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While he was at home in between their weekend shows promoting the release of Sonic Highways – their highly anticipated new album out November 10th – I caught up with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins to talk about the epic record, their upcoming return to Australia, that time they played Goat Island, the state of…
With his new album Lost in Light available now, we caught up with Canadian Troubadour Tim Chaisson to talk about working with Band of Horses’ Bill Reynolds on the release, we look ahead to his upcoming Australian shows and touch on the all too important topic of pizza. We’ll kick off talking about the new…
Hailing from Melbourne, Ne Obliviscaris‘ drummer, Dan Presland, is busy getting ready for a massive tour to celebrate their brand new album Citadel, out on Friday. Plus they’re playing Soundwave in the New Year! But he kindly caught up with the AU to deliver his top 5 albums right now. Counting down from 5… 5….
To celebrate the release of Vikings Season 2 on DVD and Blu-Ray (out today!), Swine & Co‘s head chef Michael Box has created a special Vikings inspired feast! Earlier this week, I was invited to get a taste of the unique meal, bringing together Vikings era ingredients with modern flair. We started off, appropriately, with…
Taken from his debut solo album Heartsong (read our review HERE), today we’re proud to present the exclusive premiere of British artist Ruu Campbell‘s brand new single “Mathereal”. The stunning vocalist – who garners comparisons to the likes of Nick Drake and John Martyn – has had a pretty amazing career already, working with Leftfield,…
Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. Next up, we get Generik to pass along his top 5 weekend destinations. Counting down from number five… 5. Portsea (Victoria) One of my…
Last month during Sydney Craft Beer Week, Two Birds Brewing partnered up with The Oaks in Neutral Bay and their head chef Danny Russo to create an epic four course meal – accompanied by no less than five Two Birds brews – on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The sold out event – held in the…
EA Sports has released a brand new, official trailer for FIFA 15‘s Ultimate Team features, which you can watch below. The trailer shows the trill of the game, with the opportunity to put together the best team in the world. FIFA 15 out now on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC….
This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! We kick things off with Methyl Ethel, playing…
We asked the bands playing WAM Festival in Perth – which kicks off today – to share with us the bands they would recommend. Here are the eight artists: Methyl Ethel’s Picks: You’d be hard pressed to find any act that didn’t blow ya socks off during the WAM festival, I love so many bands…
This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore and Shanghai! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! Next up we have Pat Chow,…
Now enjoying performances under The Big Top in Sydney, Totem is the latest production from Montreal’s Cirque Du Soleil to hit Australian shores following the success of past productions like Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal. It also co-indices with the 30th anniversary of the iconic company, who have performed in front of close to…
Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. Next up, we get Generik to pass along his top 5 weekend destinations. Counting down from number five… 5. Portsea (Victoria) One of my…
Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed is a Spanish film inspired by the iconic lyrics from “Strawberry Fields Forever”. I stumbled across at the cinemas last week and attended on title alone. As a Beatles fan I wasn’t disappointed, but how about as a film fan? It just so happened that in my spontaneous choice…
With his highly anticipated new film Interstellar opening on Thursday, it’s easy to be confident that Christopher Nolan has delivered us a cinematic marvel. A quick look at his track record shows that his level of quality makes him one of the best filmmakers of our time. He pushes the boundaries of technology, limiting the…
In our new monthly segment on the AU, we’re excited to name our “Audio Tech of the Month”. From portable players to apps, speakers, headphones, microphones and everything in between, we’ll be delivering the best of the best every month. For November’s first ever installment, we feature one of the latest Bluetooth headsets introduced in…
Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. First up, we get POOLCLVB to pass along their top 5 pool party essentials. Counting down from number five… #5 FROZEN MARGARITAS Apply directly…
The premier celebration of local music, this year’s WA Music Awards will be dishing out the WAMis and good times for industry and music lovers alike at Capitol, this Friday night. Fresh off a sold-out run of shows at Edinburgh Fringe, the party will be hosted by Tomás Ford and special industry guests from across…
In the new film John Wick, our protagonist’s dog is killed by thugs, which leads him on a epic tale of revenge that our own Chris Singh called Keanu Reeves’ “best role in years” (read the review here). Yes, it’s a film whose main plot line is driven by just how much this man loved…
What an incredible track from Bristol artist Rob Bravery. The only way I can describe it is that I imagine this is what a Massive Attack song with Michael Jackson would have sounded like. It’s something that you have to listen to for yourself though, so go ahead and end your week on a good…
Taken off her debut EP, Aussie artist Olivia Ruth is premiering the official film clip for her track “Forever” today on the AU. The video was shot in Alexandra Headlands in the Sunshine Coast by BeatsTV. Watch it first here: Check out more of Olivia’s tracks at http://www.oliviaruth.com.au/
Ahead of the final show on their Red Cape East Coast 2014 at Boney in Melbourne (November 8th), Brisbane’s Arundel are delivering an exclusive playlist to the AU review of their favourite music. Listen to it here thanks to Spotify and while you do, read what each band member chose and why! Narcissus is Back…
With his long awaited new album NightWalk out on Monday, November 3rd, we caught up with Melbourne’s Matt Walters to talk about the long road to releasing the record, his past year of travelling across North America – including a recent CMJ debut – and much more. Oh and we ask him about pizza, too….
In our last round-up of South Park, we were talking about how there was some inter-connectivity happening between episodes. Well, unfortunately – at least for now – this has come to a pause (with the exception of a brief shot of the “Cissies” toilets from the recent episodes). This week, after a turn away from…
Hot on the heels of releasing their latest music video Stay Forever, the boys in Panama will be hitting the stage tomorrow night for the Halloween party at Luna Park in Sydney: Ouija Beats. In anticipation for the night, we asked the band to share with us their ten favourite tracks at the moment for…
From December to June of the past year, Andrew Smith was appointed Destination NSW’s “Chief Funster”, and travelled all around NSW to see the best of what our country had to offer. Among this time, he went to Tamworth, joined the AU on a weekend in Newcastle and much more. Now back in the real…
Watch as New York based Australians The Kin perform their track “Get On It” (from the EP of the same name) in a park in Sydney, using a slide as a drum and nothing much else but a guitar and their voices. Maybe a set of keys. This is filmed live, exclusive and acoustic for…
Following the recent successes of Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal in Australia, Montreal’s famed Cirque du Soleil returned to Sydney this week with their latest production Totem sitting under The Grand Chapiteau, some four years after it first premiered in Montreal. It arrives just in time for the company’s 30th anniversary and from the…
It was announced last week that Indonesia AirAsia Extra (IAX) – an affiliate of AirAsiaX Berhad (AirAsia X) and the first long-haul low-cost carrier in Indonesia – will be commencing its maiden route on 26th December 2014, with 5 weekly flights planned to connect Melbourne with Bali. One way economy flights are starting with an…
In celebration of the release of John Wick in Australia today – which many are calling Keanu Reeves’ “return to form” – we’re taking a look back at our 8 favourite Keanu Reeves performances from all over the years. So here we proudly present, the many faces of Keanu Reeves: 8. Officer Jack Traven in Speed (1994)…
