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In 2012, Adelaide’s 5/4 Entertainment teamed up with Splendour in the Grass’ Paul Piticco to put on a “bite sized” Splendour in Adelaide, dubbed the “Spin Off Festival”. The first year featured, Lana Del Rey, Kimbra, Band of Skulls and more. 2013 will see the festival returning to give Adelaide fans a reason to celebrate….

Now that Splendour has sold out, we have the pleasure of enjoying a slew of sideshow announcement that make those of us who were sad about not going to Splendour, a little less sad… because many of our favourite bands are coming much closer to home! Today we have announcements for James Blake, Haim, MS…

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been waiting the vast majority of your life for a film based on Orson Scott Card’s classic sci-fi novel Ender’s Game. Its production was in the better part of development hell for the last decade, but it finally got off the ground a year or so ago when Hugo’s…

Much loved Seattle festival Bumbershoot, now in its 43rd year, has revealed it’s massive 2013 lineup, featuring everyone from legendary power-pop band The Zombies to hometown heroes like Death Cab for Cutie (playing their seminal album Transatlanticism in its entirety) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Heart, Grammy-winning band fun., rising hip hop…

Without further interruption, here is the 2013 Splendour in the Grass lineup, which includes Australian exclusive performances from TV on the Radio, The National and Mumford and Sons, the long awaited Australian debut of Frank Ocean, The Polyphonic Spree performing Rocky Horror (!!!!!!), the return of Boy & Bear and… Mystery Band? Mumford & Sons…

20 years ago, a group of young men entered a recording studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota to record what would be their debut album. That album, Sound As Ever, was the start of a long and successful career by one of Australia’s most loved rock and roll bands, You Am I. Two decades later, You…

After five days of music on the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in a year, festival director Peter Noble called “their best ever year” at a press conference this morning; both in terms of lineup, and the way the festival was run – including new noise restraints that kept disruption to both people and wildlife to…

Showing that the older rockers still have what it takes to pull a crowd (not to mention put on a show), Iggy and the Stooges and Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters played a string of their greatest hits – alongside some newer material – as they fought for the sold out Bluesfest crowd’s…

Sound City is a feature length documentary, directed by Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), about the human element of music, the lost art of analogue recording, and the history of America’s greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City. It will screen at select cinemas in Australia tomorrow night (Thursday 31st January), with additional cinemas and times…

What was once known as “Sydney Festival First Night” will tomorrow be rebranded as “Day One” – a day long event that runs throughout the city of Sydney. This morning at Sydney’s Town Hall, the artistic director of the festival, Lieven Bertels, walked media through tomorrow’s festivities that ends in a concert in the Domain…

Already set to make an appearance at Big Day Out, Death Grips have announced headline sideshows this January in Melbourne and Sydney. The Sacramento hip-hop duo will be showcasing their latest album No Love Deep Web. Tour Dates: January 19 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney: Tickets: $42.50, www.moshtix.com.au January 22 – Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne:…

After recently playing Parklife Festival earlier in the year, The Presets, have announced their first headline tour of Australia since 2009. Pacifica, their first album in four years earned a J Award nomination and a shortlist entrant in the AMP Awards. The Sydney electronic duo will be joined on tour by dance luminaries Parachute Youth…

After announcing a new album studio album, Push the Sky Away, due for February 2013, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced a six-date national tour to coincide with the upcoming release. The tour will feature two exclusive dates at the Sydney Opera House where they will be joined on stage by members of…

What started as a simple collaboration has turned into a national tour. Tim Rogers and The Bamboos have joined forces to tour Australia after the success of the collaborated track ‘I Got Burned’ which featured on the double ARIA nominated Bamboos album Medicine Man. The shows will see the unique ten-piece be vocally led by…

Since the release of her solo album By The Horns, Julia Stone has had a string of sell-out tours in Europe and the UK as well as here in Australia. Julia will be touring churches and cathedrals around the country and will be joined with an all-star backing band with Cat Empire and The Bamboos’…

After a beautiful first day that was kicked off into fine form by The Wombats and closed out by Australia bound The Black Keys, clouds hung ominously as over 70,000 punters descended on Zilber Park in Austin, Texas for the second day of the 2012 Annual Austin City Limits. It would go on to indeed…

The Australian Government will join hands with 24 partners (from various government, educational and business institutions) to put on a “grand cultural festival” over the next four months, with a run of live concerts to take place throughout November as part of The Aussie BBQ event series. Oz Fest promises to be a fairly large…

Australia’s largest charity recycler, Salvos Stores has been changing the lives of Australians in need since 1883. To celebrate its important role within the community, Salvos Stores is hosting a one off pop-up store to be set up at Adelaide train station TOMORROW, this Friday, September 28 from 1-6pm. Having made a name for itself…

Australia & New Zealand are set to experience the smooth soulful flavour of South Africa in September and October of 2012 as singer, songwriter, producer and chart topping artist Garth Taylor is headed our way to perform a series of intimate shows across the country in his very first Trans-Tasman tour. Garth made his debut…

Today Bluesfest, Australia’s multi-award winning 5 Day Festival presents its 1st artist announcement for Easter 2013 (March 28 – April 1) held in beautiful Byron Shire, at its dedicated event site, the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm. It’s the earliest announcement in the history of Bluesfest – 6 weeks sooner than usual and it marks the…

Saturday October 27th is set to be a hot day in Sydney, with Surry Hills Festival announcing a killer line up offering something for every ear. Multiple stages will be surrounded by eccentric arts installations and roving performance, kids’ activities, an Eco living village and a great selection of markets and food, so while the…

Three of the country’s most impressive emerging acts – Argentina, Tokyo Denmark Sweden and Them Swoops – have joined forces for a tri-state tour along Australia’s east coast this October. The second ever Triple Treat Tour follows on from the original, which featured Millions, Nantes and Northeast Party House in February and March this year….

Australia’s own Karnivool continue their glorious run of overseas performances with a headlining showcase at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender, taking place over three days this November in Pune, India. Sydney’s Jinja Safari have also been announced for the event, with more Australian names expected in the coming weeks. They join a string of local acts…

Henry Wagons is just about to release his first ever solo record, Expecting Company?; on September 28th to be precise. To help celebrate the release, he’ll be going on a national tour in November, bringing along a bunch of “hotshot vagabonds” he’s calling The Unwelcome Company. This group includes the Wagons rhythm section, as well…

Heath Media – parent company of the AU review – continues supporting the local music scene by today proudly announcing the return of CAPTURED. In 2011, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, we sourced out 6 of Australia’s best emerging filmmakers and matched them up with 6 of the countries most exciting young acts…

There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly. Refused fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed……

One of the biggest music festivals in the world is the CMJ Music Marathon, which hosts 1,300 live performances across over 80 nightclubs and venues scattered around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Yesterday the festival unveiled its first lineup and as is usually the case, many Australian bands will be taking part, with The Presets topping the…

Fresh from her announcement high atop the CMJ lineup, Kimbra will be returning to NSW in December to headline the annual Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, alongside Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, Husky, DZ Deathrays, the return of The Datsuns and much more… Here’s the full lineup: Kimbra, Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, The Datsuns,…

This was just posted on the ATP website. Please note this information is subject to change, but given it’s direct from the website, we’re pretty certain this is legit. We have been waiting and hoping and praying for ATP to return to Australia ever since Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds curated the first ever…

Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts & Music Festival is pleased to announce an incredible music line up for 2012, with dream headliner John Butler Trio set to bring in the New Year in the surrounds of the stunning Glenworth Valley. General tickets are going on sale on August 20th at http://www.peatsridgefestival.com.au. John Butler Trio – the…