Author: Larry Heath

Back in August 2003, We Will Rock You first opened in Australia at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre. Written by Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder) and featuring no less than 24 songs from classic rock group Queen, the show was a huge success, with over 15 million theatregoers in 17 countries having since experienced the stage…

Well here we have it… the three-eyed raven (Max von Sydow) speaks in the first teaser for season 6 of Game of Thrones. “The past is already written, the ink is dry”, the mysterious character in an imposingly deep voice, soundtracking many of the major scenes thus far in the show. And then Bran (Issac…

It was the moment Australian fans of Mew had been waiting 20 years for. The Denmark four piece – who recently became a three piece with the departure of founding guitarist Bo Madsen in June, but tour as a five piece – finally arrived for their first ever tour in Australia. And spoiler alert: they…

French heroes Phoenix have just released their first-ever Christmas single, “Alone on Christmas Day,” via Liberator Music/Glassnote Records. The track – whose sales will support UNICEF – appears in the Netflix original holiday special, A Very Murray Christmas, directed by Sofia Coppola. The song is a cover of a long-lost Beach Boys holiday track from…

Due for release in March, the anticipated follow up to Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has just received its first full length trailer, which sees Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Batman (Ben Affleck) join Superman (Henry Cavill) for the first time. Yes – DC are getting their Film Universe together… it will be…

Yesterday, the annual Electronic Music Conference (EMC) wrapped in Sydney with a mini-festival in the form of EMCPlay, which followed on from two days of panels and masterclasses featuring local and international leaders of electronic music. Naturally, we learnt plenty along the way, and here now are 15 such things we learnt over the last few days from…

Mark Wilkinson made his U.S. debut in 2013 on the heels of his second studio album, Let The River Run, hitting #1 on iTunes singer-songwriter charts in Australia. Wilkinson returned to the U.S. this year for CMJ in New York and additional tour dates in Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, and studio recording in…

Taylor Swift is currently touring Australia, which means publications around the country are devoting article space to the pop star: where she’s eating, what she didn’t do at the shows (“what!? no special guests!?” – is this seriously newsworthy?), what she’s wearing, the incredible production that is accompanying her shows. But we at the AU wanted…

From The Meeting Tree talking about police presence at the One Day Only Festival to  Passenger looking ahead to his shows with Ed Sheeran and Gang of Youths devoting themselves to Lee Lin Chin – the one true God – we’re uploading all our ARIA Red Carpet interviews through the weekend into our YouTube account. You can view them…

The first trailer has arrived for the eagerly anticipated Captain America: Civil War, a film which serves as the introduction to “Phase Three” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – the end of Phase Two being found earlier this year in Ant-Man. The trailer picks up conveniently from where a post-credit scene in Ant-Man left off,…

While enjoying the spotlight on the Sydney Opera House stage as part of the highly acclaimed production Velvet, Sydney artist Brendan Maclean has simultaneously been soaking up space on the airwaves with his outstanding new single “Techtonic”. You just couldn’t have enough attention on you at once could you? You had to go and release your best track…

Earlier today, US rock group Foo Fighters released a free, out-of-the-blue EP entitled Saint Cecilia. The release is their first since their well received concept LP Sonic Highways, which co-incided with the band’s 20th anniversary and led into what became “The Broken Leg Tour”, following Dave Grohl’s infamous on-stage accident. For those who missed the memo, in…

Tonight, the inaugural Australian Music Week kicks off in Cronulla, NSW, for some four days of conferences and showcases. As with any event of this nature – be it BIGSOUND, SXSW or the recent WAM Festival in Perth – there are dozens upon dozens of incredible acts out there for you to discover. It’s almost…

Once named “the director of the decade” from the late, iconic film critic Roger Ebert (who, in turn, has this film dedicated to him), Ramin Bahrani’s new film 99 Homes is a self-described “humanist thriller”, which takes us into the realities of the American housing crisis, out of which tragedy and corruption has emerged. Set…

Following some early announcements from our partners at Radio Adelaide, Timber and Steel and May The Rock Be With You, today the AU review is excited to reveal the nominees for all 38 categories of the 2nd Annual AU Live Music Awards. These are the only awards in Australia – and in fact one of the only of…

With Season 2 having just been released on DVD and Blu-Ray today – and with six episodes of Season 3 now having aired, I caught up with two of the creative minds behind the popular series The Blacklist – creator Jon Bokenkamp and Producer John Eisendrath – to reflect on Season 2 and look ahead to Season 3. Note that this interview…

Screening every other Friday night at In The House at Event Cinemas on George Street are classic films, brought back to the big screen. This week it’s The Dark Knight, and here’s our trivia question: The answer? Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten was cited by Lindy as the inspiration for Heath Ledger’s Joker in the film….

From the opening scene – Director, Writer and Star Matilda Brown is found accidentally peeing on her hand while she performs a pregnancy test; the unwitting father sitting by her side, complete in clown make up – it’s clear that Let’s Talk About is going to be far from your typical or predictable pregnancy tale. Balancing…

Next week, gamers around the globe will finally get their chance to play the much anticipated Legacy of the Void; the finale of the Starcraft II “trilogy”. Unlike other editions of the series before it, Legacy of the Void is not technically an expansion, and does not require the original game to run. Aside from the main quest, which…

This weekend, the Saturday Spectacular returns to Perth as part of the annual WAM Festival and Conference, showcasing over 80 bands, across nine venues and some 12 hours – and entry is completely free! Out of that incredible list, we’ve chosen 7 artists (and 7 songs) – presented for you here in no particular order –…

The AU Review and the Festival of the Sun are excited to give one lucky AU reader the chance for them and three of their best mates to head to Port Macquarie (NSW) for one of the country’s best festivals – Festival of the Sun – on 11th and 12th December. And while they’re there, the winner…

New Zealand via Brisbane artist Eden Mulholland performs his single “The New Old Fashioned” Live and Acoustic on the AU sessions. The track is taken from his brand new album Hunted Haunted (out now). Watch this exclusive video now! Upcoming Tour Dates: 15th November 2015 – Bulimba Festival, Brisbane 20th November 2015 – Oxford Art…

Yes, Terminator Genisys is a robotic movie in more ways than one, often confusing as it appears to be a prequel, a sequel, and a reboot, often all at once. Alan Taylor, the director behind Thor: The Dark World, gives us an inconsistent new entry into this iconic sci-fi film franchise, taking contrived stabs at…

Professional Hurley surfer John John Florence has announced the worldwide release details for his View From A Blue Moon. The film is the first surf film shot entirely in 4K and will have its first public screening anywhere in the world in Sydney – at United Cinemas, Collaroy on November 11, ahead of its worldwide release on December 1st, courtesy…

The shinking Australian dollar does have is advantages – much as it did in the late 90’s when films like The Matrix were enticed to come to Australia, two massive new projects will film in Australia in the year ahead, as the US sees their dollar going further here – with financial support from the…

One of our favourite parts of heading to Perth – especially for WAM Festival, which is kicking off next week – is that we know we’ll get a chance to catch one of Australia’s finest live talents hit the stage. That’s none other than Tomás Ford. We caught up with Tomás – who’ll be hosting the WA…

Just in time for Halloween, Sydney artist and DJ Fingertips has dropped a creepy new single with “Get Out Alive”, and a bit of a world first to accompany it: a horror themed music video filmed entirely on Snapchat. Alex Wall (Wax Witches/Bleeding Knees Club) helped supply the artwork, and the track itself was Recorded and mixed at…

American cuisine has become common place in Sydney, to the point it’s impossible to escape. Most bars now offer a menu inspired by the best and worst of American cuisine. Whether it’s Miss Peaches’ New Orleans themed menu or the mix of dishes that places like Dove and Olive or the Norfolk offer, there is…

Tickets went on sale this week for the 40th Annual Sydney Festival, which is set to take over the city with a wide range of events from January 7th to the 26th. As always, amongst the lineup is an electic array of all age events and performances. Here are the five we think are not…

When the first season of the ABC’s paranormal drama Glitch ended on a cliffhanger back in August, fans were left wondering if they’d get the opportunity to get all their burning questions resolved in the form of a second season. Today the ABC announced that they had green lit the series for a return, with…