2012 will see another huge line up of Australian talent headed for the USA and Canada The Aussie BBQ turns 10 years young, celebrates with shows in LA, Austin as part of SXSW, Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week and New York this March.

The Aussie BBQ has come along away since the inaugural event at Emos Annex in 2003 that featured 8 of the 9 Australian acts invited to play the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference.

What an amazing year we had in 2011! We're taking a look back now at our 11 favourite tours from the year, featuring the local artists who dominated our live scene...

Due to popular demand Dead Letter Circus are pleased to announce the 'No Fracking Way - Western Australia" tour. After a massive 33 date international US/UK tour, and a 21 date tour of the East Coast, DLC are really excited to be returning to WA to raise awareness for a worthy cause.

I go to Adelaide Uni, therefore it’s only natural that I spend a good deal of my time in the Unibar. So when I rocked up on a Wednesday night to find it completely packed out with people, I was more than slightly surprised. Tonight we all gathered for Brisbane rockers Dead Letter Circus, who are currently on their way around the country on their No Fracking Way Tour.

After selling out their Sydney show the night before, Dead Letter Circus were ready to do the same in the gong, as the unibar was packed from doors open.

First band Wolves gave us our dose of indie rock for the night. They played a solid set, the highlight being their JJJ closer "Children".

Since we missed last Monday due to our slow return from Splendour in the Grass, we're making up for it this week with a MASSIVE Music Video Monday. Plenty of Australian love alongside artists from around the world. So who's got the coveted music video of the week spot? Well it's none other than Boy & Bear who released their debut album Moonfire on Friday and have blown crowds away at Lollapalooza over the weekend. The track is "Milk & Sticks":

Finding it a handy way to catch the vast majority of bands who took over Sydney Olympic Park for Big Day Out in 2010, I once again decided to venture out to the festival grounds for the two consecutive days of the 2011 event. Having seen such a ridiculous amount of amazing music over this period I've decided to break this review down by the eight main stages. But before we get started, let's give a bit of an overview...