Day: 14 December 2015

Watch the AU’s Editor-in-Chief Larry Heath deliver a passionate speech supporting Australian live music

“We should be celebrating our live music scene. Not shitting on it every fucking chance we get.” Last week at the 2nd Annual AU Live Music Awards in Sydney, the AU review’s editor-in-chief Larry Heath delivered a passionate speech supporting the live music industry in Australia, criticising the practise of major media in Australia to…

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Palms hitting the road in March with new album Crazy Rack!

Some of Sydney’s favourite sons are getting on the road for a long awaited national tour next year. Palms have come out of the shadows of making new music with a new record in Crazy Rack and come March, the boys will be coming to a venue near you with the album primed and ready…

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Flight Facilities headlining massive Corona SunSets Festival in January!

Corona’s tagline of …From where you’d rather be doesn’t ring truer than when attached to this magnificent little line up of a festival they’ve got set up for Perth next month! Headlined by Flight Facilities, the Corona SunSets Festival is taking place down at South Beach in Fremantle on January 16th. Any excuse to get your…

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Music Video of the Day: Jack Biilmann “Clay” (2015)

Channeling Matt Corby is today’s music video of the day: “Clay” from Jack Biilmann. The setting of the video, and abandoned wares building in a forest, serves as backdrop for this acoustic track detailing a man’s rediscovery and road to working out who he is, rather than what he’s been lately. It’s a solid track…

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Single of the Day: Pikachunes “Love Is A Battlefield feat. AViVA” (2015)

There are two things to love about today’s single of the day. Firstly, it’s a cover and covers are great; and secondly it’s by a band who have named themselves after the timeless Pokémon Pikachu, and that’s great too. The covered song in question is Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield”, a classic that few…

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Stumbled Upon #098 – Sloom (Sydney)

In our 98th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sloom from Sydney, and chat about forming a band with friends, NYE and their forthcoming EP. Band Name: Sloom Website / Social Media: Facebook / Bandcamp Genre: Garage Rock, Blues Members & their roles: Cristian – guitar vocals Chris – guitar vocals Jamie – drums vocals…

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Fable Legends open beta slips to 2016

Lionhead Studios have announced that Fable Legends‘ open beta has been delayed from a planned holiday 2015 release until some time in Q2 2016.

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A Zoolander 2 fan event is coming to Sydney on Australia Day; 5 New Character Posters Unveiled

Paramount Pictures today announced that a really, really, ridiculously good looking fan event for Zoolander 2 will be happening in Sydney on Australia Day – 26th January 2015. Given the recent Star Wars fan event in Sydney brought Harrison Ford down to our shores, we’re hoping this event will bring Zoolander himself to Australia. More…

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Watch the official trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence

It is the sequel to one of the biggest blockbusters in history, and it’ll be released in cinemas two decades after the original; Independence Day: Resurgence is one step closer to release today, with our first full look at the apocalyptic epic in the form of one very ominous, action-heavy trailer. Liam Hemsworth will be…

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The 5 Best Things At The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fan Event

Thursday the 10th of December 2015 would mark a significant day in the lives of many Australian Star Wars fans. Not only would it be exactly one week prior to the release of the newest film in the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But Sydney would play host to the only exclusive…

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Australian animator/director and producer Robertino Zambrano talks about his Oscar shortlisted short film Love in the Time of March Madness

I recently had a chat with Robertino Zambrano about his style, influences, how he got to where he is today and much more. Robertino is a Filipino-Australian Oscar shortlisted animator and filmmaker based in Sydney and his most recent short film, co-directed with Melissa Johnson, Love in the Time of March Madness, has won numerous…

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DVD Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (US/UK, 2015)

You’d not be wrong in thinking that 2015 could be the year of the spy movie, with Kingsman: The Secret Service, Spy, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation having all been released already and Spectre due later in the year. We also have another contender in the genre, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. With a ridiculously attractive…

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Noodle spinning competitions are being held in Sydney and Melbourne

Noodle spinning and stretching just may be that undiscovered talent you had hiding inside all along, and to bring it out of you loved hot pot brand Simmer Huang are hosting ‘noodle challenges’ are all of their venues, across Sydney and Melbourne. The restaurant has become known for unique and theatrical cooking methods, with a…

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Mosman’s Cala Luna reopens following February fire (Sydney)

Mosman favourite Cala Luna was forced into closure earlier this year due to a devastating fire at Middle Harbour Yacht Club. Following extensive work, owner and Executive Chef Michel Rossetti has re-opened the adored venue, once again bringing a premium Italian, harbour-side dining experience to the area. Those heading to Cala Luna will be met…

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