Year: 2025

How To Train Your Dragon is flying into your home! And to celebrate, The AU Review have an exciting prize pack to giveaway to one lucky Sydney resident thanks to Organic PR and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. To celebrate the launch, Universal are partnering with the St George Illawarra Dragons for a takeover on their 2nd…

Tick Tick Boom! The Hives just laid proof as title holders to the current “Best Live Rock and Roll Bands In The World” with a wild performance from the Swedish Kings at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. Led by the marquee of lead singers Howlin Pelle Almqvist, his lethal brother Niklas on guitar plus their dangerous band…

After wrapping up a whirlwind run of European shows, Northlane frontman Marcus Bridge is catching his breath – but only just. With only a brief moment to settle back into home life, the iconic Aussie metalcore group are gearing up to hit the road again for a massive regional Australian tour, their first in three…

SteelSeries has long been a staple in the gaming audio space, and the Arctis Nova 3X Wireless slots neatly into their growing Nova lineup as a feature-packed, affordable option for gamers seeking wireless freedom without breaking the bank. Priced at just A$199, it nestles between the entry-level wired Nova 1 and the premium Nova 5,…

Last year, we fell in love with Townsville rockers Poison Oak when we premiered their single “Wasted“, and we are bloody excited to have the first listen of their latest anthemic new tune, the cranking “Little Bit Like You”.  This is the latest single to drop from their upcoming new album, and will be released…

It feels inevitable that something like Together will earn comparisons to last year’s The Substance, purely off the fact that the horror it indulges in – that would be the body variety – escalates considerably leading into its wild climax.  Sure, The Substance being a great example of body horror is all well and good,…

Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie (Dave Franco and Alison Brie) find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their…

Set over the course of one day in a dysfunctional office setting, Another Day in America – as much of a generalisation as it may appear as a title – is an apt description for Emilio Mauro‘s commentative dark comedy, which blends situations both mundane and exaggerated across its 112 minutes, resulting in an oft-uncomfortable,…

While it’s been a long time coming, Battlefield 6 will officially be revealed in detail very soon. At this stage, we’ll receive the first official trailer on Friday, the 24th of July at 1:00 AM. We got some potential story hints in a small X post that mentions the group Pax Armata, who is seemingly…

Releasing just his second single this week is Melbourne’s folk singer Joel Andrew B, with “Something Between You and I”, a passionate and intimate song that beautifully captures the flush of young love. We’re thrilled to be premiering it ahead of its release on Friday. “Something Between You and I” is packed with emotion. Those…

With over two decades of music under their belt, a catalogue stacked with pop-punk anthems and a fiercely loyal global fanbase, Simple Plan have more than earned their place in the scene’s history books. Now, the Canadian quartet are reflecting on their journey with their recent documentary Simple Plan: The Kids In The Crowd –…

It’s been 25 years since Nine Days‘ “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” first wormed its way into our ears, with a new generation of listeners falling in love all over again when it appeared in the Oscar winning Everything Everywhere All At Once, reimagined by songwriter John Hampson. To celebrate this massive milestone – as…

It’s remastered games like these that are beginning to make me feel old. The original Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was one of the first games I played on my original PlayStation when it released back in 1999. Sure I was only five when it released (you can do the math as to how old…

London’s genre-hopping jazz collective Kokoroko are heading to Australia this November, locking in headline shows across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, plus a slot at the already sold-out Strawberry Fields Festival in NSW. The tour follows this month’s release of their second full-length album, Tuff Times Never Last, a record that blends tight layers of Afrobeat, soul,…

The Toronto International Film Festival is set to dazzle this September as it celebrates its 50th edition with a red carpet–ready slate of Official Selections from its Gala and Special Presentations programmes. As part of its full list, TIFF is presenting world premieres including Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, Maude Apatow’s Poetic License, Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes, Romain Gavras’ Sacrifice, David Michôd’s Christy, Yeon Sang-ho’s The Ugly, James…

Ed Sheeran broke the attendance records on his last visit (2023), and yes, the rumours that have been circling are true, he is heading back to Australia and New Zealand , with his Loop tour, for a massive run of shows kicking off in January 2026. Ed will be kicking off the shows in Auckland…

Legendary rock ‘n’ roll trailblazer Jon Spencer returns to Australia this spring with his kick ass band to sing the hits from his discography of bands including Blues Explosion, Pussy Galore, Hitmakers, Boss Hog and more. Remember the insane Blues Explosion’s performance on ABC’s Recovery? see below Spencer will unleash his unmistakable fusion of punk,…

It feels like we don’t get enough skateboarding games these days. So, naturally, when Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 dropped back in 2020, it felt like the return we were all waiting for. As a collection, it felt like the ultimate package, refining its visuals and mechanics, all while keeping its core intact….

Last month, Canadian-born and now Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Brian Campeau released his latest record, Brian Campeau Presents Jo Dellin And The Bone Spurs. You may well wonder who Jo Dellin is. Well, once you give the record a listen, the penny drops. Brian is a brilliantly creative and talented singer, songwriter and musician. Great vocals with…

The musical offerings at this year’s Illuminate Festival have been nothing short of inspired. From the two night Unsound festival, to the melodic sounds of Faroese-Icelandic duo, Kiasmos, the music has been captivating. The crowd at Friday night’s Hindley St Music Hall are sure to agree. Opening act Juno Mamba is a Filipino born musician…

British rock legends The Darkness have announce their highly anticipated Dreams On Toast Tour and are set to ignite stages across Australia and New Zealand in February/March 2026. The tour promises a heady mix of new anthems and classic hits like “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”, “Love Is Only a Feeling”, and “Growing…

Can you believe that Donkey Kong Banaza is only the second 3D Donkey Kong game ever and the first one in 25 years, since Donkey Kong 64? While you let that sink in, it’s also worth taking the time to consider what incredible weight such a sequel or follow-up would even bring with it in…

Qualcomm believes the way we think about a PC user interface is about to be disrupted and that Snapdragon will lead the way. For generations of laptop users, when it came to your choice of CPU, it was a two-horse race. You either went with AMD or Intel. How quickly things can change. In little…

On the back of one of the better albums released this year, Ruby Gill played their third show in Sydney in the past six months and managed to deliver an incredibly authentic and flawless set to a packed out Trocadero Room. Not even 4 months after releasing her second album Some Kind Of Control, Ruby’s…

Two Point Museum, a game in which you do exactly what you would imagine, has just received its first DLC. Your museum has already got bones, fish, space devices, normal devices, and ghosts, so this new expansion adds the obvious area the base game was missing: some fantasy nonsense. You heard that correctly; in the…

British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean announces a one-night only headline performance on November 20th this year. This show will take place outdoors at the Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, with the show titled Evening At The Fleet Steps. The Evening At The Fleet Steps show will be in support of Dean’s new album The Art of Loving…

Naarm/ Melbourne-based queer pop artist POLLY has bared her soul on her new EP, Daddy Issues, which has been released today. It’s a tight collection of four tracks, bound together by luscious big nostalgia-drenched synths, rich vocals and heart-felt lyrics. The renowned producers Ben Oldland and Liam Quinn (Ruel, Peach PRC), added their magic to the mix. The tracks…

As we hit the mid-way point in July, this week we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our track of the week is “The Mill” from alt-folk-rockers Saint Victoire, who hail from Naarm. The song came about as a dream from front woman Heidi Waddell, where she…

This week, Australia was just that much more fantastic as Sydney played host to Marvel’s First Family in the lead-up to the anticipated release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960’s inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue…

Acclaimed British metalcore band Architects have officially announced their Australian Tour 2025, marking their powerful return to the east coast of Australia. Renowned for their dynamic live performances and genre-defying sound, Architects will bring their electrifying energy to fans in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. This announcement follows a monumental year for the band, riding high…