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Interview with DJ Z-Trip

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Don’t call Z-Trip the godfather of mashups. It is a nick-name bestowed on him by fans and peers alike, yet the eternally humble and internationally acclaimed performer still refers to himself simply as a hip hop DJ. A fairly modest description, especially when you consider he just won the title of America’s Best DJ 2009.

Z-Trip [...]

Shy Child, City Kid: Part 1

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A survey of hip New York City bands may reveal some startling statistics about their origins… namely, that most of them are not actually from New York City. Nate Smith, from West Virginia, and Pete Cafarella, who grew up outside of Boston, were just two kids with some big ideas until they moved to the [...]

Cassette Kids on set with KROZM

Friday, January 29th, 2010

While they’ve been making a whole lot of noise at pretty much EVERY festival this Summer as well as supports at numerous sideshows, Sydney’s Cassette Kids found time to shoot what is looking like a very cool music video for their new track ‘Spin’. They also travelled down to Melbourne town to work with the [...]

Fred Falke Interview: Admits he wants to work with N.E.R.D.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The god of French house speaks! Tell us you can’t listen to ‘Intro’ without old Summer club memories streaming back. Tell us you don’t feel like you’re floating when hear remixes like his for Whitest Boy Alive’s ‘Golden Cage’ or Ladyhawke’s ‘Back Of The Van’. We were honoured to get in touch with Frédérick Falke [...]

Groupie Talks To YACHT

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Yacht couldn’t be more at home on the DFA label. But the quirky electro pop with their cooky artwork and eclectic beats is not easily categorised in any other way. The duo of Joba Bechtolt and Claire Evans is one of those pairs of creative brains that have come together to create music which is [...]

Groupie Talks To Snoop

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

We can’t express how excited we were to hear from Snoop Dogg last week. It was like royalty had personally graced us with his words.

Groupie Magazine got in touch with the Dogg to see just how he keeps at the top of his game as he releases ‘Malice N Wonderland’ this week. Here’s a couple [...]

Writing Surf Pop From NYC Makes The Drums ‘NYC’s Coolest Band’

Monday, November 30th, 2009

We caught up with so-hot-right-now Brooklyn dudes The Drums, who have recently released their ‘Summertime’ album through Popfrenzy. Not surprisingly they are finding a pretty huge reaction in the UK at the moment – even Boy George commented on it. Guitarist Jacob Graham talks to Groupie’s Keva York:

Is ‘The Drums’ perhaps an unusual name [...]

Powderfinger Outline Their Golden Rules

Friday, November 6th, 2009

After two stellar decades, Powderfinger are still kicking it hard in the music industry. We asked Darren Middleton a few questions about life in one of Australia’s favourite bands.
How has Powderfinger evolved over the years?
On a few levels I would say. We have grown to learn to simplify things when appropriate, be indulgent when possible, [...]

Das Pop Hook Up With Soulwax

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Interestingly, the self-titled release by the Belgian pop geniuses from Das Pop is the first time most of us have heard from the band, who until now have been contented with releasing their two previous albums within the intensely creative yet insular Belgian music scene.

But something was different about this album, not to mention hooking [...]

Anjulie. Next big thing?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Guyanan parents, raised in Ontario, lives in LA; the eclectic background explains her eclectic pop. She may not rocket to fame as quickly as Lady Gaga, but we have a feeling Anjulie is going to go further.

Personally I love the unfamiliar influence of calypso/reggae/latin music combined with the pop edge she acquired in Canada and [...]