Year: 2014

In anticipation of the release of their brilliant new record Gold Fever, I caught up with one half of US duo Little Hurricane, Anthony “Tone” Catalano, to talk about the release, their recent SXSW adventures, that time they preceded a big hurricane in New York City, we learn about their musical connections with Australia, the…

  Given the ridiculous success of superhero movies these days, it’s quite rare when one stays at the top of the box office for only a single week. Even more surprising is when it is overtaken by a light comedy that is generally considered to be tailored to only one gender. But that’s what has…

the AU review presents Sydney’s Little Bastard performing the track “Crosses on the Highway” at AU HQ as part of the AU’s session series. The band are touring the country in June and the dates are after the jump! TOUR DATES: Thursday 12th June | Rad (Yours & Owls), Wollongong NSW Friday 13th June |…

the AU review sits down with Hit Fitz and Cara backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay to talk about the festival over the years (this was Hat’s 22nd time!), their music and much more…

  Last night was Australian television’s night of nights as the stars hit the red carpet at the 56th TV WEEK Logie Awards to celebrate what has been a great year for Aussie television. The big winner of the night was Scott Cam, who won the Gold Logie for Most Popular TV Personality and a…

As one of four Australian feature films at this year’s SXSW, The Infinite Man also had the pleasure of being one of the festival’s opening night presentations. The low budget film out of South Australia is the debut feature from Adelaide director Hugh Sullivan (watch our interview HERE), and in the spirit of films like…

Paul McCartney: Lives Kisses and BBC Electric Proms: Paul McCartney see the former Beatle performing songs, having fun and getting nostalgic. They also show two very different sides of Macca. The former sees him taking a leaf out of his parents’ songbook and doing covers of the easy-listening tunes that featured on his Kisses On…

Grassroots is the ‘most of this is true’ story of Grant Cogswell’s politically inexperienced and rather kooky attempt to run for Seattle City Council in 2001. Based off the novel Zioncheck for President written by his level headed buddy and campaign manager Phil Campbell, focus is cast on the lively political power struggle between the…

It’s not often that you come across an artist so unique and different that it’s almost impossible to categorise them. In this intimate setting at one of Sydney’s finest jazz clubs, we’re treated to just that from two intriguing and wonderful performers. One of whom is quite well known to Australian audiences in a different…

In the late 80’s there was a TV series by the name of Friday the 13th that pretty much had no connection with the popular horror film franchise. There was no Jason Voorhees, no Camp Crystal Lake; it was a show about a damn antiques dealer. Thankfully, Deadline have reported that the new series bearing…

  The first two episodes of The Legend of Gavin Tanner, a brand new five-part Australian comedy series, have been released on YouTube. Creator, writer and star Matt Lovkis has been appearing as Gavin in various YouTube videos over the past few years, and now he finally has his own series. Directed by Henry Inglis and produced by…

The production of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has not been without its fair share of changes, the most prominent being the expansion of the two-film series into a full-blown trilogy. Initially met with confusion and scepticism by fans and critics alike, the restructuring of the films has allowed Jackson to flesh…

While Sose brought you the daily coverage of the 25th annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay, I was mainly out the back doing a series of interviews. You can see them posted periodically on the website, or you can check them all out HERE on our YouTube channel (there are THIRTY videos up for your enjoyment!)….

the AU review sits down with Warren Haynes backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia – April 2014 – to talk about the festival, his return to the country with Gov’t Mule, performing on stage with the Dave Matthews Band at the festival, plans for the year ahead and much more…

the AU review sits down with Andrew Batt-Rawden, the man behind “New Wave: Sound” at the Seymour Centre during VIVID Sydney in June 2014. We find out what the event – now in its second year – is all about; a weekend of 100% Australian artists performing 100% Australian music. We learn about the highlights…

Geelong quintet The Evening Cast have released their catchy single “Questions” onto the world, and now they have a stunning music video to go along with it. The clip has been directed and shot by The Ayvee Space and you can buy the track over on iTunes HERE. But before you go to there, watch…

As they release their catchy, brand new single “Questions” (watch the premiere of the music video HERE), Geelong quintet The Evening Cast are set to hit the road with a run of six shows along the East Coast and into Adelaide through June and July. The single follows on from the success of their EP…

the AU is proud to premiere the new music video from Sydney based rockers Bonez. The track, “Foxy Lady”, is a cover of legendary rock n roller Jimi Hendrix classic track and is taken from Bonez debut EP On The Pig’s Back Vol. 1 – the first in a series of three EPs planned for…

Larry sits down with Michael Franti backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia – on his birthday, 21st April 2014 – to talk about his time at the festival over the years, his latest music, and much more…

the AU review is proud to present the exclusive premiere of the new album from Brisbane trio Pharaoh’s Playground, 3 Days in the Belly of a Whale, in advance of it’s official release this Friday. Listen to the full record below!

Chloë Grace Moretz has been building a very impressive career over the past few years. After breaking out in cult hit Kick-Ass in 2010, Moretz has positioned herself as one of the most promising young actors of her generation. This looks set to continue with her next film, an adaptation of Gayle Forman’s 2009 Young…

The 9th Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) is upon us, with the Melbourne event starting today and Sydney starting tomorrow… and the team from Hello Asia! showcases the nine films showing at the festival. Opening Night Film – Something In The Way Director Teddy Soeriaatmadja follows up the award-winning Lovely Man (IFF 2013) with this story of a young, porn-addicted…

The Mad Men writing crew, whether this is planned or not, seem to always include one or two choice lines per episode that seem to sum up the theme (which certainly makes it fun to write about). Season 7’s second episode A Day’s Work had this line coming from Ted Chaough to Pete; “Just cash…

As Splendour in the Grass’ permanent home in Byron Bay introduces thousands more to its capacity – along with some expected changes to the layout to accommodate (hopefully similar to what we saw at Falls) – 2014 is bringing with it a mammoth lineup to justify the upgrade. We already knew about headliners OutKast, who…

Larry interviews Jake Bugg backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay to talk about his record store day live EP release, his upcoming EP Messed Up Kids (out May 12th), what might be in store for his next full length, they reflect on the last two years and much more…

Larry Heath sits down with director Beth Harrington to talk about her documentary film The Winding Stream, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival last month. She tells us about how and why she got interested in telling the story of “the Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music”. Find out more about the…

In this very special chat, we sat down with the legendary Texan musician Joe Ely to talk about his involvement in the film Road to Austin (reviewed on The Iris HERE), that time be played with Bruce Springsteen at SXSW, his years in the music industry, Australian experiences and much more…

One of our favourite US Festivals without question is Austin City Limits – a festival put on by C3 Events (the guys behind Lollapalooza in Chicago, and also co-presenters of Big Day Out here in Australia) over two weekends in Austin every October. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about it already, but today marked…

It’s slowly becoming the norm – or has it always been the norm? – for Australian artists to head overseas to get more exposure or relish opportunities for themselves, but Indiana Avent’s solo project Ma Petite took the slightly different path away from either the UK or US. Indiana found herself in Canada and developed…

Another week, another superhero movie. Last week saw the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro, the sequel to the 2012 original. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan and Jamie Foxx, the film has opened in the top spot over the past weekend with an amazing $5.3 million. Australian audiences are clearly…