Dark Mofo is a brilliantly named winter festival which is debuting TODAY in and around Hobart in Tasmania, and running until June 23rd. It features concerts and performances; MONA’s first large-scale public art project and exhibition, ‘Beam In Thine Own Eye’; the Hobart City Council Dark Mofo ‘Winter Feast’; a family-friendly festivus to enliven the…
Local Singapore group These Brittle Bones kicked things off at the Crazy Elephant on the last night of Music Matters, with a British lead singer on the keys, who just so happens to be fourteen! I don’t know about you, but I certainly wasn’t performing at an international industry event at that age. The music…
Welcome from Luke (Buchanan‘s handsome lead guitarist) and my own track-by-track breakdown of our band’s debut album. We started writing this album while on tour, stopping en route to Sydney (albeit slightly off course) in Lorne around June 2011. That weekend we wrote Run Faster. A little over 18 months later, and a few days…
I feel like we hear about it all the time. Legendary Australian venues being forced to undergo expensive changes from their local council to cater to new residents who are bitching and moaning in the area. Some may argue this is the price we pay for an ever expanding urban sprawl, but when a venue…
As reported earlier last month by The Guardian, Beyoncé “has banned professional photographers from her current world tour.” Instead, publications are able to use photos from the only accredited photographer on the tour, Frank Micelotta. Plenty of tours suffer from similar restrictions on photographers, but the controversy here is that the ban comes in the…
It’s time once again for my feature column “Larry Likes!” in which I share recent musical discoveries with you – both locally and internationally. In this second edition I move to Melbourne to introduce you to Spender, the production moniker for Tommy Spender who released a new single last month, “Bed & Chair”. I’m a…
Larry: Thanks for taking the time to have a quick chat about everything you’re up to. I wanted to start off by going through the chronology of it and start with the origins of it. Can you tell us a little about how Avec Pleasure got started? Anne: It’s kind of interconnected with my background…
When the world loses a legend, everybody rushes to define what exactly it was that made them so extraordinary. For Chrissy Amplett, the most common descriptions will be these: singer, actress, icon; sufferer of drug and alcohol abuse, of breast cancer, of multiple sclerosis. But many people will wonder who she was, and those who…
The degustation is now a staple of modern dining culture, with chefs from around the world keen to show off their signature dishes – as well as road test a few new ideas – to their customers, through a night of multiple courses, matching wines and, as is all the rage, a theme to go…
Both playing Track and Field in Brisbane this Friday, we asked Dune Rats and The Jungle Giants to shoot each other some questions and here’s what came back… the results are… interesting… DUNE RATS ASKING THE JUNGLE GIANTS Answers by Cesira Aitken How many times do people mention the red hair thing? All the time……
We take you back to the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas with the final episode of the first season of the AU review podcast, featuring Australia’s own Jack Carty and much much more! We’ll be back later in the year with our second season! Stay tuned and thanks for listening. RIGHT CLICK HERE TO…
At today’s media conference in Sydney promoting this weekend’s mammoth Stone Music Festival, we had the opportunity to ask some of the event’s biggest names about their favourite vinyl records, in anticipation for this Saturday’s conveniently placed Record Store Day. Be sure to get out there and support your local record store – and if…
A towering monument on the Brisbane River, the Park Regis North Quay has become a go-to destination for Brisbane bound travellers (be it for business or tourism) since the 24 floor hotel opened in 1998. We stayed for two nights in a 1 bedroom apartment overlooking the beautiful Brisbane River – blessed with similarly kind…
Larry sat down with MUTEMATH at the end of their Australian tour to talk about their experiences here, road testing new songs in Perth, their new recording studio, plans for the next album, playing in Singapore, the New Orleans rock scene, the genius of tourmates Big Scary and much more…
We sit down with Mark Lang from Melbourne’s Skipping Girl Vinegar backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.
We sit down with Australian duo Busby Marou backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.
We sit down with UK troubadour Newton Faulkner backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.
The Heath Care system in the US a bit of a mess to say the least. Over 8,000 working musicians live in Austin, Texas, most of whom don’t earn nearly enough to support themselves with private health insurance. But with Austin’s music scene generating nearly $2 billion in economic activity each year, they are without…
Larry Heath talks to three fifths of British alternative rock outfit Let’s Buy Happiness about their debut record, touring the US and playing SXSW, the potential of them coming to Australia and much, much more… Camera: Andrew Wade Interview/Edit: Larry Heath SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT! http://www.youtube.com/user/theaureview
the AU review takes Melinda and Simon from Sydney duo The Falls to Allen’s Boots in Austin, Texas on the last day of SXSW to try on some cowboy boots, new shirts and whatever else they find along the way… Interviews/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Andrew Wade Music: “Home” by The Falls – off the Hollywood…
We’re proud to premiere the brand new music video from acclaimed singer/songwriter Laura Imbruglia today, “Awoooh”. The track comes off her forthcoming third record, which is due for release in June. Enjoy the track above! You can learn a bit more about the clip and the song after the jump… A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE…
One of the busier men at SXSW’s Film Festival this year was director PJ Raval, who was premiering his documentary Before You Know It and had his music video for Christeene (the drag persona of Austin artist Paul Soileau) “African Mayonnaise” in competition. He kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to talk…
While at SXSW, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sigtryggur Baldursson, aka Siggi, the Managing Director of the Icelandic Music Export Office in Reykjavík, to talk about the Icelandic music industry in post-recession, how music helps the economy, what bands like Of Monsters and Men do for the industry and what role his…
The highly anticipated sophomore album from New York’s Caveman is being released on Friday through Fat Possum/Shock, and we’re proud to be featuring the Australian premiere stream of the record! Find out more about the band, and grab yourself a copy of the record here: http://www.cavemantheband.com/
Larry Heath sits down with Ireland’s Damien Dempsey backstage at the 2013 Bluesfest in Byron Bay to talk about his latest record, touring Australia, swimming in Irish seas, performing with Australia’s Dan Sultan and more…
