Blood Red Shoes hit Australian shores for the first time at the very end of 2012, and within a couple of hours they were deep in the valley and talking to the AU Review. With three albums under their belt now, the band have been kicking strong through the UK for nine years, though it is with their latest album that they have started to show their true song writing ability, instead of just jamming out their records as they had in the previous two rock heavier albums.

It's a big week here in Sydney. Every night there seem to be dozens of bands playing sideshows from their Falls, Field Day, Southbound, Peats and Woodford appearances - and there simply aren't enough people in this city to fill every venue with a $50 ticket. Unfortunately this meant that the crowds were not out in force for Blood Red Shoes, but the fans who were there were treated to a phenomenal show - and fans they were, singing along to just about every word of every song.

Blood Red Shoes play the HiFi Bar in Sydney on their first visit to Australia, supported by Step-Panther and Black Zeros.

We continue our countdown of the best tracks of 2012, as voted by our contributors!

This year’s Pyramid Rock Festival on Phillip Island in Victoria will be remembered by me not only as a paddock full of beer cans and flocks of seagulls. It will instead be remembered as the New Years Eve that someone threw a basketball at Dominic Simper of Tame Impala’s face. But let’s go back to the beginning, a time of sobriety and a lot less violence.

In this Issue: The first details about Groovin The Moo, more acts added to Summadayze, Laneway announce Future Classic stage and give free mixtape, Pyramid Rock Festival set times announced, Bring Me the Horizon announces sidewaves and plenty more!

Groovin the Moo Dates and Venues Announced

One half of the Brighton rock duo, Laura-Mary Carter, talks to the AU about the release of their third album In Time to Voices from the road of their global tour.

In this issue: The man behind the infamous Gangnam Style, PSY, announces his only Australian show, Toby Martin gets an incredible support spot, Parachute Youth to tour Oz and lots more!

PSY brings his Gangnam Style to Sydney

The explosive party that is the Pyramid Rock Festival just got a whole lot more explosive with the final reveal of their 2012/2013 festival line up! Australian favourites Tame Impala are heading up the second artist line up announcement, with their excellent live shows garnering much praise both locally and internationally!

Check out the rest of the new additions to the line up below:

Asta
Beni
Los Coronas
My Secret Circus

Turning nine years old this year, the Pyramid Rock Festival is once again bringing a killer line up of bands and DJs to Philip Island to help you ring in the New Year! With a line up dominated by Australian talent, which is always great to see, Pyramid Rock is going to be a dream festival this year, with so many different sounds being set against the awesome back drop of the ocean.

The line up is as follows!

360
All The Colours
Anti-Flag
Blood Red Shoes