Day: 3 January 2016

Newtown Hotel, Cargo Bar, Kingleys and more announce Summer specials (Sydney)

The Keystone Group have announced their summer activities in venues scattered all over Sydney, with venues spanning The Newtown Hotel, Cargo Bar, and Chophouse Throughout the season, the Newtown Hotel in the city’s Inner West will host blues and roots entertainment in their Cider Yard every Sunday from 3pm. Guests are also able to enjoy the venue’s array of…

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Neon Indian reflects on the Meredith Music Festival, globetrotting and more!

While in Australia recently, Neon Indian dropped by the AU’s offices in Sydney to have a chat with Larry about his time spent at the 2015 Meredith Music Festival and more. Having spent much of the past 12 months on the road and bringing his music to more and more people in different markets, the…

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Festival Review: Field Day – The Domain, Sydney (01.01.16)

Fuzzy’s Field Day is one of Sydney’s biggest remaining festivals. Held on New Year’s Day, it’s promoted as a day to ease into the New Year with a spot of live music and sunshine. With a fairly solid line-up, made up of several Falls Festival drawcards and a variety of additional acts, Field Day 2016…

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Stumbled Upon #100 – Oktoba (Brighton, UK)

In our 100th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Chris Athorne a.k.a Oktoba from Brighton, and chat about his latest solo musical adventure, touring America and his latest album, Smoke Signals. Musician: Oktoba. Website/Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Genre: Folk, Pop. Members & their roles: Oktoba is the project of Brighton based singer-songwriter…

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Falls Top Five: Sose names her standout acts from Mt. Duneed!

Mt. Duneed Estate became home to thousands of music lovers last week, with the Falls Festival organisers pulling off something akin to a miracle in relocating a whole multi-day event from Lorne over to the site of A Day on the Green. Even now, days after the dust has settled and my umpteenth shower has…

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Falls Top Five: Bridget names her favourite acts from Mt. Duneed!

It’s never an easy task to pick five standout acts from a stellar bill comprising of over 60 artists, especially when it includes the likes of Paul Kelly, Banoffee, The Wombats and our Live Act of the Year, Gang Of Youths. Honourable mentions to those four in particular and whilst the music is the focus,…

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Film Review: Point Break (USA, 2015)

There are plenty of people who’ve seen the original 1991 Point Break film starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. If you’re one of them, and you’re curious about the remake starring Édgar Ramírez as Bodhi and Luke Bracey as Johnny Utah, you might want to leave your expectations at the door and view this film…

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Interview with the AU: Lior Suchard – Master Mentalist

World renowned Mentalist Lior Suchard is heading to Australia this month for another national tour. Following sold out shows in 2015, Lior is back again to blow minds with his incredible techniques. I was lucky enough to chat with the Master Mentalist about his newfound fame, his world travels, and growing up with a strong…

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Australia’s first Breaking Bad themed restaurant, Heisenberg Haus, opens in Brisbane

As of mid-December, last month, Ipswich near Brisbane has welcomed a new German restaurant with big, big difference. Named Heisenberg Haus, this hub of schnitzels and biers has been inspired by none other than Vince Gilligan’s masterful television series Breaking Bad. Opened by The Fechner Family, this addition to Ipswich’s dining scene is part of…

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Newtown Hotel, Cargo Bar, Kingsley’s, and more announce summer specials (Sydney)

The Keystone Group have announced their summer activities in venues scattered all over Sydney, with venues spanning The Newtown Hotel, Cargo Bar, and Chophouse Throughout the season, the Newtown Hotel in the city’s Inner West will host blues and roots entertainment in their Cider Yard every Sunday from 3pm. Guests are also able to enjoy the…

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