Colin Moore is a singer-songwriter/folk rocker hailing from Canada. While over for the One Movement Festival in Perth (plus a few other shows across the country) we had a chat about his music, his song writing and Canadian music. Welcome to Australia, looking forward to the tour? Hell yah and the beach!!!! You have played…
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Just in time for their first showcase at One Movement Festival, we got the chance to ask Canada’s top purveyors of death country, Elliott Brood, a few questions. Here’s what they had to say… Welcome back to Australia! How did you find your previous stay here? Any fun stories to tell? Last time it was spider season. They are huge…
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Matthew Barber is back in Australia for only his second visit, and his first to the west coast. He sits down with The AU Review before his first showcase at the One Movement Festival to have a chat about his music, his influences and much more. Welcome to Australia! Is this your first time here? Second…
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Ahead of his first set at the One Movement Festival, we have a chat with Dan Sultan about his muisc, what he’s been listening to, and what he’s up to next. Here’s what he had to say. So last time I saw you, you were playing West Coast Blues and Roots, how did feel that set…
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Fresh from recording the video for their first UK single “Meditation Song 2” we have a sit down with Cloud Control‘s bassist Jeremy Kelshaw and drummer Ulrich Lenffer for a quick chat before they perform at the One Movement Festival, Perth. How was the response to your debut album? I think it was good, straight up, very…
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The soundtrack for this summer comes courtesy of Washed Out, the musical outlet for Ernest Greene. The flag bearer of the chillwave movement will be bringing his warm, laid back sound to Australia this December. Prior to June 2009, Ernest was producing music from his bedroom studio in the small town of Perry, Georgia. He…
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It’s a cold, drizzly night and although not everyone is inclined to go out in this miserable, non-Queensland weather, the historic Old Museum still comes alive with a bang as it hosts the Brisbane instalment of the notorious, uproarious and just plain exciting interstate revue known as the Bohemian Masquerade Ball. Despite Halloween being three…
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The huge basslines and paced out drums of dubstep have made their way to Australia. This has been a gradual but steady influx over a relatively short time but it is impossible to deny its presence in nightclubs across Australia (well at least Sydney). There is something a bit seedy about dubstep, a touch of…
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We won’t keep you waiting any longer, here is the long awaited first announcement of the 2011 Laneway Festival. There are plenty of familiar faces, and plenty of new ones too. All we can say is this: don’t miss The Antlers (but bring some tissues), and from what we hear, Local Natives are amazing live too!…
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Today we bring you five new music videos that have caught our eye. First up, we have “Keith St” – the first glimpse of the forthcoming Oh Mercy album. The laid back video for Keith St was shot on the streets of Melbourne by UK based director Brad Lawson. The footage was actually meant for two…
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Warming the stage for lovely local lads The Smoke, were Tehachapi, an interesting choice of supports as these two bands are as musically compatible as oil and water. Tehachapi are a psychedelic post-rock group with heavy nineties indie and shoe gaze influences. Think Brian Jonestown and Radiohead with a heavy helping of Mogwai and illicit…
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Yes, the time has come for you Paramore fans to enjoy the bands epic stadium tour of Australia! The tour kicks off tomorrow night in Perth before heading off to other major cities. The dates are below, and while we wait for the tour to hit your capital city, lets learn more about the support…
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As someone who has spent a bit of time in Canada – let me tell you – this was a special experience indeed. Playing on a rooftop to a crowd of no more than 50, Canadian sensations The Trews provided industry guests with a short but sweet acoustic showcase that gave us all a pretty…
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The first year of Melbourne Music has brought a vast array of Arts and Entertainment events to Melbournians, one of its most fascinating being Cinemix. Cinemix is the concept of giving a musician complete creative freedom in musically re-interpreting the score of a film. It is then played live simultaneously with the film for an…
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The very quaint and intimate Raval was the perfect venue for an evening of acoustic tunes. Opening act, Sydney singer/songwriter Vanessa Jade (pictured below), looked right at home among the antique lounges and red curtained stage. Her folk and country-tinged music bore an honest, vintage pop quality and her sweet, pitch-perfect vocals were reminiscent of…
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2008 was the year of MGMT, followed by 2009 which saw the rise of Passion Pit and their glorious synthesiser driven fuzz-pop. Here in 2010 New Zealand’s next big thing The Naked and Famous are set to take their place and have indie kids the world over going spastic on the dance floors with the…
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From 1997 to 1999, Lilith Fair was one of the most successful touring festivals in America. Founded and headlined by Sarah McLachlan, it was a showcase of some of the worlds finest female singer/songwriters. Sarah brought the festival back earlier this year, however it didn’t prove quite the success as its predecessor, with quite a…
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Let’s get straight into it… first up, Brisbane’s much loved Charlie Mayfair brings us “If I Fell Down”. Next, we have New York’s Freelance Whales, with “Hannah”. I LOVE THIS SONG. And the video seems to have come out pretty nicely, too. Fingers crossed they come down here soon… Check out my recent interview with…
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A few hours before they were to play the Hordern Pavilion in support of Birds of Tokyo, I sat down with Brian and Nikki of Silversun Pickups. Hailing from Los Angeles, we spoke about the tour, the weather, Melbourne, Muse,, Guitar Hero and Asian cuisine… read on! Welcome back to Australia! I was going to…
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Ahead of their Australian tour, while he was at home in Toronto, we had a chat to Jay Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash. You’re at home having a relaxing couple of days? [Laughs] Not really, it’s been like twenty four hours of press [laughter] But, yeah, our records coming out here this week, or it just…
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Wednesday night has always been a tricky one to get right when it comes to a weekly live music event in Sydney, but if anyone can nail it, it’s Spectrum (34 Oxford St, Darlinghurst) – and tonight, from 8pm, they’re throwing their hat into the ring with “Happy Wednesdays”. LAUNCHING TONIGHT, OCTOBER 6th at 8pm, AND FEATURING:…
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We always love seeing some good music being played in the streets – and as part of the Melbourne Music 2010 Festival, some of our favourite local artists have been doing just that. First up, we’ve got Red Ink playing the steps of the State Library: And then we have two tracks of Michael Paynter playing by the…
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Two of our favourite Ivy League artists have just launched new music videos, and we’re quite excited about it. They’re both pretty damn slick. First up, is “Tonight”, the lead single off of Wons Phreely‘s sophomore EP of the same name. And then we have the debut single off the debut EP (Zurich) of Melbourne’s…
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British rock band Kids In Glass Houses opened the night up in front of a crowded venue, receiving an overwhelming response. This was the first I had heard of the band and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I was immediately impressed by their stage presence and energetic performance. The only downside was that the sound wasn’t…
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Larry caught up with Adelaide band City Riots while they were at Coaster Festival in Gosford. They chat about their upcoming tour with The Smashing Pumpkins, playing Sydney, adventures in America, their newest member “The Edge”, getting held up at knife point, what’s coming up and much more…
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Here is a batch of new music videos we’ve come across this week! First up, Modular bring us the new one from Perth wonders Tame Impala – “Lucidity” Bella Union, meanwhile, have been spreading the word of Abe Vigoda around the world. And that voice is just reaching Australia. The fantastic track “Throwing Shade” is…
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Welcome to the brand new VIDEO section of the AU review! You may notice that we’ll be moving some articles from the free music section into this one… but this is the first official article for the new section 🙂 We’re launching with two awesome brand new videos from two of our favourite Australian bands:…
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The moniker and brainchild of UK born Mike Rosenberg, Passenger has been often called a “truly impressive performer”. Tonight, in front of the intimate Raval crowd, with a few special guests, he proved why he was worthy of such a statement. Running on stage with a painful leg cramp, he opened the set with “Month…
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Ahead of their Australian tour with Ben Kweller, Larry Heath has a chat to the lead singer of San Diego’s Delta Spirit, Matthew Vasquez. L: Well thanks make for talking to us today. and we are here to talk about your tour upcoming to Australia, but we will get to that in a minute, but first…
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Hope Estate proudly presents Crowded House as their season opening concert on Saturday November 20. Crowded House, some of Australasia’s favourite sons and one of the most exceptional and enduringbands worldwide, will embark on a national tour this November, celebrating and enjoying the releaseof the new album ‘Intriguer’. The band are returning to Australia following…
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