Author: Larry Heath

the AU review sits backstage with Naughty Boy at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane to talk about the festival, his music, time in Australia and much more…

the AU review interviews two parts of French outfit Phoenix backstage at the Future Music Festival in Brisbane ahead of their run of shows in Australia (including sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne, details below) to talk about “Bankrupt!”, the festival, their return to Australia, Mint Juleps and much more… Catch Phoenix at remaining dates of…

Well, it’s that time of the year again. The biggest awards show of the season, The 86th Academy Awards, screens Monday afternoon in Australia live on Channel Nine from 12.30pm AEDT, with Ellen Degeneres as our host. In anticipation, myself and Iris writer Alex King thought we’d take you through the list of nominees and…

Celebrating its 21st year, triple j spent Australia Day counting down the best songs of 2013 in another massive Hottest 100. A huge 1,492,619 votes were cast by 173,658 music fans, and over 5,700 Hottest 100 parties were held around the world, making triple j’s Hottest 100 the world’s biggest musical democracy. And now you…

the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with two parts of Brisbane group Stellar Green to talk about their new single “Refuge” and the accompanying tour! They’re playing the Bald faced Stag in Sydney tonight (28th February) ahead of shows in other states (see below!)… TOUR DATES Friday February 28 – Sydney Bald Faced Stag…

We’ve been impressed lately by a band from Bristol called Falling Stacks. We wanted to get to know them a bit better, so caught up with them at the end of last year as they looked towards the release of their new EP Vizsla, out next month. Here’s what went down: Let us in on…

After playing in Perth and en route to Melbourne, we caught up with The Impossible Girl aka Kim Boekbinder, her unique way of incorporating fans into her shows, crowdfunding her latest record and of course, we talk about her Australian experiences! How did your Perth show go and what have your experiences in Australia been…

We ask the bands of Soundwave Festival 2014 if they can sum up the festival in one word. Here’s what they had to say. This video features, in order in part one: Mastodon, John 5 from Rob Zombie, DARKC3LL, GWAR, Chris from Five Finger Death Punch, Dir En Grey, AFI, Mutemath, Deez Nuts, Filter, Mutemath…

the AU review and Sydney Festival presents Amanda Palmer performing “The Bed Song” during her residency in January 2014, in The Famous Spiegeltent. Enjoy the clip and see her performing the track “Runs in the Family”

Released internationally today was the brand new trailer for the 2014 American rebirth of Godzilla. The film is set to hit cinemas in Australia on May 15, 2014. You can watch the brand new trailer below, as well as a special sound wave clip that was released yesterday to show off Godzilla’s mighty roar. As…

Having just released Real Feel – their long awaited second LP – we sit down with Simon and Alex from Sydney band The Holidays to find out what took the band so long between their first two records, the journey they went on to make the record – and we were there the moment they…

Dan Webb is a maverick singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer from Melbourne, as well as a favourite of the AU review, whose highly awaited debut album Sandstorm is due to be released May 9 via Misdemeanor Records/MGM Distribution. Today, the AU review is proud to world premiere the first single “Sleep”, featuring Ashleigh Cummings set for digital release on…

We have just days to go until Liverpool artist Mikhael Paskalev arrives in Australia for his debut tour: three intimate live dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne – plus shows at Perth Festival and at WOMADelaide! The dates were announced after Paskalev released his I Spy EP to critical acclaim last year – with the…

Enjoy all 19 of our backstage interviews at Soundwave Festival in Sydney over the weekend, featuring GWAR, Pennywise, Filter, Mastodon, Mutemath, Deez Nuts, AFI, Walking Papers, Richie Sambora, Jimmy Eat World, Dir En Grey, Eagles of Death Metal and many, many more… The Festival continues in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth this weekend! All the details…

Fans of Parks and Recreation will be looking forward to this one – a feature film that features both Adam Scott and Amy Poehler – A.C.O.D.! The film, which was a hit at Sundance, is getting an Australian release on Blu-ray and DVD on March 12, 2014 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Digital and Video…

Today marks the release of the indie film It’s a Disaster on DVD and Blu-Ray in Australia. Before the end of last year, I caught up with David Cross, star of the film – alongside the likes of Julia Stiles and America Ferrera – to talk about the release of the Todd Berger helmed film,…

Something special must be in the water here in Australia, because Bruce Springsteen sure has been treating us well on his current High Hopes tour with the E Street Band; their second time to our shores in the last 12 months, which is a rarity in its own right. Following two nights in Melbourne, where…

We’ve taken a bit of time getting this one together – what a year it was! – but we finally bring you our annual look back at the best videos of 2013. This year we have a mix of local and international, with a dose of interactive experiences thrown in for good measure. Enjoy this…

With a lineup like the incredible one we have in store for us at Future Music Festival, it’s easy to get distracted by the big, shiny lights of the headliners and forget there are other artists on the line-up too. Well, we at the AU have cut through the list of DJs, bands and electronic…

the AU review sees Brisbane musician Jeremy Neale interview Ross from The John Steel Singers to talk about their upcoming co-headline tour, “The Boys Gone Wild” (the dates are below). They talk about Valentine’s Day, He-Man, the tour, meeting each other at University and forgetting… and more! Feel free to call in and join the…

As the seven members of Little Bastard emerge, squeezed tightly onto the Factory Floor stage, the room fills with friends of the band and fans, eager to enjoy the band’s headlining gig in their hometown. For those who have missed the memo to now, the Sydney band could be described as a disheveled country experience;…

In the leadup to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, SBS2 series The Feed will be highlighting a series of topics that relate to the LGBITQ community. Last week they met transsexual porn star Buck Angel, and tomorrow (Wednesday, 19th February) they will be shining a light on a group in Sydney that call…

the AU review sits down with Sam Cromack, the frontman for Brisbane group Ball Park Music. We talk about their forthcoming third album “Puddinghead”, which will be released on Friday, 4th April 2014 via Stop Start and Inertia. The band will be embarking on a massive tour in support of the record. Dates and part…

The following is part one of a food and drink journal that Brisbane band MTNS have been keeping exclusively for the AU review, as they’ve been touring the country on their Salvage EP Tour. The band kick things off in Perth… PERTH – 01.02.2014 LA VEEN COFFEE & KITCHEN After the arduous five-hour flight from…

Every year, St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival serves its position as the festival with its “finger on the pulse” on what’s new, what’s cool and what’s hot. By the time the festival rolls around, many of the bands who you had never heard of 12 months before are well and truly ingrained in your consciousness. triple…

Larry sits down with Melbourne duo Client Liaison to talk about their latest single “Free of Fear” (watch the music video HERE), their tour with Miami Horror, their plans for their debut album and much, much more… Filmed in Sydney Australia at AU HQ in February, 2014.

Australia’s longest running all-ages festival, Push Over, has announced that it has cancelled its 2014 event, scheduled for Monday March 10th at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The event was scheduled to include Pez, Chance Waters, Deez Nuts, The Smith Street Band, All Day, Remi and many more… Over its 21 years, it has provided…

Since forming in 2000 in Queens, Punk Rockers Bayside have proven to be one of the hardest working bands in the genre. They’ve survived tragedy and each other, releasing five records along the way and embarking on countless domestic tours, the hard work has paid off for the group, with a dedicated fan base both…

The Iris’ Larry Heath meets Cuban Fury star Nick Frost at the Sydney, Australia premiere on Valentine’s Day, 2014. They talk about Nick’s return to Australia, the film (a dancing romantic comedy!), writing drunk e-mails and potential future films that may or may not involve drinking beer in pools and wrestling… Cuban Fury is released…