Indie rockers Splashh and Sydney’s Green Buzzard have been added to The Velvet Cave’s LO-FI // SCI-FI line up. The event has been around since 2011 and features late night kaleidoscopic happenings, showcasing International, interstate and local live acts and rare vinyl DJ’s. Splashh will bring their dreamy psychedelic sounds to the event, confident to…
The 27th Bluesfest Byron Bay has gotten bigger… again! Held over Easter (Thursday 24th March – Monday 28th March 2016), the festival has released another lineup chock full of artists that give precedence to its name: they are here to help represent the Blues! Added to the line-up is The “Original” Blues Brothers Band, Don…
Progressive rock band Acolyte have announced an East Coast tour in support of their new single “The Message”. The Melbourne band will be hitting their hometown first, also visiting Bendigo before touring North. Check out the dates below and watch their new music video at the end of the article! Tour Dates: FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY…
Hilltop Hoods have today announced a special recording project, Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung, to be released Friday, February 19th 2016. The announcement accompanies the news of their new track “Higher” a Hilltop Hoods and Symphony Orchestra Tour. The track “Higher” was premiered on Triple J this morning and will be officially…
Following on from their addition to Bluesfest Byron Bay, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher has announced a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand with his band High Flying Birds. The band will be visiting Sydney the night before their performance at Bluesfest, also taking in massive shows in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Tour Dates: ASB THEATRE,…
As we gear up for the festival season, we first take a look at the weekend ahead, where some rad artists are going to be making their way to a venue near you! Have a suss of our choices for the next few nights out! Chris Cornell – MELBOURNE Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is currently…
Yesterday, the annual Electronic Music Conference (EMC) wrapped in Sydney with a mini-festival in the form of EMCPlay, which followed on from two days of panels and masterclasses featuring local and international leaders of electronic music. Naturally, we learnt plenty along the way, and here now are 15 such things we learnt over the last few days from…
The first round of artists confirmed to be Brighton-bound for The Great Escape in 2016 have been announced, with a stellar list of Australians in the mix! Celebrating its 11th year running in 2016, the music festival will be no doubt showcasing some of the best emerging talent from around the world over three days…
Tough, poetic, suffering, sensitive, Lucinda Williams’ music beautifully blends together the many (at times conflicting) characteristics of being southern, and she well and truly brought this to her show at Enmore Theatre last night. A much loved singer songwriter hailing from Louisiana, Lucinda delivered her extraordinary repertoire to the packed out room, playing to a…
Nineteen year-old Sunshine Coast resident Ayla has just dropped an epic debut EP called When The World Ends. I’ve been listening to Ayla for a little over a year now and I can safely say this represents the best that the talented singer-songwriter has to offer at this stage in her career. When The World Ends consists of 5 tracks….
Controversial Sydney rapper Kerser has released his fifth album in as many years, Next Step. While it contains every vulgar word in the English language (at least twice) and he insults everything from popular Aussie TV shows to well-known football players, it also has moments of honest, real emotions. “Only Rap You Need” is the…
Pop-rock sensations We The Kings have flourished in the last ten years of being a band. Since the release of Strange Love, their ability to keep things in perspective hasn’t changed with their positive music creating an impact on fans around the world. Over time, their songs have been genuinely honest with songwriting that instills…
“Walkholme City” is the latest from Gold Coast trio The Vultures and it’s fair to say that it’s a cracker. Elements of indie rock and alternative provide the foundation for the three and a half minute long track, drawing similarities with the sounds of The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand – definitely worth a listen: ———-…
‘Status is always ripe for satire; status is always good for comedy.’ These words by Stephen Colbert perfectly sum up the concept that is The 12th Man. As the writer of Austen Tayshus’ classic “Australiana”, Billy Birmingham has been the man behind many a laugh, parody, and satire that has resonated within the Australian comedy…
In this issue:The Age Music Victoria Awards inducts 10 new artists, Us the Band signs to Rice is Nice, Oh Pep! signs to Barely Dressed Records and Remote Control, Music Matters makes some big changes and Byron Bay’s Bluesfest wins best NSW festival once again. Don’t forget to see who has been knocked out of the top…
Last Thursday the ARIA awards went down, and amongst all the recognised artists and bands, one stood out from the crowd; Perth rockers Tame Impala. This year the band took home not only “Group of the Year” but, “Album of the Year” and “Best Rock Album”. While this is a feat in itself, it also…
“It’s About Music and Fun. Not Fashion!” ARIA nominees King Parrot stopped to chat with us on the ARIA red carpet, humbled that they’ve been nominated for an award and, besides hoping to meet Kylie Minogue, insist that they’re “pretty much here for the free feed”. They’ve got a few Australian shows lined up for what’s left of the year, then…
Aussie emcee Seth Sentry has just finished a massive world tour on the back of his Strange New Past LP and while rolling down the red carpet as a result of a broken leg, Sentry caught up with the AU review to fill us in on his year and just how the hell he broke his leg in…
After a long time touring with no signs of letting up, Sydney’s Born Lion joined the AU review on the ARIA Red Carpet to look back on the year, which included touring with Yellowcard and Mayday Parade..and hitting an emu on the highway. Their new single “Rest in Pieces” will be coming out soon so check the…
Aussie bluegrass band Mustered Courage stopped to chat to the AU review’s Larry Heath on the ARIA red carpet last week. They tell us about what they feel the differences are between touring in America and Australia. For those playing at home, those differences include moonshine, whiskey and getting fatter. They also let us in on the…
In This Issue: Don’t worry the Christmas albums haven’t started rolling in just yet! Instead we have a juicy little pack of rock, indie and electronic goodness for you, if you haven’t done that shopping yet there are still some wicked December releases coming. Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant announced their fourth studio album,…
Aspiring songwriters, Liv Cartledge from St Kilda, VIC and Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt aka Merpire from Redfern, NSW have been announced as this year’s Telstra Road to Discovery winners. Judged by some of Australia’s leading music experts including alt-pop maestro and 2014 ARIA nominee, Andy Bull, Sony/ATV & Affinity Music Group, Adam ‘Weez’ Booth and Mushroom Music’s…
Now this is an interesting collaboration we’re intrigued to see develop further. Hudson Mohawke has revealed a new tune in “Indian Steps”, collaborated upon with Antony, featured on his latest album Lantern. Of course, Antony has remained at the forefront of an alternative, gorgeous and experimental music scene and in linking up with HudMo on…
Mesmerising Perth artist Joni in the Moon took some time out to chat the AU review’s Larry Heath at length while at WAM Festival earlier this month, reflecting on the local music scene in Perth, the importance of community, the fear that comes with recording, and more. Check out the full transcript below. You’ve done…
Mark Wilkinson made his U.S. debut in 2013 on the heels of his second studio album, Let The River Run, hitting #1 on iTunes singer-songwriter charts in Australia. Wilkinson returned to the U.S. this year for CMJ in New York and additional tour dates in Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, and studio recording in…
In our 96th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet one of our favourite kiwi imports, Oh Boy , and chat about 90’s loves, and check out his latest track, ‘HD Girl’. Musician: Oh Boy Website / Social Media: Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Electronic Members & their roles: William Bradshaw What music or artists inspired you?…
Brisbane trio The Comfort have a sound that defies belief. For a group of so few members the sheer size of their straight up rock sound really is fantastic, with a style that draws similarities with Bring Me The Horizon and Young Guns. “Roses” is in its own right a great track that, while not…
Jesse Davidson put on a solid Adelaide-bred line up of music over the weekend, with his hometown Lizard Boy EP launch bringing out some fresh faces and known legends. Held at Jive on Saturday night (no doubt a spiritual home/rite of passage for many 20-something year olds based here), the event saw Attila My Honey…
Do you remember Paul Mac‘s tune “It’s Not Me, It’s You”? That punchy beat, dance-inciting keys and those soul-drenched vocals that confidently stuck it to the object of the song. I think I first remember hearing it on a So Fresh compilation but I remembered being particularly struck by the female vocalist, her confidence and…
Whilst walking the red carpet at the 2015 ARIA Awards, UK artist Passenger caught up with the AU to speak about his current supporting slot on Ed Sheeran’s tour and what it’s like playing stadium shows with the fellow Brit, as well as his bond with Australia. Passenger also talks about his love for busking…
