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Win a slick new gaming mouse from Logitech valued at $199

Speed, accuracy and as low an input lag as physically possible. These are the qualities you’d want from a high-end gaming mouse, such as Logitech’s G303. Luckily for you, it’s part of our run of giveaways in the lead-up to Christmas. And we’ve got two units that’ll go straight to some of our lucky readers….

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Obscura Hail

New Music Discoveries 27th October: Obscura Hail, Crusher, Yard Act and more

November is just around the corner, and this week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Playing Dead”, the title-track from the forthcoming album from Melbourne indie-rock trio, Obscura Hail. The…

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New Music Discoveries 20th October: Matt Corby, Imogen Clark, Carla Wehbe and more

Another ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week is “Desert Land” from acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer Matt Corby. “Desert Land”, a stand-alone track, comes fresh off the back of the release of Corby’s…

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STUMPS

New Music Discoveries 13th October: STUMPS, Blue Vedder, Lauren Mayberry and more

On the cusp of SXSW Sydney kicking off, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “David Byrne” from Sydney-siders STUMPS. STUMPS are undoubtedly one of the feel-good bands of the last couple of years to emerge out of Sydney. “David Byrne” is…

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National Live Music Awards to bring free live performances around Australia this Wednesday

The National Live Music Awards (also known as the NLMAs) – an annual celebration of the Live Music industry in Australia – will be returning for the first time since October 2020 this Wednesday, 11th October. Eight events will be happening simultaneously around the country – with one event in every State and Territory. More…

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New Music Discoveries 6th October: A.B. Original, Illy, Radical Son, and more

Somehow it’s October already; and we’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “Yes”, the timely and uncompromising new track from award winning Black activist group A.B. Original. “Yes” is a mission statement from the duo – Yorta Yorta man Briggs, and Ngarrindjeri…

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New Music Discoveries 29th September: Little Thief, Lynks, Brendan Maclean, and more

Closing out September, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we had an exclusive premiere for earlier in the week. Our track of the week comes from Bristol rockers Little Thief, with their banging new single, “On The Line”. The track is a bone-shaking mix…

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Win an Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 worth $329

For many years now the Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 has been the ultimate party speaker. You’ll spot it at kick-ons at your mates house. You’ll eye a pair linked up at a pool party in Sydney’s Double Bay. When you go camping, it’s a no-brainer to expect as least one of your friends was wise…

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New Music Discoveries 22nd September: Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits, Bleachers, and more

Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we had exclusive premieres for earlier in the week. We’re injecting a bit of extra twang into the playlist this week with “The Tallest of Tales”, the new single from Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits – our Track…

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Exploring the benefits of townhome living

Since 1976, Metricon has been at the forefront of the homebuilding scene. With a strong presence stretching across Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales, Metricon has played a pivotal role in creating a diverse range of homes for Australian families. With Australia’s soaring housing market prices, young couples and first-time homebuyers are seeking…

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Pleasure Dome

New Music Discoveries 15th September: The Pleasure Dome, Highline, Reliable Ghost & more

A further ten tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one where we premiered the music video earlier in the week. This Track of the Week is “Good Luck” from The Pleasure Dome. “Good Luck” is the latest single to drop from Bristol’s grunge-rock/punk trio The Pleasure Dome…

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Win a 9.5-litre Ninja Foodi Max XXXL Airfryer worth $399 *CLOSED*

This competition is now closed Time poor? There’s good reason why just about every kitchen-owner in Australia is starting to invest in a good-quality, high-capacity air fryer. These trending kitchen appliances are some of the most valuable things you can have sitting in the kitchen; buckets of heat that push air around a chamber to…

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QT Sydney welcomes all-day French bistro Parlour

Award-winning boutique QT Sydney already has one of the city’s best restaurants in beloved Italian-accented grill house, Gowings, but the eccentric property is clearly not done with revolutionising the city’s hotel dining scene. The low-lit and intimate street-level cafe that was once known as Parlour Cucina has now relaunched as Parlour, a sultry all-day Parisian…

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New Music Discoveries 8th September: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Jem Cassar-Daley, and more

We’re back with another ten tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week’s Track of the Week is “Salt”, the first ever collaborative single from Aussie punk rock rising stars Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. “Salt”, which comes from the band’s forthcoming debut album I Love You (out Oct 6th),…

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Hannah Cameron

New Music Discoveries 1st September: Hannah Cameron, Clews, The Terry’s and more

As we roll into spring in the southern hemisphere, we’ve added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including two tracks we exclusively premiered this week. Our Track of the Week comes from Naarm/Melbourne’s Hannah Cameron and her new single “The Wrong Way”. If ever you have felt like you’ve…

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The AU Review’s official last-minute Father’s Day gift guide for 2023

We’re counting the days to Father’s Day and you’ve no doubt been thinking about what the old man could use this year. The AU Review presents its annual last minute dad day gift guide to help you cut through the noise and introduce a few ideas that we think would go down well on Sunday,…

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New Music Discoveries 25th August: Madi Colville-Walker, The Beaches, Black Pumas and more

For the final time this month we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week comes from Yorta Yorta artist Madi Colville-Walker and her new single “Yinyarr Mulana Winyarr”. The beautiful track has been…

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New Music Discoveries 18th August: Our Broken Garden, Allison Russell, Lisa Caruso and more

This week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. Dream pop group Our Broken Garden are only a week away from dropping their new album, Blind, and this week have released the final teaser, “Rain”, featuring the…

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New Music Discoveries 11th August: Josh Rennie-Hynes, Annie Hamilton, Rainbow Chan and more

We have added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one from an EP we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. “Is It In The Water”, the latest single from Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter Josh Rennie-Hynes is our Track of the Week. The song, which was inspired by a day…

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New Music Discoveries 4th August: Carla Geneve, Molly Millington, Rin McArdle and more

As we roll into August, we’ve added 10 new tracks, including two exclusive premieres to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our track of the week is “Bills” from Perth’s Carla Geneve. “Bills” is the first track from Carla Geneve from her upcoming second album, HERTZ. The track is a wonderful blend of…

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Ms. Lauryn Hill announces arena shows in both Sydney and Melbourne for October 2023

When Ms. Lauryn Hill was announced as the headliner for Gold Coast’s Promiseland festival in October, people were… confused. Nothing against the Gold Coast, of course, but such a big name coming to Australia to celebrate 25 years her seminal solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and just doing one show seemed a bit…

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New Music Discoveries 28th July: Glen Hansard, Jet City Sports Club, Jalen Ngonda and more

For the last time this month we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. This week saw Glen Hansard announce the release of his fifth solo record All That Was East Is West Of Me Now. The album,…

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New Music Discoveries 21st July: The Velvet Club, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bree Rusev, and more

As we head into Splendour in the Grass this weekend, we’ve added 10 new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including two tracks we exclusively premiered. Our track of the week is “On Your Own” from Naarm indie rockers The Velvet Club. The Velvet Club have been working hard this…

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Tickets to the Art Gallery of New South Wales 17-Day Music Festival go on sale this week

Sydney has been getting plenty of unique festivals this year and the city is about to welcome to very first SXSW outside of its traditional home of Austin, Texas. These events are helping shape what post-pandemic Sydney looks like, one of the city’s foremost institutions is throwing its considerable hat in the ring with a…

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New Music Discoveries 14th July: Taylah Carroll, Lisa Caruso, Angie McMahon and more

For the first time this month we have a bumper update this week of fifteen new tracks added to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music; including three tracks we exclusively premiered. Our Track of the Week is “Monogamy” the fantastic new single from Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Taylah Carroll. The track, which was inspired by…

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Fireball & Bar Luca team up for what could be Sydney’s best burger right now

Ah, burgers in Sydney. It’s the trend that will – thankfully – never die. In fact, burgers will never fall out of fashion. Yet, they’ve been stuck on a trend over the past few years, with competitors vying for attention with what is essentially just the same burger with a few tweaks. Bar Luca and…

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Jada Weazel

New Music Discoveries 30th June: Jada Weazel, King Stingray, Kirsteen Harvey and more

As we hit the half-way point of 2023, we’ve added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Skin” from First Nations artist Jada Weazel. Jada is an emerging singer/songwriter from Woorabinda in Central Queensland….

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New Music Discoveries 23rd June: Bloomhaus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dusty and more

Ten more tracks have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. The Track of the Week for this week is “Thoughtless Feeling” — the debut single from Spanish indie-funk outfit Bloomhaus. Hailing from Barcelona, Bloomhaus is the project of singer, songwriter…

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Caroline and Claude

New Music Discoveries 16th June: Caroline & Claude, Bombay Bicycle Club, Ducks! and more

It’s hard to believe, but we are nearly halfway through 2023. Anyway, let’s not linger on that thought. This week we’ve added another ten songs to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is the dreamy “Slap” from sibling duo Caroline & Claude. The interplay between the vocals of…

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New Music Discoveries 9th June: Grievous Bodily Calm, PJ Harvey, Shen Panthers and more

Another ten songs have been added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music this week, including one we premiered the music video for. Our Track of the Week is “Cascades” from Boorloo/Perth experimental jazz quintet Grievous Bodily Calm. “Cascades” is the title track from their forthcoming EP, which is due for release later…

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