Day: 30 August 2012

Album Review: Metric – Synthetica (2012 LP)

Metric have always balanced the rock and synth-based pop sound impeccably, and no album showcases this better than their 2009 breakthrough Fantasies. And now that the band is enjoying more exposure and success (in part thanks to appearances on soundtracks like Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Twilight: Eclipse) the anticipation for their follow-up was…

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Same Same But Different: Dead Mellotron (2012) and Lotus Plaza (2012)

Welcome to yet again, another feature! It came to me like a dream. The idea that it’s possible to have a multitude of tracks with the same title but have different contexts within them and I couldn’t be prouder of showing you two fine examples of what I’m on about. Just a word of warning…

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Music video competition CAPTURED 2.0 reveals Bands and Filmmakers.

Heath Media – parent company of the AU review – continues supporting the local music scene by today proudly announcing the return of CAPTURED. In 2011, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, we sourced out 6 of Australia’s best emerging filmmakers and matched them up with 6 of the countries most exciting young acts…

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the AU interview: Debra McGrath of EB Games about the 2012 EB Games Expo!

Last year, popular video game chain EB Games launched a gaming expo in Australia, the EB Expo, targeted at both the general public and industry. Taking place on the Gold Coast, the event was a huge success. Over three days this October, the Expo returns for a bigger and better installment set to take over…

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