2011 has already been jam-packed for one of Australia’s finest rock outfits, BABY ANIMALS. With a fearsome reputation for live shows, the band is preparing to showcase a selection of new songs alongside their much-loved crowd favourites, when they hit the road in October. Suze and the boys kicked off the year with a scorching…
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Welcome back to another installment of “The AU Crew Poll”, where we take a look at what our contributors have to say about pressing matters in the realm of the music industry. This week, an announcement was made by the ABC to launch a new radio station, Unearthed, in a move to promote aspiring musicians…
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With their new track “Breaking to Breathe” about to hit the airwaves, FLOATINGME have announced a national tour in support of the track. One of the standout tracks on their self titled debut album and is also available for free download through the bands website. Download “Breaking To Breathe” from www.floatingme.com. Since the release of…
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Brisbane’s power pop quartet, Grand Atlantic will bring the psychedelic sounds from their upcoming album, Constellations, which was recorded in Seacliff Lunatic Asylum in New Zealand, to this year’s CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival, to be held October 18-22, 2011. While they only have have one show scheduled so far, they’re hoping to make…
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The band that lives or dies by its live show reputation, Guitar Wolf, are finally returning to Australia to pick up where they left off in 2007 – playing sell out gigs and giving punters THE best rock show. Period. Their mission is simple; to headline Mere Noise Meltdown in Brisbane, to play 2 shows…
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Instrumental Texan quartet Explosions In The Sky return to Australia this December with their powerfully intense live show. Equal parts romance and tragedy, their beautiful melodies have the tendency to ignite into head-spinning walls of noise. Made up of Mark Smith, Michael James and Munaf Rayani on guitars and Christopher Hrasky on drums, Explosions In…
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We’re crowning our creative digs with an exclusive performance by Pajama Club featuring Neil and Sharon Finn at The Standard’s official industry launch on Tuesday 13 September, and now Surry Hills’ newest all purpose performance space is pleased to announce the eclectic line-up of artists playing in September. For our official public launch on Thursday…
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It was just bad luck that the night I was set to see Brisbane Oz music princes, Regurgitator play the Gov was the same night I chose to eat some bad chinese.The irony was not lost on me, as I took a seat in the dimly lit and still sparsely populated venue, determined not to…
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This being my very first time at Revolver Upstairs, I walked around like a complete git, not knowing where the freaking bandroom was and looking like a complete idiot for 20 minutes or so. This made me late for probably half of Other Places. From the music (or should that be ‘experimentation with sound’, I…
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Gold Coast duo Bleeding Knees Club are appearing at the Changing Lanes festival. We chatted to Alex. Who are you and were might we know you from? I’m Alex Wall, and you may know me from Chatroulette. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? Well, I’ve known Jordan…
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Gay Paris are Slim Pickins Podmore (Bass), WH Monks (Vocals), Ol’ Blacktooth Marks (Guitars) and Smokin’ D Wain (drums). We talked to singer W.H. Monks. Who are you and where might we know you from? My name is a secret, to keep me safe from sorcerers, but you may call me WH Monks and I…
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Loveable ex-moptops The Moffs will be performing at the Sydney Fringe as part on the On The Street series, reuniting to perform the hits of 1985. The original line-up of Tom, Smiley, Alan and Nick will present an evening of psychedelic and British blues influenced classics from the indie-chart topping Another Day in the Sun…
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And here we go for another week! First up as always is our video of the week, this week belonging to The Jezabels‘ “Endless Summer” – the first single off their highly anticipated debut album Prisoner (due in store 16 September). It’s a stunning track – we already knew that – which now has an…
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Perth six-piece Boys Boys Boys! were an odd choice of support for one of the best rock bands of the ’90s; they stood out like a sore thumb with their childish lyrics, poorly choreographed dance moves, and horrendously cliched riffs. Lead by three female vocalists, the band muddled their way through a very average set,…
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Larry Heath catches up with Glenn Richards of Augie March to talk about his material with The Drones’ Dan Luscombe, Glimjack. as we anticipate the duo’s upcoming tour with Mike Noga. We find out what to expect from the tour, what’s next for the singer/songwriter and we learn a bit more about how Glimjack came…
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One of our favourite records at the AU of late has been Portugal. The Man’s In The Mountain, In The Cloud – a beautiful piece that you’ve probably heard on the radio by now thanks to the catchy “Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)”. Larry Heath caught up with the band’s frontman, John…
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Perth rocker Abbe May rolled on into Melbourne town this week amidst a haze of hard drinking hype, bringing fellow WA two piece Hootenanny along for the ride. Hootenanny put on one hell of a show. Jennifer Aslett and Nanwyn Hunt are strange individuals who play ‘blues punk crunk in your fanny’. Weird whimsy aside…
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Ah, FBi Social. There are few places I’d rather be on a Thursday night. And tonight was no exception, with Adam Lewis’ Radiant Live returning with a vengeance thanks to headliner Richard in Your Mind. But first up were some very special guests from Melbourne, avant-pop duo Hammocks and Honey. The duo – Prudence Rees-Lee…
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A bit late to the game much!? We only heard this amazing cover of Arcade Fire‘s “The Suburbs” by Mr Little Jeans earlier today (thanks Triple J!) and it’s truly extraordinary. One of the best covers I’ve personally heard in recent memory.
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Aaliyah was believed to be the sole person responsible for aiding the rise and resilient popularity of R&B in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Today marks the 10 year anniversary since the passing of the American R&B singer who was tragically taken away from us in a horrific plane crash. From her death in 2001,…
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With Kanye West being no stranger to controversy in the media, he and his partner in crime, Jay-Z, are being accused of illegally sampling Syl Johnson‘s “The Different Stokes” on their song “Oh Joy”, taken from their new album, Watch The Throne. As it stands, Syl Johnson didn’t receive any request for permission to sample…
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Trinidad born, Brooklyn raised MC Theophilus London is heading down under to support Big Boi and now Niche Productions is pleased to announce his debut Australian Headline Shows! His debut album ‘Timez Are Weird These Days’ has just been released following the well-received ‘Lovers Holiday’ EP and several buzzworthy mixtapes. London explains, his 11 track…
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Lanie Lane is absolutely delighted to announce that her debut album ‘To The Horses’ will be released on Ivy League Records on October 14 2011. The album release will be followed by Lanie’s first national headline tour through October and November. Recorded and mixed over a grand total of four days with her band at…
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Rock ‘n’ roll Sydney-siders, Rockets have been doing laps of their hometown boasting their debut self titled EP that was released in June. Eager to move forward, the four-piece are experimenting with new material at a run of upcoming shows, before diving back into the studio to put down some new tracks. With an early…
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People of the world, have had their cordial introduction to the debut album Smocks! from Brisbane’s folk-pop ensemble Pear & The Awkward Orchestra. This September, the brain behind this whimsical mini-orchestra, Stephanie Barros Lees, takes to the road sans band, for the Put On Your Smocks Tour. Since it’s release on July 8, Smocks! has…
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The DC3 will release their debut album The Future Sound of Nostalgia on September 1. The album will contain the single I Was The Guy In TISM and live favourite Henry Fucking Wagons. The Future Sound of Nostalgia is available to pre-order from www.thedc3.com.au now. To celebrate the release, they’re touring nationally (dates below). In…
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The faces are familiar but the sounds will be fresh when THE ADULTS hit the stage for their much-anticipated first live shows. Individually, Jon Toogood (Shihad), Shayne Carter (Dimmer, Straitjacket Fits) and Julia Deans (Fur Patrol) are three of New Zealands most respected musicians. Collectively they are creating something new and unexpected. THE ADULTS is…
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DM3 (aka The Dom Mariani 3) formed in 1992 as a vehicle for ex Stems/Someloves frontman Dom Mariani to pursue his love of classic rock and powerpop influences. Over the course of three seminal records, “One Times Two Times Three Red Light (1993), “Road To Rome” (1996) and “Rippled Soul” (1998), DM3 were critically acclaimed…
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Ben Salter’s debut album The Cat is out on August 5th, and it’s already receiving critical acclaim, with early reviews declaring it one of the most exciting releases of 2011 thus far: “It is an album to remember: These 12 solidly-constructed songs are asking to be compared to the recent crop of solo albums from…
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There’s been a lot said and written about Sydney’s inner-city music scene of the eighties and early nineties – and rightly so. For many it represented the city’s most fertile period of musical activity and produced an amazing array of talent who, if they didn’t achieve mainstream success or particularly lengthy careers, left a legacy…
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