Though their big national album tour is still months away, Sydneysiders are going to get the chance to hear Boy & Bear perform some of their new material from their latest album, Limit of Love, tonight as they plan to hit up Hyde Park for a little busking session at Good Food Month’s Night Noodle…
The Peninsula Picnic returns to the idyllic Mornington Peninsula next year, bringing with it a swag of talented artists set to perform over the weekend! This year’s line up boasts the likes of Missy Higgins, Kim Churchill, Darren Middleton, Timberwolf and Ruby Whiting on its first announcement, not to mention the return of a stellar menu of locally sourced food…
Probably one of the breakout internet sensations of the last year, Perth’s Troye Sivan has become an international chart topping musician with a fan base enviable of many emerging pop artists at the minute. With his debut album Blue Neighbourhood to be released in December, this young talent will be performing his first ever headline Australian shows next month. Not a…
It’s not easy to overlook Raury. He certainly wouldn’t overlook you. The 19 year old musician seems to place an actual, genuine connection with his fans as one of his highest priorities, right alongside helping steer the young and impressionable – along with himself – away from the piles of negativity thrown at them everyday….
Boy & Bear are river-boat slow, that kind of deceptively smooth-flowing pace that looks calm and languid on the surface but is moving quite fast underneath. The Sydney folk-rock quintet’s third album Limit Of Love cruises along easily, keeping a lively enough pace that it doesn’t sink into the doldrums. It is, in short, a…
Following the already huge announcement that Melbourne band Eddy Current Suppression Ring will be reuniting especially for one of Australia’s most popular and important festivals, Golden Plains, the organisers have decided to release the full line-up via their Twitter account this evening. It’s a pretty big one to celebrate the 10th year this adored festival…
Taking aim at Sydney’s lock out laws that have continued to act as a stranglehold over the city’s nightlife, Sticky Fingers have today released their cover of The Specials‘ 1981 original tune “Ghost Town”, with a great film clip to boot. The boys cruise around Sydney in the music video, looking their slick best, drawing on The…
If there’s one thing that has remained consistent with State Champs it’s their drive for making pop punk sound fresh and charming. With their sophomore release, Around The World and Back, the five-piece have proven once again that pop punk is alive and evolving for generations to come. After several listens of this record, the…
If you’re a fan of Alt-J you’ll probably enjoy “Soil Leaking Water”, the latest from Oakland-based folktronic group Wicked Man. With shades of Ragnar from Of Monsters and Men in the vocals of frontman Yonatan Tietz, this is a track that you can chill out to with the breeze blowing through the window, drink in…
For the release of their latest, hugely anticipated release of the Master Distillers Collection Black Barrel – Distilled 2005, Bundaberg Rum threw a day-long celebration of all things rum, music and community. The Spirit of Bundaberg Festival featured performances from the Antipodean Rock Collective (which comprises members of Spiderbait, Jet, Powderfinger and You Am I),…
In This Issue: Some great releases out this week with a slew of tasty EPs from the likes of Nicholas Allbrook, Unalaska and Lewis and Leigh as well as a bunch of new records and debuts! Deerhunter Fading Frontier is the seventh studio album by Deerhunter. Written in their hometown of Atlanta, the album is…
“This song was written for all the twisted little boys and girls who are addicted to chasing a love that’s out of reach, and somehow gaining satisfaction from wanting what they cannot have”, Queensland singer-songwriter Amy Shark explains about her latest single “Golden Fleece”. The song, powerful and penetrating in itself, is given visuals both…
In it’s second year, Soulfest was set to bring the likes of Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, and Black Star out to Australia. Unfortunately, weeks out from the event, those plans have been cancelled with organisers citing poor ticket sales as the reason. “…the financial loss that would be incurred by the event…
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert appears to be very keen on spotlighting events in video game culture as much as film, tv and music. Last night’s episode featured The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a 54-piece orchestra, as the show’s musical guest and you can check out their amazing medley after the…
If you’re heading to PAX Australia 2015 in just a few weeks, you can start planning your weekend now. This year’s official schedule is now live! Lots of great stuff on this year right from the moment the doors open. Storytime with Warren Spector is going to something really special so get there early on…
Amidst all of the superheroes and turbocharged cars destroying box office records in America, a milestone has been reached down here in Australia with our homegrown films. Aussie films have had the most successful year to date at the box office as of October 4th. Indeed, one can attribute much of this to the highly lucrative…
This October, Australian cult comedy hero, Paul Fenech (Housos, Fat Pizza, Bogan Hunters) will partner with Transmission Films to release the brand new feature film, Dumb Criminals. Dumb Criminals follows Rabbit, Rongo and a group of fictional dim-witted crooks and their dirty dumb deeds as they hope to help a young girl get the medical…
The Martian has settled in nicely at top spot, earning a cool $4.5 million last week. The space flick is currently sitting on a $232 million worldwide gross but it still has some catching up to do to beat Gravity, its space brethren released in October of 2013. Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway have…
Transformers Devastation marks the first time Platinum Games, known for the Bayonetta series, the upcoming Star Fox Zero for Nintendo and Scalebound for Microsoft, have tackled the robots-in-disguise franchise, taking over from High Moon Studios. For the 80’s kids and die-hard Generation 1 fans, it is a tactical strike upon the nostalgia gland. For everyone…
Need to catch a TV break and don’t know what to watch? Simon takes us through his top picks on must-see shows and films for the week. Click through to see what’s showing for your entertainment needs… WEDNESDAY 14th OCTOBER 2015 The Ex-PM-ABC-9.05pm AEST It’s been a sad few months with comedic genius Shaun Micallef…
This weekend Melbourne will play host to the Australian Movie and Comic Expo (aka AMC Expo), a convention that is run by fans for fans featuring movie and TV stars, voice actors, literary authors and comic authors. The expo will be held this Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Some of…
The Australian Fashion Chamber has hosted the Australian Designers Abroad Showroom in Paris which showcases the work of seven Australian Designers. Featuring both established and emerging fashion labels including: bassike, CAMILLA AND MARC, Christopher Esber, GINGER & SMART, Michael Lo Sordo, Romance Was Born and STRATEAS.CARLUCCI, designers were selected based on their industry skill, strength…
Following overwhelming demand, actor and comedian Kevin Hart has announced two extra shows for the Australian leg of his international ‘What Now?’ tour in Sydney and Melbourne. Click through for the new dates, and how to purchase tickets! TOUR DATES MELBOURNE Thursday 4th February | Rod Laver Arena | NEW SHOW Friday 5th February |…
Currently based out of London, West Australian musician Luke Kordly who performs under the name of The Bloom has had a fantastic 2015 so far. Fans embraced the release of The Bloom’s debut single and EP How It Starts and through live shows in London, Luke’s been able to connect even more with his fan…
Spring has sprung – love is in the air and KLP has put together the perfect dreamy love song dedication list to get your summer flings into full swing, exclusively for the AU review! Her playlist comes in advance of her performance as part of the Sea ‘n Beats music festival (epic cruise ship party,…
Today in New York City, the annual CMJ Music Marathon kicks off, with dozens of Australian and NZ bands along for the ride. Almost 40 will be playing The Aussie BBQ on Saturday alone! While all these bands are amazing, we went through the list and narrowed it down to the ten Aussie acts we think are…
On the back of their ARIA top 10 album Aesthesis, Queenslanders Dead Letter Circus hit Melbourne’s Forum Theatre with 10 Years and Guards of May in tow to deliver three hours of straight up alt-rock goodness. Hitting the stage first up were Guards of May, and if ever a band has existed whose style is perfectly…
With the band soon to arrive in the country for their first ever tour, we caught up with Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance ofJamestown Revival to find out a little bit more about the friends, their new record Utah, and what they might have in store for audiences as they make their way to Australia…
The beautiful thing about today’s Video of the Day is that it captures something we’ve all felt before: a need to escape when everything’s a bit too much. This clip accompanies “Not To Worry” by Elk Road featuring Governors, and if ever the visual aspect of a music video have complemented the audio to perfection,…
Spring has sprung – love is in the air and KLP has put together the perfect dreamy love song dedication list to get your summer flings into full swing, exclusively for the AU review! Her playlist comes in advance of her performance as part of the Sea ‘n Beats music festival (epic cruise ship party,…