Day: 24 April 2015

Stumbled Upon #041 – Rob Heyes (Melbourne)

In our 41st instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet the Melbourne ‘s Rob Heyes , and chat about his debut album, Pales with Grace, we find out how he got started, who inspired him and more! Musician: Rob Heyes Website / Social Media: www.robheyesmusician.com Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Folk-rock Members & their roles: Rob Heyes,…

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Getting to know AU Sessions performer Ben Wright Smith

Before his performance at this month’s AU session taking place April 28th, the AU review caught up with Ben Wright Smith – the emerging singer-songwriter who talks about how he got started playing music and how he fell into his style. We find out what we can expect from his live show and what his…

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Single Stream: West Thebarton Brothel Party "Misophonia" (2015)

Photo: Hugh Black Adelaide’s West Thebarton Brothel Party have released their new single, “Misophonia” this week and like material we’ve heard from the band previously, it encapsulates everything brilliant about seven mates getting together to make some excellent rock music. Having consistently developed themselves as a band from early shows in 2014 through to supporting…

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the AU interview at SXSW: Jeff Innes of Yukon Blonde (Canada) on the follow up to 'Tiger Talk' & returning to Australia!

After their set at the Canadian Blast BBQ at SXSW, Sose sat down with Yukon Blonde vocalist Jeff Innes for a chat about touring, preparing new material for the follow up to 2012’s Tiger Talk record and more. Although it’s been a little while in between new records, Innes is stoked with the final result…

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Hotel Review: Executive Queen Room at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel (Texas)

Situated along San Antonio’s famous Riverwalk, the Wyndham couldn’t be better located for the visiting tourist. A short walk to the city’s entertainment area and tourist hotspot The Alamo, the sizable 410 room hotel, spread over 21 floors, serves as an excellent port for both business guests, tourists and their families. As with any hotel…

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the AU interview: Michael Shuman of Mini Mansions talks the new LP, working at Vox Studios & personal songwriting.

Photo: Neil Krug After branching out from his work as Queens Of The Stone Age bassist, Michael Shuman has gone on to perform with his band Mini Mansions around the world. They are now about to play Austin Psych Fest and a few gigs with Tame Impala. Having just released their second album The Great…

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Friday The 13th‘s Jason Vorhees arrives in Mortal Kombat X on May 5

Jason Voorhees, the hockey-masked murderer from the Friday the 13th movie franchise will arrive in Mortal Kombat X as a playable character on May 5. Developer NetherRealm Studios announced Jason’s arrival in a livestream earlier today. The DLC character will be made available to players who bought the Kombat Pack DLC first. If you didn’t…

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Warcraft movie delayed until mid-2016

For WoW fans eagerly waiting to see Azeroth come to life on the big screen, you’re going to have to be patient a while longer. Universal and Legendary pictures have announced another delay for the big-budget Warcraft movie today which will see the fantasy blockbuster slip to June 10, 2016. Originally slated for release December…

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Mad Max‘s new gameplay trailer has beatdowns, explosions and beautiful vistas

Avalanche Studios have released their latest gameplay trailer for Mad Max, their tie-in video game for next month’s Mad Max: Fury Road but contrary to other game-to-movie adaptations, it actually looks pretty awesome. Check out the trailer after the jump. The gameplay overview trailer gives a taste of what players can expect in the game…

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Foxtel to broadcast Aussie FIFA 15 competition, PlayStation 4 National Premier League April 29

16 Australian gamers, celebrities and sporting legends will compete in a live game of FIFA 15, broadcast on FOX Sports from Melbourne’s Federation Square next week, Wednesday April 29. The player list is comprised of nine winners from the Fox Fans League who survived qualifying heats at various Westfield shopping centres nationally, with each PS4…

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Telltale Games to partner with Marvel on a new episodic adventure

Marvel have used a special event in San Francisco today to talk about their plans in the video game market to announce a partnership with Telltale Games, who will develop games based on Marvel’s myriad properties. The first of those titles is expected to arrive on currently unspecified platforms in 2017, but Marvel did not…

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M. Night Shyamalan returns with our first look at The Visit

We’re returning back to the wonderful creepy world of shaky-cams and remote settings and sinister things afoot with new thriller/horror film The Visit. Writer/Producer/Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) brings us the story of a brother and sister who are sent to go visit their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a week. However…

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DVD Review: The Drop (MA15) (USA, 2014)

It’s always easy to fetishize the final performance of a late, great actor – especially one as towering and impressive as James Gandolfini. Whilst other recent tragic losses, like that of Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman, have yielded a range of so-so posthumous performances, this is thankfully not the case for the final chapter…

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