Day: 13 December 2016

Steve Aoki on touring, his love for food and new music!

We had the privilege of interviewing Steve Aoki on the ARIA red carpet not long ago. He shared his work ethic, his love of food and talked about some exciting new projects with us. Aoki admitted that he was performing 250 to 220 shows a year. “It’s a lot of shows,” he said. When asked how…

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Live Review: Boyce Avenue + In Stereo + Marcelo – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (09.12.16)

On February 14th, 2005 a chain of events was set in motion that will culminate next year with Boyce Avenue doing something that record company executives hoped was impossible. On that day, the domain name youtube.com was registered. Next year Boyce Avenue will hit 10 million YouTube subscribers. Why is that so impressive? They’ve never…

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Music Video of the Day: REMI ft. Jordan Rakei “Lose Sleep” (2016)

If you’ve listened to Divas and Demons from front to back at least once since its release, “Lose Sleep” is definitely one of the standout tracks. For Remi and Jordan Rakei, the collaboration saw both artists delve into the reflective and the end result? A soulful and poignant single that speaks to those who have felt like they’re flailing…

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Sugar Mountain and Visions (UK) festivals link up for inaugural dog show

Music and pups – name a more iconic combo. …I’ll wait. Between Sugar Mountain and the UK Visions Festival, this glorious partnership is being brought to life in Melbourne next January! The night before Sugar Mountain (January 20th) from 6:30pm, the inaugural Dog Show will be held at the Queen Victoria Gardens – a community event the public…

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Single of the Day: Ty Segall “Orange Colour Queen” (2016)

Check this moment of sweet tenderness from Ty Segall today. In “Orange Colour Queen” we get a taste of Segall’s forthcoming self-titled album (due out in January) – it’s hazy, has an old school Beatles-esque harmonic vibe and is set to be perfect for lazy summer days. The new Ty Segall album saw the songwriter enter…

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2016 AU Awards: A look at the nominees for ‘Female Artist of the Year’

Yesterday, we brought you an extra little look at the AU Award nominees for Male Artist of the Year – a reflective on how those six artists have flown on our radar through the year and why they’ve been nominated. Today, the focus turns to the ladies as we take a peek at the 2016’s…

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Pokemon GO‘s holiday event begins, Gen 2 monsters begin to appear

Following rumours earlier in the month that Generation 2 Pokemon were on their way to Pokemon GO, Niantic have released the game’s major holiday update. Select Gen 2 monsters (that’s the Gold and Silver era for those of us old enough to have been around for that) are now appearing in Pokemon GO and there’s never been a better…

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Foxtel confirm return date for second half of The Walking Dead’s seventh season

AMC sure do love splitting their most successful shows up, axing seasons in two with months between blocks. It’s a trend that they’ve been going at for a few years now and The Walking Dead’s seventh season is no exception, having just finished their traditional 8-episode block before taking a break. Australians will be happy…

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Netflix unveils their latest mind-bending series The OA in brand new trailer

Netflix continues to churn out their unique content with original series The OA, which launches this Friday. The mysterious drama is the work of visionaries Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (Sound of My Voice, The East), who created and wrote the eight chapter series together. The show begins with a missing blind girl in her…

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Village Cinemas to introduce in-seat food & beverage delivery in cinemas

Village Cinemas will introduce in seat delivery of food & beverage within its VPremium cinemas this Thursday. This will be the first time in-cinema food & beverage ordering has been introduced in non gold class style cinemas in Australia. Guests will be able to order hot food and alcohol, plus cinema classics like popcorn and…

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The debut trailer for The Fate of the Furious is here and it is pure insanity

Don’t roll your eyes. On the contrary, the Fast and the Furious films exist now for sheer enjoyment, to hell with asinine plots and OTT action. Just bask in the ridiculousness as we get our first look at the eighth film in the adrenaline fueled series. The whole gang is back but this time they’re…

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TV Review: The Walking Dead Season 7 Mid-Season Finale “Hearts Still Beating” brings hope back to the show

As the front-end of The Walking Dead’s average seventh season comes to an end we get another glimmer of hope on the horizon, but those small sparks are still overshadowed by a script that leans a bit too heavily on Jefferey Dean Morgan, overindulging in Negan’s affable sociopath shtick. The showrunners are so confident in…

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Two other Australian airports that could service non-stop flights to London

It was confirmed earlier this week that Qantas would be launching the first ever direct service between Australia and London in March 2018, disembarking from an upgraded Perth Airport. This serves as great news for Australian travellers, who – even if they have to transit through Perth – could save hours on their travel to…

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Chef’s Gallery open Chinese diner and burger joint Holy Duck! on Kensington St (Sydney)

The team behind successful contemporary Chinese brand Chef’s Gallery have just added to Chippendale’s Kensington St precinct in a big way, launching their very own dedicated duck restaurant Holy Duck!. Duck and other meats take centre stage at the quirky street food inspired diner-slash-burger joint, all showcased on a fusion style menu that looks to…

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Teage Ezard and Gingerboy team up for new hawker-style pop up (Sydney)

The Star Sydney are certainly putting their dedicated pop-up restaurant space to good use. Within the past 12 months this space within the property’s food hub has seen temporary digs from the likes of Chase Kojima with Sokyo Ramen, followed by Singapore Hawker Style, and more recently Luke Nguyen’s Street Food. Now Teage Ezard of…

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Even Santa hates the lockout laws in Gelato Messina’s epic new Christmas cake

Gelato Messina have gotten a bit cheeky with their latest Christmas creation, a cake which depicts the fate awaiting Santa if he’s planning to visit Sydney this year. “This year’s Christmas cake signifies the real life situation you could end up in this Christmas if Mike Baird gets his wicked way and keeps Sydney on…

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CLOSED Win a case of Hardys Wines, tickets to Australia vs. Pakistan, and a behind-the-scenes tour with Glenn McGrath

Hardys Wines, the official wine partner of Cricket Australia, is now edging into the Hardys Wines Summer of Cricket as Australians gear up for the season. To celebrate, we’ve teamed with them to give away a money can’t buy experience to one lucky AU Review reader, featuring quite a bit of wine, a date with…

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Merivale open Queen Chow and The Smelly Goat in Enmore’s Queens Hotel (Sydney)

Merivale weren’t about to end 2016 quietly, playing one last card for Christmas just weeks after unveiling Paddington’s well-received double-venue Fred’s and Charlie Parker’s. It now feels like a long time ago when Merivale announced that they had purchased Enmore’s historic Queen Victoria Hotel, and for over a year we’ve been slowly drip-fed info about…

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Your guide to Sydney’s best New Year’s Eve events 2016-17

Now that we’re in December, Sydneysiders are no doubt scrambling to lock in those perfect NYE plans, and with so many options available around the famed Harbour City, one is definitely going to need some help sorting through all that’s on offer. Pretty much every venue around Sydney will be trying to coax you through…

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