Day: 26 September 2013

Live Review: Papa Vs Pretty + Battleships + Valar – Oxford Art Factory (25.09.13)

Papa vs Pretty have been smashing live music venues around the country with their exceptional performances since 2006. Despite the fact that they’ve been knuckling down on recording with few live appearances if any recently, they’ve managed to come out of their cave to launch their new single ‘My Life Is Yours’ from their forthcoming second…

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Live Review: Capital Cities – The Standard (25.09.13)

It’s not always easy to make electronic music an enjoyable live experience. Once you get to the stage of Daft Punk, you can make up for a robotic stage presence with the greatest pyramid of production you’ve ever seen. If you’re Flume, you get away with it just because the music is so, ridiculously fucking…

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The Editor's Choice: Top 10 BIGSOUND Performances

OK, so this article has been a while in the making. Though I did see a LOT of performances at BIGSOUND, I didn’t see as much as I would have liked – and this list only reflects the bands I saw. But in any case, I’ve been trying – ever since BIGSOUND – to put…

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the AU interview: Peace (UK)

Larry sits down with Harry and Dominic of UK rising stars PEACE while they were in Australia. We talk everything from touring the world and playing in Australia to One Direction and just about anything else that came to mind. The debut record Peace is in stores and on iTunes now.

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CLOSED Win a double pass to RedFoo at the Marquee tomorrow night!

Score yourself a double pass to the special RedFoo party at the Marquee in Sydney tomorrow night! Kicks off at 10pm and runs late. For your chance to win, simply head over to our Twitter page and follow the directions in the applicable post! http://www.twitter.com/theaureview

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the AU interview: Steve Mason (Scotland)

Steve Mason came to prominence in the 90s and early 2000s as the leading voice behind the now seminal group The Beta Band. He’s coming to Australia for the first time ever to perform a one off show at the Melbourne Festival so we caught up with the man himself to talk about his second…

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the AU interview: Jay Marriott of The Novocaines (Perth) talks "RESOUND"

Perth band The Novocaines have become something of local legends in their own right, and with the release of their latest single “Don’t Wait”, they’re putting that status to good use. This weekend, they’re launching their single with something of an mini festival called “RESOUND”. We caught up with Jay Marriott from the band to…

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Interview Feature: Hayden Calnin and Asta interview each other!

Currently on the road together, and continuing their tour in Brisbane this weekend, we asked Asta and Hayden Calnin to take some time out from their busy schedules to interview one and other about their music, themselves and much more. The results are as interesting as they are entertaining. Check it out and then check…

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the AU interview: World's End Press (Melbourne)

Larry Heath sits down with half of Melbourne’s World’s End Press to talk about their debut self-titled album (Out October 4th) and much more…

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the AU interview: World’s End Press (Melbourne)

Larry Heath sits down with half of Melbourne’s World’s End Press to talk about their debut self-titled album (Out October 4th) and much more…

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