Samson McDougall, Journalist

"I’m a music fan, first and foremost, and I do it because I fuckin’ love music"

"When you become successful you calm down a bit, you slow down and let everything flow."

Courtney Barnett admits she enjoys making music “the messy way, the stressful way.”

Die! Die! Die! talk hometown rebellions and not trying too hard.

This is gonna be the last job that I ever work, when I leave this gig I’m retiring

John Murry gets straight to the heart of why he loves performing in Australia, and his dislike of chickens.

Yo Gabba Gabba is well worth the trip down Punt Road to Palais Theatre.

"These young guys have made me fall in love with Australia again."

"With five people there, there was gonna be some good stuff crop up.”

"We were almost worshipping his memory in a way, and that felt nice, it was a nice part of grieving. It was like a luxury that we could be close to him through sound..."

"On Loopholes, Kenny-Smith’s voice channels Janis Joplin or even Aretha Franklin at times and his harmonica sparkles through clouds of guitars."