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We interviewed growing UK sensation ITCH during his first every Australian visit to talk about the success of his Platinum single “Another Man”, working with Red Bull Records on his debut full length album The Deep End, recording a track with Matisyahu performing on the ACRAs and what his future touring plans in Australia are……
Tremors are a Brisbane-based duo made up of Madelin Bisgrove and Aidan Hogg and today they’re giving AU review readers the exclusive chance to listen to their debut EP in full. They recorded and wrote their debut EP over two years in various home studios, bedrooms and hotels, after receiving Triple J airplay for their…
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…
It was semi-confirmed earlier in the month thanks to a series of teases from Frontier Touring, but now tonight it is 100% official. The mighty Foo Fighters will be bringing their latest album Sonic Highways to Australia, supported by Rise Against for a series of dates taking them through February and March 2015. When the…
Earlier this month, the classic KB Hotel on Foveaux Street in Surry Hills – which had become run down to say the least, Sydney institution or not – re-opened as the “Keg & Brew”. Though heritage pieces of the pub remain, the warm, homely feel has certainly re-energised the venue, with cowhide, brown leather and…
Ahead of her appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Ruby Boots to talk about how she got started as a musician, who inspires her, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Perth based…
Sampology‘s single “Shine a Light” has been making waves around the country, featuring the one and only Daniel Merriweather. While he was at BIGSOUND last month we caught up with Sam to talk about the single – which merges Brazilian music, gospel choir music and soul – looks ahead to his Australian tour and talks…
John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death clues the AU in on the band’s new album Rip This, as well as reflecting n the experience of making the album with a new creative process and approach in mind. If you’re a fan of the music, there’s some good Australian news in the works as well!…
the AU review interviews US stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan where we chat about laziness, his memoir Dad Is Fat and latest book Food: A Love Story detailing his obsession, inspiration and chronicles of food… as well as the challenge of appealing to a foreign audience. This is the third and final part of our interview…
Ahead of his appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Shane Nicholson to talk about how he got started as a musician, who inspires him, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Australian Roots/Country/Folk…
Last week, Larry Heath sat down with Melbourne based Lanie Lane to talk about her brand new album Night Shade (which was released on Friday), the long awaited follow up to her breakthrough album To The Horses. Night Shades is out now. Lanie kicks off her tour this week! Dates below:
the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Sydney band Village Echoes to talk about their brand new single “You Are Mine” and look ahead to their first ever East Coast Australian tour, which kicks off in November. TOUR DATES Saturday 8th November 2014 Hermann’s Bar, Sydney – NSW Wednesday, 12th November 2014 Brass Monkey,…
Hong Kong’s “defacto” International carrier Cathay Pacific this week unveiled the first re-design of its logo and branding in some twenty years, calling it “The Next Chapter” of the airline, and launching a new website detailing the new brand identity, which they call “cleaner, crisper and more contemporary”. The site goes on to detail some…
The Blurst of Times Festival concluded its East Coast run on Saturday night in Sydney, with three stages blursting with incredible music from around the country. Larry and Oliver Heath were there for some of the day and brings you these photos to relive the little memories you probably have of the day. There was…
Returning to Australia this week for their first tour here since 2012 (where they were supported by Bombay Bicycle Club), Manchurians Elbow filled up the Sydney Opera House last night for the first of two shows at the venue which even Guy Garvey couldn’t help but admit was “iconic”. But as the show went on,…
The Kin, comprised of Australian-raised brothers Isaac and Thorald Koren, and the US born Shakerleg, are captivating Australian audiences on their Thick As Thieves Australian. I caught up with the trio in Sydney last week to talk about the tour and the last time they were in Australia, performing with Coldplay and Kylie Minogue! THE…
This Is Where I Leave You is the new dramedy from Director Shawn Levy, who many not be a name most are familiar with, but chances are you’ve seen one of his films. Through his massive hits like Night at the Museum, Just Married, Cheaper By The Dozen, Pink Panther and their sequels, his films have…
Ahead of her performance next week at Goodgod in Sydney as part of the Country and Inner Western night, we took some time out to get to know Sydney artist Jenny Queen, talking about how she got started in the music scene, who inspires her, the Americana genre, performing with Shane Nicholson and more! When…
The new Death From Above 1979 Documentary, Life After Death From Above has been released on VOD through Vimeo, so we caught up with the film’s director Eva Michon to find out how she got involved in the project, what it was like working with Sebastien and Jesse, their tense first rehearsals before Coachella and…
The AU is excited to bring you the premiere of the latest installment – number 39 no less – of the Project24 series. A video project that brings you a new live video on the 24th of each month, with each video performed live, recorded, filmed, mixed, mastered and edited… in 24 hours. This month…
Another week, another episode of the Foo Fighters‘ HBO series Sonic Highways – and with that comes another featured track off the album! This week we enjoy “The Feast and the Famine”, the second track on the record. It was recorded with guests Bad Brains at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA – Listen to…
Tomorrow marks the release of Gomez’s Ben Ottewell new record Rattlebag via Cooking Vinyl Australia – alongside the start of his national Australian tour. The album serves as the follow up to Ottewell’s 2011 solo Shapes & Shadows, which featured tracks like “Blackbird”, “Take This Beach”, “Shapes and Shadows”. On Rattlebag, Ottewell has collaborated again…
After speaking to New York based artist Sirma about her debut EP Instincts, we’re excited to bring you the Australian exclusive premiere of the music video for its single “Trigger”. Watch it here:
We took some time to get to know Jimmy Daley from Sydney’s The Morrisons – purveyors of all good in alt-country, bluegrass, old-timey and folk music! They’re playing Goodgod next week as part of their new monthly “Country and Inner Western” night. We talk about the show, the band, how he came to be a…
Sony have just released their latest smartphone in Australia, the anticipated Xperia Z3, some six months after they made waves with their last model. The updates focus on the entertainment factor (in particular its use as a remote screen for the Playstation 4) as well as a slimmer, lighter and improved ergonomic designs. Screen and…
Formed in 2013 by ex-Cameras Fraser Harvey and Mike Morgan, along with Ben Morgan and Bill Johnston, Service Bells have fast become one of our favourite bands in Sydney. They even played our 6th Birthday Party! What legends. And we can tell you from that show that they deliver unquestionably powerful, provocative and entertaining live…
With the new documentary Life After Death From Above available on VOD through Vimeo now, the filmmakers have released this exclusive clip, which dates back to 2003, when Death From Above 1979 (the film’s subjects) were recording a never-to-be-released lo-fi music video for their single “Dead Womb”. Watch the clip here: Rent or Buy the…
As they ramp up excitement for their new album Sonic Highways, thanks to the HBO series of the same name, the album’s opening song – and subject of the series’ first episode “Something From Nothing” has been the subject of a Frontier Touring hashtag: #SOMETHINGNOTHINGOZNZ. And now there is this, a webpage devoted to the…
Larry Heath interviewed two parts of emerging Sydney rockers Monte on Monday, at AU HQ, to talk about their debut album Who We Are, which is available now, touring and much more. Follow the guys on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearemonte
