Georgia Fields is generating what we silly gig reviewers like to blurt out as a buzz in the music industry. A sold out crowd probably isn’t a buzz however, it’s more a sound that can align itself with infatuation. Georgia appears on stage in a beautiful gold skirt and colourful implements in her hair –…
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A strange, unfamiliar synthesised sound, almost shoegaze-like, beckons at the beginning of the new Silversun Pickups single, “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)”. It is at that moment, conclusions are made that listeners will experience something new from the Los Angeles band in the near future. Their third full-length album, Neck Of The Woods, will be out…
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Hitting Australia for Splendour in the Grass in July, we caught up with Zulu Winter while they were in Texas to chat about the impending Australian tour, their experiences in Texas, what we can expect from their debut record (due out in Australia on May 11th), what it meant to sign to Dew Process and…
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Let’s cut to the chase, as let’s face it, you’ve been waiting long enough! Hitting Belongil Fields in Byron Bay this July 27, 28 and 29 for the 2012 Splendour in the Grass festival will be… Jack White, Bloc Party (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Smashing Pumpkins, At The Drive-In (ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW), Lana Del Rey, Azealia…
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Newtons Nation and bandit.fm Records are searching for an unsigned artist to perform at Newtons Nation Festival on Sat April 28th April. This competition closes TODAY at 5pm with the winner being announced tomorrow. Just in case there were any of you out there still thinking of entering, we thought we’d have a look at…
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In just a few hours we’ll be finally hearing the 2012 Splendour in the Grass lineup. But so far we do know ONE artist who’s making the journey: UK’s Zulu Winter. From their forthcoming record Language, which is due out locally on May 11th, here’s the latest single “Key To My Heart”. Let’s see what…
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Whether you were at the festival itself, or you were glued to your computer screen, this past weekend was all about the first weekend of Coachella, which featured one amazing performance after another, for three jam-packed days. Gotye held the flag up high for Australia (though pulled the live stream last minute), and impressed, but…
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Backstage at The Aussie BBQ (Canadian Music Week in Toronto, March 2012), we catch up with Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays to talk about their American tour, their new record Bloodstreams, UK & NME Loving, The Aussie BBQ and much more… Interview: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade Editor: Nathan Atkins
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When Claire Knight of the AU review catches up with Hercules and Love Affair backstage at the 2012 Future Music Festival, we find out about the bands live changes since their last tour, how the shows have been going, how Australia was a changing point for the band and a little bit of fashion… Interview:…
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Future of the Left talk to the AU review about their new album, their dislike of SXSW, mobile homeless wifi, The Smashing Pumpkins and a bunch of other random… ahem, shit. LANGUAGE WARNING: This interview contains some naughty words. Camera: Andrew Wade Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath
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Currently touring with The Cribs, we caught up with Detroit group The Hounds Below while they were at SXSW to talk about their forthcoming record, the new band, their music, their live show, their experiences at SXSW and we have a special guest appearance from the one-and-only Nardwuar. Camera: Andrew Wade Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath
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Welcome to issue 14 of the AU review’s ARTS review, our weekly peek into what is going on in the world of Art and Film. In this issue A look at iconic images of the Stones, traveling Roy Lichtenstein exhibition direct from the National Gallery of Australia, war and peace on display at the QUT…
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While at Canadian Blast at SXSW, Larry Heath got acquainted with Paul Murphy of Canadian band Wintersleep. They’ve been making the rounds for a long time now, but we don’t know all that much about them Down Under… now’s your chance (and ours) to learn a little more… Camera: Andrew Wade Interview/Edit: Larry Heath
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We catch up with LA-based Andy Clockwise to find out why he moved to the States, what he’s been up to lately, get his opinion on SXSW and learn about his experiences over the years with The Aussie BBQ. Includes a special shout out to Devo. Devo! Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath Camera: Mandy Hall
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One of my personal favourite bands I caught (unexpectedly) when I was in Toronto last month was the Austria/UK group Bensh, and they’ve just released a music video for the simple but catchy track “Doubt”. Enjoy! And I’m looking forward to seeing what the rest of the contributors at the AU think… they’ll be posting…
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We catch up with AU review favourite Alpine as they dominate the world! We’re backstage at The Aussie BBQ in Austin, Texas during SXSW…
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One of the most talked about artists in Australia right now is Chet Faker, thanks to his breakthrough debut EP Thinking in Textures. Before he released the EP he toured America and we caught up with Chet at the beginning of that tour in Los Angeles at the Aussie BBQ – which was his 7th…
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Larry Heath catches up with Ryan and Ewan of The Sheepdogs at the Canadian Blast at SXSW 2012. They talk about their then forthcoming tour dates in Australia with John Fogerty, their SXSW experiences, fellow Canadian bands and much more… Interviewer/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade
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The lovely Tara Simmons is returning to our ears with a second album, It’s Not Like We’re Trying To Move Mountains. In anticipation for the release, she has released the video for her brand new single (the second for the album) “Where Do You Go”, featuring the wonderful talents of Molly The Dog, and a…
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At the Canadian Blast event at SXSW we catch up with Brian Borcherdt and Leon Taheny of the new band Dusted. Brian talks about how his work with HOLY FUCK led him to set up the DUSTED project, what we can expect from them moving forward, experiences touring Australia and much more… Camera: Andrew Wade…
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Brisbane duo DZ Deathrays cranked up their music to 11 during the annual Block Party at SXSW’s convention centre, so much so that the festival organisers had to tell them to end their set. Thankfully they let them finish the song… here’s the footage! Cameras: Larry Heath and Andrew Wade Edit: Larry Heath
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We chat with Brisbane’s Emma Louise and her bandmate Hannah Shepherd outside the Aussie BBQ in Los Angeles in March 2012, just before they hit the stage (and head to SXSW!). Camera: Andrew Wade Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath
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Larry Heath catches up with Helen Feng from Nova Heart at SXSW 2012 to learn more about the project and about the emerging music scene in China. We gain a good deal of insight into how this scene has grown over the last decade… enjoy! Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade
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Welcome back to another installment of The AU Crew Poll! This time we asked our lovely contributors to tell us which albums are currently on high rotation and why. The variety of responses not only reflect the diversity of music tastes, but also how far in the past they went, as there were mentions of…
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Larry from the AU review sits down with Aussie Hip Hop Superstars Bliss N Eso as they take their music global at SXSW. We talk about the music, the festival, the Aussie BBQ and much more… Camera: Mandy Hall Editor/Interviewer: Larry Heath Photo: Johnny Au
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Welcome to the lucky 13th addition of AU review’s ARTS review, where we present the latest news from the world of Art and Film. In This Issue: Actor and comedian Judah Friedlander tours, huge Asian film line-up for10th annual Gold Coast Film Festival, writers in line for NT WordStorm 2012, Australians first exhibition for Australian…
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Larry Heath from the AU review catches up with Perth’s Voltaire Twins backstage at The Aussie BBQ 2012 – a showcasing event at SXSW in Austin, Texas. We find out what they’re up to, hear their thoughts on SXSW and of course The Aussie BBQ – celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. Interviewer: Larry Heath…
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We catch up with Sweden’s Park Hotell in a hotel lobby during SXSW 2012, to chat about their first American release and much more. Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade
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The AU Review’s Editor-in-Chief, Larry Heath, recently caught up with one of Australia’s most prolific electronic acts, Dubmarine, to ask them about their debut festival experience at Bluesfest, the upcoming record to be released later this year and plenty more! The show was great today. I actually got to see you. I like the early…
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We catch up with Melbourne’s Pets with Pets backstage at The Aussie BBQ in Los Angeles, where Zayd answers questions via pre-recordings (a little awkward?), they talk about touring, their music and much more… we would genuinely like to find out what they got up to Chicago, too… Interviewer/Editor: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade
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