Growing up doesn’t necessarily mean letting go of the things that once made us feel alive. For Australian filmmaker Daley Pearson, that delicate balance between childhood wonder and adult responsibility sits at the heart of Allen, Netflix’s nostalgic, wonderfully offbeat adventure about a man who never quite recovered from losing his extraterrestrial best friend. Co-directed…
The creative minds behind one of Australia’s most beloved television exports are turning their attention to a different kind of family adventure, as Netflix unveils the official trailer for Allen, a heartwarming new Australian feature from Brisbane-based Ludo Studio. Best known for bringing the Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning phenomenon Bluey to audiences around the world,…
From childhood nostalgia and the friendships that shape us to alien invasions and the enduring magic of a Friday night at Blockbuster, the cast of Allen reflected on their new Netflix adventure at a special Brisbane premiere. Queensland has long provided the backdrop for stories of adventure, but on Wednesday evening, November 11th, Brisbane played…
Sydney/Melbourne dream-pop quartet LUCIDBLOOM return this week with their second EP, COEXIST, and we’re premiering it in full ahead of its release this Friday via ASCENT Music. The EP was written and produced entirely by the band, with sessions taking place in drummer Astrid Holz’s converted-truck studio and guitarist Tom Haeusler’s home studio, before being…
The buzz phrase of the minute; AI, or artificial intelligence, is all anyone seems to talk about these days. It has infiltrated our workplaces, our personal lives, and all industries imaginable. Anna Goldsworthy enters the discourse with the publication of a thoughtful essay for Quarterly Essay on the current (past and future) state of its…
I first stumbled upon Grace Robinson while scrolling Instagram a few months back, when a clip of her debut solo single, “harder than you think”, landed in front of me. With the flood of content pushed onto our feeds, it would’ve been easy enough to scroll past, but something about the hooky indie-rock track made…
The annual SA Music Awards, presented by MusicSA, showcased the depth of talent within South Australia’s music community. Artists, industry leaders, and music fans packed the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, with industry and People’s Choice Awards. Emcees Troy Sincock and Sose Fuamoli kept the awards flowing smoothly. Up-and-coming local band Swapmeet took out four awards,…
Canadian indie rock favourites Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars have announced their All The Feelings Tour, bringing three special shows to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in March 2027. The tour brings together three bands whose careers and friendships have been closely intertwined since the early days of Canada’s indie rock explosion. Metric, fronted by…
Grand Theft Auto 6 might be right around the corner, but that won’t stop Rockstar Games from revealing more about what we can expect at launch. Amid speculation, Rockstar has revealed via a post, that GTA 6 will run at 30fps on all consoles. This was generally expected, but given the recent hype about a…
Back in 2024 we premiered the video for “Lil Bo Weep”, and it’s great to have Sydney punk-rocker and DIY video maker Jovi Skyler back on the AU review. Today we’re premiering the clip for “Edie Sedgwick”, a track from his new album Unpopular. The song is about the Warhol “It Girl” of the 1960s,…
Amidst the enthusiasm for true crime podcasts and investigative thrillers, this new novel by Natalie Barelli provides an intriguing counterpoint. Though titled Missing Molly, the titular girl of this tale and the victim of a terrible crime is anything but missing. In a delightful twist on the genre, she’s the protagonist of our story –…
Truth is often stranger than fiction, but in Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s extraordinary You Can See Everything, the distinction between the two becomes so increasingly slippery that even the people holding the cameras seem unsure of what they’re witnessing. What begins as an intimate portrait of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the final…
Foo Fighters, the American rock heavyweight champions led by the charismatic Dave Grohl, delivered a full-throttle night of thunderous guitars, huge singalong anthems and rock ’n’ roll at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. It was a stadium-sized celebration of rock ’n’ roll with a catalogue packed with modern rock classics including “All My Life”, “My Hero”, “Learn To…
For Bron Lewis, the move from high-school teacher to stand-up comedian began with a few storytelling nights, some encouragement from fellow comedians and a growing realisation that making people laugh was something she wanted to pursue. A mother of three who started comedy at 32, Bron had close to a decade of teaching experience and…
Ashanti’s return to Australia starts tonight in Perth, and she’s bringing one of Sydney’s most exciting young R&B voices with her. RIAH has been confirmed as national support for all four Australian shows. The Grammy winner’s run takes in Perth’s Riverside Theatre tonight, Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Wednesday, Sydney’s TikTok Arena at the ICC…
Liverpool singer-songwriter Jamie Webster released his fourth studio album, Running Round the Sun, in September and returns to Australia for four shows this December. Known for his working-class storytelling and strong connection with his audience, Webster has built a career on songs that speak to everyday experiences, struggles and hopes. We caught up with him…
Melbourne metalcore quintet Windwaker are one of the most exciting bands in the heavy space right now, as they proved at the final show of their national smile, you’re on camera tour at The Tivoli in Brisbane on Saturday night. What separates these boys from their peers is how they take the core elements of…
What happens when the only person who still loves you is someone you can’t stand? That’s the deliciously twisted question at the heart of Loves Company, writer/director Jason Laurits’ darkly comedic subversion of the obsessive-fan thriller. Jack Plotnick stars as Blake De Troy, a washed-up, flamboyant former game show personality whose fading celebrity has left…
Long before concert films became lavish, meticulously choreographed cinematic spectacles, George Michael needed little more than a microphone, a leather jacket and an audience willing to surrender to his considerable charisma. In George Michael: The Faith Tour, the long-unseen footage of the singer’s electrifying 1988 performances in Paris has been lovingly restored for the big…
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when the car doors shut, the bags are wedged into the boot, and someone finally hits play. Australia is built for road trips. The distances are absurd, the scenery changes every few hundred kilometres, and the radio drops out right when the best song comes on. A…
THE ANIMALS were a major force in the British Invasion of the 1960s, blending blues, R&B, and rock into a sound that has inspired generations. Their music remains as relevant and powerful today as it was back then! On the eve of their Australian tour, we chatted to founding member John Steel about his illustrious…
In their first Australian tour since 2019, Atlanta hard rock veterans Sevendust are finally heading back to Australia, bringing three decades of heavy grooves, soaring vocals and some seriously enduring anthems to capital cities in February 2027. Joining them for the run will be Brisbane progressive metal favourites Caligula’s Horse, making this a particularly strong…
My cynicism about Parramatta’s worldly ambitions was torn to shreds the minute I saw Es Devlin’s extraordinary outdoor sculpture, Come Home Again. Gathered outside Powerhouse Parramatta for its official media preview on Friday morning, I watched as a small part of the team responsible for NSW’s most ambitious new cultural institution assembled around Devlin’s monumental…
For many of us, “Big Jet Plane” was the song that made us fall in love with Angus & Julia Stone. They’ve taken a few detours since, with solo records and Angus’s Dope Lemon project, but there’s still something about the music these siblings make together that keeps us coming back. Following the release of…
Welcome to this week’s Discovery Playlist, with ten new tracks added and ready to stream now on Spotify and Apple Music. Our Track of the Week is “For You” (feat. Jessica Mauboy & Jem Cassar-Daley), the captivating new single from Ruby Rodgers. Ruby wrote the song with Shane Nicholson in his Melbourne kitchen, and it’s…
Anyone who’s spent hours trying to find a Qantas Classic Reward seat to Europe or Japan will know how frustrating the process can be, especially when you’re hoping to fly Business Class. Qantas is now promising some relief, announcing a year-long program of dedicated Points Planes throughout 2027, with every available seat on selected flights…
If you grew up with rock music in the early 2000s, chances are you know exactly what happens when someone starts making that unmistakable “ooh-wah-ah-ah-ah” noise. Disturbed’s “Down With the Sickness” was one of those songs that needed very little introduction, and more than 25 years later, it still has the power to turn a…
Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson will return to Australia for the first time in more than a decade, with three east coast shows announced for later this month. The Montreal-based musician will bring his latest album, UH OH, to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, performing at Metro Theatre on 26 November, Northcote Theatre on 28 November and…
After making her long-awaited return to the screen following more than a decade away from Hollywood in last year’s Back in Action, Cameron Diaz is continuing her relationship with Netflix, and judging by the first trailer for her latest film, Bad Day, things are about to get considerably more chaotic. Directed by Jake Szymanski (TV’s…
For some, Christmas is a season of joy, togetherness and cherished traditions. For others, it can be a painful reminder of everything they’ve lost, and the people who are no longer there to share it with them. It’s that quieter, often overlooked side of the festive season that sits at the heart of Merry Christmas…
