Heading our way in January for the Big Day Out, punk outfit OFF!, headed by the legendary Keith Morris (Circle Jerks/Black Flag), have just released a 80s VHS inspired music video to accompany two tracks off their debut self-titled album, “Borrow and Bomb” and “I Got News For You”. The hilarious video features News Radio‘s…
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Metric have always balanced the rock and synth-based pop sound impeccably, and no album showcases this better than their 2009 breakthrough Fantasies. And now that the band is enjoying more exposure and success (in part thanks to appearances on soundtracks like Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Twilight: Eclipse) the anticipation for their follow-up was…
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Welcome to yet again, another feature! It came to me like a dream. The idea that it’s possible to have a multitude of tracks with the same title but have different contexts within them and I couldn’t be prouder of showing you two fine examples of what I’m on about. Just a word of warning…
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Heath Media – parent company of the AU review – continues supporting the local music scene by today proudly announcing the return of CAPTURED. In 2011, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, we sourced out 6 of Australia’s best emerging filmmakers and matched them up with 6 of the countries most exciting young acts…
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Last year, popular video game chain EB Games launched a gaming expo in Australia, the EB Expo, targeted at both the general public and industry. Taking place on the Gold Coast, the event was a huge success. Over three days this October, the Expo returns for a bigger and better installment set to take over…
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While they were in Sydney last week, we caught up with Sam and Andrew of Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants to talk about spilling beers on Last Dinosaurs, touring, music, good fun times and much more…
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Guess what’s back, back again… Riff Off’s back, tell a friend… or fifty. Just when you thought it was done and dusted, the notion of sampling music is still thriving and in some cases, giving an extra edge or dimension to an otherwise well-versed track. That was the idea for New York-based rapper, Outasight, who…
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Before I headed along to The Standard on Thursday night to see New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die!, who we have featured many times over the years on the AU review, it occurred to me that I’d never before witnessed the explosive trio. For shame, I told myself… for shame. So it was with little hesitation…
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We catch up with Grant Redgan, singer and guitarist of Brisbane outfit The Oyster Murders to talk about their new record Winter of the Electric Sun, working with ‘Magoo’, their influences, CMJ and much more… Why did you decide to call yourselves The Oyster Murders and what does it mean? Do you find people expect…
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There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly. Refused fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed……
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Before speaking to Sam, a little birdie in the form of a helpful PR assistant mentioned jokingly that he was a “charmer”. Of course, I was immediately intrigued. But the image of a smooth John Mayer type character was quickly replaced by a chilled, down-to-earth 23-year-old who really loves what he does. That happens to…
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Fresh from her announcement high atop the CMJ lineup, Kimbra will be returning to NSW in December to headline the annual Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, alongside Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, Husky, DZ Deathrays, the return of The Datsuns and much more… Here’s the full lineup: Kimbra, Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, The Datsuns,…
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After prickling up a few ears with their debut single “Half of It” last year, Sydney based production duo YesYou – Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry – have released a new single and music video in “Frivolous Life”, which features Marcus Azon from Jinja Safari on vocal duties. The track is the first single off…
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One of the biggest music festivals in the world is the CMJ Music Marathon, which hosts 1,300 live performances across over 80 nightclubs and venues scattered around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Yesterday the festival unveiled its first lineup and as is usually the case, many Australian bands will be taking part, with The Presets topping the…
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Big Easy Express isn’t so much a concert film. It isn’t so much a road movie. It isn’t so much a rock bio. It’s both none and all of the above. I think the best way to desribe it is as a musical odyssey. Big Easy Express beautifully captures the “Railroad Revival Tour”, a 7…
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Ahead of the release of their second album we caught up with Wil Wagner, vocalist of Melbourne’s Smith Street Band to find out more about their latest album Sunshine and Technology as well as what it’s like touring with the likes of Frank Turner and Fucked Up. Sunshine and Technology is released on 24th August…
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Hearing one lone voice sing of heartbreak and sorrow often seems more intensely honest than the sound of several. Perhaps that’s why the debut solo album from Boy & Bear’s Tim Hart is so beautifully melancholy and enthralling from one minute to the next. The drummer and vocalist has decided to step out from behind…
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New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! have returned to Australia and kick off their national tour in Newcastle tomorrow, before hitting the major centres. All the tour dates are below. But first we wanted to revisit the fantastic music video for “Oblivious Oblivion”, which was released officially last month. I caught the flash-like animated clip on…
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It has been five long years since we have heard anything new from Zach Smith and Rob Crow, namely Pinback. However, they are back with their rockin’ jam, “Proceed To Memory”, which is from their much-awaited full-length release, Information Retrieved, set to be out on October 16, 2012, across the globe.
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A family struggling with the accidental death of their daughter head out to their secluded holiday home, insert some creepy neighbours… what could possibly go wrong? Opening with some sort of reimagining of the music video for “Karma Police”, Replicas is a film that lives up to its name, borrowing concepts and elements from the…
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Some nights I think we all deserve to hear a bit of good music – especially given the amount of boring, soulless tripe that many radio stations subject us to. Last night at GoodGod Small Club was one such evening that allowed Sydneysiders that very priviledge, treating us to one of Sydney’s finest emerging talents,…
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We talk to Tin Can Radio in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley to talk about their EP project, upcoming tour, past tour “accidents” and much much more…
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On the eve of their triple billing with Jinja Safari at the Metro Theatre, Larry caught up with Opossum from New Zealand and Los Angeles based White Arrows to talk about the shows, their albums and much more:
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It’s been nine years since international troubadour Carus Thompson released the career defining double live album Acoustic at the Norfolk. Plenty has changed in those nine years, there have been albums recorded, tours completed and Thompson has found himself become both a husband and a father. Nine years on, Thompson found himself back at the…
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Back in May, Nicole Atkins played a beautiful set at The Great Escape. We recently caught up to look back on that performance, playing Dylan Fest, her Kickstarter campaign and more… You recently performed at Dylan Fest, a tribute to Bob Dylan, in New York. How did this opportunity arise? My friends Austin Skaggs and…
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I’d like to start this article by thanking Music NT, AUM and the traditional owners of the land – the Larrakia people – for being wonderful hosts and inviting myself and Johnny up for what was a fantastic weekend in Darwin; our first ever visit to the top end. I was struck by the strong…
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Larry: So how’d the show go? Andy: It was really good; I hadn’t actually been on stage for six months. I’ve seen you running around, I think I saw you running around Song summit from memory Yeah, that was great fun actually, had a great time at song summit, I had a really busy year…
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This was just posted on the ATP website. Please note this information is subject to change, but given it’s direct from the website, we’re pretty certain this is legit. We have been waiting and hoping and praying for ATP to return to Australia ever since Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds curated the first ever…
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Tomorrow marks the launch of Melbourne group Alpine‘s long awaited debut album A is for Alpine. Last month I sat down with the Phoebe and Ryan from the band to talk about recording the record, their upcoming tour, performing in America and much more… Larry: You had a media launch launch night for the record….
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The morning after they played their post-Splendour in the Grass sideshow at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Larry caught up with Tommy and Dave from UK group Django Django to talk about the tour, percussion instruments and more. The band have since been added onto the Falls Festival lineup over New Years Eve!
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