If you were wondering why our previous installment of 'Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2012' didn't feature any local acts... there was a reason for that. We have debated, deliberated and pulled many strands of hair in wishing that more could be included in the list. However, the following native heroes made the cut... in no particular order:

Right before their show at Bluesfest, the AU review’s Larry Heath caught a quick five minute chat with Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale to find out what the band has been up to and the inside word on the new record.

Looks like it’s your last Australian show for a little while tonight?

Yeah, wow. I didn’t look at it like that, but you’re right yeah, until August.

So you’re going over and playing Pinkpop Festival, a show in Holland and a few shows in the UK. What are you up to in between then?

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...

So, this was definitely something I never thought I would ever experience. There had been rumours for years, but now in 2010 our very own ACDC have returned home to give us the full brunt of their Black Ice tour.

Upon the arrival of the new decade,
patrons of the Lorne Falls Festival were left scalded by the sun’s
rays and soaked through and through by one of the most treacherous storms
the event has ever seen. Nonetheless, most of the 15,000 or so attendees
were delightfully content with the whole three days.