Music Video of the Day: GGOOLLDD “Dance Through The Winter” (2016)

Another US unearthing today, we take a look at the new music video from Milwaukee synth-pop purveyors, GGOOLLDD, “Dance Through the Winter”. The group recently released a brand new EP entitled For The Night and this cut is just one of the cool cuts from a release that sets the band up as an exciting…

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David Bowie drops teaser video for “Lazarus” music video online!

What is probably one of the most anticipated releases of 2016 (yes, already called it), David Bowie‘s new album has just been hyped a little more with the release of a cheeky teaser reel for the single “Lazarus”. Now available to view online, the video has Bowie seemingly blinded in a hospital bed. It doesn’t…

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Gang of Youths (Sydney) share hair care tips, respecting women at gigs & more at Falls Festival!

It was a bit of a mad 2015 for Sydney’s Gang of Youths. Successful tours, acclaimed debut album, ARIA nominations and multiple AU Live Music Award nods down and these boys still had enough energy to throw down some brilliant end-of-year festival sets down the coast and in Tassie for the Falls Festival. After their…

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Kele Okereke on Hymns, dealing with criticism & the new phase of Bloc Party.

The return of Bloc Party in 2015 saw much of the band’s fandom and indeed, the industry, draw a sharp breath. With the departure of founding members Matt Tong and Gordon Moakes leaving a sizeable gap in the band’s line up, Bloc Party have continued to move forward, with the addition of Louise Bartle and…

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Single of the Day: WILD “Back to You” (2016)

WILD are a three piece indie-folk group out of LA making some sweet tunes. Taken from their debut album, current single “Back To You” is a tune evoking that rousing sing along vibe groups like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grouplove and Of Monsters and Men have made popular over the past few years….

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Yannis Philippakis of Foals (UK) chats What Went Down at Falls Festival!

Headlining the final night of the Falls Festival at Mt. Duneed Estate, Foals were understandably a large drawcard for many in attendance. The band’s frontman Yannis Philippakis sat down with us before they brought in the New Year to chat about the success of their latest release, What Went Down, and how they’ve been enjoying…

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Sitting down at Festival of the Sun with triple J Unearthed competition winners, Mar Haze (Sydney)!

While at Festival of the Sun last month, Larry sat down with triple J Unearthed competition winners, Sydney’s Mar Haze, to chat after their set! “We’ve been really, really busy over the last six months,” they explain of their win. “Really focusing on pushing stuff to triple J; we released an EP, released a single…

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Album News Weekly: 6th January 2016

In This Issue: We are back from hiatus and off to a huge start with the new year! Global sensation Sia returns with a new album at the end of the month, along with more quirky and indie releases, take a look. Sia Singer/songwriter/producer/massive hit-maker Sia announces that her album THIS IS ACTING will be…

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Lemmy’s funeral to be livestreamed via Motörhead’s official YouTube channel this weekend.

The iconic Motörhead legend Lemmy will be remembered and celebrated during a special memorial service in LA this weekend and the band’s management has today released a statement to their fans. The funeral service, to be held on January 9th (Sunday, January 10th AUS time), will be streamed via the band’s official YouTube channel –…

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Art vs Science (Sydney) on returning to festival stages & touring their new album in 2016!

Art vs Science headlined the Boogie Nights extravaganza at the Falls Festival at Mt. Duneed Estate last week to a wild reception, the show being one of the first major festival appearances by the Sydney trio off the back of their 2015 album release. Before taking to the stage, the band caught up with us…

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Live Review: Pusha T – Metro Theatre, Sydney (05.01.16)

Just a few weeks ago the strong contingent of hip-hop releases that kept coming throughout 2015 ended with the likes of Pusha T, who gave us Darkest Before Dawn, a ten-track prelude to his now highly anticipated third album King Push, which should be coming later this year. As strong as his first solo album,…

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Festival Review: Falls Festival (Part II) – North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay (02.01.16)

As day three kicked off, there were thousands of live music fans in Byron Bay who had so far done just two things in 2016; dance and drink in the sunshine. Punters at the Falls Music and Arts Festival were treated to more great weather, as temperatures stayed in that exquisite sweet spot of the…

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UPDATED: Oculus Rift pre-orders are now open and it’s really, really expensive

Following an announcement on Monday, pre-orders for the Oculus Rift VR headset have opened this morning in 20 countries around the world. Oculus says that the device will start shipping March 28.

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EA unveils real-world Need for Speed car designed by fans

Back in November, EA announced that fans of the just-released Need for Speed reboot would be able to vote on the design of an in-game car. The car that emerged at the end of that process would be custom-built IRL and fans would be taken through the game-to-real-world construction process. The promised time is at hand….

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Film Review: The Revenant (MA15+, USA, 2015)

In this survival and revenge tale set in the wild of the American frontier lands, one man is pitted against the forces of nature, the brutality of man and his own will to live or die in this sometimes graphically violent but consistently visually beautiful film. Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu the man who brought you Birdman…

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Review: Circus Oz – Big Top At Entertainment Quarter, Sydney (Performances through to January 24th)

Circus Oz has become an Australian institution in its 37 years of performing around the world. One of the world’s first ‘contemporary’ circus’ – presenting shows without animals in more artistic settings – the group is partly responsible for many of the current crop of art circus troupes we’re familiar with today. But Wait.. There’s…

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The Argyle plans trio of beach-themed parties to celebrate summer (Sydney)

Renowned venue The Argyle in The Rocks has announced a big trio of parties spread across this month, all designed after iconic beach locations around the world. Taking place over three big weekends, each party will draw inspiration from either Rio, Miami, and Ibiza as they transform the unique hot spot into a medley of…

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Bake Bar expands to include third store at Double Bay’s Kiaora Place (Sydney)

Last month, Bake Bar opened its third highly anticipated artisan bakery in the Kiaora Place redevelopment in Double Bay, making it the second Bake Bar shop to open in 2015, with the other being in Alexandria. Bake Bar now joins 20 specialty retail shops spread throughout the development, standing as the space’s only bakery. Bake…

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Live Review: Slum Village + Briggs + Conkarah – The Basement, Sydney (02.01.16)

You can’t have a conversation about hip-hop in Detroit without special mention to Slum Village; though the group’s line-up may have changed over the years, they are still an essential part of the city’s sound and play a big role in keeping the legacy of J Dilla, a former member, alive and well, in turn…

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Bloc Party announce a last minute, intimate album preview show at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory

Down here for Falls Festival and Southbound Festival, renowned UK rockers Bloc Party have been taking new and old material across the country to great enthusiasm, and it seems to have had made the boys wants to extend their Australian tour, adding one final – and very intimate – show at the last minute, to…

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LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses & Calvin Harris to headline Coachella 2016!

Everyone, let’s take a deep breath inward… and exhale. The Coachella 2016 line up has just dropped and once again, we want to go to there. With the news that LCD Soundsystem would be reuniting for the Californian festival and also that Guns N’ Roses would also be banding together for a Coachella romp, the…

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Single of the Day: Harrison Whitford “Take a Walk” (2016)

Harrison Whitford, according to his Facebook, doesn’t know how to write a bio, so it’s probably a good thing he’s sticking to making some lovely tunes for us to listen to, right? The New Yorker relocated to Nashville a few years ago to pursue his career in music and as far as songwriting technique and…

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Flume’s Skin preview – what to take away from it?

Flume gon’ done dropped a preview of his sophomore album Skin this morning, sending fans into an understandable bit of a tizz. The EDM wunderkind of 2012 has been toiling away hard on the follow up to his impressive debut release, pulling off ambitious live shows around the world and more recently, doling out the…

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Festival Review: Falls Festival – Marion Bay, Tasmania (29.12.15 – 01.01.16)

Ladies and gentlemen, there is a reason The Falls Music & Arts Festival won our festival of the year for their 2014 event at the recent AU Awards, and it wasn’t just a one-off. With the line-up boasting a stellar and eclectic hoard of musicians and acts, expectations were high for three days of magic,…

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Twin Haus (Brisbane) chat about their new EP and more at Festival of the Sun!

While at Festival of the Sun at Port Macquarie last month, the AU sat down with Brisbane band Twin Haus to chat following a stomper two set run at the event. With their recent single having been gaining some positive traction, the band has been building up to the release of their much awaited EP,…

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Music Video of the Day: Formation “Love” (2015)

We first came across London act Formation in 2015 when they were supporting Foals on their short European run promoting the recent release of What Went Down. Loved their vibe then and we’ve been keeping an eye on them since. Just before Christmas, Formation dropped a new music video for their tune “Love”, take from…

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New report suggests Assassin’s Creed taking 2016 off, new game set in Egypt

It would seem that the next game in the Assassin’s Creed series will head to ancient Egypt. The news comes out of a new report by Kotaku that suggests the new game is currently progressing under the working title “Empire” and may actually release in 2017.

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Ragnar, Rollo face to face in battle in new Vikings Season 4 Trailer

On Monday we reported that the new season of Vikings will begin on SBS on February 24 and will air in two 10-episode parts during the year. We love the show’s stunning visuals and thrilling battle scenes, and thanks to the brand new Season 4 trailer, we get a bigger taste of what we can expect…

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CES 2016: Nvidia just revealed the Drive PX 2, a water-cooled AI supercomputer that drives your car

Nvidia have kicked off their CES 2015 press conference with the unexpected reveal of a second version of their Drive PX in-car computer. This new machine is the equivalent of 150 MacBook Pro’s and it will drive your damn car.

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Confirmed: Activision really did buy MLG, wants to create its own eSports TV channel

You may have seen a rumour spreading around the web like wildfire yesterday regarding a potential all-in purchase of long-running eSports streamer Major League Gaming and this morning that news was confirmed via the New York Times.

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