Day: 19 November 2013

Bluesfest Byron Bay Discovery: Part One!

the AU review is proud to present the 25th annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay next Easter weekend. One aspect of the festival we love every year is the discovery of young and emerging artists – alongside, of course, the more established on the lineup, and the countless “legends” along the way. As we look towards…

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the AU interview: Cookie & Gumby of Benjalu (Newcastle)

Celebrating the release of their new EP Boondoggle we caught up with Newcastle outfit Benjalu – one of the hardest working bands in Australia – to talk about touring, the new EP, the upcoming debut album, their upcoming shows in December and much, much more… So you have been keeping busy this year with two…

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the AU interview: Dave Rennick from Dappled Cities (Sydney) talking The Farmer and the Owl Festival

Fresh back in town from Berlin, Larry Heath caught up with Dave Rennick from acclaimed Sydney outfit Dappled Cities, to talk about their upcoming appearance as part of The Farmer and the Owl festival in Wollongong, the potential for some new music, working with Berkfinger and much more… So now that you’re back [from Berlin],…

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Film Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (M) (USA, 2013)

And we’re back. It’s the sort of feeling you get the minute The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hits the screen, throwing you right back into Suzanne Collins’ hypnotising dystopic world of Panem, this time in a film helmed by Francis Lawrence (no relation to the film’s star). The sequel to the international hit film The…

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Film Review: Filth (R18+) (UK, 2013)

From the man that brought you Trainspotting we have another gritty, intense depiction of debauchery, excessive drug and alcohol intake and the deterioration of the mind courtesy of the abuse of those substances. Climb aboard the rollercoaster and see if you can deduce what’s really going on in this mind-melding trip. Bruce Robertson ( James…

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