Founding Editor and Publisher of the AU review. Currently based in Toronto, Canada. You can follow him on Twitter @larry_heath or on Instagram @larryheath.
Kicking off in New York a matter of hours is the annual CMJ Music Marathon, a showcase of the finest up and coming bands from around the world. This year over 50 Australian bands have made the cut, and over the past week, Sose and Chris have delivered their festival picks. We also interviewed some…
The 4th Annual Just For Laughs Festival came to an end in Sydney over the weekend with a string of hilarious appearances from some of the worlds finest comedians. Though as is the case most years, the hottest ticket this weekend was the Gala, taking over the Concert Hall on Saturday night. With names like…
Earlier this month I caught up with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Stu Mackenzie to talk about their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz coming out at the end of the month, recording at Daptone Records in New York, their upcoming performances at CMJ (this week!) and their recent trip to China –…
Last month we sat down with South Australia’s Julia Henning while she was at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Watch our full chat here on the AU as we talk about the festival, her music (including latest single “Another Day”) and touring. Julia also talks about how music helps us overcome sadness.
Last month we sat down with two parts of Geelong quintet The Murlocs while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane last month. Watch the full chat here, as we talk about their music, the festival, upcoming plans and much more!
Southern Exposure is a special showcase of Australian music taking over Piano’s in New York City this Thursday night, from 8pm to 3am, as part of CMJ 2014 – proudly presented by Australian publication the AU review and showing off some of the finest up-and-coming talent from the Great Southern Land. Let’s take a look…
Jim Gaffigan is funny. He’s an American comedian in every respect, filling his set with American themes, references and characters – though that’s not to say he doesn’t work hard at being accessible. His set on Thursday Night at the Sydney Just for Laughs festival (his second of three) was filled with his first impressions…
Dana Roskvist from Sydonia sat down with the AU’s Larry at BIGSOUND last month to chat about their latest album Reality Kicks, their successful crowd-funding campaign that allowed them to tour, getting more radio play than they’ve ever had and concentrating on writing new, faster and heavier songs.
With Dave Grohl’s latest documentary project Sonic Highways kicking off on GO! in Australia this weekend, the Foo Fighters are ready to tease us for the full length record of the same name with the release of its first single, “Something From Nothing”. The highly anticipated new album is out worldwide November 10th. Listen to…
Jim Gaffigan sits down with the AU to talk about his first ever visit to Australia – eating meat pies, how he feels like he’s accepted in Australia being an American and playing the Sydney Opera House as part of the Just For Laughs Festival in Sydney as part of his “White Bread Tour”. Jim…
In 2006, Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger called it quits on a band they “started out of boredom and necessity”. That band was Death From Above 1979. In 2011, after five years of silence between them, they reunited for Coachella – and as we now know, this went pretty well. The new documentary Life After…
the AU review captures Melbourne’s Husky performing in stripped back duo mode, bringing us their latest single “Saint Joan” Live and Acoustic for the AU sessions. The track is taken from their brand new LP Rucker’s Hill, in stores now. Rucker’s Hill was released in stores yesterday and don’t miss the band on the road…
The creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, have entered the show’s eighteenth season (their second that runs over one ten week block rather than two seven episode periods over the course of the calendar year) by doing something a little different. Much like, say, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they’ve made the South…
Photo Credit: Hans Peter van Velthoven The Pierce Brothers sat down with the AU review’s Larry Heath at BIGSOUND last month to chat about snapping guitars, The Northern Lights Tour visiting new Australian regions, their first European tour, the Jack White Party, writing a lot and focusing on making an “interesting” album. The band are…
Converse’s latest campaign SNEAKERS WOULD (celebrating the FA14 All Star Collection) will be seeing free concerts happening in Sydney and Melbourne next week, with the sneaker makers giving out tickets to fans in unique ways. So far, they’ve used job search service Seek to find a “front row fist-pumper” in Melbourne. With other giveaway methods…
the AU review’s Larry Heath interviews Australian artists Angie Hart, Katie Noonan, Sam Buckingham and Maples as they talk about the collaborative album Songs That Made Me. 100% of the album’s profits go to Cancer Council and it is released Friday, October 17th ahead of a October/November tour in celebration of the record. Songs That…
Photo: Allan E. Schoening Having been in Australia for a few dates already on his ‘Hello Humans’ tour, comedian/artist/musician and more, Reggie Watts, still has some time left in the country, currently gearing up for some shows in Sydney as part of Just For Laughs and a final gig in Perth. Larry chats with him…
Yesterday we brought you the first six games in our feature on the best Nintendo 64 games of all time – just in time for Nintendo’s 125th Anniversary (yep, that’s not a typo). Today, we bring you the top six… counting us down to number one! 6. Donkey Kong 64 Another Rare gem. Taking all…
I was fortunate enough to travel around India with Sheppard back in 2012 (you can look back at the interview I conducted with them HERE) and by the end of that trip, having seen them live a good 5 or 6 times, I never wanted to hear their catchy single “Let Me Down Easy” again….
One lineup we keep seeing pop up around the internets at the moment is the Las Vegas based Life is Beautiful, which will see OutKast play their final scheduled performance, Foo Fighters return to the festival stage and Kanye West treat Kanye West to headlining a festival once again. And let’s not forget the Australians…
the AU review captures artists Angie Hart, Katie Noonan, Sam Buckingham and Maples performing the Prince track “When You Were Mine” off the collaborative album Songs That Made Me. 100% of the album’s profits go to Cancer Council and it is released Friday, October 17th ahead of a November/December tour in celebration of the record….
While she was at BIGSOUND last month, we sat down with the beautiful Thelma Plum to talk about her latest EP Monsters, where she wears her heart on her sleeve to say the least. We look ahead to her massive national tour – which kicks off on October 30th – and talk about how things…
Larry Heath sits down with up-and-coming Aussie Hip Hop artist Joel Rafidi to talk about his debut LP Phases – out now – and much more… you can also watch Joel perform an exclusive AU session for us HERE. Phases is out now.
As Nintendo marks their 125th Anniversary, we’re taking a look back at the consoles that turned the company from a trading card manufacturer into an icon in the world of video games. Following our look back at the Gamecube, we’re counting down our top twelve favourite Nintendo 64 games of all time. And believe us……
Larry Heath interviews Sarah McLeod and Tim Henwood of Aussie rockers The Superjesus to talk about getting back on the road to support The Tea Party around Australia this month (which is happening right now!)! Remaining Tea Party Support Dates: Wednesday 15 October – The Enmore, Sydney Tickets from ticketek.com.au Friday 17 October – The…
Train will soon be back in Australia, performing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay and some special headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney next year. Larry catches up with Jimmy Stafford to chat more about the trip, the band’s new album Bulletproof Picasso and more! How’s the day been treating you? The day’s been treating us…
Released last Friday, Like a Version returned for a tenth CD set, looking back at some of the best covers performed as part of triple j’s much loved weekly feature. Today, we’re counting down our six favourite performances from the new compilation which you can purchase HERE! 6. The Jezabels – Don’t Stop Believin’ 5….
Kim and Pete Kicks make up Melbourne duo Satellite Sky, who currently find themselves based in Los Angeles (where we once caught up with them out the front of an In n’Out Burger) and have had a busy year off their back of their EP Bleary Eyed Fashion. Today, in conjunction with Los Angeles Fashion…
Having unfortunately missed the always wonderful Caitlin Park, Castlemaine rising star D.D Dumbo hit the stage at the Oxford Art Factory not long after I arrived, serving as the precursor to Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett, playing her second of three sold out shows in Sydney tonight. Looping guitar, vocals, recorders and percussion – potentially even with…
Larry Heath sat down with WAAX at BIGSOUND last month to talk about their live gigs, Triple J Unearthed discovery, their new single “Wisdom Teeth” and the hopes of future touring. Watch the full chat here. Grab their single “Wisdom Teeth” on iTunes now!
