Music Video of the Day: The Delta Riggs “Surgery of Love” (2016)

The Delta Riggs have dropped their first piece of new material since the Dipz From The Zong EP in the catchy-as-fuck “Surgery of Love”, timely released just ahead of their upcoming Australian tour dates! The tune is classic Riggs; infectious bass lines coupled with funky rock grooves, while vocalist Elliott Hammond swaggers his way throughout with blissed out Jagger-like…

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UNIFY: A Heavy Music Gathering announces 2017 festival details

Following on from the unparalleled success of UNIFY this year, the crew behind UNIFIED, The Hills are Alive and Red Hill Entertainment have dropped details of next year’s heavy music extravaganza. Returning in January next year, UNIFY will be running over two days and nights, January 13th – January 15th. The camping festival is one of its…

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Bleached announce debut Australian shows for September & October

Easily one of the most buzzed about artists at SXSW this year, US West Coast trio Bleached have announced their debut Australian shows for September and October, set to show more people out this side of the globe what everyone’s talking about. Their 2016 album, Welcome the Worms, brought the ladies to wider attention and wider acclaim, with an…

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New music festival, Umbrella: Winter City Sounds, taking over Adelaide July through into August

Adelaide’s winter hibernation season is about to get woken the eff up, with the announcement of the Umbrella: Winter Sounds festival, set to take over 60 different venues from July 15th through until August 7th. The new model will see more than 200 live music performances take place, thanks to funding from Arts SA and the…

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Ziggy Marley on his new album, his father’s legacy, and writing a cookbook

He’s perhaps most well-known as the son of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, but seven-time Grammy Award-winner Ziggy Marley is a major musical force in his own right, as well as being one of the nicest guys in the business. Marley has just released his sixth solo studio album, Ziggy Marley, and explains how the…

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Film Review: Now You See Me 2 (USA, 2016)

The first Now You See Me had a thrifty premise and a slick cast but was let down by a last-minute plot twist that was, quite literally, almost-unbelievable. The second film,  while disappointingly not called either Now You See Me Too or Now You Don’t, settles a more evenly-spread acceptance of the impossible. However, if the series’ previous…

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Jesse Eisenberg will return as Lex Luther

Taking the stage at the MCM London Comic Con, Jesse Eisenberg confirmed that he would again assume the role of glabrous villain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Justice League film. With the production now underway, Eisenberg has stated that he’s just waiting on the call. “They just started filming Justice League, so I’m kind of…

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Video Games Review: Overwatch (PC, 2016)

You might be thinking to yourself, boy it’s been like a week since Overwatch came out, David. What’s the hold up on that review? I’ll tell you: I haven’t been able to stop playing it long enough to form a coherent thought. I am actually using every ounce of will I possess to write this review instead of…

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Film Review: Money Monster (USA, 2016)

Jodie Foster hops onto the Director’s seat for Money Monster, a sort-of thriller that rightfully leans on the collective charismatic energy of leads George Clooney and Julia Roberts, as well as impressive young gun (pun intended) Jack O’Connell, to bring to life a story of economic frustration, uncertainty, and greed with a timely punch. Distrust…

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Final Maze Runner film delayed until 2018

A month after 20th Century Fox’s announcement that Maze Runer: The Death Cure was indefinitely delayed, the film has now received a release date. On January 12th 2018, almost a full year after its original release date, the third and final film in the series will hit cinemas. It has been reported that the delay is to…

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Jeff Bridges confirms he is in Kingsmen: The Golden Circle

Jeff Bridges has confirmed on Twitter that he will be starring in the Kingsmen: The Golden Circle, the follow-up to last years smash Kingsmen: The Secret Service. There is no word on who Bridges will play but he will be reuniting with his Big Lebowski co-star Julianne Moore as she stars as the films villain….

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Dance Academy: The Movie commences in Sydney and New York

Dance Academy: The Movie has commenced shooting today in Sydney and New York. After the series embarked a twice International Emmy that launched careers and fanzines around the globe, Dance Academy: The Movie will take place 18 months after Season Three. From Season One, Tara Webster (played by Xenia Goodwin) returns. Alongside her is Dena…

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Video Games Review: Shadow of the Beast (PS4, 2016)

In 1989, Shadow of the Beast debuted on the Amiga and due to its roaring success, was ported to nearly every other available system at the time. It spawned two sequels, the second of which was equally revered and its legacy has been a fixture in gaming ever since. Now that that’s out of the way,…

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Australian airlines have been named amongst the most efficient and resilient in the world

Some of Australia’s major airlines have been named amongst the most efficient in the world according to a recent study conducting at the University of Sydney Business School’s internationally recognised and respected Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), which also measures rail and bus services. A total of 150 airlines were ranked using a…

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In Conversation with W Hotels: How the W Sound Suite strengthens the hotel group’s connection to the music world

For years W Hotel & Resorts have enjoyed a healthy connection to culture around the world. In a market where groups of hotels, resorts, and properties yearn for a significant point of difference, W has maintained credible and exciting ties with their guests’ interests, blending with the worlds of music, fashion, design, and most recently…

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8 events not to miss at Vivid Ideas

Sure Vivid Sydney has been seen as a great celebration of music and light, but many fascinating talks are to take place over the next few weeks of the festival as well. Many topics in this year’s festival have a focus on tackling difficult ideas with creative solutions. With this in mind, we have decided here to…

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Neil Perry’s fine dining institution Rockpool will close and reopen as Eleven Bridge (Sydney)

For almost three-decades Neil Perry has invented and reinvented Sydney’s dining scene with the illustrious Rockpool (currently officially known as Rockpool Est. 1989), but in a surprise announcement the Chef is closing his Bridge Street flagship for good. The news comes as quite a shock to Sydney’s dining scene, which is already planning to wave…

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Nutella Kebabs are now a thing at Tella Balls Dessert Bar (Sydney)

Tella Balls Dessert Bar in Dulwich Hill has been steady pumping out those indulgent desserts for a few months now, and since opening they have sourced inspiration from dessert trends around the world to keep that menu flowing. Their latest addition to the assortment of things that you’re dietitian wouldn’t approve of are nutella-centered kebabs,…

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Live Review: Client Liaison – Metro Theatre, Sydney (27.05.16)

When I saw Client Liaison for the first time live at Groovin’ The Moo this past April, I was blown away. The enigmatic frontman Monte Morgan had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand, solidifying the two-turned-four piece band as the act of the day. With such high standards, I was genuinely…

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Single of the Day: The Byzantines “Jamaica” (2016)

The Byzantines are a band who we’ve been following since their early days – their adoration for the English Premier League and sharp take on Brit-pop music easily becoming two of the most recognisable elements of their general swag. In new single “Jamaica”, we see the Adelaide band stride out into a new phase of…

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Dappled Cities return with new track and July launch dates for Sydney and Melbourne

Everything about this announcement makes us ecstatic. Even the press shot. Dappled Cities have today officially made their return, unveiling the first taste of what they’ve been working on for album number five in “That Sound” and some special single launch dates in Sydney and Melbourne this July. From what we’ve now heard of the band’s new album,…

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Music Video of the Day: Tim Wheatley “78 Benz” (2016)

Melbourne’s Tim Wheatley has released his third track from his Top 10 album Cast of Yesterday in “78 Benz”, a nice little slice of folk-rock we’ve been switched onto this week. Wheatley’s vocals shine on the track, drawing you in and melting in brilliantly with the guitars and country-tinged arrangement. Working with Paul Mckercher and Niko Bolas on production and mixing duties…

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Yours & Owls Festival announces dates and venue for 2016 event

The Yours & Owls Festival returns to Wollongong this year, hitting up the gorgeous beachside surrounds of Stuart Park in North Wollongong this October 1st and 2nd! Though it’s only in its third year, the level of popularity Yours & Owls have reached with music fans out on the east coast since its inception is…

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Coldplay add extra shows to meet demand on Australian tour

Perhaps unsurprisingly, when the general public ticket sales for Coldplay‘s Australian tour commenced yesterday, many fans were left put out by how quickly the initial ticketing allocation was exhausted. Due to the amount of public demand that followed, Live Nation has confirmed that in addition to the band’s original four stadium shows, an extra date at Etihad…

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triple j Unearthed launches its National Indigenous Music Awards competition for 2016!

Now taking off for its fifth year, the National Indigenous Music Awards and triple j Unearthed have launched their search for the best independent and unsigned Indigenous artist to perform at the 2016 NIMAs! Previous winners have included Philly and Thelma Plum, with the prize including flights and accommodation for the award event in Darwin on August 6th,…

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Tom Larkin of Shihad (NZ) talks about the music business ahead of their Australian tour

Ahead of their impressive run of Australian dates next month and through July, we catch up with Tom Larkin of Shihad to find out how the band recovered from their recent chaotic venture of slamming down three shows across three NZ cities in one freaking day, what the re-release of the beloved Fish album means to the band and the direction of…

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The AU Review’s 101 Greatest Songs of All Time: Part Three – 50 to 26

And this week in our countdown of the 101 Greatest Songs of All Time, we reach the illustrious Top 50, as voted by our contributors. Where last week, we saw some classic compositions by some of pop and rock music’s legends mix in with the likes of Sia and Gotye, this week sees some iconic musical gifts from Bowie, The…

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Win a Blu-ray Grimm Prize Pack

Grimm is a drama series inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales. After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he’s descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as “Grimms,” he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm. Season 4 sees Nick,…

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Win a copy of the BBC’s Murder: The Complete Series on DVD

BBC’s BAFTA Award winning 4-part series, Murder, throws a stark and unsettling light on four separate cases titled Joint Enterprise, The Third Voice, Lost Weekend and The Big Bang. Rich in forensic and psychological detail, with a unique depth of characterisation, each of the films pick apart a murder in all its terrible complexity, hearing…

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Win a copy of Zoolander 2 on DVD

Long time no Z. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell reprise their iconic roles in the ridiculously funny Zoolander 2: The Magnum Edition – this time with even more wild and outrageous antics than the last. Featuring Penelope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, and a host of celebrity cameos including Justin Bieber and Billy Zane, the…

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