Hot Chip have released their cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s pop anthem “Dancing In The Dark” after giving the 1984 song a run at recent festival performances in Europe and the US. As you might expect from the British group, the twist they’ve applied to The Boss’ original is high energy and just made for the type of…
To celebrate Victoria’s diverse contemporary music scene, Music Victoria is presenting the third annual Age Music Victoria Genre Awards. Finalists were announced earlier this morning by Patrick Donovan, CEO of Music Victoria. Specially selected expert panels voted on the best music across genres, from jazz to hip hop, global and heavy, and nominated the top five releases and acts of…
Get ready to do some max chillin’ in Sydney this summer as Future Classic and the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia) team up for some awesome Summer Sunday sessions. The ‘FCxMCA’ series will see music and art meet in the surrounds of the MCA Sculpture Terrace in November and December following sold out events…
Ahead of his tour of Australia (which is happening right now), we caught up with Los Angeles based country musician Sam Outlaw to find out a little bit more about his debut album Angeleno (a favourite of mine), working with legendary musician and producer Ry Cooder, not to mention finding out his experiences of touring Australia with Justin…
Nowadays, many bands use Facebook to engage with their existing fan base, as well as to reach a new audience. So what are some of the golden rules for using Facebook for your band? 1. Have a Facebook account – and get an easy to remember URL! While this may seem like an obvious one,…
Mexican-American singer-songwriter El Vez will be taking his musical tour down under in December for a run of dates, including a performance at Falls Festival. Performing a range of original songs, as well as covers of Elvis’ most famous songs, the shows will see El Vez re-animating Elvis live on stage. For a list of performances…
LOUDFEST is back in 2015! The all ages event is taking place at The Lair (Metro Theatre) in Sydney next month and is totally FREE. That’s right, kids. You can get along and see some of the country’s best emerging heavy bands at the event that provided the likes of Northlane, Buried in Verona and In Hearts Wake…
Chatting with Triple J this afternoon, A$AP Rocky confirmed that he’ll be making his return to Australia come February 2016. He hasn’t performed out this way since 2013 and since then, he’s been firing up stages internationally with the acclaimed AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP album. The tour will bring A$AP Rocky to the major Australian capitals, beginning with a date in…
D.R.A.M’s quirky Super Mario World sampling “Cha Cha” had barely been out for half a year before Drake flipped the beat into what is currently the number two song on the Billboard charts. “Hotline Bling” has, as with pretty much everything Drake does, become one of the most popular tracks of the year so it’s…
We already knew that left-field NYC emcee Le1f will be returning to Australia next year for Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain Festival, but now Handsome Tours and Astral People have decided to take the distinctive rapper around the country for shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. Le1f, whose debut album Riot Boi will be released mid-November, has…
DJ Yella will be returning to Australia next year for the first time since N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton renewed worldwide interest in The World’s Most Dangerous Group. A founding member of the pioneering gangster rap group, Yella remains one of the most respected DJ’s and producers in hip-hop. He was out here for a…
Meredith may not be huge just yet, but she’s got a sound that still comes off as strangely familiar. Today‘s video of the day is from the young Aussie whom we haven’t heard much of in the past year or so, however “Levels” marks a fantastic return. This Lorde-esque clip has fantastic aesthetic that captures the…
Thursday October 15th at The Gov, in Adelaide, was the first show of The Paper Kites’ Twelvefour Australian tour, supported by Patrick James. It was also one of the early very hot days of spring. The beer garden of The Gov felt tropical, almost pre-cyclonic, the palm trees streaming in the hot, humid breeze. It’s…
Who’d have thought that a debut album released 10 years ago, with a lead single whose title was effectively just onomatopoeic syllables put together, would have spawned one of the sweatiest headline slots Sydney’s Metro Theatre would see this year? Definitely not me. But it’s exactly what Melbourne Indie-Pop-Punk quartet Kisschasy did. Acting as main…
We’re going with a bit of alt-punk for today’s single of the day courtesy of Toronto’s very own Seaway. With sonic similarities to Neck Deep and Real Friends this Canadian five-piece could soon find themselves playing with the big names of modern punk if they keep the quality up in the way they have with…
You may have seen recently that the Flaming Lips are planning to host a concert with best friend Miley Cyrus wherein they’ll all be nude and milk will be involved because, well, of course they are. This partnership, although a little more than quirky, isn’t a surprising move for the Lips, whose career has always been marked by…
Into the Dirt is the brand new EP from dynamic duo, the Pierce Brothers. Having gained a stellar reputation through busking on Melbourne’s streets, the multi-instrumentalists have taken to the world stage with passion and ferocity. Earthy acoustics are skillfully executed, their DIY approach oozing with folk. Lyrical narratives are delivered with sincerity and grit, tranquil…
The Woodford Folk Festival have delivered a strong line up for their 30th anniversary festival this December, representing a diverse and extremely talented group of musicians set to spend the final days of the year up at Woodfordia. Six days and nights of music sounds like a pretty awesome way to wrap up a year,…
We think people are still recovering from the huge Flight Facilities show in Melbourne over the weekend, the duo bringing Down to Earth to life in front of thousands at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The show must go on for these two however and in what seems to be true Flight Facilities form these days, the announcements…
In our 86th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Roses & Revolutions from Rochester, and chat about moving towards a more indie pop sound, their love of Fleetwood Mac and get a sneak peak at their latest track ‘Start Over’ off their EP, Torch. Band Name: Roses & Revolutions Website / Social Media: rosesandrevolutions.com Facebook…
For Melbourne based band Postblue, this year has seen many wins and changes. Off the back of the release of their debut album I Hope They’re Praying For Me, the band has been working consistently on landing themselves on more and more music fans’ radars around the country. Not content to rest on any laurels, the Byron…
Dallas Green is officially in the country, people. For a select bunch of City and Colour fans in Sydney and Melbourne, this week will provide some special opportunities to get up close and personal with the Canadian artist as he hosts two stripped-back, fan only events. Promoting his fifth City and Colour record If I Should Go Before…
American emcee Mac Miller is set to return to Australia early 2016 with one festival appearance in Western Australia and a string of east coast headline shows in the first weeks of the new year. Originally announced as part of the line-up for WA’s Origin NYE festival, Miller has revealed that he’ll be heading to…
Taken from their brilliant new record Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied, Scottish rockers The Fratellis have released a video for their single “Impostors (Little By Little)” – a track which is destined to get stuck in your head (little by little), and a video which is pretty easy to enjoy. We at the AU are excited to…
Box office smash Straight Outta Compton has renewed a universal interest in not just The World’s Most Dangerous Group N.W.A, but the entire story surrounding the pioneering west coast icons, including those closely associated with the story. You don’t get any closer than The D.O.C, legend in his own right, who helped co-write many of…
Following a soul-grabbing cover of Boy Next Door’s “Shivers”, world conquering Aussie Courtney Barnett has released another collaboration with Jack White, re-working “Boxing Day Blues”, the closing track on her acclaimed Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Serving as an epilogue to the blues-infused number, “Boxing Day Blues (Revisited)” is a…
It goes without saying that the Lorne edition of the Falls Festival always stands out as the favoured site of the tour’s three for many people. Almost always a sell out event, the coastal Victorian site boasts a great environment for campers and a unique little Falls vibe all its own. This year, Falls Lorne sold…
The last time RÜFÜS played HQ in Adelaide, it was hands down one of the best live shows I’d seen that year. To see that the trio was coming back through was incredibly exciting and I knew it would be a good opportunity to see RÜFÜS before they headed back overseas where, no doubt, their…
Boyz II Men embody the warmth and tenderness of classic 90s R&B, and I’m far from the only one who still recognises and celebrates that, as evidenced by numerous sold out Australian dates, almost 25 years after this ultra successful group hit mainstream consciousness. Hitting Luna Park’s Big Top for the second of two shows…
Leon Bridges will be sticking around Melbourne for one more show in January following his original date at the Corner Hotel selling out unsurprisingly quickly. The neo-soul artist, who recently wrapped up some huge set at Austin City Limits, will be out in Australia at the end of the year for the Falls Festival tour…
