Interviews with Richard Kingsmill
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Interviews with Richard Kingsmill
Here are some of the triple j music interviews from Richard Kingsmill’s archive.
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THE BREEDERS: the brilliance of Last Splash
Kim Deal opened up to Richard Kingsmill in 1993 about the making of The Breeders triumphant second album Last Splash.
The album came six months...
PJ HARVEY: a decade into her career
In 2001, PJ Harvey finally made it to Australia, off the back of her award-winning Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea album.
The Englis...
RADIOHEAD: OK Computer and five songs that changed Thom Yorke’s life
On their OK Computer tour of Australia early in 1998, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke gave just one interview while he was here.
Richard Kingsmill spoke...
NICK CAVE: the five songs that changed his life
In December 1994, Nick Cave spoke with Richard Kingsmill about the five songs that changed his life.
Cave reflected on the influence artists lik...
FOO FIGHTERS: where the rock stardom all began
In October 1995, a few months after the release of the Foo Fighters debut album, Dave Grohl gave his first Australian interview since the death of Kur...
THE CURE: the five songs that changed Robert Smith’s life
In September 1993, Robert Smith of The Cure spoke to Richard Kingsmill about the five songs that changed his life.
They spoke about Jimi Hendrix...
DAVID BOWIE: the Starman and the Earthling
In February 1997, on the release of his 21st album Earthling, and just a few weeks after he celebrated his 50th birthday with a huge concert at Madiso...
MILAN RING: feeling the power of hope
With her debut album, the Sydney singer/muso/producer Milan Ring has emerged happy and hopeful after some dark times.
Milan Ring is a highly reg...
BIRDZ: realising his potential and his purpose
Butchulla MC Birdz has delivered a powerful second album, full of purpose, and one that focuses on the importance of family.
Birdz has lead up t...
PARCELS: two glorious sides of the same band
Parcels have always had ambition. But they’ve gone sky high with the vision for their epic second album.
With their new album Day/Night, Parcels...
AZURE RYDER: another step on the ladder to success
Since arriving on the scene at the start of 2020, Sydney’s Azure Ryder has continued to impress.
Three from three. That’s pretty much it in a nu...
FINNEAS: why wouldn’t he be the Optimist
At 24, with eight Grammy’s and a game-changing working relationship with his sister Billie Eilish, FINNEAS now has his own debut album.
We know...
PINKPANTHERESS: one step back 2-step forward
The London 20yo has blown up on TikTok with her updated take on jungle and 2-step.
PinkPantheress had a few fears about launching her music on T...
SAM FENDER: anthems from the heart
Sam Fender’s debut album signalled the arrival of a voice readymade to inspire festival singalongs. On his second album, he now shows his considerable...
DRAPHT: a successful reset for the much-loved MC
With Shadows and Shinings, Drapht is back with one of his best and most cathartic albums to date.
With five Hottest 100 hits to his name, as wel...
LOSER: the anxiety that fuels All The Rage
In 2018, a new Melbourne band arrived featuring ex-members of The Smith Street Band, The Bennies and Apart From This. With the self-deprecating name o...
LITTLE SIMZ: how exciting can introversion be?
An album centred around someone’s introversion is the unlikeliest of themes for a hip hop release. Yet, with her fourth album, the UK rapper Little Si...
JUNGLE: on fire with upbeat 3rd album
The London duo talk about the new mindset and overall positivity behind their 3rd album.
If you’re after an album to escape the times, look no f...
GOTYE: a decade on from Making Mirrors
To mark the 10th anniversary of Gotye’s global smash Making Mirrors, we rewind it back to when Richard spoke with Wally De Backer for the premiere of...
WILLOW: exploring all the feels
WILLOW is the 20yo daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. With her 5th album, she continues to expand her own path in music.
In 2010, a...
CARMOUFLAGE ROSE: on finding his sound and himself
In the lead up to his second EP, the Brisbane-based rapper travelled back to his homeland of Zimbabwe. He found himself in the process.
The Zimb...
CHET FAKER: the extremely giving world of Hotel Surrender
Built On Glass was the acclaimed and award-winning debut album for the Melbourne artist Chet Faker.
A couple of years after its release, Chet re...
TONES AND I: life inside the madhouse
It’s a complete understatement to say the last two years for Tones And I have been extraordinary.
When her debut single ‘Johnny Run Away’ was re...
TELENOVA: a one-off meeting turns into a full-time band
Early in 2020, at an APRA song writing workshop in Melbourne, the three members of Telenova met for the first time.
Joshua Moriarty and Edward Q...
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE: setting up her career with an impressive run of songs
She’s keeping tight lipped about what’s to come, but Holly Humberstone looks certain to keep building on the quick start she’s had on the music scene....
K.FLAY: letting out those inside voices
Even though it’s only a five track E.P., K.Flay’s latest release requires plenty of unpacking.
The American artist has worked with some legendar...
EASY LIFE: life’s a beach for this English crew
With a mix of indie, hip hop and jazz, the English five-piece called easy life have released their debut album after four years of singles and mixtape...
DMX: his comeback turns into a fitting farewell
In the late ‘90s, the New York rapper DMX (born Earl Simmons) came to define the sound of hip hop with his run of chart-topping albums.
With th...
ASHE: the moral of her story
Ashe studied at the renowned Berklee College Of Music in Boston. A big fan of the likes of Brian Wilson, Carole King and The Beatles, she fed off thos...
ALFIE TEMPLEMAN: the teenager’s upbringing from prog rock to pop
Over the past four years, since first uploading his songs when he was just 14yo, Alfie Templeman has impressed with his growth as an artist.
Aft...
KUCKA: the personal journey behind Wrestling
KUCKA has finally released her debut album. Titled Wrestling, it hears the singer/producer openly tackling some very personal issues.
Born in En...
JULIA STONE: the fire within Sixty Summers
Sixty Summers is a solo album few expected from Julia Stone.
While we were enjoying Angus & Julia Stone’s popular 2017 album Snow, which itself...
PORTER ROBINSON: The long and painful road to Nurture (Part 2)
The seven long years to his second album is now over.
American Porter Robinson talks more with Richard Kingsmill about Nurture.
Find out...
PORTER ROBINSON: The long and painful road to Nurture (Part 1)
In 2014, American musician Porter Robinson was riding high on the EDM wave with his acclaimed debut album Worlds.
The momentum continued with a...
BUDJERAH: a natural born singer
A new talent called Budjerah launched on the music scene towards the end of 2020 with the single ‘Missing You’.
Hailing from Bundjalung country...
PEACH TREE RASCALS: the shared aims binding their backgrounds
For three years, the Californian group Peach Tree Rascals have been attracting fans worldwide through a succession of singles.
Their biggest hit...
LANKS: having fingers in many pies
Following the release of twentyseven, Melbourne artist LANKS (aka Will Cuming) decided to take a break from the project, even though the debut album s...
MAY-A: a chance meeting brought her to us
MAY-A has given us three great singles across the past year. But how did she get her start on the music scene?
With part of her childhood spent...
JESSWAR: her thunderous sounds on TROPIXX
For four years now, Jesswar has been shaking the ground with her bass-heavy and savage hip hop.
With the release of her debut EP called TROPIXX,...
KITO: the hits keep dropping
After growing up in the tiny WA coastal town of Denmark, Maaike Kito Lebbing (better known as just Kito) emerged out of the Perth dance scene in the m...