The 2017 Rock & Roll Writers Festival has unveiled its complete line up following the event’s special launch event in Melbourne overnight, with a final batch of speakers announced, as well as some great developments for the festival in this, its second year. Concentrated on exploring the relationship between writing and music, the RRWF will be held…
Ahead of their show at The Great Northern in Byron Bay, we catch up with two of our favourite Novocastrians, Leroy and Kat from The Gooch Palms. I’m interviewing these guys simply because the admiration has been there since day dot. They bring a lot of originality to the scene. With their deadpan humor they portray, they show us that…
“Are you just going to stand there and stare Christian Grey”? Anastasia Steele asks a tall well-dressed Christian Grey. “Yes”, he replies. Cue another sensually slow, but saucy scene where the two embrace and then another few roughly edited scenes later, we’re back at Steele’s work office, or a bar with her friends, as we cut back…
Sydney recently played host to a screening of the film, E-Team, a documentary about Human Rights Watch’s Emergency Team, a group of fearless individuals that visit the front lines in order to document atrocities that are occurring. There was also a Q & A after the film with Elaine Pearson, the Australian director of Human…
It’s hot. Like really damn hot. It’s over 40 degrees right now as I sit here typing this and the threat of rolling controlled blackouts looms of the city and state because of how hot it is. As if they weather wasn’t erratic enough, Sydney is right now preparing for a record weekend heatwave that…
The recently opened Hyatt Regency Sydney and internationally renowned mixologist Grant Collins (The Powder Keg) have now opened the enormous property’s nautical themed open-air sky bar Zephyr. The bar, which opened this past week, follows the reveal of the hotel’s lush themed executive club lounge which sits below, both openings marking a substantial expansion for…
Influenced by her highly politicised upbringing in Tel Aviv, self-awareness and sexual assault cases, it’s impossible to ignore pop Queen Noga Erez’s latest single. Cut from her forthcoming debut album titled Off the Radar (released June 2nd), her new single “Pity” takes on a disturbing case of assault that was documented by several bystanders who chose…
The 25th anniversary of WOMADelaide just got that little more epic, with the announcement of A.B. ORIGINAL being added to the 2017 bill this week. Fresh off the back of a successful Laneway Festival tour, Briggs and Trials (along with a super special guest roster of artists) will be appearing in Adelaide’s Botanic Park next month for a spitfire set…
The Byzantines are soon to be hitting the road with their new EP, You Pull It, but ahead of game time, we’re sharing their latest music video for “Top Boy” today! The Adelaide crew heads to the office this time round, as a dodgy as hell boss is plotted against for the ultimate takedown. Check The…
Kicking off a brand new feature column at the AU, we’re digging through our playlists, record collections, not to mention linking up with some of our favourite writers to find out what album’s they’re really digging at the moment. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be checking in with different writers to find out what’s been on…
Electronic UK duo Disclosure have revealed to fans over a written note that they’ll be taking a break from music in 2017. Posting the note to their Twitter and Facebook account, the boys will be ‘taking some time off and enjoying some much needed rest.’ Still eager to be performing at the UK Wildlife Festival in June,…
You don’t want to miss this electrifying line up coming to Australia in March. Presented by The Operatives and Astral People, Beats1 primetime show Soulection will be coming to Australia. Teaming up with three big acts Jarreau Vandal, SOSUPERSAM and LAKIM, Soulection aims to present the next big things – an expertly curated bill of artists pushing boundaries. This isn’t…
After much anticipation, Methyl Ethel announced their second LP Everything is Forgotten, available on March 3rd. We spoke to Jake Webb to discover the in’s and out’s and what you can expect of the band’s new LP. First established in 2013, the band began their journey on Triple J Unearthed, sharing their work for music…
Forthcoming Ubisoft RPG South Park: The Fractured But Whole has suffered a second release delay. Ubisoft have announced overnight that the game, based on the long-running Comedy Central animated series, will now launch during the company’s upcoming financial year.
In the lead up to one of Melbourne’s most distinguished cultural festivals Asia TOPA, we had an in-depth chat with Creative Director Stephen Armstrong about the significance of such a curation of work and one show in particular, The Red Detachment of Women. What is the idea behind Asia TOPA? There are so many amazing creators and…
The MICF is set to take over Australia’s comedy capital from Wednesday, March 29th until Sunday, April 23rd. Here’s what we know so far! The Gala Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow will be hosted by none other than Wil Anderson. The 28th annual Great Debate takes over the Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday April 15, as six…
I don’t know how everyone sees my art – but I know that people seem really fucked up by my age for some reason. I don’t know if it’s because people underestimate youths or if it’s because of the content. I don’t think my age is disregarded, because here we are talking about it. 17…
Ryan Adams will be back out our way in a few months with his 16th (yes, 16th) album Prisoner – tune your eyes to this one, you won’t want to be missing tickets to these shows. The Grammy nominated songwriter will be hitting some his biggest stages yet on this tour, visiting New Zealand and Australia in…
The hills are definitely going to be alive in South Gippsland in March. The 9th annual ‘Festival of Friends’ and the line-up for The Hills Are Alive is all killer, no filler. For three days, the farm comes alive with music, comedians, food, field games, and for the really committed, free camping. Featuring the likes of Cloud Control, Dope Lemon, Amy…
Some new goodness from Perth’s Our Man in Berlin! They’ve been favourites of ours for a little while now and in their new single “A Lightbulb Mind”, the band has returned to the forefront after taking time out to regroup last year. Different directions, different inspirations and life in general had the band members eventually come…
More globally renowned names have been announced as speakers for the SXSW Conference this March. Already announced have been identities from across the fields of film/TV, tech and music; including the likes of Zane Lowe, Lee Daniels, Nile Rodgers and Adam Grant, while this latest announcement definitely comes packing with some more talent. For the music nerds, Fleetwood Mac‘s own Mick…
Honeyblood are definitely something to beheld, if you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing the Scottish duo perform yet. We were lucky enough to catch Stina and Cat at SXSW a few years ago and we’ve been keeping tabs since – their sophomore album Babes Never Die is a killer record and it’s with this collection of…
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of WAAX. The fact that the group is soon to be on the road with Kingswood is just an added bonus. So, in the meantime, we’re enjoying the latest music video from the Brissy punks – cast your eyes on “Same Same”, below! Linking up wit Creative Clones, WAAX filmed the clip…
We haven’t seen Milky Chance in Australia since 2014 but best believe, the reception for the German duo upon their return for Groovin The Moo this year stands to be one helluva good one. Their single “Cocoon” has enjoyed much success out in Australia and with a new album in Blossom due out on March 17th,…
The Wombats have been coming to Australia for years now and for many fans, they’ve grown up with the British group as the wave of indie rock that came through during the early 00’s reached Australia. Their debut album, A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation still remains a beloved favourite amongst fans – it’s hard…
Released a little earlier today and in case you may have missed it, Netflix have officially dropped the full length trailer for its next big series Marvel’s Iron Fist. Marvel’s Iron Fist follows the story of Danny Rand (Finn Jones, ex Game of Thrones), a young man who returns to New York after being gone…
Films adapted from a stageplay have always offered mixed results. While we have classics like Chicago, Glengarry Glen Ross and Sweeney Todd, we often have disasters like Rent and Mamma Mia! The reason for this is either because the stories of these plays or musicals do not have enough cinematic potential to succeed as a film-viewing experience or…
With the new TV series Training Day – an adaptation of the acclaimed 2001 film – hitting airwaves in the USA last week, we caught up with the show’s composer Jeff Cardoni to talk about his work taking the original score and reinterpreting it for the small screen. We also talk about some of his other…
There seems to be no stopping the Lion juggernaut. It made $3.05m at the box office this week, and sits at no. 1 on the ladder for the third week in a row. To date, it has made $16.22m, and if it make over $21m, it will sit alongside Red Dog, Mad Max: Fury Road and Strictly…
Geek and gaming conventions are pretty magical places. RTX doesn’t have same energy as that of a PAX. It’s a different vibe, cruder, in line with the kind of scatological humour Rooster Teeth excels at. These attendees are rowdier, less patient and a great deal snarkier than your average PAX-goer. This is not to suggest…
