Music

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS is proud to present Julian Assange as part of a Splendour Forum discussion panel that lifts the lid on the powers struggling for control of the internet – and what they don’t want you to know. In his first-ever public address at a rock music festival, the Australian WikiLeaks editor-in-chief and…

Psych, ‘gaze and more wall of noise descriptions, and no room to move as well. That’s all I thought about at this gig really. I mean I shouldn’t be surprised. This whole night screamed guitar noises from the rooftop. The Sun Blindness were the band to slide into one of those moody sets full of…

We return this Monday with the largest selection of music videos yet! We have eleven music videos to share with your today – plenty of local love, and some other selections from around the world. We kick things off with our music video of the week: Perth band The Panics with “Majesty”. The video was…

Well, it’s that time of year again, when we stop and reflect on album releases over the last six months. In order to do this, we asked the AU review contributors to submit their votes on what they thought to be their favourite albums of 2011 and why… If you’re frantically looking for your favourite…

Being no stranger to the Metro Theatre, I somehow managed to find myself in unfamiliar territory as I received the green light to not only attend the gig, but also submit a review based on three local acts that I knew very little about. I immediately began to expect the unexpected. It started off with…

The Impossible Girl is the debut full-length solo album from Canadian-born singer/songwriter Kim Boekbinder, produced by Sean Slade(Radiohead, Hole and The Dresden Dolls). Boekbinder began her career performing with her sister Zoe Boekbinder as the colourful circus-cabaret indie outfit Vermillion Lies. Stepping out solo appears to have allowed Kim Boekbinder to flourish, and produce an…

In the biggest promotional coup that Sydney has seen since Oprah came to town, last night Lady Gaga exploded onto the Sydney “Monster” Hall stage for what was no doubt the loudest, most extravagant event the venue has seen since Margaret and David argued about some films during the Sydney Film Festival. The stage design,…

Mebourne based duo Udays Tiger are ready to explode onto the live scene with their intense grunge infused punk sounds. The AUreview sat down with Nathan Morris (drums/vox) and Devin De Araujo (guitar/vox) to find out what it’s all about. First order of business – how do I pronounce your band name? DDA: We get…

Theophilus London has hit out with his new single “Last Name London” off the album Timez are Weird These Days, available 19 July 2011. We sense a few similarities to a certain video by Bluejuice… but it’s fun all the same, and we’re really diggin’ the tunes. Check it!

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band & Abbey Road – they are, quite simply, the two most iconic albums of rock’s golden age. This August, they will come to life for the first time in history in the hands of a 17-piece band and six of our most accomplished rock performers. So let us introduce…

Following their latest album’s first two hits ‘Mousetrap Heart’ and ‘All My Life’, Thirsty Merc return with ‘Tommy & Krista’, arguably their strongest single to date. After its recent release in New Zealand, ‘Tommy & Krista’ raced to #3 on the iTunes charts, and the Boogie Nights inspired video has already climbed to over 300,000…

Papa vs Pretty, Stonefield, Split Seconds and In League have been added to the already huge line-up secured for HyperFest at the iconic Midland Railway Workshops on August 28. Papa vs Pretty are rounding out the top section of the bill after exploding on to the Australian alternative scene after their debut full-length United in…

Dan Sultan will lead a line up of legendary aboriginal musicians at this year’s inaugural National Indigenous Music Awards on August 19th in Darwin. The Deadlys and ARIA Awarded – Male Artist of the Year [current], is proud to bring the full band to Darwin and lead what is sure to be an historical night….

After a very successful release a few weeks ago, Into the Woods launch their single ‘Where The River Meets The Sea’ at Melbourne’s Toff in Town on the 23rd July with friends, The Bon Scotts and Ainslie Wills. The song has been getting radio attention from all over Australia including national broadcaster Triple J, and…

Due to unforeseen circumstances American metal act Sevendust will no longer be appearing alongside Avenged Sevenfold for their Nightmare Australian tour. Frontier Touring wishes to advise that replacement support bands will be announced shortly. Avenged Sevenfold have spent the last month dominating the European festival circuit, headlining Rock Am Ring in Germany, Download Festival in…

NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, The Hon. Barry O’Farrell, announced last night that Sydney Festival will receive $1.7m supplementary funding. The $1.7m includes $500,000 specifically for a program of events in Western Sydney, building on Sydney Festival’s commitment to presenting work in Western Sydney since 2003. The $500,000 will enable Sydney Festival to…

As soon as I walked through the doors, Sal Kimber and her band The Rollin’ Wheel showcased slight tinges of country and folk here and there. Not quite fully being a part of that genre though, and making a statement that they were their own sound. I seem to adore more double basses when I…

I suppose with this gig reviewing kind of caper, you’ll get to see something that is slightly bizarre, out of your comfort zone, and just plain weird. I shouldn’t be so freaked out by it by now, but occasionally, something comes along that makes me wonder, “what the heck was that?”. In part this is…

We kick things off today, as we do every Monday, with our video of the week, French Horn Rebellion and “This Moment”. Can’t get enough of this track and the video! We’ll be talking with the band tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that content… “This Moment” is also taken from the debut album The…

Larry recently caught up with local band The Owls to chat about life as a band, a possible upcoming album and the Newcastle music scene. You’ve been together since 2008 – how have you developed as a band musically since then? We started as an acoustic three-piece, so quite a bit. A lot of people…

Aleks & The Ramps are one of the many local artists who have been kicking around for years and have never managed to do more than gain an eccentric mix of fans to match the quirky nature of their sound. It was a bold move getting Teeth & Tongue to open for them, as the…

It was a laid back night of acoustic bliss as a sizeable crowd braved the wind and rain to seek refuge in the Northcote band room and help young upstart Kate Vigo celebrate the release of her new single “You’re Haunting Me”. First on the billing were The Commas. They are a mysterious two piece…

The final day of Glastonbury brought with it baking hot sunshine to dry out the remainder of the mud. A stark contrast from this year’s damp start. Opening proceedings on the Other Stage was Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan. Mangan offered up a fantastic performance for a fairly modest but enthusiastic audience. It was a performance…

Saturday brought with it the prospect of better weather and another day chock full of great entertainment and fantastic music. Heading across to the Acoustic Stage for rising folk star Benjamin Francis Leftwich (pictured below) I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the day. Leftwich managed to draw a sizeable crowd given the…

The Frontier Touring Company are not just delighted, they’re damn well besides themselves with giddy excitement, to announce what is arguably THE biggest rock concerts of the summer. #1 chart-toppers the Foo Fighters are returning to Australia and New Zealand for stadium shows and they’re bringing some pretty awesome friends in tow: none other than…

The Tallest Man On Earth, aka songwriter Kristian Matsson (Sweden), returns to Australian shores this October for The Tallest Man On Earth Australian Tour. Joining Matsson, is Australian troubadour, Old Man River. Matsson is the rarest of performers. Charismatic and captivating, his passion for performance bleeds through every single time he takes to the stage….

Next week, Lady Gaga is coming to Sydney for a one-off intimate extravaganza that has had all of Australia talking. She’s essentially the biggest artist in the world at the moment, so it’s no surprise. She’s taking over the Sydney Town Hall… sorry, Sydney MONSTER Hall, on the 13th of July. You couldn’t buy tickets,…

Josh Pyke returns with the new music video for “No One Wants A Lover”, from his new album Only Sparrows out 19 August. We’re really enjoying the track here at AU HQ… hope you do too!

Celebrating the official release of their album Burning Bush Supper Club and EPs in Australia, Philippe Perez caught up with the bands guitarist Ted Feldman to discuss their music, touring, coming to Australia and more. How was the experience of playing in places like Brazil? Did you think of going to that country to perform…

Brisbane-based duo DZ Deathrays have just released a film clip for their single “Rad Solar”. The video was filmed at the same house party which the band recorded their latest EP ‘Brutal Tapes’ at. It’s pretty damn rock and roll. The video was filmed by Noel Smyth and edited by Simon Ridley. The band are…