Month: October 2015

We talk to the Directors of the Lost Paradise New Years Festival, Wade Cawood and Simon Beckingham

Ahead of the return of one of Australia’s newest New Years Festivals – Lost Paradise in the Glenworth Valley, NSW – Larry Heath caught up with the event’s Directors (Wade Cawood and Simon Beckingham) to learn a little more about he origins of the event, the changes we can expect from their second year, the…

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Album Review: Art vs Science – Off the Edge of the Earth and Into Forever, Forever (2015 LP)

Art vs Science are back. And before you go jumping down my throat with the ‘they didn’t go anywhere!’s, the truth is that they did. Regardless of how well received their 2014 EP was, you cannot deny that the Sydney trio at one point trod a tightrope hovering over either falling into a party jam…

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Lime Cordiale announce Road To Paradise Australian tour

Sydney’s Lime Cordiale are about to take their summer jams on the road, announcing an extensive list of gigs in support of their new EP Road to Paradise. The tour will cover thirteen dates across Australia, including appearances at Soundscape Music Festival and Lost Paradise Festival in New South Wales. Tour dates: SAT 7 NOV:…

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Chet Faker to headline Ray Ban x Boiler Room event

Australia’s hottest export Chet Faker is set to headline the Ray Ban x Boiler Room event in Melbourne on November 10. Faker, along with his beard, will be performing a live DJ set, as well as hand picking the other performers for the event. Click through for details… The Ray Ban x Boiler Room series…

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Album Review: Ryan Adams – 1989 (2015 LP)

There are many things in life that most people would deem to be unnecessary. Examples of these include public transport that doesn’t work, hot cross buns that look like choc-chip but are actually sultana, and now Ryan Adams’ cover album of Taylor Swift’s 1989. To set the precedent for this review, I personally consider a cover…

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Festival Review: Listen Out – Centennial Park, Sydney (03.10.15)

Trimming the fat of a large scale dance festival, Fuzzy’s Listen Out has gotten the boutique angle exactly right for the past few years. The music starts around 2pm – when most would rock up to a festival anyway – and rolls out some of the best international and local party-starters across three stages. It’s…

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the AU interview: Hau (Sydney) on ‘The No End Theory’, House of Beige & a momentum shift in Australian hip-hop!

Hau Latukefu demonstrated a strong return to the game with the release of his debut solo album, The No End Theory. Really, he hasn’t gone anywhere, though this record has been a long time in the making for fans waiting for the Koolismlegend to drop a full batch of new material. Most Australian fans have…

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Music Video of the Day: Slum Sociable “All Night” (2015)

Slum Sociable have been having a great year; they’ve released two killer singles, been one of the most talked about bands at BIGSOUND, and are set for a showcase at CMJ in New York, beginning next week. And on top of all this, their debut EP and video for single “All Night” just got released….

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The nominations for the 2015 Screen Music Awards have been revealed

Acknowledging excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition, the Annual Screen Music Awards have nominated a collection of composers. The Awards, staged jointly by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC, celebrate achievements in music composition for documentaries, short films, children’s television, advertising, film and television soundtrack albums, as well as feature films. The 2015…

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Violent Soho drop huge new tune and announce three East Coast shows for October

Sending out a little message to fans to be paying attention to triple j at approximately 4:20pm this afternoon, Mansfield’s favourite sons Violent Soho went on and delivered a huge new song in “Like Soda” along with news of a short east coast tour in coming weeks. “Like Soda” is the band’s first piece of…

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The AU Weekend Gig Guide: October 9th – October 11th

With the Graphic Festival bringing some brilliant artists and minds to the Sydney Opera House, all eyes are going to be on how some visual and musical partnerships go down with Harbour City crowds. Elsewhere down the coast, some exciting Aussie bands both emerging and established will be doing their thing this weekend – check…

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And the 11th band announced for Soundwave 2016 is…

Making their first ever trip to Australia for Soundwave 2016 will be the “super group” who prefer to be labelled an “experience”, Metal Allegiance. The group are the 11th to be announced as part of Soundwave’s drip feed reveal, and features Troy Sanders of Mastodon, Mark Osegueda of Death Angel, Alex Sklonick of Testament, Mike…

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Six things the countdown clock on the official website for The 1975 could mean

If you’ve paid a visit to the official 1975 website lately, you’ll notice there is a countdown clock, set to reveal… something… in about 15 hours from the time of printing. Though it’s likely a new single, video, album or tour announcement, we thought we’d have a bit of fun with some other things the…

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Reuben Styles from Peking Duk (ACT) talks about their two ARIA noms, Matt McGorry and SAFIA

Fresh from the announcement that Peking Duk were down for two ARIA nominations – Best Dance Release and Song of the Year for “Take Me Over” – I sat down with Reuben Styles from the Canberra duo to talk about the nominations, the brilliant video for “Say My Name” featuring Matt McGorry (as well as…

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Second Street Fighter V beta to launch late October, announces yet another new character

Capcom have announced that Street Fighter V will get a second multiplayer beta later this month. PlayStation 4 owners will get access first on October 22. The PC version will come online October 24. Plus, and this is big, cross-platform will also be made available for the first time.

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CD Projekt Red drops 15GB patch for The Witcher 3 ahead of expansion launch

CD Projekt Red have released a new patch for their open-world RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt over night taking the game to version 1.10. The patch brings a staggering amount of changes, tweaks, performance fixes and bug squashes to the game, so much so that CD Projekt’s patch notes clock in at an astonishing 13 pages.

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Marvel’s slate of Stage 3 MCU films gets shuffled as an Ant-Man sequel is confirmed

With Stage 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) now wrapped up thanks to Ant-Man, fans are eagerly anticipating the start of Stage 3 – which is proving to be a mammoth undertaking. Some 11 films now are confirmed for their slate, and at this week’s New York Comic-Con, Marvel have added one more film…

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Pixar to deliver new Cars in place of new Toy Story in 2017; Confirms Incredibles 2 for 2019

The New York Comic-Con is happening as we speak, and with it are a slew of reveals and announcements. In Pixar’s case, however, we may file this one under “Updates”. For the first time since the D23 Expo earlier this year, Pixar have updated their run sheet of US release dates through to June 2020….

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Stan now available on PS4, users get Ash vs. Evil Dead first

Stan has managed to endure the lash of Netflix’s momentous arrival in Australia earlier this year and has kept its considerable media library intact. It’s going from strength-to-strength, actually, launching today on the PlayStation 4.

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Nominees revealed for the 2015 Screen Music Awards

Acknowledging excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition, the Annual Screen Music Awards have nominated a collection of composers. The Awards, staged jointly by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC, celebrate achievements in music composition for documentaries, short films, children’s television, advertising, film and television soundtrack albums, as well as feature films. The 2015…

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Get your first look of the return of Sherlock in the epic Victorian era Christmas Special.

It turns out that Doctor Who won’t be the only time-traveller on our TVs this Christmas. As we get our first taste of the much anticipated Sherlock Christmas Special – due to screen in the UK on Christmas Day – we also find out more about the special. Unconnected to the three series we’ve enjoyed to…

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First trailer for Trumbo unites Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston with the likes of Helen Mirren, John Goodman and Louis C.K.

Director Jay Roach – the man who brought us Austin Powers and Meet The Parents – is getting a little more serious in his new film Trumbo, a film which brings together an incredible cast.  Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston starts as the titular characters alongside the likes of Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, John Goodman, Louis…

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DVD Review: Spy (USA, 2015)

Spy reunites Feig with Melissa McCarthy, who plays Susan Cooper, a desk bound CIA analyst who dreams of being an active agent. A series of circumstances play out and we find Cooper on her first assignment, chasing down Rayna Boyanov (Australia’s Rose Byrne, another to reuinte with Feig for this production) to find out what…

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Fairgrounds Announce Additional Talent to Lineup including Meg Mac, Ben Abraham, Methyl Ethel and more

The inaugural Fairgrounds Festival have just announced additional talent to their existing lineup. With the likes of Meg Mac, Methyl Ethyl, Le Pie, Ben Abraham and Shining Bird set to join an array of other artists, Fairgrounds Festival is certainly setting the bar high. Click through for all the details. Fairgrounds Festival will be held…

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triple j's "LIKE A VERSION 11" out now, featuring Mark Ronson, Peking Duk, Foals, The Wombats and more

The 11th instalment of triple j’s LIKE A VERSION compilations, released is out now. Featuring triple j artists covering acoustic versions of their favourite tracks all recorded live on triple j Breakfast. 2015’s collection features Mark Ronson, Peking Duk, Foals, The Wombats, Jarryd James, Milky Chance and more on the double album. Click through for…

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Field Day Drops Massive 2016 Lineup Including Disclosure, SAFIA, The Wombats, San Cisco, Django Django and more

Image: Django Django The lineup for the highly anticipated 2016 Field Day festival has dropped! None other than Disclosure will be headlining, leading a line up with the likes of The Wombats, Django Django, San Cisco, SAFIA, Allday, Young Fathers and loads more set to perform, it’s definitely got festival-lovers excited. Click through for the…

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We talk to the Directors of the Lost Paradise New Years Festival, Wade Cawood and Simon Beckingham

Ahead of the return of one of Australia’s newest New Years Festivals – Lost Paradise in the Glenworth Valley, NSW – Larry Heath caught up with the event’s Directors (Wade Cawood and Simon Beckingham) to learn a little more about he origins of the event, the changes we can expect from their second year, the…

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Music Video of the Day: Nakatomi “The Knife” (2015)

Adelaide electro-pop duo Nakatomi have released a new single in “The Knife”, a great introduction to lovers of synths, beats and throwbacks to some glorious neon-drenched 80s flair. The film clip, directed by Aaron Schuppan, shares this distinctly 80’s vibe, embracing a sci-fi/Blade Runner type quality to the narrative. No schtick, all quality – click…

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Single of the Day: Neon Tiger “Silver Linings” (2015)

Aside from having one of the coolest band names ever, Neon Tiger also have a new EP Live Young out. “Silver Linings” is the first single from the release and it brings some seriously catchy indie-rock vibes to the table that draw similarities to Panic At The Disco and Birds of Tokyo. Listen to it here:…

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Single of the Day: City Calm Down “Son” (2015)

City Calm Down have a sound that sets them apart from the rest. Their new song “Son” blend their signature sound of lush ambience into a standard rock lineup, jumping from indie rock sounds to electronica flawlessly. This new track comes alongside the their national tour, hitting Adelaide tomorrow night. Check out the new track…

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