Review: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Yet another St Jerome’s Laneway Festival has been and gone. The big fiesta down at Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge brought along its usual friendly atmosphere, polite crowd and a splendourific mix of exciting acts. Empire of Perth went down to check out the vibe, chat to people, snap some shots and enjoy the oh-so-anticipated acts.
Interview with AC Slater
This Saturday, February 18th, our friends at Villa throw a party (for FREE!) featuring New York producer AC Slater. Empire of Perth’s Sara Mattsson got the opportunity to exchange a few words with Aaron Clevenger (aka AC Slater) ahead of the show. He’s in Los Angeles as we speak to him, in between phone interviews for the Australian tour.
When did you start out as an artist?
“I grew up on all kinds of music. My parents are both music lovers and my dad is a musician so it was just always around. When I was about 15 I started collecting drum machines and samplers and slowly taught myself how to make music.”
How was your very first gig?
”I played a rave in a forest camp ground with three different stages. When it came time for me to play, the power generators blew for the other two stages and mine was the only one with music for the rest of the night. So the whole party ended up there during my set. It was such a rush!”
“Australian’s love to party and are hungry for new music. It’s very hard to match the vibe of a good Aussie crowd!”
Your show at Villa in May last year was sold out. That’s awesome! Why do you think you are this popular among people?
“People know they are going to get a solid set of brand new bass music from all across the board. I feel like I’m a music fan first and foremost and people see that in my sets and that keeps them coming out when I come through.”
After playing Parklife in 2010, The Brooklyner said this was one of the best gig he’d done. Clevenger even today speaks warmly about the Australian audience. “Australian’s love to party and are hungry for new music. It’s very hard to match the vibe of a good Aussie crowd!”
What role do your fans have in you own development as an artist?
“It’s all about the fans; it’s so important that they like what I’m doing. But I’m in a lucky position because I think my fans trust my taste and like to follow my musical progression.”
After Perth, you’ll loop through Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and New Zealand before heading back to the States. What else does 2012 have in store?
“Writing more new music, developing my record label [Party Like Us] further, and more endless touring!”
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You’ve got until 5pm Thursday February 16, to get on the Guest List for AC Slater – Guest List Only Show!
See you there!
Coldplay – Charlie Brown
Check out this new track from Coldplay from their album Mylo Xyloto – Simply cannot wait until they hit Perth! They haven’t released a date yet, but when we know, you’ll know!
Prepare for Creamfields
New co-op from Swedish DJ’s Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso. Dont miss Alesso at Creamfields on the 5th of May, you will regret it later!
And no, the rumours of Alesso being Ingrossos son is false, since Ingrosso is 29 and Alesso just turned 19.
Ed Sheeran – Drunk
After massive success with two previous tracks, “You need me, i don’t need you” and “The A Team”, here is another great song for you all to get your Monday started with!
Jacob Butler – Come My Way
This is a great new one from Jacob Butler called Come My Way which should get you started quiet nicely for Monday!
To check out more from Jacob Butler hit up his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/thejbprojector on twitter @Jacobutler!
360 ft. Gossling – Boys Like You
Hitting The Rosemount on March 16th, this is the new video for the latest from 360 – Boys like you!
The “Boys Like You” Tour is set to pick up where his “Falling and Flying Tour” left off, which is guaranteed to be one hell of a crowd pleaser after we last saw what he can do!
Check out here for more info on the tour itself here, or just go ahead and enjoy the clip!
Rhianna – You Da One
Thank god the week is almost out and it’s so close to the New Years we can almost touch it! Here’s a catchy little one from Rhianna to get your day started.. She can tell me i’m the one any time..
Jessie J – Domino
This one has been out for a while now, but Jessie has finally released a video to match!
For those not in the know, or who have just been living under a rock for the past forever, Jessie is on her way down here for the Future Music Festival, and will also be hitting her own shows lined up at Challenge Stadium. Jessie has been one of the more talked about artists and there’s no doubt that she’s going to have no trouble in filling out Challenge.