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Look back at all the action from Stereosonic 2010 in Sydney.
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You might think you’ve peeped the scene – you haven’t The real one’s far too mean The watered down one The one you know Was made up centuries ago It made it sound all whack and corny Yes, it’s awful, blasted, boring Twisted fiction Sick addiction Well gather round children Zip it, listen. The words…
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Local Natives has been one of the most talked about bands of the year, with Gorilla Manor spawning no less than six singles as well as countless praise from overwhelmingly positive reviews. And when you listen to this impressive album from start to finish, it’s not difficult to understand why. Local Natives’ music is effortlessly…
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Deep Sea Arcade are one of the many Aussie bands who’ve I’ve heard on the radio, thought they were alright and have been meaning to go out and see their live show for ages and never actually did. Finally I got my chance to see the five piece from Sydney strut their stuff at the…
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It was a night of experimental mayhem with Melbourne’s finest art-pop hipsters Rat vs. Possum playing their last headlining show for the year. Supporting them were Towels , a relatively new band and a welcome addition to the local live scene. Comprised of James Unlimited, Zayd (Pets with Pets) and Tom Zimmer, the three piece…
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Their last tour down under in 2009 was the hottest of the year, with their shows selling out in minutes. This summer The Frontier Touring Company are thrilled to confirm the much anticipated return of Kings Of Leon with concerts scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in March 2011. Already established as one…
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Ahead of their performance at the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project on November 27th in Sydney, we sat down with Laura Taylor and DJ Gorky of Bonde do Rolê – the “Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil”. For you see, for one night only, we were switching nightlifes with Brazil! We chat about the show,…
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American musician and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren chats to us about his latest album, working with two Rock and Roll legends and how he went from playing classical accordion to playing three minute solos in front of packed out stadiums. So you have just come off tour, how was that for you? Well…
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While working the afternoon shift is great as you are able to sleep in everyday, finishing work late in the evening seriously impinges on one’s pub going time. Fortunately I arrived at the band room early enough to catch the end of I Am Giant’s set, which was, in a word, massive. I’m not quite…
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Today marked the release of Regina Spektor‘s first ever live CD/DVD release: “Live in London” – and on her official YouTube page she’s released two pretty beautiful examples of what we can expect on the final product – “Eet” and “Dance Anthem of the 80s”. Check them out below. ABOUT THE CD/DVD SET: ‘LIVE IN…
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With over 40 amazing acts from home and around the world already on board its time to complete the picture of what’s in store for the 2011 series of BIG DAY OUT festivals. For the record, 2011 was by far our biggest ever first announcement. The Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney events sold out in…
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We’re sure you remember our 2010 coverage of SXSW, so you better believe we’ll be back in 2011 for the 25th Anniversary of the event! And as such, it should come as no surprise to you that we’re keeping a close eye on the announcements of bands set to play. Here is the second announcement….
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Sydney-based singer-songwriter Emma Davis has released a beautiful animated music video clip for her single “Machines”. It comes off the back of her remarkable self-titled debut album, which touched down last month to rave reviews. The clip is directed, illustrated and animated by Paul Murphy, a twenty-four year old independent filmmaker from Sydney. We hope to…
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New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! are favourites on our own shores, and they’ve released their new single “Wasted Lands” – accompanied by quite the interesting music video. Check it out here! “Wasted Lanes” is taken from their third album Form, out now via Flying Nun / Remote Control.
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Appearances can be deceiving and when Alyx Dennison and Freya Berkhout quietly walk onstage and take their place behind their instruments set up on stacks of milk crates you would be forgiven for wondering what kind of weird amateur production you’re going to be subjected to. As soon as they start to sing, all apprehension…
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Its been a big year for Marcus Azon and Pepa Knight, the brain children behind NSW’s next big thing, Jinja Safari. The boys hit up the East Brunswick Club for the final show of their Forest Eyes Tour, bring Fishing and Alpine along with them for the ride. With Alpine cancelling due to illness, it was left up to Sydney…
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Yes, Lykke Li. I would like to get some indeed. Wait, what? You’re a prostitute? Quite interesting lyrics – and this track is easily one of my favourite tracks of the year. Thankfully, the video does not disappoint and give us plenty of time to enjoy Lykke’s beauty. OK, this video is distracting me from other…
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My Chemical Romance are back with a surprisingly cool video for new single “Sing”. Pretty epic. Who doesn’t love lasers? Is it just me though or does this totally feel out of place with the song itself? We’ll let you be the judge!
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Dead Letter Chorus have returned with new single “Run, Wild”. Directed by Jefferton James, the track is from their second album, due out early 2011 on ABC Music. This is a wonderfully fun track (my personal favourite from the album), and a beautiful video. Check it out and enjoy! To celebrate the release of ‘Run,…
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YouTube seem to be removing the video faster than you can say TWIN FLAMES! So quick! Check out the new video from Klaxons. It’s NSFW. It’s gross. But it’s pretty amazing all at the same time. Click HERE to search for the video clip online if it’s not working!
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One of my all time favourite music video directors (and directors in general) is back, and he’s bringing with him the new one from Canada’s Arcade Fire. “The Suburbs” was one of the tracks off of the new album (of the same name) to drop pretty early on, and it gave us Arcade Fire a…
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After a busy few months of touring the US and more to come, Ketil from Casiokids was kind enough to have a chat with James Hull about their upcoming tour in Australia over the festive season (most questions courtesy of Amanda Picman, held up by unstoppable forces at the last minute). Hi Ketil. How’s things?…
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This (live-ish) music video has been floating around the interwebs for months, but Mumford and Son‘s “Roll Away Your Stone” is finally an official single down in Australia. What took them so long? Well, looks like they were waiting on the deluxe 3-disc edition of the album to be released… just in time for Christmas!…
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Currently touring the country with Grinspoon are Port Macquarie’s The Foreign Objects. While on the road, we chatted with Luke Hall about life on that road, the new EP 321, working with Phil Jamieson and plenty more… read on! Let’s start by talking about the new EP 321 … you recorded in Byron Bay with…
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4:30pm, ears firmly glued to the massive doors in the stinking alley beside Sydney’s Metro theatre. Inside, Manic Street Preachers are running a sound-check, and it seems vital to sit out here and take it all in, guessing each song as it’s played. It’s hard to distinguish the muffled vocals of James Dean Bradfield amongst the buzzing…
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Blue Mountains-based rock-and-rollers Belles Will Ring are back with new single “Come North With Me Baby, Wow”. Check out the new music video! “Come North With Me Baby” is available as a digital EP via iTunes NOW. Recorded in the band’s familiar setting of the Blue Mountains with front-man Liam Judson once again at the…
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One band who have made quite a few waves in 2010 is Los Angeles five-piece Local Natives. I spoke to bass guitarist and backup vocalist Andy Hamm while he was enjoying a day in West London, ahead of their show in Manchester and following a day and a half in France. Ah, the life of…
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Filmed in The Hollywood Palace souvlaki shop in South Yarra on the way home from the Keith St video clip shoot, Alexander from Oh Mercy performs “The Good Life Never Ends”. This song was written by David McComb and performed by his last band, Costar. The Blackeyed Susans have also performed this song.
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Welcome to the brand new weekly series on the AU review – the AU top 5 countdown – as we lead up to the end of year countdowns in late December. This week we take a look at the 5 bands we believe the whole industry is paying attention to. Are they they “next big…
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