Category Archive: music

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

Why Zulu Winter won’t encore on tour

Carol Bowditch talks to Will Daunt of Zulu Winter in the midst of their hectic touring schedule: Zulu Winter are sardined in the back of a van, whizzing about the streets of London… Read More

Jack Colwell & The Owls at Goodgod Small Club

There are two surefire ways of getting a good review. The first is to hand your reviewer, upon arrival at the venue, a personalised, signed hand-drawn picture of a unicorn. The second is… Read More

Jim Bob discusses his second novel

Author and legendary musician, Jim Bob, tells SYS about his new novel, his solo tour and his gigs as frontman of Carter USM: As your second novel, did you find it easier or harder… Read More

Tenley Nordstrom interview

Up-and-coming model Tenley Nordstrom has chosen to walk away from the industry. In an honest and open chat, she talks to Somethingyousaid about why she is giving it all up and what’s next:  Modelling has… Read More

Heidi chats to Howling Bells

Heidi Pett talks to Howling Bells lead guitarist Joel Stein about their latest album, touring and listening to trash. “I think I was just feeling lucky,” Joel Stein laughs as he explains why… Read More

An interview with Caitlin Park

“One of my favourite things to do is to play to a crowd, find one person who is not listening and try my hardest to get them to notice.” It’s a plan that… Read More

Getting To Know… Katie and the Carnival

When we went to Belfast a few weeks ago, we had a strange night which ended with us having dinner with Phil Jupitus, Duke Special, David Ford and Katie Richardson. The latter is… Read More

Jim Bob interview

I have a few heroes: the legendary Tom Waits, genius wordsmith/artist Jeffery Lewis, footballing god Bobby Zamora, charity good-egg Sophie Epstone, supercool Jarvis Cocker… the list goes on. One man who would sit… Read More

Get To Know Chicks Who Love Guns

I would describe Chicks Who Love Guns’ sound as something that spawned from boredom, then evolved into something a little more thought out. It’s got a real brash element to it which is… Read More