Interviews

Pridelands on reaching new heights

Pridelands have been a staple in the local metalcore scene for quite some time now. Sounding akin to UK metalcore giants...

10 May

Show & Tell: Callan Orr from Dream On, Dreamer

Show & Tell is where we get artists to tell us about a piece of gear that they cherish and use as a part of their live or...

9 May

Show & Tell With: Chris Robertson from Black Stone Cherry

Show & Tell is where we get artists to tell us about a piece of gear that they cherish and use as a part of their live or...

8 May

Ben Harper on burning the rule book

Thinking back to when I first heard Ben Harper, I was surprised by just how much time has passed. From the mid to late ‘90s his...

29 Apr

Underoath are rejecting nostalgia for their long-awaited return

Everything was a mess when Underoath broke up in 2015. There were no original members remaining in the band, conflicts had become...

27 Apr

Circa Survive on challenges, milestones and finding balance

Anthony Green is on the verge of a burnout. The vocalist and songwriter is speaking to Mixdown from the American mid-west,...

26 Apr

Kicking back with Cosmic Psychos

“Sorry I missed your call – I thought you were callin’ at seven!” It’s 6pm, not 7pm, on a Wednesday evening when Mixdown finally...

20 Apr

Being Kimbra

In conversation, Kimbra speaks with the sort of neither-here-nor- there accent of someone who has spent her adult life shifting...

20 Apr

Show & Tell: Ryan George from Youth Code

Show & Tell is where we get artists to tell us about a piece of gear that they cherish and use as a part of their live or...

20 Apr

A Perfect Circle find a new perspective

It’s no secret that A Perfect Circle revolves around just two people. No disrespect to the project’s remaining roster of...

20 Apr

The Hard Aches take a stand against the stigma surrounding mental illness

Musos are in thrall to the image of the mad genius. From Brahms to Bowie and onward, mental illness and addiction are all too...

13 Apr

The soundtrack of resistance with Prophets of Rage

It’s borderline impossible not to call Tom Morello a guitar hero. Whether it’s his radical charisma, Harvard-schooled smarts, or...

22 Mar

Suicidal Tendencies never say die

When Suicidal Tendencies first hit the scene, nobody quite knew what to make of them. Too punk for the metal scene, too metal for...

22 Mar

Show & Tell with: Nick McLernon from Make Them Suffer

Show & Tell is where we get artists to tell us about a piece of gear that they cherish and use as a part of their live or...

21 Mar

The evolution of Korn

The first Aussie show of a global metal phenomenon needs a legendary headliner - a band that has permanently inspired heavy music...

20 Mar

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