'It’s Hard To Push Back The Fear': Jay Watson Steps Into The Light As GUM

Tom Hersey, Journalist

Features / Music
This Is Growing Up
"I grew up with the ‘90s pop punk, punk rock stuff. That was the [stuff] that really got me excited when I was younger, so I still hold that music close to my heart and I still listen to it a lot."
Features / Music
Smart Sex
"I feel like the number of girls in alternative bands has died down. And we want to inspire women, and also show everyone what women in bands are capable of."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Saint Vitus, Monarch!, Agonhymn
Whatever your take on the set list, there’s no denying the staggering power of what this band can do.
Features / Music
Get To Ridin'
"We’ve been around for about three years at this point, and we’d played Queensland so many times that we really wanted to take our music to some other people, and also we released the CD last September."
News / Music
Sleepmakeswaves Fanboys Of Taylor Swift?
She breaks another heart in guitarist Otto Wicks-Green
Features / Music
A Swift Ascendance
"We just want to challenge ourselves, that’s part of what we enjoy about touring. Being able to overcome all of the roadblocks that you find in the way."
Features / Music
Flying High
"We still get people bringing jars of Bonox to gigs and we have to sign them, all that sort of shit. I think the joke will go on for quite some time, and that’s totally cool with us."
News / Music
The Amenta Speak Out On Being 'Unfairly Pigeonholed'
They might be clinical, but they're not cold.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: La Dispute, Pianos Become The Teeth, Travels
Their set is quick, fun and sweaty even though they’re playing in a nice big room. Which makes you wonder where they’ll play on their next tour.
Features / Music
Dreaming Of Electric Sheep
"All of our albums are kind of a reaction to our previous albums. Especially with n0n, which was before Flesh Is Heir; it was really hard work. And there was a big emotional investment, as well as time."
Features / Music
Making It Happen
"Every release just kind of, and I don’t want to make us sound unprofessional, but it just kind of gets thrown together."
News / Music
Buried In Verona Mourn House Vs Hurricane Split
A wake up call for other bands, says Brett Andersen