Laneway

Christopher Taylor AKA SOHN, takes five with Liam Apter ahead of Laneway and some sideshows.. Interviewing SOHN was not easy with phone lines dropping (mostly due to my useless phone) but with the conversation taking place across multiple continents it made for an interesting insight into the man under the hood, Christopher Taylor. And what was most intriguing for me was his versatile use of light within his set despite the fact that he was colour-blind - it's mind-blowing to think of the hugely different interpretations he could take away simply because he saw colours in a different light. SOHN is in Australia this month appearing at the Red Bull Music Academy x Future Classic Stage at St Jerome's Laneway Festival and a couple of sideshows, and will be playing a couple of special sideshows too:

Vic Mensa tells of being struck by 15,000 volts, and racial issues in the US ahead of his Laneway appearance.. Vic Mensa had a breakout 2014, kickstarted by his huge single Down On My Luck, along with being apart of/starting the Save Money collective with Chance The Rapper and Joey Purp. He's in Australia this month appearing at the Red Bull Music Academy x Future Classic Stage at St Jerome's Laneway Festival and a couple of sideshows (dates down the bottom), and Liam Apter was fortunate enough to have a candid chat with the young star on the rise: Hey Vic how's it going, where are you at the moment? I’m in Chicago, my hometown. Cool let's start there - I wanted to asked about how when Lollapalooza was on in Chicago a few years you got electrocuted by like 15,000 volts! Is that true? Yeah man. I got fucking shocked when I was trying to get into Lollapalooza and I fell like 30 foot off a bridge because I was shocked by like 15,000 volts. And I performed at Lollapalooza that next year an

Eves The Behavior debut single, TV, reveals her precocious talent for making pop.. Laneway has a talent for putting unknown but talent-endowed Australian acts on their bill, with last year’s lineup including heartstring yanker MT WARNING for instance. And 2015 is no different with Eves The Behavior. Formerly known only as Eves, 2015 looks to be the year that she starts to fan the flames of interest. The opening subdued atmosphere of TV accentuates Eves’ voice, which orchestrates the ebb and flow of the track. Especially when the track takes on an epic quality with the thumping drums and the voice of Eves that’s neither overly saccharine nor too shrill. TV emphasizes that you don’t need to pigeonhole her as the next ‘Lorde’ because Eves The Behavior knows how to craft a damn good piece of pop that cuts through plenty fine on her own. Follow Eves The Behavior: FACEBOOK

We chat with Little Dragon ahead of their time in Australia with the Laneway festival.. Little Dragon's fourth album Nabuma Rubberband was a fiery piece of electronica mashed with the haunting vocals of Yukimi Nagano. 2014 has been an exciting year for Little Dragon as they have toured all over the world but have sadly only played two shows in Australia. Following up from their tour of Europe and America Liam Apter chatted with bassist Erik Bodin while he was in his hometown of Gothenberg, Sweden. Talking about their choice to refuse collaborations Erik revealed that they were hesitant to work with people they didn't know as it wouldn't be an honest experience, and how a documentary on a man who ran a company that allowed fake relatives to be hired for events inspired their song Underbart. Little Dragon will be returning to Australia for a full sweep of the country as part of Laneway 2015, tickets and the full lineup can be found HERE.  Hey Erik, how are you? I'm good, how are you? I'

A quick chat with three dudes currently taking over the world with their psych-dance tunes..

Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan gave Florence Welch’s performance a few years back on the same stage a run for her money in the babin’ department.

A cracking day of live music from around the globe, and – with the storm clouds looking ominous in the night sky – stoked that the weather gods did the right thing and kept the ailments away.

Sacrificing Alt-J for Jessie Ware, we are immediately rewarded with some hilarious banter, made even funnier for its incongruous setting between some sparkling neo-soul songs.

Bat For Lashes can only ever be crazy good with a stunning performance to round off the night at the Park Stage.