Tomorrow is Australia Day, which means the winner of the Hottest 100 will be revealed – and finally we’ll never have to hear about the whole Taylor Swift “controversy” again. Assuming she isn’t eligible, there are two favourites looking to take out the top spot: Australia’s Chet Faker and Peking Duk. Either could walk away…
“This country is becoming one of the cultural epicentres of the world!” – Festival co-founder Danny Rogers said yesterday, as he thanked punters at the end of St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2015. The country he was talking about was Singapore, which served as the opening date of the festival run for the fifth consecutive year,…
With 13,000 punters from Singapore and around the Asian region descending on the iconic Gardens By The Bay, yesterday saw St Jerome’s Laneway Festival take place for the fifth consecutive time in the city, with organisers selling out tickets for the first time ever. On arrival, punters are handed a bottle of water sponsored by…
Last week we exclusively premiered the new album Her Dawn Wardrobe from Brooklyn psych-rockers Sky Picnic. Today we catch up with the band to talk about the record, their music, the origins of their band and much more. Read on:
Bo Ningen, one of Japan’s finest exports, played a special Sugar Mountain Festival sideshow at Oxford Art Factory on Friday night. Pete Dovgan was there and brings you the photos:
The Vamps played a massive show at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion last night, supported by Short Stack. Gwendolyn Lee was there to see the bands in action and brings us these photos from the pit:
the AU review sits down with Josef Salvat to talk about his time in London, his upcoming move to Paris, his past EP, the future LP, other plans for 2015 and he discusses how he loves writing music in the bush of Australia… Follow Josef on Facebook to find out where he’s touring in UK…
In our 15th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Auckland’s Anthonie Tonnon, and chat about his full length release, Successor out later this year. Musician: Anthonie Tonnon Website / Social Media: Facebook / Soundcloud / Tumblr Genre: Rock Members & their roles: Anthonie Tonnon – (often performing solo) songwriter, piano and guitar. Jonathan Pearce –…
It’s all too rare to see an artist genuinely doing something that seems to run against what is “popular”, or deemed “sellable” for either commercial or “indie cred” success. Underneath the demeanour of any artist is the drive for success, and though one would assume Canada’s Jaron Freeman-Fox is no different, when it comes to…
the AU review asks The Preatures, Ball Park Music and KLP to talk about their earliest memories of listening to triple j. Do they remember the first time the listened to the station? Filmed last week during the radio station’s 40th anniversary celebrations in Sydney: Beat The Drum.
the AU review sat down with Raf Rundell of UK electronic duo The 2 Bears while he was in Sydney, Australia in January 2015 to discuss their latest record, a Bears in Space project, upcoming performance at the Australian festival Sugar Mountain, being a family man and much more! They’re touring Australia right about now……
With soft entrancing vocals and a 90’s edge, LA artists Meghan Toohey and Nicole Fiorentino of The Cold and Lovely are back with a serious punch. Their latest single “Lost All Control” captures the perfect blend of hazy rock with deep basslines and light touches of pop splattered throughout. Lucky for us, “Lost All Control” is out now on the duo’s latest eight track album What Will I Become, available from their Bandcamp page.
It was Catfish and the Bottlemen‘s first ever Sydney show on Monday night – in the country acting as a support act to The Kooks. The support act for Catfish, however, were Sydney group Food Court, who proved themselves a tight outfit, bringing forth some surfy vibes – think Wavves and you’re on the right…
It’s that time of the year again that we get ourselves revved up for the massive Laneway Festival tour of Australia, New Zealand and Sinagpore – the first date of which kicks off this weekend in the Asian city. Now the only question is: who do we see? We’ve gone through the lineup and chosen…
We’ve been deliberately trying to avoid taking part in the whole “Taylor Swift for Hottest 100” debate because, frankly, too many people were talking about it and it was a bandwagon we didn’t want to be a part of. We’re glad people are talking about Australian music though (as a byproduct) and ultimately, we just…
British musician, producer and DJ Simon Green aka Bonobo will be returning to Australia and New Zealand for a run of special DJ sets this March. These special solo shows promise to include “spectacular visuals” and provide us with some hypnotic and hugely entertaining sets. Bonobo’s last record, The North Borders, was released back in…
the AU review was backstage at triple j’s Beat The Drum concert, held in the Domain in Sydney on Friday, January 16th. Celebrating the iconic youth broadcaster’s 40th Birthday. While there, we spoke to The Preatures, KLP, Tkay Maidza and Ball Park Music about their performances at the event – who they were going to…
Today we’re very excited to announce that following the first ever AU Sessions last month in Sydney, from February onwards we will be putting on a monthly event at The Hive Bar in Erskineville – on the last Tuesday of every month! Stay tuned for more details on the lineups! But until then, come and…
Leon and Matty from The Lazys talk to Larry from the AU review at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie. We talk about what they’ve been up to since we last caught up in Canada during Canadian Music Week earlier in 2014. They reflect on their multiple trips and successes to Canada, their latest…
Ahead of their Australian tour next month, we caught up with Josh Lovelace from the band NEEDTOBREATHE, who let us in on the five bands (other than his own, of course) who he reckons we all need to see live… The Killers We have been fans of The Killers for a long time but hadn’t…
Elwood Myre is a young Australian troubadour who collaborates with mandolin player Hunter Beasley, to create folk-laden Americana flavour. In October 2014, endowed with a sound that’s smooth and warm like bubble gum, the pair stumbled into Vienna People Recordings where they tracked their debut album live in 4 days. Today we’re excited to premiere…
Brooklyn psych-rockers Sky Picnic are producing a sound that fans of Australia’s own Tame Impala should feel very at home with – and following the reception of their latest single “Upon Further Reflection”, they now have a full album for us to enjoy. And today we’re excited to premiere it in full, exclusively on the…
In our 14th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sydney ‘s latest indie pop offering Nova and the Experience, and chat about being mistaken for drug dealers in New York. Band Name: Nova and the Experience Website / Social Media: www.novaandtheexperience.com Facebook / Instagram / Twitter Genre: Pop / Indie Members & their roles: James-…
Pictured: La Femme (Photo by Larry Heath) It was a relaxed atmosphere under the hot Summer sun on Saturday, as families, Francophiles and Festival fans got their spots under the umbrellas and on top of the hay bales that scattered the rarely used (but very well suited) site of St. John’s college for Sydney’s second…
Since launching onto the Melbourne scene in 2011, with an annual event at the Forum Theatre, the boutique festival Sugar Mountain has become one of Australia’s most anticipated events. Always boasting an incredibly well curated lineup, the event endeavours to provide an experience you won’t have at any other festival. And by all accounts it…
London based Vanilla Ace is set to tour Australia for the very first time this January, thanks to Soapbox Artists. After exploding onto the EDM scene in 2012, the producer will finally be bringing his soulful house music to some of the most loved underground venues on Australia’s East Coast. Citing influences ranging from 1980’s disco to New Swing Jack, this is not a show to miss!
The Annual Canadian Music Week has chosen to feature Australia and New Zealand for their 33rd installment, hosting 21 elite industry members and over 25 artists to participate in conferences, performances and awards shows… with more to come!
Last July saw The AU Review venture to the Quebec City Summer Festival in Quebec, Canada where we caught up with New York based outfit The London Souls. Having just performed, Chris, Tash and Stu talk about a scary incident during their show, appreciative Canadian crowds, the history of the band and what’s next for them on an international scale.
In our 13th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Perth’s latest hardcore sensation Statues, and chat about their upcoming tour with Heiress. Band Name: Statues Social Media: Facebook Genre: Chaotic Hardcore Members & their roles: Jayme – Vocals Scott – Guitar John – Guitar Matt – Bass Dan – Drums What music or artists inspired…
It’s that time again where we look ahead to the year, rather than backwards, and move through the Australian artists we think will make it big in 2015. Now, our definition of “big” doesn’t mean a Gotye size explosion – we just think that by the end of this year, all these artists will be…
