Author: Larry Heath

the AU review sits down with Australian Les Misérables cast members, Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean) and Kerrie Anne Greenland (Éponine), to talk about the new multi-million dollar production, the run in Melbourne so far and we look ahead to their arrival in Sydney in March 2015. Les Misérables is currently in Melbourne and will move…

the AU review sits down with acclaimed Sydney based singer/songwriter Steve Smyth to talk about his sophomore record “Exits” – which is released on September 5th through Ivy League Records – his time in LA recording it and much, much more…

Introducing a new face on the Australian music scene, Elesia Iimura. Elesia releases her infectious debut single “Believe” on iTunes today, and we’re proud to be premiering her music video on the AU:.

It’s been announced today that the anticipated game Assassin’s Creed Unity will have its release delayed by two weeks. In Australia and New Zealand, this will see a November 13th release date. The delay seems to be allowing the team behind the project to make some last minute changes. Vincent Pontbriand, senior producer at Ubisoft,…

The first installment in our Doctor Who Podcast series “The Doctor Is In” for 2014. We talk about the first episode of the eighth series, hear from Peter Capaldi when he was in Australia and get news about Jenna Coleman’s imminent return to our part of the world… ———- This content has recently been ported…

Poor Sega. They have been the game industry’s continued proof that just because you have the best hardware – or are the first through the gates – doesn’t mean you’re going to be the one to succeed. The superior Game Gear – with backlighting and colour gameplay – was beaten by a black and white,…

In parts two and three of our In The Studio… video interview series with Sydney’s Katalyst, we delve deeper into his career, festivals, his past and future – plus, Katalyst reflects on the Quakers track “War Drums” with Guilty Simpson.

We get to know the bands playing our 6th Birthday Party in Melbourne next Tuesday night… next up are Fortunes, who’ll be bringing their unique electronic sound to the Workers Club. Who we are: Oh hey we’re Fortunes, a Melbourne R&B/Electronic duo made up of 2 handsome young men from NZ: Conor McCabe (vox), &…

Long standing and well loved punk outfit The Dwarves are returning to Australia after spending, frankly, too long away this October! Bringing with them a stack of new material, a killer live show as well as all the favourites from what has become an extensive career, Australian fans in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are in…

the AU review sat down with Adam Lazzara and John Nolan from Taking Back Sunday while they were in Australia, on a co-headline tour with The Used. We talk about the tour – and one of their main Australian support acts, Corpus – plus reflect on their past experiences in Australia, being Dads and their…

the AU review sits down with Australian DJ and Producer Timmy Trumpet and New Zealand MC Savage to talk about their #1 hit “Freaks”. We also look ahead to their travels together, their adventures apart and get a taste of what’s coming next… For more on Timmy Trumpet: https://www.facebook.com/timmytrumpet For more on Savage: https://www.facebook.com/SavageDkonz/info

the AU review interviews Paul and Andy from Sunshine Coast rockers Drawcard. We talk about their new single “Kids”, their next record, their “Kids” East Coast tour and much more… The band are currently touring Australia with the following dates remaining: Thursday, 28 August: Bendigo – Musicman Megastore Friday, 29 August: Melbourne – Star Hotel…

Cafe by day, Georgian restaurant by night, the Urban Cat Cafe in Erskineville just might be the best kept secret of Sydney. For proof, we can look no further than their big breakfasts – possibly the biggest that Sydney has to offer under $20, and the among the tastiest too. The cafe offers two big…

DMA’s are coming for you New York. Are you ready? Yes, it’s that time already. The annual CMJ Music Marathon is coming to New York City in less than two months – and that means it’s time for us to get a first taste of the bands who’ll be gracing the event come October 21st….

Watch as Sydney soul songstress Ms Murphy covers Emeli Sandé‘s beautiful track “My Kind of Love” – LIVE and Exclusive for the AU sessions. Ms Murphy performs at Gingers in Sydney on 28th August with special guest DJ Trey and will also be appearing as part of Soulfest in October – Australia’s first annual neo…

We get to know the bands playing our 6th Birthday Party in Melbourne next Tuesday night… first up is Martin King, best known as one half of Oscar + Martin. He’ll be pumping out a live set on the night so let’s take a moment to learn a bit more about the man himself: Who…

Well, I get it now. Having missed the boat at SXSW but nonetheless seen his name dripping around the interwebs – including our own website – in the last few months, I had somehow managed to get away with not listening to Benjamin Booker on record until this past week. The debut, self-titled record, from…

If the success of Doctor Who is anything to go by, fandom can be a profitable market in the world of Cinema. This past weekend, the first episode of the new season of the series brought in some $700,000 in Australia alone. That’s at least 40,000 tickets around the country in limited release, in the…

Best known as the man behind Icebergs, Maurice Terzini opened his newest restaurant – Da Orazio Pizza and Porchetta – earlier this year, hiding it away near Bondi Beach, in a new complex on Hall Street which also houses a branch of Haberfield’s famed Italian Pasticceria, Papa. This weekend it was named among The Australian‘s…

Ruby My Dear are a New York based quintet who channel their roots in the jazz world, into a stunning indie, alternative sound that should get the attention of music lovers around the world – Australia no exception. It helps too, that the band is fronted by an Australian! “Balloons” is the first single off…

the AU review sits down with Sydney based soul songstress Ms Murphy ahead of her performance at Gingers in Sydney on the 28th of August and her appearance as part of Soulfest in October! For more details about Ms Murphy head to: https://www.facebook.com/msmurphymusic

When one speaks of the cuisine of Quebec, it’s impossible to ignore the simple yet much loved dish “Poutine”. Essentially chips, cheese and gravy – something which is also popular in places like Scotland – it may seem hard to understand without experiencing it for yourself just what makes this stomach pleaser such an anticipated…

Loose, fuzzy rock and roll is the name of the game with Brisbane trio The Royal Artillery. Off their album Odds and Ends, they’ve just released a music video for the track “ACDC#” and we’re excited to premiere it for you today on the AU. Watch it now and catch the band on their single…

When Peter Capaldi was announced as the new Doctor – the 12th Doctor (not counting, of course, John Hurt’s brilliant turn as the War Doctor last year) – it was met with much fanfare and excitement. Not to mention YouTube clips and meems anticipating the newest Doctor to echo Capaldi’s much lauded character of Malcolm…

Best known as one half of Everything But The Girl, UK musician Ben Watt has had a busy year, releasing his new album Hendra – his second solo outing, and first in some 30 years – as well as publishing his second novel Romany and Tom, about his parents. While in Sydney this week, Ben…

Celebrating the long awaited release of their debut self-titled album, Brisbane monolith Velociraptor are currently touring the country with Sydney’s Bloods, and Friday night took them to Sydney’s Newtown Social Club (formerly The Sandringham Hotel, for those playing a home) for a show that happened to coincide with their Album Release Date (read our review…

Coldrain, the first band announced for Soundwave Festival earlier in the month left a lot of punters saying “WHO?”. But Masato Hayakawa of the Japanese rock group took the response in his stride, “it definitely exposed a lot more people to our music”. Indeed, in this case at least, there’s no such thing as bad…

Time to get excited Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit fans – Legolas is coming. Yes, that’s right, it was confirmed today that Orlando Bloom, famed for his role in the franchise, will be coming to Sydney and Brisbane as part of the epic Oz Comic-Con lineup. Obviously a huge part of the first…

Tonight, we celebrate the 6th birthday of our website with a free event in Sydney, with Service Bells and All Our Exes Live In Texas performing alongside DJ sets from Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter), Bhanglassi and more! We took a moment ahead of the party to get to know Service Bells, by way of…

Tonight, we celebrate the 6th birthday of our website with a free event in Sydney, with Service Bells and All Our Exes Live In Texas performing alongside DJ sets from Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter), Bhanglassi and more! We took a moment ahead of the party to get to know All Our Exes Live in…