Despite the crappy weather of yesterday’s ‘Shtraya’ Day that affected all those wishing to indulge in some good ol’ Aussie shindigs at the beach or chuck back some coldies at a music festival (at least in Sydney), Triple J’s hottest 100 countdown became the rock of our iconic day. Parties were held in commemoration of its greatness and all Shtrayans worth their salt paused as the the number one track of the year was announced... which was no bloody surprise.

More tour news for the live music devotee. We have some hot names to ease you into the winter months including some esoteric internationals, kicking off with Zappa Plays Zappa...

Gwendolyn Lee brings us all the excitement from the SMAC Awards in Sydney... the deserving winners were:

Jumping on the bandwagon, here, in no particular order, are twelve Australian bands we're looking out for in 2012... five bands from overseas we're predicting big things for here in Australia... AND a couple of Australian bands the rest of the world should have their eye on! Madness! Read on...

Let's dive right into the final batch of favourite tracks of 2011, as voted by AU review contributors! The number one choice won by a landslide and we reckon this is a pretty good indication of what's to come for the Hottest 100... does anyone else really stand a chance? Read on!

Following his sell out Sydney EP launch at Oxford Art Factory, Matt Corby has today announced an extended run of dates including Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and a fourth and final Melbourne date with tickets on sale now. On top of these additional launch dates, Matt has just been confirmed as support for Feist at her Thebarton Theatre show in Adelaide.

Love Migrate were first to perform at The Toff this evening, who I unfortunately missed. The local six piece are an upcoming band to watch out for, with a debut album hopefully on the horizon.

The AU Review caught up with 2007 Australian Idol runner up turned folk inspired singer/songwriter Matt Corby. The 21 year old has spent the last few years touring internationally, playing his 'secret garden' shows to intimate groups of fans and has just released his latest EP Into The Flame.

Hi Matt. Happy birthday for the other day by the way!

Oh thank you.

How did you spend it?

Matt Corby’s newly released single "Brother" is nothing short of incredible. A musical journey condensed into just over 4 minutes, the piece is dynamic, powerful and somewhat explosive.

Matt Corby was the local support act tonight, tasked with opening the show at Melbourne’s Palace Theatre. Although the mostly 30 plus crowd, a strong contingent of whom seemed to be from Britain, largely didn’t know who the 20 year old singer was, there were murmurs of approval to be heard amongst the throng of the sold out venue.

4 Walls Festival 2011

Brisbane’s Premier All Ages Festival

Sat Aug 6th @ The Qld Academy Of Creative Industries (2 pm - 10 pm)

Having spent the first four months of 2011 playing headline shows in the UK and US, including multiple SOLD OUT shows in London and three shows at Austin’s SXSW festival, followed by two months of magical Secret Garden shows around NSW and Victoria, Matt Corby is delighted to be confirmed as the main support for the upcoming SOLD OUT Elbow shows in Sydney and Melbourne.

FBi Radio are an imperative cog in Sydney's music scene. They facilitate great new bands, broadcast brilliant music, and hold rocking parties. Sydney Sounds Like: Choose Your Own Adventure, at the Factory Theatre in Sydney this Saturday, was a prime example of one of these gigs.