Ahead of their visit to Australia for the Groovin the Moo festival, Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck chats to John Goodridge about the festival, electronic music and much more… Read on! Hey Graham, how are you? I’m all right. Good to hear. Are you looking forward to your trip out to Australia? Oh man, yeah,…
We sat down with one of the UK’s rising stars, Nick Mulvey, while in Austin for SXSW to talk about the upcoming release of his debut record First Mind (out 12th May on Fiction Records), his experiences in Texas, working with Communion Records on the release of his last EP Fever To The Form and…
the AU review meets director Christian Larson and executive producer (and manager of Swedish House Mafia) Amy Thomson, to talk about the film Leave The World Behind: A Film Starring Swedish House Mafia, just as the film was premiering at SXSW 2014. The film is released no iTunes on April 15th. Get more details HERE…
After wowing crowds at BIGSOUND last September, Canadian artist Saidah Baba Talibah is set to return to play Byron Bay Bluesfest! After unfortunately missing her while we were in Austin for SXSW we caught up with her last week to chat about all of this, the Australian release of her album (S)cream and much more!…
We’re headed back over to Toronto for the annual Canadian Music Week, which is happening in May for the first time this year (in the past it’s been held straight after SXSW in March). There’s always an amazing contingency of Australian bands who play the event – and in spite of the date change, as…
This was just one of those videos we’ve stumbled across and loved… now we have to share it! Check out the amazing Band of Horses in a live, acoustic performance of their song “Heartbreak on the 101”, filmed at the historic Hollywood sign. We won’t waste any more of your time with words… enjoy the…
I like to justify my inherent pessimism with the surprisingly practical statement that when one is a pessimist, one is often pleasantly surprised by the outcomes of situations one is pessimistic about. Saturday night saw the epitome of one of those situations. After cynically thinking that the door charge would be exorbitant for a student…
Did you know there was music coming out of Greenland? Until we heard the lovely music of Nive Nielsen, neither did we! We caught up with her at SXSW to talk about what it means to be travelling the world out of such an isolated country, we learn more about her music and get her…
Directed by Jeff Andersen Jnr, the AU is proud to premiere the music video of the second single from Brisbane duo The Phoncurves‘ second EP Heartstrings, “Lover”. You can pre-order The Phoncurves’ upcoming EP, along with exclusive merch, HERE, and in the meantime enjoy the clip and the fantastic track here: For more on the…
the AU review presents MT Warning performing a LIVE, Solo and Acoustic version of the single “Sinking Sun” exclusively for the AU sessions. Don’t miss MT Warning on tour with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros! Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Tour Dates: 10/04/14 – Sydney – Enmore Theatre 15/04/14 – Melbourne – Palace…
I don’t know if any of you remember the events around Australia back in 2009 as part of University O Week Celebrations. It was called “The Big O Tour” and saw The Music and The Fratellis top a mighty impressive bill that toured the East Coast of Australia with five shows. You can reflect on…
Drawing influences from Cat Power and Bon Iver, Sydney chanteuse Little Fox TODAY releases her debut 5-track Warrior EP (HUB The Label / Inertia). The video for lead track “Anniversary” was shot on location at Little Fox‘s Great-Grandmothers century old house, providing a timeless setting for the beautifully haunting video. Little Fox will tour the…
Ahead of their massive rock and roll re-launch party tomorrow night featuring Front End Loader, Chase The Sun, The Lazys and The Morrisons, we caught up with Ben and Howler from The Lewisham Hotel to talk about the venue’s relaunch. Who are we speaking to? I’m Howler, I do the drum roles. What can we…
We sit down with Oliver and Louis Leimbach of Sydney group Lime Cordiale while in Austin, Texas at The Aussie BBQ to talk about their SXSW experiences, what’s coming up for the group and much more… and be sure not to miss them when they hit the stage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay over Easter…
Brisbane group Tape/Off – favourites of us here on the AU – have just released their new music video “Pedestal Fan”, which sees the four piece performing the track in the back of their van as it drives erratically around the streets of Brisbane. It’s probably not legal, but boy does it make a fun…
Toronto’s Last Gang Records have been quite prolific to say the least, working with Purity Ring, Crystal Castles, Chromeo and Ryan Hemsworth just to name a few. Another of their artists, Rush Midnight, has been busy working on a self-titled debut LP, which is out on May 27th. Ahead of its release, Rush has dropped…
the AU review sat down with Australian Singer/Songwriter Dan Sultan earlier today to talk about his new album Blackbird (released today), recording in Nashville, finding the best fried chicken in the city and we look ahead fo his June/July tour. Plus much more! Blackbird is in stores now. Details on his tour dates are HERE.
We sit down with the wonderful Mia Dyson while at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW to talk about her US experiences and much, much more… watch the chat here:
Katie Noonan has performed in many guises. Whether it is with her jazz ensemble of Elixir, collaborating with the Australian Symphony Orchestra, or recording albums with her mother Maggie. She’s made her next step in a fascinating career by coordinating Love-Song-Circus, a piece of cross art forms that envelops Australian history, circus performance and song…
This coming Saturday (April 5th), the beloved Lewisham Hotel in Sydney is officially ‘back from the grave’! Under new management, punters are invited down to celebrate the relaunch of the hotel’s live music program, with this special event set to see performances from the likes of Front End Loader, Chase The Sun, The Lazys and…
the AU review sits down with DJ Aeroplane while in Sydney for barely 48 hours to play a showcase at The Ivy in Sydney to launch Avion Tequila tonight. We talk about that gig, his music and label (Aeropop), his past experiences in Australia playing events for Fuzzy and we look forward to his return…
the AU review sits down with Ella Hooper before she hit the stage for the first (SOLD OUT!) date on her national “Low High” single tour at The Vanguard in Sydney. We talk about the tour, the artists she’s performing with, what we can expect from her next record, balancing her musical duties with that…
