As the frontman of Byron Bay's Pacha Mamma, Micka Scene cuts an alluring figure. On his own? Positively captivating. Girl caught up with Micka ahead of his North Queensland shows this weekend. So Micka, how long have you been playing music professionally for now? It's been six years full-time now! What inspires your songwriting? Music … Continue reading Five Minutes With… Micka Scene
Dez Fafara might have been in Florida when I caught up with him today, but he was far from being on holiday. The enigmatic DevilDriver front man was enjoying a rare day off on a gruelling six-week US tour that ends in Arizona on 27 June. There'll be no more days off for almost a week. … Continue reading Driving Dez Fafara
Meet Decypher Us - a hip hop trio from Sydney dropping beats and spitting rhymes since 2012. Their debut album, Uncracked, dropped in April this year, so I caught up with two of the guys to find out more about this exciting debut. For starters, please introduce yourselves! Names and day jobs? 2FACE: My … Continue reading Decypher This
He may be known as the drummer for one of Australia's most undeniably famous threesomes, Silverchair, but Ben Gillies is proving himself to be more than just a one-trick pony. These days, Gillies resides in Victoria with his wife Jackie, star of hit cable TV show Real Housewives of Melbourne. He has also enjoyed a … Continue reading Diamond Days for Ben Gillies
Founding Thy Art Is Murder member Lee Stanton has heard so many versions of how his band got its name he has to stop and think about it. "It's really quite a boring story, really," Stanton said. "I think there's been so many embellishments over the years the truth is actually pretty boring. "One of … Continue reading Thy Art Is Music
"Please tell me it's warm where you are," Less Than Jake's Peter "JR" Wasilewski begged when we spoke on the phone. "I am freezing my tail off right now in Connecticut, in the north US, and I would love a reminder that it's warm somewhere in the world right now." Reassured that yes, it was … Continue reading Less Than Jake See The Light
When I caught up with New Found Glory's Steve Klein, he had just got off the road from a co-headline tour with Alkaline Trio. "It's really nice to enjoy some down time at home," Klein said. "I'm living in central California at the moment, about two hours north of LA. "It's a great place to … Continue reading A New Found Glory
August Burns Red vocalist Jake Luhrs is living the dream. "I joined (ABR) a little later than the other guys, but it was a serendipitous chain of events," he said. "It was 2006, I lived in Columbia South Carolina. I was in a band, and we'd broken up five months earlier. "August Burns Red had … Continue reading August Burns Australia
Ben Bruce is tired, but excited. You can hear it in his voice "We've just come back from a tour of South America," the Asking Alexandria lead guitarist said from his home in the UK. "We did a bunch of dates, all around Chile, Columbia, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina... There were lots of riots, which … Continue reading From Death To Destiny: Asking Alexandria is back
