Sydney Parklife: bands, bats, bums
It didn’t bode well. The free bus between the train station and the venue was packed with overly muscular, tattooed young men in singlets and shorts, the smell of goon falling from their… Read More
Category Archive: music
My Preserver tour
Formed back in 2010, London rock outfit My Preserver are a band that we have been hearing good things about of late. Indeed, rock bible Kerrang! declared the group “One of the most exciting –… Read More
Mia Dyson – Pistol
LA-based Melbournite Mia Dyson is back with a new album titled The Moment and the lead single Pistol is equally charming and aggressive, executed in typical Dyson style. The video follows a couple of… Read More
Twerps, Melodie Nelson and Day Ravies in Bondi
Harriet Cheney headed to Bondi to check out Twerps: The free Weds night gigs at the Beach Road Hotel are a baffling success. Usually I would hate the over boozed and over (or under)… Read More
The Preatures explain their new clip
We love Sydney’s The Preatures. Always have, likely always will. They’ve just released the video for their song, Pale Rider, so we thought we’d share it with you guys because, well, we’re nice… Read More
Getting to Know Julia & The Deep Sea Sirens
Julia Johnson tells Something You Said about her band: Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens are a band of Canberran musicians who I gathered together to play my songs. I feel very lucky… Read More
The Pharcyde at The Beresford in Sydney
The Pharcyde’s Sydney show made Sonia Clarke‘s face hurt. In a good way: Nothing could have made me feel older at The Pharcyde gig than cadging a cigarette (I will be quitting… Read More
High Highs – Once Around The House
The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that we only just posted a High Highs clip. Well, they are already back with another song and we love it just as much, so we thought,… Read More
Interview: Getting To Know Fanny Lumsden
Ahead of a few live dates, the lovely Fanny Lumsden and her bandmates tell us a bit about themselves: Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers are more fun than a poke in the eye with… Read More
The AU Review’s 4th Birthday Party: photos
Our good buddies, The AU Review, are now four years old. In those years, they have become one of the most vital music sites in their home nation, offering news, reviews, interviews, comps and… Read More
When innovative music was the norm
Every now and then my father will email me a Youtube clip of some wildly inspiring live footage from the 1960’s 0r 70s. Be it an obscure yet reverent folk guitarist, such as… Read More
Missy Higgins at Her Majesty’s Theatre
Jess O’Callaghan went to see the rebirth of Missy Higgins in Melbourne: Going to any sort of comeback tour, no matter who the artist is, can be a little bit terrifying. As someone… Read More