Due to the catastrophe that has struck her friends and fans up in Queensland, Kasey Chambers shows scheduled for Queensland will be postponed until further notice. ‘My heart goes out to you all. I can’t imagine what you guys are going through and I was very happy to be a part of the telethon on…
Read MoreDeep Sea Arcade are pleased to announce they’ll be hitting both the road and the beach this summer in a co-headline tour with fellow surficianados Surf City from New Zealand. The two bands will duel it up along the east coast throughout February 2011 and with both bands drawing inspiration from classic surf music it’s…
Read MoreLast January, the Australian branch of Rolling Stone magazine launch the 1st Annual Rolling Stone awards – with artists like Dave Grohl and Sarah Blasko among those taking out the top honours. The magazine recently announced the awards would be returning later this month, and so I caught up with Rolling Stone’s Editor-in-Chief, Matt Coyte,…
Read MoreXSW Music 2011 is pleased to announce Bob Geldof will be Keynote Speaker and Showcase Performer. At the end of last year, Bob Geldof was described as “one of Ireland’s greatest lyricists ever.” In a lifetime spent using rock music to change things, Geldof now comes to SXSW with his band to play music from…
Read MoreOver the next 2 months, we’ll be providing you with news and a pile of articles about the upcoming Canadian Music Week event in Toronto. Why? Because for the first time ever, the AU review will be reporting live from the event in March! We’ll be touching base with the Australians performing at the event…
Read MoreDue to a few unavoidable reasons ranging from the illness of his DJ to floods in Brisbane, the upcoming Australian tour by Grammy Award-nominated rapper, actor and poet Mos Def has had to have all dates rescheduled. The good news is that ‘The Ecstatic Tour’ is going ahead in full. Final rescheduled dates have now…
Read MoreIt’s been a devastating week for Queenslanders, so New York and local Hip Hop artists have rallied together with Mistrust Music to raise money for the flood victims. Just recently on our shores, Pharoahe Monch is back with his mind blowing technical skills and lyrical mastery. Joining him is Boogie Blind from the legendary X-Ecutioners…
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