All in Interviews
Featuring a diverse group of young people trying to live by their values in an increasingly noisy world, HAIR is about the tribes we come to identify with. Bec Bowman caught up with star Stefanie Caccamo – and former Perthite - to chat about her role in HAIR, and what she thinks of the nudity and the tribe.
To see how the band is feeling about both their new album release and upcoming tour, I had a chat with Oscar Dawson, guitarist, and one half of the band.
We have a quick chat to Gazey’s Josiah Padmanabham about their new single and upcoming LP.
Elise Wilson and Samantha Nerida, who have penned two very different but very thoughtful pieces currently showing at the Blue Room: Floor Thirteen and See You Next Tuesday. We were lucky enough to get the chance to delve into their brains and discuss how these beautiful works were made.
Young, talented and a visionary are all fitting descriptions of the NZ artist BENEE.
Dope Lemon AKA Angus Stone took some time to talk to us about his new album Smooth Big Cat, scheduled for release on Friday 12 July.
“Sometimes I think you just have to veer right off the path to remember why you wanted to be there in the first place.”
From live visuals to his artwork and music videos, BAYNK is an extremely hands-on musician – and his newest offering, Someone’s EP II, is star-studded with heavenly collaborations for your listening pleasure.
Unrule is a new production on at The Blue Room Theatre — home of some of the most innovative theatre making in Perth today. It’s a hilarious, horror filled exploration of the ways the bodies (and experiences) of those who identify as female are misunderstood by the health system.
We dwell for a moment on what it means to come from Albany and I mention the attempts of the local Famers Market to lay claim to her success. “Why not?” she chuckles. ”I think that’s why I sing so loud is because I had to project”. It makes sense that most Farmer’s Markets don’t come equipped with a fully-fledged PA System and fold back, Carla continues reminiscing, “That was such a great place to play – everyone would give me veggies in my guitar case”.
Every so often at Isolated Nation, we seek to appreciate the multi-faceted identities of our writers and contributors who make our platform what it is.
Taking lessons learnt from their previous singles and EP’s, ‘shiny pop’ group Priscilla continue their work to produce electro pop bangers that hark to personal experiences in their single ‘Feeling Higher’.
From getting down to the nitty and gritty of the creative process, to discussing the Perth music scene and their favourite live venues, the four boys gave us a gleaming insight into their journey thus far as a band.
The Cuddly Koalas focus on creating children’s hip hop music and promoting untraditional families, multiculturalism and diversity.
We had a quick chat with Thea Woodward from The Tommyhawks in another edition of our Pop Vulture series, ahead of the release of their upcoming album and tour.
Charlotte Otton is the emerging queen of Perth’s independent theatre scene. In 2018, she performed in Rorschach Beasts’ Hive Mind and developed the brilliant Let me finish., alongside being a regular performer with Perth improv stalwarts The Big Hoo-Haa.
We were lucky enough to be able to chat to the stars of the show and get a further look into their thoughts on Super-FANNY-Tastic.
Fresh from supporting the one and only Harry Styles, Melbourne pop rock band The Preatures are headed to Chevron Festival Gardens this February to play with the inimitable Abbe May.
It was an absolute honour to interview Jay Laga’aia – a familiar face on Australian TV as well as numerous musicals. We discussed his thoughts on Peter Pan Goes Wrong, his previous work and what’s to come in the future.
Melbourne comedy duo Barney Pollock and Matt Young take you aboard an otherworldly train ride to Paradise, a colourful absurdist romp through the realm of desire and validation. We chat with them ahead of their upcoming show at Fringe World, showing from 12th - 16th of February 2019.
