Interviews

Kurt Russell is back on the big screen as the star of the new Quentin Tarantino film, The Hateful Eight. Russell’s professional life is full of highs from being Disney’s biggest […]

The 5th Annual AACTA Awards have come and gone, celebrating the best that the Australian Film Industry has to offer. TOM’s Brendan Dousi was lucky enough to sit down with

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS This year, They Might Be Giants set themselves an unenviable task. For the entire calendar year, they would write, record and release one brand new song

FRESH from a delightfully cathartic bout of agoraphobia, I began to venture, mouse-like, into the Brisbane indie scene somewhere around Expo ’88. Three memories stand out, like mountainous peaks… One.

Aloha is the latest film from acclaimed director Cameron Crowe (Fast Times at Ridgemont High/Jerry McGuire). His new film, set in Hawaii, stars Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper. Here’s a

Todd Sampson is back with a second series of Redesign My Brain. Series 2 brings Todd some extraordinary challenges where he uses science and adventure to demonstrate what the human

TV On The Radio are heading to Australia for a string of shows (both festivals and clubs). They’re touring on the back of a terrific new record Seeds. Sean Sennett caught

The legendary Boz Scaggs has hit something of a purple patch in recent years. He has just released a fine new album, A Fool To Care, which he recorded with

The result of  two years of extensive crate-digging and foraging by the UK psychedelic DJ duo The Amorphous Androgynous has led to A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (Exploding In Your Mind) “ The

Mike Scott’s band The Waterboys are back with a new album Modern Blues. Recorded in Nashville, the album has been described as a ‘electric, eclectic, soulful, bold and gloriously freewheeling

A box set from one of the most beloved and influential Australian groups of all-time, The Go-Betweens has just been released. G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume One extensively documents the

Steve Kilbey has been allocated room 1313 and he’s chuffed. It’s Kilbey’s favourite number. Right now  he’s in the foyer of Brisbane’s Hilton. Later that night he’ll be interviewed by

Ben Elton is a man on the move. He’s just spent ten minutes wandering the halls of  Brisbane’s cultural precinct in an effort to find the QTC Playhouse. Publicist in

  Stephen Cummings has recently released a superb new studio album, Nothing To Be Frightened Of (Head Records). Cut at lightning speed with Shane O’Mara, the album is minimal, loaded

Thelma Plum has recently released her terrific new EP, Monsters. A national tour is under way and a brand new single, Young In Love, has just been let loose in

There’s a new rock and roll venue in Newstead and it’s the brainchild of a man with impeccable credentials. John “JC” Collins is best known for his work in Powderfinger.

As the last wave of pub rock rolled through Australia, the Cockroaches were one of the wildest bands in the country. In one calendar year they drove their Tarago from Sydney

Roxette are heading back to Australia for a series of shows in February 2015. Per Gessle, one half of the Swedish duo, caught up with our guest reporter Ben Preece

Jethro Tull’s Ian anderson is heading to Australia for a tour playing the hits that made him and the band famous. So there’s no confusion the tour is dubbed “The

Neil Finn proved himself to be a fascinating keynote speaker at BIGSOUND. Holding the audience spellbound on the opening morning, he caught up with TOM shortly afterwards. We thought we’d

And we’ll drive up north, all day and all night Watch the moon rise over the Pacific on our right You’ll make me laugh aloud, and I’ll do the same

It has been over 28 years since the release of your first album, can you share with us three highlights from your career? Personally speaking, there have been many, of

In a matter of hours the BIGSOUND conference and live event will be underway. Speakers from all over the world will descend on Brisbane, while bands, from here and further

After completing his Before trilogy, with the Oscar-nominated Before Midnight, Richard Linklater returns with another film that charts the passage of time. An entirely unique project, Boyhood was shot over

Aussie hip-hop supergroup  One Day have just dropped their debut album, Mainline. The group features members of Horrorshow, Jackie Onassis, Spit Syndicate and MC Joyride.  Starting life in 2006 the crew have largely been friends since high-school.

Recently TOM Magazine’s Brendan Dousi sat down with Nathan Phillips, star of new Aussie Sci-Fi Thriller ‘These Final Hours’, to discuss his experiences both shooting the film and bringing it

Ed Kuepper has recently released a new album, The Return Of The Mail- Order Bridegroom (Valve). A stripped back affair, Kuepper re-visits his own material as well a few choice

Tori Amos is heading back to Australia to promote her new album, Unrepentant Geraldines. Tori will be performing a string of solo concerts around the country, including a special show

This month Midnight Oil has released a DVD of their traffic stopping ‘guerrilla’ NYC anti-Exxon gig dubbed, Black Rain Falls. The release coincides with the re-release/re-mastering of much of their

To celebrate their 40th Anniversary legendary Aussie rock band The Angels have released two greatest hits albums (one live and one stdio tracks) and are touring the country. TOM Magazine’s

David Michod hit the scene with the incredible Animal Kingdom – not only did it make shock waves internationally, but saw Jacki Weaver nominated for an Academy Award for her