2011 has already been jam-packed for one of Australia’s finest rock outfits, BABY ANIMALS. With a fearsome reputation for live shows, the band is preparing to showcase a selection of new songs alongside their much-loved crowd favourites, when they hit the road in October. Suze and the boys kicked off the year with a scorching…
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Welcome back to another installment of “The AU Crew Poll”, where we take a look at what our contributors have to say about pressing matters in the realm of the music industry. This week, an announcement was made by the ABC to launch a new radio station, Unearthed, in a move to promote aspiring musicians…
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With their new track “Breaking to Breathe” about to hit the airwaves, FLOATINGME have announced a national tour in support of the track. One of the standout tracks on their self titled debut album and is also available for free download through the bands website. Download “Breaking To Breathe” from www.floatingme.com. Since the release of…
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Brisbane’s power pop quartet, Grand Atlantic will bring the psychedelic sounds from their upcoming album, Constellations, which was recorded in Seacliff Lunatic Asylum in New Zealand, to this year’s CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival, to be held October 18-22, 2011. While they only have have one show scheduled so far, they’re hoping to make…
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The band that lives or dies by its live show reputation, Guitar Wolf, are finally returning to Australia to pick up where they left off in 2007 – playing sell out gigs and giving punters THE best rock show. Period. Their mission is simple; to headline Mere Noise Meltdown in Brisbane, to play 2 shows…
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Instrumental Texan quartet Explosions In The Sky return to Australia this December with their powerfully intense live show. Equal parts romance and tragedy, their beautiful melodies have the tendency to ignite into head-spinning walls of noise. Made up of Mark Smith, Michael James and Munaf Rayani on guitars and Christopher Hrasky on drums, Explosions In…
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We’re crowning our creative digs with an exclusive performance by Pajama Club featuring Neil and Sharon Finn at The Standard’s official industry launch on Tuesday 13 September, and now Surry Hills’ newest all purpose performance space is pleased to announce the eclectic line-up of artists playing in September. For our official public launch on Thursday…
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It was just bad luck that the night I was set to see Brisbane Oz music princes, Regurgitator play the Gov was the same night I chose to eat some bad chinese.The irony was not lost on me, as I took a seat in the dimly lit and still sparsely populated venue, determined not to…
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This being my very first time at Revolver Upstairs, I walked around like a complete git, not knowing where the freaking bandroom was and looking like a complete idiot for 20 minutes or so. This made me late for probably half of Other Places. From the music (or should that be ‘experimentation with sound’, I…
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