Author: Larry Heath

EA Sports has released a brand new, official trailer for FIFA 15‘s Ultimate Team features, which you can watch below. The trailer shows the trill of the game, with the opportunity to put together the best team in the world. FIFA 15 out now on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC….

This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! We kick things off with Methyl Ethel, playing…

We asked the bands playing WAM Festival in Perth – which kicks off today – to share with us the bands they would recommend. Here are the eight artists: Methyl Ethel’s Picks: You’d be hard pressed to find any act that didn’t blow ya socks off during the WAM festival, I love so many bands…

This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore and Shanghai! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! Next up we have Pat Chow,…

Now enjoying performances under The Big Top in Sydney, Totem is the latest production from Montreal’s Cirque Du Soleil to hit Australian shores following the success of past productions like Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal. It also co-indices with the 30th anniversary of the iconic company, who have performed in front of close to…

Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. Next up, we get Generik to pass along his top 5 weekend destinations. Counting down from number five… 5. Portsea (Victoria) One of my…

Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed is a Spanish film inspired by the iconic lyrics from “Strawberry Fields Forever”. I stumbled across at the cinemas last week and attended on title alone. As a Beatles fan I wasn’t disappointed, but how about as a film fan? It just so happened that in my spontaneous choice…

With his highly anticipated new film Interstellar opening on Thursday, it’s easy to be confident that Christopher Nolan has delivered us a cinematic marvel. A quick look at his track record shows that his level of quality makes him one of the best filmmakers of our time. He pushes the boundaries of technology, limiting the…

In our new monthly segment on the AU, we’re excited to name our “Audio Tech of the Month”. From portable players to apps, speakers, headphones, microphones and everything in between, we’ll be delivering the best of the best every month. For November’s first ever installment, we feature one of the latest Bluetooth headsets introduced in…

Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. First up, we get POOLCLVB to pass along their top 5 pool party essentials. Counting down from number five… #5 FROZEN MARGARITAS Apply directly…

The premier celebration of local music, this year’s WA Music Awards will be dishing out the WAMis and good times for industry and music lovers alike at Capitol, this Friday night. Fresh off a sold-out run of shows at Edinburgh Fringe, the party will be hosted by Tomás Ford and special industry guests from across…

In the new film John Wick, our protagonist’s dog is killed by thugs, which leads him on a epic tale of revenge that our own Chris Singh called Keanu Reeves’ “best role in years” (read the review here). Yes, it’s a film whose main plot line is driven by just how much this man loved…

What an incredible track from Bristol artist Rob Bravery. The only way I can describe it is that I imagine this is what a Massive Attack song with Michael Jackson would have sounded like. It’s something that you have to listen to for yourself though, so go ahead and end your week on a good…

Taken off her debut EP, Aussie artist Olivia Ruth is premiering the official film clip for her track “Forever” today on the AU. The video was shot in Alexandra Headlands in the Sunshine Coast by BeatsTV. Watch it first here: Check out more of Olivia’s tracks at http://www.oliviaruth.com.au/

Ahead of the final show on their Red Cape East Coast 2014 at Boney in Melbourne (November 8th), Brisbane’s Arundel are delivering an exclusive playlist to the AU review of their favourite music. Listen to it here thanks to Spotify and while you do, read what each band member chose and why! Narcissus is Back…

With his long awaited new album NightWalk out on Monday, November 3rd, we caught up with Melbourne’s Matt Walters to talk about the long road to releasing the record, his past year of travelling across North America – including a recent CMJ debut – and much more. Oh and we ask him about pizza, too….

In our last round-up of South Park, we were talking about how there was some inter-connectivity happening between episodes. Well, unfortunately – at least for now – this has come to a pause (with the exception of a brief shot of the “Cissies” toilets from the recent episodes). This week, after a turn away from…

Hot on the heels of releasing their latest music video Stay Forever, the boys in Panama will be hitting the stage tomorrow night for the Halloween party at Luna Park in Sydney: Ouija Beats. In anticipation for the night, we asked the band to share with us their ten favourite tracks at the moment for…

From December to June of the past year, Andrew Smith was appointed Destination NSW’s “Chief Funster”, and travelled all around NSW to see the best of what our country had to offer. Among this time, he went to Tamworth, joined the AU on a weekend in Newcastle and much more. Now back in the real…

Watch as New York based Australians The Kin perform their track “Get On It” (from the EP of the same name) in a park in Sydney, using a slide as a drum and nothing much else but a guitar and their voices. Maybe a set of keys. This is filmed live, exclusive and acoustic for…

Following the recent successes of Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal in Australia, Montreal’s famed Cirque du Soleil returned to Sydney this week with their latest production Totem sitting under The Grand Chapiteau, some four years after it first premiered in Montreal. It arrives just in time for the company’s 30th anniversary and from the…

It was announced last week that Indonesia AirAsia Extra (IAX) – an affiliate of AirAsiaX Berhad (AirAsia X) and the first long-haul low-cost carrier in Indonesia – will be commencing its maiden route on 26th December 2014, with 5 weekly flights planned to connect Melbourne with Bali. One way economy flights are starting with an…

In celebration of the release of John Wick in Australia today – which many are calling Keanu Reeves’ “return to form” – we’re taking a look back at our 8 favourite Keanu Reeves performances from all over the years. So here we proudly present, the many faces of Keanu Reeves: 8. Officer Jack Traven in Speed (1994)…

We interviewed growing UK sensation ITCH during his first every Australian visit to talk about the success of his Platinum single “Another Man”, working with Red Bull Records on his debut full length album The Deep End, recording a track with Matisyahu performing on the ACRAs and what his future touring plans in Australia are……

Tremors are a Brisbane-based duo made up of Madelin Bisgrove and Aidan Hogg and today they’re giving AU review readers the exclusive chance to listen to their debut EP in full. They recorded and wrote their debut EP over two years in various home studios, bedrooms and hotels, after receiving Triple J airplay for their…

Now enjoying performances under The Big Top in Sydney, Totem is the latest production from Montreal’s Cirque Du Soleil to hit Australian shores following the success of past productions like Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal. It also co-indices with the 30th anniversary of the iconic company, who have performed in front of close to…

It was semi-confirmed earlier in the month thanks to a series of teases from Frontier Touring, but now tonight it is 100% official. The mighty Foo Fighters will be bringing their latest album Sonic Highways to Australia, supported by Rise Against for a series of dates taking them through February and March 2015. When the…

Earlier this month, the classic KB Hotel on Foveaux Street in Surry Hills – which had become run down to say the least, Sydney institution or not – re-opened as the “Keg & Brew”. Though heritage pieces of the pub remain, the warm, homely feel has certainly re-energised the venue, with cowhide, brown leather and…

Ahead of her appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Ruby Boots to talk about how she got started as a musician, who inspires her, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Perth based…

Sampology‘s single “Shine a Light” has been making waves around the country, featuring the one and only Daniel Merriweather. While he was at BIGSOUND last month we caught up with Sam to talk about the single – which merges Brazilian music, gospel choir music and soul – looks ahead to his Australian tour and talks…