Author: Larry Heath

We’re just hours away from Coachella kicking off in Indio, California and so it’s time for the second part of our list of the ten acts we reckon are unmissable at this year’s festival. If you couldn’t make it this weekend or next, make sure you tune into the festival on YouTube, and you can…

We’re loving the Geelong group The Evening Cast here at the AU, and their latest single “Questions” is no exception! For the latest details about the band head to http://www.theeveningcast.com/ and enjoy the track below:

Melbourne dance-punk trio 8 Bit Love are premiering their brand new single and music video “FOMO” today on the AU! Never traditional, the band have made waves over the last few years with releases like In 3D on cassette and a triple single in ABC-side, playing with Regurgitator, Drunk Mums and (ur boy) Bangs and…

The Muppets are returning to the big screen with Muppets: Most Wanted, a sequel to 2011’s critical and box office smash The Muppets, or, as it’s humorously put in the film’s brilliantly meta opening number – the seventh sequel since their original film in 1979. But who’s counting, right? The film stars the Muppet gang…

We had the chance to catch up with one of our favourite bands while at SXSW, the Brooklyn group TEEN, during which we talked about their music, the festival, the chances of getting them to Australia and much more. Watch on:

They’re two of the busiest (and rockin’est) women in the industry, but somehow Nicole Fiorentino and Meghan Toohey managed to team up to not only make some music together, under the project The Cold and the Lovely, but they’ve been touring it too! We caught up with the pair at SXSW to talk about their…

As has been reported this month on the AU review, Australian artists are travelling around the globe with massive announcements seeming to be happening every day for their international tours and additions to festivals on all corners of the globe. Here is the up-to-date information on four of the most recent announcements in the UK,…

One of our favourite films of this year’s SXSW Film Festival was an low budget, high concept Adelaide film called The Infinite Man. The clever narrative revolves around one man’s quest to relive the perfect day by way of a time machine. We took some time to catch up with the film’s director Hugh Sullivan…

While he was at SXSW, we caught up with New Zealand born director Florian Habicht to talk about his new film Pulp, a documentary about the band of the same name, and their farewell performance at home in Sheffield. And now the film has been announced to premiere in Australia at the Sydney Film Festival!…

The Iris meets Nicholas McCarthy, director of the horror film Home at SXSW 2014 to talk about the film, how it compares to his debut The Pact, what inspired him to make the sorts of films he does and much more… ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The Iris…

We sat down with one of the UK’s rising stars, Nick Mulvey, while in Austin for SXSW to talk about the upcoming release of his debut record First Mind (out 12th May on Fiction Records), his experiences in Texas, working with Communion Records on the release of his last EP Fever To The Form and…

the AU review meets director Christian Larson and executive producer (and manager of Swedish House Mafia) Amy Thomson, to talk about the film Leave The World Behind: A Film Starring Swedish House Mafia, just as the film was premiering at SXSW 2014. The film is released no iTunes on April 15th. Get more details HERE…

After wowing crowds at BIGSOUND last September, Canadian artist Saidah Baba Talibah is set to return to play Byron Bay Bluesfest! After unfortunately missing her while we were in Austin for SXSW we caught up with her last week to chat about all of this, the Australian release of her album (S)cream and much more!…

We’re headed back over to Toronto for the annual Canadian Music Week, which is happening in May for the first time this year (in the past it’s been held straight after SXSW in March). There’s always an amazing contingency of Australian bands who play the event – and in spite of the date change, as…

The Holiday Inn hotel chain has undergone a staggering amount of changes over the last decade, taking it from a budget hotel/motel chain that most people associated with overnight stops along highways or airport layovers, into an upmarket full service – though reasonably priced – group of hotels that focus on comfort and quality of…

This was just one of those videos we’ve stumbled across and loved… now we have to share it! Check out the amazing Band of Horses in a live, acoustic performance of their song “Heartbreak on the 101”, filmed at the historic Hollywood sign. We won’t waste any more of your time with words… enjoy the…

Did you know there was music coming out of Greenland? Until we heard the lovely music of Nive Nielsen, neither did we! We caught up with her at SXSW to talk about what it means to be travelling the world out of such an isolated country, we learn more about her music and get her…

Directed by Jeff Andersen Jnr, the AU is proud to premiere the music video of the second single from Brisbane duo The Phoncurves‘ second EP Heartstrings, “Lover”. You can pre-order The Phoncurves’ upcoming EP, along with exclusive merch, HERE, and in the meantime enjoy the clip and the fantastic track here: For more on the…

the AU review presents MT Warning performing a LIVE, Solo and Acoustic version of the single “Sinking Sun” exclusively for the AU sessions. Don’t miss MT Warning on tour with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros! Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Tour Dates: 10/04/14 – Sydney – Enmore Theatre 15/04/14 – Melbourne – Palace…

I don’t know if any of you remember the events around Australia back in 2009 as part of University O Week Celebrations. It was called “The Big O Tour” and saw The Music and The Fratellis top a mighty impressive bill that toured the East Coast of Australia with five shows. You can reflect on…

Taken straight from the film’s official website, Above All Else is an intimate portrait of a group of landowners and activists in East Texas who tried to stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion dollar project slated to carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. Risking…

The Iris takes you behind-the-scenes of the SBS 2 Australian series “The Feed” in this exclusive three part series. In part one, we document one of the new season’s most popular segments: The Chin Wag with Lee Lin Chin. Filming every Monday, we take you behind-the-scenes, filming this parody “Celebrity Gossip” segment with Lee Lin…

Drawing influences from Cat Power and Bon Iver, Sydney chanteuse Little Fox TODAY releases her debut 5-track Warrior EP (HUB The Label / Inertia). The video for lead track “Anniversary” was shot on location at Little Fox‘s Great-Grandmothers century old house, providing a timeless setting for the beautifully haunting video. Little Fox will tour the…

Ahead of their massive rock and roll re-launch party tomorrow night featuring Front End Loader, Chase The Sun, The Lazys and The Morrisons, we caught up with Ben and Howler from The Lewisham Hotel to talk about the venue’s relaunch. Who are we speaking to? I’m Howler, I do the drum roles. What can we…