Author: Larry Heath

So there you have it. I’m in India. Who would have thunk it? And now, after settling into my surroundings, it was time to get the music on, and head to the second day of the NH7 Weekender Festival in Pune. The sun had well and truly drifted into darkness as I entered the beautiful…

Welcome to the pilot episode of the AU review Podcast! In this first issue we take you back to September’s BIGSOUND conference and the Fat As Butter event in Newcastle. Enjoy chats with The Trouble With Templeton and more… Podcast Producer and Host: Tiffany Britchford Industry News Segment: Phil Perez Interviews: Larry Heath

The following was written on November 1st, 2012. This is one story that begins not with a whimper, but a storm. A ‘Frankenstorm’ as they called it. Appropriate for Halloween, but a pretty fair description, too, of the clusterfuck of a weather pattern that blew through New York on October 29th, destroying houses, taking lives…

After some 15 hours at JFK, I was lucky enough to make it on board the lone flight to Mumbai via Abu Dhabi with Etihad, thanks much in part to the GM of Airline Operations, who I have to thank for getting me on board. One piece of advice I have to offer all travellers…

The Big Scary Indian Tour Diaries continue today as the band travel from Pune to Mumbai, where they were able to spend a few days seeing the city ahead of a massive show at the Hard Rock Cafe. Above, the band spy on the local vehicles, noting the “awesome detail” that the cars and buses…

I think by now there is little to say about Grizzly Bear that hasn’t already been said. This is a band who consistently push the boundaries of their music and have only gotten better with each and every album they have produced. Some may argue otherwise but no one can argue their consistency in achieving…

Perth band The Stanleys recently galavanted around the USA for a tour leading up to a series of shows in New York for CMJ. The band have shared their tour diaries with us. The first, above, is from their first stop in LA and the first of many burgers and fries on the CMJ Tour……

Over the next few weeks, bands from around Australia will be sharing their adventures in India exclusively with the AU review. We’ll also be sharing stories of our own. To kick things off, Melbourne duo Big Scary will be walking through us their adventures in India for OzFest, the NH7 Weekender and The Aussie BBQ….

You know those moments when your favourite band plays your favourite song and it’s everything you ever imagined it would be… and more? Tonight was one of those nights where this happened again and again and again. This was the night that Radiohead came and pleased their Sydney fans after an eight year absence. Let…

Melbourne four piece Dancing Heals recently returned to Australia after an expedition to the USA to play CMJ… among other things. The band have exclusively shared with the AU review their tour diaries detailing their adventures… The talk about drinking with Das Racist, seeing The Jezabels explode on the international stage, of course their own…

In what was the calm before the storm, perhaps it was appropriate for San Diego’s Little Hurricane to open up proceedings on Saturday night in New York City, just two nights before the full brunt of Hurricane Sandy devastated so much of the city and its surrounds. For my girlfriend and I, it has been…

Flume talks about the triple j house party tour and much more to Larry Heath, while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane.

As we look back on our week of festivities in New York City for CMJ, a few international artists stick out for us. So, in the hopes to promote our favourite artists as much as possible (and also for those who don’t have time to read through our comprehensive festival diaries series), here now are…

This week, the Big Day Out festival has announced a touring festival first in Australia: the concept that food at a festival should be GOOD. With the amount of Food Trucks now popping up, particularly on the East Coast, there’s no longer any excuse that food at festivals should be limited to Dagwood Dogs and…

At CMJ, Andrew WK tells Larry about achieving his dreams of partying hard, his love of My Little Pony, Taco Bell, plans to record a new album in 2013 and much much more…

Brisbane artist Thomas Calder aka The Trouble With Templeton is currently in the USA, performing solo and making plenty of waves in the process. You’ve already heard our Disneyland interview with Tom, and now we’re going to take you through a photo tour diary of Tom while he was in Los Angeles… read on! WITZEND…

UK based label Communion have come to international prominence thanks in part of Mumford & Sons, but as they continually prove through showcases at events like CMJ, they are a label chock-a-block full of incredible talent. Friday’s event at Rockwood Music Hall was no exception. Nashville, Tennessee based five piece Foreign Fields (pictured below) were…

Just before flying off to New York for CMJ a week or so ago, Larry sat down with Australian brother/sister duo Kim and Pete Kicks aka Satellite Sky while enjoying an In N Out Burger in Los Angeles – the city they now call home. They talk about their massive Olympic Games sync deal, life…

Larry catches up with acclaimed Brooklyn outfit Oberhofer at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

As Lucy wasn’t able to catch Weezer on the first day of Austin City Limits, I thought I’d take some time to review their hour long performance at the festival over the weekend! Though I would have undoubtedly first heard Weezer in the mid 90s, and certainly knew a few of the singles, it wasn’t…

While waiting in line to ride the “Tower of Terror” at Disneyland’s California Adventure theme park in California, I caught up with The Trouble With Templeton‘s Thomas Calder to discover where the Templeton name and project was born: on this very Twilight Zone inspired theme park ride. Listen below to learn more, find out more…

Larry catches up with Chuck Criss from New York’s Freelance Whales to talk about their sophomore album Diluvia, their performance at Austin City Limits just moments before, future plans, James Dean, Planetariums, Australia, Big Day Out, Sufjan Stevens and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford

It was the final day of the festival and exhaustion had very much set in. Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it was the massive expanse of Zilber Park. Maybe it was the long days, or the mud. Probably it was a combination of all of the above, but suffice it to say it was…

While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, I sat down with Ben and Alejandra of New York’s School of Seven Bells to talk about Australia, their current tour and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.

New Orleans’ Royal Teeth took some time out while at Los Angeles’ Culture Collide Festival to talk to Larry Heath about touring and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.

For their official ACL afterparty, Metric (pictured above) were supported by the fabulous Polica, who will soon be heading to Australia for Laneway. Admittedly, their music is nothing mind blowing but their international support is unsurprising; they are a tight act with a stand out lead singer. I have to take a bit more time…

While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles, Larry sat down with experimental Icelandic rock outfit Sudden Weather Change to find out what they’re all about, their upcoming plans and much more… Audio edit by Tiffany Britchford.

The highly acclaimed duo that is The Civil Wars graced Stubb’s for a special ACL “afterparty” on Saturday. Comprised of Joy Williams and John Paul White, the duo are known for their spirited interplay, beautiful harmonies and catchy melodies – all of which came through in droves during their 75 minute set. It’s perhaps to…

After a beautiful first day that was kicked off into fine form by The Wombats and closed out by Australia bound The Black Keys, clouds hung ominously as over 70,000 punters descended on Zilber Park in Austin, Texas for the second day of the 2012 Annual Austin City Limits. It would go on to indeed…

While at Culture Collide in Los Angeles a week or so ago, I caught up with Netherlands based group Moss to talk about what it’s like coming to America, their chances of touring Australia, Islands, Bollywood films and much much more, over a few sodas at a cafe in Silverlake… Welcome to Los Angeles! It’s…