Music

So it all started with a rather long bus ride from New York to Toronto. I thought if I was going to go all the way to Canada I may as well spend some time in the US first, eating pickles, drinking oversized beers and prancing past the cacti of Austin. Here is one of…

Ahead of the FEEDBACK music conference in Sydney on Monday, three members of the rather esteemed list of guest speakers let us know how they got into this crazy industry of ours and offer small nuggets of advice for those of you looking to gain entry into music as well. JOSH PYKE Who are you…

Following the release of our second EP Always last November, 2014 has been an exciting year for Panama. Starting the year off playing Field Day, followed by a national tour, it also saw us take to foreign shores for our first international run of shows. Here’s some brief words and imagery to help better describe…

the AU review presents acclaimed vocal group Naturally 7 performing “Keep the Customer Satisfied” in a park in Sydney. Part of the AU sessions series, captured while the band were in the country on tour with Michael Bublé. CREDITS Cameras: Larry Heath and Johnny Au Audio Edit: James Caran Video Edit: Larry Heath Music: Naturally…

UK duo Royal Blood have something of a history in Australia. The project seemed to have been formed while lead vocalist and bass guitarist Mike Kerr was living in Brisbane, and started popping up performing with the likes of Tape/Off, DZ and many more Brisbane favourites. It wasn’t until he returned to Brighton and teamed…

the AU review presents Eleanor Dunlop performing her single “Disguise” acoustically in a park in Sydney accompanied by Andrew Campbell on the guitar. The track comes off Elanor’s debut EP, available now!

Brisbane’s Brianna Carpenter is a one-woman powerhouse. She wrote, produced and engineered her forthcoming album On So It Goes herself and has created the wonderfully summer video (just in time for Winter) to accompany the frolicking nature of her first single “In Our Hearts” with her friends. We’re proud to be exclusively premiering the track…

Lollapalooza, one of America’s biggest summer festivals, will be running again this August, and as per usual, it’s got a hell of a lineup. Rap god Eminem, will be joined by massive acts such as the reunited Outkast, Kings of Leon, Artic Monkeys and Lorde. The quality isn’t simply top heavy, with an array of…

Memphis Jazz legend and iconic Greek vocalist Charles Lloyd has arrived in Australia, bringing his fantastic Greek Project for a very special performance in Sydney’s City Recital Hall. The performance is an exploration of traditional Greek music and is a collaboration with political activist Maria Farantouri. Ahead of the performance tomorrow (Wednesday June 4), we…

Following on from my overview of Toronto’s CMW for 2014, a review of Broods and a bunch of interviews, photo galleries and tour diaries, it’s finally time to get to more of the Australian music at the event. But honestly, I saw too much great Australian music in too little time. Out of the 26…

Earlier today we world premiered his latest track “NightWalk“, and just a couple of weeks ago, during Canadian Music Week in Toronto, we sat down with Melbourne artist Matt Walters. Larry chatted to Matt about his experiences at CMW 2014, his desire to bring a band on the road, his upcoming music and much more…

In our two part chat featured below, Larry caught up with Brisbane trio Dune Rats while they were in Singapore to talk about their Asian adventures – how they are coping without access to weed – and their debut, self-titled album which was released in Australia today (June 1st). We also look ahead to their…

Following on from my overview of Toronto’s CMW for 2014, a review of Broods and a bunch of interviews, photo galleries and tour diaries, it’s finally time to get to more of the Australian music at the event. But honestly, I saw too much great Australian music in too little time. Out of the 26…

While at SXSW earlier in the year, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Lowe, the founder of the company Uberpong, based out of Austin, Texas. The company has a fairly simple premise: personalise the experience of ping pong / table tennis through custom paddles. We talk about how his business has taken…

DUNE RATS are releasing their debut record this Sunday, “Dune 1st”. Excellent. They’ve been touring all around Asia to celebrate it – before heading home to tour Australia. Well, they’re home now and want you to know all about their Asian adventures. Here’s a glimpse at life on the road with the Dunies when they…

It may be the unfortunate truth that when you have a history as long as Gary Numan, many older fans only want to hear the songs they know. Numan’s last visit to Adelaide saw him play his synth pop milestone album The Pleasure Principle in its entirety. While it was a fantastic show, the 2011…

The annual Aussie BBQ music showcase returns to the Beer Market in Clarke Quay, Singapore with another collection of fantastic Australian artists. This year we have The Love Junkies, Jeremy Neale (pictured above) Dune Rats and Kid Mac, who were joined by Tully on Tully, Empra and Tired Lion. The Aussie BBQ in Singapore is…

Following on from my overview of Toronto’s CMW for 2014, a review of Broods and a bunch of interviews, photo galleries and tour diaries, it’s finally time to get to more of the Australian music at the event. But honestly, I saw too much great Australian music in too little time. Out of the 26…

Following the first part of their tour diary earlier this week, as well as a special video they put together for us, Newcastle band Twin Lakes bring us the second and final part of their adventures in Toronto for Canadian Music Week earlier this month! DAY FOUR OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK Woke up with a…

The irresistible music of Melbourne’s Hudson & Troop has that immediately arresting vibe that strikes gold in songs like “Frameless” – which we have been loving at the AU office since we posted it last month. We caught up the man behind it all – Travis Aulsebrook – for a little more insight into this…

There are few voices in the Australian music scene that are as ethereal, magical and awe-inspiring as that of Kate Miller-Heidke. We are all the more fortunate for her veering down the path of the alternative indie pop scene, than sticking with her classically trained operatic roots. Tonight’s performance is a fairy-tale showcase of how Heidke…

Sporting well-coordinated polo shirts and enthusiastic grins, emerging Vancouver based quartet JPNSGRLS (pronounced “Japanese Girls”) hit the stage at Crazy Elephant in Singapore last week as part of the Music Matters LIVE festival, taking over Clarke Quay. It was easy to understand why they were so excited: a great crowd had gathered, there was a…

John Goodridge chats with Dominic McGuiness of The Bohicas ahead of their first trip to Australia – a short trip, but one that has been greatly hyped about since the dates were announced. Hey Dominic, how’s it going? Yeah, pretty good thanks. How you doing? Yeah, good. I just want to congratulate you on your…

After a twenty hour flight and a 7 hour stop over of frantic drinking in San Fran airport we all arrived safe and sound but a little hung over in Toronto, Canada. We considered ourselves lucky to even get there at all considering we nearly missed our flight in Sydney due to an overlook of…

Opening things with “Always”, UK quartet The Boxer Rebellion brought their energetic live show to Singapore for the first time for Music Matters, in a set which closed the final night of official festivities (and their second of the event). A favourite from the set was “Diamond”, which comes off their last record Promises. Another…

In the first of two massive Australian showcases at Music Matters in Singapore (the other being the long running Aussie BBQ), the recent addition to Sounds Australia’s roster of events – Sound Gallery – made its Singaporean debut with four outstanding intimate performances at the Kuro Bar and Restaurant as part of Music Matters last…

Hello Asia! sits down with Taiwan Rock Group IO (io樂團), during Canadian Music Week in Toronto to talk about their time living in Vancouver, the Taiwan music scene, their experiences at the festival, their music and much more…

Hi, we are The Black Lullaby, a 4-piece rock band from north coast NSW. This is a tour diary for the AU Review of our trip to Toronto where we showcased at Canadian Music Week 2014. We had an awesome time and met some great people and saw some amazing bands – check out our…

Music Matters delegates moved upstairs for the final day of the Music Matters Conference in Singapore. Kicking off the day was a wrap up of one of the popular threads of conversation throughout the week: the growth potential in Asia’s developing markets, a discussion that naturally weighed heavily towards piracy issues in the region. Moderated…

the AU review’s Chris Singh sits down with USA group Midlake while at the Sydney Opera House for the 2014 Vivid Festival. They talk about their music, the festival and much, much more!