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Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins discussing Industry And Seduction anthology with Paul Cashmere
Tom Bailey On 40 Years Of Thompson Twins | Noise11 Interview

Thompson Twins founder Tom Bailey joins Paul Cashmere for an in-depth conversation celebrating Industry And Seduction, the definitive anthology spanning more than 40 years of Thompson Twins history.

6 days ago
John Schumann on the Corrugated Highway The Redgum Years recording
John Schumann On Corrugated Highway: The Redgum Years | Noise11 Interview

John Schumann joins Paul Cashmere for an in-depth conversation about Corrugated Highway: The Redgum Years, the new live album recorded at Melbourne’s iconic Memo Music Hall. In this wide-ranging interview, Schumann reflects on why he resisted calls for a Redgum reunion for decades and how the project finally came together through the vision of The Vagabond Crew.

December 13, 2025
Jim Moginie interview for Noise11 discussing Midnight Oil and The Family Dog
Jim Moginie Interview – Midnight Oil Legend On Thunk, His Legacy And The Family Dog | Noise11.com

In this in-depth Noise11 interview, Jim Moginie - co-founder, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and sonic architect of Midnight Oil – takes us through the new Jim Moginie & The Family Dog album ‘Thunk’ and takes us on a deep dive through a lifetime of music, creativity and evolution.

December 4, 2025
Dave Evans interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11.com
Dave Evans on Rabbit’s Defenders Of Rock and His AC/DC Origins | Noise11 Interview

Dave Evans, the original lead singer of AC/DC and frontman of legendary Newcastle rockers Rabbit, joins Paul Cashmere for an extensive and revealing interview celebrating the release of Defenders Of Rock, Rabbit's first new album in decades and the band's official 50th-anniversary record.

November 30, 2025
Isabella Manfredi interviewed at Noise11 discussing Blue Planet Eyes anniversary
Isabella Manfredi On 10 Years Of Blue Planet Eyes And The New Preatures Album | Noise11 Q&A

Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures sits down with Paul Cashmere for her first-ever Noise11 interview, marking the 10-year anniversary of the band's breakthrough album Blue Planet Eyes. In this in-depth conversation, Izzi reflects on the album's legacy, its unexpected influence on other artists, and the emotional complexity of celebrating a record that, for now, is the band's first studio album.

November 27, 2025
Nate Hilts of The Dead South interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11
Nate Hilts of The Dead South – Full Noise11 Interview With Paul Cashmere

In this exclusive Noise11 interview, Paul Cashmere sits down with Nate Hilts of The Dead South for a wide-ranging conversation covering the band's origin story, songwriting approach, instruments, live shows and their future plans.

November 25, 2025
Eskimo Joe Revisit Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Eskimo Joe Celebrate 20 Years of Black Fingernails, Red Wine | Kav Temperley Interview Noise11.com

Kav Temperley reflects on the 20th anniversary of Eskimo Joe's Black Fingernails Red Wine with a sense of disbelief, noting that although two decades have passed, the album has never really left the band's orbit. Key songs are still fixtures in their setlists, and the record remains a defining part of their identity.

November 22, 2025
Bliss N Eso performing at an outdoor concert
Bliss N Eso on 25 Years, Two Moons & Twilight at Taronga (6 Mar 2026)

Bliss N Eso join Noise11 for a conversation ahead of their Twilight at Taronga show in Sydney on 6 March 2026. In this interview, Paul Cashmere chats with Bliss and Eso about their 25-year journey together, the creative process behind their two-part Two Moons albums, and what it means to sustain such a long-lasting friendship.

November 22, 2025
Millie and Georgie of Distasteful Microwaves during a Noise11 interview.
Distasteful Microwaves: Millie & Georgie on Songwriting and The Espy | Noise11 Interview

Distasteful Microwaves, one of Melbourne's young and emerging bands, sit down with Paul Cashmere for an exclusive Noise11 Q&A ahead of their appearance at SongMakers Live at the iconic Espy in St Kilda. Vocalist Millie and guitarist Georgie discuss the band's development, their shared musical influences, and the creative process that powers their energetic live shows.

November 20, 2025
Vanessa and Yan of group ONE interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11
group ONE Interview: Vanessa & Jan On Songwriting, Influences + SongMakers Live at The Espy

Melbourne emerging act group ONE, featuring vocalist Vanessa and multi-instrumentalist Jan, join Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com ahead of their appearance at SongMakers Live at The Espy in St Kilda. In this in-depth Q&A, the young musicians/songwriters discuss the formation of their band, their creative development and the influences shaping their sound as they transition from school-based performances into original songwriting.

November 20, 2025
Remy of Electric Stardust interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11
Remy From Electric Stardust: Songwriting, Influences & SongMakers Live | Noise11 Q&A

Electric Stardust vocalist and songwriter Remy joins Paul Cashmere for a candid and energetic Noise11 Q&A ahead of the band's performance at SongMakers Live at the Espy in St Kilda. Hailing from Geelong - a city long associated with surf-rock, punk and some of Australia's most beloved alternative acts - Remy brings a fresh, humorous, and uniquely youthful voice to the local scene.

November 20, 2025
Grace of The Routines interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11
Grace from The Routine Talks Songwriting & The Espy | Noise11 Q&A

Grace from The Routine joins Paul Cashmere for an in-depth Noise11 Q&A ahead of the band's performance at APRA AMCOS SongMakers Live event at The Espy in St Kilda. Splitting their time between Geelong and Melbourne, The Routine are quickly earning a reputation as one of Victoria's most exciting emerging young bands, with Grace's songwriting at the centre of their sound.

November 19, 2025
Mischa and Lillian of The Masches interviewed by Paul Cashmere
The Masches Interview: Mischa & Lillian Talk Songwriting Ahead Of The Espy | Noise11 Q&A

The Masches - one of Melbourne's young and emerging young bands - sit down with Noise11's Paul Cashmere for an in-depth conversation ahead of their performance at the APRA AMCOS Songwriters Live event at The Espy on 23 November 2025. Mischa and Lillian, the band's two principal songwriters, open up about their creative process, musical influences and the rapidly growing identity of their band.

November 19, 2025
Caught In The Crossfire interviewed at The Espy for APRA AMCOS SongMakers Live
Caught In The Crossfire – SongMakers Live Interview for APRA AMCOS | Noise11 Q&A

Caught In The Crossfire - the emerging Geelong rock trio carrying the torch for a new generation of Australian guitar bands - sat down ahead pf their performance at Melbourne's iconic Espy Hotel for APRA AMCOS SongMakers Live 2025. In this Noise11 exclusive, Paul Cashmere speaks with two-thirds of the band, Angus Kaos and Andrew Thompson, about their creative process, their shared musical DNA, and the power of songwriting as a form of storytelling.

November 19, 2025
Tim Freedman of The Whitlams interviewed by Paul Cashmere at Noise11
Tim Freedman Talks 2026 Whitlams Orchestral Tour & Torch The Moon Anniversary | Noise11

Tim Freedman of The Whitlams joins Paul Cashmere for a deep-dive conversation ahead of the band's extensive 2026 national orchestral tour. In this wide-ranging interview, Freedman reflects on the cinematic Hammer Hall shows, the return of the Charlie Trilogy, and the challenges and rewards of adapting Whitlams classics for full symphony orchestras around Australia.

November 17, 2025
Wednesday 13 speaking with Paul Cashmere during Noise11 interview.
Wednesday 13 Talks New Album, Murderdolls Memories & Alice Cooper Influence | Noise11 Interview

Wednesday 13 joins Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com for an in-depth conversation ahead of his return to Australia for the continuation of the Mid Death Crisis tour, bringing with him the first live performances of songs from his upcoming 2025 album. In this revealing interview, Wednesday discusses the evolution of his sound, the strong fan response to the new material, and the creative process behind tracks like No Apologies, Rotting Away, and Decease And Desist. He talks about the influence of Alice Cooper, Kiss, Hanoi Rocks, and glam metal, and reflects on the origins of fan favourites such as 197666 and Look What The Bats Dragged In.

November 16, 2025
Dom Mariani interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11 about his album Apple Of Life
Dom Mariani on Apple Of Life, The Stems & 40 Years of Songwriting | Noise11 Interview

For the first time in almost 20 years, Australian guitar-pop icon Dom Mariani returns with a new solo album - and in this exclusive Noise11 interview, he sits down with Paul Cashmere to talk about the long road to “Apple Of Life”, his legacy with The Stems, DM3 and The Someloves, and why melody still matters.

November 11, 2025
Jascha Richter of Michael Learns To Rock interviewed by Paul Cashmere
Michael Learns To Rock’s Jascha Richter — First Ever Australian Interview! | Noise11

Michael Learns To Rock are finally coming to Australia — and after more than 30 years of global success, the excitement is real. In this, Jascha Richter's first ever Australian interview for Noise11.com, Paul Cashmere speaks with the MLTR frontman and songwriter about the band's long-awaited first Australian shows and the remarkable journey that brought them here.

November 11, 2025
James Blundell interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11 discussing Patience Wins
James Blundell Talks Patience Wins With Paul Cashmere | Noise11 Q&A

Australian country icon James Blundell sits down with Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com to talk about his long-awaited new album Patience Wins, his return to recording, and why some stories simply need time to mature.

November 6, 2025
Toby Martin From Youth Group Talks Big Whoop, Forever Young And Future Of the Group | Noise11.com
Toby Martin From Youth Group Talks Big Whoop, Forever Young And Future Of the Group | Noise11.com

Youth Group frontman Toby Martin sits down with Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com to talk about the band’s long-awaited return and their new album Big Whoop. In this candid Q&A, Toby reflects on the six-year gap since their last release, the band’s evolution over two decades, and the freedom of making music without the old industry pressures.

November 4, 2025
Joe Camilleri – The Black Sorrows – The Quintessential Black Sorrows Interview
Joe Camilleri Talks The Quintessential Black Sorrows | Noise11 Interview

Joe Camilleri joins Noise11's Paul Cashmere for a deep-dive conversation on The Quintessential Black Sorrows - a new 2-CD collection tracing 41 years of one of Australia's most loved bands.

November 2, 2025
era Blue interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11 discussing new music and her upcoming album
Vera Blue Interview: New Music, Artistic Evolution And The Next Album

Vera Blue sits down with Paul Cashmere for an in-depth Noise11 interview, revealing the creative journey behind her long-awaited return to new music. After three years away, Vera Blue has released In The Corner and Parallel Desire, offering the first glimpse into a bold new album era arriving in 2026.

November 1, 2025
John McFee of The Doobie Brothers talks with Paul Cashmere about Jackdawg, Elvis Costello, and Van Morrison.
John McFee Talks The Doobie Brothers, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison and Jackdawg | Noise11 Interview

John McFee of The Doobie Brothers joins Paul Cashmere at Noise11 to talk about the long-lost Jackdawg album, the collaboration between McFee, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Stu Cook, and the late Keith Knudsen. Recorded in the early ’90s and left unreleased for over three decades, Jackdawg captures the soulful rock sound that defined the musicians’ shared DNA.

October 22, 2025
Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival discusses Jackdawg with Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com
Stu Cook Talks Creedence Clearwater Revival And The Lost Jackdawg Album | Noise11.com

Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival joins Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com for an in-depth interview about Jackdawg, the long-lost album recorded with John McFee and Keith Knudsen of The Doobie Brothers.

October 20, 2025
Murray Cook and Lizzie Mack of Murray And The Movers talk new music and their name change with Paul Cashmere.
Murray Cook & Lizzie Mack Talk Murray And The Movers, New Single I’m With You | Noise11 Interview

Paul Cashmere sits down with Murray Cook (founding guitarist of The Wiggles) and Lizzie Mack to talk about their reimagined band Murray And The Movers, the artists formerly known as The Soul Movers.

October 19, 2025
Andrew Swift talks Lucky Stars with Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com
Andrew Swift Talks Lucky Stars

Australian country artist Andrew Swift joins Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com to talk about his deeply personal fourth album Lucky Stars. Swift opens up about the journey from flipping burgers and fixing caravans to becoming one of the country’s most respected singer-songwriters.

October 17, 2025
Luke Hodgson onstage with Mondo Freaks band
Luke Hodgson of Mondo Freaks The Noise11 Story including the 2025 Breakthrough

In this Noise11 Q&A, Paul Cashmere sits down with Luke Hodgson, the driving force behind Mondo Freaks, to discuss the band’s evolution from a cover-band collective to a full-fledged original outfit. Over the course of their conversation, Luke reveals how Mondo Freaks began as session musicians in Melbourne playing covers, and how over fifteen years the project slowly expanded into a 10-piece ensemble with five vocalists — each with their own voice in the music.

October 15, 2025
John Vesely of Secondhand Serenade returns to Australia for the 20th Anniversary of Awake
John Vesely Talks Secondhand Serenade, Awake At 20, And His 2025 Orchestral Australian Tour

After 16 years, Secondhand Serenade’s John Vesely returns to Australia, speaking with Paul Cashmere of Noise11 about the upcoming 20th Anniversary tour for Awake.

October 15, 2025
Helen Ryder interviewed by Paul Cashmere for Noise11.com
Helen Ryder: ‘Love Over Hate’ – The Story Behind Her Most Personal Album Yet | Noise11.com

In this new Noise11.com interview, Paul Cashmere sits down with Helen Ryder to talk about her new album Love Over Hate - her first in a decade following 2014's Someday Love.

October 14, 2025
Wolfgang Van Halen talks Mammoth III and the Van Halen legacy in new Noise11 interview with Paul Cashmere.
Wolfgang Van Halen Talks Mammoth III and His Father’s Legacy with Paul Cashmere | Noise11.com

Wolfgang Van Halen joins Paul Cashmere at Noise11.com to talk about Mammoth III, his powerful new album and the next chapter in his own musical legacy. In this in-depth conversation, Wolf reflects on working again with producer Michael Baskette, balancing life as a one-man studio band, and fronting the powerhouse live lineup that has now played over 350 shows together.

October 13, 2025