They say too many options can easily overwhelm, and this truism is no more evident than when Christmas rolls around each year, and almost every business on and offline tries to convince you that they have the perfect gift. Unless you know exactly what those around you want or need, it’s hard to surprise them…
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It’s not just the Mercury Prize that the music industry pays close attention to when it comes to awards from BBC. The BBC Sound of has an excellent track record of showcasing the artists who will be absolutely killing it in the following year. Previously, the awards have been a platform for the likes of…
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The supreme Ms Erykah Badu didn’t waste any time chucking media a juicy headline within the first few minutes of this year’s Soul Train Awards, throwing some serious shade Iggy Azalea’s way by implying that the pop-rapper is unequivocally “not rap”. Currently streaming her phone-themed mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone – her first…
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Taylor Swift is currently touring Australia, which means publications around the country are devoting article space to the pop star: where she’s eating, what she didn’t do at the shows (“what!? no special guests!?” – is this seriously newsworthy?), what she’s wearing, the incredible production that is accompanying her shows. But we at the AU wanted…
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There’s a buzz currently milling around new Adelaide venue, the Fat Controller. After a successful social media campaign saw an impressive line up of acts revealed to take to the stage at the old Cavern Club on North Terrace recently, the underground club venue kicked off strongly two weekends ago, with Tame Impala popping up…
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Tame Impala are one of the biggest, if not the biggest bands in Australian music right now, but if their latest video for “The Less I Know The Better” is anything to go by don’t expect any sort of ‘normalcy’ from them any time soon. It starts out simply enough: a basketball team training on-court…
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KillRockStar Entertainment are bringing San Diego melodic punk rock stalwarts Unwritten Law back to Australia for their Love Is The Law tour this December, with very special guests, Adelaide’s Grenadiers. Formed in Poway, California, Unwritten Law were a major part of the power pop-punk movement that swept through America in the early 90’s. With ferocious punk energy and…
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With the release of their fourth album Tell Me I’m Pretty just a few weeks away, we chatted to Brad Shultz from Cage The Elephant about what went into creating the new album and how they had moved on from the high stress, hectic approach of before. Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys…
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I won’t deny that I was extremely excited for this album. It’s been a whole four-years since the world has heard a full-length record from Adele Adkins, arguably one of the best voices of our generation. The long awaited record is called 25 and it is Adele’s third album following the monumental success of 21 and…
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Sydney outfit Forever Ends Here are no strangers to the Australian pop-punk scene, so it’s almost a guarantee you’ve seen them support one of your favourite bands in the past few years. We recently got to chat with frontman Luke McChesney about their new single “Send Me Crazy”, what’s in store for the new breakthrough era…
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Being in bands such as My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth and Death Spells, Frank Iero is a creative that is never afraid to tackle a music project that comes his way. Working on his current solo project under the moniker,frnkiero andthe cellabration, fans have loved the energy and experimentation he had put together in his punk-driven…
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I know what you’re thinking – that sounds like a really morbid name for an album. Honestly, I agree with you. Thankfully, the music contained within is anything but morbid. It is soothing and easy. Daniel Lee Kendall aka Daniel Forsyth has been off the radar for a few years. What a way to return….
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Deer‘s new track “All Alone”, is the perfect combination of chill electronica and vocals from Martin King (ex-Oscar n Martin). The track swells between chilled out verses into choruses that are verging on drops; it’s a really cool departure from minimalistic electronica into something that grows a little bit more. Check it out here: Find Deer…
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Last weeks episode “Face The Raven” saw the departure of long-term companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) and the return of the angry and uncompromising Doctor that I’ve missed so much. This weeks episode “Heaven Sent” is set only mere seconds from where we left off last week, the opening sequence detailing that the Doctor has…
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The Walking Dead just wrapped up it’s mid-season finale for Season 6 and, of course, there are some tense developments to mull over until the show returns next February, mostly in the form of two big cliffhangers. During last week’s hum-drum set-up episode we were left with the very ominous image of the watchtower falling…
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Relive the origin of the legendary Master Chief and the Spartan program in this animated adaptation of one of Halo’s most beloved stories. Kidnapped as children and conscripted into a brutal military training and augmentation program, the Spartans were designed to be the ultimate weapon against chaos and insurgency – but when a dangerous alien…
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IN THE HOUSE returned earlier this year Sydney’s Event Cinemas on George Street for its third season. The series of classic films, returning to the big screen for one night only, runs every other Friday at the cinema and Season Three will be finishing up with a special Christmas screening of Die Hard in VMAX…
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Gaspar Noé has proven himself an imaginative auteur, highly capable of and fiercely loyal to surreal, experimental cinema. He shocked with the unforgettable Irreversible and warped minds with the visually satisfying Enter the Void – but now he seeks to add a more tender, sentimental (and NSFW) touch with Love. The 2015 French drama is…
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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne has announced their Summer Film Program, and are set to host screenings of a selection of biographies, documentaries, punk classics and foreign language movies. The program begins December 2015 and runs until February 2016. Here’s a look at what has been revealed: WATTSTAX R18+ Seven years…
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“Well that was different” I exclaimed as Woodstock-esque music accompanied the credits of this weeks episode of Ash vs Evil Dead. Four episodes in and the horror/comedy series has decided to wreak havoc on its tried and true formula and just dive head long into crazy town. I know, for a review of an episode of an…
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Next year’s Valentine’s Day will be a time to express your undying love whether it to be for another person, another food, of just some damn good Australian music. In Sydney, you’ll be able to do all three at the same time as the inaugural Meatstock Festival pops-up for two days – 13th and 14th…
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Tuesday December 1st will officially move Sydney from spring to summer, and one of Bondi’s most famous venues are using that as a reason to throw a lavish free party. Icebergs Dining Room & Bar will be bringing back their annual “Icebergs First Day of Summer Party” for the 13th year, inviting the public to…
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They say too many options can easily overwhelm, and this truism is no more evident than when Christmas rolls around each year, and almost every business on and offline tries to convince you that they have the perfect gift. Unless you know exactly what those around you want or need, it’s hard to surprise them…
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