Megan Spencer's Blog - Music NT Forum

Ratu Phil - an interview with Phil Eaton from Wild Water.

Phil Eaton – or “Ratu Phil” – as his those familiar with his Fijian heritage sometimes call him – is one helluva nice guy. He’s also one helluva talented musician. He’s been transplanted in Darwin since the early 90s and working for Music NT for a good few of them, as the man who runs the Rehearsal Space amongst a myriad of other projects. (If you saw a guy with big dreads crawling around the floor ‘roadie style’ at this year's iNTune Music Conference... That was Phil).… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on December 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Strange But True: An interview with Dr. Strangeways.

There have been around forty new CD releases by Northern Territory artists this year – a bumper crop of original music that doesn’t look like wilting any time soon. And they’re just the ones that Music NT has been able to keep track of! There could be a hundred more EPs and albums sitting on peoples’ hard-drives awaiting release, or just as many in the pipeline, being tweaked to perfection. Point is – there is STACKS of new music coming out of this place and people are starting to take n… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on December 1, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Heavy Metal Territory: an interview with Top End Terror's Nico Liengme.

Metal is alive and well in the Territory if website Top End Terror is anything to go by.

Its architect is Nico Liengme, a transplanted Queenslander who works at arts directory… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on November 25, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Oscillate Wildly: an interview with Rico Adjrun.

Rico Adjrun is a ‘Darwin son’ in the way that makes the NT one of the most culturally exciting places to be in Australia – especially if you’re a musician. If you’re going to make the best out of the place, discrimination is not an option… Born in Darwin to an Indonesian father and an Aboriginal mother, the young electronic artist is eclectic in his musical tastes, equally as entranced by local… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on November 24, 2009 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Songlines: an interview with roymackonkey's Darryl Barba.

Without doubt, one of the NT’s most well-loved and well-known original music bands is roymackonkey. In the best sense they’ve “been around”, “been there, done that” and have "been back for more” after moving Down South for a few years playing the Melbourne music circuit for the ‘educational’ experience. Testament to their calibre is that their music is still as juiced up and energetic as the day they formed in 1997. Speak… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on November 16, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

In my MuNT inbox today... Gotta love the internet.

Hello. My name is Anna. I leave in South Poland. The reason why am writing toyou is that I'm traing to find good people willing to help me. I don't wanna money. I am a single mother,with tree kids age 5,10 and 12. My husband has leave me 3 years ago. I was unemployed. Now I working as a nurse but is still very hard.Now I wrriting this mail from my fried's computer. Sorry for my english, I was only 6 moths in Ireland a many years ago. And I have supplication. As I dold You I don't wanna maney.… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on October 28, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Night Ride to Venus: An interview with Charlotte Grace

‘Venus Jetsetter’ is the alter ego of NT country balladeer Charlotte Grace, best-known for her 2005 album ‘Ordina… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on October 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Electronic Love Child: An interview with 'Dangerous Dr. Jarvis'

He was a member of one of Darwin's 'coolest' young bands, The Fairweather Dolls; until last month he was 19 years of age, and now with London calling his talents as a producer/performer, until mid-December he will relish being a video store attendant - “possibly the best day job ever!” But by night he’s a dedicated electronic artist with serious music composition on his mind. His name is "… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on October 22, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Target Practise: an interview with Terracotta Pigeons' frontman, Steve Smith.

The Territory’s hard on ‘blow ins'. Even a decade living here doesn’t automatically qualify you for a ‘Territory’ stamp on your passport… “You’re just a ten year tourist!" Professional musician Steve Smith might not have been born here but he’s lived and worked in the NT for most of his life, playing up to seven nights a week in various covers and original music bands, at most of the venues you can think of – a… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on October 9, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Gigantic: An interview with Crassic Park.

There’s a quiet crusade going on in Darwin. Bands and musicians have taken it upon themselves to keep original music alive and well in a scene that has up until now been less than ‘original music friendly’. Darwin ain't called ‘Covers Town’ for nothing... One such band is Crassic Park. Read the ‘About Crassic Park’ section on their M… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on October 1, 2009 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Hell's Bells - an interview with Unbroken Expanse.

They say musicians are born, not made... Whether born or made, if they're from Tennant Creek chances are they'll come out kicking and screaming with with a rebel spirit, like Unbroken… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on September 16, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Lyrical Mile - an interview with Tashka Urban

Tashka Urban has just returned from participating in the Wearable Arts Awards at the Alice Desert Festival. She was incredibly excited as she had worn a dress made entirely from bones – a creation she felt extremely “honoured” to wear! As you might imagine meeting a woman who loves to wear bone dresses, Tashka is an excitable person with the e… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on September 14, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

"Never Forget You" - Mark Hilton at the MuNT Showcase, Darwin Festival

Music NT programmed a series of original live music gigs at the recent Darwin Festival, all part of the Music NT Origina… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on September 1, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Taking it to the streets: An interview with the Pott Street crew.

Winners are grinners if the photo below is anything to go by! The pic was taken directly after the huge win for NT hip hop outfit - and MuNT Forum members - Pott Street at Friday night’s 6th annual NT Indigenous Music Awards. The hard-working hip hop crew from the Darwin suburbs won the “coveted” ‘Emerging Act of the Year’ Award. And not only that, a $10 00… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on August 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

No fear: An interview with Alice Springs diva, Mei Lai Swan

Music NT Forum member Mei Lai Swan is one of those iconoclasts the Northern Territory is famous for: she marches to the beat of her own drum, isn’t afraid to break the rules and likes taking risks.... Only Mei Lai may not end up on a tourist tea towel, nor have a Hollywood starlet playing her in her a feature film about her life; she doesn’t wrestle crocodiles, compete in Darwin Stubbie-drinking marathons or bust cr… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on August 20, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Darwin's own Riot Grrrl: An interview with Zeb Olsen.

It's a big call but someone has to make it: Zeb Olsen has dibs on the most impeccable 'rock pedigree’ in the Territory… For anyone contemplating a ‘smackdown’ try the following on for size befor… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on August 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Quiet Riot: an interview with Burrfoot's Will Morris.

According to Will Morris – Burrfoot’s lead singer/guitarist - the name of his band comes from “a very loose translation of an old Norse word. When children were born they were inspected for physical deformities or abnormalities. Those that were flawed or imperfect were cast away as if never born and then left to die.” … Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on August 4, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Eyes Wide Awake - The NEO talk about winning the Darwin Festival Song Comp with 'Sleep Here'.

You might recall a couple of months back the ‘call for entries’ posted on the Music NT Forum, for the Darwin Festival Song Competition. NT musicians were invited to either compose a song – or submit a pre-existing work – for a chance to score the soundtrack to the Darwin Festival 2009 TV co… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on July 29, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Drumming all the way... Alex Brindell on what a 'drum endorsement' can do.

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a disproportionate amount of good drummers in the Territory? To wit: Holty, Horse Trank; Damo, The Bone Collectors; Kylie Smith, Semishigure/The Mulla Mullas; Tony Frey, Greedy Stout/The Lavender Girls; Mega Jess, Co… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on July 22, 2009 at 9:26am — 1 Comment

Big Voice: An interview with NT singer/songwriter Nira Quinn.

Music NT Forum member Nira Quinn has a gigantic voice, somewhat at odds with her petite frame… Darwin-born and bred, anyone who’s seen her perform is instantly taken aback by her power and talent; th… Continue

Added by Megan Spencer on July 21, 2009 at 1:29pm — 1 Comment

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