Day: 15 April 2014

Interview: Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets (Arizona)

Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets chats to John Goodridge about their thirty-year musical history including backing Nirvana on the MTV Unplugged special, and looking forward to their first Australian tour in some twenty years… Hey Curt, it’s John here calling from the AU Review. Good to hear you’re heading to Australia in a couple…

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Live Review: Dave Matthews Band + Gary Clark Jr – QANTAS Credit Union Arena (15.04.14)

Those who have read my article earlier in the week will already know that I’m a fan of the Dave Matthews Band. They’re a band I’ve grown up with in many ways, and between 2005 and 2007 I had the opportunity to catch them three times between Australia and the USA. What followed was what…

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the AU sessions: Sally Seltmann performs "The Small Hotel"

the AU review presents Sally Seltmann performing her track “The Small Hotel” LIVE, acoustic and exclusive for the AU as part of their our series. The track come off her latest record Hey Daydreamer, which is in stores now.

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Ten Artists Not To Miss at Bluesfest Byron Bay 2014!

It’s just TWO DAYS until we’re all at Bluesfest, soaking up what we hope to be the sun (and not rain) and enjoying some of the best music in the world. Running all the way through Easter Weekend (for FIVE DAYS!), the festival has such an unbelievable amount of artists playing, it’s hard to even…

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Top 5 Tracks from Stav and Jamie from Bluejuice (Sydney)

Ahead of their free performance on Thursday night at The Rock Lily in Sydney, Stav and Jamie from Bluejuice share with us their five favourite tracks. Stay tuned to our Instagram Feed on Thursday, too, as the band will be taking over our account! This will not end well. STAV’S TOP FIVE Danny Brown –…

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Spotlight on Haberfield, NSW: Gourmet Safari Italian Tour

From the Turkish delights around Auburn to Korean in Eastwood, Greek in Marrickville and Laotian in Canley Heights, Sydney and its surrounds is a treasure trove of some of the world’s finest cuisines. The reasons are perhaps quite obvious: it’s in these areas where you find these nationalities in their greatest numbers. In the case…

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TV Review: Mad Men – Season 7 Episode 1 “Time Zones” (USA, 2014)

This is the beginning of something – do you have time to improve your life? Would we ever have expected this kind of speech ad pitch Freddy Rumsen? His brilliant opening monologue (impeccably delivered by Joel Murray, in what was his work of the series thus far) belies every notion we’ve had of his character….

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David Fincher is back with Gone Girl trailer and new poster.

David Fincher is one of those directors that can drum up a large amount of excitement for any film that has his name attached to it. Since hitting it big with Se7en (1995) and Fight Club (1999), Fincher has consistently thrilled and amazed audiences with each film he has made. With the awards attention given…

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TV Review: Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 2 “The Lion and the Rose” (USA, 2014)

The internet is dark and full of spoilers, so if you are reading this review I consider your eyes permission to write about what happened in the outstanding ‘The Lion & the Rose.’ “The viewers send their regards.” It was always going to be a well-received event; the pent up blood lust of every single…

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