The Imaginarium
"All the shows were so big, you know? Fifty thousand up, you know, festivals, people banging stuff, girls throwing bikinis on stage."
Vivid Live
Sydney
,
25/05/2012
— 10/06/2012
Night event, , 18+
Getting Vivid
"You don’t ever really expect to be working on stuff like that, when do you think that Doctor Who would be running around on Sydney buildings? You don’t expect that to happen, but it does, and it’s pretty kitsch and it’ll be fun.”
Facts Of Life
“When people say ‘soul survivor’, I used to take that for granted until after I got sick and was able to come back. I now have a lot more respect for that title.”
ISAM I AM
"It’s very easy to plink and plonk and make a bunch of noise," claims Amon Tobin as he takes his music and visual extravaganza ISAM through Australia.
Chasing Demons
Nika Rosa Danilova performs under the foreboding guise of Zola Jesus, creating atmospheric and cathartic Gothic pop. She speaks with Brendan Telford about battling expectations and herself.
Classic Pop
"It’s not just about the planets, it’s also about the gods," says Bryce Dessner.
Shining Onstage
“Well I actually just made a new outfit just this week, though I’m not sure it will look really fun and playful or if I will look like a school teacher who took a cannon ball to her craft closet; I’m not sure what it will look like, but I do have a new outfit,”
Strings Attached
Rasmus Stolberg, bassist of Danish band Efterklang, chats to Celline Narinli about the beauty of imperfections in music and reveals details of their next album and its world premiere in Sydney. Oh, and hugging a koala.
Take Your Meds
Rapper MED (aka Medaphor, aka Nick Rodriguez, aka The Blaxican) enjoys the warm Californian sun while chatting to Chris Yates about what he’s been working on ahead of bringing another dose of much-needed hip hop to the Sydney Opera House for Vivid LIVE.
In Good Conditions
"I think what The Edge said in the first place was a bit rich..." The Temper Trap won't let anyone get away with trash talking them, it seems.
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