Author: Larry Heath

We sit down with Oliver and Louis Leimbach of Sydney group Lime Cordiale while in Austin, Texas at The Aussie BBQ to talk about their SXSW experiences, what’s coming up for the group and much more… and be sure not to miss them when they hit the stage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay over Easter…

Brisbane group Tape/Off – favourites of us here on the AU – have just released their new music video “Pedestal Fan”, which sees the four piece performing the track in the back of their van as it drives erratically around the streets of Brisbane. It’s probably not legal, but boy does it make a fun…

Toronto’s Last Gang Records have been quite prolific to say the least, working with Purity Ring, Crystal Castles, Chromeo and Ryan Hemsworth just to name a few. Another of their artists, Rush Midnight, has been busy working on a self-titled debut LP, which is out on May 27th. Ahead of its release, Rush has dropped…

the AU review sat down with Australian Singer/Songwriter Dan Sultan earlier today to talk about his new album Blackbird (released today), recording in Nashville, finding the best fried chicken in the city and we look ahead fo his June/July tour. Plus much more! Blackbird is in stores now. Details on his tour dates are HERE.

Just announced to be a part of Sydney Film Festival in June, The Iris brings you this series of exclusive interviews with the stars of the new film Joe. In addition to the interviews below, you can also check out our chat with star Nicholas Cage and director David Gordon Green HERE. Tye Sheridan: Adriene…

As part of our brand new section AU Abroad, we bring you a birds eye view of the world of travel. In this article series, we let you in on the best airlines to fly with. We kick things off internationally with Virgin Australia’s flagship service, taking guests on an affordable direct service from Sydney…

We sit down with the wonderful Mia Dyson while at the Aussie BBQ at SXSW to talk about her US experiences and much, much more… watch the chat here:

I met with Baz Luhrmann’s long time co-writer Craig Pearce at The Star in Sydney, as the cast and crew were feverishly preparing for the premiere of Strictly Ballroom – while the Lyric Theatre itself underwent a facelift in time for its glamorous debut. We headed into The Star’s new food court for lunch and…

After months of will they/won’t they speculation, the Monty Python team have confirmed that they will NOT be touring their hugely successful reunion shows outside of the UK. To give fans that were holding out hope one last chance to buy tickets, tickets to the 10th and final show on the 20th of July will…

This coming Saturday (April 5th), the beloved Lewisham Hotel in Sydney is officially ‘back from the grave’! Under new management, punters are invited down to celebrate the relaunch of the hotel’s live music program, with this special event set to see performances from the likes of Front End Loader, Chase The Sun, The Lazys and…

the AU review sits down with DJ Aeroplane while in Sydney for barely 48 hours to play a showcase at The Ivy in Sydney to launch Avion Tequila tonight. We talk about that gig, his music and label (Aeropop), his past experiences in Australia playing events for Fuzzy and we look forward to his return…

I awoke early at my hotel for the second and final day of my brief but rewarding Newcastle adventure to get a taste of my hotel’s breakfast buffet (which you can read about HERE), though I may have thought twice about that had I realised it would be my first of three breakfasts that would…

the AU review sits down with Ella Hooper before she hit the stage for the first (SOLD OUT!) date on her national “Low High” single tour at The Vanguard in Sydney. We talk about the tour, the artists she’s performing with, what we can expect from her next record, balancing her musical duties with that…

the AU review sits down with Jack Colwell (of Jack Colwell and The Owls) before he hit the stage for the first (SOLD OUT!) date on his national “Far From View” single tour at The Vanguard in Sydney, alongside Ella Hooper! We talk about the tour, the success he’s seen with the single, the artists…

the AU review talks to Chance Waters about his new single “The Ticket Inspector’”, the music video, the accompanying tour and we get the latest on his next record and much more… CHANCE WATERS with special guest BRENDAN MACLEAN The “A Transit Officer Beat Up My Brother So I Wrote A Funny Song About Him”…

The musical The King and I is returning to Australia, with a production fronted by an incredible cast including Lisa McCune, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Adrian Li Donni and Jenny Liu. We talk to the four of them about their roles, what it means for them to be performing in such an iconic musical, and we…

Having returned from our fifth SXSW a little over a week ago, we’ve spent some time reflecting on our experiences and now present to you the AU review SXSW Music Awards – acknowledging the bands who made the biggest impressions on us at the event. These awards were voted on by our team at the…

This coming Saturday (April 5th), the beloved Lewisham Hotel in Sydney is officially ‘back from the grave’! Under new management, punters are invited down to celebrate the relaunch of the hotel’s live music program, with this special event set to see performances from the likes of Front End Loader, Chase The Sun, The Lazys and…

Returning to Australia for the second consecutive year to play Bluesfest in Byron Bay, we had the chance to catch up with Allen Stone while at SXSW to talk about his experiences at Bluesfest in 2013 – including standing in the urinals next to Paul Simon (as you do) – we look forward to his…

We got to know Indie Fuzz Pop band Dead Stars from Brooklyn, NY while we were both at SXSW. You can watch the clip from our brief but wonderful chat, here: Learn more about the band here: https://www.facebook.com/deadstarsmusic

While at SXSW earlier this month, The Iris’ Larry Heath sat down with the cast and crew of the “slow-burn thriller with rich Texas flavour” (Variety), Two Step. In part one, which you can listen to in full below, we meet Andrew Kenny, who scored the film, Director Alex R. Johnson and Actress Ashley Rae…

Larry catches up with drummer Matt Hayward from UK trio Band of Skulls to talk about their brand new album Himalayan, which was released in Australia on Friday, and working with Producer Nick Launay on it. We reflect on their experiences at SXSW this year, Splendour in the Grass in past years… plus we look…

Every major city has its premiere viewing platform. New York has the Empire State Building. Sydney has the Centrepoint Tower. Auckland has the Sky Tower. And never a city to be outdone, Melbourne has the Eureka Tower, which has its viewing point – the “SkyDeck” – on the 88th floor of the building. At 285…

With addiction week now at an end, The Iris looks back on five stories that really caught our attention during the week. As is typical with The Feed itself, some stories are serious, others are more fun – but everything is informative in its own way: 5. Porn Free: What life is really like when…

the AU review sit down with Vance and Mikah, who make up the Canberra electronic duo The Aston Shuffle. We talk about their new album Photographs, which is released today March 28th, they announce an August tour and more.