Last week, Larry Heath sat down with Melbourne based Lanie Lane to talk about her brand new album Night Shade (which was released on Friday), the long awaited follow up to her breakthrough album To The Horses. Night Shades is out now. Lanie kicks off her tour this week! Dates below:
the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Sydney band Village Echoes to talk about their brand new single “You Are Mine” and look ahead to their first ever East Coast Australian tour, which kicks off in November. TOUR DATES Saturday 8th November 2014 Hermann’s Bar, Sydney – NSW Wednesday, 12th November 2014 Brass Monkey,…
The Blurst of Times Festival concluded its East Coast run on Saturday night in Sydney, with three stages blursting with incredible music from around the country. Larry and Oliver Heath were there for some of the day and brings you these photos to relive the little memories you probably have of the day. There was…
Returning to Australia this week for their first tour here since 2012 (where they were supported by Bombay Bicycle Club), Manchurians Elbow filled up the Sydney Opera House last night for the first of two shows at the venue which even Guy Garvey couldn’t help but admit was “iconic”. But as the show went on,…
The Kin, comprised of Australian-raised brothers Isaac and Thorald Koren, and the US born Shakerleg, are captivating Australian audiences on their Thick As Thieves Australian. I caught up with the trio in Sydney last week to talk about the tour and the last time they were in Australia, performing with Coldplay and Kylie Minogue! THE…
The Church launched their new album Further / Deeper with an intimate performance at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney last night. Pete Dovgan brings us these photos from the show:
They are one of Australia’s most loved and lauded live acts and sadly, they are calling it quits. Those crazy cats from Bluejuice have decided it’s time to hang up the ridiculous home-made costumes and move on to new projects and lives. In the span of 13 years of touring, if you hadn’t seen them play at…
It seems like the I OH YOU family are adopting all the right people these days, and Montgomery is no exception. Coolly sitting at the other end of the scale to the likes of Violent Soho, Montgomery’s debut EP brings some tender stylings to the label and lives up to the hype in such an…
Ahead of her performance next week at Goodgod in Sydney as part of the Country and Inner Western night, we took some time out to get to know Sydney artist Jenny Queen, talking about how she got started in the music scene, who inspires her, the Americana genre, performing with Shane Nicholson and more! When…
The new Death From Above 1979 Documentary, Life After Death From Above has been released on VOD through Vimeo, so we caught up with the film’s director Eva Michon to find out how she got involved in the project, what it was like working with Sebastien and Jesse, their tense first rehearsals before Coachella and…
The AU is excited to bring you the premiere of the latest installment – number 39 no less – of the Project24 series. A video project that brings you a new live video on the 24th of each month, with each video performed live, recorded, filmed, mixed, mastered and edited… in 24 hours. This month…
Another week, another episode of the Foo Fighters‘ HBO series Sonic Highways – and with that comes another featured track off the album! This week we enjoy “The Feast and the Famine”, the second track on the record. It was recorded with guests Bad Brains at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA – Listen to…
Tomorrow marks the release of Gomez’s Ben Ottewell new record Rattlebag via Cooking Vinyl Australia – alongside the start of his national Australian tour. The album serves as the follow up to Ottewell’s 2011 solo Shapes & Shadows, which featured tracks like “Blackbird”, “Take This Beach”, “Shapes and Shadows”. On Rattlebag, Ottewell has collaborated again…
After speaking to New York based artist Sirma about her debut EP Instincts, we’re excited to bring you the Australian exclusive premiere of the music video for its single “Trigger”. Watch it here:
We took some time to get to know Jimmy Daley from Sydney’s The Morrisons – purveyors of all good in alt-country, bluegrass, old-timey and folk music! They’re playing Goodgod next week as part of their new monthly “Country and Inner Western” night. We talk about the show, the band, how he came to be a…
Whilst academy award winning songwriter Ryan Bingham was in Australia for his first headline tour, we caught up with him to chat about the tour, Tomorrowland, his unreleased new album and writing songs for TV and Film. I think it’s 4 there and not too far off show time, how do you normally prepare for…
Formed in 2013 by ex-Cameras Fraser Harvey and Mike Morgan, along with Ben Morgan and Bill Johnston, Service Bells have fast become one of our favourite bands in Sydney. They even played our 6th Birthday Party! What legends. And we can tell you from that show that they deliver unquestionably powerful, provocative and entertaining live…
With the new documentary Life After Death From Above available on VOD through Vimeo now, the filmmakers have released this exclusive clip, which dates back to 2003, when Death From Above 1979 (the film’s subjects) were recording a never-to-be-released lo-fi music video for their single “Dead Womb”. Watch the clip here: Rent or Buy the…
As they ramp up excitement for their new album Sonic Highways, thanks to the HBO series of the same name, the album’s opening song – and subject of the series’ first episode “Something From Nothing” has been the subject of a Frontier Touring hashtag: #SOMETHINGNOTHINGOZNZ. And now there is this, a webpage devoted to the…
Larry Heath interviewed two parts of emerging Sydney rockers Monte on Monday, at AU HQ, to talk about their debut album Who We Are, which is available now, touring and much more. Follow the guys on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearemonte
We suppose just about every “reunion” is inevitable these days, but it doesn’t stop us from getting excited about it. Iconic punk trio Sleater-Kinney are the latest to get us excited, announcing today their first album in ten years, No Cities To Love, which will be released on 16th January 2015 on Sub Pop via…
The iconic Rodriguez brought an unforgettable show through to the Sydney Opera House last night. Gwen Lee brings you this gallery from the show!
A bond shared between two friends is a special thing, but to be able to share what you’re most passionate about can make this bond even stronger. Created by both Dallas Green (of City and Colour) and Alecia Moore (P!nk), rose ave. is a collaborative effort made by both talented musicians and one that can be appreciated by…
the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Husky and Gideon from Melbourne group Husky to talk about their latest album Ruckers Hill, the two years since their last release Forever So, their experiences in America, touring plans and much more! Ruckers Hill is available now.
Brisbane’s Arundel have undertaken a fascinating journey to bring them to the point they’re at now. With its origins as a solo project that resulted in brilliant tracks like “Living with Dinosaurs” (that we featured on the AU some 3 years ago) from Lucas Arundell (yes, two l’s), Arundel has evolved into a massive five…
We challenged Ed Nash and Jamie Maccoll of UK quartet Bombay Bicycle Club to a game of Australian Music Trivia while they were in Australia last month. it’s slightly possible we made the game a little harder than we need to – but in any case, listen back and enjoy as we delve into the…
Kicking off in New York a matter of hours is the annual CMJ Music Marathon, a showcase of the finest up and coming bands from around the world. This year over 50 Australian bands have made the cut, and over the past week, Sose and Chris have delivered their festival picks. We also interviewed some…
One can’t help but feel good listening to Amaranthe, after all the European sextet is all about creating positive energy. Less than two years since the release of The Nexus, whose single of the same name has had over six million views on YouTube, modern metal’s hottest act is back with a new album. Massive…
Earlier this month I caught up with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Stu Mackenzie to talk about their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz coming out at the end of the month, recording at Daptone Records in New York, their upcoming performances at CMJ (this week!) and their recent trip to China –…
Last month we sat down with South Australia’s Julia Henning while she was at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Watch our full chat here on the AU as we talk about the festival, her music (including latest single “Another Day”) and touring. Julia also talks about how music helps us overcome sadness.
