Day: 24 February 2017

Music Video of the Day: Batpiss “Weatherboard Man” (2017)

Batpiss (still one of my favourite band names), have returned with another smashing tune in “Weatherboard Man” – bringing the confrontation, bringing the Aussie guts-rock, and bringing the unabashed power. Taken from the band’s third album, “Weatherboard Man” is captivating and goes in hard. Mixed and produced by Gareth Liddiard, the tune is gritty and a vital installation within…

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Adelaide Fringe Photos: Clairy Browne – Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent (21.02.17)

The marvellous Clairy Browne returned to Adelaide to take charge of the Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent as part of the 2017 Adelaide Fringe Festival! Chad Lofts brings us these photos from the event. [print_gllr id=34221] ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The AU Review: Music and may have formatting errors – images…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Greenthief “Simple Drug” (2017)

Melbourne rockers Greenthief return with another impressive tune in “Simple Drug” – a blistering return to our radar off the back of their Tremors album last year. Addictive (pun unintended), “Simple Drug” is one of Greenthief’s best yet; catchy and yet straight up in approach and arrangement. Licks of QOTSA and Royal Blood permeate through the track,…

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Destrends discuss their new EP Lousy Lover & eccentric costume choices

Mallory sat down with Melbourne-based trio Destrends at this year’s St Kilda Fest to discuss their new EP Lousy Lover and eccentric costume choices.

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Adam Brand on breaking that ‘Country’ stigma and the evolution of the genre

Adam Brand‘s career spans close to 20 years, with multiple ARIA Award nominations, Golden Guitar wins and half a million CD and DVD sales, he’s one of Australia’s most successful and highly respected singer-songwriters. His recent feel good release pushes the boundaries in the country music genre, touching on elements of pop and rock, and…

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Overwatch wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards

Blizzard’s all-conquering team-based shooter Overwatch has taken home the Game of the Year gong during the DICE Awards 2017. The shooter tied with Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, winning a total of four awards over the course of the night. HIt the jump to check out the full list of award recipients.

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Video Game Review: For Honor hacks and slashes its way to victory

From the beginning, it is immediately apparent that For Honor is a special game. Games of this caliber that not only present intricate and diverse mechanics that allow for fluid moment-to-moment gameplay, but remain addictive and fulfilling at the same time, expecting players to tackle its mechanics with both persistence and patience.  For Honor puts players…

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Adelaide Fringe Festival Review: The Bedroom Philosopher – The Cat Show (Performances until March 2nd)

The Bedroom Philosopher leaves the 86 Tram behind in favour of a furry performance at the Tuxedo Cat for the Adelaide Fringe Festival, introducing us to an entertaining run of songs about cats. Yep, you read that correctly. The Cat Show is a comedic musical projection for the performer to involve the crowd in a special…

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A good old fashioned girlie chat with Broadway star Sierra Boggess

For those lucky enough to call Sierra Boggess their friend, sister, colleague, a former colleague, teacher or otherwise, they get to experience a ray of sunshine each and every day. The Broadway star is headed to our shores in a few months but we got to chat with her in the lead up to her…

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