(April 2011) Severed Heads are regarded as being one of the most influential experimental and electronic bands in Australia, pioneering the use of tape loops and samples in the late 70s and early 80s, and forging an innovative career that stretched across three decades.  Retiring in 2010, Severed Heads nonetheless came together once again in May 2011 to play a series of shows with electro-pioneer Gary Numan, and, prior to the tour, gave their final live to air performance on NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA.

Over 50 minutes in length, this exclusive Severed Heads set is in two parts – a ‘pop’ set featuring well-known classic tracks from the back catalogue, and a shorter ‘weird’ set, with the band recreating early material with Ableton Live. In between, Stu Buchanan discusses the legacy, ‘the retrospective era’ and upcoming solo activity with Severed Heads frontman, Tom Ellard.  [Official Severed Heads site: sevcom.com/]

Live tracks featured in this podcast: (Part One) Now, An Explosive New Movie / Pilot In Hell / Harold And Cindy Hospital / Kittenette / Petrol / Pilots Hate You / Choose Evil / Heart Of The Party / Dead Eyes Opened. (Part Two) Ken Burns Effect / Gashing The Old Mae West / Wonder Of All The World

DOWNLOAD: NWA Podcast #16. Severed Heads, Live-to-air Set & Interview (April 2011)

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and in-studio recordings from our FBi radio show, as well as live performances from events, video interviews and more.  Subscribe to our podcast feed by using this URL:  http://newweirdaustralia.libsyn.com/rss or click here to subscribe directly in iTunes .  You can also download our Podcast App for iPhone or Android which includes an archive of all podcasts to date, plus automatic updates of all new podcasts as they are released.

(January 2010) SEVERED HEADS are regarded as being one of the most influential experimental and electronic bands in Australia, pioneering the use of tape loops and samples in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and forging an innovative career that has stretched across three decades.

Returning for a special ‘grand finale’ show at the 2010 Sydney Festival, Severed Heads’ mainman TOM ELLARD joins Stu & Danny on the latest NEW WEIRD AUSTRALIA Podcast for a look back at their career, playing highlights and rarities, and finding out what’s in store for the Sydney Festival gig.

DOWNLOAD: NWA Podcast #4. Severed Heads, Interview (January 2010)

Gig Info: sydneyfestival.org.au
Tom Ellard’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Blog : tomellard.com

The New Weird Australia Podcast Series features selected interviews and in-studio recordings from our FBi radio show, as well as live performances from events, video interviews and more.  Subscribe to our podcast feed by using this URL: http://newweirdaustralia.libsyn.com/rss or click here to subscribe directly in iTunes.

img: test render from ‘Sevs In Space’ (via tomellard.com)