Last Friday, The Easybeats were celebrated on record with the release of a tribut EP entitled REBEAT. Bringing the music of the iconic Australian band into 2017 and the hands of some of the country’s favourite soul, indie and dance/electro artists, the work of the Sydney rock group has been reworked to excellent effect. But what has…
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Tomorrow, the REBEAT EP, the new record honouring iconic Australian group The Easybeats, will be released – a five track collection of covers from an array of artists including The Bamboos, KLP and Boom Tish. Ahead of the EP’s official release, we’re sharing one of the cuts from the REBEAT EP, LDRU and Nicole Millar‘s take on one of The Easybeats’ best known songs, “Friday…
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A new ABC event series based on the iconic Australian rock and roll band of the swingin’ ’60s has begun production in Sydney. The Easybeats had widespread international success with their 1966 single “Friday on My Mind”, but the synonymously named television mini-series will follow band back to their beginnings as young European immigrants who…
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Last week, we brought you the first 25 songs of our 101 Great Songs of All Time feature. The initial batch represented the varied and diverse tastes of the AU’s contributors and as we continue on with our look at some of the best music made across multiple genres, this week’s instalment takes in sounds…
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