In our 40th installment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sydney’s Slumberhaze, and chat about their latest track ‘Nothing But You’. Musician/Band Name: Slumberhaze aka DONT BELIEVE THE HAZE Website / Social Media: Facebook / Soundcloud / Bandcamp Genre: Anti-Genre Members & their roles: Sasha sings, Liam drums/samples, Zoran pianos/synths, Jack & Steve guitars/bass/keys. What music…
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One of our favourite UK acts, Florence + The Machine, released a brand new track over the weekend, taken from their Record Store Day 12-inch. The track is called “As Far As I Could Get” and is quite a melancholic addition to their repertoire. The 12 inch also featured the single “What Kind of Man”…
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To set the scene here, we’d just arrived on American soil at JFK airport, New York from Frankfurt, Germany after our first European tour as King Parrot. A couple of us have toured Europe before with other bands, but this was our first run as KP. We did a 10 show run across 7 countries…
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Today on the AU we’re excited to bring you the exclusive premiere of the brand new single from Northcote outfit Alma Kalorama. The band recorded the track, “Now And Then”, at home in Northcote and enlisted the amazing Liam Judson (Cloud Control, Bells Will Ring) to bring it all together in the mix. Be the…
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It was announced on Friday that Qantas Airlines would return service to its Perth to Singapore Route on June 26th, after shelving it in May 2014, as part of a run of improvements set to be instated for its West Australian services. Qantas will operate five return Boeing 737 Perth to Singapore services each week,…
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After the success of the single ‘Believer’ in late 2014, APRA New Songwriter Finalist Brad Butcher has just released his sophomore record Jamestown and is hitting the road this week to celebrate. In celebration of the release, we’re excited to bring you an exclusive full stream of the album as well as a track-by-track from…
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Eclectic and acclaimed, Ruby Boots surely needs little introduction. After popping by to perform her latest single “Wrap Me in a Fever” (watch that HERE), the Perth songstress sat down to talk about her brand new album Solitude and touring with Tony Joe White, Shakey Graves and Shovels & Rope! In the interview, we talk…
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We continue on with our SXSW interview series with Canadian group The Wet Secrets – surely the best dressed band at the festival. Filmed just after their set at the Canadian Blast BBQ, we chat about their set, their music and much more. Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewetsecrets. Photo by Max Telzerow (maxsnaps.com).
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There’s nothing better than discovering a band before they break into the market. You get to see them earn their chops while you stand front and centre, learning every song and becoming one of their first fans. But sometimes it helps to have an idea about where to look! This week on the AU we’ll…
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With Mortal Kombat 9 receiving such universal acclaim, heralded as a major revitalisation for the long-running and controversial series, and deemed ‘the best MK so far’, it’s only right that Mortal Kombat X completely top it’s predecessor. With the NetherRealm team jogging in the right direction, they have managed to take make their first foray…
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June 11th couldn’t feel further away now that a new trailer has been released for the highly anticipated, long overdue fourth installment in the iconic Jurassic Park film franchise, Jurassic World. The explosive trailer gives us a comprehensive look at what we’ll be witnessing when Colin Trevorrow’s film is finally released later this year. From…
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Gourmet Cinema is back this year, spread across three days from 9th to 11th June, to once again deliver the perfect pairing of food and film to the Sydney Film Festival. The concept is quite simple really, you sit back with a group of fellow cinephiles to enjoy a fine foodie film and then, following…
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The 68th Cannes Film Festival is fast approaching and Entertainment One is on board, screening 3 films at the prestigious event. First up is a moving and deeply personal journey into the life and times of late singer Amy Winehouse entitled Amy. The team behind Senna have ascertained interviews with close friends and family and…
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The previous episode of Marvel’s Daredevil ended with perhaps the biggest cliffhanger of the series to date, with Matt’s best friend and partner Foggy Nelson discovering the truth about his secret identity. As the title “Nelson v Murdock” suggests, this episode is largely occupied by the repercussions of this discovery, and the consequences it may have on both their…
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An Invisible Sign paints with numbers in the worst possible way. This quirky film could have been an engaging look at a young woman who grapples with her father’s illness. But instead it has an unlikeable lead character and is an unrealistic and confused movie that meanders and plods along. The film marks the feature…
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