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Interview: Netsky talks Future Music Festival 2014

John Goodridge chats to Netsky, aka Boris Danean about his upcoming tour to Australia with Future Music Festival in March. Hi Boris how’s it going? Good, John. How are you? Great thanks. I was just looking at the video from your New Zealand tour last year. What are your highlights from that tour? Yeah, man….

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Interview: Baauer (New York) talks Future Music Festival!

John Goodridge chats with Baauer about his upcoming trip to Australia for the Future Music Festival in March. He’s more than just the “Harlem Shake”, y’know… Hey how’s it going? Good man – how are you? Yeah good – what’s the weather like over there? Freezing cold. Really? Freezing! How is it over there? We’re…

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Interview: Ben Johnston of Biffy Clyro (Scotland) chats Soundwave and Opposites!

Ahead of their Soundwave shows next month, the AU Review caught up with the ‘promosexual’ and ever charming Ben Johnston, drummer for Biffy Clyro, to see what the band has been up to since their last trip to our shores in 2010. Hi Ben, how are you? I’m good thanks, how are you? Yeah good…

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the AU interview: Ed Nash of Bombay Bicycle Club (UK) talks about the release of "So Long, See You Tomorrow"

Larry sat down in Sydney with Ed Nash from the UK group Bombay Bicycle Club just before Christmas to talk about their brand new album So Long, See You Tomorrow – out in Australia on February 7th – and much more… watch the full interview here!

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the AU interview: Broods (New Zealand)

Larry Heath sits down with New Zealand duo Broods to talk about the success of their single “Bridges”, Lorde (and working with her producer), coming to Australia for the first time, their US tour, the release of their debut EP… plus a lot more… Don’t miss their final Australian date, supporting Youth Lagoon at his…

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Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch announce the latest Soundwave Sidewave for 2014.

The latest two bands to announce massive Soundwave Sidewaves for 2014 are Avenged Sevenfold with Five Finger Death Punch in support. Having played massive Entertainment Centre shows back in 2011, these Sidewaves for Sevenfold will be an intimate chance for Sydney and Melbourne based fans to see one of the world’s most in demand live…

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the AU interview: Spencer Sotelo of Periphery (USA) talks their new EP Clear, the next LP and their Australian tour!

We caught up with Spencer Sotelo from US group Periphery to talk about the release of their new EP Clear, featuring different songs written by each member of the band (an idea borrowed from the Deftones), their upcoming and eagerly awaited third LP and their current Australian tour!

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the AU interview: Jacques Renault (Brooklyn, NY)

Ahead of his performance at the Mercat in Melbourne tonight, we caught up with Brooklyn based producer and DJ Jacques Renault to talk about his Australian tour, his epic touring schedule in the months ahead, upcoming music and much more! Filmed at the House of Crabs in Sydney, Australia.

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the AU interview: Jeff Martin (Canada via Australia) on touring with Sarah McLeod and the next Tea Party record.

Larry Heath catches up with Jeff Martin to talk about his current tour around Australia with Sarah McLeod of The Superjesus and we get an update on what 2014 will bring for The Tea Party and their new record. Listen on…. Sarah and Jeff’s debut single “Man The Life Boats” is out on iTunes now….

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The Music That Made Us: Pigeon (Brisbane)

Having just released their new EP Settle In, and about to head off on tour in support of it, Brisbane’s Pigeon filled the AU review in on their favourite records as part of our new series “The Music That Made Us” – a title indeed inspired by a recent tour around Australia featuring a group…

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Exclusive Video Premiere: Lowlakes "Newborn" (2014)

Fresh off their European tour with Half Moon Run, we’re proud to present the brand new music video from Melbourne group Lowlakes, “Newborn”, taken from their upcoming debut album “Iceberg Nerves”, due for release on 28th February. The video is directed by Philipp Goeser and Taib Hayat. Enjoy below!

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the AU sessions: Mat McHugh performs "More Money"

the AU review presents Mat McHugh performing his new single “More Money” as part of the AU sessions. Filmed live and acoustic out the back of AU HQ in Sydney, Australia on the 29th of January, 2014. Don’t miss Mat on the remaining dates of his current tour: Friday 7 February – Torquay Hotel, Torquay…

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Live Review: The Lumineers + Stelth Ulvang – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (28.01.14)

They’re currently skyrocketing in popularity, and those who weren’t over at the QANTAS Credit Union Arena (formerly Sydney Entertainment Centre) checking out Arcade Fire were those who snapped up tickets to a sold out show at the Enmore Theatre to see The Lumineers.

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the AU interview: Jesse Rose (Los Angeles, USA)

As he tours Australia and anticipates the release of his new album The Whole Twelve Inches next month, Larry catches up with Jesse Rose to talk about the album and look to the year ahead… The number 12 seems to have hijacked your creative decisions over the last year or so! 12 songs, 12 months,…

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the AU interview at Big Day Out: Sam Hales and Cesira Aitken of The Jungle Giants (Brisbane)

Larry sits down with Sam Hales and Cesira Aitken from The Jungle Giants to talk touring with the Big Day Out, their last record, the year ahead and much more…

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New York Festival The Governor's Ball announces Oukast, The Strokes, Jack White and more for 2014!

The lineup for this year’s Governor’s Ball Festival has been announced, and boy is it something else. The New York City festival held on Randall’s island includes a slew of mouth-watering names for the June event. A freshly reunited Outkast headline the event alongside Jack White, Vampire Weekend and New York City’s very own darlings,…

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Sydney Festival Photo Gallery: Highlights from the final week ft. Othello: The Remix, Kurt Vile and Visitors.

As the Sydney Festival has come to an end, we look back at photos of some of the highlights from the final week of the festival with Visitors at the Sydney Opera house, Othello: The Remix and the one and only Kurt Vile. Photos by Jamie Williams and Prudence Upton.

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Live Review: Arcade Fire + Diplo – Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney (28.01.14)

As the Sydney Entertainment Centre sees its name officially change to the Qantas Credit Union Arena (doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it?), the venue welcomes one of this year’s Big Day Out headliners into the fairly esteemed company of bands who have played the venue. It marks the first time the…

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Live Review: Beady Eye + Davey Lane – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (27.01.14)

After releasing two albums Liam Gallagher finally brings his band Beady Eye to Australia as part of the 2014 Big Day Out tour for the first time since Oasis disbanded. For the faithful Oasis fans and for the British ex-pats it was an opportunity to finally get to see the notorious frontman and his bandmates in action again.

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the AU interview at Big Day Out: The 1975 (Manchester)

the AU review sits down with two parts of UK group The 1975 to talk about touring with the Big Day Out, the successes of their debut record, the year ahead and much more…

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Sydney Festival Live Review: Visitors ft. Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Sydney Opera House (23.01.14)

Visitors is the latest film from the acclaimed director of the Qatsi trilogy, Godfrey Reggio; a film, in collaboration with filmmaker Jon Kane, which also sees Reggio reunite with composer Philip Glass for the first time since the trilogy came to an end in 2002. While Koyaanisqatsi and its following two films are an artistic…

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the AU interview: Jim Duggan of Initials (Melbourne)

As The Reverence Hotel in Footscray prepares to host one hell of an Australia Day party this weekend, we bring you another interview with one of the many artists set to perform! Jim Duggan of Initials tells us a bit about the band and what an audience at The Rev can be expecting from them…

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the AU interview at Big Day Out: Neyla Pekarek of The Lumineers (Denver, Colorado)

the AU review, in collaboration with Curve Lurve – the McGrath Foundation’s initiative to get more young people to be breast aware – sits down with Neyla Pekarek from Colorado’s The Lumineers to talk about the successes of their debut record, their plans for the year ahead and their next record, experiences in Australia and…

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the AU interview: Tom Lanyon of CERES (Melbourne)

Ahead of this weekend’s Australia Day fundraiser at the Reverence Hotel in Footscray, Melbourne, supporting Oxfam and The Refugee Council, we’re catching up with a bunch of the bands playing at the event! Next up is Tom Lanyon, the guitarist from Melbourne’s CERES. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and where your…

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the AU interview: Luke Shields of Have/Hold (Melbourne)

Ahead of this weekend’s Australia Day fundraiser at the Reverence Hotel in Footscray, Melbourne, supporting Oxfam and The Refugee Council, we’re catching up with a bunch of the bands playing at the event! Next up is Luke Shields, the guitarist and vocalist from Melbourne’s Have/Hold. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and…

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the AU interview: Jesse of Grenadiers (Adelaide)

Ahead of this weekend’s Australia Day fundraiser at the Reverence Hotel in Footscray, Melbourne, supporting Oxfam and The Refugee Council, we’re catching up with a bunch of the bands playing at the event! Next up is Tom Lanyon, the vocalist and guitarist from Adelaide’s Grenadiers. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and…

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