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"Music is like a collage, an alchemy of elements which turn into something different again. It’s not easy – it’s always an act of will.”

"Music is like a collage, an alchemy of elements which turn into something different again. It’s not easy – it’s always an act of will.”

“It was a laugh to begin with, it wasn’t a serious undertaking, we actually started doing blacksploitation covers in the first gig, but it was so successful that we thought well next time we’ll do a collaboration."

"‘Oh, haven’t we moved on? Haven’t we got more civilised than we were in 1971?’And then to go, ‘Well no, we haven’t’."

"I know I’m a little bit over the top here ‘cause I believe in it so much, but the fans that we have and the ones that we talk to tell us how we’ve saved relationships, how we’ve made their parents understand who they are."

“We just figured, if you’re going into a studio you may as well use everything you possibly can. That’s the whole point."

“I think it’s easier working with a family member in a band in a sense that we know what each other likes and what will work with us."

“This is kind of it, you know, this could be a turning point. If I wanted to do something else with my life, this could be the time and so that was the question. And the answer was Glow."

“Even though it’s a pain in the arse sometimes, when we all lock in together and we’re up on stage it’s a pretty magic experience.

“Since then, like any worthwhile underground culture that hits the mainstream when people discover its magic, punk has been commodified and chopped into one stereotypical genre after another."

"When I was a teenager, I was into house and progressive house and nu-skool breaks, which obviously doesn’t really exist any more."

Felicity Groom (vocals and Microkorg) tells us about just what went into Rokwell & Groom’s debut single 'Impossible Alps'.

Five minutes with actor/ensemble member Josh Price.

"Like I was the first person on a US talk show but that’s mad specific. I haven’t done anything like Hilltop Hoods or Bliss N Eso have done before."

"We were really conscious of trying to fill the gaps that our first record had, which was just two instruments, two vocals and nothing much in between."

"I live a very internal world, y’know, I don’t really care where I am I’m always existing within this space y’know, it’s an internal space."

“We haven’t done one of these big tours for a few years now, I’m loving it. I really enjoy that relationship with people and it’s easier in these smaller places."

“We’ve been songwriting since about 2009 but we’ve known each other a lot longer, and I think that there’s an immense amount of trust between us to be able to write songs the way that we have."

"I seem to be most useful in this universe if I just put my head down and make stuff. Regardless of where it ends up,” he says candidly."

“We actually started promoting the first single for the record over 12 months ago so it’s been a very long journey to the actual release of the album."

"Man, I think there’s a real undertow of pretentiousness in the industry at the moment, and it’s a shame."

"I give respect to the artists that bring some of the elders or the old school legends back with them and then maybe eventually they might be able to go and tour or tour together and let the people see old and new together. That’s hip hop.”

"It’s freedom from thinking about paying the bills and what’s happening at your day job."

“I have a house now in the Hollywood Hills, and it’s all very wanky and stuff, but LA is a fun place... if you’ve made it,”

"For better or worse, a film never turns out the way you first imagined it."
"It’s been something that’s been on my mind for a while. I love Midnight Oil as a band and I love what they stand for and I thought their songs would actually really work in a dub setting."
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