Storm Thorgerson and being on the Muse DVD.
Jamie Lidell
Sun, Apr 27
The 34 year old English singer was relaxing with his girlfriend in Paris when he got a call from Richard Kingsmill. They spoke about soul music, Amy Winehouse and his new band.
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