April 03, 2025

Darcy Newton and Luca Catalano Get Raucous and Loud with their Kingswood Doc CLAPTRAP

27 minutes

Aussie band Kingswood are rock royalty, having played shows with AC/DC and The Hives, tearing down the rooves of Aussie venues in equal measure with their unique brand of raucous rock. In 2024, the band undertook a record-setting road trip across Australia with the Hometowns Tour, the longest ever music tour, encompassing 112 shows over six months, with everywhere from the outer regions of Western Australia to the sticky floors of Sydney getting a taste of their guitar licks and long hair.

Knowing what a historical moment this would be for the band, Kingswood tapped emerging director Darcy Newton on the shoulder to shoot social media footage and share their journey on the road. That notion quickly fell by the wayside when Darcy realised there was something more at play here, with his trusty camera able to capture the highs and the lows of the bands journey, ultimately bringing forth the feature documentary CLAPTRAP.

In the following interview, recorded ahead of the films roll out in Australian cinemas which kicks off with a premiere event at The Astor Theatre Melbourne on Friday 4 April, and culminates with a Q&A screening at The Ritz Sydney on Friday 11 April, Darcy and producer Luca Catalano talk about how they came on board to shoot the film, what life was like on the bus with the band, and how Darcy captured some of CLAPTRAP's more impactful moments, like a late night boozy chat with a regional music icon or a deep and meaningful chat between bandmates about the meaning of one of their songs.

CLAPTRAP AUSTRALIAN SCREENINGS

** KINGSWOOD attending

Friday 4 April Astor Theatre Melbourne **

PREMIERE EVENT

Tickets

Saturday 5 April Thornbury Picture House Melbourne **

SCREENING, Q&A EVENT

Tickets

Sunday 6 April Pivotonian Cinema Geelong

SCREENING, Q&A EVENT

Wednesday 9 April Regal Theatre Adelaide SA

SCREENING