the AU interview: She Rex (Stamping Grounds Festival)

After their explosive set at the Stamping Grounds Music Festival the fierce girls of sat down with Larry Heath to discuss their plans for upcoming shows, a music video, and world domination (in that order).

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Music Video Premiere: The Art – Dirty Girl (2012)

Sydney rockers The Art will be joining Steel Panther on their first ever headline tour of Australia after opening for them earlier this year at the House Of Blues in LA. Having supported the likes of The Pixies, Them Crooked Vultures, Marilyn Manson, amongst others, The Art will be playing tracks from their latest album…

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Live Review: Stamping Grounds Festival – Manning Bar (30.09.12)

If you accidentally ended up at one of the many mainstream events that were on this past weekend, and are looking to reclaim some indie cred, read on. Sydney’s first Stamping Grounds Festival was held on Sunday at Manning Bar, featuring 20 of the freshest bands we’ve got, with something for everybody. Really, I stayed…

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Hello Asia! Interview: Chill (Australia) – Jay Park's Opening Act.

Up-and-coming Australian K-Pop group Chill talks to the AU review’s Johnny Au just before they hit the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, in support duties for K-Pop superstar Jay Park. They let us in on who they are, thank their fans and give us an idea of what’s to come… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny…

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The Aussie BBQ to tour India as part of "Oz Fest" this November.

The Australian Government will join hands with 24 partners (from various government, educational and business institutions) to put on a “grand cultural festival” over the next four months, with a run of live concerts to take place throughout November as part of The Aussie BBQ event series. Oz Fest promises to be a fairly large…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: Tom Lark (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s Tom Lark (sans mustache) talks to Larry Heath at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia, about this music, passing out on the way over to the country and much more…

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the AU interview at BIGSOUND: The Trouble with Templeton (Brisbane)

The Trouble with Templeton talk about their new single, their upcoming American tour to CMJ and Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide and much much more… this interview took place at BIGSOUND in Brisbane, Australia.

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Hello Asia! Interview: Jay Park (Korea via USA)

K-Pop Star Jay Park talks to our very own Johnny Au about how he “chillaxes”, his Australia “Jaywalkerz” – his Australian Fans – self-producing his latest record, how the success of PSY has worked to his advantage and much more… Camera/Edit: Larry Heath Interview: Johnny Au

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the AU [audio] interview at Stamping Grounds Festival: Pete Williamson of Black Devil Yard Boss (Melbourne)

While backstage at Stamping Grounds Festival in Sydney over the weekend, Larry Heath caught up with frontman Pete Williamson of Melbourne’s Black Devil Yard Boss to talk about their crowdfunded record, selling soiled underwear to their fans and much more!

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Film Review: Reel Anime Festival: Wolf Children (2012 Japan)

Madman Entertainment once again hosted the Reel Anime Festival this September, showcasing four of the latest and highly anticipated Japanese animated releases. Screenings at Dendy Newtown included Wolf Children, a film directed by Mamoru Hosada (Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), which follows the story of a young lady and her relationship with a wolf man. Nineteen year-old…

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Film Review: Reel Anime Festival: Berserk Golden Arc Trilogy Part I – The Egg of the King (2012 Japan)

Madman Entertainment once again hosted the Reel Anime festival this September, showcasing four upcoming Japanese animated releases. Screenings at Dendy Newtown included the launch of the highly anticipated adaptation of part one of Kentaro Miura’s best-selling Berserk Golden Age Arc trilogy, ‘The Egg of the King’ as directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka (Lunar games). Set in…

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Live Review: Dappled Cities + Green Stone Garden – The Darwin Railway Sports and Social Club (28.09.12)

The balmy late-September air fills Darwin’s stalwart live music venue, the Railway Club, as it one again goes through an on-again, off-again relationship with its air conditioning. Instead, a small upright fan does what it can. It’s special night for live music. Dappled Cities launches their Lake Air tour, and the weekend also marks the…

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Live Review: Gary Clark Jr. + Jackson Firebird + Doc Holliday Takes The Shotgun – Annandale Hotel (28.09.12)

Kicking off a phenomenal rock n’roll triple bill at the Annandale Hotel (where else?) were Sydney’s own Doc Holliday Takes The Shotgun. The band may as well be a love affair with artists like Nick Cave, Iggy Pop and Jon Spencer, featuring a similarly enigmatic frontman (Jack Booker) with plenty of talent, swagger to boot…

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Interview: Steering By Stars (Adelaide)

The guys from Steering By Stars took some time to talk to Larry Heath about the differences in sound we’ll hear on their second record, the opportunity they’ve accepted to score a new film, and the cinematic music that influenced them in childhood.

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Interview: Marlow (Melbourne)

Fresh off a tour with sleepmakeswaves, the genre-rejecting band Marlow talked with Larry Heath about what they’ve learnt on the road, why they refuse to be pigeon-holed, and what’s in store for them in the next months.

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Brendan B Brown of Wheatus (USA)

Larry Heath chats to Wheatus‘ Brendan B. Brown at the 2012 Fat as Butter Music Festival in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, about “Teenage Dirtbag” 12 years on, their experiences in Australia and much more… Camera: Johnny Au Edit/Interview: Larry Heath

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Live Review: Take 40 Live Lounge, presented by Debit MasterCard – Snow Patrol – The Standard (27.09.12)

When Snow Patrol come to town, you always know you’re in for something special. Throw in the “exclusivity” of an event like the Debit Mastercard series and indeed you have something truly unmissable. Tonight Snow Patrol fans were treated to a “stripped down” version of the band, performing as a three piece as they played…

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Salvos Stores pop up shop at the Adelaide Train Station tomorrow!

Australia’s largest charity recycler, Salvos Stores has been changing the lives of Australians in need since 1883. To celebrate its important role within the community, Salvos Stores is hosting a one off pop-up store to be set up at Adelaide train station TOMORROW, this Friday, September 28 from 1-6pm. Having made a name for itself…

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Getting into stunt planes with Bluejuice: An adventure.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining Jake and Stav of Bluejuice as they took to the skies with the wonderful guys at Red Baron at Sydney’s Bankstown airport in their flagship Red Bull Stunt Plane. There are only two ways to describe it: exhilarating and nauseating. Both myself and Jake didn’t…

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The Best of the 90s: Part Two – Top 10 Albums 95-99.

With sell out tours from bands like Hanson and S Club, not to mention the tours of bands like Wheatus and Eiffel 65 thanks to Fat as Butter festival, plus the forthcoming reunion album from Soundgarden, reminiscing about the 90s seems to be all the rage at the moment. So, in the spirit of keeping…

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Film Review: Darwin International Film Festival Closing Night: Your Sister’s Sister (2012 USA)

Jack (Mark Duplass) is mourning the loss of his brother. After a mild implosion at a memorial ceremony, his best friend, also his brother’s ex, Iris (Emily Blunt) orders him to some alone time in her father’s cabin in the wintery woods on an Island off Washington State. But Iris’ sister, Hannah (Rosemarie Dewitt), has…

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Album Review: JJAMZ – Suicide Pact (2012 LP)

The term “supergroup” can be used to include everything from The Traveling Wilburys to +44 , with the theory being that when already-successful musicians come together, they can make music even greater than that of their earlier projects. This is rarely the case. Though both of the above acts achieved commercial and critical acclaim, it…

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Live Review – Second Opinion!: Sound of Seasons + D at Sea + Breakaway + The Maze – The Lair, Metro Theatre (23.09.12)

When Sound of Seasons released “The Sheltered” a few days ago, I was impressed enough to think, ‘I should check them out.’ Coincidentally, they had a show at The Lair this weekend, so I went along to see if the single was a one-off success, or just a taste of how good the band was….

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the AU [audio] interview at BIGSOUND: The Darcys (Canada)

While at BIGSOUND, Larry Heath caught up with Canadian band The Darcys to talk about their all-too-brief Australian tour, their Steely Dan cover record, their upcoming plans and much, much more…

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the AU interview: Peter Noble – Festival Director, Bluefest (Byron Bay)

Last week, the first Byron Bay Bluesfest announcement was released – earlier than ever before, featuring an eclectic lineup that Peter Noble describes as the “Cool and Groovy” announcement. Featuring Iggy Pop, Ben Harper, The Frames and many more, I caught up with Festival Director Peter Noble to talk about the festival, BIGSOUND, the lineup…

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South Africa's Garth Taylor kicks off Australian tour this Saturday night!

Australia & New Zealand are set to experience the smooth soulful flavour of South Africa in September and October of 2012 as singer, songwriter, producer and chart topping artist Garth Taylor is headed our way to perform a series of intimate shows across the country in his very first Trans-Tasman tour. Garth made his debut…

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Hey Geronimo! (Brisbane)

We sit down with Peter and Greg from Brisbane up-and-comers Hey Geronimo! to talk about their debut EP and more…

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the AU interview: Marianas Trench (Vancouver, Canada)

While we were at Fat as Butter in Newcastle, we sat down with Mike and Josh from Vancouver, Canada band Marianas Trench to talk about their experiences during their first trip to Australia, including the intricacies of AFL, dangerous animals – plus talk their latest record Ever After – and more!

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Rebecca and Fiona (Sweden)

We sit down with Swedish electronic duo Rebecca and Fiona to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, while they were at the Fat as Butter music festival in Newcastle, NSW.

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: The Owls (Newcastle)

We chat to Josh and Matt from Newcastle band The Owls at Fat as Butter in their hometown!

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