The Miami Herald caught up with Ry Cuming in a Q&A, asking the Australian singer songwriter about what fans can expect from his concerts, the intimacy that acoustic shows provide, if he had a desire to be a star, being greatly influenced by Jeff Buckley, touring with Maroon 5 and if he had been to Miami before.

“Those lads are actually mates of mine. I’ve known them for quite a while, and we have made a lot of music together over the years,” Ry said about opening for Adam Levine and company. “When my record came out, they asked me to open for them for a handful of shows, then some more, then more, then in Australia as well. And it has been a pretty amazing experience, playing to those big audiences on that grand scale.”

Update: The interview at miamiherald.com has since been removed.

Australian singer songwriter Ry Cuming takes readers on an important potato chip journey in his “Green” column for The Comet. Ry writes:

Everything we have, use, eat, spray and throw away has a journey. A journey we don’t see, one that takes a lot of energy, and one that we don’t really understand.

Lets take a packet of typical potato chips produced in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Now off to Idaho, Home of the Potato. Here we see usage of water to grow and wash the potatoes, and machinery and energy usage to pick and sort. There is very likely use of pesticides in this process too, which can run off into nearby waterways, or seep into the ground.

So we have potatoes. Then a truck drives these potatoes to the plant in Arizona, 970 miles away, using energy for this transportation, such as gas.

The post at thecomet.com has since been removed.

Ry Cuming spoke with MSN’s Wonderwall about how listening to bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine eventually led him to the artist that made the biggest change in his live. “And then,” Cuming adds, “I found Jeff Buckley. Dylan had Woody Guthrie: He emulated him, dressed like him, sung like him, played his songs. I did that for a long time with Jeff Buckley. As soon as I heard ‘Grace,’ that was it - that was my decision made. He’s inspired me and been more of an influence than any other musician, or even in surfing, anything.” Read more.

Ry Cuming checked in with fans on his blog at MySpace (@rycuming) on Tuesday (July 20), celebrating the release of his self-titled debut album on Zomba/RED. The Australian singer songwriter tells readers:

I’m so excited and humbled to get to share this with you all!!!
Just found out its on iTunes, Amazon, in Best buy etc etc.. Crazy!

It’s always a really long journey in making and putting out an album… and every step has been such an experience on its own.. Traveling the world surfing and writing long before I even imagined releasing an album and now sitting here with my first coming into the world.

Can’t wait to share more of the journey with you all and keep connected.. there are really cool things coming.. including a music video I just shot in Malibu and so much more..