Day: 9 February 2017

Tel Aviv’s Noga Erez drops new single ahead of her debut album, Off the Radar

Influenced by her highly politicised upbringing in Tel Aviv, self-awareness and sexual assault cases, it’s impossible to ignore pop Queen Noga Erez’s latest single. Cut from her forthcoming debut album titled Off the Radar (released June 2nd), her new single “Pity” takes on a disturbing case of assault that was documented by several bystanders who chose…

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A.B. ORIGINAL complete the 2017 WOMADelaide line up

The 25th anniversary of WOMADelaide just got that little more epic, with the announcement of A.B. ORIGINAL being added to the 2017 bill this week. Fresh off the back of a successful Laneway Festival tour, Briggs and Trials (along with a super special guest roster of artists) will be appearing in Adelaide’s Botanic Park next month for a spitfire set…

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Music Video of the Day: The Byzantines “Top Boy” (2017)

The Byzantines are soon to be hitting the road with their new EP, You Pull It, but ahead of game time, we’re sharing their latest music video for “Top Boy” today! The Adelaide crew heads to the office this time round, as a dodgy as hell boss is plotted against for the ultimate takedown. Check The…

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Five Albums You Must Listen to This Week (#001)

Kicking off a brand new feature column at the AU, we’re digging through our playlists, record collections, not to mention linking up with some of our favourite writers to find out what album’s they’re really digging at the moment. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be checking in with different writers to find out what’s been on…

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UK electronic duo Disclosure are taking a break from music

Electronic UK duo Disclosure have revealed to fans over a written note that they’ll be taking a break from music in 2017. Posting the note to their Twitter and Facebook account, the boys will be ‘taking some time off and enjoying some much needed rest.’ Still eager to be performing at the UK Wildlife Festival in June,…

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Jarreau Vandal, SOSUPERSAM & LAKIM feature on this year’s Soulection Australian tour

You don’t want to miss this electrifying line up coming to Australia in March. Presented by The Operatives and Astral People,  Beats1 primetime show Soulection will be coming to Australia. Teaming up with three big acts Jarreau Vandal, SOSUPERSAM and LAKIM, Soulection aims to present the next big things – an expertly curated bill of artists pushing boundaries. This isn’t…

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Methyl Ethel’s Jake Webb tells us all we need to know about upcoming album, Everything is Forgotten

After much anticipation, Methyl Ethel announced their second LP Everything is Forgotten, available on March 3rd. We spoke to Jake Webb to discover the in’s and out’s  and what you can expect of the band’s new LP. First established in 2013, the band began their journey on Triple J Unearthed, sharing their work for music…

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South Park: The Fractured But Whole suffers another delay

Forthcoming Ubisoft RPG South Park: The Fractured But Whole has suffered a second release delay. Ubisoft have announced overnight that the game, based on the long-running Comedy Central animated series, will now launch during the company’s upcoming financial year.

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We speak to Creative Director of Asia TOPA Stephen Armstrong in the lead up to the 2017 festival

In the lead up to one of Melbourne’s most distinguished cultural festivals Asia TOPA, we had an in-depth chat with Creative Director Stephen Armstrong about the significance of such a curation of work and one show in particular, The Red Detachment of Women. What is the idea behind Asia TOPA? There are so many amazing creators and…

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017 – What we know!

The MICF is set to take over Australia’s comedy capital from Wednesday, March 29th until Sunday, April 23rd. Here’s what we know so far! The Gala Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow will be hosted by none other than Wil Anderson. The 28th annual Great Debate takes over the Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday April 15, as six…

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The Bold and Filthy – The Mind Behind a FilthyRatBag, Celeste Mountjoy

I don’t know how everyone sees my art – but I know that people seem really fucked up by my age for some reason. I don’t know if it’s because people underestimate youths or if it’s because of the content. I don’t think my age is disregarded, because here we are talking about it. 17…

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