Author: Larry Heath

Larry Heath sits down with Michael Kiwanuka (UK) – and two very silent bandmates – backstage at the 2013 Blues and Roots Festival (Bluesfest) in Byron Bay. We talk about playing in Byron Bay for the second time in a year (he was last here for Splendour in the Grass), what he’s been up to…

After five days of music on the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in a year, festival director Peter Noble called “their best ever year” at a press conference this morning; both in terms of lineup, and the way the festival was run – including new noise restraints that kept disruption to both people and wildlife to…

Larry Heath talks to the lead actor of the breakout hit of SXSW, Cheap Thrills, Pat Healy, not long after the film premiered at the festival. We talk about what it was like seeing the film for the first time in a full cinema, making the film on a small budget in just 14 days,…

Showing that the older rockers still have what it takes to pull a crowd (not to mention put on a show), Iggy and the Stooges and Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters played a string of their greatest hits – alongside some newer material – as they fought for the sold out Bluesfest crowd’s…

Arriving a couple of hours after the music had kicked off (as it seems to be customary for our annual Bluesfest experience here at the AU), Counting Crows (pictured above) kicked things off for our 2013 Bluesfest experience in the beautiful surrounds of the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm in Byron Bay, now in its 24th…

The genre of the Grindhouse film usually involves a short narrative, one set and some cheap prothetics thanks to a low budget. The narrative is generally put together by posing a simple question: what would happen if a bunch of rich kids went camping and a guy with a chainsaw showed up? What would happen…

Larry Heath sits down with directors LAMAR+NIK to talk about their work on the music video for Lushlife’s “Magnolia”, which appeared in competition at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT! http://www.youtube.com/user/theaureview

the AU review sits down at SXSW Film Festival with director Daniel Garcia and animator Harry Teitelman to talk about their music video “Reagan” for the artist Killer Mike, which was in competition as part of the festival’s Music Video program. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC…

Currently on tour in the UK with Eels, US singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins has just leaked a new track from her forthcoming record Slow Phaser, which she finished with Tore Johansson in Sweden over Christmas. The track “Red Ropes”, which you can listen to below, was co-written with Jim Sclavunos of the Bad Seeds and Grinderman…

Jim Beam launched a Giant Esky at Bondi Beach on Thursday night, putting on a huge party at Icebergs, which you can capture some of the action from in the video above, and in the photos below. Keep your eyes out for the boys from Art Vs Science, Channel [V]’s Danny Clayton and more!

Larry Heath sits down with Starcadian & Rob O’Neill to talk about their music video for Stacardian’s track Heart, or “HE^RT” as it’s been stylized, at SXSW 2013, where it was screened as part of the festival’s music video program. Look out for Starcardian’s album Sunset Blood coming out later in the year. Interview/Edit: Larry…

This year, rather than opt for my traditional Festival Diaries format for SXSW, I went for a more straight forward approach, with a series of reviews on ground at the event. But there was the odd experience that I couldn’t quite elaborate into its own article. So here now are all the leftovers of my…

Larry Heath chats to Dutch rock and roll trio DeWolff while they were touring around Australia. This interview was filmed at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT! http://www.youtube.com/user/theaureview

Larry Heath sits down on a sunny Sydney afternoon with local artist Eli Wolfe to talk about his new EP Perfect Moment, his massive tour around Australia and much more… Camera/Interview/Edit: Larry Heath

Turning the 1930’s cartoon strip and 60’s sitcom The Addams Family into a musical was never going to be an easy sell. They are, after all, a family who enjoy the darker side of life; finding general pleasure in pain, death and misery. They’re not exactly the type to sing and dance. Nor is the…

Filmed on the streets of Silverlake, the AU review talks to Big Black Delta just before he jumps on a plane from LA to Austin for SXSW 2013 to talk about his new single “Side of the Road” and new self-titled album, as well as what we can expect from the live show, touring with…