The BIGSOUND music conference kicks off today in Brisbane, with BIGSOUND LIVE taking over Fortitude Valley from tomorrow. Perth’s Arts Martial are one of the showcasing bands at the event so we caught up with them to get a taste of what we might expect from their BIGSOUND performances, and what they’re expecting too! Tell…
The BIGSOUND music conference kicks off today in Brisbane, with BIGSOUND LIVE taking over Fortitude Valley from tomorrow. Sydney’s Bec and Ben are one of the showcasing bands at the event so we caught up with them to get a taste of what we might expect from their BIGSOUND performances and much more… read on!…
As we get ready for BIGSOUND – which kicks off in Brisbane tomorrow, we continue our pre-interview series talking to Sydney’s The Griswolds about what they’re expecting from the event, life on the road, what’s next from the group and more… Tell us what you’re up to at the moment… We’ve just signed a worldwide…
The BIGSOUND music conference kicks off today in Brisbane, with BIGSOUND LIVE taking over Fortitude Valley from tomorrow. Brisbane’s Halfway are one of the showcasing bands at the event so we caught up with them to see what they’re up to and to get a taste of what we might expect from their BIGSOUND performances……
With this year’s BIGSOUND Live kicking off this week, you’ve no doubt checked out the stellar line up hitting Brisbane this coming Wednesday and Thursday nights. To help you narrow down your choices, here’s a list of the AU review’s favourite up and coming acts to check out. Wednesday, September 11 1. Patrick James Given…
Listening to all the fantastic speakers and checking out all the amazing bands at this year’s BIGSOUND is going to be a thirsty job. To help you out, here’s a list of the AU review’s favourite Brisbane coffee shops and bars to sustain you over the conference. Three Monkeys Slightly more of a hike away…
We talk to Mitzi ahead of their BIGSOUND appearance. They let us in on what they’re up to at the moment, what the rest of the year will be holding, what we can expect from them at BIGSOUND and more… What are you up to at the moment… what are you promoting at BIGSOUND? We…
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been asking our musical friends about their favourite music – and favourite musical moments – from the last 5 years. Thanks to our friends at Guvera, we’ve compiled some of these songs into a special playlist. Come and join us! Let’s look back at some of the best…
Ahead of their BIGSOUND appearance, Melbourne duo Clubfeet let us in on what they’re up to at the moment, what we can expect from them at BIGSOUND, they join in on the loving Nick Cave bandwagon and fill us in on the US release of Heirs and Graces. Tell us what you’re up to at…
Fresh off playing the AU review’s 5th Birthday Party in Sydney, we talk to The Guppies ahead of their BIGSOUND appearance. They let us in on what they’re up to at the moment, what the rest of the year will be holding, what we can expect from them at BIGSOUND and more… Tell us what…
Ahead of their BIGSOUND appearance, Sydney’s SHE REX let us in on what they’re up to at the moment, what the rest of the year will be holding, what we can expect from them at BIGSOUND and their love of Queens of the Stone Age. Tell us what you’re up to at the moment… what…
I am Duckeye are a comedy rock band from Melbourne who are also celebrating their 5 year anniversary this month. It’s hard to gauge who’s had more success in that time, a revered and informative website or a band that sing short songs about dicks. Only time will tell. We’ve played countless shows, toured all…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Today we catch up with rockers (and favourites of the AU) Zeahorse who fill us in on…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Today we caught up with MAX Music TV presenters Jane Gazzo and Chit Chat who told us…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Today we talk with Channel [V] presenter Marty Smiley about his five favourite albums of the last…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Next we catch up with Tommy Spender, who looks back on his top five musical moments of…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Next we catch up with Tim Carroll from Brisbane’s Holy Holy, who looks back on his top…
the AU review turned five years old earlier this month, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our music industry friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Today we talk with Channel [V] presenter Billy Russell about his five favourite albums of the last…
the AU review turned five years old last week, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our musician friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! To continue, we asked Sydney goth rock band, As Angels Bleed about their top five musical moments and albums…
the AU review turned five years old last week, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our musician friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! Next up, Benjamin Hannam from indie rock band, Glass Towers tells us his top five Australian albums from the…
In October 2012, Time Out Magazine Sydney turned five years old – half a million readers later we sat down with Joint-CEOs Justin Etheridge and Michael Rodrigues to look back at the five years of Time Out in Australia, we which bring to you now as we celebrate our own five year anniversary. Since Time…
Last week we had the opportunity to head along to the Sydney based rehearsals of the upcoming, multi-million dollar revival of Grease: The Musical, which will be touring Australia from later in the month. Pictured below, courtesy of Nathan Atkins, are some photos from the cast rehearsing one of the musical’s most iconic tracks “Grease…
the AU review is turning FIVE years old this week, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our musician friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! We’re kicking things off with a band who are kicking arse both locally and overseas: sleepmakeswaves. Kid from…
the AU review is turning FIVE years old this week, and to celebrate, throughout the month of August we’re asking many of our musician friends to help us look back on the last five years of music! We continue with acclaimed slide guitarist Owen Campbell giving us his top five moments of the last five…
So? Did we get it right? Well, we were pretty convinced on The Cure playing, so were a bit off the ball there. In fact the band who was booked as a headliner who had previously played a festival in Australia before was the band who played Big Day Out back in 2008, Arcade Fire!…
There’s a deep dark secret I like to keep from most of my new acquaintances. I am hopelessly fascinated by economics. Economics books take up an embarrassingly large portion of my bookshelves and the majority of my podcasts library is, you guessed it, economics-related. Why the need for secrecy? Well, if I’m completely honest dear…
the AU review is proud to premiere the track “Complicate”, which is is the launch single for Sydney solo artist Christo Jones’ forthcoming debut EP, due in September. Jones uses a towering self-built rig overflowing with guitars, keyboards, samplers and pedals to write, record and perform his “beautifully twisted tunes”. The video has been put…
Splendour, like many festivals around Australia and the world, is going to leave music lovers with some tough choices to make. Clashes are inevitable, and as much you as you say you’ll flit between both, it never quite works out as planned. Plus with some many high profile international and national artists on the bill,…
With the dates for Big Day Out now set in stone – and two shows in Sydney (and a venue upgrade in Adelaide) proving they have something MASSIVE up their sleeves – the rumour mill is now in full swing for the 2014 Big Day Out Festival. Based on trends of past years, and the…
Having now self-published three books, I know first hand the challenges at perfecting a hard cover, coffee table book. Clocking in at 450 pages – more than double anything we’ve put together here – I can only begin to imagine the task Kane Hibberd had in front of him when he was putting together his…