Interviews - Page 2

Since Australian rock darlings George released their last record in 2004, their amazing vocalist, Katie Noonan has been keeping herself very busy with a diverse range of projects. RedHotPie caught up with Katie recently to have a chat about her latest release, Blackbird: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney.

After cutting their musical teeth in the small Victorian town of Shepparton, the future members of Augie March would all find their way to the state’s capital for schooling and general mischief. After having crossed paths due to friendships and associated siblings, the aspiring musos would find each other and form the nucleus of Augie March, a strange bird indeed, in possession of magical feathers capable of captivating a country. RedHotPie got to spend a little time with Augie March drummer Dave Williams to chat about their new record Watch Me Disappear, the Neil Finn connection and karaoke with Mandy Moore.

How many of us have suffered the impossible embarrassment of blowing hard amongst the shrieking cacophony of the school band. Forcing spit through a busted clarinet or maybe you were one of the lucky ones, handed a five stringed acoustic and told to bring the rock, well as rock as Van Morrison can be. For Kaz James, the horrible sufferings of the school band served as a petrii dish, nourishing his dreams of world domination and musical mastery. From those humble beginnings James would go on to found Bodyrockers, the electronica duo responsible for that rump shaking anthem I Like the Way (You Move).

In 1972 the Joy of Sex mentioned the Clitoris in passing on only a few occasions; in the soon to be released, The New Joy of Sex, the clitoris gets two whole section devoted to it – just one of the welcome updates made by Susan Quilliam, the sexpert behind the modernizing of the western world’s most successful sex manual, The Joy of Sex.

For those of you who dreamt about starting your own rock band during homeroom at high school, read on for a rock'n'roll exclusive, where we chewed the fat with Shihad frontman Jon Toogood about 'Beautiful Machine', the latest offering from the heavy metal/alternative rock enigma.