As Big Day Out and its many official sideshows wrapped up in Sydney (there are still a few more special appearances to be made… such as Das Racist at the Rdio launch on Saturday), it’s now time to officially welcome the sideshows of the 2012 Laneway Festival, with Active Child ringing in the period with…
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There was a thing at this gig that became curiously weird; Battles, a mainly instrumental band using new styles of music composition were playing in a venue with old concrete walls. Walking into particular areas of The Forum and then smelling an odour of dampness was peculiar for a place that looked hugely grandiose from…
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A lot can happen in nine years. For folk troubadour Carus Thompson, plenty has changed in the nine years since the recording of the first Acoustic at the Norfolk album. In that time he has gotten married, become a father, put out three acclaimed records, and played countless shows across two continents. Now, nine years…
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As I entered the Spiegeltent, LA based outfit Vintage Trouble had already begun chanting “Welcome To Our Party” to the enthusiastic crowd. Indeed, they brought the party to Sydney at an early 7pm show – always an impressive feat – with the crowd on their feet and dancing from start to finish. The band –…
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Claire Knight catches up with Perth artist Abbe May backstage at the 2012 Sydney Big Day Out, to chat about her 2011 release Design Desire, being featured in Entourage, what 2012 will bring and more. CREDITS: Camera: Yaya Stempler Interviewer: Claire Knight Editor: Larry Heath
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Welcome to issue 3 of the AU review’s ARTS review, our weekly peek into the world of Art and Film. In this issue The Persian International Film Festival to arrive in Sydney, Gaynor Tension brings her Broadway style to Mardi Gras, Sydney to debate the F-Word with Germain Greer, Australian Dance Theatre premiers Proximity for…
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Being a pretentious wank, I’m used to attending gigs in tiny rooms with a handful of other conceited punters who spent half their night looking disinterested while composing a smarmy Facebook status update on their smart phones to show the rest of the world how cool they are. So it was a grand experience to…
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the AU review’s Claire Knight catches up with Jake Stone and Stavros Yiannoukas of Bluejuice to backstage at Big Day Out in Sydney to discuss the infamous clip for “Act Yr Age”, performing at the festival and much more… CREDITS: Camera: Yaya Stempler Editors: Shasha Gong and Larry Heath Interviewer: Claire Knight
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Shortly after their lead singer, Haydn, was knocked out in the crowd at the 2012 Sydney Big Day Out, Larry Heath caught up with the two other members of Calling All Cars – Adam and James – to talk about the incident, their latest record Dancing with a Dead Man, performing with the Foo Fighters…
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There are some genres that will never die. They are the genres that paved the way for “Rock and Roll” as we know it today: Blues, Swing, Rockabilly, Jazz, Country and so on… and the reason we know it will never die is because not only do bands like Kitty, Daisy and Lewis – siblings…
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We have a pile of new live show announcements for you on this Friday, and we kick things off with three hotly anticipated Soundwave sideshows… for more details about these shows, head to the Soundwave Official Website. Cobra Starship + Forever The Sickest Kids + These Kids Wear Crowns -+ Kill Hannah MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY…
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If it wasn’t for the surprising amount of attention Big Day Out has received for not selling out as in previous years, you wouldn’t have known that the Sydney Big Day Out wasn’t a sell out. Lines were still long (but reasonable), stages were still packed, more people arrived before noon than we had seen…
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There were only a handful of punters present to witness Jimmy Hawk & The Endless Party warming the stage, which was probably for the best as the disappointing work from the sound desk made their set much worse then it otherwise would have been. The band opened with “A Fever” and the sound mix that…
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We sit down with Mexican guitar maestro Rodrigo Sanchez, one half of the acclaimed duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela to discuss the story behind their latest record Area 52, a potential Australian tour and what it’s like working with acclaimed soundtrack composers. Hi, how are you? Good thank you Simon, and you? Good thanks, now before…
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Fresh from winning the FBi SMAC ‘Remix the City’ Award for 2011, Jurassic Lounge is back in 2012 with another summer season of after-hours events at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Dinosaurs and dragons will unite on 31st January 2012 when Jurassic Lounge launches its third season with an official City of Sydney Chinese New…
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Sleigh Bells, who received one of the few perfect 10/10 scores on the AU review for their last record Treats, are ready to crank out a new one – Reign of Terror! We’re stupidly excited about it, aided even more so by the premiere on MTV of their new track “Comeback Kid”. Enjoy it! The…
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This is the brand new music video from Dew Process signees Electric Guest, an up-and-coming duo out of LA. The clip was directed by Jorma Ticcone of The Lonely Island and Saturday Night Live… oh and he’s also lead singer Asa’s brother. So you know you’re in for a good time. Electric Guest’s Danger Mouse-produced…
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Sydney’s newest venue is a small 40-capacity room in Marrickville, a short walk from the Factory Theatre on Enmore Road. It’s an intimate space which has already had artists like Lanie Lane grace its stage, and embraces you with free pizza on arrival. Brilliant! Tonight Lachy Doley took his turn to perform, performing tracks off…
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It was a balmy summer night that saw me heading into the city to the Amplifier Bar for a night of great local music. Relative new comers Our Man in Berlin opened proceedings in front of a reasonable early doors crowd. From the outset they played with both confidence and poise. Playing a set of…
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2012 is sure to be a great year for music, with many artists making a re-appearance after many years of hiding (in the form of recording in the studio). In alphabetical order, we present the 10 Most Anticipated Releases of 2012. Starting with… 1. Air – Le Voyage Dans La Lune With the electronic duo’s…
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The one and only Fatboy Slim will be gracing our shores as part of Future Music Festival, ready to show us his new visual interactive show after a three year absence from our shores. He’ll also be touring through Sydney and Melbourne for sideshows with Ajax, and we’d also like to request the attendance of…
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One of our favourite bands in the world right about now, Bombay Bicycle Club, are finally making a visit to Australia supporting Elbow in March. And now they’ve announced some headline shows of their own, too! Perth – Astor Theatre – Sunday March 18th (All Ages) Book through www.bocsticketing.com.au Melbourne – Corner Hotel – Tuesday…
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Welcome to the second edition of the ARTS review, the AU review’s look at the world of Arts and Film… In This Issue: Melbourne Arts Fair appoints new Co-Directors, Mitch Cairns coordinates Alaska Projects group exhibition, Star Wars Burlesque comes to Melbourne, Sydney Dollar Shop to open, La Soiree season is extended, Griffin Theater company…
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Sitting down cross legged at a gig is really weird, especially in a pub. I know there are those experimental gigs in warehouses where sitting crossed legged down is a pre-requisite, but why sit on beer soaked carpet? Regardless, I like hanging out with people who like to chill, and I can try to chill,…
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The hit of last year’s Sydney Festival, Smoke and Mirrors, was a wonderful production helmed by Sydney talent iOTA. Bouncing off the success of La Clique in previous years, as well as iOTA’s growing popularity thanks to his turn in sell out seasons of Hedwig and the Angry Itch and Rocky Horror, it became one…
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We chat to Sydney’s Richard Cuthbert about playing Peats Ridge, his new record, and we look forward into 2012 – heading to Berlin and more… listen on!
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Larry caught up with four-piece indie rockers Wild Flag to talk about their debut album, touring and much more. Where about’s are you right now? I know you’ve been in the UK recently. No, we’re up in Washington DC. We’re going next week actually. How has your Christmas and New Years been? Yeah, it was…
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Filmed at Peats Ridge Festival and at Festival of the Sun, we find out the New Years Resolutions of bands from around Australia for 2012. Including The Brothers Grim, The Medics, Pigeon, The Holidays, The Delta Riggs, Microwave Jenny, The Snowdroppers, Benjalu, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Minnie Marks, Thundamentals, Sietta and Richard Cuthbert. Camera: Yaya…
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London based lo-fi rockers Yuck made waves across the blogosphere with the release of their eponymous debut LP in 2011. The AU had a quick chat with guitarist Max Bloom ahead of their upcoming Australian tour, and performances at Laneway Festival. How did Yuck meet and start playing together? It’s quite a long story but…
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Jumping on the bandwagon, here, in no particular order, are twelve Australian bands we’re looking out for in 2012… five bands from overseas we’re predicting big things for here in Australia… AND a couple of Australian bands the rest of the world should have their eye on! Madness! Read on… Deep Sea Arcade Why? The…
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