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"You know what? I think it’s one thing to book a tour like this and just play all those songs, but we didn’t wanna bluff our way through and just sort of play it; we wanna actually [punches the table to emphasise each word] nail every single song."

"You gotta deal with the physicality of vocals changing, body dimensions changing, so you have to add that into the equation on top of just being an artist. There’s so much you gotta think about.”

“Scratching is still the same in that I only use fader, needle, vinyl and turntables. Studio work has been taking more space now in my life. It’s definitely easier now, because of internet, for both artists and fans to reach out."

“The album is very synth-heavy and slow and pretty. It’s going to be called Adult Fantasy. It’s about the journey into adulthood and the destruction of your childhood dreams. It’s a lot of fun."

“A lot of the stuff in the past was a bit more eclectic in it’s style, but this is the most solid we’ve been.”

“It’s not about comparisons or money. It’s about music.”

"I felt so proud that these people, who don’t understand the words I am singing, were still touched by their meaning, their power and their genuine feeling, so that they moved and danced."

"We really wanted to get this one out of the way so we can keep doing stuff, instead of y’know, ‘We still haven’t released an EP yet, we still haven’t done it, we have to do it soon’. Now it’s done, it’s really good.”

“Holland, of all places, is where it’s at for us,” the music of Will & The People is connecting all over the globe.

Matthew Everett, the voice of Orphan Ann, takes five to fill in the gaps regarding what’s been happening for the band over the past six months.

Perth indie poptronica maestro Carl Fox is touring nationwide to promote his cracking new EP, King.

Local soul five-piece Captain Dreamboat are garnering quite a reputation for their West End live shows. Tony McMahon chats to composer/singer Ofa Fanaika about how it all came about.