Author: Larry Heath

Johnny Au caught up with Nicholas Allbrook – well known for us work with Tame Impala, POND and just about every great band coming out of Perth these days – while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane to talk about his latest solo release:

As we approach the 8th anniversary of the release of the Playstation 3 in Japan, and the end of its long lifespan (though Sony will continue to support the system with releases through 2015), we’re looking back at our 20 favourite games to grace the console since its release. If you missed the first ten,…

It seems that Zoë Kravitz wears more guises than most. She’s a successful actress, appearing in films like Divergent, X-Men: First Class and soon to be seen in the Mad Max reboot. But she’s also Lenny Kravitz’s daughter, so it’s perhaps little surprise that she’s been making music since she was 16. Her latest project,…

Chris Singh interviews Evolution Studios’ Design Director Simon Barlow at EB Games Expo to talk about his work on the new Playstation 4 game DriveClub. Simon talks about the dynamic menu, game delays, handling, social media interaction, community, RPG/Sim elements and more… DriveClub was released exclusively on Sony Playstation 4 today.

Watch VideAU Games’ Chris Singh and Larry Heath interview Sunset Overdrive Creative Director Marcus Smith (Insomniac Games) while in Australia for the 2014 EB Games Expo to talk about his role in the game, what makes it one of the must have releases of the Season (Exclusively on XBOX ONE), the influence of SEGA games…

The World Omnivore Tour came to Sydney over the weekend, giving us a taste of the world of cuisine through a series of parties, masterclasses, dinners and events. The event, which originates in France, tours the world with Internationally revered young chefs, with the intent to entice, inspire and titillate your tastebuds. I was lucky…

Our first ever “Artist of the Month” here at the AU are Sydney’s The Preatures, who today were nominated for an ARIA Award (for Best Live Act!). Last week we brought you the first part of our exclusive interview with Jack and Izzi from the band. Today, we bring you its second half, with the…

Watch Sydney’s Jack Colwell perform his track “Three Ravens” off his EP White Noise, live and exclusive on the Grand Piano as part of the AU review’s session series. Cameras: Johnny Au and Larry Heath Video Edit: Larry Heath Audio Edit: Chris Rollans Music: Jack Colwell Filmed at Shabby Road in Sydney on 22nd September:…

As Montreal’s famed company Cirque du Soleil celebrates its 30th Anniversary, they are getting ready to bring their latest production TOTEM to Australia. To get our head around what we can expect from the new show, we are catching up with the performers and creative minds of the show. Our third and final performer for…

It was hard to ignore the grins on their faces as Alt-J emerged to thousands of adoring, screaming fans at their sold out Enmore Theatre gig tonight. Launching right into “Hunger of the Pine” off their new album This Is All Yours, the audience was singing and humming along from the first notes and you…

November 2014 will mark the 5th consecutive year Queenland’s Transvaal Diamond Syndicate have been actively touring Australia. And now the band are going on tour to celebrate – bringing along a new single “So Sweet” along for the ride. The Track is the 4th single release off the band’s 2014 debut Estranged Blues and highlights…

Today marks the official launch of Sydney Singer/Songwriter Lisa Caruso‘s new single “I Will Be”, and we’re proud to exclusively premiere the music video to go alongside it. The track comes off her soon to be released EP Take a Walk out October 26th. Watch the clip here first: UPCOMING SHOWS Thursday 9th October 2014…

the AU review interviews Victoria based singer/songwriter C.W. Stoneking to talk about his long awaited new record Gon’ Boogaloo, which is released on October 17th – his first since 2008’s ARIA Award Winning album Jungle Blues – as well as his live show and much more… Gon’ Boogaloo is released on October 17th.

the AU review’s Johnny Au interviews The Bennies at BIGSOUND 2014 to talk about the festival, their music, their upcoming Soundwave Festival shows and much more… Watch the video here:

the AU review sits down with Melbourne based MC, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joelistics to talk about his new album Blue Volume (out now) and his upcoming tour with Sietta and Mathas, which kicks off in Sydney on October 17th, before heading off nationally through November… For tickets and more details head here: http://www.joelistics.com/blue-volume/

It’s not every hotel room that greets you with a Spiral Staircase. But it seems that selected Two Bedroom Apartments in the Ibis Melbourne on Therry Street do just that. I was lucky enough to spend a night in one such room last month. Greeted by friendly staff at the front desk, and a vibrant…

the AU review presents Sarah McLeod and Tim Henwood from The Superjesus performing their classic single “Gravity” LIVE, Acoustic and Exclusive for the AU sessions. Don’t miss the band play their first show since the start of the year, this Sunday October 5th at Tattersalls Hotel, Penrith. They’ll then be joining The Tea Party on…

Writing a review for Gone Girl without spoiling the film in some way feels nearly impossible. So before I continue, I’d like to take this moment to issue a public service announcement: if you have neither read the book, nor seen the film, do not read this review. Do not read any reviews. Just run,…

As we approach the 8th anniversary of the release of the Playstation 3 in Japan, and the end of its long lifespan (though Sony will continue to support the system with releases through 2015), we’re looking back at our 20 favourite games to grace the console since its release. Here are the first ten… 20….

Yesterday, we introduced India to the four Australian artists that will soon be touring their country in a special article exchange with the NH7 Weekender Festival. Today, they return the favour, and Arjun S Ravi and Ritwik Deshpande introduce us to four Indian bands they reckon we should check out here in Australia… The Ganesh…

Today we’re proud to announce our first ever “Artist of the Month” here at the AU in Sydney’s The Preatures. Over the next 31 days, we’ll be revisiting old content, sitting down with the band for an exclusive interview, reviewing their brand new album Blue Planet Eyes and much more. To kick things off, we…

Corona Extra are bringing us a massive free national tour to ease us into summer, featuring Alaskan bred, Portland based indie legends Portugal. The Man at 25 venues across Australia this November! The tour will kick off in Western Australia on October 31, Portugal. The Man, before heading to Corona’s favourite bars across Queensland, New…

the AU review sits down with Director Eamon Flack and Actor Luke Mullins to talk about their Belvoir St Theatre production of the classic Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie, which is in performances until the 2nd of November. We find out what makes this production unique and what it’s like to work together again…

the AU review sat down with Sydney singer/songwriter Celia Pavey last month to talk about her recent tour and just released EP Bodies. We talk about the colleborations on that record with Tim Hart of Boy & Bear and Bluejuice’s Jake Stone and much more… watch the chat here: The Bodies EP is available now.

Larry Heath interviews Brisbane outfit Holy Holy to talk about their shows with Boy & Bear – including two nights at the iconic Sydney Opera House. We talk about their latest single, “History” and their upcoming single tour – which kicks off on October 9th. We look back at their last EP The Pacific and…

Fremantle-based four piece King’s Justice have released their new single “Darling” and we’re excited to premiere it for you today on the AU. The band will launch the launch at Ya-Ya’s Northbridge on Friday, 3rd October. Listen to the track here: Follow the band on Facebook for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/Kingsjustice

Franco-Finnish duo The Dø will release their third studio album Shake, Shook, Shaken in Australia on October 10 and are finally coming back to our shores to support the release this January! I caught up with one half of the group, Olivia Merilahti, who reflects on making the record, looks forward to her Australian tour…

The second installment in our Doctor Who Podcast series “The Doctor Is In” for 2014. Sose and Larry talk about the first half of the eighth series, look ahead to the second half, get news about the Christmas Special and see which of your favourite Doctor Who actors are coming to Australia soon! ———- This…

Larry Heath interviewed Richie Lewis from Tumbleweed before they hit the stage at the inaugural Sydney based street festival Young Henry’s Small World, to talk about the event and what was their first performance together since the sudden and untimely passing of their bass guitarist Jay Curley. Since filming this interview, the band have announced…

While they were in Australia over the weekend, Larry sat down with bassist Ed Nash and guitarist Jamie MacColl from UK’s Bombay Bicycle Club to talk about their experiences in Australia, their favourite festivals over the last year, life on the road and much more… Listen to the full chat here: So Long, See You…