Day: 5 August 2014

the AU interview at T in the Park: Van McCann of Catfish and the Bottlemen (UK) talks "The Balcony" and naming themselves after an Australian busker.

It’s easy to enjoy UK garage four-piece Catfish And The Bottlemen, and now the band are finally releasing their debut album The Balcony in September. We got to know the band while they were in Scotland for T in the Park by way of this exclusive interview with frontman Van McCann, in which he talks…

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the AU sessions: Rita Satch (Melbourne) performs "Go"

the AU review presents Rita Satch performing “Go” – Live, Exclusive and Acoustic in a park in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series. The track comes of Rita’s sophomore, self-titled EP, available now! Don’t miss Rita when she performs at the FBi Social in Sydney this Thursday (7th August) for her EP Launch….

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A-League All Stars Joshua Rose and Storm Roux talk about the upcoming Juventus FC Match on August 10th.

the AU chats to Joshua Rose and Storm Roux – Defenders from the Central Coast Mariners – who will be playing as part of the A-League All Stars squad against Italian side Juventus F.C. in a special showcase match on August 10th at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, 7:30pm. We talk about the game, who they’re looking…

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Box Office Report: Aussie audiences up all night to get Lucy

This year has seen many female-driven films find huge success at the box office. Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz and Shailene Woodley have led Maleficent, The Other Woman and The Fault in Our Stars to becoming huge hits this year in Australia and around the world. We can now add Scarlett Johansson and Lucy to that list, as the high-concept action film took…

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Melbourne International Film Festival Review: Love is Strange (USA, 2014)

Love comes in many forms. It can exist as the experience of first love between a young couple, the frustrating protective love a parent has for their child or the love a couple who have been together for nearly 40 years share. In Love is Strange, we see all three, and director Ira Sachs has…

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Melbourne International Film Festival Review: Advanced Style (USA, 2014)

While any female with internet connection and a love of fashion and style are intimately familiar with street fashion photographer Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist, or fashion blogging powerhouse duo Tash Sefton and Elle Ferguson from They All Hate Us, not many are aware of Ari Seth Cohen’s work on fashion blog Advanced Style. Why?…

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Film Review: And So It Goes (M) (USA, 2014)

And So It Goes won’t win any points for its name. Nor will it win any prizes for originality. But this rom-com does have a bewildering amount of talent coming together to make a film that’s not great, just nice. This means it is fun and pleasant enough to watch, but it won’t change your…

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